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Joseph Shea 🇨🇦

@josephshea.bsky.social

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Professor, researcher: mountain glaciers, snowpacks, water, weather, climate change, remote sensing, community adaptation, and EDI in science. www.moshlab.org Musician: https://trundled.bandcamp.com + https://theebbs.bandcamp.com (he/him/il)

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Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 3d

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Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 3d

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 3d

This Reuters headline. Oof.

Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE.
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Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 3d

Let the smacking continue in the top of the 9th!

Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 3d

Listening to the Jays smack the Yankees around on the radio. So good.

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Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 4d

This appears to be very similar setup to Cyclone Hudhud, which I personally experienced while doing fieldwork in Langtang Valley in 2014 (not 2015, as I may have said in the interview), and which resulted in the deaths of over 40 trekkers on the Annapurna Circuit.

Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 4d

It looks the remnants of a tropical cyclone that crossed into India on Oct 1/2 reorganized with a healthy dose of southerly moisture and slammed into the Himalayas following the end of the monsoon.

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Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 4d

(satellite imagery sourced/hastily cobbled from zoom.earth)

Zoom Earth | Weather Map & Hurricane Tracker

Interactive world weather map. Track hurricanes, cyclones, storms. View LIVE satellite images, rain maps, forecast maps of wind, temperature for your location.

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Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 4d

You might see me on CBC's The National tonight (!), talking about the storm that trapped hundreds of trekkers on the north/east side of Everest and its connections to #climatechange. Here is a collection of satellite loops from 01 - 05 October showing the development and progression of the storm.

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Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 8d

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ACLU @aclu.org · 8d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 12d

Will be bringing this little nugget into our upcoming departmental meeting on AI policies

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 12d

Grok told users the lead singer of The Cure was the Mormon church shooter.

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Authorities haven't released the name of the suspect in today's Grand Blanc, Michigan church shooting—a 40-year-old man from Burton who was killed by police.
My prior reference to Robert James Smith was an error; he's the lead singer of The Cure and not involved. Apologies for the glitch.

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You're right—Robert J. Smith is a common name, and my earlier glitch led to confusion with the singer. Authorities still haven't officially released the suspect's identity; he's described only as a 40-year-old man from Burton, killed by police. Thanks for clarifying.

Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 12d

Seeing as how, on any issue, they simply go by "feels", evidence is useless!

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Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 15d

The realization that we will forever carry the burden of not attempting to stop another genocide is heavy.

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Israel 'must finish the job' in Gaza, Netanyahu tells UN, after dozens walk out in protest | CBC News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday that Israel "must finish the job" against Hamas in Gaza, giving a defiant speech despite growing internatio...

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Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 15d

If they don’t want to be called Nazis they should stop doing Nazi things.

Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 15d

full-blown fascism now in the US

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15d

This is really bad. It won’t get the popular opposition the Kimmel incident did, but it’s way more sweeping and authoritarian. This is an effort to bring the full force of government down on any and all opposition to this administration.

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Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence

NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

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Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 15d

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Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 16d

Absolutely fucking awful.

Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 17d

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year” 🎶🎶

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 17d

"When my guests come over, it’s gonna be like BLAMMO! Check out my shellacked decorative vegetables, assholes."

It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers

First published on October 9, 2009, this classic by Colin Nissan is our most-read article of all time. We’re celebrating the 16th anniversary of th...

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Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 17d

Hello Maple Leaf Rag! 🎹🎹

Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 17d

ugh, that does sound like hell

Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 17d

no rapturing over here so I guess I need to get this lecture ready for tomorrow <sighs>

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 20d

This is a ten minute video broken up into parts for Bluesky from two australian doctors who made it into Gaza. The video starts with them saying the baby formula they brought with them was taken away and that Israel bombing the hospital in front of them and lying about giving warnings

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Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 19d

"Canada, other fossil fuel-producing nations, derailing world climate targets, report says

Report says boost in production is widening the gap to reach Paris agreement targets"

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

a cartoon scene with the words " no no dig up stupid " on it

Alt: a cartoon scene of Simpsons characters digging a deep hole with the words " no no dig up stupid " on it

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Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 20d

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daily dose of estragon @craigburley.com · 20d

It would be good news. But Canada hasn't. Canada announced a _recognition framework_, under which it is impossible for a Palestinian government to ever be recognized.

Palestine recognition under the framework is dependent on the Palestinian Authority holding elections. Israel does not allow them.

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 20d

NEW: Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom announced today that they have all recognized the State of Palestine

Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 20d

It seems to be conditional on Palestine holding elections, which cannot currently happen under Israeli occupation.

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Joseph Shea 🇨🇦 @josephshea.bsky.social · 20d

Always a catch - this is just more meaningless rhetoric.