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Ryan J Hollister
@phaneritic.bsky.social
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Earth & EnviroSci Educator, Central Valley equity/sustainability advocate, Hiker, Photographer, 2015 NAGT FW Outstanding Educator. 🌋 Tissue Box Maker.
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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
Me, a white guy standing on Johnston Ridge in front of Mount Saint Helens on a partly cloudy day. The mountain is visible with lots of green growth on the landslide zone in the mid ground. I’m leaning on a stone wall with my butt holding a black tissue box cover holder that also looks like Mount Saint Helens. Screenshot of science Fridays website that hosts my virtual field trip to columns of the Giants and Central California. It says science Friday in the top left-hand corner underneath which is a picture of the tallest pile at the columns of the Giants full of brown and black, the salt boulders with a few pine trees in the distance There is a hexagon with a light bulb as a page brake with a title underneath that says embark on a 360° geologic expedition. https://www.sciencefriday.com/educational-resources/360-degree-expedition/
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self.agency
michigan state house open carry protest bundy ranch standoff malheur occupation kyle rittenhouse
January 25, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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bmcnoldy.bsky.social
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!
January 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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amandasmith.bsky.social
“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.
chrismurphyct.bsky.social Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14h
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.
January 25, 2026 at 6:55 AM
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rincewind.run
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
jeffrueter.bsky.social Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 16h
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."
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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thesciencemom.bsky.social
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
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spahn711.bsky.social
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...
January 24, 2026 at 9:20 PM
phaneritic.bsky.social
WTF @bsky.app
January 24, 2026 at 9:27 PM
phaneritic.bsky.social
Happy to get to go hiking and hang out with friends with our families today.
January 24, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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soto.space
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...
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
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dralkatrip.bsky.social
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/...
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
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weatherwest.bsky.social
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.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d
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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busbyj2.bsky.social
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
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adamchicago.bsky.social
“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.
Trump’s stupid “embrace the penguin” tweet
January 24, 2026 at 4:58 AM
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ianjames.bsky.social
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...
Arizona takes action on groundwater overuse
And "nonfunctional turf" taken to court.
open.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:12 AM
phaneritic.bsky.social
@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
phaneritic.bsky.social
Incoming bread @drwendyrocks.bsky.social.
Big old pile of bread dough put in the container to get ready to proof
January 23, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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ufw.bsky.social
Fun fact: when bluesky was invite-only, we got our invite from AOC
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d
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
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katharinehayhoe.com
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.
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
phaneritic.bsky.social
All I can wish for at this point is sanity returns more quickly than an epidemic.
carlbergstrom.com Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 2d
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...
United States Completes WHO Withdrawal WASHINGTON —  January 22, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of State today announced the United States’ completion of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the organization's mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states.Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a joint statement on the termination of U.S. membership in the WHO.President Trump on January 20, 2025, announced the U.S. plan to leave the WHO. During the yearlong process, the U.S. stopped funding WHO, withdrew all personnel from WHO, and began pivoting activities previously conducted with WHO to direct bilateral engagements with other countries and organizations. With the exit from WHO, the U.S. will be coordinating with WHO solely in a limited fashion to effectuate withdrawal.  The WHO delayed declaring a global public health emergency and a pandemic during the early stages of COVID-19, costing the world critical weeks as the virus spread. During that period, WHO leadership echoed and praised China's response despite evidence of early underreporting, suppression of information and delays in confirming human-to-human transmission. The organization also downplayed asymptomatic transmission risks and failed to promptly acknowledge airborne spread.After the pandemic, the WHO did not adopt meaningful reforms to address political influence, governance weaknesses or poor coordination, reinforcing concerns that politics took priority over rapid, independent public health action and eroding global trust. Its report evaluating the possible origins of COVID-19 rejected the possibility that scientists cre…
January 23, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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eos.org
“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
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elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
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.
Screenshot from STAT article that says "What we're going to have is a real-world experience of when unvaccinated people get measles," he said. "What is the new incidence of hospitalization? What's the incidence of death?"
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 PM
phaneritic.bsky.social
Just in time for a few class updates…
January 22, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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gwenckatz.bsky.social
Hivemind: I'm looking for someone out there who has the original 1930 editions of Nancy Drew #3-5. They each had four interior illustrations that none of the ebooks preserve. Who's going to be my hero today?
January 22, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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mavensnotebook.com
Developers of an Imperial Valley data center pitch it as an economic boon for the region, and promises steps to reduce impacts. Imperial Valley residents fear it will strain valley resources with little benefit for residents. #cawater www.kpbs.org/news/environ...
4 takeaways from KPBS’ investigation into a massive data center project in Imperial County
The facility would use an immense amount of energy, and its developers have openly sought to avoid California’s formidable environmental review process.
www.kpbs.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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unraveledpress.com
It's not an accident that they're choosing to go after/make an example of a Black woman, FTR
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM