David Diaz
@doctornoway.bsky.social
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June 21 is Show Your Stripes Day—a time to spark conversation about how our world is warming.
This video shows how @noaa.gov temperature data for the U.S. is turned into the iconic stripes visualizations you may see shared today and tomorrow.
@edhawkins.org
This video shows how @noaa.gov temperature data for the U.S. is turned into the iconic stripes visualizations you may see shared today and tomorrow.
@edhawkins.org
June 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
June 21 is Show Your Stripes Day—a time to spark conversation about how our world is warming.
This video shows how @noaa.gov temperature data for the U.S. is turned into the iconic stripes visualizations you may see shared today and tomorrow.
@edhawkins.org
This video shows how @noaa.gov temperature data for the U.S. is turned into the iconic stripes visualizations you may see shared today and tomorrow.
@edhawkins.org
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Last year, Nature posed a question: “The US is the world’s scientific superpower–but for how long?” Not even a year later, the cracks are already visible.
There is a historical parallel to what is happening: Lysekoism. infoepi.substack.com/p/us-adopti...
There is a historical parallel to what is happening: Lysekoism. infoepi.substack.com/p/us-adopti...
The U.S. Is Adopting the Soviet Approach to Science—The Results Will Be Just as Disastrous
Political ideology is replacing peer review. America is quietly reviving a failed Soviet experiment--Lysenkoism.
infoepi.substack.com
June 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Last year, Nature posed a question: “The US is the world’s scientific superpower–but for how long?” Not even a year later, the cracks are already visible.
There is a historical parallel to what is happening: Lysekoism. infoepi.substack.com/p/us-adopti...
There is a historical parallel to what is happening: Lysekoism. infoepi.substack.com/p/us-adopti...
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'CRS-31 Undock'
929 images captured by Don Pettit are processed, graded & retimed to create this video footage of CRS-31 undocking from ISS on 16th December 2024, with music by Stellardrone. Cropped and edited from 5m19s 4k original.
Credit: Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
929 images captured by Don Pettit are processed, graded & retimed to create this video footage of CRS-31 undocking from ISS on 16th December 2024, with music by Stellardrone. Cropped and edited from 5m19s 4k original.
Credit: Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
May 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
'CRS-31 Undock'
929 images captured by Don Pettit are processed, graded & retimed to create this video footage of CRS-31 undocking from ISS on 16th December 2024, with music by Stellardrone. Cropped and edited from 5m19s 4k original.
Credit: Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
929 images captured by Don Pettit are processed, graded & retimed to create this video footage of CRS-31 undocking from ISS on 16th December 2024, with music by Stellardrone. Cropped and edited from 5m19s 4k original.
Credit: Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
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On behalf of myself and Mr.T, I wish all of you moms, a Happy Mothers Day.
May 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
On behalf of myself and Mr.T, I wish all of you moms, a Happy Mothers Day.
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Putin has no ideology; he is, in fact, an intellectually unsophisticated person. His entire political worldview rests on two very simple narratives. 1/9
May 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Putin has no ideology; he is, in fact, an intellectually unsophisticated person. His entire political worldview rests on two very simple narratives. 1/9
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Look what happens when you get the cars out!
Union Sq/Broadway yesterday. Lots of peds & #bikenyc - many going against their signals - but witness the innate negotiation ballet that occurs when dangerous vehicles aren't around.
Congestion Pricing lesson: People buy things, not cars. NYC thrives!
Union Sq/Broadway yesterday. Lots of peds & #bikenyc - many going against their signals - but witness the innate negotiation ballet that occurs when dangerous vehicles aren't around.
Congestion Pricing lesson: People buy things, not cars. NYC thrives!
April 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Look what happens when you get the cars out!
Union Sq/Broadway yesterday. Lots of peds & #bikenyc - many going against their signals - but witness the innate negotiation ballet that occurs when dangerous vehicles aren't around.
Congestion Pricing lesson: People buy things, not cars. NYC thrives!
Union Sq/Broadway yesterday. Lots of peds & #bikenyc - many going against their signals - but witness the innate negotiation ballet that occurs when dangerous vehicles aren't around.
Congestion Pricing lesson: People buy things, not cars. NYC thrives!
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“I did not think he would get this authoritarian this fast.” Jon Stewart
April 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“I did not think he would get this authoritarian this fast.” Jon Stewart
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I suggest everyone become very, very familiar with this piece by law Professor @david.noll.org. I suspect you will be referring to it often. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
www.democracydocket.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I suggest everyone become very, very familiar with this piece by law Professor @david.noll.org. I suspect you will be referring to it often. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
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“Air pollution fell substantially as [Paris]
restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.
Such an obvious no-brainer, it’s remarkable that so many cities HAVEN’T done the same.
restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.
Such an obvious no-brainer, it’s remarkable that so many cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“Air pollution fell substantially as [Paris]
restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.
Such an obvious no-brainer, it’s remarkable that so many cities HAVEN’T done the same.
restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.
