Faye McNeill
@vfmcneill.bsky.social
@Columbia prof, aerosol science, atmospheric chemistry, air quality (esp. in India), climate, chemical engineering, and whatever else is on my mind 🌇 she/her
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Faye McNeill
@vfmcneill.bsky.social
· Jan 30
The Clean Air Act and the Economy | US EPA
Since 1970, cleaner air and a growing economy have gone hand in hand. The Act has created market opportunities that have helped to inspire innovation in cleaner technologies for which the United State...
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Patriotic education? Oh you mean like teaching the youth about this 🇺🇸 search.app/4XEViWcSVBdf...
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NSF now planning to let POs largely decide what gets funded, and to send PIs reviews that are only 3-5 sentences long. They don't have to use outside reviewers (except maybe 1) and don't have to convene panels. (1/5)
NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists
Memo cites overburdened staff, but some say move also aims to elevate White House priorities
www.science.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
NSF now planning to let POs largely decide what gets funded, and to send PIs reviews that are only 3-5 sentences long. They don't have to use outside reviewers (except maybe 1) and don't have to convene panels. (1/5)
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I am getting to the end of my grading and desperately need a break. Which means it's that time again...time for EXTRA CREDIT MEMES
December 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I am getting to the end of my grading and desperately need a break. Which means it's that time again...time for EXTRA CREDIT MEMES
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If you’re at #AGU25, come by our Town Hall tomorrow at 1PM in 243-244. After the National Climate Assessment was disbanded, a bunch of us got to work to advance climate assessment. We’re the editors of a new U.S. climate assessment collection, & need your help: eppro01.ativ.me/appinfo.php?... #AGU25
AGU25
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December 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
If you’re at #AGU25, come by our Town Hall tomorrow at 1PM in 243-244. After the National Climate Assessment was disbanded, a bunch of us got to work to advance climate assessment. We’re the editors of a new U.S. climate assessment collection, & need your help: eppro01.ativ.me/appinfo.php?... #AGU25
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Because the pickup truck is so popular, and because its mpg is so bad, a few years ago I called the electrification of the pickup truck one of the most important advances in transportation decarbonization. That’s necessary but not sufficient, here’s the rest: 🔌💡 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Make electric vehicles lighter to maximize climate and safety benefits
Tax heavy cars and shrink batteries to consolidate the gains from electrifying transport.
www.nature.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Because the pickup truck is so popular, and because its mpg is so bad, a few years ago I called the electrification of the pickup truck one of the most important advances in transportation decarbonization. That’s necessary but not sufficient, here’s the rest: 🔌💡 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I'd like to know who ever thought it was a good idea to put Methods after everything else in the paper. I just want to talk.
December 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I'd like to know who ever thought it was a good idea to put Methods after everything else in the paper. I just want to talk.
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Overheard train chat between two tough-looking youths:
Youth one: “I got déjà vu, man. I saw this dog and felt like I’d seen it before.”
Youth two: “That’s not déjà vu. You just saw a dog twice.”
Youth one: “I got déjà vu, man. I saw this dog and felt like I’d seen it before.”
Youth two: “That’s not déjà vu. You just saw a dog twice.”
December 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Overheard train chat between two tough-looking youths:
Youth one: “I got déjà vu, man. I saw this dog and felt like I’d seen it before.”
Youth two: “That’s not déjà vu. You just saw a dog twice.”
Youth one: “I got déjà vu, man. I saw this dog and felt like I’d seen it before.”
Youth two: “That’s not déjà vu. You just saw a dog twice.”
Reading this thread is like watching a really long rally in table tennis (affectionate)
gravy boats imply the existence of gravy maritime law
December 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Reading this thread is like watching a really long rally in table tennis (affectionate)
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19th century drainage pipe sealing technology and methods were lacking and sometimes allowed sewer gases to escape between the pipe joints. Miasma theory suggested incidents like the one depicted here were a primary source of disease spread.
December 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
19th century drainage pipe sealing technology and methods were lacking and sometimes allowed sewer gases to escape between the pipe joints. Miasma theory suggested incidents like the one depicted here were a primary source of disease spread.
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more biased journalism from that well-known leftist rag…[squinting]…physics world
physicsworld.com/a/can-we-com...
physicsworld.com/a/can-we-com...
Can we compare Donald Trump’s health chief to Soviet science boss Trofim Lysenko? – Physics World
Robert P Crease notes parallels between US and Soviet science
physicsworld.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
more biased journalism from that well-known leftist rag…[squinting]…physics world
physicsworld.com/a/can-we-com...
physicsworld.com/a/can-we-com...
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Did you see what it was (not) wearing?
(serifs)
(serifs)
Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.
December 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Did you see what it was (not) wearing?
(serifs)
(serifs)
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I thought they already announced it was the Bezoses
NEW YORK (AP) — Beyoncé will co-chair the 2026 Met Gala along with Venus Williams, Nicole Kidman and Anna Wintour.
