Rudy Sovinee
@rudysovinee.bsky.social
Retired chemist, educator, entrepreneur living in a remote rural community. My wife and stepchildren practice permaculture in our yards while I study climate, energy and sustainability options. I'm frustrated by societal behavior that ignores best science.
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Rudy Sovinee
@rudysovinee.bsky.social
· Nov 6
Trends in November temperatures over land areas (where we live) for the last 50 years... 🔥
Data from NOAAGlobalTempv6.0.0. (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...)
Data from NOAAGlobalTempv6.0.0. (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...)
I celebrate political wins, yet caution that they won't last UNLESS they can stem the trends happening in climate.
Zack's many graphic posts point towards bigger storms, heat waves, and floods. Consequences will mount, leading to more deaths from crop failures, spread of tropical pests and diseases.
Zack's many graphic posts point towards bigger storms, heat waves, and floods. Consequences will mount, leading to more deaths from crop failures, spread of tropical pests and diseases.
Pope Leo understands the key issue. Can he sway those who profess to be Catholic (especially many in Congress and on the SCOTUS) to behave more gently to the least among us? ... to Creation as a whole?
History says the elite won't listen.
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History says the elite won't listen.
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Pope Leo: “Creation is crying. But many powerful people do not hear this cry: the wealth of the earth is in the hands of a few, very few, increasingly concentrated – unjustly – in the hands of those who often do not want to hear the groaning of the earth and the poor.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
December 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Pope Leo understands the key issue. Can he sway those who profess to be Catholic (especially many in Congress and on the SCOTUS) to behave more gently to the least among us? ... to Creation as a whole?
History says the elite won't listen.
bsky.app/profile/rudy...
History says the elite won't listen.
bsky.app/profile/rudy...
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You would think they’d be better at this with the consequences being so high.
December 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
You would think they’d be better at this with the consequences being so high.
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Mass deportations don’t protect working people—they weaken labor standards, silence organizing and empower bad employers.
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Mass deportations don’t protect working people—they weaken labor standards, silence organizing and empower bad employers.
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
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When survivors reacted to this so-called Epstein Files transparency, they didn’t sound shocked. They sounded validated.
Because even with a law, even with a deadline, even with the entire country watching, this pedocracy behaved exactly the way it always has.
Because even with a law, even with a deadline, even with the entire country watching, this pedocracy behaved exactly the way it always has.
This Is The Biggest Cover Up In American History
But it ain't gonna go away.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
When survivors reacted to this so-called Epstein Files transparency, they didn’t sound shocked. They sounded validated.
Because even with a law, even with a deadline, even with the entire country watching, this pedocracy behaved exactly the way it always has.
Because even with a law, even with a deadline, even with the entire country watching, this pedocracy behaved exactly the way it always has.
Instead of a legacy of policies, he is busy branding buildings and more. He does like spreading his name and mug shot. Maybe that is not fair - if you consider cutting a swath of destruction as a legacy.
'Welcome to the North Korea-ization of the U.S.': Journalist slams Trump renaming Kennedy Center
YouTube video by MS NOW
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December 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Instead of a legacy of policies, he is busy branding buildings and more. He does like spreading his name and mug shot. Maybe that is not fair - if you consider cutting a swath of destruction as a legacy.
Donald Trump and the Department of Justice are now violating federal law as they continue covering up the facts and the evidence about Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long, billion-dollar, international sex trafficking ring
The DOJ withheld names of politically exposed individuals and government officials
The DOJ withheld names of politically exposed individuals and government officials
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice will fail to publicly release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a Friday deadline, violating a new federal law explicitly mandating that the trove of documents be turned over for public scrutiny. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Chickens Out on Epstein Files Release in Violation of New Law
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Donald Trump and the Department of Justice are now violating federal law as they continue covering up the facts and the evidence about Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long, billion-dollar, international sex trafficking ring
The DOJ withheld names of politically exposed individuals and government officials
The DOJ withheld names of politically exposed individuals and government officials
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Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
December 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
Zack Labe and Sam Carana warn of the Arctic's temps. The Arctic is cold enough to freeze water at the surface, but consistently so much warmer than usual that the ice formation is behind schedule as to extent and thickness. What doesn't form now won't be available to delay an open ocean next spring.
December 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Zack Labe and Sam Carana warn of the Arctic's temps. The Arctic is cold enough to freeze water at the surface, but consistently so much warmer than usual that the ice formation is behind schedule as to extent and thickness. What doesn't form now won't be available to delay an open ocean next spring.
The situation is worse than the Met Office will admit.
Hansen on predicting: "Progress in science depends on people who have the knowledge and the courage to attempt an interpretation of available data, which are always incomplete and contain measurement flaws" the opposite of scientific reticence.
