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Physicist working on climate change in California. Animal lover. Nature nerd. Believer of science. I like sharing photos. Also strong believer in integrity, service, and respect as key values for democracy. Let’s make a better world together! 🌎
Feeling heartbroken tonight learning that this little lady (front border collie in pic) has a leg tumor diagnosed as sarcoma. Leila is 14, and she’s had a good life since we found her at the shelter… she’s been the bestest girl. Goodbye is so very hard.
June 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Feeling heartbroken tonight learning that this little lady (front border collie in pic) has a leg tumor diagnosed as sarcoma. Leila is 14, and she’s had a good life since we found her at the shelter… she’s been the bestest girl. Goodbye is so very hard.
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Couple things I learned today:
- Seniors are extremely fired up about this
- "Fuck ICE" is a normie position now
- People are MASSIVELY pissed off about Sen. Padilla being wrestled to the ground in LA
- We all we got, we all we need
- Seniors are extremely fired up about this
- "Fuck ICE" is a normie position now
- People are MASSIVELY pissed off about Sen. Padilla being wrestled to the ground in LA
- We all we got, we all we need
June 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Couple things I learned today:
- Seniors are extremely fired up about this
- "Fuck ICE" is a normie position now
- People are MASSIVELY pissed off about Sen. Padilla being wrestled to the ground in LA
- We all we got, we all we need
- Seniors are extremely fired up about this
- "Fuck ICE" is a normie position now
- People are MASSIVELY pissed off about Sen. Padilla being wrestled to the ground in LA
- We all we got, we all we need
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MSNBC reporter in gas mask in Los Angeles: I think it was Sheriffs deploying CS gas, tear gas, pepper spray, and flash bang grenades in large numbers.
Mounted units pushing against protesters.., every single gathering I saw today was 100% peaceful
Mounted units pushing against protesters.., every single gathering I saw today was 100% peaceful
June 15, 2025 at 3:13 AM
MSNBC reporter in gas mask in Los Angeles: I think it was Sheriffs deploying CS gas, tear gas, pepper spray, and flash bang grenades in large numbers.
Mounted units pushing against protesters.., every single gathering I saw today was 100% peaceful
Mounted units pushing against protesters.., every single gathering I saw today was 100% peaceful
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When you spent $25 million on your birthday party but the tanks were old and the clown wasn’t funny and the taco bowls didn’t have enough cheese and all the cool kids went to a different party.
June 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
When you spent $25 million on your birthday party but the tanks were old and the clown wasn’t funny and the taco bowls didn’t have enough cheese and all the cool kids went to a different party.
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ATTN: If you’re a member of the National Guard or you work for ICE and you’re asked to violate the law or your oath, contact Whistleblower Aid to safely, securely, and legally blow the whistle. You can support Whistleblower Aid HERE: whistlebloweraid.org/beans
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Daily Beans Listeners Fundraiser for Whistleblower Aid The American rule of law has survived many challenges, but now faces one of the most serious threats in our history. Checks and balances within o...
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June 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
ATTN: If you’re a member of the National Guard or you work for ICE and you’re asked to violate the law or your oath, contact Whistleblower Aid to safely, securely, and legally blow the whistle. You can support Whistleblower Aid HERE: whistlebloweraid.org/beans
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Well, no surprise here: A new study from the Gender Equity Policy Institute (GEPI) found that women are 2X as likely to die during pregnancy in states with abortion bans. Twice as likely.
Meanwhile, maternal mortality in pro-choice states fell 21%. jessica.substack.com/p/women-are-...
Meanwhile, maternal mortality in pro-choice states fell 21%. jessica.substack.com/p/women-are-...
Women Are Twice As Likely to Die in Pregnancy in States with Abortion Bans
4.23.25
jessica.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Well, no surprise here: A new study from the Gender Equity Policy Institute (GEPI) found that women are 2X as likely to die during pregnancy in states with abortion bans. Twice as likely.
Meanwhile, maternal mortality in pro-choice states fell 21%. jessica.substack.com/p/women-are-...
Meanwhile, maternal mortality in pro-choice states fell 21%. jessica.substack.com/p/women-are-...
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🚨NEW: The NC Supreme Court's GOP majority will retroactively nullify 2,000 to 7,000 ballots from military and overseas voters unless they quickly prove their identity—but only those who voted in a few Democratic counties.
Could overturn Justice Riggs' victory.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
Could overturn Justice Riggs' victory.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
April 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
🚨NEW: The NC Supreme Court's GOP majority will retroactively nullify 2,000 to 7,000 ballots from military and overseas voters unless they quickly prove their identity—but only those who voted in a few Democratic counties.
Could overturn Justice Riggs' victory.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
Could overturn Justice Riggs' victory.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
Tons of folks came out today across the SF Bay… was great to see it! And lots of positive energy in crowds from city hall, to BART and bus stops. United we stand! #protectdemocracy #resist
San Francisco, we see you!
HandsOff San Francisco @50501movement.bsky.social It’s a beautiful sight!
April 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Tons of folks came out today across the SF Bay… was great to see it! And lots of positive energy in crowds from city hall, to BART and bus stops. United we stand! #protectdemocracy #resist
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They’re not going to get out of this by playing semantics.
Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.
Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.
March 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
They’re not going to get out of this by playing semantics.
Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.
Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.
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The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.
March 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.
Pretty afternoon in Sacramento today.
March 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Pretty afternoon in Sacramento today.
Californians must come together to protect our coasts! We all love our pristine state beaches - that are now under attack by the current administration. Let’s protect them!
Will President Trump and Elon Musk's attacks on the California Coastal Commission provoke another uprising to protect the state's treasured coastline, like the one that created the commission five decades ago? It's possible, Steve Lopez writes: www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: Half a century ago, Californians saved the coast. Will Trump threats spark another uprising?
Here's the reason all development proposals for the coast are exhaustively reviewed, with the perils of sea level rise in mind, and in the interest of protecting marine and shore habitats
www.latimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Californians must come together to protect our coasts! We all love our pristine state beaches - that are now under attack by the current administration. Let’s protect them!
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When standing up to fascists, it’s important to always maintain a sense of decorum - Democratic Party proverb
March 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
When standing up to fascists, it’s important to always maintain a sense of decorum - Democratic Party proverb
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Polluters get a free ride to pollute as US Supreme Court guts E.P.A.’s ability to enforce strict water quality standards under the Clean Water Act, with major implications for offshore Pollution regulation.
www.onegreenplanet.org/news/supreme...
www.onegreenplanet.org/news/supreme...
Supreme Court Ruling Weakens Water Protections, Raising Environmental Concerns
The Supreme Court’s latest ruling limits the E.P.A.’s power to enforce water quality laws, raising concerns over rising pollution levels
www.onegreenplanet.org
March 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Polluters get a free ride to pollute as US Supreme Court guts E.P.A.’s ability to enforce strict water quality standards under the Clean Water Act, with major implications for offshore Pollution regulation.
www.onegreenplanet.org/news/supreme...
www.onegreenplanet.org/news/supreme...
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We need to build a movement to have maybe a 50/50 chance of stopping full fascism. The path is to unite over the realization that the billionaires are the enemy... this is a life-or-death class war. Here's a piece I wrote:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To resist the climate crisis, we must resist the billionaire class | Peter Kalmus
To solve the climate crisis, power must flow away from the billionaire class
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
We need to build a movement to have maybe a 50/50 chance of stopping full fascism. The path is to unite over the realization that the billionaires are the enemy... this is a life-or-death class war. Here's a piece I wrote:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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U.S. Forest Service job cuts could interfere with surveys for California spotted owls and other at-risk species, which in turn could interfere with wildfire mitigation projects that need environmental analyses to move forward: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social
Spotted owls are disappearing fast, and federal cuts could mean no one's left to count them
U.S. Forest Service layoffs have upended surveys for spotted owls in Southern and Northern California, threatening data collection for the declining birds.
www.latimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
U.S. Forest Service job cuts could interfere with surveys for California spotted owls and other at-risk species, which in turn could interfere with wildfire mitigation projects that need environmental analyses to move forward: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social
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It is important that people understand and accept as fact that our government is compromised. I don't mean compromised in some cloak-and-dagger sense, I simply mean that this government no longer accepts core democratic principles and is angling toward an autocracy that's part of a New Axis of Evil.
Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats
Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
It is important that people understand and accept as fact that our government is compromised. I don't mean compromised in some cloak-and-dagger sense, I simply mean that this government no longer accepts core democratic principles and is angling toward an autocracy that's part of a New Axis of Evil.
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This is a disaster, and will be particularly bad after a weather disaster. People will die and there will be vast economic costs from this. It's not about saving taxpayers' money. It's about disassembling the government.
BREAKING: The mass firing of upwards of 1,800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including top climate scientists and weather forecasters, has begun.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
February 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This is a disaster, and will be particularly bad after a weather disaster. People will die and there will be vast economic costs from this. It's not about saving taxpayers' money. It's about disassembling the government.
Here’s your regular reminder that #nature is good for the nervous system; our bodies hold onto stress. Make sure you find time this week to #optoutside and look at the world. Need not be fancy. A snowflake, tree branches swaying in the wind, or just clouds passing. #resistance means good self care.
February 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Here’s your regular reminder that #nature is good for the nervous system; our bodies hold onto stress. Make sure you find time this week to #optoutside and look at the world. Need not be fancy. A snowflake, tree branches swaying in the wind, or just clouds passing. #resistance means good self care.
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Ohio: activate! We are planning the Columbus iteration now. Stay tuned for details. Volunteers wanted! Reply here and I'll sign you up to help. Let's make this a big, beautiful celebration of science!
TWO WEEKS UNTIL #STANDUPFORSCIENCE2025! 📣☀️🌎
February 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Ohio: activate! We are planning the Columbus iteration now. Stay tuned for details. Volunteers wanted! Reply here and I'll sign you up to help. Let's make this a big, beautiful celebration of science!
Been reflecting on this quote today from Robin Wall Kimmerer in “The Serviceberry”. Reminds me also, of this wisdom from Maya Angelou: “no one of us can be free until everybody is free.” Urging my fellow Americans to think with me about these words and what they might mean at this moment in time.
February 23, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Been reflecting on this quote today from Robin Wall Kimmerer in “The Serviceberry”. Reminds me also, of this wisdom from Maya Angelou: “no one of us can be free until everybody is free.” Urging my fellow Americans to think with me about these words and what they might mean at this moment in time.
This is terrifying. Every single American, left or right, should be horrified by this.
These are brown shirts, and this is Nazi behavior.
We are not in a fight between right and left anymore. This is a fight between Americans and those who would bend the knee to a king. If you care about the soul of this country, we have to stand for each other.
We are not in a fight between right and left anymore. This is a fight between Americans and those who would bend the knee to a king. If you care about the soul of this country, we have to stand for each other.
There's going to be news about a woman illegally detained and being forcely removed from a Coeur d'Alene Idaho Town Hall meeting taking place at the high school by men that would not identify themselves wearing plain clothes because she opposed the republican viewpoints.
youtube.com/shorts/hhJdH...
youtube.com/shorts/hhJdH...
February 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
This is terrifying. Every single American, left or right, should be horrified by this.