Dr Grace Peng
@gspeng.bsky.social
Same interdisciplinary scientist as on the other sites with the same handle. Chemistry, math, physics, meteorology, GIS, data whisperer.
Natural resources director, League of Women Voters of Los Angeles Co. She/Her
https://badmomgoodmom.blogspot.com/
Natural resources director, League of Women Voters of Los Angeles Co. She/Her
https://badmomgoodmom.blogspot.com/
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I don't post on Substack because I already have my own site where I post stuff, and have done for 27 years, and because Substack makes a lot of money off Nazis and fascists and I'd really rather not, thanks. I do have an account there but it's to secure my name. It has a cat photo.
Hey, you're on many of the socials, why not Substack?
February 17, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I don't post on Substack because I already have my own site where I post stuff, and have done for 27 years, and because Substack makes a lot of money off Nazis and fascists and I'd really rather not, thanks. I do have an account there but it's to secure my name. It has a cat photo.
The power of Art. Watch and cry. Then act
February 17, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The power of Art. Watch and cry. Then act
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hard to communicate how shattered many basic functions in the City of LA are. we've stopped repaving streets, streetslights are dark, sanitation pickups take weeks. departments bleeding staff bc of budget cuts are also being raided to staff the mayor's pet projects. we can't even spend FREE money
The City of LA is about to give back millions of dollars of previously won money for active transportation projects because it can’t build things in any reasonable amount of time.
February 14, 2026 at 7:46 PM
hard to communicate how shattered many basic functions in the City of LA are. we've stopped repaving streets, streetslights are dark, sanitation pickups take weeks. departments bleeding staff bc of budget cuts are also being raided to staff the mayor's pet projects. we can't even spend FREE money
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When they say "millions" here, they mean over $100M!
Together these awards totaled to:
Wilmington Safe Streets: $32M
Skid Row Connectivity Project: $39M
Boyle Heights Connectivity Project: $32M
(it's notable that the motion omits the embarrassing total)
Together these awards totaled to:
Wilmington Safe Streets: $32M
Skid Row Connectivity Project: $39M
Boyle Heights Connectivity Project: $32M
(it's notable that the motion omits the embarrassing total)
The City of LA is about to give back millions of dollars of previously won money for active transportation projects because it can’t build things in any reasonable amount of time.
February 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM
When they say "millions" here, they mean over $100M!
Together these awards totaled to:
Wilmington Safe Streets: $32M
Skid Row Connectivity Project: $39M
Boyle Heights Connectivity Project: $32M
(it's notable that the motion omits the embarrassing total)
Together these awards totaled to:
Wilmington Safe Streets: $32M
Skid Row Connectivity Project: $39M
Boyle Heights Connectivity Project: $32M
(it's notable that the motion omits the embarrassing total)
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And yet, every day, our most prominent Democratic politicians, scholars, public intellectuals, universities & university leaders, & other civil society organizations continue to use his platform as their primary social media outlet. One cannot help but notice this & draw conclusions.
The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.
February 17, 2026 at 2:44 PM
And yet, every day, our most prominent Democratic politicians, scholars, public intellectuals, universities & university leaders, & other civil society organizations continue to use his platform as their primary social media outlet. One cannot help but notice this & draw conclusions.
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This society is so sick that we’ve collectively normalized the fact that any one of us can murder someone else (or ourselves) one day while simply driving to the grocery store or work or wherever. Literally end someone’s life. We are a fascist death cult & car supremacy is just another symptom.
The person hit by a driver at Bellevue and Pine earlier tonight has died, according to the Seattle Police Department.
Seattle Fire is currently responding to a driver hitting someone walking at Bellevue Ave and E Pine St.
February 17, 2026 at 6:40 AM
This society is so sick that we’ve collectively normalized the fact that any one of us can murder someone else (or ourselves) one day while simply driving to the grocery store or work or wherever. Literally end someone’s life. We are a fascist death cult & car supremacy is just another symptom.
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its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further
March 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further
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Also, read @karenhao.bsky.social 's terrific book, Empire of AI.
Also, read @karenhao.bsky.social 's terrific book, Empire of AI.
Ben Goertzel, popularizer of the term AGI and creator of the Sophia robot, congratulating Jeffrey Epstein the day after Epstein was released from prison.
Goertzel is mentioned in the files nearly 800 times, including well after the Miami Herald investigation in 2018.
Goertzel is mentioned in the files nearly 800 times, including well after the Miami Herald investigation in 2018.
February 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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Also, read @karenhao.bsky.social 's terrific book, Empire of AI.
Also, read @karenhao.bsky.social 's terrific book, Empire of AI.
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I still think the best way to think of the ending of US AID is as the single worst genocide committed by any one US presidential administration.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
this is exactly why I am absolutely not willing to overlook anyone who was once “advocating for ending USAID” as merely committing a little oopsie-daisy-booboo, by the way
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
February 17, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I still think the best way to think of the ending of US AID is as the single worst genocide committed by any one US presidential administration.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
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In general, I wish people would get off Twitter but not Joyce. We need Joyce there to hold the line.
February 17, 2026 at 3:12 AM
In general, I wish people would get off Twitter but not Joyce. We need Joyce there to hold the line.
Good summary of LA Metro K line south shenanigans. Video by @nandert.bsky.social
youtu.be/7Q3zeOAMkcU
youtu.be/7Q3zeOAMkcU
The Metro Board Giveth, and the Metro Board Taketh
YouTube video by nandert
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Good summary of LA Metro K line south shenanigans. Video by @nandert.bsky.social
youtu.be/7Q3zeOAMkcU
youtu.be/7Q3zeOAMkcU
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Melrose was supposed to undergo a complete streets makeover from Highland to Fairfax that would have installed stormwater gardens to mitigate flooding, among other critical safety improvements. The previous councilmember killed the project
February 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Melrose was supposed to undergo a complete streets makeover from Highland to Fairfax that would have installed stormwater gardens to mitigate flooding, among other critical safety improvements. The previous councilmember killed the project
My favorite culvert story is that Boulder’s creekside paths and ped/bike underpasses are a byproduct of installing larger culverts for extreme high flows. During normal times, there’s enough room for a multi-use path. LA could learn a lesson @lintonjoe.bsky.social
Culverts might seem like a boring topic, but billions of dollars worth of fixes to stream-choking culverts -- thanks to a lawsuit by Washington state's tribes -- is helping salmon recover. Great reporting by @magiccanoe.bsky.social magiccanoe.org/salmon-rebou...
Salmon Rebound After Tribes Fight for Culvert Upgrades - Magic Canoe
An unprecedented project to reconnect fish migration routes in western Washington State is showing exciting signs of ecological and cultural benefits.
magiccanoe.org
February 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM
My favorite culvert story is that Boulder’s creekside paths and ped/bike underpasses are a byproduct of installing larger culverts for extreme high flows. During normal times, there’s enough room for a multi-use path. LA could learn a lesson @lintonjoe.bsky.social
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Culverts might seem like a boring topic, but billions of dollars worth of fixes to stream-choking culverts -- thanks to a lawsuit by Washington state's tribes -- is helping salmon recover. Great reporting by @magiccanoe.bsky.social magiccanoe.org/salmon-rebou...
Salmon Rebound After Tribes Fight for Culvert Upgrades - Magic Canoe
An unprecedented project to reconnect fish migration routes in western Washington State is showing exciting signs of ecological and cultural benefits.
magiccanoe.org
February 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Culverts might seem like a boring topic, but billions of dollars worth of fixes to stream-choking culverts -- thanks to a lawsuit by Washington state's tribes -- is helping salmon recover. Great reporting by @magiccanoe.bsky.social magiccanoe.org/salmon-rebou...
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Pacific Surfliner is stuck at Union Station and I've never seen something like this before. Rain is leaking through the entire observation car. "When it rains it pours.", the conductor said.
February 16, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Pacific Surfliner is stuck at Union Station and I've never seen something like this before. Rain is leaking through the entire observation car. "When it rains it pours.", the conductor said.
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“Stay off the roads” is what she meant to say
Angelenos — The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for most of the City until at least 12:15PM, and a Flash Flood Warning remains in effect.
I urge all Angelenos – especially those in burn scar areas – to use caution on the roads, plan ahead, and stay informed.
I urge all Angelenos – especially those in burn scar areas – to use caution on the roads, plan ahead, and stay informed.