Hansen on predicting: "Progress in science depends on people who have the knowledge and the courage to attempt an interpretation of available data, which are always incomplete and contain measurement flaws" the opposite of scientific reticence.
December 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The situation is worse than the Met Office will admit.
Hansen on predicting: "Progress in science depends on people who have the knowledge and the courage to attempt an interpretation of available data, which are always incomplete and contain measurement flaws" the opposite of scientific reticence.
Hansen on predicting: "Progress in science depends on people who have the knowledge and the courage to attempt an interpretation of available data, which are always incomplete and contain measurement flaws" the opposite of scientific reticence.
When Donald Trump cancels Christmas, sends ICE to the North Pole, and bulldozes Santa's workshop to build his new Trumpmas Ballroom, Santa and friends must escape Alligator Elfcatraz and bring joy back to the world.
Will we ever learn the naughty names on the top secret Elfstein List?
Will we ever learn the naughty names on the top secret Elfstein List?
Colbert's Canceled Christmas: The Last Noel
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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December 19, 2025 at 6:04 AM
When Donald Trump cancels Christmas, sends ICE to the North Pole, and bulldozes Santa's workshop to build his new Trumpmas Ballroom, Santa and friends must escape Alligator Elfcatraz and bring joy back to the world.
Will we ever learn the naughty names on the top secret Elfstein List?
Will we ever learn the naughty names on the top secret Elfstein List?
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I've mostly been talking about the Trump regime's plan to dismantle NCAR, but you might be asking yourself, wtf is NCAR and why should I care? @drshepherd2013.bsky.social has got you covered here.
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
December 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I've mostly been talking about the Trump regime's plan to dismantle NCAR, but you might be asking yourself, wtf is NCAR and why should I care? @drshepherd2013.bsky.social has got you covered here.
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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Cold-blooded mass murder by the United States government...
The US military conducted strikes against two alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 5 people, according to US Southern Command.
At least 104 people have now been killed in similar US strikes, and Thursday’s attack marks the third this week. https://cnn.it/48X0HCI
At least 104 people have now been killed in similar US strikes, and Thursday’s attack marks the third this week. https://cnn.it/48X0HCI
December 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Cold-blooded mass murder by the United States government...
More people respect Dr. James Hansen and his projections than those by Leon Simons, Eliot Jacobson, Sam Carana or that others like me post or share.
Read this and weep. The warming is continuing AND accelerating. With it will be the strength of droughts, rain bombs, heat waves, and major storms.
Read this and weep. The warming is continuing AND accelerating. With it will be the strength of droughts, rain bombs, heat waves, and major storms.
December 19, 2025 at 4:11 AM
More people respect Dr. James Hansen and his projections than those by Leon Simons, Eliot Jacobson, Sam Carana or that others like me post or share.
Read this and weep. The warming is continuing AND accelerating. With it will be the strength of droughts, rain bombs, heat waves, and major storms.
Read this and weep. The warming is continuing AND accelerating. With it will be the strength of droughts, rain bombs, heat waves, and major storms.
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If you are in the US and you would like to send a message to your elected representative about the proposed dissolution of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, @agu.org makes it easy with a template here: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151... #AGU25
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us
December 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
If you are in the US and you would like to send a message to your elected representative about the proposed dissolution of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, @agu.org makes it easy with a template here: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151... #AGU25
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The Dictator in the White House is mentally defective.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The Dictator in the White House is mentally defective.
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Jack Smith, the former special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice, forcefully defended his federal prosecution of President Donald Trump in a closed-door hearing Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘Facts and the Law’: Jack Smith Defends Trump Prosecution In Closed Congressional Testimony
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Jack Smith, the former special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice, forcefully defended his federal prosecution of President Donald Trump in a closed-door hearing Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Your 'moment of doom' for Dec. 18, 2025 ~ Over/Under 1.58C
"A blanket of carbon smothering the Earth has begun to jeopardise the stable conditions in which humanity has thrived, worsening weather extremes and increasing the risk of catastrophic tipping points."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"A blanket of carbon smothering the Earth has begun to jeopardise the stable conditions in which humanity has thrived, worsening weather extremes and increasing the risk of catastrophic tipping points."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Met Office: 2026 will bring heat more than 1.4C above preindustrial levels
Forecast is slightly cooler than the record 1.55C reached in 2024, but 2026 set to be among four hottest years since 1850
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for Dec. 18, 2025 ~ Over/Under 1.58C
"A blanket of carbon smothering the Earth has begun to jeopardise the stable conditions in which humanity has thrived, worsening weather extremes and increasing the risk of catastrophic tipping points."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"A blanket of carbon smothering the Earth has begun to jeopardise the stable conditions in which humanity has thrived, worsening weather extremes and increasing the risk of catastrophic tipping points."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"If this shift represents an excursion into a new normal, our future could be hotter faster than expected."
