Heidi C
@briar-rose.bsky.social
Science editor, document wrangler, nerd, designer of stuff, gardener.
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Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
Another modest proposal
February 1, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Another modest proposal
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The latest on the major winter storm and extreme cold expected later this week.
January 21, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The latest on the major winter storm and extreme cold expected later this week.
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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“In one hour, the Earth receives enough light from the sun to power the world for the whole year," said Sarah Kurtz, a researcher who has been working on solar power since the mid-1980s.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1501202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1501202...
Talking About Energy Dominance? Solar Would Like to Have a Word. - Inside Climate News
We are in the solar-powered century, although some are taking their time to figure this out.
insideclimatenews.org
January 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“In one hour, the Earth receives enough light from the sun to power the world for the whole year," said Sarah Kurtz, a researcher who has been working on solar power since the mid-1980s.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1501202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1501202...
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Absolutely insane what s going on in USA:
Monthly records pulverized by hundreds in over a dozen States with unbelievable margins:
For example Salt Lake City UT Minimum of 59F is SEVEN degrees F higher than the previous monthly record.
Thousands of records coming next days...
Monthly records pulverized by hundreds in over a dozen States with unbelievable margins:
For example Salt Lake City UT Minimum of 59F is SEVEN degrees F higher than the previous monthly record.
Thousands of records coming next days...
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Absolutely insane what s going on in USA:
Monthly records pulverized by hundreds in over a dozen States with unbelievable margins:
For example Salt Lake City UT Minimum of 59F is SEVEN degrees F higher than the previous monthly record.
Thousands of records coming next days...
Monthly records pulverized by hundreds in over a dozen States with unbelievable margins:
For example Salt Lake City UT Minimum of 59F is SEVEN degrees F higher than the previous monthly record.
Thousands of records coming next days...
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"Not since the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria have we witnessed such a wanton, intentional assault on scientific knowledge."
"Science Under Siege -- the NCAR Development" | My new commentary: michaelmann.net/science-unde...
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
Science Under Siege -- The NCAR development | Michael E. Mann
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has played a key role developing the science of climate modeling and the measurement of climate observations going back […]
michaelmann.net
December 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"Not since the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria have we witnessed such a wanton, intentional assault on scientific knowledge."
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loser stuff www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
loser stuff www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Are you in Mesa County, Colorado? Your public library board is about to be overtaken with extremists.
Get to the board meeting TOMORROW to speak up and out about what's going to come if these two get appointed.
annelandmanblog.com/2025/12/maga...
Get to the board meeting TOMORROW to speak up and out about what's going to come if these two get appointed.
annelandmanblog.com/2025/12/maga...
MAGA book burners target Mesa County Public Library system and a call to action! – AnneLandmanBlog
annelandmanblog.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Are you in Mesa County, Colorado? Your public library board is about to be overtaken with extremists.
Get to the board meeting TOMORROW to speak up and out about what's going to come if these two get appointed.
annelandmanblog.com/2025/12/maga...
Get to the board meeting TOMORROW to speak up and out about what's going to come if these two get appointed.
annelandmanblog.com/2025/12/maga...
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One argument I used to make to my students about why it was important to learn history (and historical thinking) is that someone was always going to be trying to tell you things were natural or had always been this way and that you needed to be able to see that as an exercise of power.
December 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
One argument I used to make to my students about why it was important to learn history (and historical thinking) is that someone was always going to be trying to tell you things were natural or had always been this way and that you needed to be able to see that as an exercise of power.
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the next time a major disaster hits this country it will make katrina look competent and caring
and they will lecture everyone they leave to die for not being grateful enough
and they will lecture everyone they leave to die for not being grateful enough
SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story:
Conspiracy theorist election denier given FEMA’s second-most important role
Gregg Phillips will lead the Office of Response and Recovery, “the heart of what FEMA does.”
www.thehandbasket.co
December 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
the next time a major disaster hits this country it will make katrina look competent and caring
and they will lecture everyone they leave to die for not being grateful enough
and they will lecture everyone they leave to die for not being grateful enough
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Mike Johnson shut down the House for six weeks to assist Trump’s Epstein cover-up.
But this afternoon, our representatives will finally vote to obtain the full Epstein files. We need as many Republicans as possible to secure a veto-proof majority.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Or email. 👇
But this afternoon, our representatives will finally vote to obtain the full Epstein files. We need as many Republicans as possible to secure a veto-proof majority.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Or email. 👇
Tell your GOP representative to release the Epstein Files
After months of delay and amid a desperate cover-up attempt, House Democrats managed to force a vote for the FULL release of the Epstein Files! Now, we finally have a chance to learn the truth and mak...
act.indivisible.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Mike Johnson shut down the House for six weeks to assist Trump’s Epstein cover-up.
But this afternoon, our representatives will finally vote to obtain the full Epstein files. We need as many Republicans as possible to secure a veto-proof majority.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Or email. 👇
But this afternoon, our representatives will finally vote to obtain the full Epstein files. We need as many Republicans as possible to secure a veto-proof majority.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Or email. 👇
Don't piss off a bard, or else, to quote another magnificent writer, "three hundred years after you're dead, people are still gonna be laughing, at what a twat you were." www.reddit.com/r/writing/s/...
