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Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz)

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Univ. of Manchester Prof of Synoptic Meteorology, educator, scientist Author: Eloquent Science: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Better Writer, Speaker, and Atmospheric Scientist Free online climate course: "Our Earth: Its Climate, History, and Processes" .. more

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Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com · 8h

"He tossed Nixon's requested setlist and played protest songs at him. He wrote "I Walk the Line," for chrissakes.... He makes Bob Dylan look like Carrot Top."

Defector @defector.com · 8h

Breaking: Some guy now aware of most revered country artist who ever lived defector.com/breaking-som...

Breaking: Some Guy Now Aware Of Most Revered Country Artist Who Ever Lived | Defector

Rare indeed is the headline-and-dek combo worth noticing, or caring about. In many publications these aren’t even written by the same person who wrote the actual blog; at any rate they’re many…

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Defector @defector.com · 8h

Breaking: Some guy now aware of most revered country artist who ever lived defector.com/breaking-som...

Breaking: Some Guy Now Aware Of Most Revered Country Artist Who Ever Lived | Defector

Rare indeed is the headline-and-dek combo worth noticing, or caring about. In many publications these aren’t even written by the same person who wrote the actual blog; at any rate they’re many…

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Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com · 10h

Very proud of my alma mater. 🦫

The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 10h

MIT became the first university to reject the Trump administration’s compact of demands, after its president Sally Kornbluth said the school already “meet or exceed many standards outlined” by the federal government.

MIT becomes first school to reject proposed ‘compact’ with Trump administration - The Boston Globe

MIT president Sally Kornbluth said the university’s practices already “meet or exceed” the federal government’s list of demands.

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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 10h

MIT becomes first school to reject proposed ‘compact’ with Trump administration - The Boston Globe

MIT president Sally Kornbluth said the university’s practices already “meet or exceed” the federal government’s list of demands.

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Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com · 10h

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New Study Finds Most Of Earth’s Oxygen Used For Complaining

SEATTLE—Following a multiyear study of atmospheric gases and their role in organic processes on earth, a team of researchers at the University of Washington reported this week that the majority of the...

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 12h

Printing presses kept their letters in cases.

Capital letters went in the upper case.
Smaller letters went in the lower case.

This is why we say ‘UPPER CASE’ and ‘lower case.’

Ok, but what did we call them before the invention of the printing press?

MAJUSCULE and minuscule.

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Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com · 15h

More on Ivory Bangle Lady here:
www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/blog/celebra...

www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/collections/...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_B...

Visitors can see her at the Yorkshire Museum. www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk

Celebrating Ivory Bangle Lady | York Museums Trust

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Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com · 15h

New mural in the neighborhood, celebrating Ivory Bangle Lady. Buried in the 4th century AD, she came from North Africa to Eboracum (now York) and was buried with ivory bracelets, earrings, and blue glass jug. Found in 1901, meters from her mural. Seems York has always been welcoming to immigrants.

A painted mural on a red-brick wall. The mural features a black woman, blue bottle, bracelets that were found with her burial. Other elements of the mural include a tower along the city walls surrounding the city of York (then, Roman Eboracum) with yellow daffodils in bloom in the spring, the head of Roman Emperor Constantine statue in York, and Roman legions.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 21h

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 21h

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

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Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 21h

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 1d

That England has had its three worst harvests on record inside the past five years really should be being treated as a much bigger cause for concern than is currently the case. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520171...

'This is what farming with climate change looks like': England endures second worst harvest on record

New analysis confirms three of the five worst harvests on record have occurred in the past five years on the back of extreme heat, drought, and rainfall

www.businessgreen.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile debuts tonight on The Onion's YouTube channel at 7 p.m. ET.

Finally somebody will release some dang Epstein Files if you know what I'm sayin'!!!

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Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com · 1d

Amazing performance. The exchange between BB King and James Brown starting around 4:48 is incredible. "I want you to listen to me."

Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 2d

My grandfather once told me when I was a little boy that singing the Blues is all about a good man or woman feeling sad. This clip reminded me of me & grandpa's convo.

