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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 15d

Having lived in Serbia during Fulbright, I am excited to announce opportunity. Interested in learning about the Balkans, drink rakiya, visit Sarajevo, Tito's Bunker or a 16th-century Ottoman-era bridge? Share with networks that may be interested such topics. #professionaldevelopment #geography

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 7h

Pens Wins 🐧

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 13h

Reminds me of the Jon Stewart @thedailyshow.com episode (2014) million ways to die.
Where’s that healthcare?

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 18h

This story was inspired by a conversation with a fossil fuel exec in Paris a few days after the big outage in Spain. He blamed too much renewable energy as the cause.

Was that really it? Turns out: No.

@npr.org takes you through a new report on what happened + impacts of renewable misinformation.

After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

www.npr.org

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 22h

Good morning to everyone but the New York Yankees.

Reposted by Meredith Broussard, Lisa W. Fazio, James Q. Wilson , and 38 more Meredith Broussard, Lisa W. Fazio, James Q. Wilson, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Dorothy Bishop, Anna Nagurney, Brigitte Nerlich, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Gavin A. Schmidt, Jesse H. Kroll, Julie L. Lockwood, Patrick A. Jansen, Joshua S. Weitz, Nicole Dubilier, Jason Stajich, Simon J. Greenhill, Michael A. Clemens, Hugo Mercier, Megan L. Ranney, Rosemary A. Joyce, Philip N. Cohen, Michael J. Allen, Andrew Curry, Jacob Montgomery, Juan Cole, Kris Inwood, Smith, Robert C. Richards, Rebecca Tushnet, Alan Richardson, Lauren Hersch Nicholas, Victor Galaz, Scott A. Imberman, Sebastian Karcher, Brian Keegan, Ann Bartow, Jack Stilgoe, Ted Temzelides, Christina Pagel, Annalee Newitz, David Darmofal

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 1d

Car brain.

🎃 Fall-mode pink cat 🎃 @hugothepinkcat.bsky.social · 2d

Carbrain at its worst.

-Girl crosses at MARKED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
-Driver runs into her
-Driver gets out of the car and proceeds to blame 17 year old girl for getting hit DESPITE BEING EXACTLY WHERE SHE NEEDED TO BE AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT PEDESTRIANS HAVE PRIORITY AT MARKED CROSSINGS

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 2d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

Reposted by Michael J. Allen

Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 1d

Anne Arundel County will formally apologize for its role in slavery

Anne Arundel County will issue a public apology for its role in instituting and supporting slavery. For the county executive, the direct descendant of people who enslaved others, it’s personal.

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 1d

But do you remember that time Obama wore a brown suit?

JM Rieger @riegerreport.bsky.social · 1d

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of the third-largest U.S. city. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

www.reuters.com

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JM Rieger @riegerreport.bsky.social · 1d

www.reuters.com

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 2d

“My children’s health insurance will double…
and my constituents…”
is an odd hill to die on but here we are….

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🎃 Fall-mode pink cat 🎃 @hugothepinkcat.bsky.social · 2d

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 2d

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 2d

When the rich rob the poor, it’s called business.

When the poor fight back, it’s called violence.

a picture of yoda with the words may the wisdom be with you below him

ALT: a picture of yoda with the words may the wisdom be with you below him

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 3d

The great 2024/2025 September cooling trend. - Christy et al. (probably)

Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 3d

Here is the time series.

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 3d

Here is the time series.

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 4d

Blue Jays.
That is all.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 4d

No Eagles fan, but replay assist is garbage.
Either get the call right, allow coaches to throw the flag, or don’t.
Magically and randomly relying on an upstairs perspective is a shotty job.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 4d

Maybe the Ravens are actually worse than I thought… sad (not).

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Sean Maiwald @seanmaiwald.bsky.social · 4d

Are you a deaf person (18+ in the USA), who has lived through a disaster?

I'm conducting research interviews, and want to learn from you - your story is important!

Interested? Fill out the eligibility form at: gu.live/WJfeC

More information can be found in the attached flyer.

Flyer and QR code, which includes the following text:

Join a Research Study on
Disaster Preparedness & Deaf People!

Are you a deaf person who has lived through a disaster?
Your story is important! We want to learn from you!

Who Can Participate?
Deaf people 18+ who have experienced disaster - natural, or human-made

What’s Involved?
Share your experiences in one Zoom recorded interview, about 45 minutes

Why Join?
Your experience can help us improve disaster responses!
You will receive a $25 gift card for your time.

Interested?
Fill out the eligibility form at: https://gu.live/WJfeC or use the QR code to the right for the link!
Email the researcher, Sean Maiwald at Sean.maiwald@gallaudet.edu
Concerns?
Contact Gallaudet University’s Institutional
Review Board at IRB@Gallaudet.edu
for study #IRB-FY25-114.

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 6d

Day 3 Federal shutdown.
Hampton National Historic Site, Towson, MD.

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Maryland Matters @marylandmatters.org · 6d

As heat-related deaths and catastrophic floods disrupt lives across the state, it's clear the climate crisis has arrived, demanding urgent, systemic solutions, writes Jon Gorman. One good step would be overriding Gov. Wes Moore's RENEW Act veto.
marylandmatters.org/2025/10/03/a...

After another brutal summer, climate solutions must come first - Maryland Matters

marylandmatters.org

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 7d

This, but also, Go Steelers

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 7d

Baltimore is beautiful.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 7d

Baltimore is beautiful.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 7d

Reflective jacket weather 👏

Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · 7d

🧥🍂 SWEATER WEATHER ALERT!
Coolest morning of fall so far — temps dipped into the 40s 🌡️
Did you love it or miss summer already? 🤔☀️
👉 Full forecast: cwg.live

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Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · 7d

🧥🍂 SWEATER WEATHER ALERT!
Coolest morning of fall so far — temps dipped into the 40s 🌡️
Did you love it or miss summer already? 🤔☀️
👉 Full forecast: cwg.live

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 7d

Over recent weeks, many news agencies highlighted this review of DOE Climate Working Group Report. Now with doi.

Dessler, A.E. and R.E. Kopp (Ed.). (2025). Climate Experts’ Review of the DOE Climate Working Group Report. doi.org/10.22541/ess...
@andrewdessler.com @bobkopp.net et al.

Climate Experts’ Review of the DOE Climate Working Group Report

In response to the Department of Energy's recent climate report, more than 85 scientists came together to submit a detailed rebuttal. Our motivation was simple: the DOE report misrepresents the state ...

doi.org

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 8d

Shutdown Day 2.
Denali National Park and Reserve, Alaska.
“The Great One” in the Athabascan language.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 8d

Just going around yelling “Jane Goodall” into people’s phones, hoping to short circuit the AI machine and integrate more humanity into the TikTok Instagram Bookface social media sphere.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 8d

Met Jane once.
GOAT.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 8d

Dr. Jane Goodall, who will be remembered as an advocate for animals and a renowned chimpanzee researcher, died due to natural causes, the Jane Goodall Institute announced.
nbcnews.to/48bAFgj

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 8d

Dr. Jane Goodall, who will be remembered as an advocate for animals and a renowned chimpanzee researcher, died due to natural causes, the Jane Goodall Institute announced.
nbcnews.to/48bAFgj

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 8d

Houston, we have nog on the shelves!