Andrew Kornblatt
@akornblatt.bsky.social
Communications on Green issues, the Ocean, Politics, and Science. Voice actor. Founder and Co-Host of Ocean Science Radio podcast.
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They Might Be Giants - The Ocean Viruses Bigger Than Bacteria
Ocean Science Radio · Episode
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🌊 NEW Ocean Science Radio #podcast episode! We chat with Ben Minch about giant viruses - microscopic monsters that hijack photosynthesis & reshape ocean food webs.
These viral giants were hiding in plain sight for 20+ years! Mind-blowing marine science! 🦠🔬
open.spotify.com/episode/1RmQ...
These viral giants were hiding in plain sight for 20+ years! Mind-blowing marine science! 🦠🔬
open.spotify.com/episode/1RmQ...
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A timeline cleanser: My recent newsletter is about rise of "repair cafes" around the world, where communities come together to fix each other's beloved things. The goal: reduce consumer waste, and maybe make some buddies in the process 🔧👭
insideclimatenews.org/news/1111202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1111202...
A Growing Number of ‘Repair Cafes’ Are Popping Up Around the World to Curb Consumer Waste - Inside Climate News
Local communities are hosting events where people can bring in their broken goods for repairs—free of charge.
insideclimatenews.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A timeline cleanser: My recent newsletter is about rise of "repair cafes" around the world, where communities come together to fix each other's beloved things. The goal: reduce consumer waste, and maybe make some buddies in the process 🔧👭
insideclimatenews.org/news/1111202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1111202...
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55 years ago today, the Oregon State Highway Division had a whale of a problem on its hands. How it solved it is the stuff of legends.
In other words: Happy Exploding Whale Day!
In other words: Happy Exploding Whale Day!
The Exploding Whale: An infamous moment in Oregon history creates a strangely beloved icon
YouTube video by KATU News
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
55 years ago today, the Oregon State Highway Division had a whale of a problem on its hands. How it solved it is the stuff of legends.
In other words: Happy Exploding Whale Day!
In other words: Happy Exploding Whale Day!
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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"Fossil demand has been flat for industrial energy since 2014, for buildings since 2018, for road transport since 2019, & may peak for electricity this year. 2/3 of countries have already seen peak fossil demand in end-use sectors, & half the world has seen a peak in fossil fuels for electricity."
The Electrotech Revolution | Ember
The annual slidedeck from Kingsmill Bond and the Ember Futures team unpacks how electrotech is rewriting the economics and geopolitics of energy.
ember-energy.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
"Fossil demand has been flat for industrial energy since 2014, for buildings since 2018, for road transport since 2019, & may peak for electricity this year. 2/3 of countries have already seen peak fossil demand in end-use sectors, & half the world has seen a peak in fossil fuels for electricity."
The air in Portland tastes like a bad cigar.
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
The air in Portland tastes like a bad cigar.
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My first third of #Nudivember paintings, all done in watercolor and ink and a touch of white gauche.
#TradArt
#TradArt
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
My first third of #Nudivember paintings, all done in watercolor and ink and a touch of white gauche.
#TradArt
#TradArt
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What's happening this week for the #DeepSea
#COP30 has begun and is running until the 21st November. We are hosting a booth at the Virtual Ocean Pavilion . It's easy and free to register and view all the resources we have made available.
Register here: buff.ly/0sMrWLG
#COP30 has begun and is running until the 21st November. We are hosting a booth at the Virtual Ocean Pavilion . It's easy and free to register and view all the resources we have made available.
Register here: buff.ly/0sMrWLG
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What's happening this week for the #DeepSea
#COP30 has begun and is running until the 21st November. We are hosting a booth at the Virtual Ocean Pavilion . It's easy and free to register and view all the resources we have made available.
Register here: buff.ly/0sMrWLG
#COP30 has begun and is running until the 21st November. We are hosting a booth at the Virtual Ocean Pavilion . It's easy and free to register and view all the resources we have made available.
Register here: buff.ly/0sMrWLG
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This is the correct explanation of what happened tonight👇
KBJ threaded the needle thanks to CA1’s unfinished business.
-if she denied the admin stay, the full SCOTUS woulda stepped in to override her.
-if she immediately referred the case to the full Court, they coulda dragged feet.
-instead she boxed them in to act quickly once she does refer the case.
-if she denied the admin stay, the full SCOTUS woulda stepped in to override her.
-if she immediately referred the case to the full Court, they coulda dragged feet.
