PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Worldwide Annually
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Climate dad to E, J, and C. Working on decarbonization and environmental justice in Cleveland. Founded the Cleveland Refugee Bike Project. Supports Juventus & Eintracht.
Opinions my own and probably wrong.
Opinions my own and probably wrong.
Pinned
When scheduling your next meeting, think:
Could this Zoom have been a phone call?
Could that phone call have been an email?
Could that email have been a text?
Could that text have been a skeet?
Could that skeet have been a thought?
Could that thought have not existed?
Could I simply cease to exist?
Could this Zoom have been a phone call?
Could that phone call have been an email?
Could that email have been a text?
Could that text have been a skeet?
Could that skeet have been a thought?
Could that thought have not existed?
Could I simply cease to exist?
“Shelley is accessible, but it’s kind of pedestrian amongst the scripts...the connecting strokes from letter to letter are largely relatively weak,” he explained. Sripts tend to be a little more elegant when they’re a little more compressed.”
What’s going on with Trump’s gold ‘Oval Office’ sign?
We asked design experts to read the writing on the White House wall and tell us what they see
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“Shelley is accessible, but it’s kind of pedestrian amongst the scripts...the connecting strokes from letter to letter are largely relatively weak,” he explained. Sripts tend to be a little more elegant when they’re a little more compressed.”
Natural gas use for electricity generation is down 17% in California this year, even as overall generation has increased. Solar is eating natural gas' lunch.
Natural gas use for electricity in California falls as solar generation rises - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
www.eia.gov
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Natural gas use for electricity generation is down 17% in California this year, even as overall generation has increased. Solar is eating natural gas' lunch.
'The extension, draft legislation shows, will also refine form-based code to include new standards for accessory dwelling units (also known as “granny flats”), streetscape improvements, and denoting what’s allowed or not on the ground floor of apartments in residential areas.'
Cleveland to Consider Expanding 'Smart Code' Across City - Cleveland Scene
Cleveland’s push to update its planning code is making progress. On Friday, the City Planning Commission moved forward legislation geared to expanding the city’s test phase of form-based planning code...
www.clevescene.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
'The extension, draft legislation shows, will also refine form-based code to include new standards for accessory dwelling units (also known as “granny flats”), streetscape improvements, and denoting what’s allowed or not on the ground floor of apartments in residential areas.'
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Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Burma is governed by a military junta that routinely commits atrocities against civilians. That same military recent perpetrated a genocide against the Rohingya. The UN Special Rapportuer has already said that the planned elections are a "sham" to entrench the junta.
www.uscis.gov/newsroom/new...
www.uscis.gov/newsroom/new...
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Burma is governed by a military junta that routinely commits atrocities against civilians. That same military recent perpetrated a genocide against the Rohingya. The UN Special Rapportuer has already said that the planned elections are a "sham" to entrench the junta.
www.uscis.gov/newsroom/new...
www.uscis.gov/newsroom/new...
'Nearly 6 million households have utility debt “so severe” that it will soon be reported to collection agencies.'
New analysis shows more US consumers are falling behind on their utility bills
A new analysis of consumer data shows that more people in the United States are falling behind on their utility bills.
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
'Nearly 6 million households have utility debt “so severe” that it will soon be reported to collection agencies.'
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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I know they're losing but this seems a bit extreme
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I know they're losing but this seems a bit extreme
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*Abe Simpson yelling at clouds* here’s my letter to the editor @strongtowns.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
*Abe Simpson yelling at clouds* here’s my letter to the editor @strongtowns.org
Yeah Rad Power may be in trouble
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Yeah Rad Power may be in trouble
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One of the creepier geology papers I've read was about how in the end-Permian mass extinction (which is characterized by extreme volcanic CO2 outgassing and warming) the actual kill mechanism might have been when pulses of sulfur aerosols masking the warming rained out and the temperature spiked
A lot of people are going to lose money on this. Solar radiation modification only makes sense if followed by large-scale carbon dioxide removal, and we ain't got that.
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat.
The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
Read more: politi.co/4iaojIc
The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
Read more: politi.co/4iaojIc
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
One of the creepier geology papers I've read was about how in the end-Permian mass extinction (which is characterized by extreme volcanic CO2 outgassing and warming) the actual kill mechanism might have been when pulses of sulfur aerosols masking the warming rained out and the temperature spiked
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"All of this means that, by shooting for a limit of 3 degrees Celsius, we very well may end up warming the planet by 4 degrees instead...This is an actuarial risk you wouldn’t take with a new house, much less with the only known habitable planet in the universe."
Our Almost-Apocalyptic Climate Future
By shooting for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, the world could slide toward a more cataclysmic 4 degrees.
www.theatlantic.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"All of this means that, by shooting for a limit of 3 degrees Celsius, we very well may end up warming the planet by 4 degrees instead...This is an actuarial risk you wouldn’t take with a new house, much less with the only known habitable planet in the universe."
"So maybe, even as the traditional way of reading books is in decline, the destigmatizing of audiobooks offers a path toward a more nuanced way of thinking about literacy."
Opinion | Do Audiobooks Count as Reading?
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"So maybe, even as the traditional way of reading books is in decline, the destigmatizing of audiobooks offers a path toward a more nuanced way of thinking about literacy."
*nods confusedly*
November 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
*nods confusedly*
"Yes those are all valid airport codes but have you considered that we hate you"
November 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"Yes those are all valid airport codes but have you considered that we hate you"
"If successful, the Lake Erie experiment could become a national model for cleaner commerce, proving that even America's oldest industrial hubs can power the future."
Major US port makes sweeping change that could reshape shipping industry: 'Transformative potential'
The Port of Cleveland has begun electrifying its main terminal in efforts to reach net-zero pollution.
www.thecooldown.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"If successful, the Lake Erie experiment could become a national model for cleaner commerce, proving that even America's oldest industrial hubs can power the future."
Yes we committed a bunch of crimes, destroyed faith in government, fired thousands of hard-working public servants, and doomed millions of innocent people to painful and needless deaths, but at least we saved negative money
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Yes we committed a bunch of crimes, destroyed faith in government, fired thousands of hard-working public servants, and doomed millions of innocent people to painful and needless deaths, but at least we saved negative money
The clean energy leapfrogging is real.
"Pakistan's rooftop solar generation will for the first time exceed power demand on the country's electrical grid during daytime hours in some major industrial regions next year, a senior government official told Reuters."
"Pakistan's rooftop solar generation will for the first time exceed power demand on the country's electrical grid during daytime hours in some major industrial regions next year, a senior government official told Reuters."
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The clean energy leapfrogging is real.
"Pakistan's rooftop solar generation will for the first time exceed power demand on the country's electrical grid during daytime hours in some major industrial regions next year, a senior government official told Reuters."
"Pakistan's rooftop solar generation will for the first time exceed power demand on the country's electrical grid during daytime hours in some major industrial regions next year, a senior government official told Reuters."
Gotham out here proving that the regular season does not matter huh
November 23, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Gotham out here proving that the regular season does not matter huh
We need to resurrect this man and make him President
Earnest Wholesomeback
United States, Census, 1910
United States, Census, 1910
November 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We need to resurrect this man and make him President
In 2016, Nuzzi sent some trolly tweet about how much she hated being in Cleveland for the RNC, and I thought maybe the people attacking her about it were overreacting. I sincerely apologize to those people.
November 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
In 2016, Nuzzi sent some trolly tweet about how much she hated being in Cleveland for the RNC, and I thought maybe the people attacking her about it were overreacting. I sincerely apologize to those people.
We should know less about each other
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We should know less about each other