Michael Storm
@stormorigin.bsky.social
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Michael Storm
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· Jan 30
How We Need to Fight Climate Change
Tips for government, corporations, and individuals
open.substack.com
My fifth and (for now) final article about #climate change. A lot of work went into this series, but I learned a lot and hopefully some readers gained a lot from it too!
Take a look, and let me know what you think!
#climatechange #environment
Take a look, and let me know what you think!
#climatechange #environment
I totally agree. I thought the predicted kit was a little boring, but this actual version (missing the gold accents on the sides of the torso) is way worse.
February 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I totally agree. I thought the predicted kit was a little boring, but this actual version (missing the gold accents on the sides of the torso) is way worse.
Dumb joke: I went to the zoo, and decided to buy one of the zebras. The zookeeper told me I couldn’t, so I asked why it had a barcode!
January 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Dumb joke: I went to the zoo, and decided to buy one of the zebras. The zookeeper told me I couldn’t, so I asked why it had a barcode!
Fun facts: Zebras have black skin, but evolved white stripes probably for protection from biting insects. These stripes are unique to each individual like human fingerprints, and can help them identify each other. A group of zebras can be called a “dazzle.”
January 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Fun facts: Zebras have black skin, but evolved white stripes probably for protection from biting insects. These stripes are unique to each individual like human fingerprints, and can help them identify each other. A group of zebras can be called a “dazzle.”
January 31 is International Zebra Day! 🦓 In honor of these beautiful #animals, I bring you: a #zebra photograph, a few zebra facts, and a zebra joke.
A Grévy's zebra with its foal, one of only three surviving zebra species. The Grévy's is the most endangered, with only about 2,300 in the wild.
A Grévy's zebra with its foal, one of only three surviving zebra species. The Grévy's is the most endangered, with only about 2,300 in the wild.
January 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
My fifth and (for now) final article about #climate change. A lot of work went into this series, but I learned a lot and hopefully some readers gained a lot from it too!
Take a look, and let me know what you think!
#climatechange #environment
Take a look, and let me know what you think!
#climatechange #environment
How We Need to Fight Climate Change
Tips for government, corporations, and individuals
open.substack.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
My fifth and (for now) final article about #climate change. A lot of work went into this series, but I learned a lot and hopefully some readers gained a lot from it too!
Take a look, and let me know what you think!
#climatechange #environment
Take a look, and let me know what you think!
#climatechange #environment
Oh, where have you seen it (or heard confirmation)? I have been looking every day but only seen more sites adopting the prediction image.
I am a bit disappointed if this is what we’re really getting; it does have a “classic” vibe but nothing exciting. We got a wood grain design only five years ago.
I am a bit disappointed if this is what we’re really getting; it does have a “classic” vibe but nothing exciting. We got a wood grain design only five years ago.
January 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Oh, where have you seen it (or heard confirmation)? I have been looking every day but only seen more sites adopting the prediction image.
I am a bit disappointed if this is what we’re really getting; it does have a “classic” vibe but nothing exciting. We got a wood grain design only five years ago.
I am a bit disappointed if this is what we’re really getting; it does have a “classic” vibe but nothing exciting. We got a wood grain design only five years ago.
Considering the growing acceptance and success of the Affordable Care Act, and all the terrible property #insurance problems from #wildfires right now…
Is it entirely crazy to wonder if the #government will have a public property insurance option someday? Seems like it could have been useful. 🤔
Is it entirely crazy to wonder if the #government will have a public property insurance option someday? Seems like it could have been useful. 🤔
January 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Considering the growing acceptance and success of the Affordable Care Act, and all the terrible property #insurance problems from #wildfires right now…
Is it entirely crazy to wonder if the #government will have a public property insurance option someday? Seems like it could have been useful. 🤔
Is it entirely crazy to wonder if the #government will have a public property insurance option someday? Seems like it could have been useful. 🤔
I love a good PB&J #sandwich. But getting one with your favorite peanut butter AND favorite preserves, AND on your favorite bread… 😘🤌 Bliss.
Not that I’m breaking any big news or anything, but it’s dominating MY mind right now.
Not that I’m breaking any big news or anything, but it’s dominating MY mind right now.
January 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I love a good PB&J #sandwich. But getting one with your favorite peanut butter AND favorite preserves, AND on your favorite bread… 😘🤌 Bliss.
Not that I’m breaking any big news or anything, but it’s dominating MY mind right now.
Not that I’m breaking any big news or anything, but it’s dominating MY mind right now.
Compostable/biodegradable flatware
January 14, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Compostable/biodegradable flatware
Absolutely. Plus, Meta and X-Twitter are serious threats to people’s critical thinking skills. And now more than ever they’re a huge source of misinformation. All around just not great for humanity.
January 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Absolutely. Plus, Meta and X-Twitter are serious threats to people’s critical thinking skills. And now more than ever they’re a huge source of misinformation. All around just not great for humanity.
More than anything I just don’t like what the app does to people’s attention spans. I dislike YouTube shorts and Meta’s Reels for the same thing, though they aren’t all bad and serve a limited purpose. If I were in congress I wouldn’t have voted to ban TikTok, but I’m okay with it happening.
January 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
More than anything I just don’t like what the app does to people’s attention spans. I dislike YouTube shorts and Meta’s Reels for the same thing, though they aren’t all bad and serve a limited purpose. If I were in congress I wouldn’t have voted to ban TikTok, but I’m okay with it happening.
Yeah, and honestly that’s not a huge concern for me, it’s just kind of an underlying negative potential that other apps don’t (seem to) have as much. Even further down my list of concerns is China somehow stealing and using Americans’ user data, which is oddly the reason congress chose to ban it.
January 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Yeah, and honestly that’s not a huge concern for me, it’s just kind of an underlying negative potential that other apps don’t (seem to) have as much. Even further down my list of concerns is China somehow stealing and using Americans’ user data, which is oddly the reason congress chose to ban it.
I’m also a bit leery of China’s ability to use it to push propaganda in subtle ways, or block content that’s unflattering to them, the way they already do to users in China. Again, something that other programs can also do, but I guess an actual dictatorship controlling it is scarier for me.
January 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I’m also a bit leery of China’s ability to use it to push propaganda in subtle ways, or block content that’s unflattering to them, the way they already do to users in China. Again, something that other programs can also do, but I guess an actual dictatorship controlling it is scarier for me.
Mainly, just that it’s so heavily intended to just dominate users’ attention, and the algorithm is so good at it. I’ve literally seen people just sitting and swiping through videos, expressionless, for hours at a time. I know other apps do that, but that seems to be TikTok’s only purpose.
January 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Mainly, just that it’s so heavily intended to just dominate users’ attention, and the algorithm is so good at it. I’ve literally seen people just sitting and swiping through videos, expressionless, for hours at a time. I know other apps do that, but that seems to be TikTok’s only purpose.
100% with you on stopping school shootings, not to mention a couple dozen other vital things. I am personally happy TikTok is going away, but yeah, that should be absolutely back burner shit. Maybe it’s a miracle Congress can agree on anything anymore.
a man and a woman are looking at each other and the man is asking " both "
ALT: a man and a woman are looking at each other and the man is asking " both "
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
100% with you on stopping school shootings, not to mention a couple dozen other vital things. I am personally happy TikTok is going away, but yeah, that should be absolutely back burner shit. Maybe it’s a miracle Congress can agree on anything anymore.
January 11, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Part four of my writings on #climate change, and the first to actually suggest something we can do to make it better! Hopefully. If we’re very lucky.
Anyway, you should check it out! 🌎 #climatechange
Anyway, you should check it out! 🌎 #climatechange
Letters to Congress: Trump v. Climate
Concerns about Trump's anti-environmental record
michaelstorm.substack.com
January 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Part four of my writings on #climate change, and the first to actually suggest something we can do to make it better! Hopefully. If we’re very lucky.
Anyway, you should check it out! 🌎 #climatechange
Anyway, you should check it out! 🌎 #climatechange
If you get a chance, take some pictures of birds you see, wild or at home, and share them with me in a comment! 🦅
January 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
If you get a chance, take some pictures of birds you see, wild or at home, and share them with me in a comment! 🦅
Here are some photos that I took recently: A couple of ravens (one having a snack), a starling, and a red-tailed hawk that did not want to be photographed. 🦩
January 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Here are some photos that I took recently: A couple of ravens (one having a snack), a starling, and a red-tailed hawk that did not want to be photographed. 🦩
January 5 is National Bird Day in the U.S! It’s a day for recognizing birds in our ecosystems, and raising awareness for endangered species out there. 🦢
January 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
January 5 is National Bird Day in the U.S! It’s a day for recognizing birds in our ecosystems, and raising awareness for endangered species out there. 🦢
And every fourth year we get a BONUS celebratory day!
I’ve been beating this drum for years, and it’s nice to see someone I respect also wants to make it happen! 🎊
I’ve been beating this drum for years, and it’s nice to see someone I respect also wants to make it happen! 🎊
THIRTEEN TWENTY-EIGHT DAY MONTHS. 364 DAYS. THE 365TH DAY IS A GLOBAL CELEBRATION. #FIXTHEMONTHS
January 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
And every fourth year we get a BONUS celebratory day!
I’ve been beating this drum for years, and it’s nice to see someone I respect also wants to make it happen! 🎊
I’ve been beating this drum for years, and it’s nice to see someone I respect also wants to make it happen! 🎊