Libby Larson
libby-larson.bsky.social
Libby Larson
@libby-larson.bsky.social
Environmental/climate scientist, but mostly here on my personal account to explore other interests: art, crafts, history, linguistics, local (DMV) politics.
Top Trump official suggests the administration will ignore Congress and the Constitution to get its way. app.sosha.ai/s/bxy8y5is
Trump official: We answer to no one
app.sosha.ai
July 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
If you live in a place where you are represented by a Republican in the US House please call and tell them to vote NO
July 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I borrowed this from the library and it's so good I think I need to buy it for myself. Moss interviews artists of all kinds-the excerpts here are from the chapter with Tony Kushner, who wrote Angels in America. Love what he says about art, and his take on far-right thinking seems particularly apt.
April 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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The AMS is temporarily opening its career services to all who need them, regardless of membership status, and offering dues waivers and meeting registration fee reductions for those impacted by job loss due to changes in the government.

Read more: bit.ly/4gRiHAk
February 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I highly recommend these!
Every Friday, I write a debrief about what’s happening in science & higher ed. It goes out late, and is written for all the friends & colleagues I wish I could sit down and talk it through with over drinks.

buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Week 5
Figuring out what to focus on now & what to focus on next in science and higher ed
buttondown.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Long but worth the watch: youtu.be/K8QLgLfqh6s?...
Don't Believe Him | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
youtu.be
February 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I have been thinking a lot about resilience lately. When I was younger I thought (though maybe only subconsciously) that people had a natural well of resilience that you could discover when it was needed. 1/n
February 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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I feel like there’s a 50/50 shot he signs an executive order extending January indefinitely tomorrow
January 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This is a great thread. I want to offer this to others, but also need it offered to me.
Are you talking to colleagues impacted by executive branch targeting? Here’s a thread 🧵 w/ simple tips about how to show support—what to say that is likely to help, rather than make things worse.

(The tips are simple, but I try to explain the rationale behind them. So please follow to the end.) 1/
January 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Spent a little time yesterday at the SAAM. For the first pic, to my modern eyes it totally looks like she's taking a selfie with her kid. 😀
January 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Colder weather encourages cuddling. 🐈🐈‍⬛️
January 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Ogden Museum of Southern
January 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
At the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, NOLA.
January 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Random NOLA pics.
January 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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~SOME NEWS~

My book Disasterology: Dispatches From The Frontlines of The Climate Crisis is being re-released in paperback on March 4th!

It'll be the same as the hardcover just with an additional chapter on "The Problem With Climate Havens".

You can pre-order here: www.disaster-ology.com
January 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I'm at #ams2025 in a TH on climate services. One of the panelists is from @carbonplan.org , mentioned this research: carbonplan.org/research/cli... . Looking forward to digging in to this later.
Climate risk companies don’t always agree – CarbonPlan
A comparison of address-level fire and flood risk assessments.
carbonplan.org
January 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I hope this takes off. I have curated my Instagram feed to be full of artists, plants, friends, and cat videos and would love a non-Meta alternative.
January 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I've been getting more into Science and Technology Studies (STS) stuff the longer I've been a scientist and working for the federal government. Here's a recent article I deeply appreciated: issues.org/limits-of-da...
The Limits of Data
Policymakers want to make decisions based on clear data, but important factors are lost when we rely solely on data. A philosopher writes:
issues.org
January 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM