Glenn Jaecks
@glennjaecks.bsky.social
Geology Professor, Cyclist, Commuter, Beach, 'n' stuff. I think I might be a Le Guinian anarchist, with a tinge of Marx and democratic socialism. I teach climate change.
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supreme court just said it’s legal
February 4, 2026 at 11:13 PM
supreme court just said it’s legal
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Narrator: "And they're BOTH in the Epstein Files"
“Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg" by @rtakver.bsky.social for @desmog.com:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Narrator: "And they're BOTH in the Epstein Files"
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Dragon in the deep. 🐉
Dragonfish (family Stomiidae) are cunning predators. Although they are strong swimmers, they prefer to lie in wait and ambush unsuspecting fishes and crustaceans. This black dragonfish (Idiacanthus sp.) was spotted at 527 meters (1,729 feet) in Monterey Bay.
Dragonfish (family Stomiidae) are cunning predators. Although they are strong swimmers, they prefer to lie in wait and ambush unsuspecting fishes and crustaceans. This black dragonfish (Idiacanthus sp.) was spotted at 527 meters (1,729 feet) in Monterey Bay.
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Dragon in the deep. 🐉
Dragonfish (family Stomiidae) are cunning predators. Although they are strong swimmers, they prefer to lie in wait and ambush unsuspecting fishes and crustaceans. This black dragonfish (Idiacanthus sp.) was spotted at 527 meters (1,729 feet) in Monterey Bay.
Dragonfish (family Stomiidae) are cunning predators. Although they are strong swimmers, they prefer to lie in wait and ambush unsuspecting fishes and crustaceans. This black dragonfish (Idiacanthus sp.) was spotted at 527 meters (1,729 feet) in Monterey Bay.
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again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
February 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
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Democracy dies of heatstroke.
What a tool Bezos is--imagining having that kind of money and still being afraid of Dear Leader.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
What a tool Bezos is--imagining having that kind of money and still being afraid of Dear Leader.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Democracy dies of heatstroke.
What a tool Bezos is--imagining having that kind of money and still being afraid of Dear Leader.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
What a tool Bezos is--imagining having that kind of money and still being afraid of Dear Leader.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
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Fossil fuels are the source material for most plastics & synthetic fabrics & foams & the chemicals added to them to make them flexible, durable, less flammable, while other materials are energy-intensive to make. Alternative building materials are a huge part of tackling climate change + pollution.
Hi, when you go out of your building into the city, please remember that nearly all of this was created by coal, then by oil and gas. And it's built so naively inefficient that it had to be heated with these very fuels.
Freedom huh?
Freedom huh?
February 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Fossil fuels are the source material for most plastics & synthetic fabrics & foams & the chemicals added to them to make them flexible, durable, less flammable, while other materials are energy-intensive to make. Alternative building materials are a huge part of tackling climate change + pollution.
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Trends in February temperatures over land areas for the last 50 years...
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...)
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...)
February 4, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Trends in February temperatures over land areas for the last 50 years...
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...)
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...)
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extremely important to be vigilant, since this has always been the game plan. but also, even with historic reductions in polling places (94,000 in 2024, down from 200,000 in 2018), this works out to one doughy, sub-literate agent (estimated 22,000 ICE personnel) for every four or so locations...
🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:47 PM
extremely important to be vigilant, since this has always been the game plan. but also, even with historic reductions in polling places (94,000 in 2024, down from 200,000 in 2018), this works out to one doughy, sub-literate agent (estimated 22,000 ICE personnel) for every four or so locations...
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#Canada rolls out whalesafe strategy to curb right whale entanglements
Brett Gilchrist hopes strategy will also decrease steep price of gear
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Brett Gilchrist hopes strategy will also decrease steep price of gear
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canada rolls out whalesafe strategy to curb right whale entanglements | CBC News
The federal government is rolling out its "whalesafe fishing gear strategy," a five-year plan to develop and support the use of new fishing gear to reduce the risk of entangling whales — specifically ...
