Matt Liewer
@creyke.bsky.social
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The Emerald Necklace Vision Plan: amigosdelosrios.org/emerald-neck...
November 16, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The Emerald Necklace Vision Plan: amigosdelosrios.org/emerald-neck...
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The president has covered the Oval Office in gold, is planning a massive military parade for his birthday, and is now accepting $400,000,000 luxury planes from foreign powers as personal presents.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
May 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The president has covered the Oval Office in gold, is planning a massive military parade for his birthday, and is now accepting $400,000,000 luxury planes from foreign powers as personal presents.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
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Change is in the air…The people are fed up and the uprising is coming. We can’t and won’t bend the knee to a bunch of billionaires.
Don’t give them any of your money for starters. Hit them where it hurts…in the only thing they care about …their wallets @theonecalledjai.bsky.social
Don’t give them any of your money for starters. Hit them where it hurts…in the only thing they care about …their wallets @theonecalledjai.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Change is in the air…The people are fed up and the uprising is coming. We can’t and won’t bend the knee to a bunch of billionaires.
Don’t give them any of your money for starters. Hit them where it hurts…in the only thing they care about …their wallets @theonecalledjai.bsky.social
Don’t give them any of your money for starters. Hit them where it hurts…in the only thing they care about …their wallets @theonecalledjai.bsky.social
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No kings.
March 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
No kings.
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From using screening to securing the underside of your porch, there are inexpensive steps homeowners can take to increase their home’s chance of survival when exposed to flying embers and extreme heat. #PalisadesFire. #LAFire #Homebuilding www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
These Homes Withstood the LA Fires. Architects Explain Why
In Pacific Palisades and Malibu, some houses with fire-resistant designs remained standing amid neighborhoods of destruction.
www.bloomberg.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
From using screening to securing the underside of your porch, there are inexpensive steps homeowners can take to increase their home’s chance of survival when exposed to flying embers and extreme heat. #PalisadesFire. #LAFire #Homebuilding www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Last week this was covered with fire and smoke. Today we have snow and rain. #LosAngeles
January 27, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Last week this was covered with fire and smoke. Today we have snow and rain. #LosAngeles
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Wildlife crossing overpass planned for Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument area 2-miles north of California border.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Oregon gets more than $30 million from federal government to build overpass wildlife crossing on I-5
Oregon's transportation agency received $33 million from the federal government to build the first overpass crossing for wildlife on I-5.
www.opb.org
January 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Wildlife crossing overpass planned for Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument area 2-miles north of California border.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Day feeling extra short today? It is. Happy winter solstice northern hemisphere residents!
December 21, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Day feeling extra short today? It is. Happy winter solstice northern hemisphere residents!
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Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
December 18, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
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What if I told you that if you have coyote "problems" (as in, you feel there are too many), killing them...can make it WORSE?
Me on @rolandkays.com 's latest paper, so glad his lab is studying this!
teamtrash.substack.com/p/hunt-more-...
Me on @rolandkays.com 's latest paper, so glad his lab is studying this!
teamtrash.substack.com/p/hunt-more-...
Hunt more coyote, get more coyote
Humans often assume killing will solve the problem. Here's yet another example of why we are wrong.
teamtrash.substack.com
December 15, 2024 at 9:35 PM
What if I told you that if you have coyote "problems" (as in, you feel there are too many), killing them...can make it WORSE?
Me on @rolandkays.com 's latest paper, so glad his lab is studying this!
teamtrash.substack.com/p/hunt-more-...
Me on @rolandkays.com 's latest paper, so glad his lab is studying this!
teamtrash.substack.com/p/hunt-more-...
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Friday reminder: Complexity is your enemy. Anyone can make something complicated. It’s hard to keep things simple, but it’s absolutely necessary.
December 6, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Friday reminder: Complexity is your enemy. Anyone can make something complicated. It’s hard to keep things simple, but it’s absolutely necessary.
