Wh8rbt
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My reposts are echoes of solidarity and personal bookmarks.
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Coming soon from Yale University Press: "PONDS: An Illustrated Guide." February 24, 2026.
🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #freshwater #ponds #lakes
🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #freshwater #ponds #lakes
January 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Coming soon from Yale University Press: "PONDS: An Illustrated Guide." February 24, 2026.
🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #freshwater #ponds #lakes
🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #freshwater #ponds #lakes
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So you know what a Sneaker Wave is? How about a Meteotsunami?? 🧪
Warmth in the west, winter's chill in the south and east, snow for some, and sneaker wave warnings in today's update for the All-Hazards Consortium. After a tragic death and injuries in Argentina yesterday, we look at meteotsunamis, sneaker waves, and beach safety. 🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqLB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqLB...
20260113 Happy New Year Winter Is Back for a While in the East While Warmth Continues in the West
YouTube video by StormCenter Communications | GeoCollaborate
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
So you know what a Sneaker Wave is? How about a Meteotsunami?? 🧪
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They're turning invasive weeds into biodegradable plastic. Banana waste into sustainable leather. Greywater into drinking water.
Meet the 2025 UNEP #YoungChamps of the Earth and watch their full journey, including a surprise opportunity to pitch for a $1.1 million prize: youtu.be/Rg87g26kDG8
Meet the 2025 UNEP #YoungChamps of the Earth and watch their full journey, including a surprise opportunity to pitch for a $1.1 million prize: youtu.be/Rg87g26kDG8
January 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
They're turning invasive weeds into biodegradable plastic. Banana waste into sustainable leather. Greywater into drinking water.
Meet the 2025 UNEP #YoungChamps of the Earth and watch their full journey, including a surprise opportunity to pitch for a $1.1 million prize: youtu.be/Rg87g26kDG8
Meet the 2025 UNEP #YoungChamps of the Earth and watch their full journey, including a surprise opportunity to pitch for a $1.1 million prize: youtu.be/Rg87g26kDG8
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Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s | Energy industry | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s
‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s | Energy industry | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Japan is likely to stay the course on fighting climate change despite the U.S.’s recent decision to exit from international climate organizations, experts say.
Japan to stay the course on fighting climate change despite U.S. exit
Experts say the U.S.’s recent departure from international climate organizations will have a limited impact on Japan’s own initiatives.
ebx.sh
January 13, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Japan is likely to stay the course on fighting climate change despite the U.S.’s recent decision to exit from international climate organizations, experts say.
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One out of 12 rams is uninterested in females. Deemed “non-procreative" by farmers, they're typically sent to slaughter. German farmer Michael Stücke rescues the gay rams. His company Rainbow Wool, sells fabulous wool products from his flock of gay sheep. rainbow-wool.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
One out of 12 rams is uninterested in females. Deemed “non-procreative" by farmers, they're typically sent to slaughter. German farmer Michael Stücke rescues the gay rams. His company Rainbow Wool, sells fabulous wool products from his flock of gay sheep. rainbow-wool.com
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
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To add to the discourse: getting older is wild. You naturally get bigger, you develop wrinkles, and your hair turns gray. And there is this whole industry dedicated to making you hate each and every one of these things and fight it with all of your being.
As we move into Hate Yourself Publicly Season, I also wish for us a year in which we have the courage to value ourselves for who we are & not hate ourselves for who we're not, a year in which we listen not to those who line their pockets with our insecurities, but to voices of tenderness & respect.
January 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
To add to the discourse: getting older is wild. You naturally get bigger, you develop wrinkles, and your hair turns gray. And there is this whole industry dedicated to making you hate each and every one of these things and fight it with all of your being.
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Without robust data collection on vaccination, you cannot have vaccine policy informed by evidence.
States will no longer have to report how many children they vaccinate to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Another attack on vaccine policy.
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
States will no longer have to report how many children they vaccinate to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Another attack on vaccine policy.
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
CMS Says States Won't Have to Report Childhood Vaccination Levels
Immunization quality measures shouldn't be used in payment arrangements, agency notes
www.medpagetoday.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Without robust data collection on vaccination, you cannot have vaccine policy informed by evidence.
States will no longer have to report how many children they vaccinate to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Another attack on vaccine policy.
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
States will no longer have to report how many children they vaccinate to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Another attack on vaccine policy.
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
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Lots of people asking about who has co-sponsored the articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. w/ @rephaleystevens.bsky.social. The answer is Rep. Eric Swalwell.
This is why we need people power NOW.
Sign the petition & call your rep asking them to co-sponsor:
www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
This is why we need people power NOW.
Sign the petition & call your rep asking them to co-sponsor:
www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
January 6, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Lots of people asking about who has co-sponsored the articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. w/ @rephaleystevens.bsky.social. The answer is Rep. Eric Swalwell.
This is why we need people power NOW.
Sign the petition & call your rep asking them to co-sponsor:
www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
This is why we need people power NOW.
Sign the petition & call your rep asking them to co-sponsor:
www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
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ft alphaville has low key been one of the best blogs of the last few years
This is like an old fashioned Gawker blog but somehow British and high-brow. I'll take it. www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ft alphaville has low key been one of the best blogs of the last few years
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Given everything happening right now, I updated this article with options for weather apps, web forms, and translation services — along with some tweaks to existing categories.
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Given everything happening right now, I updated this article with options for weather apps, web forms, and translation services — along with some tweaks to existing categories.
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
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Good point, like Bunny Mellon!
www.veranda.com/travel/a6804...
www.veranda.com/travel/a6804...
I Toured Bunny Mellon’s Private Home—Here’s What It Taught Me About Understated Elegance
The visit of a lifetime deepened my appreciation for the quiet, humble moments that make a timeless home.
www.veranda.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Good point, like Bunny Mellon!
www.veranda.com/travel/a6804...
www.veranda.com/travel/a6804...
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Great piece about how the MAGA/MAHA academics running the federal public health agencies—& dismantling public health—“manufactured doubt” about science during the pandemic, using tobacco industry-type tactics (see also blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/09/...)
Archived version at archive.ph/2021.11.09-1...
Archived version at archive.ph/2021.11.09-1...
And as a blast from that terrible past, the motivations are sadly often backed by interests that reward this behavior with power and money. I still think we have not done enough to train scientists to counter the doubt machine... www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Scientists: don’t feed the doubt machine
From climate to COVID, naivety about how science is hijacked promotes more of the same.
www.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Great piece about how the MAGA/MAHA academics running the federal public health agencies—& dismantling public health—“manufactured doubt” about science during the pandemic, using tobacco industry-type tactics (see also blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/09/...)
Archived version at archive.ph/2021.11.09-1...
Archived version at archive.ph/2021.11.09-1...
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Extreme temperatures are causing cows to produce less milk. Here's how Italian cheesemakers are coping: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/w...
The Climate Is Changing, Cows Are Stressed and Italy’s Cheesemakers Are Worried
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Extreme temperatures are causing cows to produce less milk. Here's how Italian cheesemakers are coping: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/w...
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Here’s your periodic reminder to wash your lettuce
www.reddit.com/r/publicheal...
www.reddit.com/r/publicheal...
From the publichealth community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the publichealth community
www.reddit.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Here’s your periodic reminder to wash your lettuce
www.reddit.com/r/publicheal...
www.reddit.com/r/publicheal...
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Do you know about the Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action?
It’s a first-of-its-kind pledge by a group of governments to uphold climate priorities identified by children and youth across the world.
Has your country signed? #COP30 https://unicef.link/3JHOfhy
It’s a first-of-its-kind pledge by a group of governments to uphold climate priorities identified by children and youth across the world.
Has your country signed? #COP30 https://unicef.link/3JHOfhy
Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action
A pledge by champion governments to uphold priorities identified by children and youth across the world
unicef.link
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Do you know about the Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action?
It’s a first-of-its-kind pledge by a group of governments to uphold climate priorities identified by children and youth across the world.
Has your country signed? #COP30 https://unicef.link/3JHOfhy
It’s a first-of-its-kind pledge by a group of governments to uphold climate priorities identified by children and youth across the world.
