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Data projects, Map enthusiast, GIS professional, Educational technologist and leader. Electic music taste and avid reader.
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robdickinson.bsky.social
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals

Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is

interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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scalzi.com
It's time for a pilgrimage
December 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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dndi.org
Dengue outbreaks in Cuba (where 33 people died in recent months) and Bangladesh (394 deaths this year).
The disease is fueled by climate change and globalization. Cases are almost doubling each year since 2021. There is still no specific treatment.
www.bssnews.net/news/338636
Three dengue patients die, 565 fresh cases detected overnight | News
DHAKA, Dec 04, 2025 (BSS) - Health officials today said they recorded 565 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts, killing at
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December 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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seanagarrison.bsky.social
The Wages Of Your Rages (Revisited)
Oil on canvas
#art #artistsofbluesky #contemporaryart #modernart #inkpainting #pastel #abstract #abstractart #artlover #mixedmedia #graphite #oilpainting #painting #artwork #panelpainting #outsiderart #expressionism #abstractexpressionism
December 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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gm8arv.bsky.social
M 3.4 #earthquake 3 km E of Warton, Lancashire, United Kingdom as seen on my @raspishake.bsky.social USGS details: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000rff7/executive
December 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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meidastouch.com
NEWS: U.S. companies have announced over 1.1 million layoffs in 2025, the highest total since the pandemic-hit year of 2020, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.

This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!

Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
ALL IMLS grants restored in every state & territory. In response to a ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island, the Institute of Museum and Library Services reinstated all previously canceled grants in every state and territory. It's a huge win for libraries and our communities. "The reinstatement of all IMLS grants means that libraries across the country will be able to resume vital services for learning, imagination, and economic opportunity. We are breathing a sigh of relief, but the fight is not over." ALA President Sam Helmick. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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nzpom.com
THIS IS FINE
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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patrickworld.bsky.social
RIP Steve Cropper 🎸
Booker T. & The MG's - Time Is Tight (Live, 1970)
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December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
Everyone in Chicago needs to read this AND TAKE ACTION. Everyone else should read this and ask what's happening where you are with your public library systems.
mskellymhayes.bsky.social Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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infectiousdz.bsky.social
5 people with have been cured after CCR5-d32–homozygous stem cell transplants, yet a 2nd patient now appears to be HIV-free after non-resistant cells (from a heterozygous donor), following the Geneva case with no mutation - hinting at new mechanisms of HIV control
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Man unexpectedly cured of HIV after stem cell transplant
A handful of people with HIV have been cured after receiving HIV-resistant stem cells – but a man who received non-resistant stem cells is also now HIV-free
www.newscientist.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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estellecantillon.bsky.social
Nice win-win way to phase-out gas: the utility identifies pipelines due for replacement. If it is cheaper to electrify all the buildings served by that pipeline than digging, they pay for electrification. In Belgium, we're still extending the gas network 🙁
emilypont.bsky.social Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 1d
My latest is a feature about Julie Liu, one of the most fascinating women I’ve had the privilege of interviewing. She basically invented the job of electrification contractor in NY, and is currently running all of ConEd’s whole-home retrofits. heatmap.news/energy/coned...
Meet Con Edison’s One-Woman Electrification Show
Julie Liu is converting gas customers to heat pumps, one home at a time.
heatmap.news
December 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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prum.bsky.social
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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physiciandemocracy.medsky.social
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Doctor Answers Vaccine Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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December 3, 2025 at 2:21 AM
georab.bsky.social
It is #givingtuesday:
🦕 Help save the Museum of the Earth!
The PRI is very close to retiring their mortgage. Your gift will protect world-class fossil collections & keep science education accessible.
Can you help us finish?
priweb.org/mortgage-campaign-landing-page
#ScienceEducation #SaveOurMuseums
Mortgage Campaign Landing Page — Paleontological Research Institution
priweb.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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canadahealthwatch.ca
Australia's drug regulator issues mental health warning for weight-loss drugs including Ozempic https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/01/mental-health-warning-issued-for-weight-loss-drugs-including-ozempic-in-australia

