Mary (geographile)
@geographile.bsky.social
Natural/scientific pantheist, I homeschool, I am an earth sciences fan if I define earth science to also include the science of things on the Earth and in the cosmos.
Disabled queer parent.
Lots of speech to text errors!
No unsolicited DMs please.
Disabled queer parent.
Lots of speech to text errors!
No unsolicited DMs please.
Pinned
Once again I ask activists and allies to watch this documentary. It's on Netflix in the US, find it where you can. It is so well done and shows you what we're fighting for.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crip_Camp
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crip_Camp
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There's an interesting thing in physics where without calculus, all you can really do is accept a bunch of seemingly arbitrary equations.
Once you have calculus under your belt, all those arbitrary equations are suddenly connected, you can turn one into another one easily.
Once you have calculus under your belt, all those arbitrary equations are suddenly connected, you can turn one into another one easily.
March 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
There's an interesting thing in physics where without calculus, all you can really do is accept a bunch of seemingly arbitrary equations.
Once you have calculus under your belt, all those arbitrary equations are suddenly connected, you can turn one into another one easily.
Once you have calculus under your belt, all those arbitrary equations are suddenly connected, you can turn one into another one easily.
MAGA is watching the clips here, and forming their truth out of them.
I honestly can’t remember any prior AG being this overtly disrespectful in a Congressional hearing.
They really think they’re never going to be in the minority.
Maybe I memory holed it, but personal attacks on members of Congress during testimony just seems so out of bounds.
They really think they’re never going to be in the minority.
Maybe I memory holed it, but personal attacks on members of Congress during testimony just seems so out of bounds.
February 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
MAGA is watching the clips here, and forming their truth out of them.
Covering exterior access to your lungs helps prevent respiratory disease. But please use KN- or n95 masks rather than something like Saran wrap.
www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
New flu strain rising as Bay Area virus levels hit season high
February is often peak flu season.
www.sfgate.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Covering exterior access to your lungs helps prevent respiratory disease. But please use KN- or n95 masks rather than something like Saran wrap.
www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
We are a contagion.
A visibly shaken Mark Carney has promised Canadians they will make it through the aftermath of a mass shooting. While the country has high levels of gun ownership, it has much stricter laws than its southern neighbour, including a ban on assault-style firearms & a freeze on the sale of handguns.
‘We will get through this’: visibly shaken Mark Carney addresses Canada after mass shooting leaves 10 dead
Flags flown at half-mast throughout country after attack in small British Columbia town of Tumbler Ridge
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
We are a contagion.
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Trump does not want to see us have another election. We can’t let him get anywhere near Illinois’ free and fair elections.
February 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Trump does not want to see us have another election. We can’t let him get anywhere near Illinois’ free and fair elections.
I just did a Google search for rack of lamb and used speech to text and it came out wrath of lamb. That's kind of the opposite.
February 11, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I just did a Google search for rack of lamb and used speech to text and it came out wrath of lamb. That's kind of the opposite.
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There are some questions we all find ourselves asking at one point or another:
"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret."
"Where is that large automobile?"
"What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"
And, of course: "Cratons, Why Are You Still Here?"
eos.org/features/cra...
"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret."
"Where is that large automobile?"
"What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"
And, of course: "Cratons, Why Are You Still Here?"
eos.org/features/cra...
Cratons, Why Are You Still Here? - Eos
How have these continental relics from Earth’s early history survived the plate tectonic mixing machine?
eos.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
There are some questions we all find ourselves asking at one point or another:
"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret."
"Where is that large automobile?"
"What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"
And, of course: "Cratons, Why Are You Still Here?"
eos.org/features/cra...
"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret."
"Where is that large automobile?"
"What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"
And, of course: "Cratons, Why Are You Still Here?"
eos.org/features/cra...
I really hope he sees this.
Enten: "If Canadians really don't like Donald Trump, how do Americans feel about Canada? Well, they actually like Canada! ... even among Republicans, it's +30 ... Canada -- more popular than Donald Trump in Trump's own country"
February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I really hope he sees this.
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WHY? Why is Raskin asking Pam Bondi to "please do your job." We ALL know she is not here for the American people. She is as corrupt as they come and that's never going to change. Every word out of Pam Bondi is absolute lies and bullshit.
February 11, 2026 at 3:27 PM
WHY? Why is Raskin asking Pam Bondi to "please do your job." We ALL know she is not here for the American people. She is as corrupt as they come and that's never going to change. Every word out of Pam Bondi is absolute lies and bullshit.
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Why you ask dear fellow?
