Matt Stellbauer
@stellbauer.bsky.social
Water geek 💧 | PhD candidate digging into global water issues
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer 🌍
Into travel, music, rivers, and trail thoughts 🎶🌲
Always learning, always wandering.
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer 🌍
Into travel, music, rivers, and trail thoughts 🎶🌲
Always learning, always wandering.
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In Pakistan, thousands of protesters have fought against the Cholistan Canal Project, which would divert water from the Indus River to irrigate millions of hectares of desert for corporate farming.
Opponents say the project leave small-scale farmers in Sindh province without the water they need.
Opponents say the project leave small-scale farmers in Sindh province without the water they need.
In Pakistan, desert irrigation plans spark protests & fears among Sindh farmers
On April 6, Wajahat Hussain, a Sindhi human rights lawyer, spoke at a protest against the planned Cholistan Canal Project on the Indus River in Pakistan. “We will continue fighting against the recent…
news.mongabay.com
May 31, 2025 at 3:40 AM
In Pakistan, thousands of protesters have fought against the Cholistan Canal Project, which would divert water from the Indus River to irrigate millions of hectares of desert for corporate farming.
Opponents say the project leave small-scale farmers in Sindh province without the water they need.
Opponents say the project leave small-scale farmers in Sindh province without the water they need.
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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
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OK Y’all. 2 yrs ago I uploaded a pdf to Notebook LM, a Google AI that could convert pdfs into notes. Today I learned it has an audio feature where it will generate a “podcast” of two people talking about the article. I am now listening to a “podcast” abt the article I uploaded in 2yrs ago. WILD!
April 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
OK Y’all. 2 yrs ago I uploaded a pdf to Notebook LM, a Google AI that could convert pdfs into notes. Today I learned it has an audio feature where it will generate a “podcast” of two people talking about the article. I am now listening to a “podcast” abt the article I uploaded in 2yrs ago. WILD!
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Google created a NotebookLM notebook with everything they announced at Google I/O. So instead of slogging through thousands of hours of video and other content, you can just ask NotebookLM questions, listen to a podcast, or get a FAQ, etc. notebooklm.google.com/notebook/953...
May 21, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Google created a NotebookLM notebook with everything they announced at Google I/O. So instead of slogging through thousands of hours of video and other content, you can just ask NotebookLM questions, listen to a podcast, or get a FAQ, etc. notebooklm.google.com/notebook/953...
Excellent Movie.
Thunderbolts* Review - IGN
Thunderbolts* has, like its sort-of-not-really antagonist, both a dark half and a light half. But only one of them is actually pretty great.
ign.com
May 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Excellent Movie.
Heartbreaking
Defending the Peace Corps When It Needs No Defense
In a nation that no longer knows what to do with humility, service itself has become suspect.
substack.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Heartbreaking
Fun with infographics, this is wild yall.
Analyzing the scale of Trump’s federal layoffs in his first 100 days | CNN Politics
Nearly 100 days. Wide-ranging and chaotic firings across at least 30 agencies.
cnn.it
April 27, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Fun with infographics, this is wild yall.
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I want politics to be about a better everyday life.
Here's what that can look like:
Here's what that can look like:
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I want politics to be about a better everyday life.
Here's what that can look like:
Here's what that can look like:
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Do y'all think they'll post the SECDEF vacancy on USAJOBS cuz I'm totally qualified now.
April 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Do y'all think they'll post the SECDEF vacancy on USAJOBS cuz I'm totally qualified now.
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In this week’s new #TheWeeklyShow episode, Jon & @heathercmcghee.bsky.social discuss ⬇️:
>> Bye-Bye DEI?
>> Keep Doing Something
>> Resistance is Not Futile
>> Ghoul of Ghouls
NEW YouTube video out now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gBw...
>> Bye-Bye DEI?
>> Keep Doing Something
>> Resistance is Not Futile
>> Ghoul of Ghouls
NEW YouTube video out now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gBw...
Jon Stewart & Heather McGhee discuss Anti-DEI Policies and Trump’s Autocracy | The Weekly Show
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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April 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In this week’s new #TheWeeklyShow episode, Jon & @heathercmcghee.bsky.social discuss ⬇️:
>> Bye-Bye DEI?
>> Keep Doing Something
>> Resistance is Not Futile
>> Ghoul of Ghouls
NEW YouTube video out now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gBw...
>> Bye-Bye DEI?
>> Keep Doing Something
>> Resistance is Not Futile
>> Ghoul of Ghouls
NEW YouTube video out now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gBw...
I guess climate science is just another one of those things that is not important. I am sure glad that Texans are not impacted by wildfires and droughts.
April 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I guess climate science is just another one of those things that is not important. I am sure glad that Texans are not impacted by wildfires and droughts.
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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I have been in person or online with a variety of people in the last two months - educators, researchers, and practitioners, from transportation, emergency management, hazards and disasters, geography and planning. The biggest common thread is the unprecedented level of uncertainty and confusion -
April 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I have been in person or online with a variety of people in the last two months - educators, researchers, and practitioners, from transportation, emergency management, hazards and disasters, geography and planning. The biggest common thread is the unprecedented level of uncertainty and confusion -
1923 is probably the best thing I have watched on TV in quite some time.
Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVReviews #1923 #TaylorSheridan #HarrisonFord '1923' Season 2 Finale Review: The Duttons' Last Stand Against Whitfield Ends in Heartbreak
'1923' Season 2 Finale Review: The Duttons' Last Stand Against Whitfield Ends in Heartbreak
1923 ends with an explosive chapter that offers glimmers of hope in the midst of heartbreak. Read our Season 2 finale recap.
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April 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
1923 is probably the best thing I have watched on TV in quite some time.
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Trump is starting a trade war with penguins instead of Putin
April 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Trump is starting a trade war with penguins instead of Putin
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Honored to have How the Word Is Passed included on Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of the Century list alongside so many writers I love and admire.
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April 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Honored to have How the Word Is Passed included on Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of the Century list alongside so many writers I love and admire.
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