Jennie Dusheck
@solenodon.bsky.social
Firewise community leader
Climate policy, climate action, health, flying less, forestry.
- Here I am, placing my grain of sand when I can.
- Known to have independent thoughts
Freelance science writer/editor
UC Berkeley & UC Davis: Eco Evo
UCSC: SciCom
Climate policy, climate action, health, flying less, forestry.
- Here I am, placing my grain of sand when I can.
- Known to have independent thoughts
Freelance science writer/editor
UC Berkeley & UC Davis: Eco Evo
UCSC: SciCom
California instituted "independent" redistricting commissions ~20 years ago. It was an idea put on the ballot by a wealthy Republican. Here's my congressional district.
December 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
California instituted "independent" redistricting commissions ~20 years ago. It was an idea put on the ballot by a wealthy Republican. Here's my congressional district.
Yes!
For example, here's the California electricity supply chart for today. The purple line showing negative supply is grid scale batteries soaking up excess generation. Batteries supply the grid a little in the early morning and more later in the day when demand peaks and the sun goes down.
For example, here's the California electricity supply chart for today. The purple line showing negative supply is grid scale batteries soaking up excess generation. Batteries supply the grid a little in the early morning and more later in the day when demand peaks and the sun goes down.
December 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Yes!
For example, here's the California electricity supply chart for today. The purple line showing negative supply is grid scale batteries soaking up excess generation. Batteries supply the grid a little in the early morning and more later in the day when demand peaks and the sun goes down.
For example, here's the California electricity supply chart for today. The purple line showing negative supply is grid scale batteries soaking up excess generation. Batteries supply the grid a little in the early morning and more later in the day when demand peaks and the sun goes down.
Pulled up a tarp at sunset and look who was under there!
An arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris).
What a sweetheart.
An arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris).
What a sweetheart.
November 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Pulled up a tarp at sunset and look who was under there!
An arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris).
What a sweetheart.
An arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris).
What a sweetheart.
They are the new Know Nothings.
November 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
They are the new Know Nothings.
I love how much your sugar factory looks like the one in San Francisco Bay (C&H in Crockett).
October 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I love how much your sugar factory looks like the one in San Francisco Bay (C&H in Crockett).
The Hell-Hole
San Francisco Chronicle this morning
San Francisco Chronicle this morning
September 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Hell-Hole
San Francisco Chronicle this morning
San Francisco Chronicle this morning
50 years ago I built this sun telescope for use with the San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers. I even ground the parabolic mirror. I took the telescope to Glacier Pt in Yosemite; Death Valley; and the Grand Canyon. Today I took it to town to celebrate Sun Day. Lots of sun spots!
September 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
50 years ago I built this sun telescope for use with the San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers. I even ground the parabolic mirror. I took the telescope to Glacier Pt in Yosemite; Death Valley; and the Grand Canyon. Today I took it to town to celebrate Sun Day. Lots of sun spots!
Kirk died doing what he loved best, stoking bigotry against the ~75% of Americans who are not straight white men.
He died instantly, without suffering or fear, in the full flower of his youth and ascendancy.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
He died instantly, without suffering or fear, in the full flower of his youth and ascendancy.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
![ATTENDEE: Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?
KIRK: Too many. [Applause]
ATTENDEE: In America, it's five. Now, five is a lot, right, I'm going to give you — I'm going to give you some credit. Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years?
KIRK: Counting or not counting gang violence?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tvb2e2pr72ibdtnzhyszr7kj/bafkreihv5yjvfz7uqk4buh6lopfgagdx7l5nfvztr2lx4v6ocwvgucvzui@jpeg)
September 13, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Kirk died doing what he loved best, stoking bigotry against the ~75% of Americans who are not straight white men.
He died instantly, without suffering or fear, in the full flower of his youth and ascendancy.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
He died instantly, without suffering or fear, in the full flower of his youth and ascendancy.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Giant metal poppy sculpture I can't get enough of.
August 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Giant metal poppy sculpture I can't get enough of.
I suddenly thought, "It's Friday night! What's Trump done now?"
And I laughed out loud.
And I laughed out loud.
August 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I suddenly thought, "It's Friday night! What's Trump done now?"
And I laughed out loud.
And I laughed out loud.
Humans are physically replacing other life on Earth. As we have increased in numbers and total mass, the total mass of other forms of life has decreased drastically.
Other wild mammals now make up only about 4% of all mammal "biomass."
This is obviously not how things were 50,000 years ago.
Other wild mammals now make up only about 4% of all mammal "biomass."
This is obviously not how things were 50,000 years ago.
July 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Humans are physically replacing other life on Earth. As we have increased in numbers and total mass, the total mass of other forms of life has decreased drastically.
Other wild mammals now make up only about 4% of all mammal "biomass."
This is obviously not how things were 50,000 years ago.
Other wild mammals now make up only about 4% of all mammal "biomass."
This is obviously not how things were 50,000 years ago.
Though the '70s were no picnic for teens either.
Twiggy
Twiggy
July 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Though the '70s were no picnic for teens either.
Twiggy
Twiggy
July 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"Unless you’re a rich, heterosexual able-bodied white man, "
You said it.
Here they are celebrating what they've done to all of us, and, disproportionately, their own constituents.
You said it.
Here they are celebrating what they've done to all of us, and, disproportionately, their own constituents.
July 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"Unless you’re a rich, heterosexual able-bodied white man, "
You said it.
Here they are celebrating what they've done to all of us, and, disproportionately, their own constituents.
You said it.
Here they are celebrating what they've done to all of us, and, disproportionately, their own constituents.
For everyone dumping on Murkowski here is everyone who voted for disaster. The only thing that made her the "deciding vote," was hesitating.
July 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
For everyone dumping on Murkowski here is everyone who voted for disaster. The only thing that made her the "deciding vote," was hesitating.
If we somehow seceded, Putin would argue that "historically" we were part of Russia (see Fort Ross) and invade.
Trump would wave goodbye to us with a smile, only finding out later that the US Treasury was suddenly $80 billion a year short.
Trump would wave goodbye to us with a smile, only finding out later that the US Treasury was suddenly $80 billion a year short.
June 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
If we somehow seceded, Putin would argue that "historically" we were part of Russia (see Fort Ross) and invade.
Trump would wave goodbye to us with a smile, only finding out later that the US Treasury was suddenly $80 billion a year short.
Trump would wave goodbye to us with a smile, only finding out later that the US Treasury was suddenly $80 billion a year short.
Photo of a rubber boa, by andrewnydam of iNaturalist, posted to Wikimedia.
June 29, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Photo of a rubber boa, by andrewnydam of iNaturalist, posted to Wikimedia.
Similar to wwII Z unit.
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
June 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Similar to wwII Z unit.
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
My grandfather took photos starting in basic training at Fort Lewis, in Washington State, in 1917 and then there's a long gap and more photos in the spring of 1918 of a trip down the Rhine, including him riding a horse off a boat.
Here is a training trench in Fort Lewis.
Here is a training trench in Fort Lewis.
May 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
My grandfather took photos starting in basic training at Fort Lewis, in Washington State, in 1917 and then there's a long gap and more photos in the spring of 1918 of a trip down the Rhine, including him riding a horse off a boat.
Here is a training trench in Fort Lewis.
Here is a training trench in Fort Lewis.
I think a lot of these guys are imprinted on porn stars and are possibly incapable of being attracted to ordinary women in an ordinary context.
"Imprinting" is a biological thing, like ducklings imprinting on their mother and always following her or, sometimes, on a human caretaker.
"Imprinting" is a biological thing, like ducklings imprinting on their mother and always following her or, sometimes, on a human caretaker.
May 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I think a lot of these guys are imprinted on porn stars and are possibly incapable of being attracted to ordinary women in an ordinary context.
"Imprinting" is a biological thing, like ducklings imprinting on their mother and always following her or, sometimes, on a human caretaker.
"Imprinting" is a biological thing, like ducklings imprinting on their mother and always following her or, sometimes, on a human caretaker.
I have one!
From the picnic table on a hike with friends last month.
From the picnic table on a hike with friends last month.
May 9, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I have one!
From the picnic table on a hike with friends last month.
From the picnic table on a hike with friends last month.