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Disturbing read.... www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Why Fascists Hate Critical Thinking
A new book, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers,” reveals why Trump and the far right are demeaning teachers, slashing school funding, and rewriting history.
www.rollingstone.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Disturbing read.... www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Microwaving a Hot Pocket takes 2 minutes (120 seconds). Google says Gemini uses 0.24 Watt-hours per prompt, about the same as using the microwave for 1 second. THEREFORE, you can either do 120 AI prompts or make 1 Hot Pocket for the same energy. AI is 1/120 Hot Pocket Units. bsky.app/profile/dave...
Wait i know a guy who makes his students do this type of math it is @costasamaras.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Microwaving a Hot Pocket takes 2 minutes (120 seconds). Google says Gemini uses 0.24 Watt-hours per prompt, about the same as using the microwave for 1 second. THEREFORE, you can either do 120 AI prompts or make 1 Hot Pocket for the same energy. AI is 1/120 Hot Pocket Units. bsky.app/profile/dave...
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Wait. Marc Thiessen has never heard of batteries? And he's still employed by the Washington Post?
Thiessen: Just so people understand wind and solar only work when there is wind and sun. We don't have technology to store the energy from wind and solar…
July 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Wait. Marc Thiessen has never heard of batteries? And he's still employed by the Washington Post?
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It's been a long week. So here's just a pretty graphic for your Friday evening... Simulation of atmospheric aerosols in our intricate Earth system.
Sea salt (cyan), dust (magenta), black carbon (orange/red), and sulfates (green)
Created by NASA SVS (svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5552/)
Sea salt (cyan), dust (magenta), black carbon (orange/red), and sulfates (green)
Created by NASA SVS (svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5552/)
July 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
It's been a long week. So here's just a pretty graphic for your Friday evening... Simulation of atmospheric aerosols in our intricate Earth system.
Sea salt (cyan), dust (magenta), black carbon (orange/red), and sulfates (green)
Created by NASA SVS (svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5552/)
Sea salt (cyan), dust (magenta), black carbon (orange/red), and sulfates (green)
Created by NASA SVS (svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5552/)
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The US Global Change Research Program's website, including all its sub-domains that host the National Climate Assessments and related reports, is now offline.
The 1990 Global Change Research Act (see below) mandates its research findings be available to all federal agencies & departments.
The 1990 Global Change Research Act (see below) mandates its research findings be available to all federal agencies & departments.
June 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The US Global Change Research Program's website, including all its sub-domains that host the National Climate Assessments and related reports, is now offline.
The 1990 Global Change Research Act (see below) mandates its research findings be available to all federal agencies & departments.
The 1990 Global Change Research Act (see below) mandates its research findings be available to all federal agencies & departments.
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If you are worried about climate solutions and cropland first on your list should be food crop based biofuels (not solar)
New research from my colleagues out today looking at the environmental and social impacts of food crop-based biofuels in the US, where we now use >30% of the corn supply and >40% of the soybean oil supply (on tens of millions of acres of prime cropland) to produce only ~6% of US transport fuel. 🧪
Increased Biofuel Production in the US Midwest May Harm Farmers and the Climate
The expansion of biofuel production as an alternative fuel source not only raises questions about sustainability, but about economic inequities among Midwestern small farmers.
www.wri.org
June 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
If you are worried about climate solutions and cropland first on your list should be food crop based biofuels (not solar)
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The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village. Authorities had evacuated residents earlier this month, but one person is missing.
A Swiss village is buried after a glacier collapses in the Alps
The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village. Authorities had evacuated residents earlier this month, but one person is missing.
n.pr
May 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village. Authorities had evacuated residents earlier this month, but one person is missing.
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Terrible news from Switzerland, but good for the BBC on explicitly calling out the direct role of #climatechange in this disaster.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Swiss glacier collapse buries most of village of Blatten
Many homes in Blatten have been flattened after a large chunk of the Birch glacier fell on to the village.
www.bbc.com
May 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Terrible news from Switzerland, but good for the BBC on explicitly calling out the direct role of #climatechange in this disaster.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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A Brief History of Young People Today Don't Want to Work
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May 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A Brief History of Young People Today Don't Want to Work
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If Earth stays at its current levels of warming — below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius — polar ice sheets may melt, causing seas to rise and displacing millions in coastal communities, a new study finds.
Earth may already be too hot for the survival of polar ice sheets, study says
If Earth stays at its current levels of warming -- below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius -- polar ice sheets may melt, causing seas to rise and displacing coastal communities, a study finds.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
If Earth stays at its current levels of warming — below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius — polar ice sheets may melt, causing seas to rise and displacing millions in coastal communities, a new study finds.
