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Kevin Schultz @acousticalchaos.bsky.social · Jan 25

She has the literal pulpit of the National Cathedral

Kevin Schultz @acousticalchaos.bsky.social · Jan 24

As much as I love Star Wars, I hate to break it you, but those are made up. Enabling genocide and deportations under the Democrats was real.

Kevin Schultz @acousticalchaos.bsky.social · Jan 24

Where was she with the deportations under Democrats? Where were words condemning genocide? Nowhere. That’s why you didn’t hear of her before. It only comes out when republicans are around

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Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · Jan 11

A THREAD on how disaster donations can be extremely harmful instead of helpful to communities experiencing a disaster.

I'll be using the movie Clueless to illustrate this issue but there is also decades of disaster research about this and plenty of first-hand accounts. #GreySky

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Kevin Schultz @acousticalchaos.bsky.social · Jan 7

This is our Milo

Black cat in a window sill asking “How did I get here?”

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Byron Tau @byrontau.bsky.social · Jan 4

To turn off, go to Settings > Apps > Photos on iOS and turn off Enhanced Visual Search. On Mac, open Photos and go to Settings > General to do the same. You must do it on each of your Apple devices.

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Kevin Schultz @acousticalchaos.bsky.social · Dec 30

Another piece and great commentary by my friend @sby10.bsky.social.

Sean T. Byrnes @sby10.bsky.social · Dec 30

Was honored to have the chance to write about the legacy of Jimmy Carter’s presidency for @jacobinmag.bsky.social. Though his life was an admirable one, his presidency is part of a sadder story. May he rest in peace.

jacobin.com/2024/12/jimm...

Jimmy Carter Held the Door Open for Neoliberalism

The presidency of Jimmy Carter was deeply constrained by economic and political crises. His unwillingness to take a radical stance forced him to respond to these events by imposing austerity and doing...

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Kevin Schultz @acousticalchaos.bsky.social · Dec 30

Welcome!

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Truthout @truthout.org · Dec 24

This year is no different. No family gathering. No Christmas meal. No gifts from my loved ones. No visits.

I’ve Spent 26 Christmases in Prison, and Not One Has Been Merry

This year is no different. No family gathering. No Christmas meal. No gifts from my loved ones. No visits.

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Kevin Schultz @acousticalchaos.bsky.social · Dec 23

Important new paper to add to the literature that direct action works. Maybe some big shot climate scientists that have blocked people for pointing this out will take another look.

Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · Dec 22

1/ Does climate activism work?

The short answer is yes, and there's been lots of research this year showing how

Here are some highlights
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Kevin Schultz @acousticalchaos.bsky.social · Dec 22

Combine the rapidity of deploying solar and the news I’ve been seeing on storage capacity and nuclear (fission) is becoming even less compelling.

Joseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · Dec 22

France has added a 1.6 GW reactor to its grid after 17 yrs building. It will be taken off line shortly for repairs as discussed in the thread. In that time, the US added 191.8 GW of solar. After accounting for capacity factor (~25%) that's still 30x the capacity added. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋

Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · Dec 22

France's new nuclear power plant at Flamanville connected to the grid, 17 years after start of construction. The announced construction time back in 2007 was 4.5 years. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

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Kevin Schultz @acousticalchaos.bsky.social · Dec 22

A wonderful interview between two very thoughtful and intelligent people dissecting the way forward. The answer is unclear, except for the need to organize and build relationships with each other.

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor @keeanga.bsky.social · Dec 21

Read Hammer & Hope

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Dec 21

"The problem is that the bottom of the Democratic Party literally fell out."

here an excerpt from @danieldenvir.bsky.social's interview of @keeanga.bsky.social

hammerandhope.org/article/elec...

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Cassie Whiteside @cassiewhiteside.bsky.social · Dec 22

Letter from a UK jail~

‘You won’t find the real criminals here’: a Just Stop Oil activist in jail at Christmas

Protester Anna Holland says their shock at being behind bars was quickly followed by a stronger feeling of power

www.theguardian.com

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Kevin Schultz @acousticalchaos.bsky.social · Dec 20

@drewmagary.bsky.social published it. defector.com/the-2024-hat...

The 2024 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog | Defector

[walks out to greet you as you pull into my circular driveway] There you are! Oh my goodness, look at you! You look so festive! Why don’t you leave your bags in the breezeway for now and come on in? A...

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Kevin Schultz @acousticalchaos.bsky.social · Dec 19

Solidarity!

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · Dec 19

BREAKING: The biggest strike against Amazon in U.S. history is happening right now.

The Teamsters are picketing facilities across the country.

The union has organized workers at 10 Amazon locations AND they're putting up picket lines at hundreds of other Amazon sites nationwide.

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · Dec 13

🚨🧵Published today: We use (accessible) math & data science to explore diversity and shared identity in groups—and the tensions between them. Org theory: diversity strengthens teams. Social psych: shared identity benefits groups. Can we resolve this? Math offers insights! #AcademicSky #socialpsyc

Diversity, Identity, and Data

While quantitative approaches cannot replace disciplinary insights from the social sciences and humanities, they can sometimes provide new perspectives. Building on research from psychology and org...

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Tim Donaghy @timdonaghy.bsky.social · Dec 17

Biden's LNG studies coming tomorrow. Key findings appear to be that LNG:
-- displaces more renewables than coal
-- increases emissions in all scenarios
-- increases wholesale energy costs by 30%
-- increases pollution burdens for communities

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/c...

‘Unfettered’ Gas Exports Would Harm U.S. Economy, Energy Secretary Warns

Jennifer Granholm said a new analysis showed that the continued pace of exports was “neither sustainable nor advisable.”

www.nytimes.com

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Kevin Schultz @acousticalchaos.bsky.social · Dec 16

🧪 ⚛️ 🧮 Not my paper, but from my wonderful colleague at Holy Cross, Prof. Alo Basu. This is her first-person account of finding herself back in the intro science classroom as a student, in an effort to generate new ideas for retaining STEM students www.frontiersin.org/journals/edu...

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2024.1244750/full🧪

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Kevin Schultz @acousticalchaos.bsky.social · Dec 13

Gotta ask @drewmagary.bsky.social

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Kevin Schultz @acousticalchaos.bsky.social · Dec 12

And if you get it, you still have to apply pressure to keep it.

Kevin Schultz @acousticalchaos.bsky.social · Dec 9

Sorry. Misread what you were trying to say. I’ve encountered a lot of handwringing elsewhere and jumped to a wrong conclusion.

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