Lane Trippe
@ltrippe.bsky.social
6 lives…so far. History lover (esp. American), science lover, attorney, mother, local activist, former actor-producer. So much to learn; so little time. New Orleans—a curse and a blessing.
The whole purpose is to build a case justifying Emergency War Powers Act. This plus sending troops into more cities (“to support & defend ICE/BP agents”) is all advance action to undermine or disrupt the MidTerm Elections. (More probably Vought than Miller)
I also have been assuming that the primary purpose of this conflict is domestic
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
December 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The whole purpose is to build a case justifying Emergency War Powers Act. This plus sending troops into more cities (“to support & defend ICE/BP agents”) is all advance action to undermine or disrupt the MidTerm Elections. (More probably Vought than Miller)
I’m surprised. Very.
All of us sometimes think stupid things, but we don't say them out loud (let alone publish them in the NY Times).
“The mind-set shift needed here is to acknowledge that while climate change is real and harmful, the utility of fossil fuels is not something the oil and gas industry tricked the public into,” Matthew Yglesias writes.
December 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I’m surprised. Very.
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Awesome turnout in support of @ncar-ucar.bsky.social at #AGU25. Take a look at how many people use our products!
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Awesome turnout in support of @ncar-ucar.bsky.social at #AGU25. Take a look at how many people use our products!
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Many of us warned - repeatedly - before it occurred that the Iraq war would be a huge and fatal shift. We were ignored or shouted down. But I don't think any of us realised just how many monsters would come through the breach. 3/3 www.monbiot.com/category/war...
war – iraq – George Monbiot
www.monbiot.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Many of us warned - repeatedly - before it occurred that the Iraq war would be a huge and fatal shift. We were ignored or shouted down. But I don't think any of us realised just how many monsters would come through the breach. 3/3 www.monbiot.com/category/war...
“…Another 30.1% will be held by affiliates of existing ByteDance investors and 19.9% will be retained by ByteDance, according to the memo.”
So 50% is owned by ByteDance and basically ByteDance affiliates. Oh that should make a difference.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
So 50% is owned by ByteDance and basically ByteDance affiliates. Oh that should make a difference.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
TikTok signs Trump-backed deal to sell US entity to American investors
Deal will allow app to continue operating in US as Elizabeth Warren condemns Trump and his ‘billionaire buddies’
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
“…Another 30.1% will be held by affiliates of existing ByteDance investors and 19.9% will be retained by ByteDance, according to the memo.”
So 50% is owned by ByteDance and basically ByteDance affiliates. Oh that should make a difference.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
So 50% is owned by ByteDance and basically ByteDance affiliates. Oh that should make a difference.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Will some please leak the transcript of his testimony? Please?
Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his investigations into President Donald Trump in a closed-door hearing with the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, pushing back against Trump’s repeate...
Jack Smith Testifies That He’d Prosecute Trump All Over Again
The former special prosecutor is standing by his prosecutions of Donald Trump.
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Will some please leak the transcript of his testimony? Please?
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HE SHOULD NOT BE PRESIDENT.
For every possible reason.
We need to call our #GOP reps in such numbers tomorrow that they know they’re in quicksand with him:
202-224-3121
#RemoveTrump
For every possible reason.
We need to call our #GOP reps in such numbers tomorrow that they know they’re in quicksand with him:
202-224-3121
#RemoveTrump
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 AM
HE SHOULD NOT BE PRESIDENT.
For every possible reason.
We need to call our #GOP reps in such numbers tomorrow that they know they’re in quicksand with him:
202-224-3121
#RemoveTrump
For every possible reason.
We need to call our #GOP reps in such numbers tomorrow that they know they’re in quicksand with him:
202-224-3121
#RemoveTrump
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Watch the east wing morph into a high-rise Trump Hotel
Wait.... Is that ballroom model getting bigger every new meeting?
This one is as big as the White House and the Wing.
This one is as big as the White House and the Wing.
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Watch the east wing morph into a high-rise Trump Hotel
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NCAR manages the Wyoming Supercomputing Center, where researchers from other institutions have access to high-performance computing resources (most recently Cheyenne and now Derecho) to model weather, climate, wildfires, air pollution, etc. Everyone is less safe if NCAR is dismantled.
The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, one of the world’s leading climate and weather research institutions. @hayleysmith.bsky.social @susrust.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Trump administration moves to dismantle leading climate and weather research center
Experts say a closure of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., would leave millions vulnerable to worsening climate hazards.
www.latimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
NCAR manages the Wyoming Supercomputing Center, where researchers from other institutions have access to high-performance computing resources (most recently Cheyenne and now Derecho) to model weather, climate, wildfires, air pollution, etc. Everyone is less safe if NCAR is dismantled.
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Trump sounds like a maniac at some sort of demented open mic
December 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Trump sounds like a maniac at some sort of demented open mic
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"Science Under Siege -- the NCAR Development" | My new commentary: michaelmann.net/science-unde...
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
Science Under Siege -- The NCAR development | Michael E. Mann
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has played a key role developing the science of climate modeling and the measurement of climate observations going back […]
michaelmann.net
December 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"Science Under Siege -- the NCAR Development" | My new commentary: michaelmann.net/science-unde...
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
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Threatening to dismantle NCAR, our premier weather and climate research institute (apparently) because Colorado refuses to pardon someone accused of tampering with voting machines is a sad example of our current kakistocracy in action… www.nytimes.com/2025...
December 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Threatening to dismantle NCAR, our premier weather and climate research institute (apparently) because Colorado refuses to pardon someone accused of tampering with voting machines is a sad example of our current kakistocracy in action… www.nytimes.com/2025...
This administration’s approach to science and scientific centers: “If it ain’t broke (and is in fact working exceedingly well), break it.”
Uhhhh, yikes ☹️ www.nsf.gov/news/intent-...
Intent to restructure critical weather science infrastructure
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that the agency is reviewing the structure of the research and observational capabilities operated by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric...
www.nsf.gov
December 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This administration’s approach to science and scientific centers: “If it ain’t broke (and is in fact working exceedingly well), break it.”
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Experiences, favorite food or toiletries that will be used up for Christmas rather than accumulating unwanted junk. Good idea @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Experiences, favorite food or toiletries that will be used up for Christmas rather than accumulating unwanted junk. Good idea @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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Lies told once remain a lie, but lies 'screamed' a thousand times become the truth?
youtu.be/k0vAEOO2oUM?...
youtu.be/k0vAEOO2oUM?...
See Trump’s address fact-checked LIVE
YouTube video by MS NOW
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December 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Lies told once remain a lie, but lies 'screamed' a thousand times become the truth?
youtu.be/k0vAEOO2oUM?...
youtu.be/k0vAEOO2oUM?...
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Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
December 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
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I know many of you who follow me don't work in climate science, but this is the biggest story in climate right now. Breaking up NCAR makes us all less safe and is another act of self-harm that will take decades to recover from.
Trump administration to dismantle key climate research center
Russell Vought, who directs the White House Office of Management and Budget, announced plans to split up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, citing concerns about “clima...
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I know many of you who follow me don't work in climate science, but this is the biggest story in climate right now. Breaking up NCAR makes us all less safe and is another act of self-harm that will take decades to recover from.
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Full episode: lnk.thebulwark.com/3Y3WvMv?utm_...
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Full episode: lnk.thebulwark.com/3Y3WvMv?utm_...
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A thought provoking episode. I donate when I can through micro-lenders Kiva and to be honest I haven’t thought deeply enough about the excellent points made during this episode.
I don’t know yet if I will convert to GiveWell but for SURE I will be thinking more deeply about how and why I donate.
I don’t know yet if I will convert to GiveWell but for SURE I will be thinking more deeply about how and why I donate.
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Elie Hassenfeld, the chief executive of the nonprofit GiveWell, makes the case for a more rigorous, transparent and accountable approach to charitable giving.
open.spotify.com/episode/1Ff6...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
Elie Hassenfeld, the chief executive of the nonprofit GiveWell, makes the case for a more rigorous, transparent and accountable approach to charitable giving.
open.spotify.com/episode/1Ff6...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
Opinion | What Does It Mean to Give Well?
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A thought provoking episode. I donate when I can through micro-lenders Kiva and to be honest I haven’t thought deeply enough about the excellent points made during this episode.
I don’t know yet if I will convert to GiveWell but for SURE I will be thinking more deeply about how and why I donate.
I don’t know yet if I will convert to GiveWell but for SURE I will be thinking more deeply about how and why I donate.
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Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social.
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
Trump team plans to break up ‘global mothership’ of climate science
Much of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s non-climate portfolio will be dispersed, the White House says.
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social.
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
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NCAR’s Mesa Lab is literally a science castle dedicated to understanding our planet in an open and collaborative way, and leading the world in that effort. We cannot let this happen.
Efforts to dissolve the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social, including closing the center’s headquarters in Boulder, will begin immediately, an official told @usatoday.com 🧪
eos.org/research-and...
eos.org/research-and...
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up NCAR - Eos
The Trump administration is planning to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, one of the world’s leading climate and Earth science research laboratories, according to a statement fro...
eos.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NCAR’s Mesa Lab is literally a science castle dedicated to understanding our planet in an open and collaborative way, and leading the world in that effort. We cannot let this happen.
Give this a scan. This is what science in progress looks like—scattershot but significant findings, calling out for more investigation, which could be very, very important. Exciting.
Nature research paper: Lesion-remote astrocytes govern microglia-mediated white matter repair
go.nature.com/4qebjEa
go.nature.com/4qebjEa
Lesion-remote astrocytes govern microglia-mediated white matter repair - Nature
After spinal cord injury, lesion-remote astrocytes acquire heterogeneous, spatially restricted reactivity states that shape neuroinflammation, neural repair and neurological recovery.
go.nature.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Give this a scan. This is what science in progress looks like—scattershot but significant findings, calling out for more investigation, which could be very, very important. Exciting.
I wholeheartedly agree. Not only not useful but harder to use.
Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled. www.wired.com/story/phone-...
Phone Updates Used to Be Annoying. The Latest iOS Is Awful
Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled.
www.wired.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I wholeheartedly agree. Not only not useful but harder to use.