Joe Rojas-Burke
@rojasburke.bsky.social
I'm a #ScienceWriter based in Arizona (most of the time) and in Brooklyn. Sharing stuff about science, journalism, politics, beloved plants and animals, #RockClimbing, #Bicycling, #Gardening...
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Hardcore Ming the Merciless vibes
December 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Hardcore Ming the Merciless vibes
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We’re all just trying to find the guy who did this!
December 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We’re all just trying to find the guy who did this!
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On left:
President Trump Statement Sept. 2, 2025:
"The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in international waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States."
On right:
(Under penalty of law) military leaders told Congress headed to Suriname.
President Trump Statement Sept. 2, 2025:
"The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in international waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States."
On right:
(Under penalty of law) military leaders told Congress headed to Suriname.
December 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
On left:
President Trump Statement Sept. 2, 2025:
"The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in international waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States."
On right:
(Under penalty of law) military leaders told Congress headed to Suriname.
President Trump Statement Sept. 2, 2025:
"The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in international waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States."
On right:
(Under penalty of law) military leaders told Congress headed to Suriname.
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“When I presented myself as a Member of Congress and asked for more information, my staff and I were pushed aside and pepper-sprayed by masked agents,” says Rep. Grijalva: www.fox10phoenix.com/news/az-rep-...
AZ Rep. Adelita Grijalva says she was pepper sprayed during Tucson ICE raid
Grijalva says the incident happened on Dec. 5 at a Taco Giro restaurant on the west side of the city.
www.fox10phoenix.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“When I presented myself as a Member of Congress and asked for more information, my staff and I were pushed aside and pepper-sprayed by masked agents,” says Rep. Grijalva: www.fox10phoenix.com/news/az-rep-...
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Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
“Farage has suggested that it is inconceivable that anyone could recall such events of more than four decades ago. I would simply ask: can a victim of such abuse ever forget?”
I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing
I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing
The Reform UK leader doubts people can recall their abuse from years ago. I’ve never forgotten his – it felt malicious
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“Farage has suggested that it is inconceivable that anyone could recall such events of more than four decades ago. I would simply ask: can a victim of such abuse ever forget?”
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Happy Krampusnacht, everybody. Get ready for a whoopin'.
December 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Happy Krampusnacht, everybody. Get ready for a whoopin'.
"Given that we are all, every day, imbibing madness, how do we guard our souls?"
I wish that all of my fellow Americans would think hard about this question.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
I wish that all of my fellow Americans would think hard about this question.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Opinion | What Trump Is Really Doing With His Boat Strikes
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"Given that we are all, every day, imbibing madness, how do we guard our souls?"
I wish that all of my fellow Americans would think hard about this question.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
I wish that all of my fellow Americans would think hard about this question.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
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The first strike was also a war crime
This would be, without any doubt, a war crime committed by the United States. We prosecuted Germans and Japanese for doing this exact thing in WWII.
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The first strike was also a war crime
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I spoke to the New York Times in this great explainer piece by Charlie Savage
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
December 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I spoke to the New York Times in this great explainer piece by Charlie Savage
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
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If I saw a "murder hornet," I'd be running in the other direction. But these wee frogs think they're tasty snacks—even though they get stung repeatedly while consuming them. That story and more from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
December 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If I saw a "murder hornet," I'd be running in the other direction. But these wee frogs think they're tasty snacks—even though they get stung repeatedly while consuming them. That story and more from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
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98% of tree crops & 75% of greenhouses in Gaza were destroyed in the Gaza war. Remote sensing studies like this “can play a critical role in restoration and recovery efforts in Gaza by providing an evidence-based foundation for agricultural rehabilitation.”—Najat Aoun Saliba
98% of Gaza’s Tree Cropland Destroyed by Israel - Eos
Maps based on remote sensing analysis could inform remediation efforts by identifying whether agricultural lands were damaged by bombs, debris, or forced displacement of its caretakers.
eos.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
98% of tree crops & 75% of greenhouses in Gaza were destroyed in the Gaza war. Remote sensing studies like this “can play a critical role in restoration and recovery efforts in Gaza by providing an evidence-based foundation for agricultural rehabilitation.”—Najat Aoun Saliba
Fall colors (in Arizona). It's my first autumn in the Sonoran Desert and the seasons feel so upside down. Yesterday I watched a pair of birds, curve billed thrashers, building a nest in the secure stronghold of a cholla cactus.
December 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Fall colors (in Arizona). It's my first autumn in the Sonoran Desert and the seasons feel so upside down. Yesterday I watched a pair of birds, curve billed thrashers, building a nest in the secure stronghold of a cholla cactus.
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Open AI doesn't want to be transparent about what's in their datasets - this bill would force them. If you're pro AI regulation (esp if you're in Bay Area), please show up and offer your support for this bill! If you can't make it, help spread the word!
RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇
RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Open AI doesn't want to be transparent about what's in their datasets - this bill would force them. If you're pro AI regulation (esp if you're in Bay Area), please show up and offer your support for this bill! If you can't make it, help spread the word!
RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇
RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇
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BREAKING: All House Democrats have signed our discharge petition to extend the ACA tax credits.
That makes 214.
We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
That makes 214.
We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
BREAKING: All House Democrats have signed our discharge petition to extend the ACA tax credits.
That makes 214.
We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
That makes 214.
We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
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Official government discrimination encourages *private* discrimination, as surely as night follows day.
Fox News' Will Cain: "I’m sure there are very honorable law-abiding upstanding citizens and contributors from the Somali community here in the United States, BUT..."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
December 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Official government discrimination encourages *private* discrimination, as surely as night follows day.
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Everybody standing there:
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Everybody standing there:
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This is one of those things that I think is quietly important – when these people are talking shit about cities, Portland or Minneapolis or New York or Charlotte or wherever, you have to loudly say, “no, fuck you, you’re lying, that town and its people whip ass and you’re the asshole”
“I walk around Portland, and I go, ‘Fuck you, assholes. Portland is fine.’” - John Darnielle, @themountaingoats.bsky.social. We're proud to claim you as a Portlander, sir.
The Mountain Goats Ascend to Revolution Hall
Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle discusses musicals, his new album, and why he keeps coming home to Portland.
www.wweek.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This is one of those things that I think is quietly important – when these people are talking shit about cities, Portland or Minneapolis or New York or Charlotte or wherever, you have to loudly say, “no, fuck you, you’re lying, that town and its people whip ass and you’re the asshole”
It took years, but finally that Roundup paper ghost-written by Monsanto has been retracted. The whole episode is indicative of a terrible rot that is active in corners of scientific publishing.
www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...
www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...
Influential study on glyphosate safety retracted 25 years after publication
A 2000 study that concluded the well-known herbicide glyphosate was safe, widely cited since then, has just been officially disavowed by the journal that published it. The scientists are suspected of ...
www.lemonde.fr
December 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It took years, but finally that Roundup paper ghost-written by Monsanto has been retracted. The whole episode is indicative of a terrible rot that is active in corners of scientific publishing.
www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...
www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...
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Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
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Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
I love how this German interviewer quickly responds to misleading answers and annotates the finished Q&A with clarifying notes about the US push to burn more fossil fuels, withdraw from the Paris Agreement, abandon wind & solar
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
Project 2025 Author: "We Won't Let Anyone Stop US from Using Our Oil and Gas"
She's not a big fan of electric cars and solar energy, but she does like coal: Diana Furchtgott-Roth is one of the leading authors of "Project 2025." DER SPIEGEL wanted to know more about how the Heri...
www.spiegel.de
December 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I love how this German interviewer quickly responds to misleading answers and annotates the finished Q&A with clarifying notes about the US push to burn more fossil fuels, withdraw from the Paris Agreement, abandon wind & solar
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
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Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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This is in the running for my favorite lecture slide ever
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is in the running for my favorite lecture slide ever