All My Best Friends are either
Corrupt, Pedophiles, Liars, and Grifters
All My Best Friends are either
Corrupt, Pedophiles, Liars, and Grifters
Q: Do you still feel comfortable working with Lutnick after the new ties to Epstein were revealed?
HASSETT: Secretary Lutnick is one of my best friends in the whole wide world so I'm very comfortable working with him
HASSETT: Secretary Lutnick is one of my best friends in the whole wide world so I'm very comfortable working with him
February 11, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Why you ask dear fellow?
All My Best Friends are either
Corrupt, Pedophiles, Liars, and Grifters
All My Best Friends are either
Corrupt, Pedophiles, Liars, and Grifters
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A lot of people have been trying to jailbreak Ring cameras for a long time.
TMK the best you can do is bounce the footage off of Ring's servers to a local storage device using their 3rd party streaming support.
It's less effort and expense to just buy a new camera, unfortunately.
TMK the best you can do is bounce the footage off of Ring's servers to a local storage device using their 3rd party streaming support.
It's less effort and expense to just buy a new camera, unfortunately.
February 11, 2026 at 3:53 PM
A lot of people have been trying to jailbreak Ring cameras for a long time.
TMK the best you can do is bounce the footage off of Ring's servers to a local storage device using their 3rd party streaming support.
It's less effort and expense to just buy a new camera, unfortunately.
TMK the best you can do is bounce the footage off of Ring's servers to a local storage device using their 3rd party streaming support.
It's less effort and expense to just buy a new camera, unfortunately.
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Archaeocursor asiaticus for #DrawDinosDaily here taking a sit-down from all the running. I added the little head portrait after I decided I wanted to get deeper into speculative head wattles for this guy. Ornamentation like that is common in modern cursorial birds.
🎨🪶 #SciArt #PaleoArt
🎨🪶 #SciArt #PaleoArt
February 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Archaeocursor asiaticus for #DrawDinosDaily here taking a sit-down from all the running. I added the little head portrait after I decided I wanted to get deeper into speculative head wattles for this guy. Ornamentation like that is common in modern cursorial birds.
🎨🪶 #SciArt #PaleoArt
🎨🪶 #SciArt #PaleoArt
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I just published:
The Taken
Inside the ICE Detention Pipeline for US Citizens and Residents: From Minnesota to Texas
Documented through court records.
Including worms in food, sewage water flooding into eating areas, returned to Minnesota in chains and shackles after courts order release, more.
The Taken
Inside the ICE Detention Pipeline for US Citizens and Residents: From Minnesota to Texas
Documented through court records.
Including worms in food, sewage water flooding into eating areas, returned to Minnesota in chains and shackles after courts order release, more.
The Taken: Inside the ICE Detention Pipeline for US Citizens and Residents From Minnesota to Texas
We document these patterns through the use of sworn declarations and court filings.
www.justsecurity.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I just published:
The Taken
Inside the ICE Detention Pipeline for US Citizens and Residents: From Minnesota to Texas
Documented through court records.
Including worms in food, sewage water flooding into eating areas, returned to Minnesota in chains and shackles after courts order release, more.
The Taken
Inside the ICE Detention Pipeline for US Citizens and Residents: From Minnesota to Texas
Documented through court records.
Including worms in food, sewage water flooding into eating areas, returned to Minnesota in chains and shackles after courts order release, more.
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The words "Hegseth", "Duffy", and "work together" cannot exist anywhere in the same sentence unless the sentence also contains "cannot", "will not", "willfully irresponsible", "incompetent", "worried about his hair", "because he's heavily inebriated", "abject failure", and/or "don't be ridiculous".
FAA shuts down El Paso Airport because of security concerns about testing of a secret DoD anti-drone device, apparently because they failed to communicate with DoD. A perfect demonstration of how Hegseth and Sean Duffy work together.
FAA lifts temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, saying all flights to resume
The agency says it will ground all flights to and from the airport for "special security reasons."
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The words "Hegseth", "Duffy", and "work together" cannot exist anywhere in the same sentence unless the sentence also contains "cannot", "will not", "willfully irresponsible", "incompetent", "worried about his hair", "because he's heavily inebriated", "abject failure", and/or "don't be ridiculous".
I didn't think I would live long enough to watch it happening so fast.
Are wetter winters and frequent flooding here to stay?
Met Office predicts that at current rates of global warming, wet winters will go from being once in 80-year events to once in 20, with significant impacts for housing, transport and food supply.
Met Office predicts that at current rates of global warming, wet winters will go from being once in 80-year events to once in 20, with significant impacts for housing, transport and food supply.
UK rain: Are wetter winters and frequent flooding here to stay?
Many places across the UK have experienced their wettest January in more than 100 years.
buff.ly
February 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I didn't think I would live long enough to watch it happening so fast.
Writers, this is pretty important.
The book club scam has taken an exciting new leap forward. I got one today from a "curated literary platform and newsletter" that, unusually, offered a link to its website. I'm in edits, so obviously I took the opportunity to procrastinate. /1
February 11, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Writers, this is pretty important.
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Kudos to the mayors who are leading soft secessions. Soft secession means “…states, cities, and municipalities quietly building the capacity to govern without federal cooperation, so that when the federal government turns hostile, they already have the infrastructure to say no.”
Are America’s Mayors Leading a Soft Secession?
The fight against fascism in the US has had legitimate victories.
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Kudos to the mayors who are leading soft secessions. Soft secession means “…states, cities, and municipalities quietly building the capacity to govern without federal cooperation, so that when the federal government turns hostile, they already have the infrastructure to say no.”
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Yeah except when do they shut down an airport for 10 days? Then again Trump has no respect for his citizenry and loves to show it.
re: the el paso thing, I will say as a defense nerd that the answer is probably very, very stupid and benign
but given [gestures at world] there is of course always a chance it is very, very stupid and awful
but given [gestures at world] there is of course always a chance it is very, very stupid and awful
February 11, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Yeah except when do they shut down an airport for 10 days? Then again Trump has no respect for his citizenry and loves to show it.
I have never added up all my expenses for medical care including premiums: premiums plus deductibles plus copays must be at least $1,000 a month. And guess what happens when you have a mandatory ambulance ride and your insurance company isn't contracted with the company your city is contracted with.
More than half of working-age adults get their health insurance through an employer, but in many states premium contributions and deductibles take a significant bite out of household incomes.
From @stateline.org
From @stateline.org
Many middle-income families spend at least a tenth of their income on health insurance • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
More than half of working-age adults get their health insurance through an employer, but in many states premium contributions and deductibles take a significant bite out of household incomes.
penncapital-star.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I have never added up all my expenses for medical care including premiums: premiums plus deductibles plus copays must be at least $1,000 a month. And guess what happens when you have a mandatory ambulance ride and your insurance company isn't contracted with the company your city is contracted with.
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Thank you, @weratedogs.com for this reportage: www.youtube.com/shorts/-ITnL...
The Very Dystopian Dog Super Bowl Ad
YouTube video by WeRateDogs
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Thank you, @weratedogs.com for this reportage: www.youtube.com/shorts/-ITnL...
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Will the law prevent summary execution by ICE?
After Renee Good’s death, Republicans in Georgia are working to make it a felony to use a vehicle to obstruct police operations.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
After ICE shootings, Georgia mulls stiffer penalties for obstructing police
A bill in the state Legislature would make it a felony to obstruct law enforcement operations with a vehicle.
www.ajc.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Will the law prevent summary execution by ICE?
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Understanding where airborne disease transmission is likely to occur, & how ventilation, occupancy, & activity levels shape that risk, is essential for developing better risk‑management strategies & reducing global burden of airborne infections, & future pandemics.
www.ijidonline.com/article/S120...
www.ijidonline.com/article/S120...
February 11, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Understanding where airborne disease transmission is likely to occur, & how ventilation, occupancy, & activity levels shape that risk, is essential for developing better risk‑management strategies & reducing global burden of airborne infections, & future pandemics.
www.ijidonline.com/article/S120...
www.ijidonline.com/article/S120...
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📣 Are you an RAS Fellow or Friend? 📣
We're calling on our members to help force the Government to reconsider its proposed cuts to astronomy and space science, which would be the most drastic in a generation.
Send our template letter to your MP and seek their support 👉️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
We're calling on our members to help force the Government to reconsider its proposed cuts to astronomy and space science, which would be the most drastic in a generation.
Send our template letter to your MP and seek their support 👉️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
February 11, 2026 at 11:14 AM
📣 Are you an RAS Fellow or Friend? 📣
We're calling on our members to help force the Government to reconsider its proposed cuts to astronomy and space science, which would be the most drastic in a generation.
Send our template letter to your MP and seek their support 👉️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
We're calling on our members to help force the Government to reconsider its proposed cuts to astronomy and space science, which would be the most drastic in a generation.
Send our template letter to your MP and seek their support 👉️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
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Ask an actual homeland security expert and…yeah, we don’t know what this is
!!! No explanation except vague special security concerns. No notice to airlines or passengers. If we were going to use military action in Mexico, it would include closing the airport called the “gateway to Mexico.”
apnews.com/article/faa-...
apnews.com/article/faa-...
FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Ask an actual homeland security expert and…yeah, we don’t know what this is