Peter Jacobs

@pjacobs.bsky.social

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climate science (paleo, modern, future); public understanding of science (consensus, conspiracy theories, pseudoscience)

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6951-7126
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Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 1h

A lot of fake pics and videos but Kamchatsky in Russia recently got a ton of snow and the legitimate news outlets have some great pics if you want to relive those days.

Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 1h

Definitely more than one. I remember buying a chicken salad sandwich at my nearest bodega just to eat some sort of leafy vegetable (topping in this case) because where we were the big grocery store wasn't able to get delivered for quite a while, and the buses didn't restart for what felt like ages.

Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 1h

Snowzilla 2016, Snowmageddon 2010 was another fun one.

Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 1h

In all seriousness wait for < 72hr consensus forecast before getting snow hopes way up. The difference between a lot of snow in DC and a bunch of miserable freezing rain this far out is relatively thin. We're in for something, but the specifics are TBD.

Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 2h

The mass deportations will reorient domestic law enforcement while the slow motion destruction of NATO and the emboldening of Russia plays out internationally. This is all being openly planned.

Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 2h

MORE: The Kremlin remains committed to its original war aims and is not publicly showing any new willingness to commit to meaningful compromises to end its war against Ukraine. 🧵(1/4)

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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 2h

MORE: The Kremlin remains committed to its original war aims and is not publicly showing any new willingness to commit to meaningful compromises to end its war against Ukraine. 🧵(1/4)

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Jeremy DeHart @jeremydehartwx.bsky.social · 2h

Today's 53 WRS winter storm mission went as planned, and all 25 sondes will be assimilated for tonight's 00Z runs of the GFS and ECMWF. Bit of caution though, one round of sondes isn't a magic pill. Helps with initial conditions, but could take a few runs to lock in the pattern...

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 2h

An attempted traffic stop by two ICE agents did not involve the man they ultimately shot in north Minneapolis.

Details from a FBI agent's sworn affidavit contradict what DHS officials initially stated — and later repeated for several days — about the highly charged encounter.

FBI reveals how mistaken identity by ICE led to chase, shooting of Venezuelan immigrant in north Minneapolis

A federal affidavit details what precipitated the alleged broom attack of an agent that ended with him firing a single shot, wounding a man who was not the original target.

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Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 3h

It can feel impossible to be skeptical of exotic claims absent extraordinary evidence while unquestionable conspiracies unfold before our eyes. And yet we must.

Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 3h

Conspiracy theories now run rampant at the highest level of power, inside and outside of governments, at home and abroad. It can feel like a nightmare parsing fact from fiction.

As events continue to deteriorate & once trusted sources are ruined by billionaires, unfortunately it will get harder.

Reposted by Daniel W. Drezner, Nathan Richardson, Peter Jacobs

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 3h

NEWS: Illinois investigating allegation that South Shore apartment owner and management tipped federal officials about the presence of Venezuelan immigrants in the building in order to intimidate and coerce the building’s Black and Hispanic tenants into leaving.

Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 3h

Unlike the 2014 & 2022 incidents which were unequivocal false flags, Russian state involvement in some or all of the 1999 bombings, or at least their connection with the Ryazan incident, has not been conclusively demonstrated thus far.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Ru...

1999 Russian apartment bombings - Wikipedia

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 3h

This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.

Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.

Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 3h

Over the years, suspicion has lingered about a series of Russian apartment bombings in 1999 blamed on Chechen terrorism, which killed hundreds & kicked off the 2nd Chechen War. Many argue they resulted in Putin gaining control over Russia which he has held uninterrupted for the past quarter century.

Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 3h

Prior to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Western security services downgraded & released intelligence that Russia was planning series of false flag incidents in separatist heavy areas of Ukraine as a pretext to invade. On Feb 22 2022, Russia staged such an incident.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2022/02...