February 16, 2026 at 7:58 PM
“Stay off the roads” is what she meant to say
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The study found that children enrolled in Parton’s Imagination Library “were 5 times more likely to be interested in reading, 11 times more likely to be interested in books, and 15 times more likely to join in during shared reading, compared to children who aren't enrolled.”
February 16, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The study found that children enrolled in Parton’s Imagination Library “were 5 times more likely to be interested in reading, 11 times more likely to be interested in books, and 15 times more likely to join in during shared reading, compared to children who aren't enrolled.”
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Just finished listening to @mikegrunwald.bsky.social's "We are eating the earth" about our food system & how it needs to change to protect the climate. Start with a deep-dive into biofuels and covers meat alternatives, the fantasy of regenerative agriculture, and the case for intensive agriculture.>
February 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Just finished listening to @mikegrunwald.bsky.social's "We are eating the earth" about our food system & how it needs to change to protect the climate. Start with a deep-dive into biofuels and covers meat alternatives, the fantasy of regenerative agriculture, and the case for intensive agriculture.>
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Melrose and La Brea is just a river right now.
February 16, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Melrose and La Brea is just a river right now.
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The American Academy of Actuaries warns that dismantling NCAR would degrade the catastrophe models insurers depend on to price climate risk—driving up premiums and threatening coverage availability nationwide.
"Uncertainty carries a positive cost."
www.riskmarketnews.com/trumps-clima...
"Uncertainty carries a positive cost."
www.riskmarketnews.com/trumps-clima...
Trump's Climate Supercomputer Plans Threaten US Insurance Market: Actuaries
A new letter from the American Academy of Actuaries draws a direct line between the planned dismantling of NCAR and higher homeowners insurance costs for US consumers.
www.riskmarketnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
The American Academy of Actuaries warns that dismantling NCAR would degrade the catastrophe models insurers depend on to price climate risk—driving up premiums and threatening coverage availability nationwide.
"Uncertainty carries a positive cost."
www.riskmarketnews.com/trumps-clima...
"Uncertainty carries a positive cost."
www.riskmarketnews.com/trumps-clima...
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Just a reminder that Marco Rubio, who brings nothing but joy to Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban, was confirmed unanimously by the Senate.
I expect this of our Republican enablers and co-conspirators.
I hope, someday, our country will get an opposition party.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
I expect this of our Republican enablers and co-conspirators.
I hope, someday, our country will get an opposition party.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
February 16, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Just a reminder that Marco Rubio, who brings nothing but joy to Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban, was confirmed unanimously by the Senate.
I expect this of our Republican enablers and co-conspirators.
I hope, someday, our country will get an opposition party.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
I expect this of our Republican enablers and co-conspirators.
I hope, someday, our country will get an opposition party.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
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Have the police considered the stupid fucking height of the vehicle in question
February 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Have the police considered the stupid fucking height of the vehicle in question
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Osaka had been on my radar ever since seeing this chart! 👀
September 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Osaka had been on my radar ever since seeing this chart! 👀
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Marin County already has 85% of its land restricted from development, either as Open Space or agriculture. Yet, residents continue to demand the conversion of land proposed for housing to be converted to more open space. www.marinij.com/2026/02/11/m...
Marin Voice: Dominican Valley is an open-space treasure in San Rafael
Save Dominican Valley is a San Rafael neighborhood coalition of more than 450 members dedicated to permanently protecting the 21-acre Dominican Valley/Gold Hill Grade property — a rare, pristine op…
www.marinij.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Marin County already has 85% of its land restricted from development, either as Open Space or agriculture. Yet, residents continue to demand the conversion of land proposed for housing to be converted to more open space. www.marinij.com/2026/02/11/m...
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Tiny crabs we found at the sea 🦀
A glimpse of the amazing diversity of crabs living in the shallow waters of Japan 𓈒𓏸︎︎︎︎
A glimpse of the amazing diversity of crabs living in the shallow waters of Japan 𓈒𓏸︎︎︎︎
February 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Tiny crabs we found at the sea 🦀
A glimpse of the amazing diversity of crabs living in the shallow waters of Japan 𓈒𓏸︎︎︎︎
A glimpse of the amazing diversity of crabs living in the shallow waters of Japan 𓈒𓏸︎︎︎︎