Rage Against the Miocene
@organiccarbon.bsky.social
Rich Pancost, Earth Scientist at the University of Bristol. Interested in past climates and earth system processes, from peatlands to the deep sea. First gen/ working class. Privileged white cis male. Anti-racist, pro LGBTQ+, unapologetically woke. He/Him
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Intro time! I am an organic geochemist who explores all aspects of organic carbon in the environment to study past, current, and future changes in the Earth system. I am an advocate of interdisciplinary approaches, especially when applied to achieving social and environmental justice.
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It was also no coincidence that it was a Black woman reporter he railed against.
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It was also no coincidence that it was a Black woman reporter he railed against.
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The faster that people in “professions” can internalize that they’re workers and move accordingly, the better we’ll all be
My in-laws are both psychiatrists in their late 70s. Their minds are blown that some doctors have started to unionize in Boston. They talked about how bad this is "for the profession."
December 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The faster that people in “professions” can internalize that they’re workers and move accordingly, the better we’ll all be
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Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
December 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
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As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
World must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, UN says
The United Nations says the world needs a new way of thinking about environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet
abcnews.go.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
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Something humans have been doing since the dawn of fucking humanity...this numpty cannot imagine figuring it out without genAI.
Other primates can do this just fine, but humans need ChatGPT. Right.
Other primates can do this just fine, but humans need ChatGPT. Right.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Something humans have been doing since the dawn of fucking humanity...this numpty cannot imagine figuring it out without genAI.
Other primates can do this just fine, but humans need ChatGPT. Right.
Other primates can do this just fine, but humans need ChatGPT. Right.
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"Ultimately, I argue that #climate change requires a transformation in the practice of law, namely that #lawyers choosing to represent climate wreckers should be held accountable for their decision to do so" - Prof. @camilabustos.bsky.social
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Representing Climate Wreckers
In recent years, lawyers have become increasingly aware of the implications of the climate crisis for legal practice. Amidst this context, United Nations Secret
papers.ssrn.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"Ultimately, I argue that #climate change requires a transformation in the practice of law, namely that #lawyers choosing to represent climate wreckers should be held accountable for their decision to do so" - Prof. @camilabustos.bsky.social
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Biology is so weird sometimes. As far as insects are concerned, phytoecdysteroids (which spinach is rather rich in, BTW), are toxins that kill them by messing up their molting cycle. In mammals... they're physical performance enhancers. 🧪
Link: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Link: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
December 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Biology is so weird sometimes. As far as insects are concerned, phytoecdysteroids (which spinach is rather rich in, BTW), are toxins that kill them by messing up their molting cycle. In mammals... they're physical performance enhancers. 🧪
Link: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Link: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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we all got cowed into avoiding "virtue signaling" as if the public affirmation of socially agreed upon ethical principles was somehow cringey instead of a significant part of what a "society" even is. now all there's left is vice signaling, and it's reshaping society.
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
we all got cowed into avoiding "virtue signaling" as if the public affirmation of socially agreed upon ethical principles was somehow cringey instead of a significant part of what a "society" even is. now all there's left is vice signaling, and it's reshaping society.
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The Supreme Court, Presidency, Senate and two party system are all quite anti-democratic institutions as presently constructed.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
December 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Supreme Court, Presidency, Senate and two party system are all quite anti-democratic institutions as presently constructed.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
"What beast have I unleashed upon the world?” said Winfrey, who seemed hardly to notice the icicles forming on her eyelashes as she paced back and forth on the deck of the ship.
“I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!” Winfrey said
Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE—With a vow to destroy the abomination she had created if it was the last thing she ever did, television host Oprah Winfrey has spent weeks on a ship pursuing Dr. Phil through the Arc...
theonion.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
"What beast have I unleashed upon the world?” said Winfrey, who seemed hardly to notice the icicles forming on her eyelashes as she paced back and forth on the deck of the ship.
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“…the proliferation of AI on both sides of the recruitment process is causing "a race to the bottom". … "This just creates a really dire state where the only way that recruiters and companies can possibly sift through these is by using AI to filter them””
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
AI and recruitment: Are we in a 'race to the bottom'?
AI helps jobseekers to apply for hundreds of roles, meanwhile employers use AI to filter them.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
“…the proliferation of AI on both sides of the recruitment process is causing "a race to the bottom". … "This just creates a really dire state where the only way that recruiters and companies can possibly sift through these is by using AI to filter them””
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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It's really cool that Penn, in his 60s, was able to reflect & change.
It bums me out that his show "Bullshit" has become, along with South Park, the north star for a brand of specific nihilist libertarian millennial white men, a generation raised on "believing in anything is cringe and a scam"
It bums me out that his show "Bullshit" has become, along with South Park, the north star for a brand of specific nihilist libertarian millennial white men, a generation raised on "believing in anything is cringe and a scam"
Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
It's really cool that Penn, in his 60s, was able to reflect & change.
It bums me out that his show "Bullshit" has become, along with South Park, the north star for a brand of specific nihilist libertarian millennial white men, a generation raised on "believing in anything is cringe and a scam"
It bums me out that his show "Bullshit" has become, along with South Park, the north star for a brand of specific nihilist libertarian millennial white men, a generation raised on "believing in anything is cringe and a scam"
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Let me just say: I have run more than a dozen marathons and an ultramarathon and I have worked 13-hour days in a cornfield in the scorching-ass sun, and none of those things broke me like breastfeeding.
It’s not a question of will. I am a determined person. Sometimes your body just WONT DO IT.
It’s not a question of will. I am a determined person. Sometimes your body just WONT DO IT.
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Let me just say: I have run more than a dozen marathons and an ultramarathon and I have worked 13-hour days in a cornfield in the scorching-ass sun, and none of those things broke me like breastfeeding.
It’s not a question of will. I am a determined person. Sometimes your body just WONT DO IT.
It’s not a question of will. I am a determined person. Sometimes your body just WONT DO IT.
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Last week, staff at the University of Derby were out on strike over more than 250 planned redundancies.
Yesterday’s Canary piece digs into what happened on the picket lines, from student support to staff anger at the chaotic, unclear process from management.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Yesterday’s Canary piece digs into what happened on the picket lines, from student support to staff anger at the chaotic, unclear process from management.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
UCU members strike at Derby University over 'punitive' job cuts
UCU members at Derby University worry about losing their jobs before Christmas, as one person says "we are here to defend our colleagues"
www.thecanary.co
December 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Last week, staff at the University of Derby were out on strike over more than 250 planned redundancies.
Yesterday’s Canary piece digs into what happened on the picket lines, from student support to staff anger at the chaotic, unclear process from management.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Yesterday’s Canary piece digs into what happened on the picket lines, from student support to staff anger at the chaotic, unclear process from management.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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“I’ve been amazed by the groundswell of grassroots, bipartisan opposition to this....everyone is affected by this, the opposition has been across the political spectrum. A lot of people don’t see the benefits coming from AI and feel they will be paying for it"
More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters
Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“I’ve been amazed by the groundswell of grassroots, bipartisan opposition to this....everyone is affected by this, the opposition has been across the political spectrum. A lot of people don’t see the benefits coming from AI and feel they will be paying for it"
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“Diplomats and aid workers expressed concern that work conducted at the CMCC excludes Palestinians from being involved in planning discussions for Gaza; does not have an international mandate; could be breaking international law; and mixes military and humanitarian work.”
Israel conducting surveillance of US and allies at southern command centre: Report - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-carrying-out-surveillance-joint-us-and-allies-command-center-south-country-report
Israel conducting surveillance of US and allies at southern command centre: Report
People visiting US command centre have expressed concerns over widespread monitoring of conversations and meetings
www.middleeasteye.net
December 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“Diplomats and aid workers expressed concern that work conducted at the CMCC excludes Palestinians from being involved in planning discussions for Gaza; does not have an international mandate; could be breaking international law; and mixes military and humanitarian work.”
The "Resilience" agenda means nothing, if it is not about dismantling entrenched power.
Climate injustice:
“…in the aftermath of extreme weather events, lower-income neighbourhoods are less likely to rebuild and do not return to their pre-disaster state, whereas higher-income areas rebuild and tend to improve compared with their pre-disaster state…”
“…in the aftermath of extreme weather events, lower-income neighbourhoods are less likely to rebuild and do not return to their pre-disaster state, whereas higher-income areas rebuild and tend to improve compared with their pre-disaster state…”
Built environment disparities are amplified during extreme weather recovery - Nature
Higher-income neighbourhoods rebuild and improve after disasters while lower-income areas do not return to pre-disaster conditions.
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The "Resilience" agenda means nothing, if it is not about dismantling entrenched power.
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Climate injustice:
“…in the aftermath of extreme weather events, lower-income neighbourhoods are less likely to rebuild and do not return to their pre-disaster state, whereas higher-income areas rebuild and tend to improve compared with their pre-disaster state…”
“…in the aftermath of extreme weather events, lower-income neighbourhoods are less likely to rebuild and do not return to their pre-disaster state, whereas higher-income areas rebuild and tend to improve compared with their pre-disaster state…”
Built environment disparities are amplified during extreme weather recovery - Nature
Higher-income neighbourhoods rebuild and improve after disasters while lower-income areas do not return to pre-disaster conditions.
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Climate injustice:
“…in the aftermath of extreme weather events, lower-income neighbourhoods are less likely to rebuild and do not return to their pre-disaster state, whereas higher-income areas rebuild and tend to improve compared with their pre-disaster state…”
“…in the aftermath of extreme weather events, lower-income neighbourhoods are less likely to rebuild and do not return to their pre-disaster state, whereas higher-income areas rebuild and tend to improve compared with their pre-disaster state…”
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Super excited to see this amazing paper out.
Brilliantly led by @amycthorpe.bsky.social in the #MolecularEcology group at @ukceh.bsky.social
A huge collaborative effort with the #EnvironmentAgency revealing microbial 🦠 diversity, function, and environmental drivers across England's rivers!
Brilliantly led by @amycthorpe.bsky.social in the #MolecularEcology group at @ukceh.bsky.social
A huge collaborative effort with the #EnvironmentAgency revealing microbial 🦠 diversity, function, and environmental drivers across England's rivers!
Our national-scale study of bacterial biogeography and function in river biofilms has just been published in Nature Communications! @natcomms.nature.com 🦠🧬
Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
National-scale biogeography and function of river and stream bacterial biofilm communities - Nature Communications
Here, the authors conduct a metagenomic-based study of England’s rivers to show that biofilm bacteria are taxonomically and functionally diverse and are key to biogeochemical cycling, highlighting the...
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Super excited to see this amazing paper out.
Brilliantly led by @amycthorpe.bsky.social in the #MolecularEcology group at @ukceh.bsky.social
A huge collaborative effort with the #EnvironmentAgency revealing microbial 🦠 diversity, function, and environmental drivers across England's rivers!
Brilliantly led by @amycthorpe.bsky.social in the #MolecularEcology group at @ukceh.bsky.social
A huge collaborative effort with the #EnvironmentAgency revealing microbial 🦠 diversity, function, and environmental drivers across England's rivers!
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In our Climate Report my coauthors and I say: We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. Consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. Read report here doi.org/10.1093/bios...
The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer
doi.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
In our Climate Report my coauthors and I say: We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. Consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. Read report here doi.org/10.1093/bios...
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"Utilizing probability estimates from machine learning on branched GDGT in wetlands, peatlands, and lakes" by Amy Cromartie and her co-authors. This work tests the influence of the deposition environment on the GDGT signal, particularly in paleo records, validating it with pollen.
December 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
"Utilizing probability estimates from machine learning on branched GDGT in wetlands, peatlands, and lakes" by Amy Cromartie and her co-authors. This work tests the influence of the deposition environment on the GDGT signal, particularly in paleo records, validating it with pollen.
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Congrats to @aecpaleo.bsky.social on her new first authored paper, just published in @egubg.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
With @cindydejonge.bsky.social and @sebjoannin.bsky.social.
Please also check out @sebjoannin.bsky.social’s post! 👇🏻
#brGDGTs #TeamBacteria
@egu.eu
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#PaleoSky
doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
With @cindydejonge.bsky.social and @sebjoannin.bsky.social.
Please also check out @sebjoannin.bsky.social’s post! 👇🏻
#brGDGTs #TeamBacteria
@egu.eu
🧪 ⚒️ 🦣 👩🔬
#PaleoSky
December 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Congrats to @aecpaleo.bsky.social on her new first authored paper, just published in @egubg.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
With @cindydejonge.bsky.social and @sebjoannin.bsky.social.
Please also check out @sebjoannin.bsky.social’s post! 👇🏻
#brGDGTs #TeamBacteria
@egu.eu
🧪 ⚒️ 🦣 👩🔬
#PaleoSky
doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
With @cindydejonge.bsky.social and @sebjoannin.bsky.social.
Please also check out @sebjoannin.bsky.social’s post! 👇🏻
#brGDGTs #TeamBacteria
@egu.eu
🧪 ⚒️ 🦣 👩🔬
#PaleoSky
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“Mental health services should be places of refuge, not risk, and equality protections must strengthen, not erode, the conditions that enable people to feel safe and supported.” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Rules on single-sex spaces pose risk to trans people’s mental health, UK charities say
Fifteen organisations sign letter expressing deep concern over EHRC guidance being considered by ministers
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:41 AM
“Mental health services should be places of refuge, not risk, and equality protections must strengthen, not erode, the conditions that enable people to feel safe and supported.” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...