Dr Grace Peng
@gspeng.bsky.social
Same interdisciplinary scientist as on the other sites with the same handle. Chemistry, math, physics, meteorology, GIS, data whisperer.
Natural resources director, League of Women Voters of Los Angeles Co. She/Her
https://badmomgoodmom.blogspot.com/
Natural resources director, League of Women Voters of Los Angeles Co. She/Her
https://badmomgoodmom.blogspot.com/
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Went to Dahu Park in Taipei today. It's right next to the Neihu elevated rail line. Can you hear a train whiz by near the end of the video? W/ a train every 2 minutes in each dir, several buses every minute, 2 general traffic lanes, & bike/moped lane, corridor moves 405 Sepulveda amounts
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Went to Dahu Park in Taipei today. It's right next to the Neihu elevated rail line. Can you hear a train whiz by near the end of the video? W/ a train every 2 minutes in each dir, several buses every minute, 2 general traffic lanes, & bike/moped lane, corridor moves 405 Sepulveda amounts
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Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
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Reminds me of how the 10 year wake of the 2008 crisis was doing austerity instead of borrowing at nearly 0% to just build a shit ton of infrastructure.
January 4, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Reminds me of how the 10 year wake of the 2008 crisis was doing austerity instead of borrowing at nearly 0% to just build a shit ton of infrastructure.
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Images of a proper winter
January 4, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Images of a proper winter
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“Well… we can’t just keep filing impeachment articles all the time.”
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
How are voters meant to understand how serious things are if in lieu of shouting fire AND going into building with hoses, you're simply posting fire safety suggestions on social media?
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
“Well… we can’t just keep filing impeachment articles all the time.”
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
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This is how it's done. If incumbent Democrats won't do the job, their primary challengers can and will use this to make sure someone else does
The Republican Congress has chosen to give away its authority and power and now we are being told Trump plans to occupy Venezuela. We don't cry for Maduro. We demand the following of our laws and Constitution. He is already threatening Mexico and Cuba will be next. Ann Wagner is silent.
January 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
This is how it's done. If incumbent Democrats won't do the job, their primary challengers can and will use this to make sure someone else does
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There are a thousand things Dems could be collectively doing ahead of the reconvening of Congress.
American legislators:
<huffy social media post>
Korean legislators:
American legislators:
<huffy social media post>
Korean legislators:
January 4, 2026 at 4:46 AM
There are a thousand things Dems could be collectively doing ahead of the reconvening of Congress.
American legislators:
<huffy social media post>
Korean legislators:
American legislators:
<huffy social media post>
Korean legislators:
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The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM
The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
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In Marin County, flooding left motorists stranded and kayakers paddling Saturday in areas where bicyclists usually pedaled. The high tides prompted a coastal flood advisory in effect through 2 p.m. Sunday for much of the Bay Area and Central Coast.
📷: @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social/S.F. Chronicle
📷: @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social/S.F. Chronicle
January 4, 2026 at 12:56 AM
In Marin County, flooding left motorists stranded and kayakers paddling Saturday in areas where bicyclists usually pedaled. The high tides prompted a coastal flood advisory in effect through 2 p.m. Sunday for much of the Bay Area and Central Coast.
📷: @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social/S.F. Chronicle
📷: @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social/S.F. Chronicle
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The rate of global mean sea level rise has increased from ~2.1 mm/year in 1993 to ~4.5 mm/year in 2023. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The rate of global sea level rise doubled during the past three decades - Communications Earth & Environment
Global mean sea level rise amounted to 4.5 mm per year as a result of warming oceans and melting land ice, more than twice the rate of 2.1 mm/year observed at the start of satellite data in 1993, base...
www.nature.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
The rate of global mean sea level rise has increased from ~2.1 mm/year in 1993 to ~4.5 mm/year in 2023. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
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I would add that every bicycle lane, every transit line, and every street we can give back to people is also a tool in our march for peace as we try to get away from fossil fuels and the violence, despoliation, and corruption they enable.
January 4, 2026 at 12:14 AM
I would add that every bicycle lane, every transit line, and every street we can give back to people is also a tool in our march for peace as we try to get away from fossil fuels and the violence, despoliation, and corruption they enable.
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Periodic reminder:
If you use less gas for transportation, you help drop the value of a barrel of oil, which makes the people looking to profit off of stealing from Venezuelans, lose money.
🇻🇪♥️
Take the bus/train/bike/scooter, buy an EV, don't use gas.
If you use less gas for transportation, you help drop the value of a barrel of oil, which makes the people looking to profit off of stealing from Venezuelans, lose money.
🇻🇪♥️
Take the bus/train/bike/scooter, buy an EV, don't use gas.
Which makes invading Venezuela a much less profitable endeavor.
Venezuela either has "The most oil in the world!" Or "Not that much oil really," depending on what the price of oil is.
🙂🙃
Oil is currently near a 4 year low.
More!
Venezuela either has "The most oil in the world!" Or "Not that much oil really," depending on what the price of oil is.
🙂🙃
Oil is currently near a 4 year low.
More!
mekka okereke :verified: (@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)
@Chasteen
True. It's complicated.
"How much oil does Venezuela have? And is it high or low quality?" are questions whose answer changes greatly depending on what the global price of oil is. 🤷🏿♂️
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hachyderm.io
January 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Periodic reminder:
If you use less gas for transportation, you help drop the value of a barrel of oil, which makes the people looking to profit off of stealing from Venezuelans, lose money.
🇻🇪♥️
Take the bus/train/bike/scooter, buy an EV, don't use gas.
If you use less gas for transportation, you help drop the value of a barrel of oil, which makes the people looking to profit off of stealing from Venezuelans, lose money.
🇻🇪♥️
Take the bus/train/bike/scooter, buy an EV, don't use gas.
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I'm boosting myself to say this:
You're going to see people On Here tell you calling electeds doesn't matter. That's not true.
Some are bots. Some are people who like being contrary to be edgy.
But calling moves the needle, especially against a blatantly illegal act by Trump and Co. ACT.
You're going to see people On Here tell you calling electeds doesn't matter. That's not true.
Some are bots. Some are people who like being contrary to be edgy.
But calling moves the needle, especially against a blatantly illegal act by Trump and Co. ACT.
Candid answer - as someone who handled constituent affairs calls for years - while they’re not checking the phone right now, the urgency of the moment is important.
Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.
Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.
Is there actually a benefit to leaving a VM now vs getting a staffer on Monday? Can do both but just curious
January 3, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I'm boosting myself to say this:
You're going to see people On Here tell you calling electeds doesn't matter. That's not true.
Some are bots. Some are people who like being contrary to be edgy.
But calling moves the needle, especially against a blatantly illegal act by Trump and Co. ACT.
You're going to see people On Here tell you calling electeds doesn't matter. That's not true.
Some are bots. Some are people who like being contrary to be edgy.
But calling moves the needle, especially against a blatantly illegal act by Trump and Co. ACT.
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OP is correct, of course.
To branch off: we don’t know if we’re at war with Venezuela, but we _do_ know that the president is at war with the Constitution — and has been, as the NYT noted on Friday, since Jan. 6.
Trump’s insurrectionary activity never stopped. Welcome to its sixth year.
To branch off: we don’t know if we’re at war with Venezuela, but we _do_ know that the president is at war with the Constitution — and has been, as the NYT noted on Friday, since Jan. 6.
Trump’s insurrectionary activity never stopped. Welcome to its sixth year.
Are we at war with Venezuela?!?
I don't know. You don't know either.
It sure would be nice to have a legitimate Pentagon press corps right about now.
I don't know. You don't know either.
It sure would be nice to have a legitimate Pentagon press corps right about now.
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
OP is correct, of course.
To branch off: we don’t know if we’re at war with Venezuela, but we _do_ know that the president is at war with the Constitution — and has been, as the NYT noted on Friday, since Jan. 6.
Trump’s insurrectionary activity never stopped. Welcome to its sixth year.
To branch off: we don’t know if we’re at war with Venezuela, but we _do_ know that the president is at war with the Constitution — and has been, as the NYT noted on Friday, since Jan. 6.
Trump’s insurrectionary activity never stopped. Welcome to its sixth year.
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I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
January 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
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Hard to believe a FIFA Peace Prize laureate would do this.
January 3, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Hard to believe a FIFA Peace Prize laureate would do this.
Guess when we met up with extended family for a 10 course banquet
January 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Guess when we met up with extended family for a 10 course banquet
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crazy that this is how i learn about a new war and presidential kidnapping
we have not "apprehended" the president of venezuela. we have invaded a foreign country and kidnapped its leader. what the fuck are we doing here, i am going to lose my mind
January 3, 2026 at 12:08 PM
crazy that this is how i learn about a new war and presidential kidnapping
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Cars are now being programmed to violate traffic rules. What could go wrong?
Me, in @fastcompany.com. (no paywall)
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Me, in @fastcompany.com. (no paywall)
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Tesla’s ‘Mad Max mode’ points to a big problem for self-driving cars
Mad Max mode exposes a risk for AV innovation. To stay competitive, computer-powered cars are emulating human drivers.
www.fastcompany.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Cars are now being programmed to violate traffic rules. What could go wrong?
Me, in @fastcompany.com. (no paywall)
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Me, in @fastcompany.com. (no paywall)
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Our architect asked me how I would use the kitchen. I told him that I batch cook on weekends, throw potlucks, and use the kitchen counter to cut fabric during the weekdays.
His eyes lit up. His mom was a home ec teacher. 54" by 90" island w/ pattern drawers & tool storage
His eyes lit up. His mom was a home ec teacher. 54" by 90" island w/ pattern drawers & tool storage
This kitchen doesn't just have a kitchen island, it has a kitchen continent. And then they went to the Wolf dealer who sold them on smashing two Wolf ovens together ($25K?). #FridayNightZillow
January 3, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Our architect asked me how I would use the kitchen. I told him that I batch cook on weekends, throw potlucks, and use the kitchen counter to cut fabric during the weekdays.
His eyes lit up. His mom was a home ec teacher. 54" by 90" island w/ pattern drawers & tool storage
His eyes lit up. His mom was a home ec teacher. 54" by 90" island w/ pattern drawers & tool storage
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In the old days, we would seek comment on stories about climate change from experts in the field who have spent decades studying evidence of the effects of greenhouse gases and findingsolutions. That ends today. Now we'll get your uncle Rooster who you had that big argument with at Thanksgiving.
January 3, 2026 at 12:47 AM
In the old days, we would seek comment on stories about climate change from experts in the field who have spent decades studying evidence of the effects of greenhouse gases and findingsolutions. That ends today. Now we'll get your uncle Rooster who you had that big argument with at Thanksgiving.
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Please wear a mask
I'm a little sick haha
Yeah everyone is sick right now it's crazy
Yeah everyone is sick right now it's crazy
January 3, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Please wear a mask
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i mean, the thing about this formulation is that it literally begs the question. what if one of those “average americans” is an advocate? or an expert? should they then be ignored?
ah yes, the best way to explain and understand the world is by ignoring experts and practitioners and turning our attention to the “average American,” whatever that means
This isn't about democratizing the news. It's about elevating "vibes" and "feelings" to be on par with lived experience and subject-matter expertise.
January 3, 2026 at 12:11 AM
i mean, the thing about this formulation is that it literally begs the question. what if one of those “average americans” is an advocate? or an expert? should they then be ignored?