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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 22h

and while you’re at it—assign your reporting needs to yessenia!!! she brings the unrelenting moral compass this industry so desperately needs

yessenia funes @yessfun.com · 1d

someone hire jason!!!!! loved writing for him

Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 1d

Some sad news: Yesterday, @atmosmag.bsky.social notified me that they eliminated their climate editor position. After 2.5 years there, I’m out of a job. 🧪🌎

I’m surprised and saddened by the suddenness. But I’m proud of the work I produced there.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 1d

Climate and science funding are being gutted at their most critical juncture.

And our communities wake up every day fearing a proto-police state that wants us gone.

Commission us, hire us, and value us.

Onward and upward; more TK.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll leave it with this: There has never been a more urgent time to stand with journalists, especially journalists of color, and especially those who cover science and the environment.

Freedom of the press is under attack. Journalist Mario Guevara was just deported to El Salvador for his work.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 1d

What’s next for me? I’m not sure. I’m taking a beat to reorient. But I’ll be back soon.

I’ll be seeking opportunities where I can share the biggest stories in science and the environment. Please reach out if you’re looking for a writer, editor, or science communicator who fits this bill.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 1d

I’m also grateful for my stable of freelance writers who have made this job such a joy.

It was my privilege to hear about the ideas that excited you most—to help sharpen and fine-tune your already brilliant work. Thanks for making my job easy.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 1d

I’m grateful for the friends and colleagues I met.

They taught me how to fight tough battles with a joyous spirit, to see the beauty in the everyday, and provided daily reminders that there are still good people doing good things. You mean more to me than you could ever know.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 1d

Among other things, I:

-produced Atmos’ most-read story ever

-centered the voices of people suffering through ecocide and human rights atrocities in Gaza, Ukraine, Xinjiang, and beyond

-and celebrated the beauty and diversity of the natural world and each other. Lord knows we need more of that.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 1d

Some sad news: Yesterday, @atmosmag.bsky.social notified me that they eliminated their climate editor position. After 2.5 years there, I’m out of a job. 🧪🌎

I’m surprised and saddened by the suddenness. But I’m proud of the work I produced there.

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 6d

The Sims Was a Safe Haven For Millions. Now It Belongs to People Who Hate Them. - Slate

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This Video Game Was a Safe Haven for Millions. Now It Belongs to People Who Hate Them.

The Sims helped me—and countless other queer players—see ourselves. The new owners could erase that legacy.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 6d

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 6d

i've never wanted to play a game more than after seeing these clips

each frame can contain tens of thousands of plants, plus hundreds of thousands of airborne particles, all moving against hyperrealistic simulated wind

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 6d

this game-of-the-year contender doesn't take nature lightly

Ghost of Yōtei, out today, tells the story of a land and its people resisting 17th-century colonization—a surprisingly modern environmental tale

@lewisgordon.bsky.social takes @atmosmag.bsky.social behind the scenes into its making 🌎🧪

This Year’s Most Anticipated Video Game Is an Homage—and Elegy—to Nature | Atmos

Nature in Ghost of Yōtei is more than a backdrop. This rugged and beautiful scenery is a character with its own powerful story.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 8d

was your merino sweater sourced from a sheep-solar farm? maybe it should be!

@chrisbaraniuk.com on the surprising benefits of cohabiting solar arrays and agriculture, for @atmosmag.bsky.social 🌎🧪

‘It’s Such a Blessing’: The Farmers Embracing Solar Arrays | Atmos

From summer squash to sheep’s wool, a variety of agricultural products may grow better beneath an awning of solar panels.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 12d

twenty strangers walk into a hikrodose, a portmanteau of microdose and hike; could a reconnection with nature come out?

a fun one from @matthabusby.bsky.social, out today in @atmosmag.bsky.social 🌎

‘We Are Part of Nature’: Inside the Rise of Hikrodosing | Atmos

Atmos joins a mushroom-infused microdose hike for an afternoon of psychedelics, reconnection with nature, and crystal harps.

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Sophie Pavelle @sophiepavs.bsky.social · 13d

My latest essay and first piece for the one and only atmos.earth - whose work colliding culture with climate is a force to be reckoned with and greatly admire.

Loved working with the talented editorial team on this one, and thanks to Juul Kraijer for stunning artwork!

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How To Be a Better Parasite | Atmos

Lessons on living sustainably from nature’s most exploitative species.

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yessenia funes @yessfun.com · 13d

this one might upset some ppl!!!! tried to be nuanced and balanced, but EJ is always where my heart will be

Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 14d

NEW: for @atmosmag.bsky.social, @yessfun.com takes us inside the fight to roll back the US's landmark environmental law—counterintuitively, to accelerate climate action 🌎🧪

Could Weakening Environmental Law Actually Strengthen Climate Action? | Atmos

Experts are divided over the SPEED Act, which aims to expedite climate action, counterintuitively, by eroding environmental law.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 14d

NEW: for @atmosmag.bsky.social, @yessfun.com takes us inside the fight to roll back the US's landmark environmental law—counterintuitively, to accelerate climate action 🌎🧪

Could Weakening Environmental Law Actually Strengthen Climate Action? | Atmos

Experts are divided over the SPEED Act, which aims to expedite climate action, counterintuitively, by eroding environmental law.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 15d

what can parasites teach people about living more sustainably? more than you might think!

@sophiepavs.bsky.social with a nice one for @atmosmag.bsky.social 🌎🧪

How To Be a Better Parasite | Atmos

Lessons on living sustainably from nature’s most exploitative species.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 18d

NEW: Lighthiser v. Trump made history this week with the first live testimony in a U.S. constitutional climate case

if successful, it would not only rein in climate pollution; it would also protect democracy by limiting Trump's executive overreach

@tylermcbrien.com for @atmosmag.bsky.social 🌎

The Youth Activists Suing Trump Are Fighting Climate Change and Authoritarianism | Atmos

Lighthiser v. Trump challenges the president’s energy policy while testing the limits of executive overreach.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 19d

print this on my headstone after i have a whole pie

kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 19d

BAJA BLAST PIE COMING TO TACO BELL IN NOVEMBER

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 20d

high school football season is getting HOT—especially in the South, where it's most popular—so hot that some experts think it could soon become a spring sport

Emma Rubin with a new data analysis and story for @atmosmag.bsky.social 🌎🧪

High School Football Isn’t Ready for More Extreme Heat | Atmos

Climate change is raising the risk of heat strokes in states where high school football is most popular, new data analysis shows.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 23d

they're bricks. they get hot. and they could be the climate movement's next big thing

@humbertobasilio.bsky.social for @atmosmag.bsky.social on why heat batteries could be the next trillion-dollar industry 🧪🌎

This Brick Is the World’s Most Boring Climate Solution | Atmos

Thermal batteries promise round-the-clock renewable heat, offering a faster path to decarbonizing carbon-intensive industries.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 23d

CHOREOGRAPHY AND MERRIMENT

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 23d

Tramell Tillman has won an Emmy for best supporting actor in a drama series for his much-lauded "Severance" performance. It's a win that makes history at the ceremony, as Tillman is the first Black actor ever to win this category. bit.ly/47J1TuA

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