JRafferty
@johnrafferty.bsky.social
Born 320ish CO2 ppm. Educational content creator / Earth and Life Sciences.
Weather, Climate, Biodiversity, Weather, Natural Hazards, Ecology, Verts, and the politics (unfortunately) that goes with them. Also: maps, dinos, telecasters, etc. My views.
Weather, Climate, Biodiversity, Weather, Natural Hazards, Ecology, Verts, and the politics (unfortunately) that goes with them. Also: maps, dinos, telecasters, etc. My views.
I predict that Vegas is about to create a super-resignation pool.
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I predict that Vegas is about to create a super-resignation pool.
In these times, leakers are doing the Lord's work.
Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In these times, leakers are doing the Lord's work.
Our fantastic new article on the Generation Z protests.
One could almost call it a "2025 explainer" since it touches on so many cultural, political, economic, and demographic factors.
#Britannica
#GenZ
#2025
www.britannica.com/event/Genera...
One could almost call it a "2025 explainer" since it touches on so many cultural, political, economic, and demographic factors.
#Britannica
#GenZ
#2025
www.britannica.com/event/Genera...
Generation Z protests | Context, Economics, Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America, & New York City | Britannica
In late 2025 mass youth protests filled the streets of capitals around the world, toppling national governments in several cases, while in New York City a self-described democratic socialist was elect...
www.britannica.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Our fantastic new article on the Generation Z protests.
One could almost call it a "2025 explainer" since it touches on so many cultural, political, economic, and demographic factors.
#Britannica
#GenZ
#2025
www.britannica.com/event/Genera...
One could almost call it a "2025 explainer" since it touches on so many cultural, political, economic, and demographic factors.
#Britannica
#GenZ
#2025
www.britannica.com/event/Genera...
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Because they need and want actual Nazis to enlist. Obviously.
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Because they need and want actual Nazis to enlist. Obviously.
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Heard this segment with @bradplumer.bsky.social on NPR this afternoon. It was very informative. Kudos also to @npr.org for broadcasting about climate and COP30 twice in two hours today!
The Future of Energy Has Arrived — Just Not in the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Heard this segment with @bradplumer.bsky.social on NPR this afternoon. It was very informative. Kudos also to @npr.org for broadcasting about climate and COP30 twice in two hours today!
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"I know you are, but what am I?"
Rich ≠ genius
Rich ≠ genius
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"I know you are, but what am I?"
Rich ≠ genius
Rich ≠ genius
@meetthepress.com Kristen Welker had the perfect chance to pin Wyoming R senator John Barrasso to the wall on the LACK of a Republican replacement for #Obamacare...
...but she blew it.
Again.
...but she blew it.
Again.
November 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
@meetthepress.com Kristen Welker had the perfect chance to pin Wyoming R senator John Barrasso to the wall on the LACK of a Republican replacement for #Obamacare...
...but she blew it.
Again.
...but she blew it.
Again.
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"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
Immigrant rights group placing 'ICE stole someone here' signs in Ontario
A citizens group in Ontario is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving ICE agents detaining and arresting undocumented immigrants.
abc7.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
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Thought experiment: what do you think would happen if your local police chief announced that henceforth, they would be shifting the majority of their resources to crack down on underage drinking. Three things would logically follow:
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Thought experiment: what do you think would happen if your local police chief announced that henceforth, they would be shifting the majority of their resources to crack down on underage drinking. Three things would logically follow:
So nothing from DHS about how forcible kidnapping is way up in metro areas right now?
Maybe that should be a trackable statistic.
Maybe that should be a trackable statistic.
“Folks here know what’s happened.They witnessed it with their own eyes, & they know that none of the activity that we’ve seen in this way has had any impact on public safety in our own community.”
Don't believe anything Trump or DHS says about Chicago.
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/1...
Don't believe anything Trump or DHS says about Chicago.
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/1...
