James Karst
@jameskarst.bsky.social
Communications director at the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana. Writer. Editor. Actor. Urban farmer. Solar adopter. Times-Picayune alum. If you can’t take the skeet, get out of the kitchen.
Check out the trailer for the upcoming feature-length documentary "Nutria Hunter," featuring yours truly.
July 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Check out the trailer for the upcoming feature-length documentary "Nutria Hunter," featuring yours truly.
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana is hiring! We are seeking applicants for our restoration coordinator position. They will work with other members of our team to design, plan, execute and monitor restoration projects across Louisiana's coast. www.crcl.org/employment-o...
Employment Opportunities - CRCL
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana follows an equal opportunity employment policy and employs personnel without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual ...
www.crcl.org
June 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana is hiring! We are seeking applicants for our restoration coordinator position. They will work with other members of our team to design, plan, execute and monitor restoration projects across Louisiana's coast. www.crcl.org/employment-o...
Concept: Cruella de Ville Platte
June 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Concept: Cruella de Ville Platte
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Good morning with good news: Fossil fuels generated less than 50% of US electricity, falling to 49.2%, for a month for first time ever in March.
History made. How?
Solar & wind were up 37% & 12% respectively, setting a record high of 24.4% of US electricity.
#energysky
electrek.co/2025/04/04/f...
History made. How?
Solar & wind were up 37% & 12% respectively, setting a record high of 24.4% of US electricity.
#energysky
electrek.co/2025/04/04/f...
April 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Good morning with good news: Fossil fuels generated less than 50% of US electricity, falling to 49.2%, for a month for first time ever in March.
History made. How?
Solar & wind were up 37% & 12% respectively, setting a record high of 24.4% of US electricity.
#energysky
electrek.co/2025/04/04/f...
History made. How?
Solar & wind were up 37% & 12% respectively, setting a record high of 24.4% of US electricity.
#energysky
electrek.co/2025/04/04/f...
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Again, this will be the first step in a likely long legal battle in state appeals courts, or may push companies to begin settlement talks. Stay tuned!
www.nola.com/news/environ...
www.nola.com/news/environ...
Jury orders Chevron to pay $745 million for Louisiana coastal damage in landmark trial
The jury delivered its verdict in the landmark case, which sought to make Chevron pay to restore an area of coastal wetlands near Bayou Gentilly.
www.nola.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Again, this will be the first step in a likely long legal battle in state appeals courts, or may push companies to begin settlement talks. Stay tuned!
www.nola.com/news/environ...
www.nola.com/news/environ...
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*gazes wistfully out a window*
Marine Le Pen Found Guilty of Embezzlement, Banned From Next Elections
Judges convicted the far-right leader of misusing EU funds and barred her from running in the 2027 French presidential elections.
www.wsj.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
*gazes wistfully out a window*
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come on www.wired.com/story/michae...
Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public
A WIRED review shows national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
www.wired.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
come on www.wired.com/story/michae...
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JUST IN: American Oversight is suing Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe et al, saying their messaging via Signal is a violation of the Federal Records Act.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
JUST IN: American Oversight is suing Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe et al, saying their messaging via Signal is a violation of the Federal Records Act.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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And just like that, no nation will have America's back.
March 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
And just like that, no nation will have America's back.
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It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein
March 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein
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A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.
A Pentagon-wide email recently went out warning about Signal's vulnerability
A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.
www.npr.org
March 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.
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www.reddit.com/r/NewOrleans...
PSA - bunch of fentanyl laced coke going around the lgd, and probably not confined to there
PSA - bunch of fentanyl laced coke going around the lgd, and probably not confined to there
From the NewOrleans community on Reddit: PSA! Fentanyl laced coke going around LGD
Explore this post and more from the NewOrleans community
www.reddit.com
March 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
www.reddit.com/r/NewOrleans...
PSA - bunch of fentanyl laced coke going around the lgd, and probably not confined to there
PSA - bunch of fentanyl laced coke going around the lgd, and probably not confined to there
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President Trump promoted his cryptocurrency this morning.
His promotional post led to an immediate spike in the price.
His promotional post led to an immediate spike in the price.
March 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
President Trump promoted his cryptocurrency this morning.
His promotional post led to an immediate spike in the price.
His promotional post led to an immediate spike in the price.
Easter eggs? In this economy?
The White House, through an outside event production company, is soliciting corporate sponsors for this year’s annual Easter Egg Roll, prompting major concerns from ethics experts and shock from former White House officials from both parties: cnn.it/41OSwVD
‘This is not your grandmother’s Easter Egg Roll’: White House seeks corporate sponsorships for Easter event | CNN Politics
The White House, through an outside event production company called Harbinger, is soliciting corporate sponsors for this year’s annual Easter Egg Roll, which is prompting major concerns from ethics ex...
cnn.it
March 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Easter eggs? In this economy?
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lmao getting fact checked irl
March 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
lmao getting fact checked irl
Civic-minded Louisiana residents, while you are voting early, please also consider making public comments on the state’s draft annual plan for coastal spending. The deadline is today. Don’t know what to say? Just say you support science-based coastal restoration. Email comments to coastal@la.gov
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March 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Civic-minded Louisiana residents, while you are voting early, please also consider making public comments on the state’s draft annual plan for coastal spending. The deadline is today. Don’t know what to say? Just say you support science-based coastal restoration. Email comments to coastal@la.gov
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Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme.
March 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme.
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George Foreman, boxing legend, has died. He was 76
Boxing Legend George Foreman Dead at 76
Boxing legend George Foreman has died at 76 years old.
www.tmz.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
George Foreman, boxing legend, has died. He was 76
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BARTIROMO: Are you expecting agricultural products to be more expensive as a result of tariffs?
BROOKE ROLLINS: When they voted in November 2024, they knew that's what they were voting for ... there may be an interim period. But real change takes disruption.
BROOKE ROLLINS: When they voted in November 2024, they knew that's what they were voting for ... there may be an interim period. But real change takes disruption.
March 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
BARTIROMO: Are you expecting agricultural products to be more expensive as a result of tariffs?
BROOKE ROLLINS: When they voted in November 2024, they knew that's what they were voting for ... there may be an interim period. But real change takes disruption.
BROOKE ROLLINS: When they voted in November 2024, they knew that's what they were voting for ... there may be an interim period. But real change takes disruption.
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NEW: Someone asked the state to release temperature logs taken at its prisons. Some of the logs didn't exist or were defaced by staff.
So the logs were fabricated.
Those are the findings of an internal agency investigation. I got a copy.
www.kut.org/crime-justic... #txlege #TDCJ
So the logs were fabricated.
Those are the findings of an internal agency investigation. I got a copy.
www.kut.org/crime-justic... #txlege #TDCJ
www.kut.org
March 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
NEW: Someone asked the state to release temperature logs taken at its prisons. Some of the logs didn't exist or were defaced by staff.
So the logs were fabricated.
Those are the findings of an internal agency investigation. I got a copy.
www.kut.org/crime-justic... #txlege #TDCJ
So the logs were fabricated.
Those are the findings of an internal agency investigation. I got a copy.
www.kut.org/crime-justic... #txlege #TDCJ
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March 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM