MattBekker
@mattbekker.bsky.social
Lover of wife, kids, grandkids, tree rings, birds, music, baseball, Earth, Earthlings, kindness, and truth.
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RFK Jr. will kill Americans, sure as death. You have the GOP to thank you for that.
They Don't Care
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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August 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
RFK Jr. will kill Americans, sure as death. You have the GOP to thank you for that.
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Today's US EO orders the Attorney General to identify + take expeditious action to stop enforcement of "all State & local laws... purporting to address “climate change” or involving “environmental, social, and governance” initiatives, “environmental justice,” carbon or “greenhouse gas” emissions."
This executive order confirms that. They are attacking all "state laws" that address climate change, ESG, environmental justice and/or greenhouse gases.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
April 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Today's US EO orders the Attorney General to identify + take expeditious action to stop enforcement of "all State & local laws... purporting to address “climate change” or involving “environmental, social, and governance” initiatives, “environmental justice,” carbon or “greenhouse gas” emissions."
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March 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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He was always ahead of his time.
March 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
He was always ahead of his time.
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March 5, 2025:
March 5, 2025
In the gym of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on March 5, 1946, former and future prime minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill rose to deliver a speech.
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March 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
March 5, 2025:
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Russian hackers infiltrate our system *every* day. They are constantly looking for persistence (long term access) in our critical infrastructure.
If Hegseth thinks that they’re going to stop just because we do, he’s even more out of his depth than I thought.
If Hegseth thinks that they’re going to stop just because we do, he’s even more out of his depth than I thought.
Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia
The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
nyti.ms
March 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Russian hackers infiltrate our system *every* day. They are constantly looking for persistence (long term access) in our critical infrastructure.
If Hegseth thinks that they’re going to stop just because we do, he’s even more out of his depth than I thought.
If Hegseth thinks that they’re going to stop just because we do, he’s even more out of his depth than I thought.
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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“We fired all the guards at the bank so they’re not roadblocks to anything that happens.”
Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."
February 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“We fired all the guards at the bank so they’re not roadblocks to anything that happens.”
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Please let the GEO/EAR community know: Program Directors and Mission Support who’ve been at NSF under two years were just terminated via Zoom. Even those of us whose offer letter stated one probationary year and whose government data states “permanent”.
February 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Please let the GEO/EAR community know: Program Directors and Mission Support who’ve been at NSF under two years were just terminated via Zoom. Even those of us whose offer letter stated one probationary year and whose government data states “permanent”.
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I track daily temperature records at 27 stations across Alaska. The last record low temperature was set at Cold Bay on Dec 2nd. Since then here is the count of records across Alaska: @alaskawx.bsky.social
High max set: 69
High min set: 107
High max tied: 32
High min tied: 39
Low (any): 0
High max set: 69
High min set: 107
High max tied: 32
High min tied: 39
Low (any): 0
February 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I track daily temperature records at 27 stations across Alaska. The last record low temperature was set at Cold Bay on Dec 2nd. Since then here is the count of records across Alaska: @alaskawx.bsky.social
High max set: 69
High min set: 107
High max tied: 32
High min tied: 39
Low (any): 0
High max set: 69
High min set: 107
High max tied: 32
High min tied: 39
Low (any): 0
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
Hot off the press. Nicely led by Dr. Savannah Collins-Key. Privilege to work with all these folks.
Hot off the press. Nicely led by Dr. Savannah Collins-Key. Privilege to work with all these folks.
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me
February 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Hot off the press. Nicely led by Dr. Savannah Collins-Key. Privilege to work with all these folks.
Hot off the press. Nicely led by Dr. Savannah Collins-Key. Privilege to work with all these folks.
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8QL...
Worth the watch. Don’t believe him. Don’t give him power he doesn’t have.
Worth the watch. Don’t believe him. Don’t give him power he doesn’t have.
Don't Believe Him | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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February 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8QL...
Worth the watch. Don’t believe him. Don’t give him power he doesn’t have.
Worth the watch. Don’t believe him. Don’t give him power he doesn’t have.
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Officials involved in Jan. 6 prosecutions say the Trump administration isn't protecting them from threats. "We don't think they'll care — unless and until one of us gets killed," an official told NPR.
