@caitbsky.bsky.social
Idealist, planetist, geek #CrisisData
Was @cait on Twitter.
#CovidIsNotOver
Anyone got an Emergency Management starter pack?
Was @cait on Twitter.
#CovidIsNotOver
Anyone got an Emergency Management starter pack?
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I need you to know that you can buy individual crabs from LEGO and they are 21¢ each
www.lego.com/en-us/pick-a...
www.lego.com/en-us/pick-a...
January 30, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I need you to know that you can buy individual crabs from LEGO and they are 21¢ each
www.lego.com/en-us/pick-a...
www.lego.com/en-us/pick-a...
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Gosh, it's almost as if people who have had to deal with the aftermath of fascism tend to disapprove of fascism.
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Gosh, it's almost as if people who have had to deal with the aftermath of fascism tend to disapprove of fascism.
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Spoke with a PI whose postdoc is trapped abroad because of social media vetting. It appears the postdoc missed disclosing one account and it's unclear if they can come back… ever.
This is the country we live in now.
This is the country we live in now.
February 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Spoke with a PI whose postdoc is trapped abroad because of social media vetting. It appears the postdoc missed disclosing one account and it's unclear if they can come back… ever.
This is the country we live in now.
This is the country we live in now.
A new paper led by Sundararaman Gopalakrishnan, a senior scientist at NOAA's AOML, reports a fully-coupled regional forecast system for predicting severe weather and coastal hazards in South Asia: 🌊🧪 rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The Indian Ocean–Land–Atmosphere (IOLA)‐Coupled Mesoscale Prediction Framework for Inland Severe Weather and Coastal Hazards Forecasting
For seamless prediction of severe weather across scales, we developed the Indian Ocean–Land–Atmosphere (IOLA) Coupled Regional Prediction System. Extensive testing demonstrates that IOLA significantl...
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.
February 7, 2026 at 4:50 AM
NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.
A Trump hooligan filmed himself destroying an anti-ICE sculpture in Minneapolis. The footage didn’t go viral for the reason he hoped
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Watch: Trump goon arrested after hilariously destroying Minneapolis (anti-) ICE sculpture
A Trump hooligan filmed himself destroying an anti-ICE sculpture in Minneapolis. The footage didn’t go viral for the reason he hoped
www.thecanary.co
February 7, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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"Our recent Invisible Illness Report became the first comprehensive economic impact study, revealing that 94% of people with ME/CFS experience career changes with an average 42.8% income reduction. We weren't just advocating for health — we were documenting an economic crisis"
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
"Our recent Invisible Illness Report became the first comprehensive economic impact study, revealing that 94% of people with ME/CFS experience career changes with an average 42.8% income reduction. We weren't just advocating for health — we were documenting an economic crisis"
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
February 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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The most important line of this article comes at the end:
"The Department of Heritage, which has responsibility for national parks, referred questions to the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries"
The dept in charge of national parks has no authority for what happens in our marine national park!
"The Department of Heritage, which has responsibility for national parks, referred questions to the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries"
The dept in charge of national parks has no authority for what happens in our marine national park!
February 7, 2026 at 10:32 AM
The most important line of this article comes at the end:
"The Department of Heritage, which has responsibility for national parks, referred questions to the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries"
The dept in charge of national parks has no authority for what happens in our marine national park!
"The Department of Heritage, which has responsibility for national parks, referred questions to the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries"
The dept in charge of national parks has no authority for what happens in our marine national park!
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One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlaw.social
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 AM
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
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ADF veterans warn selloff of 60 historic defence properties will take a decade and cost billions
ADF veterans warn selloff of 60 historic defence properties will take a decade and cost billions
RSL, federal opposition and local MPs cast doubt on the plan, which Labor says will result in about $3bn for defence
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Veterans say the government’s planned sell off of more than 60 defence properties will take at least a decade and cost billions, urging Labor not to repeat the mistakes of previous divestment drives.
The RSL, the federal opposition and local MPs expressed doubts about the plan announced on Wednesday, set to see as much as $1.8bn raised from the sale of properties including training sites, bases, warehouse and disused land, all deemed to offer no strategic value. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
ADF veterans warn selloff of 60 historic defence properties will take a decade and cost billions
A Victorian school teacher was applying for ‘heaps of rentals’ online – then someone accessed his bank account
A Victorian school teacher was applying for ‘heaps of rentals’ online – then someone accessed his bank account
Michael suspects personal information he submitted to rent application platforms was leaked online. And analysis shows millions of documents may also be at risk
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Michael* has spent the past two months trying to get his digital identity back.
The 47-year-old Victorian school teacher was in the process of moving to a new town and applying for rental properties online. Around this time – and unbeknown to him – his mobile phone number was transferred to someone else. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:44 AM
‘I’ve lost my friends’: advocacy groups warn Australia’s social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities | Social media ban | The Guardian
https://alecmuffett.com/article/144675
#SocialMediaBan #australia #censorship
https://alecmuffett.com/article/144675
#SocialMediaBan #australia #censorship
‘I’ve lost my friends’: advocacy groups warn Australia’s social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities | Social media ban | The Guardian
“it’s okay, she should be outside playing sports” — no? “I have autism and mental health things, it’s hard making friends in real life for me,” she says. “My online friends were e…
alecmuffett.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Uber held liable, ordered to pay $8.5 million in driver rape suit
Uber held liable, ordered to pay $8.5 million in driver rape suit
The case lays the groundwork for about 3,000 other sexual misconduct cases the ridesharing platform is facing nationwide.
cnb.cx
February 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Uber held liable, ordered to pay $8.5 million in driver rape suit
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⚠️ New research with HUGE data set (2.7 million): Autism rates are “more or less equal for men and women.”
