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.
With #SNAP benefits pulled, all of us with some level of means MUST step up and help out our local #foodpantries.
--thru food/monetary donations
--volunteering.
Be prepared. It will be a marathon and not a sprint, b/c the need will outlast the holiday season, especially this year.
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--thru food/monetary donations
--volunteering.
Be prepared. It will be a marathon and not a sprint, b/c the need will outlast the holiday season, especially this year.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
With #SNAP benefits pulled, all of us with some level of means MUST step up and help out our local #foodpantries.
--thru food/monetary donations
--volunteering.
Be prepared. It will be a marathon and not a sprint, b/c the need will outlast the holiday season, especially this year.
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--thru food/monetary donations
--volunteering.
Be prepared. It will be a marathon and not a sprint, b/c the need will outlast the holiday season, especially this year.
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For ID'ing vehicles used by Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ice)...
People have been photographing their #license plates---which could be swapped for others to prevent accurate ID.
I wonder if snagging #VIN_numbers would be better---if you're daring and can get close enough.
#Chicago
People have been photographing their #license plates---which could be swapped for others to prevent accurate ID.
I wonder if snagging #VIN_numbers would be better---if you're daring and can get close enough.
#Chicago
October 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
For ID'ing vehicles used by Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ice)...
People have been photographing their #license plates---which could be swapped for others to prevent accurate ID.
I wonder if snagging #VIN_numbers would be better---if you're daring and can get close enough.
#Chicago
People have been photographing their #license plates---which could be swapped for others to prevent accurate ID.
I wonder if snagging #VIN_numbers would be better---if you're daring and can get close enough.
#Chicago
But it gets tougher from here---we need to build the #infrastructure to STAY in the streets.
That means go-fund-me efforts and delivery plans for:
-soup and power bars,
-water,
-port-a-johns,
-warm clothes for protesters, etc.
Know that those days are coming.
Start preparing.
That means go-fund-me efforts and delivery plans for:
-soup and power bars,
-water,
-port-a-johns,
-warm clothes for protesters, etc.
Know that those days are coming.
Start preparing.
October 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
But it gets tougher from here---we need to build the #infrastructure to STAY in the streets.
That means go-fund-me efforts and delivery plans for:
-soup and power bars,
-water,
-port-a-johns,
-warm clothes for protesters, etc.
Know that those days are coming.
Start preparing.
That means go-fund-me efforts and delivery plans for:
-soup and power bars,
-water,
-port-a-johns,
-warm clothes for protesters, etc.
Know that those days are coming.
Start preparing.
No Kings: +1 day
Awesome job getting out in the streets yesterday, everyone!!!🎊🎉💯
It's clear that all of us have friends everywhere.
But.....
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Awesome job getting out in the streets yesterday, everyone!!!🎊🎉💯
It's clear that all of us have friends everywhere.
But.....
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October 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
No Kings: +1 day
Awesome job getting out in the streets yesterday, everyone!!!🎊🎉💯
It's clear that all of us have friends everywhere.
But.....
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Awesome job getting out in the streets yesterday, everyone!!!🎊🎉💯
It's clear that all of us have friends everywhere.
But.....
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If this is indeed what's going on, it parallels the Star Trek (original series) episode "Patterns of Force" from 1968.
Part of the plot includes a drugged figurehead manipulated by villainous underlings.
Many GenXers caught this one back in the 1970s and 1980s.
reactormag.com/star-trek-th...
Part of the plot includes a drugged figurehead manipulated by villainous underlings.
Many GenXers caught this one back in the 1970s and 1980s.
reactormag.com/star-trek-th...
October 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
If this is indeed what's going on, it parallels the Star Trek (original series) episode "Patterns of Force" from 1968.
Part of the plot includes a drugged figurehead manipulated by villainous underlings.
Many GenXers caught this one back in the 1970s and 1980s.
reactormag.com/star-trek-th...
Part of the plot includes a drugged figurehead manipulated by villainous underlings.
Many GenXers caught this one back in the 1970s and 1980s.
reactormag.com/star-trek-th...
Some ideas someone sent me---which spark other ideas.😎
Related: Bridge Brigades --- teams of folks with signs on highway overpasses are EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE.
Related: Bridge Brigades --- teams of folks with signs on highway overpasses are EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE.
October 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some ideas someone sent me---which spark other ideas.😎
Related: Bridge Brigades --- teams of folks with signs on highway overpasses are EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE.
