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Matt Stellbauer
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Water geek 💧 | PhD candidate digging into global water issues
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer 🌍
Into travel, music, rivers, and trail thoughts 🎶🌲
Always learning, always wandering.
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June 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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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.
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…
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May 31, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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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.
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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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
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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
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
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I want politics to be about a better everyday life.

Here's what that can look like:
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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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
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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...
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
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
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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
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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
1923 is probably the best thing I have watched on TV in quite some time.
April 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Trump is starting a trade war with penguins instead of Putin
April 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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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.

www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...
April 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM