Tam Voynick
@chemaustin.bsky.social
chemist; editor; Earth science, GIS, and geography enthusiast; lover of the high desert; in Arizona and Texas for decades, now in Maryland; Bryn Mawrter; volunteer with grief support and with Science Is Elemental
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Baseline reading not available, data too variable 31-Oct-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Baseline reading not available, data too variable 31-Oct-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
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424.64 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 28-Oct-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
October 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
424.64 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 28-Oct-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
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Flood the Zone with Truth and Facts...
October 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Flood the Zone with Truth and Facts...
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"Making the rigged election claim to the military now, retroactively, is a half-step. By stating it as fact and forcing the general staff to accept it, he is laying the predicate to make such a claim directly to the military in the future."
“Legal Orders” and Trump’s Military
Authoritarians don’t take power by openly flouting the law. They look for pretexts and legal theories.
www.thebulwark.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"Making the rigged election claim to the military now, retroactively, is a half-step. By stating it as fact and forcing the general staff to accept it, he is laying the predicate to make such a claim directly to the military in the future."
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Let's focus on Steven Millers slip up on CNN.
Who the hell does he think he is?
Plenary?Plenary authority?
No Steven Miller, Wrong again!!
No! You do not plenary authority to harm the American Public. It is cruel and illegal. You do not have the executive power to overthrow our own government
Who the hell does he think he is?
Plenary?Plenary authority?
No Steven Miller, Wrong again!!
No! You do not plenary authority to harm the American Public. It is cruel and illegal. You do not have the executive power to overthrow our own government
October 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Let's focus on Steven Millers slip up on CNN.
Who the hell does he think he is?
Plenary?Plenary authority?
No Steven Miller, Wrong again!!
No! You do not plenary authority to harm the American Public. It is cruel and illegal. You do not have the executive power to overthrow our own government
Who the hell does he think he is?
Plenary?Plenary authority?
No Steven Miller, Wrong again!!
No! You do not plenary authority to harm the American Public. It is cruel and illegal. You do not have the executive power to overthrow our own government
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"I didn’t want to hear that she’d promised that I would cure cancer or ingrown toenails or become the first female pope (which would have been really hard since we weren’t even Catholic). I didn’t need that kind of pressure."
The Polio Vaccine Was a Miracle—and We Must Not Forget It
As a polio survivor, I am a dinosaur today. My great hope is that our country’s living memory of the disease ends with my generation.
www.thebulwark.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"I didn’t want to hear that she’d promised that I would cure cancer or ingrown toenails or become the first female pope (which would have been really hard since we weren’t even Catholic). I didn’t need that kind of pressure."
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I guess I just don’t understand why an anti-ICE sniper would aim at immigrants…
And why are so many people engraving bullets these days? I have questions.
And why are so many people engraving bullets these days? I have questions.
September 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I guess I just don’t understand why an anti-ICE sniper would aim at immigrants…
And why are so many people engraving bullets these days? I have questions.
And why are so many people engraving bullets these days? I have questions.
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Weird that the FCC Chair had no issue with Kilmeade wanting to euthanize homeless people.
September 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Weird that the FCC Chair had no issue with Kilmeade wanting to euthanize homeless people.
Charlie Kirk’s Rules of Free Speech
www.thebulwark.com/p/charlie-ki...
www.thebulwark.com/p/charlie-ki...
Charlie Kirk’s Rules of Free Speech
Republicans want to prosecute the left for incendiary words that could lead to violence. They should read Kirk’s own incendiary words first.
www.thebulwark.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Charlie Kirk’s Rules of Free Speech
www.thebulwark.com/p/charlie-ki...
www.thebulwark.com/p/charlie-ki...
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In which I beg archaeologists to sign up for the fall semester of Skype a Scientist, because we're getting buried in requests for your area of expertise.
Sign up here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sign up here:
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I run @skypeascientist.bsky.social which matches scientists w/classrooms, libraries, etc for Q&As.
We match First Lego League teams too. This tends to wipe out one category of scientist bc so many teams sign up for the same category (this year, archaeologists). We're almost out of archaeologists.
We match First Lego League teams too. This tends to wipe out one category of scientist bc so many teams sign up for the same category (this year, archaeologists). We're almost out of archaeologists.
September 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
In which I beg archaeologists to sign up for the fall semester of Skype a Scientist, because we're getting buried in requests for your area of expertise.
Sign up here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sign up here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The Executive Order “Restoring Gold Standard Science” is Dangerous for America - Wysession - 2025 - AGU Advances - Wiley Online Library agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
The Executive Order “Restoring Gold Standard Science” is Dangerous for America
This EO is an unconstitutional attempt to censor and punish U.S. scientists for publishing science that doesn't fit a political agenda This misleading and false misrepresentation of U.S. scientif...
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September 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Executive Order “Restoring Gold Standard Science” is Dangerous for America - Wysession - 2025 - AGU Advances - Wiley Online Library agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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Do I know anyone who knows about plant fossils in Maine? Or can someone recommend a book that is specific to that area? My cousin (not a scientist) is finding some on her property and she is really curious about them. My input ("that's a plant") was not very helpful. 🧪
September 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Do I know anyone who knows about plant fossils in Maine? Or can someone recommend a book that is specific to that area? My cousin (not a scientist) is finding some on her property and she is really curious about them. My input ("that's a plant") was not very helpful. 🧪
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RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
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ICYMI: Next week I am leading a free online 2-hour crash course in scientific writing and publishing, perfect for graduate students about to write their first paper.
