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Pinned post: I'm an environmental scientist who has historically worked in air quality & climate in the U.S. I'm looking to connect with other climate/environmental scientists; policy makers; mitigation, adaptation, and sustainability experts; and others fighting for a just, safe future.
I expected this with GHG regulation, but not criteria pollutants. This hurt to read. :/
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 13, 2026 at 12:31 AM
I expected this with GHG regulation, but not criteria pollutants. This hurt to read. :/
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Try this—it’s oddly relaxing, and, when you click on the little dialog bubbles for the words, it takes you to the post in which it was featured:
Watch and listen to Bluesky swearing in real time here: swearsky.bagpuss.org
SwearSky
Bluesky profanity, as it happens
swearsky.bagpuss.org
January 4, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Try this—it’s oddly relaxing, and, when you click on the little dialog bubbles for the words, it takes you to the post in which it was featured:
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Being an American feels like getting on a school bus and then your bus driver decides to do a drive by
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Being an American feels like getting on a school bus and then your bus driver decides to do a drive by
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When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?
Shifting myself away from short-form social media sites like FB, IG, and even Bluesky gave me a lot more time for reading and contemplation. Next year I hope to read at least as many books, but also spend time creating art and writing for myself.
December 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Shifting myself away from short-form social media sites like FB, IG, and even Bluesky gave me a lot more time for reading and contemplation. Next year I hope to read at least as many books, but also spend time creating art and writing for myself.
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This brightened my day the first time it was posted I and thoroughly enjoyed revisiting this delightful thread. Read it - you won't be sorry! A lovely little timeline cleanse.
THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
December 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This brightened my day the first time it was posted I and thoroughly enjoyed revisiting this delightful thread. Read it - you won't be sorry! A lovely little timeline cleanse.
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Take a moment to watch performance artist Guillaume Juncar. You won’t regret it.
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Take a moment to watch performance artist Guillaume Juncar. You won’t regret it.
New adventures in cat management.
December 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
New adventures in cat management.
Felis Derpus here ate 4 hair ties, which explains his recent tummy issues. He is better now after surgery but the bank account is not. Why hair ties? Why 4 of them? No one knows, except Felis Derpus.
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Felis Derpus here ate 4 hair ties, which explains his recent tummy issues. He is better now after surgery but the bank account is not. Why hair ties? Why 4 of them? No one knows, except Felis Derpus.
No one ever warned me how stressful it is when a cat gets sick. I need my little sh*t-stirrer back to normal!
December 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
No one ever warned me how stressful it is when a cat gets sick. I need my little sh*t-stirrer back to normal!
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He’s making a list
Checking it twice
Hoping emission factors are nice
Santa Claus is developing his scope 1-3 GHG inventory
Checking it twice
Hoping emission factors are nice
Santa Claus is developing his scope 1-3 GHG inventory
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
He’s making a list
Checking it twice
Hoping emission factors are nice
Santa Claus is developing his scope 1-3 GHG inventory
Checking it twice
Hoping emission factors are nice
Santa Claus is developing his scope 1-3 GHG inventory
Visited the Dix trolls today. Hard to explain the feeling here. The park and trolls are lovely. The history is heavy.
November 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Visited the Dix trolls today. Hard to explain the feeling here. The park and trolls are lovely. The history is heavy.
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I was out hiking and a mountain biker passed.
Me: have a nice ride!
Him: you too!
Him: *flustered realizing I wasn’t riding*
Him: *processing*
Him: *processing*
Him: enjoy your legs!
Well that settles that for my new trail greeting.
Me: have a nice ride!
Him: you too!
Him: *flustered realizing I wasn’t riding*
Him: *processing*
Him: *processing*
Him: enjoy your legs!
Well that settles that for my new trail greeting.
November 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I was out hiking and a mountain biker passed.
Me: have a nice ride!
Him: you too!
Him: *flustered realizing I wasn’t riding*
Him: *processing*
Him: *processing*
Him: enjoy your legs!
Well that settles that for my new trail greeting.
Me: have a nice ride!
Him: you too!
