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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 14d

Having lived in Serbia during Fulbright, I am excited to announce opportunity. Interested in learning about the Balkans, drink rakiya, visit Sarajevo, Tito's Bunker or a 16th-century Ottoman-era bridge? Share with networks that may be interested such topics. #professionaldevelopment #geography

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 3h

But do you remember that time Obama wore a brown suit?

JM Rieger @riegerreport.bsky.social · 4h

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of the third-largest U.S. city. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 18h

“My children’s health insurance will double…
and my constituents…”
is an odd hill to die on but here we are….

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 1d

When the rich rob the poor, it’s called business.

When the poor fight back, it’s called violence.

a picture of yoda with the words may the wisdom be with you below him

ALT: a picture of yoda with the words may the wisdom be with you below him

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 1d

The great 2024/2025 September cooling trend. - Christy et al. (probably)

Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 1d

Here is the time series.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 2d

Blue Jays.
That is all.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 2d

No Eagles fan, but replay assist is garbage.
Either get the call right, allow coaches to throw the flag, or don’t.
Magically and randomly relying on an upstairs perspective is a shotty job.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe the Ravens are actually worse than I thought… sad (not).

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Sean Maiwald @seanmaiwald.bsky.social · 3d

Are you a deaf person (18+ in the USA), who has lived through a disaster?

I'm conducting research interviews, and want to learn from you - your story is important!

Interested? Fill out the eligibility form at: gu.live/WJfeC

More information can be found in the attached flyer.

Flyer and QR code, which includes the following text:

Join a Research Study on
Disaster Preparedness & Deaf People!

Are you a deaf person who has lived through a disaster?
Your story is important! We want to learn from you!

Who Can Participate?
Deaf people 18+ who have experienced disaster - natural, or human-made

What’s Involved?
Share your experiences in one Zoom recorded interview, about 45 minutes

Why Join?
Your experience can help us improve disaster responses!
You will receive a $25 gift card for your time.

Interested?
Fill out the eligibility form at: https://gu.live/WJfeC or use the QR code to the right for the link!
Email the researcher, Sean Maiwald at Sean.maiwald@gallaudet.edu
Concerns?
Contact Gallaudet University’s Institutional
Review Board at IRB@Gallaudet.edu
for study #IRB-FY25-114.

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Maryland Matters @marylandmatters.org · 4d

As heat-related deaths and catastrophic floods disrupt lives across the state, it's clear the climate crisis has arrived, demanding urgent, systemic solutions, writes Jon Gorman. One good step would be overriding Gov. Wes Moore's RENEW Act veto.
marylandmatters.org/2025/10/03/a...

After another brutal summer, climate solutions must come first - Maryland Matters

marylandmatters.org

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 4d

Day 3 Federal shutdown.
Hampton National Historic Site, Towson, MD.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 5d

This, but also, Go Steelers

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 5d

Baltimore is beautiful.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 5d

Baltimore is beautiful.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 6d

Reflective jacket weather 👏

Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · 6d

🧥🍂 SWEATER WEATHER ALERT!
Coolest morning of fall so far — temps dipped into the 40s 🌡️
Did you love it or miss summer already? 🤔☀️
👉 Full forecast: cwg.live

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 6d

Over recent weeks, many news agencies highlighted this review of DOE Climate Working Group Report. Now with doi.

Dessler, A.E. and R.E. Kopp (Ed.). (2025). Climate Experts’ Review of the DOE Climate Working Group Report. doi.org/10.22541/ess...
@andrewdessler.com @bobkopp.net et al.

Climate Experts’ Review of the DOE Climate Working Group Report

In response to the Department of Energy's recent climate report, more than 85 scientists came together to submit a detailed rebuttal. Our motivation was simple: the DOE report misrepresents the state ...

doi.org

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 6d

Shutdown Day 2.
Denali National Park and Reserve, Alaska.
“The Great One” in the Athabascan language.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 6d

Just going around yelling “Jane Goodall” into people’s phones, hoping to short circuit the AI machine and integrate more humanity into the TikTok Instagram Bookface social media sphere.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 6d

Met Jane once.
GOAT.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 6d

Dr. Jane Goodall, who will be remembered as an advocate for animals and a renowned chimpanzee researcher, died due to natural causes, the Jane Goodall Institute announced.
nbcnews.to/48bAFgj

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 7d

Comment by Attorneys General about the EPA's proposed endangerment finding rollback. They are not impressed.

I was pleased to see our Climate Experts' review get referenced many times in this.

www.mass.gov/doc/end...

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 7d

Houston, we have nog on the shelves!

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 7d

Day 1 of U.S. federal shutdown.
Fort McHenry National Monument, birthplace of the national anthem.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 7d

Fat guy in a little (commanding officer; gay) coat.
Performative policies at its best.

molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 7d

imagine flying halfway around the world for a meeting that could’ve been an email and some guy with a hangover is just shouting at you that it’s against the rules to be fat or gay

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 7d

In 2024, the U.S. faced 27 weather disasters costing $182.7B.

Voices for Science advocates are in meetings with lawmakers today, asking Congress to pass the Weather Act Reauthorization to strengthen forecasts and protect communities.

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Karim Douieb @karimdouieb.bsky.social · 8d

🍩 What if climate looked like a donut? 🌍
Here’s a bunch of cities turned into a sweet dataviz experiment.

🟡 → comfy zone
🔴 → hot
🔵 → cold

Why a donut? Let me explain 👇

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 8d

Towson University emergency alert messaging.
Students (faculty and staff) confused by poor messaging.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 8d

Imagine calling a career veteran fat to merely earn favor.
Reality TV diplomacy.