Mike Badzmierowski
@mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social
Ph.D. in soil and climate change | systematic reviews | data hawk | science comm | PDX | he/him
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
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COP30’s biofuel gamble could cost the global food supply — and the planet
COP30’s biofuel gamble could cost the global food supply — and the planet
What was once considered a climate holy grail comes with serious tradeoffs. The world wants more of it anyway.
dlvr.it
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
COP30’s biofuel gamble could cost the global food supply — and the planet
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"There is little evidence that removing dead trees en masse is an effective strategy to contain fast fires. In fact, a substantial body of evidence shows that such large-scale tree removals will have cumulative and mostly negative ecosystem and climate consequences." 🌎
Opinion piece: Removing #DeadTrees will not save us from fast-moving #wildfires. In PNAS Front Matter: https://ow.ly/qvta50XuOrz
#logging #ClimateChange #ForestFire
#logging #ClimateChange #ForestFire
November 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"There is little evidence that removing dead trees en masse is an effective strategy to contain fast fires. In fact, a substantial body of evidence shows that such large-scale tree removals will have cumulative and mostly negative ecosystem and climate consequences." 🌎
It’s not just that expenditures are up, it’s the MASSIVE loss of services on top of the increased expenditures
November 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
It’s not just that expenditures are up, it’s the MASSIVE loss of services on top of the increased expenditures
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Many people don't realise how climate change is already - not in the future - affecting our lives. And it's doing so in ways that, once our eyes are opened, we can notice!
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Many people don't realise how climate change is already - not in the future - affecting our lives. And it's doing so in ways that, once our eyes are opened, we can notice!
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
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⚠️ When “technology will save us” becomes a climate risk!
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
⚠️ When “technology will save us” becomes a climate risk!
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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This is what climate change looks like. What used to be snow is now rain, and when the rain falls it's heavier so more goes to runoff.
The result is drier conditions, even during wet years.
The result is drier conditions, even during wet years.
Kinda interesting to compare water year precipitation with snowpack at a continental scale. Most of the western US has been very wet since October 1, but there is almost no snowpack anywhere except at the very highest elevations because it has been so ridiculously warm. #hydrology #wx
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This is what climate change looks like. What used to be snow is now rain, and when the rain falls it's heavier so more goes to runoff.
The result is drier conditions, even during wet years.
The result is drier conditions, even during wet years.
Also, that’s less than 0.5% of people on SNAP
This is a core element of conservative philosophy: If a single "undeserving" person is getting a government benefit, the answer is to take it away from millions.*
*Offer does not apply to tax loopholes or any other benefit enjoyed by the wealthy
*Offer does not apply to tax loopholes or any other benefit enjoyed by the wealthy
Brooke Rollins: "SNAP is a broken program. SNAP is full of corruption. We found 186,000 dead people."
November 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Also, that’s less than 0.5% of people on SNAP
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Mark Walter now officially owns the Lakers and the Dodgers.
Just remember that a subsidiary of Walter's Guggenheim Partners owns a stake in GEO, Trump's private prison and ICE detention contractor.
Walter is profiting off the surveillance, detention, and kidnapping of immigrants and US citizens.
Just remember that a subsidiary of Walter's Guggenheim Partners owns a stake in GEO, Trump's private prison and ICE detention contractor.
Walter is profiting off the surveillance, detention, and kidnapping of immigrants and US citizens.
NEWS: The NBA Board of Governors has officially approved the sale of the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter, the league announced Thursday.
Walter, CEO of Guggenheim Partners and owner of the Dodgers, now controls both of LA’s marquee sports franchises.
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
Walter, CEO of Guggenheim Partners and owner of the Dodgers, now controls both of LA’s marquee sports franchises.
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
October 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Mark Walter now officially owns the Lakers and the Dodgers.
Just remember that a subsidiary of Walter's Guggenheim Partners owns a stake in GEO, Trump's private prison and ICE detention contractor.
Walter is profiting off the surveillance, detention, and kidnapping of immigrants and US citizens.
Just remember that a subsidiary of Walter's Guggenheim Partners owns a stake in GEO, Trump's private prison and ICE detention contractor.
Walter is profiting off the surveillance, detention, and kidnapping of immigrants and US citizens.
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I stopped listening to Bill Gates years ago. You should stop too.
Instead, I would listen to *real* experts who know about *real* climate solutions — not tech fantasies.
You would then quickly see how these solutions can improve lives and help vulnerable communities thrive across the world.
Instead, I would listen to *real* experts who know about *real* climate solutions — not tech fantasies.
You would then quickly see how these solutions can improve lives and help vulnerable communities thrive across the world.
Is it possible to ease human suffering, protect nature, and address climate change? Yes, says a team of int'l experts led by Drawdown and Sr. Scientist, Paul West. To find out how, read the commentary: https://bit.ly/4nXIc7
@cellpress.bsky.social @cp-oneearth.bsky.social @paul-west.bsky.social
@cellpress.bsky.social @cp-oneearth.bsky.social @paul-west.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I stopped listening to Bill Gates years ago. You should stop too.
Instead, I would listen to *real* experts who know about *real* climate solutions — not tech fantasies.
You would then quickly see how these solutions can improve lives and help vulnerable communities thrive across the world.
Instead, I would listen to *real* experts who know about *real* climate solutions — not tech fantasies.
You would then quickly see how these solutions can improve lives and help vulnerable communities thrive across the world.
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“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
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The cost of holding down ACA premiums for a year is less than this…
BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.
October 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The cost of holding down ACA premiums for a year is less than this…
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Calling all scientists and science supporters! You can help make Saturday's No Kings the biggest day of protest in modern American history. Find an event near you and raise your voice for the facts, evidence, and truth we need to protect our democracy. #NoKings
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power belongs to the people.
www.nokings.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Calling all scientists and science supporters! You can help make Saturday's No Kings the biggest day of protest in modern American history. Find an event near you and raise your voice for the facts, evidence, and truth we need to protect our democracy. #NoKings
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Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...
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Maybe crushed rock will pull carbon from the air. Maybe it’ll poison the soil, the lungs, or both. Desperation is being cloaked as “climate innovation.” Hubris and haste are starting to rhyme.
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Scientists seek to turbocharge a natural process that cools the Earth — The Washington Post
Terradot, a carbon removal company, is using “enhanced rock weathering” to sequester carbon by spreading crushed volcanic rock over farmland.
apple.news
October 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Maybe crushed rock will pull carbon from the air. Maybe it’ll poison the soil, the lungs, or both. Desperation is being cloaked as “climate innovation.” Hubris and haste are starting to rhyme.
apple.news/AWjmsKkjcQ3-...
apple.news/AWjmsKkjcQ3-...
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after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
Trump got his COVID and flu vaccines and so should you
Donald Trump just got a COVID booster at Walter Reed, per the White House physician.
Let’s be clear this is the same guy who downplayed the virus, mocked masks, and turned lifesaving vaccines into a political wedge that cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
Let’s be clear this is the same guy who downplayed the virus, mocked masks, and turned lifesaving vaccines into a political wedge that cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
October 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Trump got his COVID and flu vaccines and so should you
Do NOT CAVE DEMS! Hold the line! @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Congressional Dems say (or at least are posturing) that they’re willing to hold out for weeks: www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...
Democrats say even missed paychecks for US troops won’t be enough to end shutdown alone | CNN Politics
Congressional Democrats are privately preparing to hold their position in the shutdown standoff for several more weeks if Republicans do not agree to their health care demands – and not even a missed ...
www.cnn.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Do NOT CAVE DEMS! Hold the line! @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
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A preliminary injunction hearing may follow later this month and the facts on the ground matter.
If a right wing influencer with a camera is trying to goad you into a fight, there is a reason for that, and the reason is we could lose our legal standing to stop the feds from coming in.
If a right wing influencer with a camera is trying to goad you into a fight, there is a reason for that, and the reason is we could lose our legal standing to stop the feds from coming in.
October 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A preliminary injunction hearing may follow later this month and the facts on the ground matter.
If a right wing influencer with a camera is trying to goad you into a fight, there is a reason for that, and the reason is we could lose our legal standing to stop the feds from coming in.
If a right wing influencer with a camera is trying to goad you into a fight, there is a reason for that, and the reason is we could lose our legal standing to stop the feds from coming in.
Just horrible
this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)
October 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Just horrible
Just a reminder, Portland is the best U.S. city to live in. Just my biased FACT
Leavitt: "President Trump will end the radical left's reign of terror in Portland once and for all. The president has directed Secretary Hegseth to provide all necessary troops to protect war-ravaged Portland."
October 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Just a reminder, Portland is the best U.S. city to live in. Just my biased FACT
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In the budget proposal for NASA submitted earlier this year, the Trump admin proposed cancelling more than 40 missions, including 14 Earth science missions.
Agency employees have already been instructed to do the preparatory work for ending these satellite and instrument programs
Agency employees have already been instructed to do the preparatory work for ending these satellite and instrument programs
NASA missions at risk under the Trump administration
The Trump administration has proposed cancelling more than 40 NASA missions, including at least 14 Earth science missions.
thebulletin.org
September 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In the budget proposal for NASA submitted earlier this year, the Trump admin proposed cancelling more than 40 missions, including 14 Earth science missions.
Agency employees have already been instructed to do the preparatory work for ending these satellite and instrument programs
Agency employees have already been instructed to do the preparatory work for ending these satellite and instrument programs
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As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway
Trump says he’s authorized Hegseth to use “Full Force” against Antifa in “War ravaged” Portland
September 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway