Ryan J Hollister
@phaneritic.bsky.social
Earth & EnviroSci Educator, Central Valley equity/sustainability advocate, Hiker, Photographer, 2015 NAGT FW Outstanding Educator. 🌋 Tissue Box Maker.
❤️🏕⛰🏜 w/ @Xenolith & Z.
❤️🏕⛰🏜 w/ @Xenolith & Z.
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Ryan J Hollister
@phaneritic.bsky.social
· May 22
I’m Ryan, an earth science educator & curriculum developer at two colleges in Central California. I’ve had a hand in some cool virtual field experience innovations, but lately I’m the “Volcano Tissue Box Guy”. I’m pinning my Etsy store link here for when I release batches.
phaneritic.etsy.com
phaneritic.etsy.com
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Just shy of 1,000,000 power outages across the U.S. this afternoon, according to PowerOutage.US.
January 25, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Just shy of 1,000,000 power outages across the U.S. this afternoon, according to PowerOutage.US.
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A magnitude 4.7 earthquake rattled Salt Lake City on Thursday. Although large earthquakes are (eventually) expected on the nearby Wasatch Fault, this event occurred to the east, near the intriguing Bear River Fault Zone. Was it responsible? We take a look.
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake rattled Salt Lake City on Thursday. Although large earthquakes are (eventually) expected on the nearby Wasatch Fault, this event occurred to the east, near the intriguing Bear River Fault Zone. Was it responsible? We take a look.
M4.7 earthquake in Utah rattles Salt Lake City
We take a look at the fascinating Bear River Fault
earthquakeinsights.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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A magnitude 4.7 earthquake rattled Salt Lake City on Thursday. Although large earthquakes are (eventually) expected on the nearby Wasatch Fault, this event occurred to the east, near the intriguing Bear River Fault Zone. Was it responsible? We take a look.
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake rattled Salt Lake City on Thursday. Although large earthquakes are (eventually) expected on the nearby Wasatch Fault, this event occurred to the east, near the intriguing Bear River Fault Zone. Was it responsible? We take a look.
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The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
Happy Birthday to Jasper🥳🎉!
The bestest boy is 1 today! He’s already had so many adventures and has brought so much joy during these dark times. Heres to many more years of adventures! (Thanks to @drwendyrocks.bsky.social for first and last pics).
The bestest boy is 1 today! He’s already had so many adventures and has brought so much joy during these dark times. Heres to many more years of adventures! (Thanks to @drwendyrocks.bsky.social for first and last pics).
January 25, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Happy Birthday to Jasper🥳🎉!
The bestest boy is 1 today! He’s already had so many adventures and has brought so much joy during these dark times. Heres to many more years of adventures! (Thanks to @drwendyrocks.bsky.social for first and last pics).
The bestest boy is 1 today! He’s already had so many adventures and has brought so much joy during these dark times. Heres to many more years of adventures! (Thanks to @drwendyrocks.bsky.social for first and last pics).
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Today is my daily observation # 4,949 for CoCoRaHS, but my first-ever snowfall report!
We got a whopping 0.8 inches of snow from this beast of a winter storm. 😒
It's pretty!
We got a whopping 0.8 inches of snow from this beast of a winter storm. 😒
It's pretty!
January 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Today is my daily observation # 4,949 for CoCoRaHS, but my first-ever snowfall report!
We got a whopping 0.8 inches of snow from this beast of a winter storm. 😒
It's pretty!
We got a whopping 0.8 inches of snow from this beast of a winter storm. 😒
It's pretty!
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“We can not fund DHS without” is an inherently disqualifying sentence and if you’re in Connecticut please call Sen Murphy tomorrow to let him know that.
We should not fund DHS without serious reform. We could return CBP to border. We could require warrants for immigration arrests. We could beef up training and require identification.
The list of possible reforms is long. What's unacceptable is the current lawless status quo.