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2026 at 11:58 AM
#Canada rolls out whalesafe strategy to curb right whale entanglements
Brett Gilchrist hopes strategy will also decrease steep price of gear
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Brett Gilchrist hopes strategy will also decrease steep price of gear
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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Black History Month spotlight. Dr. Robert D. Bullard wrote 18 books on environmental racism and climate justice. Dumping in Dixie shaped environmental justice 35 years ago. Read more: https://ow.ly/FTsB50Y8LXS
#BlackHistoryMonth #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalRacism #HBCUs
#BlackHistoryMonth #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalRacism #HBCUs
February 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Black History Month spotlight. Dr. Robert D. Bullard wrote 18 books on environmental racism and climate justice. Dumping in Dixie shaped environmental justice 35 years ago. Read more: https://ow.ly/FTsB50Y8LXS
#BlackHistoryMonth #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalRacism #HBCUs
#BlackHistoryMonth #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalRacism #HBCUs
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What happens when the Winter Olympics can't rely on winter?
For one, all the cities that staged the Winter Games since 1950 have heated up in the years since by an average of 2.7C.
Read the full story w @hayleywarren.bsky.social via @bloomberg.com for FREE
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
For one, all the cities that staged the Winter Games since 1950 have heated up in the years since by an average of 2.7C.
Read the full story w @hayleywarren.bsky.social via @bloomberg.com for FREE
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Winter Olympics Faces New Climate Reality
Unpredictable conditions are limiting where it’s physically and financially possible to host the Winter Olympics.
www.bloomberg.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:25 AM
What happens when the Winter Olympics can't rely on winter?
For one, all the cities that staged the Winter Games since 1950 have heated up in the years since by an average of 2.7C.
Read the full story w @hayleywarren.bsky.social via @bloomberg.com for FREE
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
For one, all the cities that staged the Winter Games since 1950 have heated up in the years since by an average of 2.7C.
Read the full story w @hayleywarren.bsky.social via @bloomberg.com for FREE
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Very excited to be part of this session on Surfaces and Subsurfaces as Spaces of Climate Action! @geographers.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Very excited to be part of this session on Surfaces and Subsurfaces as Spaces of Climate Action! @geographers.bsky.social
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“Jaywalking is permitted in London. In 1966, the police tried to crack down on it, but gave up after three months.”
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Self-driving taxis are coming to London – should we be worried? | Jack Stilgoe
Waymo’s cars were first rolled out in San Francisco, but the English capital’s old roads, pelican crossings and jaywalkers may pose issues for AI, says science and technology professor Jack Stilgoe
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
“Jaywalking is permitted in London. In 1966, the police tried to crack down on it, but gave up after three months.”
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The western U.S. faces its lowest snowpack on record despite average or above-average rainfall. Warmer temperatures mean more precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, and will worsen droughts in areas like the Pacific Northwest and the Colorado River Basin.
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
February 3, 2026 at 6:27 AM
The western U.S. faces its lowest snowpack on record despite average or above-average rainfall. Warmer temperatures mean more precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, and will worsen droughts in areas like the Pacific Northwest and the Colorado River Basin.
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
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This is a great example of what Marx called "the vampire thirst for the living blood of labour."
Dr Oz: "If we could get the average American to start working a year earlier, right out of high school, or a year later -- not retire -- or work better during their lifetime because they're healthy, it would generate about $3 trillion to the US economy. That would more than remove the debt."
February 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
This is a great example of what Marx called "the vampire thirst for the living blood of labour."
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“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
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This needs to be at the top of every story about the ICE body-cam thing. They already have body cameras.
The ProPublica story on the Pretti killers says DHS has bodycam footage from the incident but they refuse to release it
www.propublica.org/article/alex...
www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This needs to be at the top of every story about the ICE body-cam thing. They already have body cameras.