Him: *flustered realizing I wasn’t riding*
Him: *processing*
Him: *processing*
Him: enjoy your legs!
Well that settles that for my new trail greeting.
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I do not like your AI slop
I do not want this worthless glop
I do not read its overviews
I don't care what Grok says is true
I do not like it here nor there
I'm tired of it everywhere
I do not want this worthless glop
I do not read its overviews
I don't care what Grok says is true
I do not like it here nor there
I'm tired of it everywhere
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I do not like your AI slop
I do not want this worthless glop
I do not read its overviews
I don't care what Grok says is true
I do not like it here nor there
I'm tired of it everywhere
I do not want this worthless glop
I do not read its overviews
I don't care what Grok says is true
I do not like it here nor there
I'm tired of it everywhere
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Been thinking about this for years. A lot of climate authors (and progressives) have made the point that capitalism = climate destruction, and it has to be addressed at the ro(o)t. A move towards authoritarianism and fascism is a direct response to challenges to the fossil fuel status quo.
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Been thinking about this for years. A lot of climate authors (and progressives) have made the point that capitalism = climate destruction, and it has to be addressed at the ro(o)t. A move towards authoritarianism and fascism is a direct response to challenges to the fossil fuel status quo.
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Ice melts in the South
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Ice melts in the South
Just sitting here this morning thinking about how the Trump EPA reorg essentially obliterated its Climate Change Division.
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Just sitting here this morning thinking about how the Trump EPA reorg essentially obliterated its Climate Change Division.
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Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
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Multiple ICE/CBP sightings throughout the Triangle. I hate it here. Y’all please stay safe.
Original post: www.instagram.com/p/DRNYZa9kQJ...
Original post: www.instagram.com/p/DRNYZa9kQJ...
November 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Multiple ICE/CBP sightings throughout the Triangle. I hate it here. Y’all please stay safe.
Original post: www.instagram.com/p/DRNYZa9kQJ...
Original post: www.instagram.com/p/DRNYZa9kQJ...
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An old philosophical question about a tree falling in the forest, U.S.-mainland bias, and the "politics is local" perspective. My thoughts on why some Americans think the 2025 hurricane season was quiet. It wasn't.
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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If Hurricanes Don’t Make U.S. Landfall, Did They Happen?
Why many Americans perceive the 2025 hurricane seaso, which had 13 named storms and three Category 5 storms, as "quiet."
www.forbes.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
An old philosophical question about a tree falling in the forest, U.S.-mainland bias, and the "politics is local" perspective. My thoughts on why some Americans think the 2025 hurricane season was quiet. It wasn't.
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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RDU and surrounding, please be aware as well.
Charlotte Area: This is the link for the Carolina Migrant Network
carolinamigrantnetwork.org
Now is a good time to keep their information handy. Donating to them, if you can, is another good thing you could do.
carolinamigrantnetwork.org
Now is a good time to keep their information handy. Donating to them, if you can, is another good thing you could do.
Carolina Migrant Network – Representing Immigrants in Removal Proceedings
carolinamigrantnetwork.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
RDU and surrounding, please be aware as well.
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I once again feel called upon to say I hope that, as compensation for being able to read these days, your imposter syndrome is beginning to ease.
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I once again feel called upon to say I hope that, as compensation for being able to read these days, your imposter syndrome is beginning to ease.
Brilliant.
A new meditation app that embraces climate breakdown.
Breathe in profit. Breathe out responsibility.
If you’ve ever had problems with anxiety from being a fossil fuel executive, this is the app for you.
Brought to you by @olifro.st
Breathe in profit. Breathe out responsibility.
If you’ve ever had problems with anxiety from being a fossil fuel executive, this is the app for you.
Brought to you by @olifro.st
November 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Brilliant.
If I am going to be stressed and nauseated and burnt out by the neverending and depressing work I am doing, I am at least going to do it in pajama pants and a hooded fuzzy blanket cloak and stripey arm warmers like a gd professional.
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
If I am going to be stressed and nauseated and burnt out by the neverending and depressing work I am doing, I am at least going to do it in pajama pants and a hooded fuzzy blanket cloak and stripey arm warmers like a gd professional.
