Sarah Boon
@snowhydro.bsky.social
Writer and editor. "Meltdown: The Making and Breaking of a Field Scientist" now available-see http://melt-down.ca Bylines in LARB, Science, Nature, Orion, Longreads, Terrain.org, and others. snowhydro1 (at) gmail (dot) com https://linktr.ee/snowhydro
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Bloomberg has audio files of Trump envoy Steve Witkoff coaching the Russians how to pitch their extreme Ukraine demands to Trump as a peace plan.
Should rule him out of holding public office ever again. This entire exercise is thoroughly compromised.
Should rule him out of holding public office ever again. This entire exercise is thoroughly compromised.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Bloomberg has audio files of Trump envoy Steve Witkoff coaching the Russians how to pitch their extreme Ukraine demands to Trump as a peace plan.
Should rule him out of holding public office ever again. This entire exercise is thoroughly compromised.
Should rule him out of holding public office ever again. This entire exercise is thoroughly compromised.
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MELTDOWN traces Sarah Boon’s dual passion for scientific fieldwork and science writing as she tells her story of becoming a young scientist and reveals how women are pitted against obstacles and gender barriers.
https://bit.ly/41lawaq
##MentalHealth #WomenInSTEM @snowhydro.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/41lawaq
##MentalHealth #WomenInSTEM @snowhydro.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
MELTDOWN traces Sarah Boon’s dual passion for scientific fieldwork and science writing as she tells her story of becoming a young scientist and reveals how women are pitted against obstacles and gender barriers.
https://bit.ly/41lawaq
##MentalHealth #WomenInSTEM @snowhydro.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/41lawaq
##MentalHealth #WomenInSTEM @snowhydro.bsky.social
"Canada must nonetheless have its red lines, and push back firmly against American aggression in the manner Carney sold to us last spring but never delivered." thewalrus.ca/carney-promi...
Carney Promised Defiance. All We’re Getting Is Deference | The Walrus
How far are we willing to go to preserve our relationship with the US?
thewalrus.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"Canada must nonetheless have its red lines, and push back firmly against American aggression in the manner Carney sold to us last spring but never delivered." thewalrus.ca/carney-promi...
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Time to get your public comments in on the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule that would strip protections for countless wetlands and streams.
Trout unlimited has a tool on their page that will automatically send your message to the EPA as well as your representatives:
www.tu.org/conservation...
Trout unlimited has a tool on their page that will automatically send your message to the EPA as well as your representatives:
www.tu.org/conservation...
November 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Time to get your public comments in on the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule that would strip protections for countless wetlands and streams.
Trout unlimited has a tool on their page that will automatically send your message to the EPA as well as your representatives:
www.tu.org/conservation...
Trout unlimited has a tool on their page that will automatically send your message to the EPA as well as your representatives:
www.tu.org/conservation...
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It’s over, y’all. We have a winner.
It's been SEVEN hours and
fifteen days
fifteen days
November 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
It’s over, y’all. We have a winner.
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This is the 2nd time a major government report from Deloitte has been found to contain errors likely generated by AI.
First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte
First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte
A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
theindependent.ca
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Here in Canada the same thing would happen if we defunded the CBC @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social
In remote Alaska, public radio stations like KYUK provide lifesaving information during natural disasters.
But Trump cut funds for public media, and that could mean deadly consequences for the rural community.
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
But Trump cut funds for public media, and that could mean deadly consequences for the rural community.
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
In rural America, public radio saves lives
In remote Alaska, public radio station KYUK is crucial during natural disasters. Without federal funding, how will it survive?
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Here in Canada the same thing would happen if we defunded the CBC @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social
Water will be the limiting factor in our continued existence. Here in western Canada it is becoming scarce in a number of towns and cities. McBride, Pincher Creek, and others.
This is the nightmare rushing up on the world’s driest continent, with governments and regulators avoiding any responsibility for action.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Water is under pressure in the Great Artesian Basin
The Great Artesian Basin covers a fifth of Australia and contains water that has been there for millions of years. Now, decades of extraction are taking their toll and traditional owners are fighting ...
www.abc.net.au
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Water will be the limiting factor in our continued existence. Here in western Canada it is becoming scarce in a number of towns and cities. McBride, Pincher Creek, and others.
Who could have guessed it would turn out this way...?
Warning for North Carolina: Scams are increasing, and the confusion is being made worse by ICE agents failing to properly identify themselves and wearing masks. As a result, residents are becoming targets of immigration fraud.
November 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Who could have guessed it would turn out this way...?
FFS.
Five out of the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military to “refuse illegal orders” from the Trump administration have received bomb threats, as of Saturday.The new threats come after Presid...
Dem Lawmakers Get Bomb Threats After Trump Calls For Their Execution
The president’s use of violent language has had severe and frightening consequences.
newrepublic.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
FFS.
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Was Indonesia moving its capital the first climate migration at the state level? Pretty wild that we’re already at the point of multiple governments moving due to climate conditions making their capitals unlivable.
#COP30
#COP30
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Was Indonesia moving its capital the first climate migration at the state level? Pretty wild that we’re already at the point of multiple governments moving due to climate conditions making their capitals unlivable.
#COP30
#COP30
"...I'm adrift, feeling punctured
by a holiness that exists inside everything."
by a holiness that exists inside everything."
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM
"...I'm adrift, feeling punctured
by a holiness that exists inside everything."
by a holiness that exists inside everything."
Want some recommendations for great CanLit to read, or to gift for Christmas? Check out my reading list of 10 favourites (I could have gone on but limited myself to 10). watershednotes.ca/2025/11/19/t...
The Joy of Book Lists
This past week I received two opportunities that made my book lover’s heart sing: for 49th Shelf I was asked to put together a list of ten Canadian books (Can
watershednotes.ca
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Want some recommendations for great CanLit to read, or to gift for Christmas? Check out my reading list of 10 favourites (I could have gone on but limited myself to 10). watershednotes.ca/2025/11/19/t...
"Books are a nation thinking out loud”
Geoffrey Faber
Geoffrey Faber
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"Books are a nation thinking out loud”
Geoffrey Faber
Geoffrey Faber
If you don't laugh you'll cry (or scream in rage)
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 AM
If you don't laugh you'll cry (or scream in rage)
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"found evidence for a positive feedback mechanism between fracture-induced damage & ice acceleration- an amplifying cycle that hastened the shelf's disintegration in recent years...
[This] could have significant implications for the Antarctic Ice Sheet's future contribution to global sealevel rise"
[This] could have significant implications for the Antarctic Ice Sheet's future contribution to global sealevel rise"
Cracks in Antarctic 'Doomsday Glacier' ice shelf trigger accelerated destabilization
Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica—often called the "Doomsday Glacier"—is one of the fastest-changing ice–ocean systems on Earth, and its future remains a major uncertainty in global sea-level rise p...
phys.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
"found evidence for a positive feedback mechanism between fracture-induced damage & ice acceleration- an amplifying cycle that hastened the shelf's disintegration in recent years...
[This] could have significant implications for the Antarctic Ice Sheet's future contribution to global sealevel rise"
[This] could have significant implications for the Antarctic Ice Sheet's future contribution to global sealevel rise"
Ha.
Looks like their plan to boost productivity by ushering everyone back to the office in an ongoing pandemic didn't play out as expected
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Ha.
Today's blog post is about book lists; one for @49thshelf.bsky.social and one for Shepherd.com. It's an ode to CanLit and the joys of reading. watershednotes.ca/2025/11/19/t...
The Joy of Book Lists
This past week I received two opportunities that made my book lover’s heart sing: for 49th Shelf I was asked to put together a list of ten Canadian books (Can
watershednotes.ca
November 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Today's blog post is about book lists; one for @49thshelf.bsky.social and one for Shepherd.com. It's an ode to CanLit and the joys of reading. watershednotes.ca/2025/11/19/t...
So disgusting to call her Piggie.
This is the reporter that Donald Trump called "Piggy." She is Catherine Lucey, currently with Bloomberg.
I don't think it is a coincidence that, back in 2018, Lucey was the first reporter to ask Trump about Stormy Daniels. Trump responded with a lie, but, clearly, did not forget the question.
I don't think it is a coincidence that, back in 2018, Lucey was the first reporter to ask Trump about Stormy Daniels. Trump responded with a lie, but, clearly, did not forget the question.
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
So disgusting to call her Piggie.
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I’m sorry to be self promoting but I a) have never been seduced by a fascist with a brain worm b) am capable of crafting a decent sentence and c) wrote a book that did not earn me a fawning profile in the newspaper but is still pretty good
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet
Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet
bookshop.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I’m sorry to be self promoting but I a) have never been seduced by a fascist with a brain worm b) am capable of crafting a decent sentence and c) wrote a book that did not earn me a fawning profile in the newspaper but is still pretty good
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
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· #AcademicSky · from UWN @uniworldnews.bsky.social
“Without academic freedom and institutional autonomy, we cannot have high-quality learning, teaching and research. Without academic freedom and institutional autonomy, we also cannot have a fully functional democracy.” —Sjur Bergan
“Without academic freedom and institutional autonomy, we cannot have high-quality learning, teaching and research. Without academic freedom and institutional autonomy, we also cannot have a fully functional democracy.” —Sjur Bergan
Magna Charta signatories top 1,000 amid growing threats
A Swedish university became the 1,000th signatory to the Magna Charta Universitatum on 13 November at a global convening of university leaders in Lond...
www.universityworldnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
· #AcademicSky · from UWN @uniworldnews.bsky.social
“Without academic freedom and institutional autonomy, we cannot have high-quality learning, teaching and research. Without academic freedom and institutional autonomy, we also cannot have a fully functional democracy.” —Sjur Bergan
“Without academic freedom and institutional autonomy, we cannot have high-quality learning, teaching and research. Without academic freedom and institutional autonomy, we also cannot have a fully functional democracy.” —Sjur Bergan
"There are two ways of spreading light:
to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
--Edith Wharton
to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
--Edith Wharton
November 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
"There are two ways of spreading light:
to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
--Edith Wharton
to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
--Edith Wharton
@fishgottaswim.bsky.social I see you have a new book coming out! Just ordered it from NetGalley. Looking forward to reading and maybe reviewing.
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
@fishgottaswim.bsky.social I see you have a new book coming out! Just ordered it from NetGalley. Looking forward to reading and maybe reviewing.
"Home is the sailor, home from sea,
And the hunter home from the hill."
Robert Louis Stevenson.
And the hunter home from the hill."
Robert Louis Stevenson.
November 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"Home is the sailor, home from sea,
And the hunter home from the hill."
Robert Louis Stevenson.
And the hunter home from the hill."
Robert Louis Stevenson.
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