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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · 12d

Both events will have live audience Q&As, but both will also be recorded for later viewing. Hope you can attend!

Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · 12d

2) the next Sunnyvale Sustainability Speaker Series event is Monday October 27, on disability rights and climate justice. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/united-for... Look for the rest of the series for this next year to be announced shortly, as soon as we confirm dates!

Flyer for the Sustainability Speaker Series event (in collaboration with the Office of Equity, Access, and Inclusion). Title: United for Disability and Climate Justice. Webinar, Monday Oct 27, 7-8:30pm, featuring speaker Daphne Frias (a disability and climate justice organizer). This event addresses Sunnyvale’s climate action plan Strategy 5: Empowering our Community.

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · 12d

1) this year’s Ramanathan Climate Conversation is happening *tomorrow* afternoon, at SIO and online everywhere! www.nationalacademies.org/event/45367_.... Topic is air pollution in India. Will you see me in the room? Probably not but that’s because the panelists/moderator are all pretty great!

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · 12d

Hey all! How’s everyone’s apocalypse going? (sigh) Just dropping in to share a couple of events coming up that may be of interest:

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · Feb 18

Firings are happening right now at the National Science Foundation. Essential staff are being cut.

This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Jun 18

Happening tonight! Or register for the link to the recording!

Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Jun 10

Hey y’all. Everything continues to be a mess and I can’t really look at the news. But in the interest of local action making us feel less hopeless, maybe people are interested in our next Sustainability Speaker Series webinar about preventing pollution runoff? www.eventbrite.com/e/cleaner-st...

Flyer, with cool photos of the speaker (action shot), a storm drain, and the scenic Golden Gate Bridge, announcing the Sustainability Speaker Series webinar event “Cleaner Stormwater, Cleaner Bay” for this year’s theme “Beyond the Shoreline”. Wednesday June 18, 7pm PT. Registration link in post!

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Jun 11

And yes, I will also be at one of the anti-fascism (et al) protests on Saturday, because we can care about more than one thing at once.

Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Jun 10

This continues my campaign to convince people around here to care about the oceans and climate :) The past events from this and past years (including some moderated by yours truly) are also all available on youtube! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Sustainability Speaker Series - YouTube

Attend a Sustainability Speaker Series event or watch a recorded event and learn what you can do to fight climate change. The series brings renowned experts ...

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Jun 10

Hey y’all. Everything continues to be a mess and I can’t really look at the news. But in the interest of local action making us feel less hopeless, maybe people are interested in our next Sustainability Speaker Series webinar about preventing pollution runoff? www.eventbrite.com/e/cleaner-st...

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Dr. Shaina Sadai @scienceshaina.bsky.social · May 28

The presentations & panels at the "100 Hours to Save America's Forecasts" livestream today have been truly incredible.

Check it out, it will run continuously until Sunday!

I'm speaking about my NSF funded PhD research 2:30 pm ET Friday.
@wclivestream.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcWR...

Live from NASA GISS, kicking-off the Weather and Climate 100-hour livestream

YouTube video by The Weather & Climate Livestream

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The Weather & Climate Livestream @wclivestream.bsky.social · May 25

Our schedule is almost full 🎉, but we could still use US-based meteorologists and climate scientists to speak in the overnight period on late Friday/early Saturday and late Saturday/early Sunday. If you're a night owl, or living in Alaska or Hawaii, we'd love to have you! wclivestream.com/speakers/

The Weather & Climate Livestream | Speakers

Information for potential speakers at the Weather & Climate Livestream

wclivestream.com

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Mar 19

Happening tonight!

Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Mar 17

Ha ha so the world continues nay increases to be a fascist dumpsterfire, but regardless I am looking forward to our next Sunnyvale Sustainability Speaker Series event this Weds, discussing work to ensure equity in access to our coastal (+other outdoor) spaces www.eventbrite.com/e/waves-of-c...

Waves of Change: Ensuring Equity in Coastal Access

Join a Sustainability Speaker Series event! Seraph White discusses supporting equitable access to the California coast.

www.eventbrite.com

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Mar 17

They can’t possibly take all of us, though. I don’t see how the math works out.

Also, I don’t particularly *want* to let them win, uproot everything to flee in the night, esp when others can’t. But also I know enough about S.Am. history in the 1970s to have gone through the thought experiment.

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Mar 17

(Also, if you register you’ll get the recording after, if that’s more your speed!)

Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Mar 17

The topic is likely no surprise to anyone working in equity/justice for a minute, or who knows the general history of environmentalism. Now more than ever we need more connections to nature (and to each other) and more allies in this type of work. I hope it’ll be a good convo.

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Mar 17

Ha ha so the world continues nay increases to be a fascist dumpsterfire, but regardless I am looking forward to our next Sunnyvale Sustainability Speaker Series event this Weds, discussing work to ensure equity in access to our coastal (+other outdoor) spaces www.eventbrite.com/e/waves-of-c...

Waves of Change: Ensuring Equity in Coastal Access

Join a Sustainability Speaker Series event! Seraph White discusses supporting equitable access to the California coast.

www.eventbrite.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Mar 16

People might think that whatever destruction is done to science in the US, we can undo in 4 years with a Democratic president and Congress.

The problem is that many areas require specialized knowledge and skills built up over years, and once that's lost, it's hard to get back.

Prof. Bob Howarth @profbobhowarth.bsky.social · Mar 14

The damage will be far worse than just a 4-yr gap. Both I and the individual who has managed this site for most of the past 50 yrs are retiring within the next 2 years. With this closure, we will not be able to plan a transition.

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Feb 16

He hears “minerals” and he thinks “ooh, minerals are diamonds. diamonds are like gold. I like gold. I want the diamonds too. I want your minerals gimme the minerals”?

Is my theory anyway.

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Feb 16

We have an Ioniq 6 and love it! We can make it from the Bay Area to SoCal with 1 charge if you‘re real careful about it (2 stops and it‘s extremely comfortable margins/or if going up a mountain).

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Feb 15

I think @agu.org has (or will have) positions on this too, if you’re not already in contact blogs.agu.org/fromtheprow/...

Standing Together for Science: Supporting Our Community Amid Federal Funding Challenges - From The Prow

I am sharing an update to my January 27 From the Prow message regarding the Executive Orders and directives coming from..

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Feb 15

Tell me when to be where

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Feb 14

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.

EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.

Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

KNOW YOUR
RIGHTS
IN CASE OF ICE:
CONOCE TUS DERECHOS
EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:

DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR.
ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge.
Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door.
NO ABRAS TU PUERTA.
ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.

ASK THEM
TO LEAVE.
If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission.
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PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN.
Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.

REMAIN SILENT.
You have the right to remain silent.
If the agents ask you questions, tell them,
"I wish to remain silent."
PERMANECE EN SILENCIO.
Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio.
Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles:
"Deseo permanecer en silencio".

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Jan 30

She has a third one out now too! (Sheine Lende, which is a prequel to Elatsoe)

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Jan 29

YAY personally I’ve become kind of obsessed with ocean-based climate resiliency so this one kind of works out for both of us :)

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Jan 29

The world is a fascist dumpsterfire right now, but in an effort to minimize my spiraling by focusing more local, please join us at tonight’s Sunnyvale Sustainability Speaker Series event, with @christinatoms.bsky.social, for a discussion about wetland restoration www.eventbrite.com/e/restoring-...

Restoring Wetlands for Climate Resilience

Join a Sustainability Speaker Series event! Christina Toms and Judy Nam discuss how restoring wetlands promotes climate resilience.

www.eventbrite.com

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Jan 16

I taught myself when we adopted a cat who decided to chew holes into any socks she found… :\

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Jan 16

The Sustainability Commission will be discussing it next week so at least now I have time to practice articulating why I think I am right :)

Ofc then Council has to rank it highly enough (ah, local government) but I’m trying to focus on the work I can *stares in terror at federal gov, shuts laptop*

Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Jan 16

(I purposely left it SUPER broad too; use sustainable materials, talk about whales, have local energy storage, whatevs. Just show you’ve spent 9 seconds thinking about sustainability.)

Anyway I’m happy the world is Baader-Meinhofing me today by giving me a lot of cool examples to the contrary!

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Jan 16

I… just last night listened to my city’s Art Commission shut down my proposed idea that city-funded art should address the city’s stated sustainability goals in some way, because apparently putting any guidelines whatsoever around art would be “restricting creativity.” 🤨

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Kristina Pistone @kristinapistone.bsky.social · Nov 5

And I hope we don’t have to go through the same story here, because we know that one already.

I really hope enough people make the right decision today, am terrified of the alternative, and think I need to be offline for a bit. Focusing on work will be super easy today, eh!

La alegría …ya viene?