Learn more and sign up at the link below. Feel free to spread the word, all are welcome.
🧪🦑🌎
Learn more and sign up at the link below. Feel free to spread the word, all are welcome.
🧪🦑🌎
I’m offering a free online crash course in scientific writing and publishing. Here’s how to join!
The world of scientific writing and pubilshing is complex and confusing, and it can be hard for early career scientists to master. But don’t worry! I am an experienced and award-winning scien…
www.southernfriedscience.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
ICYMI: Next week I am leading a free online 2-hour crash course in scientific writing and publishing, perfect for graduate students about to write their first paper.
Learn more and sign up at the link below. Feel free to spread the word, all are welcome.
🧪🦑🌎
Learn more and sign up at the link below. Feel free to spread the word, all are welcome.
🧪🦑🌎
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More than a month after the Trump administration first announced it would seek to roll back the #RoadlessRule, the public will have an opportunity to voice its opinion on the proposal.
Read more: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/a...
Read more: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/a...
American Rivers Warns Administration’s Efforts to Rollback Roadless Rule Will Jeopardize Hunting and Fishing Opportunities, Harm Drinking Water Supply
More than a month after the Trump administration first announced it would seek to roll back the Roadless Rule, the public will have an opportunity to voice its opinion on the proposal. For nearly 25 y...
www.americanrivers.org
August 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
More than a month after the Trump administration first announced it would seek to roll back the #RoadlessRule, the public will have an opportunity to voice its opinion on the proposal.
Read more: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/a...
Read more: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/a...
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A half-century ago today, Springsteen released Born to Run, an album that blew the hinges off all the doors and split the city in half. Thanks to Bruce and the E Street Band for showing us so much faith—there’s still magic in the night.
August 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A half-century ago today, Springsteen released Born to Run, an album that blew the hinges off all the doors and split the city in half. Thanks to Bruce and the E Street Band for showing us so much faith—there’s still magic in the night.
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August 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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The recent DOE climate science report misrepresents the work of many researchers. Carbon Brief asked those cited to review the parts of the report where their work was used, and we collectively found 100+ misleading or false statements: interactive.carbonbr...
August 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The recent DOE climate science report misrepresents the work of many researchers. Carbon Brief asked those cited to review the parts of the report where their work was used, and we collectively found 100+ misleading or false statements: interactive.carbonbr...
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Scientists!
@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun!
We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15
If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun!
We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15
If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
August 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Scientists!
@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun!
We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15
If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun!
We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15
If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
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Got this really cool, ghostly picture by accident the other day in Dillon Beach, CA. It is a Heermann's gull with both it's shadow and reflection.
#birds
#birds
August 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Got this really cool, ghostly picture by accident the other day in Dillon Beach, CA. It is a Heermann's gull with both it's shadow and reflection.
#birds
#birds
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Hope you enjoy exploring this cool 3D app of the ocean focusing on NOAA World Ocean Atlas water column measurements of temp, salinity, dissolved O2, and nutrients!
#voxels #EcologicalMarineUnits
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🌊 🦑 🌎 🌍 🌏 #GISchat #geogchat #geogsky
#voxels #EcologicalMarineUnits
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🌊 🦑 🌎 🌍 🌏 #GISchat #geogchat #geogsky
Explore a 3D App of the Ocean
In this 10-minute tutorial, learn how 3D scenes and interactive controls allow for greater data exploration with the 3D Ocean Explorer app.
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August 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Hope you enjoy exploring this cool 3D app of the ocean focusing on NOAA World Ocean Atlas water column measurements of temp, salinity, dissolved O2, and nutrients!
#voxels #EcologicalMarineUnits
www.esri.com/about/newsro...
🌊 🦑 🌎 🌍 🌏 #GISchat #geogchat #geogsky
#voxels #EcologicalMarineUnits
www.esri.com/about/newsro...
🌊 🦑 🌎 🌍 🌏 #GISchat #geogchat #geogsky
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WTF? I was quoted in this story but I have never spoken to the reporter nor would I have said those things. Is everything just generated by LLMs these days?
cosmosmagazine.com/earth/oceans...
cosmosmagazine.com/earth/oceans...
July 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
WTF? I was quoted in this story but I have never spoken to the reporter nor would I have said those things. Is everything just generated by LLMs these days?
cosmosmagazine.com/earth/oceans...
cosmosmagazine.com/earth/oceans...
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First copies of my book are here!! As a new faculty member, I realized that in addition to my research job, I also had a leadership job…and I wasn’t prepared for that.
This book is the guide I wish I’d had then, with the goal of helping others now.
jenheemstra.com/book
This book is the guide I wish I’d had then, with the goal of helping others now.
jenheemstra.com/book
July 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
First copies of my book are here!! As a new faculty member, I realized that in addition to my research job, I also had a leadership job…and I wasn’t prepared for that.
This book is the guide I wish I’d had then, with the goal of helping others now.
jenheemstra.com/book
This book is the guide I wish I’d had then, with the goal of helping others now.
jenheemstra.com/book