Mary (geographile)
@geographile.bsky.social
Natural/scientific pantheist, I homeschool, I am an earth sciences fan if I define earth science to also include the science of things on the Earth and in the cosmos.
Disabled queer parent.
Lots of speech to text errors!
No unsolicited DMs please.
Disabled queer parent.
Lots of speech to text errors!
No unsolicited DMs please.
Pinned
Once again I ask activists and allies to watch this documentary. It's on Netflix in the US, find it where you can. It is so well done and shows you what we're fighting for.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crip_Camp
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crip_Camp
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As they should be!
Here in Europe, There's Fury over Trump's Betrayal of Ukraine
open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
Here in Europe, There's Fury over Trump's Betrayal of Ukraine
Donald Trump's plan sells out Ukraine, Europe, and the idea of American leadership.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
As they should be!
Trump is making Republican enemies hands over fist and his behavior is biting him in the ass.
youtu.be/GjoMvKSm4Cg?...
youtu.be/GjoMvKSm4Cg?...
Trump uses “R” slur, Indiana Republican punishes him
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen News
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Trump is making Republican enemies hands over fist and his behavior is biting him in the ass.
youtu.be/GjoMvKSm4Cg?...
youtu.be/GjoMvKSm4Cg?...
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“AWS used by ICE” is technically true, but it’s not Amazon building deportation tools.
If we want to critique #Amazon, hit the real issues—labor, monopoly power, algorithmic opacity—not selective outrage bait.
If we want to critique #Amazon, hit the real issues—labor, monopoly power, algorithmic opacity—not selective outrage bait.
Your Black Friday reminder that Amazon...
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
“AWS used by ICE” is technically true, but it’s not Amazon building deportation tools.
If we want to critique #Amazon, hit the real issues—labor, monopoly power, algorithmic opacity—not selective outrage bait.
If we want to critique #Amazon, hit the real issues—labor, monopoly power, algorithmic opacity—not selective outrage bait.
At least a couple of his family members, including one who babysat him when he was little, have said they are sad and horrified at what he has become, that it first became obvious in high school, and that they aren't sure how he got there.
I think that somewhere along the way something in Stephen Miller got fundamentally damaged. This is neither an excuse nor a mitigating factor; the dude is genuinely fucking evil and he and everything he stands for should be fought against and stopped. But he is something beyond mere sociopathy.
Since Stephen Miller is in the midst of another of his Aryans-only trantrums, we should note that his family are 20th century immigrants from the shtetl of Antopol (Антопаль) then in the Hrodna gubernia of Russia. Applying his immigration rules, they would all have perished in the Holocaust.
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
At least a couple of his family members, including one who babysat him when he was little, have said they are sad and horrified at what he has become, that it first became obvious in high school, and that they aren't sure how he got there.
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In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:
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This is so tragic and unnecessary. My prayers go out to her family and loved ones.
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This is so tragic and unnecessary. My prayers go out to her family and loved ones.
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WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
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So that’s why they fired all the JAGs.
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
So that’s why they fired all the JAGs.
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Our local star, the Sun ☀️
Messing with Starlink (complimentary), the ionosphere (annoying), the magnetic field (aurora!), and now it seems Airbus A320 aircraft (yikes!).
I hope someone digs into this (solar cosmic rays?) and any correlations with recent and strong geomagnetic storm activity!
Messing with Starlink (complimentary), the ionosphere (annoying), the magnetic field (aurora!), and now it seems Airbus A320 aircraft (yikes!).
I hope someone digs into this (solar cosmic rays?) and any correlations with recent and strong geomagnetic storm activity!
“Analysis... has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.
A significant number of A320 Family aircraft currently in-service which may be impacted.”
Currently ~3,000 airborne A320 family aircraft.
www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/...
A significant number of A320 Family aircraft currently in-service which may be impacted.”
Currently ~3,000 airborne A320 family aircraft.
www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/...
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Our local star, the Sun ☀️
Messing with Starlink (complimentary), the ionosphere (annoying), the magnetic field (aurora!), and now it seems Airbus A320 aircraft (yikes!).
I hope someone digs into this (solar cosmic rays?) and any correlations with recent and strong geomagnetic storm activity!
Messing with Starlink (complimentary), the ionosphere (annoying), the magnetic field (aurora!), and now it seems Airbus A320 aircraft (yikes!).
I hope someone digs into this (solar cosmic rays?) and any correlations with recent and strong geomagnetic storm activity!
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There is no evidence that these devices improve any measure of health whatsoever, and a lot of what they track is nonvalidated nonsense that can actually make people unwell.
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
There is no evidence that these devices improve any measure of health whatsoever, and a lot of what they track is nonvalidated nonsense that can actually make people unwell.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
The Grateful Dead
Huey Lewis and the News
Jackson Browne
Tracy Chapman
Paul McCartney (with Linda!)
The Grateful Dead
Huey Lewis and the News
Jackson Browne
Tracy Chapman
Paul McCartney (with Linda!)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Indigo Girls
Mandy Patinkin
Lyle Lovett
Bernadette Peters
The Pixies
Indigo Girls
Mandy Patinkin
Lyle Lovett
Bernadette Peters
The Pixies
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
L7
Marilyn Manson (it was the 90s)
Sawyer Brown
Chavelle
Insane Clown Posse
L7
Marilyn Manson (it was the 90s)
Sawyer Brown
Chavelle
Insane Clown Posse
November 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
The Grateful Dead
Huey Lewis and the News
Jackson Browne
Tracy Chapman
Paul McCartney (with Linda!)
The Grateful Dead
Huey Lewis and the News
Jackson Browne
Tracy Chapman
Paul McCartney (with Linda!)
I don't think this is a shocking crime. I'm not shocked at all. It's completely expected behavior.
It's heinous, it's horrible, but I'm not shocked.
It's heinous, it's horrible, but I'm not shocked.
The IDF executed two Palestinian men in Jenin. They verified that they were unarmed, told them to walk back to the building, and then shot them dead.
Observers condemn Israeli army's killing of two Palestinian men in northern West Bank as 'shocking crime'.
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I don't think this is a shocking crime. I'm not shocked at all. It's completely expected behavior.
It's heinous, it's horrible, but I'm not shocked.
It's heinous, it's horrible, but I'm not shocked.
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Killing unarmed civilians is the same war crime for which Lieutenant Calley was convicted during the Vietnam war.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Killing unarmed civilians is the same war crime for which Lieutenant Calley was convicted during the Vietnam war.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
It is going to be freaking expensive in so many ways to recover from this ongoing disaster.
A significant part of recovering from Trump 2.0 is going to be prosecuting its lawbreaking and the non-administration officials who aided it.
I'm not a lawyer but the 'Conspiracy against rights' statute (18USC241) seems like it could be a vehicle for pursuing non-state actors in this regard.
I'm not a lawyer but the 'Conspiracy against rights' statute (18USC241) seems like it could be a vehicle for pursuing non-state actors in this regard.
November 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It is going to be freaking expensive in so many ways to recover from this ongoing disaster.
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"Current prostate cancer testing by geography, literacy, anxiety & affluence is inequitable & ineffective
"It risks entrenching disadvantages of black men/deprived groups & regions
"A political decision is needed to fix this inequality"
Ben Lamb, QMUL
www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...
"It risks entrenching disadvantages of black men/deprived groups & regions
"A political decision is needed to fix this inequality"
Ben Lamb, QMUL
www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...
expert reaction to the draft recommendation from the national screening committee on prostate cancer screening | Science Media Centre
www.sciencemediacentre.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
"Current prostate cancer testing by geography, literacy, anxiety & affluence is inequitable & ineffective
"It risks entrenching disadvantages of black men/deprived groups & regions
"A political decision is needed to fix this inequality"
Ben Lamb, QMUL
www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...
"It risks entrenching disadvantages of black men/deprived groups & regions
"A political decision is needed to fix this inequality"
Ben Lamb, QMUL
www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...
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I had the fleeting thought that maybe the Democrats are afraid of being Lindsey Grahamed, dismissed it as overly paranoid, then read this thread and circled back on that thought.
I want to address the concerns about Elon Musk's DOGE people getting access to Americans' basic personal data:
Your SSN, birthday, address, and credit history are already for sale and could EASILY be obtained by the richest man in the world.
That being said ... 1/
Your SSN, birthday, address, and credit history are already for sale and could EASILY be obtained by the richest man in the world.
That being said ... 1/
February 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I had the fleeting thought that maybe the Democrats are afraid of being Lindsey Grahamed, dismissed it as overly paranoid, then read this thread and circled back on that thought.
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This is one of my favourite space photos.
It's Pluto, backlit by the Sun, imaged by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft in 2015.