Look at these three legends.

Should I do a thread on the origin of the blues? 🤔

Serious question, fam.

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James Brown, Bobby Bland, B.B King - Blues medley

YouTube video by Soul On Top

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 2d

James Brown, Bobby Bland, B.B King - Blues medley

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Katharine M. Kanak, PhD @kmkanak.bsky.social · 2d

Great paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

This powerful JB Pritzker response to Trump's lawless threats is another reminder of what I tried to argue this morning: Pritzker understands Stephen Miller's theory of this moment, and he's responding accordingly:

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ACARS Drama @acarsdrama.bsky.social · 2d

ACARS Message From: N137HQ / YX4608

Message: HELLO HOWS THE WX DOWN AT GSP LOOKING/Q/ LK

Track Aircraft: https://www.flightradar24.com/N137HQ

Area: Philadelphia, PA, USA

#acars #vdlm2 #N137HQ #YX4608

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 2d

Trump approves mining road, delivers $70 million windfall to MAGA billionaire

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 2d

Out now! Version 2.0.0 of the Global land surface meteorological observations dataset (1755–present) is available in the #C3S Climate Data Store (CDS). Updated in situ coverage thru 2024 plus enhanced and consolidated data from worldwide sources. 🔗 cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/ins...

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The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk · 3d

🌍 Tyndall Manchester turns 25! (@tyndallcentre.bsky.social)

For 25 years, the Centre has driven bold, evidence-based climate action - from carbon budgets to low-carbon live music with Massive Attack.

www.manchester.ac.uk/about/magazi...

an illustration of a mountain range with a plane, the sun and a hot air balloon in the sky

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lindsey adler @lindseyadler.bsky.social · 3d

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 5d

@billybragg.bsky.social will send you stickers.

Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

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Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com · 7d

ManUniCast.com gave a good forecast of the banded precipitation now occurring over eastern Ireland. #StormAmy

Map of the precipitation over the UK and Ireland at 1600 UTC 3 October 2025, 22 hours into the forecast from ManUniCast.com.

Map of the precipitation rate over the UK and Ireland at 1605 BST 3 October 2025 from the radar network.

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Dr. Robin Tanamachi 🌪️ @tornatrix.bsky.social · 7d

“If colleges relent, they will forfeit whatever moral capital they have left and send the message that the pursuit of truth matters less than loyalty to a political agenda.”
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

A Defining Choice for Higher Ed (opinion)

Colleges should say no to Trump administration plans to condition access to federal funding on pledges of fealty to the president’s priorities.

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Elizabeth Leitman @wxliz.bsky.social · 9d

Just a reminder that NWS is considered essential during a government shutdown. Meteorologists will still go to work, forecasts will still be made, watches and warnings will be issued, data will flow. We won’t be paid until the shutdown ends, but we’ll still protect life and property as always.

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 14d

And we still have an opening for a Lecturer in Nature, Environment and Society
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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Tomer Burg @burgwx.bsky.social · 14d

IMPORTANT NOTE 🚨

When looking at ensemble means, beware of the "survivors bias". For example, the GEFS *mean* misses the coast... but most GEFS members make landfall!

This has to do with the storm timing. Consider how some members move the storm faster than others... (cont.)

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Autopia Furiosa @pierrette1789.bsky.social · 15d

All my best to this FEMA employee, and may they succeed in their mission:

"I'M THE TYPE of person where, like, if you push me I'll push back. I don't like to live in a mindset of despair and negativity. When these people do this shit, it just lights my fire. It makes me more fucking mad. This used to be the best job I've ever had, the best environment I've ever had, the best culture I've ever had-and they fucking ruined it. I will never ever forget how much they ruined it. I'm like, fuck these people. They can't get me scared. I will not give them what they want. I will not just leave. I'm going to make it as difficult as possible for these fuckheads." -FEMA employee

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 15d

"This used to be the best job I’ve ever had, the best environment I’ve ever had, the best culture I’ve ever had—and they fucking ruined it.

I will never ever forget how much they ruined it."

The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers

WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.

www.wired.com

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