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Faye McNeill

@vfmcneill.bsky.social

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@Columbia prof, aerosol science, atmospheric chemistry, air quality (esp. in India), climate, chemical engineering, and whatever else is on my mind 🌇 she/her

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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · Jan 30

Patriotic education? Oh you mean like teaching the youth about this 🇺🇸 search.app/4XEViWcSVBdf...

@amgcarlton.bsky.social

The Clean Air Act and the Economy | US EPA

Since 1970, cleaner air and a growing economy have gone hand in hand. The Act has created market opportunities that have helped to inspire innovation in cleaner technologies for which the United State...

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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 2h

"Friend won't judge you for leaving the dishes in the sink" this kind of thing

Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 2h

Even putting aside the concept, those ads are absolutely creepy, good for them honestly

Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 2h

Based on the scale of the vandalism, it's clear that many New Yorkers are not on board with the concept of a wearable AI pendant.

Vandals deface ads for AI necklaces that listen to all your conversations

Critics attacked subway ads to defend human friends and broadly criticize AI.

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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 10h

Honestly I could not draw a farting butt that well to save my life. And he got the math problem more or less right.

Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 11h

Helping 10 year old with his math "ok but show me your thought process"

Stick figure thinking about a butt with sound waves coming out of it

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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 20h

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 23h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 20h

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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 21h

What if mocktails... But with alcohol

Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 21h

"Vermouth slots neatly into the current cultural moment: one where the zero-proof mocktail trend has started to responsibly swing the other direction, towards lower-proof, intentional beverages with personality."

Really. Is that the cultural moment we're in. The "mocktails with alcohol" era.

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mike @vagabondvivant.com · 1d

She absolutely thinks she's Jeff Daniels in The Newsroom, not realizing she's Jeff Daniels in Dumb & Dumber.

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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 1d

WTF. Another reason I am glad I'm not on there anymore. Oh well more moon cakes for the rest of us!!

Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 1d

... how and why

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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly he can keep up with this and his tap water tutorials until the end of his term I am not sure it makes a difference

Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 1d

Just Eric Things

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/n...

Where in the World Is Eric Adams? Try Albania.

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CB ⚾️ @badgerbaseball.bsky.social · 2d

Andres Muñoz talking about his cat Matilda

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Coach Jerry (referee 🔵) @gopher33j.bsky.social · 1d

As somebody with asthma who uses inhalers - SHUT THE FUCK UP. THIS ARTICLE IS SHAMING PEOPLE WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION.

"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.

Fuck you - fuck you again.

Inhalers contribute significantly to global warming, study finds

Millions of Americans using inhalers for chronic lung diseases like asthma may be unknowingly contributing to global warming, according to new research.

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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe since I am not President anymore I will have more time for posting #priorities

Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 1d

In less than a week... it's happening 🦬🦬🦬 #AAAR2025

Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · Dec 5

This was definitely a factor in our 2025 and 2026 AAAR location selection decisions (which ended up being Buffalo and Pasadena, be there or be square).

Dr. Robin Bond, biogeochemist at a PUI 🧪 @diygeochemist.bsky.social · Dec 5

A reminder to #ACS, #AGU, and other professional organizations:

Please stop scheduling meetings in states that are hostile to transgender folks, women, or any other group of humans.

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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 1d

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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · May 28

My work *is* very interesting , but telling me it's mojar* is a great way to get kicked out of my cabin

(*funny/interesting, which are synonyms in Bangla apparently)

Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 1d

Well all this messing around on Bangla --> English Duolingo must be worth something, because now I can read the translation at the bottom and see they chose to transliterate "interesting" instead of saying "মজার" which I feel would have been a much more cutting insult for the baby

Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 1d

Duo আমাদের খুব দরকারী কিছু শিখেছি

"Your baby is not very interesting, Emma"

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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 1d

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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · Jun 29

Dusting off the old hateration skills... just in case Peter thought he was safe

Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly maybe we don't need to know how to say this in any language.... Unless the baby is Peter, then I get it

Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 1d

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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · Feb 12

And just to be clear they don't have Eng --> Bangla on Duolingo or I would have just done that, it would be easier but I think I would still benefit from it. This is English for Bangla speakers.

Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 1d

Duo আমাদের খুব দরকারী কিছু শিখেছি

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Rachel W. Martin @rwmartin.bsky.social · 3d

Side comment: deciding that important, practical applications of chemistry are “not chemistry” is our field shooting itself in the foot over and over. Take credit for our wins, people!

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