Harrison Clark
@harrisonclark.bsky.social
Environment & transport data scientist at University of Edinburgh (ECCI). Arctic and STS enthusiast. Double bassist. UMich → DC → Edinburgh. he/him
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“The collapse of the AI bubble is going to be ugly…AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector & tech monopolists run amok.“
Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:33 PM
“The collapse of the AI bubble is going to be ugly…AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector & tech monopolists run amok.“
Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
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Trump demanding control of Greenland—which the US already has access to—is based on multi-layered lies. Threatening NATO allies to get it undermines the Western alliance.
I did a point-by-point breakdown of Trump's aggressive letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Støre about the Nobel and Greenland.
I did a point-by-point breakdown of Trump's aggressive letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Støre about the Nobel and Greenland.
With Greenland Threats, Trump is Destroying the Western Alliance
A point-by-point breakdown of Donald Trump's aggressive letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre about a Nobel Peace Prize and control of Greenland
www.arcdigital.media
January 19, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Trump demanding control of Greenland—which the US already has access to—is based on multi-layered lies. Threatening NATO allies to get it undermines the Western alliance.
I did a point-by-point breakdown of Trump's aggressive letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Støre about the Nobel and Greenland.
I did a point-by-point breakdown of Trump's aggressive letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Støre about the Nobel and Greenland.
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COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
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Greenland could be the moment when EU becomes a geo-economic superpower. It has long had the economic might but lacked the political will. Today’s leaders meeting will be decisive.
“The EU's anti-coercion instrument is the bloc's most powerful retaliatory tool, designed to respond to deliberate coercive actions from third countries that use trade measures to pressure the policy choices of the EU or its members.”
Macron to Seek Use of EU Anti-Coercion Instrument Against US
French President Emmanuel Macron will request the activation of the European Union’s anti-coercion instrument after US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on European countries over Greenland...
www.bloomberg.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Greenland could be the moment when EU becomes a geo-economic superpower. It has long had the economic might but lacked the political will. Today’s leaders meeting will be decisive.
Je suis triste de voir la fondation Wikimédia pousser à collaborer avec les enterprises AI qui l'ont déjà cannibalisée
En même temps, la fondation va bénéficier de l'usage de leurs ressources (et peut-être les autres sites web peuvent suivre cet exemple)
En même temps, la fondation va bénéficier de l'usage de leurs ressources (et peut-être les autres sites web peuvent suivre cet exemple)
La fondation Wikimédia annonce des partenariats avec Meta, Microsoft, Mistral AI et d’autres entreprises éditrices d’IA
La fondation Wikimédia annonce des partenariats avec Meta, Microsoft, Mistral AI et d’autres entreprises éditrices d’IA
Les données de Wikipédia sont précieuses pour les géants de l’intelligence artificielle, dont la gourmandise pesait sur l’infrastructure de l’encyclopédie en ligne. Ils vont désormais payer pour les exploiter.
www.lemonde.fr
January 16, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Je suis triste de voir la fondation Wikimédia pousser à collaborer avec les enterprises AI qui l'ont déjà cannibalisée
En même temps, la fondation va bénéficier de l'usage de leurs ressources (et peut-être les autres sites web peuvent suivre cet exemple)
En même temps, la fondation va bénéficier de l'usage de leurs ressources (et peut-être les autres sites web peuvent suivre cet exemple)
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The French Army just announced that it will be part of the military force that goes to Greenland
Germany is also part of it, on top of Sweden
If the US invades Greenland, it means that two NATO nuclear powers will be fighting against each other
Germany is also part of it, on top of Sweden
If the US invades Greenland, it means that two NATO nuclear powers will be fighting against each other
La France va participer à une mission militaire européenne au Groenland
L'Allemagne aussi doit participer à cette mission, dont l'objectif est de soutenir le territoire menacé d'annexion par les Etats-Unis de Donald Trump.
www.franceinfo.fr
January 14, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The French Army just announced that it will be part of the military force that goes to Greenland
Germany is also part of it, on top of Sweden
If the US invades Greenland, it means that two NATO nuclear powers will be fighting against each other
Germany is also part of it, on top of Sweden
If the US invades Greenland, it means that two NATO nuclear powers will be fighting against each other
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Simultaneously as 🇩🇰 delegation talks 🇬🇱 in Washington D.C., a 🇺🇸 P-8 Poseidon from Keflavik 🇮🇸 flies all Nordic mission, contributing to NATO’s most important task: keeping an eye on and deterring 🇷🇺 in northern Europe.
January 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Simultaneously as 🇩🇰 delegation talks 🇬🇱 in Washington D.C., a 🇺🇸 P-8 Poseidon from Keflavik 🇮🇸 flies all Nordic mission, contributing to NATO’s most important task: keeping an eye on and deterring 🇷🇺 in northern Europe.
Omg they’re *so* close to correctly identifying systemic vs random violence
Tricia McLaughlin on Renee Good: "I think if the individual was killed last week by an illegal alien, I don't think we would be seeing any protest."
January 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Omg they’re *so* close to correctly identifying systemic vs random violence
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How is 🇬🇧 challenging 🇷🇺 aggression in the Wider North?
Read expert analysis by @klausdodds.bsky.social and
Prof. Caroline Kennedy-Pipe in the full #geopoliticalatlas
🔗 www.geostrategy.org.uk/research/bri...
Read expert analysis by @klausdodds.bsky.social and
Prof. Caroline Kennedy-Pipe in the full #geopoliticalatlas
🔗 www.geostrategy.org.uk/research/bri...
January 9, 2026 at 9:42 AM
How is 🇬🇧 challenging 🇷🇺 aggression in the Wider North?
Read expert analysis by @klausdodds.bsky.social and
Prof. Caroline Kennedy-Pipe in the full #geopoliticalatlas
🔗 www.geostrategy.org.uk/research/bri...
Read expert analysis by @klausdodds.bsky.social and
Prof. Caroline Kennedy-Pipe in the full #geopoliticalatlas
🔗 www.geostrategy.org.uk/research/bri...
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Woke up with the feeling that 2026 is going to be HUGE for @demsabroad.bsky.social
Take back Congress! 435 House Seats. 33 Senate seats. 36 Governorships & more are all up. Register each year to be eligible to vote in elections that year!
On Jan 15, DA is launching our International Voter Registration Drive - 2026: Register, Vote. Win.
#votefromabroad #bluewave #takebackcongress
On Jan 15, DA is launching our International Voter Registration Drive - 2026: Register, Vote. Win.
#votefromabroad #bluewave #takebackcongress
January 5, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Woke up with the feeling that 2026 is going to be HUGE for @demsabroad.bsky.social
“…[T]he ship was seized by special forces police and the coast guard from helicopters. Finland’s President… said that ‘Finland was prepared for security challenges of various kinds.’”
The importance of a Finnish show-of-force in response to infrastructure sabotage probably can’t be overstated…
The importance of a Finnish show-of-force in response to infrastructure sabotage probably can’t be overstated…
Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea cable damaged | CNN
Finland has detained a ship and its crew after a critical undersea telecommunication cable connecting the country to Estonia was damaged Wednesday, Finnish authorities said.
edition.cnn.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“…[T]he ship was seized by special forces police and the coast guard from helicopters. Finland’s President… said that ‘Finland was prepared for security challenges of various kinds.’”
The importance of a Finnish show-of-force in response to infrastructure sabotage probably can’t be overstated…
The importance of a Finnish show-of-force in response to infrastructure sabotage probably can’t be overstated…
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Incredibly, not one of these milestones scores as a “win” using the traffic engineering metrics that quietly dictate city planning.
Urban planning prof Jonathan Levine and I have one paper detailing why and another explaining why it has to change for any vision of abundance to succeed. Links below.
Urban planning prof Jonathan Levine and I have one paper detailing why and another explaining why it has to change for any vision of abundance to succeed. Links below.
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Incredibly, not one of these milestones scores as a “win” using the traffic engineering metrics that quietly dictate city planning.
Urban planning prof Jonathan Levine and I have one paper detailing why and another explaining why it has to change for any vision of abundance to succeed. Links below.
Urban planning prof Jonathan Levine and I have one paper detailing why and another explaining why it has to change for any vision of abundance to succeed. Links below.
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ICYMI:
"Americans and Britons believed that Canadians were natural experts on the North; Canadian military and civilian officials funded arctic science to make it so." - @tinaadcock.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/12/10/r...
#envhist #histsci #militarhistory #cdnhist #bookreview
"Americans and Britons believed that Canadians were natural experts on the North; Canadian military and civilian officials funded arctic science to make it so." - @tinaadcock.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/12/10/r...
#envhist #histsci #militarhistory #cdnhist #bookreview
Review of Wiseman, Frontier Science
Military-funded Cold War research in northern Canada advanced defence aims, exploited Indigenous lands and peoples, and shaped misguided southern claims to Arctic expertise.
niche-canada.org
December 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
ICYMI:
"Americans and Britons believed that Canadians were natural experts on the North; Canadian military and civilian officials funded arctic science to make it so." - @tinaadcock.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/12/10/r...
#envhist #histsci #militarhistory #cdnhist #bookreview
"Americans and Britons believed that Canadians were natural experts on the North; Canadian military and civilian officials funded arctic science to make it so." - @tinaadcock.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/12/10/r...
#envhist #histsci #militarhistory #cdnhist #bookreview
Rethinking my DMV experiences and realizing 90% of my interactions (in 3 states) have been good or very good and my only frustrations have been directly attributable to understaffing…
1. We have actual government healthcare in the US, which is the VA; it works better than our more privatized counterparts.
2. The DMV varies a lot, but many of them have really improved their services over time. The stereotype has incredible staying power.
2. The DMV varies a lot, but many of them have really improved their services over time. The stereotype has incredible staying power.
Guy who has never set foot in an American DMV: they haven’t even been updated since the 1970s
December 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Rethinking my DMV experiences and realizing 90% of my interactions (in 3 states) have been good or very good and my only frustrations have been directly attributable to understaffing…
Not sure whether to laugh or cry at the student in this coffee shop using ChatGPT to summarize and write a reflection on a reading titled “Individuality”
December 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Not sure whether to laugh or cry at the student in this coffee shop using ChatGPT to summarize and write a reflection on a reading titled “Individuality”
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[first day as a shepherd]
boss: where are you going?
me: [pointing] star
boss: what? why
me: [shrugging] baby
boss: where are you going?
me: [pointing] star
boss: what? why
me: [shrugging] baby
December 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
[first day as a shepherd]
boss: where are you going?
me: [pointing] star
boss: what? why
me: [shrugging] baby
boss: where are you going?
me: [pointing] star
boss: what? why
me: [shrugging] baby
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🗞️🚢⛽️⚫️❄️ @imohq.bsky.social Polar Fuels Proposal for Arctic Shipping Welcomed by Clean Arctic Alliance
IMO Polar Fuels Proposal for Arctic Shipping Welcomed by Clean Arctic Alliance
The Clean Arctic Alliance welcomes the submission of a proposal (PPR 13-6-1) to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to establish a fuel measure under MARPOL Annex VI to reduce Black Carbon…
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🗞️🚢⛽️⚫️❄️ @imohq.bsky.social Polar Fuels Proposal for Arctic Shipping Welcomed by Clean Arctic Alliance
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Another golf course bites the dust, up in Duluth. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Duluth City Council votes to transfer former golf course land for future housing
Despite concerns voiced by some residents claiming a lack of transparency and a flawed public process, the Duluth City Council voted to transfer the closed Lester Park Golf Course property to the city...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Another golf course bites the dust, up in Duluth. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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It would cost the country
n o t h i n g
for the next transpo authorization bill to take discretion away from USDOT to grant permission to pursue cordon pricing.
It’s been proven here, let our cities cook.
n o t h i n g
for the next transpo authorization bill to take discretion away from USDOT to grant permission to pursue cordon pricing.
It’s been proven here, let our cities cook.
Important, exciting research — air pollution dropped 22% in NYC's congestion relief zone within the first 6 months of #CongestionPricing (with reductions in the surrounding neighborhoods, too)
Cleaner air, better transit, great data — all thanks to #CongestionPricing!
Cleaner air, better transit, great data — all thanks to #CongestionPricing!
December 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It would cost the country
n o t h i n g
for the next transpo authorization bill to take discretion away from USDOT to grant permission to pursue cordon pricing.
It’s been proven here, let our cities cook.
n o t h i n g
for the next transpo authorization bill to take discretion away from USDOT to grant permission to pursue cordon pricing.
It’s been proven here, let our cities cook.
Minneapolis keeps winning
Minneapolis’ E Line improved bus service, linking downtown with Uptown and suburban Edina, opened yesterday
December 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Minneapolis keeps winning
America: where road safety is so motorist-centered that small cars are too dangerous to allow on the market!
Unlike Europe and Asia, NHTSA & Congress have failed to create a regulatory category for minicars. Because they flunk US safety rules for full-sized cars, they’re effectively illegal to sell.
Only “collectable” minicars cars 25+ years old can be legally sold (and they’re quite popular).
Only “collectable” minicars cars 25+ years old can be legally sold (and they’re quite popular).
What Do US Vehicle Regulators Have Against Tiny Cars?
Super-small urban vehicles have found a place in European and Asian cities. But in the US, federal and state rulemakers seem determined to keep minicars at bay.
www.bloomberg.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
America: where road safety is so motorist-centered that small cars are too dangerous to allow on the market!
I’m not sure what makes me happier — football visualized via clustering analysis or the fact that Michigan is in the middle of the playoff cluster.
Bad data science time.
I threw 80+ stats into a kmeans clustering algorithm and asked for 4 groups of college football teams. I then circled the teams in the current playoffs.
Find your team, and let me know how you feel about the teams around them.
I threw 80+ stats into a kmeans clustering algorithm and asked for 4 groups of college football teams. I then circled the teams in the current playoffs.
Find your team, and let me know how you feel about the teams around them.
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I’m not sure what makes me happier — football visualized via clustering analysis or the fact that Michigan is in the middle of the playoff cluster.
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This is unpopular with business, economically illiterate and contrary to the scientific consensus. But it apes Reform and that’s all that seems to matter. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act
Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:41 AM
This is unpopular with business, economically illiterate and contrary to the scientific consensus. But it apes Reform and that’s all that seems to matter. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Had a great time at the UK Arctic Science Conference last week!
Of course, the posters and talks were excellent — I’m already looking forward to the next one. Thanks to @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social and @northumbriauni.bsky.social for putting this on!
Of course, the posters and talks were excellent — I’m already looking forward to the next one. Thanks to @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social and @northumbriauni.bsky.social for putting this on!
September 18, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Had a great time at the UK Arctic Science Conference last week!
Of course, the posters and talks were excellent — I’m already looking forward to the next one. Thanks to @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social and @northumbriauni.bsky.social for putting this on!
Of course, the posters and talks were excellent — I’m already looking forward to the next one. Thanks to @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social and @northumbriauni.bsky.social for putting this on!
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Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 10th lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 90,000 km² above the 2010s mean
• about 1,010,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,010,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,740,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 90,000 km² above the 2010s mean
• about 1,010,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,010,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,740,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
September 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 10th lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 90,000 km² above the 2010s mean
• about 1,010,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,010,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,740,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 90,000 km² above the 2010s mean
• about 1,010,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,010,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,740,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...