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Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz)

@eloquentscience.com

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Univ. of Manchester Prof of Synoptic Meteorology, educator, scientist
Author: Eloquent Science: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Better Writer, Speaker, and Atmospheric Scientist
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Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com · 6d

Thank you for your service, sir. Much appreciated.

Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com · 10d

Joan O’Bannon. She did a few for me.

Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com · 10d

Halloween hike Austwick to Clapham, Yorkshire Dales. Spooky doors with Hidden Dangers and dark tunnels. 🎃👻💀

Wooden door in stone wall with sign Hidden Dangers.

Stone wall leads to dark tunnel. Red, orange, and yellow leaves on ground.

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ACARS Drama @acarsdrama.bsky.social · 11d

VDLM2 Message From: HB-IJN / LX08CD

Message: WX RADAR STRANGE ECHOS. DURING LEFT SWIPE ECHO IS STRONGER ON LEFT SIDE. DURING RIGHT SWIPE ECHO STRONGER ON RIGHT SIDE. GRUSS ANNINA

Track Aircraft: https://www.flightradar24.com/HB-IJN

Area: Southampton, UK

#acars #vdlm2 #HBIJN #LX08CD

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 11d

Following Hurricane Melissa's devastation, Jamaica’s decade-long effort to build financial resilience will be tested. Its $150 million catastrophe bond, triggered by a storm’s low pressure and path, will provide quick relief. Jamaica’s model may serve as a guide for other climate-vulnerable nations.

Jamaica invested heavily in climate disaster insurance. It looks about to pay off | CBC News

Jamaica’s decade-long effort to build layers of financial protection in case of natural disasters might help the country access millions of dollars in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Melissa — an...

www.cbc.ca

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 14d

The monster eye at the center of a still strengthening Hurricane Melissa.

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Jeremy DeHart @jeremydehartwx.bsky.social · 14d

From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.

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John Morales @johnmoralestv.bsky.social · 14d

"The NOAA aircraft left the storm early after
experiencing severe turbulence in the southwestern eyewall."

These men and women are not being paid due to the US government shutdown. Not to mention that according to AOML's director emeritus Robert Atlas, they are down 40-50% staff. #Melissa

Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 20d

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

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Niels G. Mede @nielsmede.bsky.social · 21d

Published today: One of the biggest #science #communication studies to date. We asked 71,922 people in 68 countries how they #engage with information about #science and combined the data with several country-level factors: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #OpenAccess

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Anthony Cunningham @sqferryman.bsky.social · 23d

Louvre robbery. French police release image of suspect.

The character Feathers McGraw from the film "The Wrong Trousers".

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Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · 23d

10/18/25💪Bald eagle showed up to NoKings - York, PA🇺🇸🙏

Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com · 25d

This seems bad...

WIRED @wired.com · 25d

Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.

One Republican Now Controls a Huge Chunk of US Election Infrastructure

Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.

wrd.cm

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WIRED @wired.com · 25d

Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.

One Republican Now Controls a Huge Chunk of US Election Infrastructure

Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.

wrd.cm

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 26d

If anyone has some time to help out in transcribing old, handwritten weather records.

www.met.ie/met-eireann-...

Met Éireann opens historic weather transcription project to all - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service

Met Éireann, the Irish National Meteorological Service, is the leading provider of weather information and related services for Ireland.

www.met.ie

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 26d

One of the rare pleasures in academia is being asked to review something and finding that it's really rather wonderful.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 27d

Never really thought about how AI slop would make pie charts even worse

discoveryalert.com.au/news/queensl...

An AI Sloppy chart where a black slice of the pie 65% but clearly less than half. Another slices labelled two 1035 and has a son on it. Another slice is labelled 204%, uh and is like maybe about A quarter and then there is a blue slice that just has stars on it, on an article about Queensland reversing coal power plant closure plans,

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · Oct 12

The VC of Leicester has been announced as the new Chair of UCEA.

He's been VC of Leicester since 2019. He's the one responsible for forcing out scholars in ways that employment tribunals showed was not permitted.

The the kind of guy UCEA values.
www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/o... #UKHE

book cover of 'shaping for mediocrity': The cancellation of critical thinking at our universities.

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · Oct 11

stop thinking right now

Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com · Oct 10

"He tossed Nixon's requested setlist and played protest songs at him. He wrote "I Walk the Line," for chrissakes.... He makes Bob Dylan look like Carrot Top."

Defector @defector.com · Oct 10

Breaking: Some guy now aware of most revered country artist who ever lived defector.com/breaking-som...

Breaking: Some Guy Now Aware Of Most Revered Country Artist Who Ever Lived | Defector

Rare indeed is the headline-and-dek combo worth noticing, or caring about. In many publications these aren’t even written by the same person who wrote the actual blog; at any rate they’re many…

defector.com

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Defector @defector.com · Oct 10

Breaking: Some guy now aware of most revered country artist who ever lived defector.com/breaking-som...

Breaking: Some Guy Now Aware Of Most Revered Country Artist Who Ever Lived | Defector

Rare indeed is the headline-and-dek combo worth noticing, or caring about. In many publications these aren’t even written by the same person who wrote the actual blog; at any rate they’re many…

defector.com

Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com · Oct 10

Very proud of my alma mater. 🦫

The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · Oct 10

MIT became the first university to reject the Trump administration’s compact of demands, after its president Sally Kornbluth said the school already “meet or exceed many standards outlined” by the federal government.

MIT becomes first school to reject proposed ‘compact’ with Trump administration - The Boston Globe

MIT president Sally Kornbluth said the university’s practices already “meet or exceed” the federal government’s list of demands.

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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · Oct 10

MIT becomes first school to reject proposed ‘compact’ with Trump administration - The Boston Globe

MIT president Sally Kornbluth said the university’s practices already “meet or exceed” the federal government’s list of demands.

trib.al

Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com · Oct 10

theonion.com/new-study-fi...

New Study Finds Most Of Earth’s Oxygen Used For Complaining

SEATTLE—Following a multiyear study of atmospheric gases and their role in organic processes on earth, a team of researchers at the University of Washington reported this week that the majority of the...

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Oct 10

Printing presses kept their letters in cases.

Capital letters went in the upper case.
Smaller letters went in the lower case.

This is why we say ‘UPPER CASE’ and ‘lower case.’

Ok, but what did we call them before the invention of the printing press?

MAJUSCULE and minuscule.

Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com · Oct 10

More on Ivory Bangle Lady here:
www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/blog/celebra...

www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/collections/...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_B...

Visitors can see her at the Yorkshire Museum. www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk

Celebrating Ivory Bangle Lady | York Museums Trust

www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk

Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com · Oct 10

New mural in the neighborhood, celebrating Ivory Bangle Lady. Buried in the 4th century AD, she came from North Africa to Eboracum (now York) and was buried with ivory bracelets, earrings, and blue glass jug. Found in 1901, meters from her mural. Seems York has always been welcoming to immigrants.

A painted mural on a red-brick wall. The mural features a black woman, blue bottle, bracelets that were found with her burial. Other elements of the mural include a tower along the city walls surrounding the city of York (then, Roman Eboracum) with yellow daffodils in bloom in the spring, the head of Roman Emperor Constantine statue in York, and Roman legions.

Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · Oct 10

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · Oct 10

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news