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When you build an unprecedented amount of renewable energy but it gets used to meet new data centre demand instead of replacing fossil fuels
February 3, 2026 at 1:10 PM
When you build an unprecedented amount of renewable energy but it gets used to meet new data centre demand instead of replacing fossil fuels
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While there *is* evidence of both "wetter wets" & "drier dries" in warming climate, temperatures are going almost universally in one direction: Up. We're just not seeing "colder colds."
Some interesting potential Arctic-related caveats still remain TBD, but that doesn't change big picture.
Some interesting potential Arctic-related caveats still remain TBD, but that doesn't change big picture.
Is climate change responsible for increasingly frequent or severe cold events?
The evidence suggests it is not.
Instead, the impact of climate change is warmer winters and less severe cold events.
@hausfath.bsky.social has a great post on The Climate Brink talking about this.
The evidence suggests it is not.
Instead, the impact of climate change is warmer winters and less severe cold events.
@hausfath.bsky.social has a great post on The Climate Brink talking about this.
Fact check: Climate change is not making extreme cold more common
Sometimes it just gets cold
substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:57 AM
While there *is* evidence of both "wetter wets" & "drier dries" in warming climate, temperatures are going almost universally in one direction: Up. We're just not seeing "colder colds."
Some interesting potential Arctic-related caveats still remain TBD, but that doesn't change big picture.
Some interesting potential Arctic-related caveats still remain TBD, but that doesn't change big picture.
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What's in the UK government's PFAS action plan? What's not in it? And what are the implications?
A 🧵:
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A 🧵:
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Environmentalists decry ‘crushingly disappointing’ Pfas action plan for UK
Ministers’ proposals to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ fail to match tougher stance taken in Europe, say experts
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February 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
What's in the UK government's PFAS action plan? What's not in it? And what are the implications?
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Together, @oceanauk.bsky.social + @zslofficial.bsky.social examined research on harm to wildlife from 1000s of oil spills in UK waters, finding evidence of:
- lung lesions in bottlenose dolphins
- harm to the livers of minke whales
- orcas + dolphins less able to successfully reproduce
- lung lesions in bottlenose dolphins
- harm to the livers of minke whales
- orcas + dolphins less able to successfully reproduce
February 3, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Together, @oceanauk.bsky.social + @zslofficial.bsky.social examined research on harm to wildlife from 1000s of oil spills in UK waters, finding evidence of:
- lung lesions in bottlenose dolphins
- harm to the livers of minke whales
- orcas + dolphins less able to successfully reproduce
- lung lesions in bottlenose dolphins
- harm to the livers of minke whales
- orcas + dolphins less able to successfully reproduce
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Analysis of hair samples spanning a century shows lead concentrations have dropped by about 100-fold since environmental regulations began, highlighting the impact of reducing lead in consumer products.
Banning lead in gas worked: The proof is in our hair
Prior to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, Americans lived in communities awash with lead from industrial sources, paint, water supply pipes and, most significantly, tailpipe emissions.
phys.org
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Analysis of hair samples spanning a century shows lead concentrations have dropped by about 100-fold since environmental regulations began, highlighting the impact of reducing lead in consumer products.
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Astropecten sp. dropping it into 6th gear. Blink and you'll miss it! @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 599 #CliffReefs #MarineLife
February 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Astropecten sp. dropping it into 6th gear. Blink and you'll miss it! @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 599 #CliffReefs #MarineLife
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A new nationwide database details water withdrawals across the United States, offering comprehensive insights into who uses water, how much is used, and for what purposes.
New database reveals how Americans use water
Water powers our lives. It feeds our crops, keeps factories running, generates electricity, and fills our taps. But until now, no one had a clear, national picture of how much water we're using—and for what.
phys.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
A new nationwide database details water withdrawals across the United States, offering comprehensive insights into who uses water, how much is used, and for what purposes.