The list of possible reforms is long. What's unacceptable is the current lawless status quo.
January 25, 2026 at 6:55 AM
“We can not fund DHS without” is an inherently disqualifying sentence and if you’re in Connecticut please call Sen Murphy tomorrow to let him know that.
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as a parent I cannot imagine how absolutely fucking heartbreaking and awful it must be to have to put out a statement like this because the federal government killed your son and is telling monstrous lies about him
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
as a parent I cannot imagine how absolutely fucking heartbreaking and awful it must be to have to put out a statement like this because the federal government killed your son and is telling monstrous lies about him
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Some of my favorites were the ones growing vertically from the ice on a muskeg pond. Found a few that were about 2” tall!
January 25, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Some of my favorites were the ones growing vertically from the ice on a muskeg pond. Found a few that were about 2” tall!
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If you need some extra distraction from *gestures broadly at everything,* Kilauea is here to help. The next eruptive episode, episode 41, looks to be kicking off right now! Fountains are starting to grow in height.
USGS LIVE stream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKu...
USGS LIVE stream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKu...
January 24, 2026 at 9:20 PM
If you need some extra distraction from *gestures broadly at everything,* Kilauea is here to help. The next eruptive episode, episode 41, looks to be kicking off right now! Fountains are starting to grow in height.
USGS LIVE stream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKu...
USGS LIVE stream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKu...
Happy to get to go hiking and hang out with friends with our families today.
January 24, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Happy to get to go hiking and hang out with friends with our families today.
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Nova has a new special about Asteroids and it looks great. Plus, it features two of my colleagues, Amanda Alexander and Simone Marchi. They are discussing ideas about how asteroid impacts may have created habitable environments on early Earth. Check it out! #planetsci 🧪
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vi...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vi...
Asteroids: Spark of Life?
What if violent asteroid impacts actually jump-started life on Earth? Explore a dramatic theory.
www.pbs.org
January 23, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Nova has a new special about Asteroids and it looks great. Plus, it features two of my colleagues, Amanda Alexander and Simone Marchi. They are discussing ideas about how asteroid impacts may have created habitable environments on early Earth. Check it out! #planetsci 🧪
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vi...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vi...
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For @highcountrynews.org's latest issue on Deep Time, I reviewed 3 books that help us explore Earth's past in different ways: Basin and Range by John McPhee, Strata by @laurapoppick.bsky.social, and When the Earth was Green by @restingdinoface.bsky.social 🧪⚒️
www.hcn.org/issues/58-1/...
www.hcn.org/issues/58-1/...
Three books explore deep time and help us look forward - High Country News
Each of these books can, in its own way, teach readers how to think about Earth's history, and how to apply lessons from the past to our future.
www.hcn.org
January 23, 2026 at 7:06 PM
For @highcountrynews.org's latest issue on Deep Time, I reviewed 3 books that help us explore Earth's past in different ways: Basin and Range by John McPhee, Strata by @laurapoppick.bsky.social, and When the Earth was Green by @restingdinoface.bsky.social 🧪⚒️
www.hcn.org/issues/58-1/...
www.hcn.org/issues/58-1/...
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The fact of the matter is: a severe #IceStorm is developing across much of the country at this very moment, with potentially devastating and far-reaching consequences extending far beyond the region of maximum #ice concentration. Watch out for the #ice, and help your neighbors weather the storm.
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 24, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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The 2026 National Defense Strategy has dropped. I worked on the last one. As far as I can tell, no mentions of climate, energy, minerals, base resilience, natural disasters, wildfires. The defense industrial base gets a nod but pretty hand-wavy. I'll have more to say early next week.
media.defense.gov
January 24, 2026 at 1:26 AM
The 2026 National Defense Strategy has dropped. I worked on the last one. As far as I can tell, no mentions of climate, energy, minerals, base resilience, natural disasters, wildfires. The defense industrial base gets a nod but pretty hand-wavy. I'll have more to say early next week.
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“I couldn’t have been with Epstein that weekend,” said Mr. Trump. “I have proof. I had gone to Greenland to see the penguins.”
Encyclopedia Brown flipped to a page in his notebook, then slowly stood up.
Encyclopedia Brown flipped to a page in his notebook, then slowly stood up.
January 24, 2026 at 4:58 AM
“I couldn’t have been with Epstein that weekend,” said Mr. Trump. “I have proof. I had gone to Greenland to see the penguins.”
Encyclopedia Brown flipped to a page in his notebook, then slowly stood up.
Encyclopedia Brown flipped to a page in his notebook, then slowly stood up.
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Arizona takes action on groundwater overuse
And ‘nonfunctional turf’ is taken to court
A fascinating read by @danielrothberg.bsky.social — and thanks for flagging the story, Daniel!
open.substack.com/pub/invisibl...
And ‘nonfunctional turf’ is taken to court
A fascinating read by @danielrothberg.bsky.social — and thanks for flagging the story, Daniel!
open.substack.com/pub/invisibl...
Arizona takes action on groundwater overuse
And "nonfunctional turf" taken to court.
open.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Arizona takes action on groundwater overuse
And ‘nonfunctional turf’ is taken to court
A fascinating read by @danielrothberg.bsky.social — and thanks for flagging the story, Daniel!
open.substack.com/pub/invisibl...
And ‘nonfunctional turf’ is taken to court
A fascinating read by @danielrothberg.bsky.social — and thanks for flagging the story, Daniel!
open.substack.com/pub/invisibl...
@emilywilliams.bsky.social good luck tonight at MJC MAPS. Sorry I can’t be there in person tonight. Looking forward to the recording!
January 24, 2026 at 1:38 AM
@emilywilliams.bsky.social good luck tonight at MJC MAPS. Sorry I can’t be there in person tonight. Looking forward to the recording!
Incoming bread @drwendyrocks.bsky.social.
January 23, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Incoming bread @drwendyrocks.bsky.social.
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Fun fact: when bluesky was invite-only, we got our invite from AOC
AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
January 23, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Fun fact: when bluesky was invite-only, we got our invite from AOC
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This week’s Talking Climate is a mega-edition, a deep dive into the hot and contentious topic of AI and climate.
If you’ve been wondering whether AI is a climate villain, a climate tool, or both, this edition’s for you.
If you’ve been wondering whether AI is a climate villain, a climate tool, or both, this edition’s for you.
When AI hurts the climate—and when it helps | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
Get more from Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe on Patreon
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January 22, 2026 at 11:25 PM
This week’s Talking Climate is a mega-edition, a deep dive into the hot and contentious topic of AI and climate.
If you’ve been wondering whether AI is a climate villain, a climate tool, or both, this edition’s for you.
If you’ve been wondering whether AI is a climate villain, a climate tool, or both, this edition’s for you.
All I can wish for at this point is sanity returns more quickly than an epidemic.
And just like that, the US has left the World Health Organization.
Link goes to the official announcement—lies pretending to justify a decision that will kill countless numbers—from people too stupid to even include a proper twittercard.
www.hhs.gov/press-room/u...
Link goes to the official announcement—lies pretending to justify a decision that will kill countless numbers—from people too stupid to even include a proper twittercard.
www.hhs.gov/press-room/u...
January 23, 2026 at 3:44 AM
All I can wish for at this point is sanity returns more quickly than an epidemic.
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“The deep abyssal plain is more biodiverse than tropical rainforests, with more unique species and genetic novelty than almost any other ecosystem on the planet,” Thaler said. Mining could damage that biodiversity, he added.
January 22, 2026 at 9:23 PM
“The deep abyssal plain is more biodiverse than tropical rainforests, with more unique species and genetic novelty than almost any other ecosystem on the planet,” Thaler said. Mining could damage that biodiversity, he added.
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RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 PM
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.