-instead she boxed them in to act quickly once she does refer the case.
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This is the correct explanation of what happened tonight👇
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this is helpful!!
This framing that it was Jackson doing it is not how they normally put stuff like this. They’re trying to lie to you with the truth. It was a legal maneuver designed to minimize the delay and held until as late as possible to give time for states to irreversibly process the payments.
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
this is helpful!!
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www.afar.com/magazine/wil...
Here are the 40 airports
That will cut flights
It's gonna be awful
Trumps Shutdown
Here are the 40 airports
That will cut flights
It's gonna be awful
Trumps Shutdown
November 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
www.afar.com/magazine/wil...
Here are the 40 airports
That will cut flights
It's gonna be awful
Trumps Shutdown
Here are the 40 airports
That will cut flights
It's gonna be awful
Trumps Shutdown
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A long and comprehensive opinion, but this jumped out at me: The judge accused the Federal Protective Service—which was called in to suppress the protests—of lying under oath to slander the regular Portland police.😬
DOJ recently admitted that other FPS claims in this case were objectively false.
DOJ recently admitted that other FPS claims in this case were objectively false.
November 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
A long and comprehensive opinion, but this jumped out at me: The judge accused the Federal Protective Service—which was called in to suppress the protests—of lying under oath to slander the regular Portland police.😬
DOJ recently admitted that other FPS claims in this case were objectively false.
DOJ recently admitted that other FPS claims in this case were objectively false.
Our daughter's 2nd birthday was the other day and I was in charge of food. I wish I took more pictures of the amazing decorations my wonderful wife made, but needless to say our daughter had a blast.
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Our daughter's 2nd birthday was the other day and I was in charge of food. I wish I took more pictures of the amazing decorations my wonderful wife made, but needless to say our daughter had a blast.
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Not every month will set a new record, but the warming trend is obvious. This graphic shows #Arctic air temperature rank by month over the satellite era - now updated through October 2025... 🧪
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Not every month will set a new record, but the warming trend is obvious. This graphic shows #Arctic air temperature rank by month over the satellite era - now updated through October 2025... 🧪
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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The New York Times quickly sending out Douthat to argue that Mamdani’s victory doesn’t really matter is so predictable it borders on self-parody.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Opinion | Mamdani’s Victory Is Less Significant Than You Think
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The New York Times quickly sending out Douthat to argue that Mamdani’s victory doesn’t really matter is so predictable it borders on self-parody.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Had a conversation with some of the staff after hours at a bar in the Timberline Lodge (used as a shooting location for The Shining) about if @stephenking.bsky.social "ruined" Maine or made it be more present on the map through his work.
I just said "all things serve the beam."
No one got it.
I just said "all things serve the beam."
No one got it.
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Had a conversation with some of the staff after hours at a bar in the Timberline Lodge (used as a shooting location for The Shining) about if @stephenking.bsky.social "ruined" Maine or made it be more present on the map through his work.
I just said "all things serve the beam."
No one got it.
I just said "all things serve the beam."
No one got it.
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After those results, the Democratic response to GOP pressure to cave on the shutdown should simply be
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair and making a funny face .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
After those results, the Democratic response to GOP pressure to cave on the shutdown should simply be
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
Now is not the time to rest upon our laurels; now is the time to come out with solid plans for the future, get the messages solid, and organize.
a cartoon character is sitting in a chair and holding a gun and says fight fight fight .
Alt: a cartoon character is sitting in a chair and holding a remote and says fight fight fight .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Now is not the time to rest upon our laurels; now is the time to come out with solid plans for the future, get the messages solid, and organize.
This is pretty rad
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
This is pretty rad
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The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.
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Terrible scenes just minutes into the new socialist regime in New York as literally hundreds of billionaires discover mamdani already living rent free in their heads
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Terrible scenes just minutes into the new socialist regime in New York as literally hundreds of billionaires discover mamdani already living rent free in their heads
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Mamdani cracks 1M votes, the first NYC mayor to do so since John Lindsay in 1969
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Mamdani cracks 1M votes, the first NYC mayor to do so since John Lindsay in 1969
May his fans celebrate him the way he lived: shooting their friends in the face with birdshot and getting them to publicly apologize for it.
November 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
May his fans celebrate him the way he lived: shooting their friends in the face with birdshot and getting them to publicly apologize for it.
Gee... who could have seen this coming?
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Gee... who could have seen this coming?