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Don't piss off a bard, or else, to quote another magnificent writer, "three hundred years after you're dead, people are still gonna be laughing, at what a twat you were." www.reddit.com/r/writing/s/...
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A display of pure power from Hurricane Melissa today.
Remarkable satellite imagery.
Remarkable satellite imagery.
October 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
A display of pure power from Hurricane Melissa today.
Remarkable satellite imagery.
Remarkable satellite imagery.
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Not since 1935 has anyone experienced a storm like Melissa. Melissa's record wouldn't have happened without climate change, which made the hurricane's winds about 10 mph stronger, according to a rapid attribution analysis by Climate Central. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/cata...
Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica as the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane on record » Yale Climate Connections
At landfall in western Jamaica, Melissa’s 185 mph winds and 892 mb pressure tied with the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 in the Florida Keys as the strongest on record for the Atlantic.
yaleclimateconnections.org
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Not since 1935 has anyone experienced a storm like Melissa. Melissa's record wouldn't have happened without climate change, which made the hurricane's winds about 10 mph stronger, according to a rapid attribution analysis by Climate Central. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/cata...
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Hey Colorado residents, particularly people in Fort Collins, but also those who are somewhat near: my sister and brother in law are running a study on an easy, portable method to help maintain indoor air quality during adverse outside events (like smoke or pollution).
Participate in our Clean Air Study | sapphires
humanenvironments.org
October 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hey Colorado residents, particularly people in Fort Collins, but also those who are somewhat near: my sister and brother in law are running a study on an easy, portable method to help maintain indoor air quality during adverse outside events (like smoke or pollution).
These satellite videos are always awe-inspiring
Lightning flashes around the strong eye of a category 4 Hurricane Gabrielle.
September 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
These satellite videos are always awe-inspiring
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Dr. Oz is a large investor in and global advisor for iHerb, a company that sells supplements for folinic acid, which is the the non-prescription version of leucovorin, the medication which is being recommended for the treatment of autism by Dr. Oz.
September 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Dr. Oz is a large investor in and global advisor for iHerb, a company that sells supplements for folinic acid, which is the the non-prescription version of leucovorin, the medication which is being recommended for the treatment of autism by Dr. Oz.
Bless the unhinged genius that designed these vincausa.com/products/gem...
Gemma Correll Clippy Dangle Earrings
Here's a '90s tech throwback. Clippy was always there with the assist. Remember when you we're writing a book report on a Teddy Roosevelt biography in the second grade and this little guy popped up? C...
vincausa.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Bless the unhinged genius that designed these vincausa.com/products/gem...
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Why? Well, for starters, 300 ICE agents have been moved to Chicago, leaving only about 300 in LA County which is about what we had before Trump took office. Why are they leaving? Because LA made their jobs TOO FUCKING HARD. LA Organized. LA sat on corners outside Home Depots with radios. 5/
September 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Why? Well, for starters, 300 ICE agents have been moved to Chicago, leaving only about 300 in LA County which is about what we had before Trump took office. Why are they leaving? Because LA made their jobs TOO FUCKING HARD. LA Organized. LA sat on corners outside Home Depots with radios. 5/
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Trump admin planning to change student visas from lasting for duration of academic program to fixed 4-yr term, and then much harder to renew
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.
Trump Deals A New Immigration Blow To International Students
Trump officials have proposed a new rule limiting international students to fixed periods of entry, making a U.S. education more precarious.
www.forbes.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Trump admin planning to change student visas from lasting for duration of academic program to fixed 4-yr term, and then much harder to renew
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.
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The response to this essay that was sent to premium members earlier today was so overwhelming that Democracy Docket decided to publish it for free on its website.
I am touched by all of your comments and kind words of support. Please, read, share and enjoy! www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
I am touched by all of your comments and kind words of support. Please, read, share and enjoy! www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
What Gives Me Hope
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The response to this essay that was sent to premium members earlier today was so overwhelming that Democracy Docket decided to publish it for free on its website.
I am touched by all of your comments and kind words of support. Please, read, share and enjoy! www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
I am touched by all of your comments and kind words of support. Please, read, share and enjoy! www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
The brilliant McMansion Hell wrote a fascinating, scathing essay on this look www.patreon.com/posts/mcmans...
August 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The brilliant McMansion Hell wrote a fascinating, scathing essay on this look www.patreon.com/posts/mcmans...
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But you don't have to take my word for it! Here is a paper from one of the world's leading experts in internet law and policy about why age "verification" is both dangerous to all adults and completely ineffective at achieving its goals: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The "Segregate-and-Suppress" Approach to Regulating Child Safety Online
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In an effort to protect children online, regulators around the country and the world are enacting laws that compel Internet publishers to age-authenticat
papers.ssrn.com
August 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
But you don't have to take my word for it! Here is a paper from one of the world's leading experts in internet law and policy about why age "verification" is both dangerous to all adults and completely ineffective at achieving its goals: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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It is an extraordinary loss of intellectual expertise that the American people invested millions in developing
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
4,000 NASA workers are leaving through deferred resignation. "The cuts amount to an estimated 20% of NASA's workforce" www.npr.org/2025/07/26/n...
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program
The employees who have chosen to leave the agency amount to about 20% of NASA's workforce.
www.npr.org
July 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It is an extraordinary loss of intellectual expertise that the American people invested millions in developing
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire