Owen A. Callahan, Ph.D.
@eegeos.bsky.social
Structural and geothermal geologist. Water/rock interaction, faults & fractures, deformation, mineralization, hot springs. UAS, GIS. Owner, En Échelon Geosolutions (www.eegeos.com). Associate faculty at Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, CA. He/Him.
After that press conference, I'm having flashbacks to the good old days of the pandemic when drinking bleach, internal UV exposure, and dewormer were all bandied about from the lectern...
September 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
After that press conference, I'm having flashbacks to the good old days of the pandemic when drinking bleach, internal UV exposure, and dewormer were all bandied about from the lectern...
This past week or two, I exchanged my typical Basin and Range field views with tree-choked, boulder-strewn streams in the North Cascades.
July 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This past week or two, I exchanged my typical Basin and Range field views with tree-choked, boulder-strewn streams in the North Cascades.
Despite the downward spiral of all that is rational, it still feels good to read "Paper submitted." (To a community-driven diamond open access journal) #science
June 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Despite the downward spiral of all that is rational, it still feels good to read "Paper submitted." (To a community-driven diamond open access journal) #science
This is incredibly sad, but the comments are strangely uplifting. I grew up on Sesame Street! www.linkedin.com/posts/elmo-f...
Hi LinkedIn,
Unfortunately Elmo was recently laid off because of the… | Elmo from Sesame Street | 361 comments
Hi LinkedIn,
Unfortunately Elmo was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts. Elmo worked at Sesame Street for 45 years. Elmo is sad. Elmo loved his time at Sesame Street.
Elmo is goin...
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May 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This is incredibly sad, but the comments are strangely uplifting. I grew up on Sesame Street! www.linkedin.com/posts/elmo-f...
Seismologist here, studying volcanic seismoacoustics (the sounds generated by volcanoes), and occasional investigator of concert seismology (ground shaking caused by dancing crowds and amplified music). Always happy to talk about the Swiftquake and citizen science!
April 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Hot tubs, er, springs in western Nevada this morning.
April 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Hot tubs, er, springs in western Nevada this morning.
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If you care about clean energy (I do! I love wind farms!!!!!), you should absolutely care about what their power does.
Does it help keep people alive in heatwaves, or help cut total energy and pollution to electrify road transport? Goooood
Does it help Bitcoin and AI? INARGUABLY MOSTLY NOT GOOD
Does it help keep people alive in heatwaves, or help cut total energy and pollution to electrify road transport? Goooood
Does it help Bitcoin and AI? INARGUABLY MOSTLY NOT GOOD
April 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
If you care about clean energy (I do! I love wind farms!!!!!), you should absolutely care about what their power does.
Does it help keep people alive in heatwaves, or help cut total energy and pollution to electrify road transport? Goooood
Does it help Bitcoin and AI? INARGUABLY MOSTLY NOT GOOD
Does it help keep people alive in heatwaves, or help cut total energy and pollution to electrify road transport? Goooood
Does it help Bitcoin and AI? INARGUABLY MOSTLY NOT GOOD
Reposted by Owen A. Callahan, Ph.D.
This sucks, but also means if you want coverage, contact your paper in advance of an action. Give them quotes. Send them to folks to interview.
We did this for the NOAA protests and got wall to wall coverage for a week, with frontpages, opeds, and followups.
We did this for the NOAA protests and got wall to wall coverage for a week, with frontpages, opeds, and followups.
April 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This sucks, but also means if you want coverage, contact your paper in advance of an action. Give them quotes. Send them to folks to interview.
We did this for the NOAA protests and got wall to wall coverage for a week, with frontpages, opeds, and followups.
We did this for the NOAA protests and got wall to wall coverage for a week, with frontpages, opeds, and followups.
It's a good day to go protest: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
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March 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It's a good day to go protest: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
Still mad.
I'm just so mad at all this stupid shit.
March 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Still mad.
Yes!
March 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Yes!
This seems like hyperbole parading as fact. All of the faculty I've worked with in STEM have a deep appreciation for the role of humanities and arts.
March 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This seems like hyperbole parading as fact. All of the faculty I've worked with in STEM have a deep appreciation for the role of humanities and arts.
I just read "Derp State" and I love it
March 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I just read "Derp State" and I love it
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I fear some of you are still not quite understanding that the purpose of DOGE is not actually to make the federal government more efficient, it's to privatize what they can make money off of and then dismantle the rest.
March 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I fear some of you are still not quite understanding that the purpose of DOGE is not actually to make the federal government more efficient, it's to privatize what they can make money off of and then dismantle the rest.
It's quieter out here, save the wind.
February 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It's quieter out here, save the wind.
Where do I find protests? Which are the orgs to join? Who's knitting hats and marching this time?
February 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Where do I find protests? Which are the orgs to join? Who's knitting hats and marching this time?
I'm just so mad at all this stupid shit.
February 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I'm just so mad at all this stupid shit.
This has been a great reminder that governments are not businesses, and aren't supposed to be. They can stop messing with our shit now.
February 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This has been a great reminder that governments are not businesses, and aren't supposed to be. They can stop messing with our shit now.
One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
February 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Maybe I'm too immersed in science, higher Ed, energy, contractors, and everything, but what will all this do to employment, economic growth, and inflation? Anyone have those numbers?
February 8, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Maybe I'm too immersed in science, higher Ed, energy, contractors, and everything, but what will all this do to employment, economic growth, and inflation? Anyone have those numbers?
This is a small gesture, but it made me happier for a moment. I think the silver spoon has a couple meanings here. techcrunch.com/2025/02/06/g...
Government agency removes spoon emoji from work platform amid protests | TechCrunch
According to a New York Times report, on Thursday, the U.S. government's General Services Administration (GSA) removed the spoon emoji as an option that
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February 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This is a small gesture, but it made me happier for a moment. I think the silver spoon has a couple meanings here. techcrunch.com/2025/02/06/g...