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Thousands of armed chickens hiding in the fog
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Changed your mind on the term, @helen-amanda.bsky.social ?
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Kimmel’s defiant return highlights one of the most disturbing dynamics of Trump II, that so many people in positions of leadership are chickenshit frauds who would rather fold in advance than put up anything resembling a fight www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Kimmel’s refusal to capitulate stands out because so many other well-situated people—those with the resources, platform, and power to stand up to the president, including, initially, the leaders of ABC—have surrendered, withdrawn, or become Trump sycophants themselves. One by one, American leaders supposedly committed to principles of free speech, due process, democracy, and equality have abandoned those ideals when menaced by the Trump administration. These cascading acts of cowardice from the people best positioned to resist Trump’s authoritarian power grabs have made Trump seem exponentially more powerful than he actually is, sapping strength from others who might have discovered the courage to stand up. Defending democracy requires a collective refusal to acquiesce to lawless behavior from many different sectors of society. All of these powerful people trying to save their own skin have effectively multiplied Trump’s attacks on constitutional government, by enhancing a false sense of inevitability and invincibility.
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Reposted by: Laurie Padman, Scott C. Doney

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US to retire its only icebreaker, stranding polar research - new article posted today by @cuboulder. The icebreaker is critical for researchers who study the changes on the edges of Antarctic glaciers and how they relate to climate change and sea level rise. buff.ly/oMAElHY #antarctica #glaciers
A ship with a red hull used for icebreaking in the Arctic. Blue sea with icebergs, glaciers, and mountains.
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bas.ac.uk
We need to talk about geoengineering ⚠️

In a rapidly warming world with looming net zero due dates, there's growing polarised debate about whether we should intervene in Earth’s natural systems.

This is a thread about the state of polar geoengineering, and how we should be talking about it ⬇️

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by Laurie Padman

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Is Venezuela an analog for the US? Frogs in a warming pot

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Authoritarianism Feels Surprisingly Normal—Until It Doesn’t
Life in Venezuela was deceptively mundane. Then everything collapsed.
www.theatlantic.com
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environment.theguardian.com
Polar geoengineering dismissed as ‘unimaginably expensive’ and ‘dangerous’
Polar geoengineering dismissed as ‘unimaginably expensive’ and ‘dangerous’
Underwater curtains and artificial ice thickening divert attention from cutting fossil fuel use, says group of climate scientists
www.theguardian.com
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by Laurie Padman

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Less than 50% of the popular vote. So, no
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Is this Melbourne? Lucky the rain isn't sideways
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by Laurie Padman

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"Balkanisation". But CA to Washington will be a strong team.

Unfortunately seems like in the short term it'd follow the India-Pakistan partitioning nightmare
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Reposted by: Laurie Padman, Christopher Wright

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How much more of the future do we want to let them destroy?
Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built
www.nytimes.com
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by Laurie Padman

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Good article. Sadly, the first thing I thought of was These authors are brave"
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Many western scientific networks are overly centered on the US. In previous decades it could be claimed that this was because the US represented a Gold Standard in scientific research. But the world has changed, and this is no longer the case.

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
The Executive Order “Restoring Gold Standard Science” is Dangerous for America
This EO is an unconstitutional attempt to censor and punish U.S. scientists for publishing science that doesn't fit a political agenda This misleading and false misrepresentation of U.S. scientif...
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Reposted by: Laurie Padman, Sharon A. Robinson

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Antarctica is undergoing abrupt changes which most likely will significantly intensify in the future. Caused by climate change, they span ice sheet, sea ice, ocean & life itself .
These changes are a clarion call to all of us, ‘cause what happens in Antarctica affects us all. 1/
From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them
The vast ice of Antarctica has long seemed impregnable. But sudden changes are arriving – from shrinking sea ice to melting ice sheets and slowing ocean currents.
theconversation.com
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by Laurie Padman

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I loved my time in the Antarctic ice, decades ago, often on the N. B. Palmer. Seagoing capacity is still critical for researching Antarctica's threat to global sea level and climate, but the US appears to be about to surrender that. Tragic and foolish.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-...
U.S. Researchers May Never Probe Deep into Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Again Without This Ship
The National Science Foundation will stop operating the Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker and slash polar science funding by 70 percent, devastating Antarctic research
www.scientificamerican.com
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Fancy a job as a journal editor? I noticed that Nature Reviews Earth and Environment are looking for someone in climate and weather. ❄️🌊⛏️🧪

www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment - New York City, New York (US) job with Springer Nature Ltd | 12842276
Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment Organization: Nature Portfolio Locations: New York or Shanghai -Hybrid Workin...
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by Laurie Padman

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Congrats to both of you! (And the 9-month-old trainee!)
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by Laurie Padman

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Great video on the Pelto's science and art of North Cascades glacier monitoring.
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Mauri Pelto @mauri-pelto.bsky.social · Aug 17
CBS Sunday morning feature on the work of @jillpelto.bsky.social and I

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Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring the shrinking glaciers in the rugged North Cascade Mountains of Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist...
www.cbsnews.com
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CBS Sunday morning feature on the work of @jillpelto.bsky.social and I

www.cbsnews.com/video/captur...
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring the shrinking glaciers in the rugged North Cascade Mountains of Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist...
www.cbsnews.com
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by Laurie Padman

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Yeah, not necessary. I'd cheer if he tumbled down, but getting up steep steps at 79 isn't a critical skill. A better president could be jacked up to AF1 in a wheelchair and it wouldn't bother me.
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by Laurie Padman

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Good to find Paul Waldman again
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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · Aug 12
Reading this piece I cannot help but think of the Access Hollywood tape, so many years ago now. How incredibly disappointed I was, at the time a lifelong committed Southern Baptist, at the lack of condemnation from the evangelical world. And now here we are.
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-miso...
Trump isn't the solution to the "crisis of manhood," he's the problem
The misogyny comes fast and furious. Anything real to make men's lives better? Not so much.
www.publicnotice.co
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atticus59914029.bsky.social
Reading this piece I cannot help but think of the Access Hollywood tape, so many years ago now. How incredibly disappointed I was, at the time a lifelong committed Southern Baptist, at the lack of condemnation from the evangelical world. And now here we are.
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-miso...
Trump isn't the solution to the "crisis of manhood," he's the problem
The misogyny comes fast and furious. Anything real to make men's lives better? Not so much.
www.publicnotice.co
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by Laurie Padman

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So much bad news. Here's some backyard birds fighting over the bird bath on a hot day
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by Laurie Padman

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It was black and white in my photos from 55 years ago. Much prettier now!
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by Laurie Padman

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7-years-old "news" ? Worth mentioning. He was right, and press were already cowed, in trump#1
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by Laurie Padman

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The US-French SWOT satellite is amazing!
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Robbi Bishop-Taylor 🛰️🌏 @satellitesci.bsky.social · Aug 8
This is incredibly cool: NASA/CNES's SWOT satellite captured a live view of the leading edge of the tsunami formed by the 8.8 magnitude Kamchatka Peninsula earthquake!

www.nasa.gov/missions/swo...
US-French SWOT Satellite Measures Tsunami After Massive Quake - NASA
Data provided by the water satellite, a joint effort between NASA and the French space agency, is helping to improve tsunami forecast models, benefitting
www.nasa.gov
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This is incredibly cool: NASA/CNES's SWOT satellite captured a live view of the leading edge of the tsunami formed by the 8.8 magnitude Kamchatka Peninsula earthquake!

www.nasa.gov/missions/swo...
US-French SWOT Satellite Measures Tsunami After Massive Quake - NASA
Data provided by the water satellite, a joint effort between NASA and the French space agency, is helping to improve tsunami forecast models, benefitting
www.nasa.gov
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by Laurie Padman

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What's it going to take?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US citizens jailed in LA Ice raids speak out: ‘They came ready to attack’
Exclusive: Andrea Velez and Adrian Martinez recount their capture by immigration officers and its effects on their lives
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by: Laurie Padman, Axel Bruns, Peter Thorne , and 1 more

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NEW: Extraordinary footage has emerged of the huge tsunami that hit Russia’s remote Kamchatka peninsula after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake on July 30th.

(🎥 Doni Nikz)
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by Laurie Padman

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About time someone seriously reported on Trump's cognitive state.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘He has trouble completing a thought’: bizarre public appearances again cast doubt on Trump’s mental acuity
Joe Biden was hounded for his age-related gaffes, but Trump’s increasingly strange behavior has largely been ignored
www.theguardian.com

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