Related: Bridge Brigades --- teams of folks with signs on highway overpasses are EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE.
There's a drone no-fly zone in Chicagoland now.
FAA announces a no‑fly zone Oct. 1
It plans for the restriction to end Oct. 12.
The agency said exceptions are available for pilots serving "special governmental interests."
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...
FAA announces a no‑fly zone Oct. 1
It plans for the restriction to end Oct. 12.
The agency said exceptions are available for pilots serving "special governmental interests."
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...
October 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
There's a drone no-fly zone in Chicagoland now.
FAA announces a no‑fly zone Oct. 1
It plans for the restriction to end Oct. 12.
The agency said exceptions are available for pilots serving "special governmental interests."
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...
FAA announces a no‑fly zone Oct. 1
It plans for the restriction to end Oct. 12.
The agency said exceptions are available for pilots serving "special governmental interests."
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...
Which parking lot is this? Are they advancing beyond the fence on private property?
September 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Which parking lot is this? Are they advancing beyond the fence on private property?
CATO reports that when 9/11 is included, Islamic #terrorism is the largest source, dwarfing domestic incidents by a HUGE margin.
However, when 9/11 is removed, MOST incidents are caused by right-wing extremists - and the #ratio is 6 to 1.
Note that CATO is a libertarian think tank.
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However, when 9/11 is removed, MOST incidents are caused by right-wing extremists - and the #ratio is 6 to 1.
Note that CATO is a libertarian think tank.
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September 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
CATO reports that when 9/11 is included, Islamic #terrorism is the largest source, dwarfing domestic incidents by a HUGE margin.
However, when 9/11 is removed, MOST incidents are caused by right-wing extremists - and the #ratio is 6 to 1.
Note that CATO is a libertarian think tank.
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However, when 9/11 is removed, MOST incidents are caused by right-wing extremists - and the #ratio is 6 to 1.
Note that CATO is a libertarian think tank.
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Overall, both organizations report similar patterns
-in that that extremist-related killings are down since 2015
- & most extremist-related killings since just after 9/11 have been caused by right-wing extremists.
(ADL's data goes back to 2015, and CATO's data goes back to the mid-1970s)
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-in that that extremist-related killings are down since 2015
- & most extremist-related killings since just after 9/11 have been caused by right-wing extremists.
(ADL's data goes back to 2015, and CATO's data goes back to the mid-1970s)
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September 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Overall, both organizations report similar patterns
-in that that extremist-related killings are down since 2015
- & most extremist-related killings since just after 9/11 have been caused by right-wing extremists.
(ADL's data goes back to 2015, and CATO's data goes back to the mid-1970s)
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-in that that extremist-related killings are down since 2015
- & most extremist-related killings since just after 9/11 have been caused by right-wing extremists.
(ADL's data goes back to 2015, and CATO's data goes back to the mid-1970s)
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Evidence of overwhelming left-wing violence does not appear in two recent reports put out in 2025 by the Anti-defamation League and the CATO Institute.
Links:
www.adl.org/resources/re...
www.cato.org/blog/politic...
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Links:
www.adl.org/resources/re...
www.cato.org/blog/politic...
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September 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Evidence of overwhelming left-wing violence does not appear in two recent reports put out in 2025 by the Anti-defamation League and the CATO Institute.
Links:
www.adl.org/resources/re...
www.cato.org/blog/politic...
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Links:
www.adl.org/resources/re...
www.cato.org/blog/politic...
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Workers over Billionaires protests happening around the country right now.
In Chicago today, it's part worker-protections vigilance and part #pushback against the impending #unlawful White House "surge" of ice agents and other maga-indoctrinated feds that ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.
Workers over Billionaires protests happening around the country right now.
In Chicago today, it's part worker-protections vigilance and part #pushback against the impending #unlawful White House "surge" of ice agents and other maga-indoctrinated feds that ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.
September 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
7/24/2025 --- 3 PM UTC (10 AM CST)
CO2 concentration = 421 ppm
Elevation: 183 m (620 ft) above sea level
Chicago's near-west suburbs
CO2 concentration = 421 ppm
Elevation: 183 m (620 ft) above sea level
Chicago's near-west suburbs
July 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
7/24/2025 --- 3 PM UTC (10 AM CST)
CO2 concentration = 421 ppm
Elevation: 183 m (620 ft) above sea level
Chicago's near-west suburbs
CO2 concentration = 421 ppm
Elevation: 183 m (620 ft) above sea level
Chicago's near-west suburbs
M7.3 #earthquake off #Alaska, 21 km depth (relatively shallow). #Tsunami warning issued.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
July 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
M7.3 #earthquake off #Alaska, 21 km depth (relatively shallow). #Tsunami warning issued.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
The "100-year flood" talking point being used by the WH is disingenuous.
