Jennie Dusheck
@solenodon.bsky.social
Firewise community leader
Climate policy, climate action, health, flying less, forestry.
- Here I am, placing my grain of sand when I can.
- Known to have independent thoughts
Freelance science writer/editor
UC Berkeley & UC Davis: Eco Evo
UCSC: SciCom
Climate policy, climate action, health, flying less, forestry.
- Here I am, placing my grain of sand when I can.
- Known to have independent thoughts
Freelance science writer/editor
UC Berkeley & UC Davis: Eco Evo
UCSC: SciCom
Pulled up a tarp at sunset and look who was under there!
An arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris).
What a sweetheart.
An arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris).
What a sweetheart.
November 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Pulled up a tarp at sunset and look who was under there!
An arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris).
What a sweetheart.
An arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris).
What a sweetheart.
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Mindblowing and inspiring that Ukraine has managed to continue its dam removal efforts in spite of everything.
freshwaterblog.net/2025/11/04/u...
freshwaterblog.net/2025/11/04/u...
Ukrainian river restoration project during wartime wins major award
The Bilyi River after the removal of an obsolete dam. Image: Danube-Carpathian Programme Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has brought death and destruction not only to towns and cities, but als…
freshwaterblog.net
November 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Mindblowing and inspiring that Ukraine has managed to continue its dam removal efforts in spite of everything.
freshwaterblog.net/2025/11/04/u...
freshwaterblog.net/2025/11/04/u...
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One of the things about the Wizard of Oz, and the Oz series in general, is that it's arguably the first big fantasy series heavily steeped in Americana.
one of the core myths of American stories and art. i really enjoyed the documentary “Lynch/Oz” which came out a few years ago, about the ways WoO shows ups in Lynch’s works
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 AM
One of the things about the Wizard of Oz, and the Oz series in general, is that it's arguably the first big fantasy series heavily steeped in Americana.
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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild.
Yellow-legged frog
Yellow-eyed penguin
Yellowmouth spindle
Yellow underwings (in a peregrine's beak)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Yellow-legged frog
Yellow-eyed penguin
Yellowmouth spindle
Yellow underwings (in a peregrine's beak)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Introduce yourself with 5 you’ve seen in the wild:
Mountain lion
Tule elk
Pronghorn
Wild boar
Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
Mountain lion
Tule elk
Pronghorn
Wild boar
Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Resplendent quetzal
Ohlone tiger beetle
Blue whale
Northern elephant seal
Southern sea otter 🦦
Resplendent quetzal
Ohlone tiger beetle
Blue whale
Northern elephant seal
Southern sea otter 🦦
November 29, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild.
Yellow-legged frog
Yellow-eyed penguin
Yellowmouth spindle
Yellow underwings (in a peregrine's beak)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Yellow-legged frog
Yellow-eyed penguin
Yellowmouth spindle
Yellow underwings (in a peregrine's beak)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Introduce yourself with 5 you’ve seen in the wild:
Mountain lion
Tule elk
Pronghorn
Wild boar
Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
Mountain lion
Tule elk
Pronghorn
Wild boar
Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Resplendent quetzal
Ohlone tiger beetle
Blue whale
Northern elephant seal
Southern sea otter 🦦
Resplendent quetzal
Ohlone tiger beetle
Blue whale
Northern elephant seal
Southern sea otter 🦦
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Moose
Stoplight parrotfish
Box turtle
Elephant
Wild horse
Moose
Stoplight parrotfish
Box turtle
Elephant
Wild horse
November 29, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 you’ve seen in the wild:
Mountain lion
Tule elk
Pronghorn
Wild boar
Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
Mountain lion
Tule elk
Pronghorn
Wild boar
Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
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lol the capitulation of higher ed just makes clear that the academy is built on vibes.
November 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
lol the capitulation of higher ed just makes clear that the academy is built on vibes.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
-Siegel-Schwall w/ the San Francisco Symphony, Seiji Ozawa conducting
-The Pink Pickles, Kyoto
-Mose Allison, Caspar, CA
-The Bee Gees, Oakland Coliseum
-The Grateful Dead, Winterland, SF
-Siegel-Schwall w/ the San Francisco Symphony, Seiji Ozawa conducting
-The Pink Pickles, Kyoto
-Mose Allison, Caspar, CA
-The Bee Gees, Oakland Coliseum
-The Grateful Dead, Winterland, SF
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
-Siegel-Schwall w/ the San Francisco Symphony, Seiji Ozawa conducting
-The Pink Pickles, Kyoto
-Mose Allison, Caspar, CA
-The Bee Gees, Oakland Coliseum
-The Grateful Dead, Winterland, SF
-Siegel-Schwall w/ the San Francisco Symphony, Seiji Ozawa conducting
-The Pink Pickles, Kyoto
-Mose Allison, Caspar, CA
-The Bee Gees, Oakland Coliseum
-The Grateful Dead, Winterland, SF
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God help me, I'm gonna actually defend "AI" a bit here: this stuff is like tracer dye revealing how corrupt and decrepit so many of our institutional processes already were long before this garbage came along.
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
God help me, I'm gonna actually defend "AI" a bit here: this stuff is like tracer dye revealing how corrupt and decrepit so many of our institutional processes already were long before this garbage came along.
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Your moment of calm: kestrel on a fence post. Out at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Your moment of calm: kestrel on a fence post. Out at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
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A spiral galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the GEMS survey.
It is at redshift 0.65 (lookback time 6.21 billion years) with coordinates (52.86526, -27.96688).
136 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.65 (lookback time 6.21 billion years) with coordinates (52.86526, -27.96688).
136 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
November 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A spiral galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the GEMS survey.