Look carefully and you can see the planet's irregular topography and the layering in its atmosphere.
Credit: NASA/JHU APL/SwRI
It's Pluto, backlit by the Sun, imaged by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft in 2015.
Look carefully and you can see the planet's irregular topography and the layering in its atmosphere.
Credit: NASA/JHU APL/SwRI
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is one of my favourite space photos.
It's Pluto, backlit by the Sun, imaged by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft in 2015.
Look carefully and you can see the planet's irregular topography and the layering in its atmosphere.
Credit: NASA/JHU APL/SwRI
It's Pluto, backlit by the Sun, imaged by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft in 2015.
Look carefully and you can see the planet's irregular topography and the layering in its atmosphere.
Credit: NASA/JHU APL/SwRI
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California communities can reduce wildfire damage by half. Here’s how:
Our new study "Fire risk to structures in California’s Wildland-Urban Interface" was published in Nature Communications today! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
news.berkeley.edu/2025/08/28/c...
Our new study "Fire risk to structures in California’s Wildland-Urban Interface" was published in Nature Communications today! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
news.berkeley.edu/2025/08/28/c...
Fire risk to structures in California’s Wildland-Urban Interface - Nature Communications
Wildfire risk in California’s WUI is rising. Analysis of past events shows home hardening and defensible space can reduce structure loss by up to 52%, but coordinated, community-scale action is essent...
www.nature.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
California communities can reduce wildfire damage by half. Here’s how:
Our new study "Fire risk to structures in California’s Wildland-Urban Interface" was published in Nature Communications today! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
news.berkeley.edu/2025/08/28/c...
Our new study "Fire risk to structures in California’s Wildland-Urban Interface" was published in Nature Communications today! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
news.berkeley.edu/2025/08/28/c...
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First Solar just opened a $1.1 billion integrated solar PV manufacturing plant in Louisiana capable of producing 3.5 gigawatts of panels each year. The plant will employ >700 people electrek.co/2025/11/21/f... 🔌💡
First Solar opens a Louisiana factory that’s 11 Superdomes big
First Solar opens a massive $1.1 billion solar factory in Louisiana, adding 3.5 GW of new US capacity and more than 800 well-paid jobs.
electrek.co
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
First Solar just opened a $1.1 billion integrated solar PV manufacturing plant in Louisiana capable of producing 3.5 gigawatts of panels each year. The plant will employ >700 people electrek.co/2025/11/21/f... 🔌💡
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The Ottoman Emperor.
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The Ottoman Emperor.
The weather.com app is on my phone but I rarely click it. I get notifications though.
This morning I got a notification that said rain expected to end soon. It hasn't rained in at least 24 hours.👇
This morning I got a notification that said rain expected to end soon. It hasn't rained in at least 24 hours.👇
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The weather.com app is on my phone but I rarely click it. I get notifications though.
This morning I got a notification that said rain expected to end soon. It hasn't rained in at least 24 hours.👇
This morning I got a notification that said rain expected to end soon. It hasn't rained in at least 24 hours.👇
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild.
Brolga
Galah
Kangaroo
Emu
Willy-wagtail
Brolga
Galah
Kangaroo
Emu
Willy-wagtail
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild.
Sandhill Crane
Moose
Fisher
Bighorn sheep
Pronghorn
Sandhill Crane
Moose
Fisher
Bighorn sheep
Pronghorn
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild.
Brolga
Galah
Kangaroo
Emu
Willy-wagtail
Brolga
Galah
Kangaroo
Emu
Willy-wagtail
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If your disability does not affect your ability to make alt text for your images, is there a good reason for you not to make alt text?
accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-con...
accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-con...
Write helpful Alt Text to describe images | Digital Accessibility Services
Alternative (Alt) Text is an essential part of making content accessible. When adding images, charts, icons or other graphic elements, alt text should be added to ensure your content will be accessibl...
accessibility.huit.harvard.edu
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If your disability does not affect your ability to make alt text for your images, is there a good reason for you not to make alt text?
accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-con...
accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-con...
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This is just in case you need it to satisfy your holiday tradition checklist.
youtu.be/m57gzA2JCcM?...
youtu.be/m57gzA2JCcM?...
Alice's Restaurant - Original 1967 Recording
YouTube video by Stiletto
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is just in case you need it to satisfy your holiday tradition checklist.
youtu.be/m57gzA2JCcM?...
youtu.be/m57gzA2JCcM?...