Jacob
@jacobmcdan.bsky.social
Union representative, hobby farmer, birder and weather nerd.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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We start losing daylight in 182 days.
December 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We start losing daylight in 182 days.
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I cannot even begin to express what a bad decision this is. Awful.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I cannot even begin to express what a bad decision this is. Awful.
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I have worked in/ volunteered with/ and studied the disaster nonprofit sector for the past 19 years -- big fan!
However, the notion that any disaster nonprofit (and my god, especially any of the Cajun Navy related groups) could do even a fraction of what FEMA does is delusional.
However, the notion that any disaster nonprofit (and my god, especially any of the Cajun Navy related groups) could do even a fraction of what FEMA does is delusional.
The Cajun Navy started after Katrina as volunteer boaters conducted rescues on the fly. Despite legal trouble, scandals and infighting, it's still going. And some leaders say they've been advising Trump officials on FEMA + the US disaster system. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Cajun Navy Is Shaping Trump's Vision for US Disaster Relief
While the Trump administration rethinks federal disaster relief, Republicans have praised how Cajun Navy groups have responded to major storms.
www.bloomberg.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I have worked in/ volunteered with/ and studied the disaster nonprofit sector for the past 19 years -- big fan!
However, the notion that any disaster nonprofit (and my god, especially any of the Cajun Navy related groups) could do even a fraction of what FEMA does is delusional.
However, the notion that any disaster nonprofit (and my god, especially any of the Cajun Navy related groups) could do even a fraction of what FEMA does is delusional.
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A view of this year's extreme sea surface temperatures and recent warming across the North Pacific... 🌊
This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every average January-October period from 1854-2025 using ERSSTv5 data.
This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every average January-October period from 1854-2025 using ERSSTv5 data.
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
A view of this year's extreme sea surface temperatures and recent warming across the North Pacific... 🌊
This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every average January-October period from 1854-2025 using ERSSTv5 data.
This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every average January-October period from 1854-2025 using ERSSTv5 data.
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I’m back.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I’m back.
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Friend, author, historian, and fellow nature lover Sarah Kendzior sets the record straight on her BlueSky suspension, which they did a month after so-called offense. This is a seriously fucked up place.
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Friend, author, historian, and fellow nature lover Sarah Kendzior sets the record straight on her BlueSky suspension, which they did a month after so-called offense. This is a seriously fucked up place.
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Folks — what COLOR aurora are you seeing? Send us your reports and please share! This is useful data. Date and times are super valuable too!
A lot of y’all are seeing red auroras. You’re seeing the top of the aurora.
A lot of y’all are seeing red auroras. You’re seeing the top of the aurora.
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Folks — what COLOR aurora are you seeing? Send us your reports and please share! This is useful data. Date and times are super valuable too!
A lot of y’all are seeing red auroras. You’re seeing the top of the aurora.
A lot of y’all are seeing red auroras. You’re seeing the top of the aurora.
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Devasted to find out @bsky.app has suspended author and fellow nature lover Sarah Kendzior without explanation substack.com/@sarahkendzior
Looking more and more like Bluesky was the wrong post-Twitter choice. I am so angry and upset.
Looking more and more like Bluesky was the wrong post-Twitter choice. I am so angry and upset.
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Devasted to find out @bsky.app has suspended author and fellow nature lover Sarah Kendzior without explanation substack.com/@sarahkendzior
Looking more and more like Bluesky was the wrong post-Twitter choice. I am so angry and upset.
Looking more and more like Bluesky was the wrong post-Twitter choice. I am so angry and upset.
Damn was really pulling for the Blue Jays. Hope MLB expands two more teams with one in Canada. Hope the blues can turn it around or it will be a long winter.
November 2, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Damn was really pulling for the Blue Jays. Hope MLB expands two more teams with one in Canada. Hope the blues can turn it around or it will be a long winter.
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In 2005, I wrote an article called "Inventing Akromiya" about how the government of Uzbekistan made up a group called Akromiya to justify a massacre of civilian protesters.
Twenty years later, the US is more like Uzbekistan, and I wrote "Inventing Antifa": sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
Twenty years later, the US is more like Uzbekistan, and I wrote "Inventing Antifa": sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
Inventing Antifa
In 2005, the Uzbek government invented a group called “Akromiya” to justify massacring protesters. Now I worry the US government will do the same.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In 2005, I wrote an article called "Inventing Akromiya" about how the government of Uzbekistan made up a group called Akromiya to justify a massacre of civilian protesters.
Twenty years later, the US is more like Uzbekistan, and I wrote "Inventing Antifa": sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
Twenty years later, the US is more like Uzbekistan, and I wrote "Inventing Antifa": sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
No More Kings www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoJ2...
No More Kings
YouTube video by Pavement - Topic
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October 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
No More Kings www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoJ2...
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Locking in for oral arguments on the big voting rights case at the Supreme Court.
The next two hours or so will be... incredibly bad.
The next two hours or so will be... incredibly bad.
October 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Locking in for oral arguments on the big voting rights case at the Supreme Court.
The next two hours or so will be... incredibly bad.
The next two hours or so will be... incredibly bad.
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It's the first Monday in October which means the Supreme Court is back in session. Here's my preview of all the cruelty and evil they will visit upon us this term.
My *cover story* in @thenation.com :)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My *cover story* in @thenation.com :)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Supreme Court v. Democracy
The Nation’s justice correspondent previews the court’s coming term—and explains why it will never stand up to Trump.
www.thenation.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It's the first Monday in October which means the Supreme Court is back in session. Here's my preview of all the cruelty and evil they will visit upon us this term.
My *cover story* in @thenation.com :)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My *cover story* in @thenation.com :)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Frankly, as a journalist, people in power *should* hate me.
I don’t understand people who get in this game to kiss the ass of the powerful, instead of staying with their foot up the ass of the powerful
I don’t understand people who get in this game to kiss the ass of the powerful, instead of staying with their foot up the ass of the powerful
September 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Frankly, as a journalist, people in power *should* hate me.
I don’t understand people who get in this game to kiss the ass of the powerful, instead of staying with their foot up the ass of the powerful
I don’t understand people who get in this game to kiss the ass of the powerful, instead of staying with their foot up the ass of the powerful
Last chance to donate for mesothelioma advocacy in honor of Alison’s late father. You can donate to her here: raceroster.com/events/2025/...
Help Alison raise money for participating in 17th Annual Alton Miles for Meso 5K Race & 3K Fun Run/Walk on September 20, 2025
This year, we are remembering my dad, George Dreith, who died needlessly from mesothelioma 10 years ago this June. While his diagnosis was devastating, it also made my dad become an advocate for mesot...
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September 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Last chance to donate for mesothelioma advocacy in honor of Alison’s late father. You can donate to her here: raceroster.com/events/2025/...
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My first academic article was on the dictatorship of Uzbekistan inventing a group called "Akromiya" that did not really exist but which they used to arrest anyone with whom they disagreed under the pretext of "terrorism". Just bringing this up for no reason whatsoever!
September 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
My first academic article was on the dictatorship of Uzbekistan inventing a group called "Akromiya" that did not really exist but which they used to arrest anyone with whom they disagreed under the pretext of "terrorism". Just bringing this up for no reason whatsoever!
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A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
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The Free Speech President has now pulled two of the three major late night hosts off the air through threats and intimidation because of their jokes. Obviously I’m behind Jimmy Kimmel 100% in the face of this fascist garbage. Speech against this admin isn’t just being chilled, they’re freezing it.
September 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The Free Speech President has now pulled two of the three major late night hosts off the air through threats and intimidation because of their jokes. Obviously I’m behind Jimmy Kimmel 100% in the face of this fascist garbage. Speech against this admin isn’t just being chilled, they’re freezing it.
Nurses Solidarity against the gerrymandering in Missouri.
September 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Nurses Solidarity against the gerrymandering in Missouri.