FBI agents, prosecutors fear retribution from Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump
Officials involved in Jan. 6 prosecutions say the Trump administration isn't protecting them from threats. "We don't think they'll care — unless and until one of us gets killed," an official told NPR.
www.npr.org
February 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Officials involved in Jan. 6 prosecutions say the Trump administration isn't protecting them from threats. "We don't think they'll care — unless and until one of us gets killed," an official told NPR.
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White House budget proposal could shatter the National Science Foundation - 'The cuts could be as deep as 66 percent, with one person indicating the top-line budget number for the National Science Foundation could start at $3 billion.' vs. $9 billion currently arstechnica.com/science/2025...
White House budget proposal could shatter the National Science Foundation
“This kind of cut would kill American science and boost China.”…
arstechnica.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
White House budget proposal could shatter the National Science Foundation - 'The cuts could be as deep as 66 percent, with one person indicating the top-line budget number for the National Science Foundation could start at $3 billion.' vs. $9 billion currently arstechnica.com/science/2025...
So it wasn’t ever really about the “African” citizen, was it? Just about the black guy.
February 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
So it wasn’t ever really about the “African” citizen, was it? Just about the black guy.
The weather station I’m in charge of (Provo-BYU) recorded a high of 63 yesterday, beating the old record (2018) by 4 degrees. And today, 65, beating the old (2015) by 5. Looks like the rodent may have been wrong. Wonder who we should listen to instead?
February 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The weather station I’m in charge of (Provo-BYU) recorded a high of 63 yesterday, beating the old record (2018) by 4 degrees. And today, 65, beating the old (2015) by 5. Looks like the rodent may have been wrong. Wonder who we should listen to instead?
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Punxsutawney Phil predicts four more years of fascism.
February 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Punxsutawney Phil predicts four more years of fascism.
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"Post it on your social media." Thank you, Mr. Acosta.
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
January 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"Post it on your social media." Thank you, Mr. Acosta.
MLK Walk of Life at BYU. One of the things I most look forward to every year. Nice music from the Gospel Choir and an excellent keynote address by Dr Sherinah Saasa.
January 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
MLK Walk of Life at BYU. One of the things I most look forward to every year. Nice music from the Gospel Choir and an excellent keynote address by Dr Sherinah Saasa.
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"Hope is not blind optimism, but a grounded belief in our ability to persevere. By focusing on what we can control and reframing challenges as opportunities, we cultivate both resilience + clarity."
Every Wed the mindfulness coach on our team sends us helpful quotes; this one, based on the Stoics.
Every Wed the mindfulness coach on our team sends us helpful quotes; this one, based on the Stoics.
January 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"Hope is not blind optimism, but a grounded belief in our ability to persevere. By focusing on what we can control and reframing challenges as opportunities, we cultivate both resilience + clarity."
Every Wed the mindfulness coach on our team sends us helpful quotes; this one, based on the Stoics.
Every Wed the mindfulness coach on our team sends us helpful quotes; this one, based on the Stoics.
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You can say, “gravity isn’t real,” but if you step off the cliff, you’re still going down.
And if you convince other people it’s not real, you are responsible for what happens if they make decisions based on the information you withheld.
And if you convince other people it’s not real, you are responsible for what happens if they make decisions based on the information you withheld.
The White House climate page is now gone. Climate change is not. www.whitehouse.gov/climate
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
You can say, “gravity isn’t real,” but if you step off the cliff, you’re still going down.
And if you convince other people it’s not real, you are responsible for what happens if they make decisions based on the information you withheld.
And if you convince other people it’s not real, you are responsible for what happens if they make decisions based on the information you withheld.
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Excellent episode of the climate hour podcast on the rise of eco-anxiety recorded with several leaders of The North American Climate Psychology Alliance.
youtu.be/6LzyOZsH_is?...
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The Growth Of Climate Anxiety Impacts World Mental Health
YouTube video by ClimateGKC
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January 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Excellent episode of the climate hour podcast on the rise of eco-anxiety recorded with several leaders of The North American Climate Psychology Alliance.
youtu.be/6LzyOZsH_is?...
youtu.be/6LzyOZsH_is?...