City leaders push back after DHS takes credit for Chicago’s crime drop
The Department of Homeland Security claims its agents’ actions led to a “historic drop” in crime, but a WBEZ analysis contradicts that claim.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
So nothing from DHS about how forcible kidnapping is way up in metro areas right now?
Maybe that should be a trackable statistic.
Maybe that should be a trackable statistic.
It's about darn time.
NEW: Following Pope Leo XIV's lead, the U.S. bishops release a video condemning the Trump-Vance White House’s “inhumane” deportation raids.
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It's about darn time.
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📌If journalism is done right here, every story reported on the repulsive Donald Trump in conjunction with the monster, Epstein, should include early and often that he was found guilty of sexual abuse, and has a long history of verbally abusing women, and calling them absolutely revolting names.
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
📌If journalism is done right here, every story reported on the repulsive Donald Trump in conjunction with the monster, Epstein, should include early and often that he was found guilty of sexual abuse, and has a long history of verbally abusing women, and calling them absolutely revolting names.
Two surprises here:
1) Door Dash ???? Wtf?
2) Door Dash keeps comprehensive inflation stats???
1) Door Dash ???? Wtf?
2) Door Dash keeps comprehensive inflation stats???
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Two surprises here:
1) Door Dash ???? Wtf?
2) Door Dash keeps comprehensive inflation stats???
1) Door Dash ???? Wtf?
2) Door Dash keeps comprehensive inflation stats???
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There's nothing inherently wrong with climate change. It's just that the ecosystems and built environments that we depend on as life support systems aren't equipped to handle the rapid changes. So if we want to live, we should deal with climate change ASAP.
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
There's nothing inherently wrong with climate change. It's just that the ecosystems and built environments that we depend on as life support systems aren't equipped to handle the rapid changes. So if we want to live, we should deal with climate change ASAP.
Chinese researchers are claiming that they can turn dissolved #carbon from seawater into sustainable #plastics for $230 USD/metric ton
Uses #electricity w/ #bacterium Vibrio natriegens
Implications: business, reducing effects of #CO2_emissions & #plastic_pollution
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Uses #electricity w/ #bacterium Vibrio natriegens
Implications: business, reducing effects of #CO2_emissions & #plastic_pollution
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Efficient and scalable upcycling of oceanic carbon sources into bioplastic monomers - Nature Catalysis
Tandem electro-biocatalytic systems present a versatile platform for producing a variety of synthetic products using CO2 as a starting material. Here direct ocean carbon capture is incorporated into a...
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Chinese researchers are claiming that they can turn dissolved #carbon from seawater into sustainable #plastics for $230 USD/metric ton
Uses #electricity w/ #bacterium Vibrio natriegens
Implications: business, reducing effects of #CO2_emissions & #plastic_pollution
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Uses #electricity w/ #bacterium Vibrio natriegens
Implications: business, reducing effects of #CO2_emissions & #plastic_pollution
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This will hurt CBS's ratings aside from the reality TV crowd and weekend NFL drop-ins.
Will Bari Weiss's tenure at CBS follow that of Chris Licht at CNN?
Licht lasted at CNN a little more than a year.
Will Bari Weiss's tenure at CBS follow that of Chris Licht at CNN?
Licht lasted at CNN a little more than a year.
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This will hurt CBS's ratings aside from the reality TV crowd and weekend NFL drop-ins.
Will Bari Weiss's tenure at CBS follow that of Chris Licht at CNN?
Licht lasted at CNN a little more than a year.
Will Bari Weiss's tenure at CBS follow that of Chris Licht at CNN?
Licht lasted at CNN a little more than a year.
@durbin.senate.gov
The CR funds ice.
That means more kidnappings in Chicago and elsewhere.
Be a hero.
Vote no tonight.
The CR funds ice.
That means more kidnappings in Chicago and elsewhere.
Be a hero.
Vote no tonight.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
@durbin.senate.gov
The CR funds ice.
That means more kidnappings in Chicago and elsewhere.
Be a hero.
Vote no tonight.