A year after this insightful study was published, the albedo and net flux over the Northern Hemisphere mid-latitude oceans keep decreasing:
www.science.org/stoken/autho...
A year after this insightful study was published, the albedo and net flux over the Northern Hemisphere mid-latitude oceans keep decreasing:
www.science.org/stoken/autho...
December 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
"If this shift represents an excursion into a new normal, our future could be hotter faster than expected."
A year after this insightful study was published, the albedo and net flux over the Northern Hemisphere mid-latitude oceans keep decreasing:
www.science.org/stoken/autho...
A year after this insightful study was published, the albedo and net flux over the Northern Hemisphere mid-latitude oceans keep decreasing:
www.science.org/stoken/autho...
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The annual Arctic Report Card is now out for 2025. It discusses recent changes in the #Arctic, extreme events, and broader human/environmental impacts.
This is the 20th anniversary edition. 20 years of rapid change.
+ Report arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
+ Summary arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
This is the 20th anniversary edition. 20 years of rapid change.
+ Report arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
+ Summary arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
December 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The annual Arctic Report Card is now out for 2025. It discusses recent changes in the #Arctic, extreme events, and broader human/environmental impacts.
This is the 20th anniversary edition. 20 years of rapid change.
+ Report arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
+ Summary arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
This is the 20th anniversary edition. 20 years of rapid change.
+ Report arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
+ Summary arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
UK media reporting on the attack on science in the USA.
"From climate science to maternal healthcare, research labs to ocean innovation, people across the world have felt the shockwaves of political and financial upheaval..."
"For Labe, though, his concerns for the future lie with the next generation of scientists." via @geographical.co.uk
"For Labe, though, his concerns for the future lie with the next generation of scientists." via @geographical.co.uk
How are scientists and health workers coping with Trump 2.0?
Victoria Heath speaks to five researchers on the fallout of political and financial upheaval following Trump 2.0 From climate science to maternal healthcare, research labs to ocean innovation, people ...
geographical.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
UK media reporting on the attack on science in the USA.
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Speaker Johnson closed down a vote that he was going to lose, blocking any more democratic representatives from casting theirs.
www.alternet.org/house-of-rep...
www.alternet.org/house-of-rep...
'Livid' Democrats shout down House speaker as floor 'explodes' over closed vote
Democrats erupted into a shouting match with Republicans after Speaker Mike Johnson shut down a House vote before they had a chance to cast theirs.On Wednesday, enough Republican lawmakers signed onto...
www.alternet.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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The administration dismantling NCAR is scientific vandalism, much like the Taliban demolishing cultural artifacts.
www.theguardian.com/world/2001/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2001/m...
December 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The administration dismantling NCAR is scientific vandalism, much like the Taliban demolishing cultural artifacts.
www.theguardian.com/world/2001/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2001/m...
What Trump describes as ‘theft’ is Venezuela’s lawful assertion of sovereignty over its own natural resources and its refusal to allow US corporations to control its economy,” said CodePink.
“A war that the Congress never authorized and the American people do not want,” said US Rep. Joaquin Castro.
“A war that the Congress never authorized and the American people do not want,” said US Rep. Joaquin Castro.
'Unquestionably an Act of War': Trump Declares Naval Blockade Against Venezuela | Common Dreams
US President Donald Trump declared a blockade on "all sanctioned oil tankers" approaching and leaving Venezuela, a major escalation in what's widely seen as a march to war with the South American nati...
www.commondreams.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
What Trump describes as ‘theft’ is Venezuela’s lawful assertion of sovereignty over its own natural resources and its refusal to allow US corporations to control its economy,” said CodePink.
“A war that the Congress never authorized and the American people do not want,” said US Rep. Joaquin Castro.
“A war that the Congress never authorized and the American people do not want,” said US Rep. Joaquin Castro.
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Haven't we seen this movie before? I think we have !!! 🤔
December 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Haven't we seen this movie before? I think we have !!! 🤔
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"The Arctic endured a year of record heat and shrunken sea ice as the world’s northern latitudes continue a rapid shift to becoming rainier and less ice-bound due to the climate crisis, scientists have reported." via @theguardian.com
Arctic endured year of record heat as climate scientists warn of ‘winter being redefined’
Region known as ‘world’s refrigerator’ is heating up as much as four times as quickly as global average, Noaa experts say
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
"The Arctic endured a year of record heat and shrunken sea ice as the world’s northern latitudes continue a rapid shift to becoming rainier and less ice-bound due to the climate crisis, scientists have reported." via @theguardian.com