December 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I thought they already announced it was the Bezoses
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indistinguishable from the leprechaun post, impossible to tell if this is a real thing he said
(I presume it’s real bc Parker shared it)
(I presume it’s real bc Parker shared it)
![Chase Williams &
@ChaseWilliams_• 1d
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is on Capitol Hill today.
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He tells me about Zohran Mamdani announcing he's moving into Gracie Mansion:
"Beware of the ghost. I told [Zohran] about it. So the ghost is there. It's a friendly ghost, as long as you're doing right by the city. If you don't become right by the city, he turns into a poltergeist."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hf7ezrajxadu7v3tzcyij424/bafkreigis3istuaryrpny4ksmoh46xcs3yfowvfuj3t3iouxpy5uiyw2fq@jpeg)
December 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
indistinguishable from the leprechaun post, impossible to tell if this is a real thing he said
(I presume it’s real bc Parker shared it)
(I presume it’s real bc Parker shared it)
I can't believe this was only a year ago... It's been a long year
a year ago i texted my brother to tell him i was going to go report on the protest of the martial law declaration even though the press had been technically put under the control of the military. he was, for some reason, concerned
December 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I can't believe this was only a year ago... It's been a long year
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
Absolutely stunning thread
Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
December 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Absolutely stunning thread
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BIG change to “5: data management plans”
“data are to be made publicly and freely available at the time of publication.”
and
“Recipients are required to share all data supporting NSF funded publications at the time of publication. Exceptions…should be described and justified within the DMSP.”
“data are to be made publicly and freely available at the time of publication.”
and
“Recipients are required to share all data supporting NSF funded publications at the time of publication. Exceptions…should be described and justified within the DMSP.”
December 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
BIG change to “5: data management plans”
“data are to be made publicly and freely available at the time of publication.”
and
“Recipients are required to share all data supporting NSF funded publications at the time of publication. Exceptions…should be described and justified within the DMSP.”
“data are to be made publicly and freely available at the time of publication.”
and
“Recipients are required to share all data supporting NSF funded publications at the time of publication. Exceptions…should be described and justified within the DMSP.”
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🌱💼We’re Hiring! Climate Justice Fellow (Postdoc)
Starting September 2026, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is seeking a fellow to support climate justice research, advocacy, policy work, resource development, and events—all advancing equity in climate law.
More Details: buff.ly/Jm3kdXz
Starting September 2026, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is seeking a fellow to support climate justice research, advocacy, policy work, resource development, and events—all advancing equity in climate law.
More Details: buff.ly/Jm3kdXz
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🌱💼We’re Hiring! Climate Justice Fellow (Postdoc)
Starting September 2026, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is seeking a fellow to support climate justice research, advocacy, policy work, resource development, and events—all advancing equity in climate law.
More Details: buff.ly/Jm3kdXz
Starting September 2026, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is seeking a fellow to support climate justice research, advocacy, policy work, resource development, and events—all advancing equity in climate law.
More Details: buff.ly/Jm3kdXz
It seems like a bad thing that we can all now recognize Nuzzi's florid yet shitty writing style with no context as easily as we can clock chatGPT writing
December 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It seems like a bad thing that we can all now recognize Nuzzi's florid yet shitty writing style with no context as easily as we can clock chatGPT writing
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Attention NYC: We made it past the earliest sunset of the year.
No, it's not on the solstice. That's the shortest day, but the earliest sunset is sooner and the latest sunrise is later.
So those of us who, like me, are primarily offended by early sunsets have officially survived rock bottom.
No, it's not on the solstice. That's the shortest day, but the earliest sunset is sooner and the latest sunrise is later.
So those of us who, like me, are primarily offended by early sunsets have officially survived rock bottom.
December 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Attention NYC: We made it past the earliest sunset of the year.
No, it's not on the solstice. That's the shortest day, but the earliest sunset is sooner and the latest sunrise is later.
So those of us who, like me, are primarily offended by early sunsets have officially survived rock bottom.
No, it's not on the solstice. That's the shortest day, but the earliest sunset is sooner and the latest sunrise is later.
So those of us who, like me, are primarily offended by early sunsets have officially survived rock bottom.
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It pushed the gigantic queue of other shit I have to do back by a lot, but I've done it again, please read and be entertained buttondown.com/abbycartus/a...
Society of the scam
I’m trying to avoid too much topical posting about MAHA for a couple of reasons. First and primarily, because of the other piece I have in development that...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It pushed the gigantic queue of other shit I have to do back by a lot, but I've done it again, please read and be entertained buttondown.com/abbycartus/a...
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a very important superpower you can develop is learning to enjoy having a bad time, it's cool and fun to do shit that sucks
Being unable to tolerate frustration + chasing social media clout gotta be a big reason why ppl jumped on the gen ai machine to churn out slop
December 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
a very important superpower you can develop is learning to enjoy having a bad time, it's cool and fun to do shit that sucks
So I know he's not officially mayor for another three weeks, but he's mayor already.
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
So I know he's not officially mayor for another three weeks, but he's mayor already.