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After years of debate, nearly two miles of fencing that prevented Point Reyes National Seashore tule elk from accessing water and competing for food with nearby cattle will be removed, the National Park Service announced Monday.
The Point Reyes tule elk will finally roam free, Park Service announces
Fencing that prevented tule elk in Point Reyes National Seashore from competing for food with nearby cattle will be removed, the National Park Service says.
www.latimes.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:09 PM
After years of debate, nearly two miles of fencing that prevented Point Reyes National Seashore tule elk from accessing water and competing for food with nearby cattle will be removed, the National Park Service announced Monday.
The plants are starting to wake up at Sunshine Preserve.
November 30, 2024 at 10:07 PM
The plants are starting to wake up at Sunshine Preserve.
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Growing wine grapes under solar panels can increase yields by 60%.
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
Agrivoltaics can increase grape yield by up to 60%
French agrivoltaics company Sun'Agri says that two of its facilities increased grape yields by 20% to 60% in 2024, compared to areas without solar panels. The PV modules helped regulate temperature fl...
www.pv-magazine.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Growing wine grapes under solar panels can increase yields by 60%.
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
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In the US, please check out bookshop.org, which partners with local/indie bookstores. You can specify a store to support, otherwise the profit goes into a general pool distributed among participating booksellers. They're also here on Bluesky at @bookshop-org.bsky.social.
November 29, 2024 at 2:31 PM
In the US, please check out bookshop.org, which partners with local/indie bookstores. You can specify a store to support, otherwise the profit goes into a general pool distributed among participating booksellers. They're also here on Bluesky at @bookshop-org.bsky.social.
Using the Waypoint plugin by @idreesinc.com to organize my Obsidian notes this morning, it's super helpful.
GitHub - IdreesInc/Waypoint: Obsidian plugin that gives you the power to generate dynamic MOCs in your folder notes. Enables folders to show up in the graph view and removes the need for messy tags!
Obsidian plugin that gives you the power to generate dynamic MOCs in your folder notes. Enables folders to show up in the graph view and removes the need for messy tags! - IdreesInc/Waypoint
github.com
November 28, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Using the Waypoint plugin by @idreesinc.com to organize my Obsidian notes this morning, it's super helpful.
Lake Elsinore has a pretty solid main street!
November 23, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Lake Elsinore has a pretty solid main street!
More hills, less mouth running!
November 22, 2024 at 3:25 AM
More hills, less mouth running!
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Researchers found that painting a single-blade black on wind turbines reduced bird collisions by more than 70%.
Painting Wind Turbine Blades To Prevent Bird Collisions
A wind utility company in Wyoming is trying to make wind turbines more visible to birds by painting just one blade black.
www.sciencefriday.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Researchers found that painting a single-blade black on wind turbines reduced bird collisions by more than 70%.
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 4/20 -- "The Sense of Wonder" by Rachel Carson
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 4/20 -- "The Sense of Wonder" by Rachel Carson
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
November 20, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 4/20 -- "The Sense of Wonder" by Rachel Carson
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 4/20 -- "The Sense of Wonder" by Rachel Carson
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
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So, flooding in L.A. could be SO MUCH WORSE.
Here's a shot of the LA River near Griffith Park during the 1938 flood that put the Valley under water.
And one of the bridge where Lankershim Boulevard goes over the river. And what it looks like today.
Here's a shot of the LA River near Griffith Park during the 1938 flood that put the Valley under water.
And one of the bridge where Lankershim Boulevard goes over the river. And what it looks like today.
February 7, 2024 at 3:19 AM
So, flooding in L.A. could be SO MUCH WORSE.
Here's a shot of the LA River near Griffith Park during the 1938 flood that put the Valley under water.
And one of the bridge where Lankershim Boulevard goes over the river. And what it looks like today.
Here's a shot of the LA River near Griffith Park during the 1938 flood that put the Valley under water.
And one of the bridge where Lankershim Boulevard goes over the river. And what it looks like today.