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Alberta has long accused Ottawa of trying to destroy its oil industry. That’s a dangerous myth
Alberta has long accused Ottawa of trying to destroy its oil industry. That’s a dangerous myth
Has Ottawa facilitated or obstructed the spectacular post-1990 growth of oilsands production? The evidence is clear: the federal government has been a major oilsands booster.
theconversation.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Alberta has long accused Ottawa of trying to destroy its oil industry. That’s a dangerous myth
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Hey: "started by people" does NOT = arson.
Most ignitions are accidental: dumping burning trash into dry brush; an old yard appliance shorting out when plugged into the shed; gender reveal fireworks; and most of all, power lines sparking.
Only 7% of CA fires are arson, the rest are accidents.
Most ignitions are accidental: dumping burning trash into dry brush; an old yard appliance shorting out when plugged into the shed; gender reveal fireworks; and most of all, power lines sparking.
Only 7% of CA fires are arson, the rest are accidents.
May 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Hey: "started by people" does NOT = arson.
Most ignitions are accidental: dumping burning trash into dry brush; an old yard appliance shorting out when plugged into the shed; gender reveal fireworks; and most of all, power lines sparking.
Only 7% of CA fires are arson, the rest are accidents.
Most ignitions are accidental: dumping burning trash into dry brush; an old yard appliance shorting out when plugged into the shed; gender reveal fireworks; and most of all, power lines sparking.
Only 7% of CA fires are arson, the rest are accidents.
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Message from Ukraine:
Thank you, Canada.
For being yourselves when so many others are trying to be worse.
You reminded us that we are not alone.
Because of you, this morning felt a little less like the end of the world.
And more like something worth staying alive for.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Thank you, Canada.
For being yourselves when so many others are trying to be worse.
You reminded us that we are not alone.
Because of you, this morning felt a little less like the end of the world.
And more like something worth staying alive for.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Nation That Trump Could Never Break
Canada didn’t just resist, they reminded the rest of us how to endure
substack.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Message from Ukraine:
Thank you, Canada.
For being yourselves when so many others are trying to be worse.
You reminded us that we are not alone.
Because of you, this morning felt a little less like the end of the world.
And more like something worth staying alive for.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Thank you, Canada.
For being yourselves when so many others are trying to be worse.
You reminded us that we are not alone.
Because of you, this morning felt a little less like the end of the world.
And more like something worth staying alive for.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Ironic that just as Trump and the GOP are working to destroy American universities, the Chinese are adopting the US model and massively investing in universities, science, and education.
In China, there is one university ALONE that has 38,000 students devoted to studying energy and water resources.
In China, there is one university ALONE that has 38,000 students devoted to studying energy and water resources.
April 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Ironic that just as Trump and the GOP are working to destroy American universities, the Chinese are adopting the US model and massively investing in universities, science, and education.
In China, there is one university ALONE that has 38,000 students devoted to studying energy and water resources.
In China, there is one university ALONE that has 38,000 students devoted to studying energy and water resources.
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April 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Eight of the top 10 online shows are spreading climate misinformation yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/04/eigh...
Eight of the top 10 online shows are spreading climate misinformation » Yale Climate Connections
Often backed by large advertising budgets, a new breed of climate denial is gaining popularity.
yaleclimateconnections.org
April 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Eight of the top 10 online shows are spreading climate misinformation yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/04/eigh...
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The truth isn't always found halfway between two opinions. Sometimes it's firmly on one side.
Learn more about Middle Ground Fallacy here. 👉 scienceupfirst.com/misinformati...
#ScienceUpFirst
Learn more about Middle Ground Fallacy here. 👉 scienceupfirst.com/misinformati...
#ScienceUpFirst
April 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The truth isn't always found halfway between two opinions. Sometimes it's firmly on one side.
Learn more about Middle Ground Fallacy here. 👉 scienceupfirst.com/misinformati...
#ScienceUpFirst
Learn more about Middle Ground Fallacy here. 👉 scienceupfirst.com/misinformati...
#ScienceUpFirst
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At a press conference on Wednesday, Winnipeg police confirmed the identity of Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe to be Ashlee Shingoose.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
March 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
At a press conference on Wednesday, Winnipeg police confirmed the identity of Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe to be Ashlee Shingoose.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
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Solar canals are charging ahead in California cleantechnica.com/2025/03/26/s... #solar
Solar Canals Are Coming For Your Fossil Fuels
Solar canals deploy existing infrastructure for clean power, with the added benefit of conserving water along with generating clean power.
cleantechnica.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Solar canals are charging ahead in California cleantechnica.com/2025/03/26/s... #solar
This thread nails it.
I work with a wide range of interest groups as they gear up for elections.
One of the most common questions they pose: "How do we make voters and politicians care about the issues we want them to focus on?"
I get strange looks when I respond with my own question: "Why is that important to you?"🧵
One of the most common questions they pose: "How do we make voters and politicians care about the issues we want them to focus on?"
I get strange looks when I respond with my own question: "Why is that important to you?"🧵
March 26, 2025 at 4:06 AM
This thread nails it.
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Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elbows up, Canada.