The CR funds ice.
That means more kidnappings in Chicago and elsewhere.
Be a hero.
Vote no tonight.
Still time to call and jump on their latest social media posts....
Fight, America.
Fight, America.
Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Still time to call and jump on their latest social media posts....
Fight, America.
Fight, America.
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Is the shutdown over? Not yet.
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Shutdown NOT Over: What Tonight’s Senate Vote Actually Means
YouTube video by Eliza Orlins
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Is the shutdown over? Not yet.
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
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Don't be done with the party. In a two party system where one party is trying to destroy the planet, there is no other choice. But DEMAND NEW LEADERSHIP.
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Don't be done with the party. In a two party system where one party is trying to destroy the planet, there is no other choice. But DEMAND NEW LEADERSHIP.
Chuck #Schumer needs to step down
Despite voting "no" on the CR, he allowed Ossoff (who's in trouble in GA) & safe Senate Dems to torpedo healthcare benefits
He needs to go.
He's too entrenched (& wimpy) to fight effectively for us
We need someone new
Call for his #resignation loudly
Despite voting "no" on the CR, he allowed Ossoff (who's in trouble in GA) & safe Senate Dems to torpedo healthcare benefits
He needs to go.
He's too entrenched (& wimpy) to fight effectively for us
We need someone new
Call for his #resignation loudly
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Chuck #Schumer needs to step down
Despite voting "no" on the CR, he allowed Ossoff (who's in trouble in GA) & safe Senate Dems to torpedo healthcare benefits
He needs to go.
He's too entrenched (& wimpy) to fight effectively for us
We need someone new
Call for his #resignation loudly
Despite voting "no" on the CR, he allowed Ossoff (who's in trouble in GA) & safe Senate Dems to torpedo healthcare benefits
He needs to go.
He's too entrenched (& wimpy) to fight effectively for us
We need someone new
Call for his #resignation loudly
Senate Dems willing to cave are the Scottish nobility in this clip.
Apologies for posting an MG clip, but I am reminded of this scene this evening.
youtube.com/shorts/eJT2r...
Apologies for posting an MG clip, but I am reminded of this scene this evening.
youtube.com/shorts/eJT2r...
Wallace Picks a Fight with the English Army #braveheart #melgibson #williamwallace
YouTube video by MovieS | VH
youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Senate Dems willing to cave are the Scottish nobility in this clip.
Apologies for posting an MG clip, but I am reminded of this scene this evening.
youtube.com/shorts/eJT2r...
Apologies for posting an MG clip, but I am reminded of this scene this evening.
youtube.com/shorts/eJT2r...
Word/Phrase of the Day:
"Senate Cave Caucus"
#DoNotCave
#SenateDemocrats
Courage, electeds. Do not capitulate.
"Senate Cave Caucus"
#DoNotCave
#SenateDemocrats
Courage, electeds. Do not capitulate.
One thing from our piece on Saturday: Sen. Shaheen is leading the Senate cave caucus. She's on the appropriations committee and wants whatever little goodies she got in her appropriations bill passed into law. As we wrote:
prospect.org/2025/11/08/w...
prospect.org/2025/11/08/w...
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Word/Phrase of the Day:
"Senate Cave Caucus"
#DoNotCave
#SenateDemocrats
Courage, electeds. Do not capitulate.
"Senate Cave Caucus"
#DoNotCave
#SenateDemocrats
Courage, electeds. Do not capitulate.
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Keep tagging them and commenting on their posts, it is having an impact!!!!
And thank @slotkin.senate.gov !!!! remember honey catches more flies than vinegar
And thank @slotkin.senate.gov !!!! remember honey catches more flies than vinegar
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Keep tagging them and commenting on their posts, it is having an impact!!!!
And thank @slotkin.senate.gov !!!! remember honey catches more flies than vinegar
And thank @slotkin.senate.gov !!!! remember honey catches more flies than vinegar
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DO NOT CAVE!
November 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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