...also happened in 1987 in the same area. #TexasFlood
1987 - crest near Kerrville at 29 ft (2nd highest since 1978)
2025 - crest near Kerrville 29-30 ft
Screengrabs from From NOAA article
www.weather.gov/ewx/wxevent-...
...also happened in 1987 in the same area. #TexasFlood
1987 - crest near Kerrville at 29 ft (2nd highest since 1978)
2025 - crest near Kerrville 29-30 ft
Screengrabs from From NOAA article
www.weather.gov/ewx/wxevent-...
July 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The "100-year flood" talking point being used by the WH is disingenuous.
...also happened in 1987 in the same area. #TexasFlood
1987 - crest near Kerrville at 29 ft (2nd highest since 1978)
2025 - crest near Kerrville 29-30 ft
Screengrabs from From NOAA article
www.weather.gov/ewx/wxevent-...
...also happened in 1987 in the same area. #TexasFlood
1987 - crest near Kerrville at 29 ft (2nd highest since 1978)
2025 - crest near Kerrville 29-30 ft
Screengrabs from From NOAA article
www.weather.gov/ewx/wxevent-...
With threats to defund #climate research---including the famous #KeelingCurve, which tracks global CO2 concentrations---
we may need to track CO2 by other means--including #crowd-sourcing.
So, here's today's reading at 620 ft above sea level in Chicago's near-west suburbs.
#carbon_dioxide
#CO2
we may need to track CO2 by other means--including #crowd-sourcing.
So, here's today's reading at 620 ft above sea level in Chicago's near-west suburbs.
#carbon_dioxide
#CO2
July 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
With threats to defund #climate research---including the famous #KeelingCurve, which tracks global CO2 concentrations---
we may need to track CO2 by other means--including #crowd-sourcing.
So, here's today's reading at 620 ft above sea level in Chicago's near-west suburbs.
#carbon_dioxide
#CO2
we may need to track CO2 by other means--including #crowd-sourcing.
So, here's today's reading at 620 ft above sea level in Chicago's near-west suburbs.
#carbon_dioxide
#CO2
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A reminder this July 4th. The inscription on the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor 🗽
This is who we really are. This is the spirit that has helped the country do the great things--the inventions, the great journeys, the advancements, and the discoveries & also overcome our shortcomings...
A reminder this July 4th. The inscription on the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor 🗽
This is who we really are. This is the spirit that has helped the country do the great things--the inventions, the great journeys, the advancements, and the discoveries & also overcome our shortcomings...
July 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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A reminder this July 4th. The inscription on the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor 🗽
This is who we really are. This is the spirit that has helped the country do the great things--the inventions, the great journeys, the advancements, and the discoveries & also overcome our shortcomings...
A reminder this July 4th. The inscription on the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor 🗽
This is who we really are. This is the spirit that has helped the country do the great things--the inventions, the great journeys, the advancements, and the discoveries & also overcome our shortcomings...
Two days from now.
Make your voices heard.
(...and don't be a jerk by throwing stuff or punching people...that goes for fed, state, and local law enforcement too.)
Make your voices heard.
(...and don't be a jerk by throwing stuff or punching people...that goes for fed, state, and local law enforcement too.)
June 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Two days from now.
Make your voices heard.
(...and don't be a jerk by throwing stuff or punching people...that goes for fed, state, and local law enforcement too.)
Make your voices heard.
(...and don't be a jerk by throwing stuff or punching people...that goes for fed, state, and local law enforcement too.)
May 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Pretty sure the Qatari jumbo jet falls under this rule.
#emoluments
constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay...
#emoluments
constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay...
May 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Pretty sure the Qatari jumbo jet falls under this rule.
#emoluments
constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay...
#emoluments
constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay...
If you know this place on Chicago's North side...
...you also know they never verbally assault you in Latin.
This is a big step.
...you also know they never verbally assault you in Latin.
This is a big step.
May 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If you know this place on Chicago's North side...
...you also know they never verbally assault you in Latin.
This is a big step.
...you also know they never verbally assault you in Latin.
This is a big step.