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a warning about the potential risk of suicidal thoughts for the GLP-1 RA class of medicines, including Ozempic.
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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kevinjkircher.com
1) The editor of Cell Reports Sustainable, a new open-access journal from Cell Press, graciously invited me to do a short Q&A about our new paper, "Distribution grids may be a barrier to residential electrification." Pasting the Q&A in a short 🧵 if anyone's interested.

www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Distribution grids may be a barrier to residential electrification
Replacing fossil-fueled machines with electric alternatives can reduce emissions, but Priyadarshan et al. find that reinforcing United States distribution grids to accommodate complete home and vehicl...
www.cell.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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carissaveliz.bsky.social
Until tech gives more agency to citizens, smart cities are a dumb idea for democracy. "While cities may disclose how they collect data, they rarely offer ways to opt out." "Residents want agency" #privacy #AIEthics

spectrum.ieee.org/smart-city-p...
Data Walks Reveal Residents' Mixed Feelings on Privacy
How do Long Beach residents feel about data collection in their city? Gwen Shaffer's data walks reveal surprising insights.
spectrum.ieee.org
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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boston-4castbot.bsky.social
National Weather Service Boston office's snow forecast map:
This is a weather map issued by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Boston, MA, showing the “Expected Snowfall: Official NWS Forecast” for Tuesday and Tuesday night (issued Dec 01, 2025, 1:15 AM EST). The map displays expected snow accumulation across southern New England with color-coded snowfall amounts: • Dark yellow indicates 6–8 inches (noted in areas like Pittsfield, MA). • Light yellow indicates 4–6 inches (north of Greenfield and parts of northwestern MA). • Medium blue shades show 2–4 inches (around Worcester and parts of western MA/CT). • Light blue indicates 1–2 inches (Springfield, Torrington, and surrounding areas). • Very light blue or white indicates less than 1 inch (<1”) in areas including Hartford, Providence, Boston, New Haven, and southeastern Massachusetts including Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket. The map includes major cities, highways, and interstates for reference. A vertical color scale bar on the right marks expected snow amounts from 0” to 12”. Alt text by ChatGPT
December 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Good morning! Today is World AIDS Day.

Today is about honoring those we've lost, uplifting those living with HIV, and standing firmly for science, equity, and truth -- even when others step back. ❤️‍🩹
December 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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HIV testing is a crucial component to eliminating new cases of HIV by 2030.

Testing ➡️ early treatment ➡️ full, healthy, normal lives

And treatment brings viral load to ZERO, which means HIV can’t be passed on to others.

Test, treat, prevent. 🧪✨
December 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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screenmedia.bsky.social
Happy 88th Birthday to 🇬🇧British film director Ridley Scott, born #OnThisDay, here with Ian Holm and Sigourney Weaver during a break in filming a scene on the ‘Mother’ set of the science-fiction horror film "ALIEN" (1979) at Shepperton Studios in England

🎬 20th Century-Fox 🛸
November 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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annanagurney.bsky.social
A big snowstorm is in the forecast for Tues. in western Massachusetts www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/w... Our last day of the Fall semester @umassamherst.bsky.social is Dec. 9. I want to teach my Transportation & Logistics class on Tues. morning @isenbergumass.bsky.social. Will do so on Zoom, if need be
Storm Threatens to Bring ‘Widespread and Impactful’ Snow and Ice to Northeast
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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simongerman600.bsky.social
What an amazing way to visualize early human migration. Lovely map by @HarvardCGA. A great colour scheme and an appropriate map projection! Source: buff.ly/3lbxonJ
November 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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glendunlap.bsky.social
#Moon shot from #SantaBarbara tonight.
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography

Camera settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/8
Exposure time: 1/1250
ISO: 800
Close up photo of the Moon at 58 of full
November 29, 2025 at 6:03 AM