Has your country signed? #COP30 https://unicef.link/3JHOfhy
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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
www.fastcompany.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
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Human health and ecosystem health are connected - In-depth reporting on amphibian die-off in Central America, and downstream implications for malaria incidence featuring work from my colleague Mike Springborn
wapo.st/47Slsij
wapo.st/47Slsij
First, the frogs died. Then people got sick.
An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.
wapo.st
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Human health and ecosystem health are connected - In-depth reporting on amphibian die-off in Central America, and downstream implications for malaria incidence featuring work from my colleague Mike Springborn
wapo.st/47Slsij
wapo.st/47Slsij
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science is so cool
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Our new paper in @royalsocietypublishing.org is out now
We show that modern crocodiles evolved flatter and weaker skulls from domed ancestors to adapt to life in water, trading skull strength for streamlining 🐊
Read here: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
#Paleontology #Crocodiles #Evolution
We show that modern crocodiles evolved flatter and weaker skulls from domed ancestors to adapt to life in water, trading skull strength for streamlining 🐊
Read here: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
#Paleontology #Crocodiles #Evolution
November 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
science is so cool
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I've been working since 2022 to try to form the basis for an alternative reading of sovereignty fit for the polycrisis and promoting true, just and internationalist transitions. This view of popular ecological sovereignty is in a few articles, but I just reflected on it in the context of COP30 too:
Ecological sovereignty: from mutual annihilation to true planetary longevity?
When fossil fuel expansion is justified in the name of national sovereignty, you know states have lost touch with the climate reality.
the.ecocene.blog
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I've been working since 2022 to try to form the basis for an alternative reading of sovereignty fit for the polycrisis and promoting true, just and internationalist transitions. This view of popular ecological sovereignty is in a few articles, but I just reflected on it in the context of COP30 too:
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About 10% of babies in the U.S. are born early, which can lead to lifelong health problems. While air pollution has already been linked to preterm birth, this is one of the biggest studies so far to look specifically at wildfire smoke as a contributor.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
Smoke inhalation from wildfires linked to premature births - UPI.com
A large study by researchers from the University of Washington found that pregnant people exposed to wildfire smoke were more likely to deliver early.
www.upi.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Thanks UWA for sharing our evaluation of the #ICON program, helping parents manage infant crying safely and prevent #AbusiveHeadTrauma
bit.ly/UWAnews #ParentingIsHard
#PublicHealth #Parenting #InfantSafety @arc-west.bsky.social #ShakenBabySyndrome #medsky #academicsky doi.org/10.1186/s128...
bit.ly/UWAnews #ParentingIsHard
#PublicHealth #Parenting #InfantSafety @arc-west.bsky.social #ShakenBabySyndrome #medsky #academicsky doi.org/10.1186/s128...
It's okay to walk away: the program saving babies' lives
Researchers who evaluated a UK program designed to prevent shaken baby syndrome say a similar approach could Australian parents struggling with crying babies.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Thanks UWA for sharing our evaluation of the #ICON program, helping parents manage infant crying safely and prevent #AbusiveHeadTrauma
bit.ly/UWAnews #ParentingIsHard
#PublicHealth #Parenting #InfantSafety @arc-west.bsky.social #ShakenBabySyndrome #medsky #academicsky doi.org/10.1186/s128...
bit.ly/UWAnews #ParentingIsHard
#PublicHealth #Parenting #InfantSafety @arc-west.bsky.social #ShakenBabySyndrome #medsky #academicsky doi.org/10.1186/s128...
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is taking a public health approach to reducing gun violence.
So far, the city has seen an unprecedented reduction in the number of homicides and other violent crimes. He discusses this progress on Public Health On Call 🎧
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/973-baltimor...
So far, the city has seen an unprecedented reduction in the number of homicides and other violent crimes. He discusses this progress on Public Health On Call 🎧
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/973-baltimor...
November 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is taking a public health approach to reducing gun violence.
So far, the city has seen an unprecedented reduction in the number of homicides and other violent crimes. He discusses this progress on Public Health On Call 🎧
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/973-baltimor...
So far, the city has seen an unprecedented reduction in the number of homicides and other violent crimes. He discusses this progress on Public Health On Call 🎧
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/973-baltimor...