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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 4h

If you’ve ever seen the looney TV series Skinwalker Ranch set in Utah you KNOW they need such survey data. But of course, that would make too much sense as it wouldn’t support their theory of wormholes on the property. Oh well…

Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 11h

Here are the four horsemen of climate-tipping-points apocalypse --

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 11h

A new Nature study on the four horsemen of the climate-tipping-points apocalypse: "the Greenland Ice Sheet, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, the South American monsoon system and the Amazon rainforest."

Destabilization of Earth system tipping elements - Nature Geoscience

A review of observation-based evidence suggests that four interconnected Earth system tipping elements have moved towards their critical thresholds, highlighting the need for better monitoring and increased mitigation efforts.

www.nature.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 11h

"Energy dominance," you say?

As of this year, *China is exporting more clean-energy technology than the US is exporting the dirty stuff*.

The future is green energy & China, not the US, is set to dominate it.

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

www.bloomberg.com

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 11h

From getting a look at some of the Texas Guard dudes deplaning, pizza is the last thing they need.

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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 14h

And those are now official government records that must be retained and can be FOIAed.

Great work, Pam.

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 16h

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

The condescension of two-bit Attorney General Pamela Jo Bondi today underscores that the only thing this administration excels at is a complete lack of self-awareness.

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 14h

You should visit Summerville, GA, in that area. The folk artist Howard Finster's Paradise Gardens is open to the public. The man had a vision and then some. Summerville is utterly unhip, I kinda like it. Biodiversity there is impressive too.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 17h

grimly fucking funny that Marjorie Taylor Greene is turning out to be one of the most reality-based Republicans. getting a little chuckle out of that www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Marjorie Taylor Greene doubles down on her unexpected break with Republicans over health care in shutdown fight

The MAGA firebrand sparked criticism from GOP leadership after giving voice to a key Democratic demand — extending expiring Obamacare funding to avoid premium hikes.

www.nbcnews.com

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 15h

This is Portland, Oregon. Photo: Fabian Bimmer. #USA#Trump

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Andrej Spiridonov @andrejpaleo.bsky.social · 16h

Extinct Pleistocene carnivores were diurnal and had high metabolic rates:
"Only basal metabolic rate and diurnality are robust predictors of extinction, even after accounting for phylogenetic and trait uncertainty"
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirec...
🧪 ⚒️ #Paleobio #Macroecology

Results of logistic regression analyses associating traits with extinction outcomes.

Violin plots comparing the basal metabolic rate and threat status of living species.

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 15h

Chemistry Nobel winners have been announced, for developing massively porous materials.

Dr. Matt Schabath (he/him/his) @mattschabathphd.bsky.social · 15h

🧪🧪 Chemistry Nobel for scientists who developed massively porous ‘super sponge’ materials -- Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi pioneered the creation of metal-organic frameworks, which can capture and store molecules such as carbon dioxide.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Chemistry Nobel for scientists who developed massively porous ‘super sponge’ materials

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi pioneered the creation of metal-organic frameworks, which can capture and store molecules such as carbon dioxide.

www.nature.com

Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 15h

Alabama suspends methane monitoring above expanding coal mines. This, after a house was destroyed by said methane. Alabama never ceases to amaze me in its craven loyalty to nasty business interests. I mean, really, coal mining is important NOW? It ain't 1885. 🧪⚒️ #GreenSky

Despite fatal explosion, Alabama suspends methane monitoring above expanding coal mines | Alabama Reflector

The decision is a reversal of the state’s previous agreement with federal regulators spurred by a fatal home explosion above the expanding Oak Grove mine here in rural Jefferson County.

alabamareflector.com

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 17h

With the Hertz Teslas, it was the body damage that was killing them (lots of EV newbie drivers and Teslas in particular have limited part availability and are not designed for repair as much)

www.greencarreports.com/news/1141284...

Hertz slows Tesla and EV plans, citing collision repair costs

High collision repair costs weren't enough to offset the lower running costs of EVs, as Hertz balks at putting the initial 100,000 Teslas already announced into service.

www.greencarreports.com

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 17h

C’est beau!

Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 1d

I think we can find a common thread here. #USA

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 1d

If you've forgotten about that first bullet, re-read this as you listen to her asserting her integrity. The lady doth protest too much, methinks. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/u...

Pam Bondi, a $25,000 Donation and Trump University: Questions Remain

www.nytimes.com

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 1d

😆that bridge in Brooklyn is still for sale

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 1d

The rapist trump is looking for reasons to use the Insurrection Act. Similar actions as used by Weimar nazis could crop up here in the US. The proud boys and other nazis may come out of storage.

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 1d

C'est vrai, mon ami.

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 1d

Alabama Power operates a patently illegal coal ash storage site that's leaking heavy metals into the Mobile River in south Alabama. They even told a judge in court it's illegal, but really, so what, what can we do? They think they're god, an untenable position even in 'bama. 🧪⚒️ #GreenSky

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 1d

Babylon must fall.

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 1d

We are coming up on La Toussaint ("All Saints"), November 1. Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys from Louisiana recorded a killer song with that title on an album with the same name. God may not forgive people who don't like zydeco..... #zydeco

La Toussaint Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys

YouTube video by Greg Simmons

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 1d

Is this true? 🧪🐟

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