It is at redshift 0.65 (lookback time 6.21 billion years) with coordinates (52.86526, -27.96688).
136 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.65 (lookback time 6.21 billion years) with coordinates (52.86526, -27.96688).
136 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
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One of the fun southern #CostaRica specialties, the Speckled Tanager. In San Vito, Puntarenas.
#birds #green #nature
#birds #green #nature
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
One of the fun southern #CostaRica specialties, the Speckled Tanager. In San Vito, Puntarenas.
#birds #green #nature
#birds #green #nature
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Add more lines of the “A Moray” song in the comments! (Also… any idea on the theme so far??)
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Add more lines of the “A Moray” song in the comments! (Also… any idea on the theme so far??)
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RFK Jr. and his deputies are dangers to the public
ByHeart says all its baby formula could be tainted with botulism
ByHeart said it can't rule out that all of its baby formula across all product lots could be contaminated, citing recent test results.
www.cbsnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:57 AM
RFK Jr. and his deputies are dangers to the public
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Scoop: Provisions of the NDAA that would ensure military members’ right to repair their own equipment are set to be removed from the funding act, replaced by language that will require the military to pay subscription fees to defense contractors via “data-as-a-service.”
www.wired.com/story/subscr...
www.wired.com/story/subscr...
The US Military Wants to Fix Its Own Equipment. Defense Contractors Are Trying to Shoot That Down
A push by military contractors could alter pending legislation that would have empowered servicemembers to repair equipment. Lobbyists are pitching a subscription service instead.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Scoop: Provisions of the NDAA that would ensure military members’ right to repair their own equipment are set to be removed from the funding act, replaced by language that will require the military to pay subscription fees to defense contractors via “data-as-a-service.”
www.wired.com/story/subscr...
www.wired.com/story/subscr...
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Wind is now the largest single electricity generator in 7 U.S. states (for the year from Oct 1 '24 - Sep 30, '25):
SD, IA, KS, WY, OK, ND, NM
Providing up to 85% of demand (in SD)
SD, IA, KS, WY, OK, ND, NM
Providing up to 85% of demand (in SD)
November 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Wind is now the largest single electricity generator in 7 U.S. states (for the year from Oct 1 '24 - Sep 30, '25):
SD, IA, KS, WY, OK, ND, NM
Providing up to 85% of demand (in SD)
SD, IA, KS, WY, OK, ND, NM
Providing up to 85% of demand (in SD)
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Traffic data for the United States’ largest local newspapers shows big gains for Gannett, the impact of national news on local sites, and one way the Rust Belt still beats out the Sun Belt. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/rust...
Rust Belt cities may have shrinking populations, but their newspapers have a big traffic edge over Sun Belt peers
Plus some excellent numbers for Gannett. Here’s our monthly ranking of the top 25 local newspaper websites in the United States.
www.niemanlab.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Traffic data for the United States’ largest local newspapers shows big gains for Gannett, the impact of national news on local sites, and one way the Rust Belt still beats out the Sun Belt. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/rust...
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Oh, FYI.
Kilauea's doing its thing right now if you've burnt yourself out of the 14 random college basketball tourneys happening right now.
Kilauea's doing its thing right now if you've burnt yourself out of the 14 random college basketball tourneys happening right now.
[V1cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (west Halemaʻumaʻu crater)
YouTube video by USGS
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Oh, FYI.
Kilauea's doing its thing right now if you've burnt yourself out of the 14 random college basketball tourneys happening right now.
Kilauea's doing its thing right now if you've burnt yourself out of the 14 random college basketball tourneys happening right now.
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There are some new sunspot regions emerging in the Sun's east! The SSN nearly doubled in the last few days. Will these active regions manifest into major flare players? We'll see! So far, AR 4290 and 4291 are the most promising of the bunch. AR 4291 has a 15% chance of M-flares.
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 AM
There are some new sunspot regions emerging in the Sun's east! The SSN nearly doubled in the last few days. Will these active regions manifest into major flare players? We'll see! So far, AR 4290 and 4291 are the most promising of the bunch. AR 4291 has a 15% chance of M-flares.
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Globemallows (Malvaceae: Sphaeralcea spp.) include several dozen species that are primarily found in arid regions of North America. Most look similar to each other, with cup-shaped flowers and downy stems and leaves. Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, 12 Apr 2014.
November 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Globemallows (Malvaceae: Sphaeralcea spp.) include several dozen species that are primarily found in arid regions of North America. Most look similar to each other, with cup-shaped flowers and downy stems and leaves. Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, 12 Apr 2014.
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This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals
"Dominion . . . has proposed a new tariff tier for data centres that will lock them into 14-year contracts in which they pay for at least 85 per cent of their transmission and distribution infrastructure and 60 per cent of generation costs — even if their data centre is never built."
Excellent article in FT on the problem of Phantom data centers making it difficult for utilities and grid operators to plan, and some of the solutions. I think gift link (on.ft.com/4otkC25) works only for first 3 who use it. Sorry.
www.ft.com/content/331f... 🔌💡
www.ft.com/content/331f... 🔌💡
‘Phantom’ data centres muddy forecasts for US power needs
Developers are overstating energy needs and keeping projects alive even after they are no longer viable
www.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
"Dominion . . . has proposed a new tariff tier for data centres that will lock them into 14-year contracts in which they pay for at least 85 per cent of their transmission and distribution infrastructure and 60 per cent of generation costs — even if their data centre is never built."
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Btw food systems are the #2 driver of climate change, fix food and fix fuel and we are good on multiple fronts
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Btw food systems are the #2 driver of climate change, fix food and fix fuel and we are good on multiple fronts