Such an obvious no-brainer, it’s remarkable that so many cities HAVEN’T done the same.
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US politics right now is like that episode of Oprah where she gave away all the cars, but instead she kept giving cars and taking cars away and setting cars on fire and making people beg for cars and also didn't understand what cars actually were
April 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
US politics right now is like that episode of Oprah where she gave away all the cars, but instead she kept giving cars and taking cars away and setting cars on fire and making people beg for cars and also didn't understand what cars actually were
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“It’s the most extraordinary attack on voting rights in American history,” Wilentz said. “This is an attempt to destroy American democracy as we know it. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...
‘The most extraordinary attack on voting rights in American history’: How the SAVE Act upends over a century and a half of protecting voting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“It’s the most extraordinary attack on voting rights in American history,” Wilentz said. “This is an attempt to destroy American democracy as we know it. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...
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So from my uniquely weird perspective after living in the UK through Brexit, being in India during Modi's demonetization, and living in Brazil when the real tanked during the Bolsonaro administration, I can confidentally say that Americans do not and can not understand how bad this is going to be.
Every damned word of this 4-graf brief, except “By WSJ Staff,” should scare the bejeesus out of you this morning.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
April 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
So from my uniquely weird perspective after living in the UK through Brexit, being in India during Modi's demonetization, and living in Brazil when the real tanked during the Bolsonaro administration, I can confidentally say that Americans do not and can not understand how bad this is going to be.
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You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtu.be
March 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
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So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
1/9
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
1/9
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www.wealthsimple.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
1/9
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
1/9
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The crowds that AOC & Bernie Sanders are getting are MASSIVE.
Here’s the current scenes in Denver. Thousands.
#FightOligarchy
(🎥: Bastian Brauns)
Here’s the current scenes in Denver. Thousands.
#FightOligarchy
(🎥: Bastian Brauns)
March 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The crowds that AOC & Bernie Sanders are getting are MASSIVE.
Here’s the current scenes in Denver. Thousands.
#FightOligarchy
(🎥: Bastian Brauns)
Here’s the current scenes in Denver. Thousands.
#FightOligarchy
(🎥: Bastian Brauns)
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Imagine this: On the evening of March 8, you and your spouse unlock the door to your apartment building. As you step inside, two men—not in uniform—push their way in behind you. They tell you your visa has been revoked and that they are there to deport you.
March 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Imagine this: On the evening of March 8, you and your spouse unlock the door to your apartment building. As you step inside, two men—not in uniform—push their way in behind you. They tell you your visa has been revoked and that they are there to deport you.
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HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE.
(President of Mexico on International Women’s Day)
(President of Mexico on International Women’s Day)
March 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE.
(President of Mexico on International Women’s Day)
(President of Mexico on International Women’s Day)
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When you mess with science, be prepared for a reaction! #standupforscience @standupforscience.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
When you mess with science, be prepared for a reaction! #standupforscience @standupforscience.bsky.social
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I've been thinking a lot about that bumper sticker which says "everything looks like a conspiracy theory when you don't understand how anything works" and folks it's pretty obvious to me that the people in power right now have absolutely no desire to understand how anything works.
March 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I've been thinking a lot about that bumper sticker which says "everything looks like a conspiracy theory when you don't understand how anything works" and folks it's pretty obvious to me that the people in power right now have absolutely no desire to understand how anything works.
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The National Weather Service took more than 150 years to build. Forget flight or the internet or whatever - public-service systems like this are the marvels of the modern world. Conceptual cathedrals, constructed across generations and dedicated to the public good.
The U.S. NWS is a truly world-class meteorological predictive service, perhaps singularly so. Its cost of operation is only ~$3-4/yr per taxpayer—equivalent to a single cup of coffee—and yields a truly remarkable return on investment (at least 10 to 1, and perhaps 100 to 1).
3/11
3/11
February 28, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The National Weather Service took more than 150 years to build. Forget flight or the internet or whatever - public-service systems like this are the marvels of the modern world. Conceptual cathedrals, constructed across generations and dedicated to the public good.
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We should be writing Project 2029—defining the society we want, clearly and publicly.
Let’s start today.
Let’s start today.
Announcing Project 2029
The Progressive Blueprint for a Fairer, Stronger Future.
www.thegodpodcast.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We should be writing Project 2029—defining the society we want, clearly and publicly.
Let’s start today.
Let’s start today.
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Next year, the EU will require cars to have buttons & dials -- not just touchscreens -- to get a top safety rating.
This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.
(Even better: Tesla will hate this)
This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.
(Even better: Tesla will hate this)
Cars will need fewer screens and more buttons to earn five-star safety rating in Europe
Euro NCAP will release new testing guidelines in 2026.
www.theverge.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Next year, the EU will require cars to have buttons & dials -- not just touchscreens -- to get a top safety rating.
This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.
(Even better: Tesla will hate this)
This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.
(Even better: Tesla will hate this)