Autistic females present differently than autistic males in childhood. As a result, females are often diagnosed later, so recorded rates are higher for male children but even out by adulthood.
Autistic females present differently than autistic males in childhood. As a result, females are often diagnosed later, so recorded rates are higher for male children but even out by adulthood.
Women have the same rates of autism as men – but get diagnosed less
A new study on autism prevalence in both genders suggests that ‘clinical biases contribute to under-recognition of women and girls’
www.independent.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
⚠️ New research with HUGE data set (2.7 million): Autism rates are “more or less equal for men and women.”
Autistic females present differently than autistic males in childhood. As a result, females are often diagnosed later, so recorded rates are higher for male children but even out by adulthood.
Autistic females present differently than autistic males in childhood. As a result, females are often diagnosed later, so recorded rates are higher for male children but even out by adulthood.
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The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May 2025)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May 2025)
Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion
Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...
www.propublica.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May 2025)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May 2025)
TRIGGER WARNING, because here is a US Marshal from Trump‘s Gestapo Force in Memphis kicking a puppy today in the Whitehaven neighborhood and breaking its rib. They were serving a warrant and I guess BIG MAN got scared of the schnauzer.
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
February 6, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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Happening now in Silicon Valley: marchers have surrounded the Palantir building and are holding a prayer vigil for victims of ICE, while video of ICE and Palantir crimes is projected on the building. #abolishice #iceout #palantir #paloalto
February 6, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Happening now in Silicon Valley: marchers have surrounded the Palantir building and are holding a prayer vigil for victims of ICE, while video of ICE and Palantir crimes is projected on the building. #abolishice #iceout #palantir #paloalto
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Noem has received blowback for her response to fatal shootings by federal agents in Minnesota.
Nearly 60% Of Voters Think Kristi Noem Should Be Removed After Minnesota Shootings
Noem has received blowback for her response to fatal shootings by federal agents in Minnesota.
www.forbes.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Noem has received blowback for her response to fatal shootings by federal agents in Minnesota.
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
oh btw if you need the CIA World Factbook because they took it down with no warning because we can't have nice things, here's where you can get the PDF for the 2024-2025 edition: annas-archive.li/md5/92d7b783...
The CIA World Factbook 2024-2025 - Anna’s Archive
Central Intelligence Agency
The ultimate, comprehensive guide to official country data and statistics, from the world’s most sop
Simon and Schuster
annas-archive.li
February 6, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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This is monstrous. ICE can't be reformed, it must be dismantled and its thugs prosecuted for their crimes against humanity.
Elizabeth, a 10-year-old Minnesota girl, spent a month detained at the ICE facility in Dilley, TX before her release last night w/ her mom.
Dilley now has a measles outbreak and hundreds of other kids remain detained. Elizabeth has flu-like symptoms and her mom has hives, a school official told me
Dilley now has a measles outbreak and hundreds of other kids remain detained. Elizabeth has flu-like symptoms and her mom has hives, a school official told me
Minnesota girl, 10, released from ICE custody after a month in detention
Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano and her mother released from Texas facility to head back to Minnesota to reunite with her father
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:29 AM
This is monstrous. ICE can't be reformed, it must be dismantled and its thugs prosecuted for their crimes against humanity.
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“Everything we know about skin has been learned from so-called scientific studies funded by large corporations who have a financial stake in keeping our musculature covered in an unnecessary layer of man-made flesh,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
RFK Jr. Questions Efficacy Of Skin
WASHINGTON—In a firm dismissal of decades of scientific research and real-world data on the organ’s benefits and safety, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly questioned t...
theonion.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:15 AM
“Everything we know about skin has been learned from so-called scientific studies funded by large corporations who have a financial stake in keeping our musculature covered in an unnecessary layer of man-made flesh,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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The regime is going to court to overrule a judge’s order to release 5 year old Liam Ramos from custody.
They’re spending tax dollars fighting to lock up a child
Arguing to send him back to a camp where children scream “let us out”.
A camp with a measles outbreak.
Monsters.
They’re spending tax dollars fighting to lock up a child
Arguing to send him back to a camp where children scream “let us out”.
A camp with a measles outbreak.
Monsters.
February 5, 2026 at 5:26 AM
The regime is going to court to overrule a judge’s order to release 5 year old Liam Ramos from custody.
They’re spending tax dollars fighting to lock up a child
Arguing to send him back to a camp where children scream “let us out”.
A camp with a measles outbreak.
Monsters.
They’re spending tax dollars fighting to lock up a child
Arguing to send him back to a camp where children scream “let us out”.
A camp with a measles outbreak.
Monsters.
South Australia: Measles circulating undetected in Adelaide after infectious case identified, SA Health says
"SA Health said the adult acquired the infection locally, with chief public health officer Nicola Spurrier describing the case as "very much a concern".
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
"SA Health said the adult acquired the infection locally, with chief public health officer Nicola Spurrier describing the case as "very much a concern".
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Measles case in person who hadn't travelled 'very much a concern'
South Australia's health department says undetected measles is circulating in Adelaide, after an infection was identified in someone who had not recently travelled.
www.abc.net.au
February 5, 2026 at 5:22 AM