Mikell Taylor
@mikell.bsky.social
Boston-based robotics nerd whose strong opinions do not reflect those of her employer. Come for the robots, stay for the gay pirates, Star Wars, and general cringe. It’s pronounced “Michael”.
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A group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts are now paying off.
The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.
The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.
A Campaign to Revoke the Endangerment Finding Appears Near ‘Total Victory’
A small group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts seem poised to pay off.
nyti.ms
February 10, 2026 at 1:25 PM
A group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts are now paying off.
The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.
The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.
This is 100% correct and sense making though
February 10, 2026 at 1:04 PM
This is 100% correct and sense making though
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“Isn’t it very dangerous [to remove] the recommendations for certain infant vaccines… What, I wondered, are the consequences of under-vaccinating millions of babies in a country where working parents have no other choice but to put their literal newborns in a room full of other babies all day?”
The new childhood vaccine guidelines have a paid leave problem
Norway, Denmark, and other countries with fewer childhood vaccines have another thing in common: paid parental leave.
www.statnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
“Isn’t it very dangerous [to remove] the recommendations for certain infant vaccines… What, I wondered, are the consequences of under-vaccinating millions of babies in a country where working parents have no other choice but to put their literal newborns in a room full of other babies all day?”
Where’s that meme about a phrase you use a lot at work because at this point I’d wager my coworkers are going to make me start a “Mikell says we should use an operational design domain framework for this” jar
February 10, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Where’s that meme about a phrase you use a lot at work because at this point I’d wager my coworkers are going to make me start a “Mikell says we should use an operational design domain framework for this” jar
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always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
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Anyway a simple way to avoid Explaining Gay is to introduce your kids to a diverse set of people from a very young age because if some of their friends have gay parents then they simply won’t ask why a character in a book has two mummies
February 10, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Anyway a simple way to avoid Explaining Gay is to introduce your kids to a diverse set of people from a very young age because if some of their friends have gay parents then they simply won’t ask why a character in a book has two mummies
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Just normal stuff happening as it normally would in a fully functioning democracy.
A billionaire family that owns a bridge crossing between Michigan and Canada has wanted Trump to stop a new bridge — and Trump is now threatening to block its opening (with authority he doesn’t have). www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Trump Threatens to Block Opening of New Bridge to Canada
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Just normal stuff happening as it normally would in a fully functioning democracy.
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Post a banger that's not in English
It's pretending to be in english though 😅
youtu.be/bQDY3HFkh_Y?...
It's pretending to be in english though 😅
youtu.be/bQDY3HFkh_Y?...
February 10, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Post a banger that's not in English
It's pretending to be in english though 😅
youtu.be/bQDY3HFkh_Y?...
It's pretending to be in english though 😅
youtu.be/bQDY3HFkh_Y?...
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journalism is not dead www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
What it was like to be a bush at Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance
The bushes on the field during the halftime show became a meme after the internet found out they were actually human performers.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:14 AM
journalism is not dead www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
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AUSTRALIA'S WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY PRICES FELL TO THE LOWEST IN FOUR YEARS IN 2025, VALIDATING CLAIMS THAT RENEWABLES CAN HELP LOWER CONSUMER POWER COSTS,
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 AM
AUSTRALIA'S WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY PRICES FELL TO THE LOWEST IN FOUR YEARS IN 2025, VALIDATING CLAIMS THAT RENEWABLES CAN HELP LOWER CONSUMER POWER COSTS,
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The cases being dismissed in the US is not proof of Gaiman’s innocence. The judges all ruled that the case should be pursued through the courts in New Zealand
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
US judges dismiss lawsuits accusing Neil Gaiman of sexual assault
Former nanny Scarlett Pavlovich filed suit in three US states alleging author assaulted her in New Zealand in 2022
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:49 AM
The cases being dismissed in the US is not proof of Gaiman’s innocence. The judges all ruled that the case should be pursued through the courts in New Zealand
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
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FYI Americans: if you had Canadian grandparents/parents: you may be Canadian
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 AM
FYI Americans: if you had Canadian grandparents/parents: you may be Canadian
I love that episode but, much like the Star Wars prequels, I’m hesitant to admit the reboot exists until my children are more properly grounded in the OG work
February 10, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I love that episode but, much like the Star Wars prequels, I’m hesitant to admit the reboot exists until my children are more properly grounded in the OG work
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One of the truest things ever said, by a long, long shot.
My dad sometimes remarks that some men simply "don't believe women are people" and I think about it a lot
this has massive "don't come to school tomorrow" vibes, like jesus fuck
February 10, 2026 at 1:45 AM
One of the truest things ever said, by a long, long shot.
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Her community rallied so fast and so diligently. This is a victory to uphold and celebrate. Reminds everyone that it's worth fighting back.
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Her community rallied so fast and so diligently. This is a victory to uphold and celebrate. Reminds everyone that it's worth fighting back.
They have rallied and declared they loved this and would like another episode tomorrow. Might go for something like Bad Blood or Jose Chung for a change of pace and lower nightmare risk tho.
February 10, 2026 at 1:44 AM
They have rallied and declared they loved this and would like another episode tomorrow. Might go for something like Bad Blood or Jose Chung for a change of pace and lower nightmare risk tho.
I’m not sure “farms” and “natural landscapes” are the same thing but still, seems good
deploying solar panels over farms increases crop yields by up to 18% by preventing them from getting scorched, meaning huge solar power plants can be built with no harm to natural landscapes
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/19/f...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/19/f...
France agrivoltaics trials show early crop and livestock gains
Data from agrivoltaic canopy trials in France, developed by energy producer TSE and the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE), indicate measurable temper...
www.pv-magazine.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I’m not sure “farms” and “natural landscapes” are the same thing but still, seems good
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deploying solar panels over farms increases crop yields by up to 18% by preventing them from getting scorched, meaning huge solar power plants can be built with no harm to natural landscapes
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/19/f...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/19/f...
France agrivoltaics trials show early crop and livestock gains
Data from agrivoltaic canopy trials in France, developed by energy producer TSE and the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE), indicate measurable temper...
www.pv-magazine.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:21 AM
deploying solar panels over farms increases crop yields by up to 18% by preventing them from getting scorched, meaning huge solar power plants can be built with no harm to natural landscapes
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/19/f...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/19/f...
May have misjudged this. Enough fungally infected bodies and kiddo decided they need to curl up next to me for security. Dammit, and here I thought I was doing good parenting by avoiding Tooms or something.
February 10, 2026 at 1:36 AM
May have misjudged this. Enough fungally infected bodies and kiddo decided they need to curl up next to me for security. Dammit, and here I thought I was doing good parenting by avoiding Tooms or something.
Scully: (goes off on mycology)
Kid: wow she’s REALLY smart
yesssss this is how it begins
Kid: wow she’s REALLY smart
yesssss this is how it begins
February 10, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Scully: (goes off on mycology)
Kid: wow she’s REALLY smart
yesssss this is how it begins
Kid: wow she’s REALLY smart
yesssss this is how it begins
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every single person writing credulously about "elon will put people on the moon" should have to pin this post to their monitor
February 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
every single person writing credulously about "elon will put people on the moon" should have to pin this post to their monitor
We have paused again to review the mulder/scully dynamic and I just got to explain that this is the origin of the term “ship” and felt very wise
Kid was appropriately impressed by and respectful of this history
Kid was appropriately impressed by and respectful of this history
February 10, 2026 at 12:59 AM
We have paused again to review the mulder/scully dynamic and I just got to explain that this is the origin of the term “ship” and felt very wise
Kid was appropriately impressed by and respectful of this history
Kid was appropriately impressed by and respectful of this history
Have paused to explain what La Migra is but also that La Migra was different at the time of airing than it is now
Like still not GREAT but different
Like still not GREAT but different
February 10, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Have paused to explain what La Migra is but also that La Migra was different at the time of airing than it is now
Like still not GREAT but different
Like still not GREAT but different
We are eating dinner while we watch. Forgot the whole rapidly decayed body within the first three minutes.
Dinner continues. This is a good sign.
Dinner continues. This is a good sign.
February 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
We are eating dinner while we watch. Forgot the whole rapidly decayed body within the first three minutes.
Dinner continues. This is a good sign.
Dinner continues. This is a good sign.
Introducing my oldest kiddo to their first ever episode of the xfiles. They like cryptids so we’re starting with El Mundo Gira.
February 10, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Introducing my oldest kiddo to their first ever episode of the xfiles. They like cryptids so we’re starting with El Mundo Gira.