‘Exploiting Cadavers ’and ‘Faked IEDs’: Experts Debunk Staged Pre-War ‘Provocation’ in the Donbas - bellingcat

Russian media reported that a civilian car in the Donbas was destroyed by a Ukrainian IED in the days before the war. But damage to the vehicle doesn’t add up, and charred bodies show suspicious signs...

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 3h

Federal agents pinned a man to the ground in south Minneapolis and sprayed him with chemical irritants directly in the face.

Minnesota Star Tribune photographer Rich Tsong-Taatarii did not witness the man put his hands on agents.

Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 3h

In 2014, prior to invading and annexing Crimea, Russia sent military forces known colloquially as Little Green Men inside the Ukranian border where they posed as "local" militia.
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"Little green men" or "Russian invaders"? - BBC News

What to call the troops patrolling Crimea who look like Russian soldiers.

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Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 4h

Interesting to see what is, and what apparently is not, worth some people's outrage.

www.buzzfeednews.com/article/moll...

Staffers, Documents Show Amy Klobuchar’s Wrath Toward Her Aides

"It’s hard to explain the anxiety that permeates the office," a former staffer for the Minnesota Democrat told BuzzFeed News.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4h

Breaking WaPo:

The recent death of a detainee at an immigrant detention camp in Texas has been officially deemed a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner.

Autopsy report classifies ICE detainee’s death as a homicide

The report deeming an ICE detainee’s death in Texas a homicide comes the same day that a federal judge temporarily barred the deportation of two witnesses.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 4h

A 5-year-old preschool student was taken with his father by federal immigration agents shortly after arriving home from school, Columbia Heights school leaders said Jan. 21.

Preschooler and three other students detained by ICE, school district leader says

The detentions of Columbia Heights students come after weeks of heightened concern and enforcement presence near and on Twin Cities school property.

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Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 6h

"an independent and now entirely extinct lineage of eukaryotes"

An image of three computer generated humanoid featureless figures standing together. Two are shown shaking hands and are labeled "OKAY" and "CRAZY" while a third stands behind seemingly introducing them. A caption reads "okay this is crazy"

Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 7h

The mass deportations will reorient domestic law enforcement while the slow motion destruction of NATO and the emboldening of Russia plays out internationally. This is all being openly planned.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

Congrats to the guy who helped Russia invade Ukraine. A real feather in the cap.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Lukashenko joins Trump's 'Board of Peace' as US eases his isolation reut.rs/3YLROYb

Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 7h

The mass deportations will reorient domestic law enforcement while the slow motion destruction of NATO and the emboldening of Russia plays out internationally. This is all being openly planned.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1d

Trump amplifies post that says NATO — not China or Russia — is part of the “real threat” to America.

Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 7h

The mass deportations will reorient domestic law enforcement while the slow motion destruction of NATO and the emboldening of Russia plays out internationally. This is all being openly planned.

Reuters @reuters.com · 5d

Russia was behind attempted 2024 arson attack, Lithuania says reut.rs/3Zdx2AH

Russia was behind attempted 2024 arson attack, Lithuania says

Lithuanian authorities accused Russia's GRU military intelligence service on Friday of masterminding attempted arson attacks on a plant that supplies radio wave scanners to Ukraine's army.

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Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 7h

The mass deportations will reorient domestic law enforcement while the slow motion destruction of NATO and the emboldening of Russia plays out internationally. This is all being openly planned.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 7h

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 7h

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

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Laura Cooper @transitionalform.bsky.social · 9h

Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below!
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage

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Chris Lowery @chrislowery.bsky.social · 10h

☄️New Paper!!☄️just out in Geology, in which we re-calibrate the ages of the earliest planktic foraminifera to evolve after the K/Pg mass extinction and found that new species began to appear within 2,000 years (YEARS) of the impact:

pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...

New species evolved within a few thousand years of the Chicxulub Impact | Geology | GeoScienceWorld

The immediate aftermath of the Cretaceous/Paleogene (K/Pg) mass extinction (ca. 66 Ma) in the marine realm was characterized by the initial recovery of

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