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Jesse Kroll

@jessekroll.bsky.social

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atmospheric chemist at MIT; also does other stuff sometimes

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Environmental science 45%

Geology 17%

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Jesse Kroll @jessekroll.bsky.social · 17h

Really great piece, covering everything wrong with the far right's push to remake higher education, and more importantly with the media's coverage of those efforts.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20h

New, from me: The NYT reporter who specializes in profiles of beleaguered right-wingers on campus went to New College...and found out that things were going ok!

So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...

The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College

A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost

donmoynihan.substack.com

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20h

The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College

A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost

donmoynihan.substack.com

Jesse Kroll @jessekroll.bsky.social · 21h

of Unungulate

Jesse Kroll @jessekroll.bsky.social · 21h

or Ungenteel
or Unentangle

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Jesse H. Kroll, Melissa Johnson , and 7 more Brendan Nyhan, Jesse H. Kroll, Melissa Johnson, Michael Kevane, Robert C. Richards, Rebecca Tushnet, Alan Richardson, Nelson Flores, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 1d

This is the logical and inevitable conclusion of the last decade of elite media "free speech" discourse.

Reposted by Jesse H. Kroll, Vincent Noël, Anders Sundnes Løvlie , and 1 more Jesse H. Kroll, Vincent Noël, Anders Sundnes Løvlie, Pádua Fernandes

Wild Geerters @steinkobbe.bsky.social · 2d

Happy 14th anniversary to this youtube video

Youtube video titled "Elon Musk: I'll put a man on mars in 10 years". Dated to 27 Dec 2011

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 2d

Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti

Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta

Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers

Stephen Miller • @St... • 13m Ø
Watched the Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Family Christmas with my kids.
Imagine watching that and thinking America needed infinity migrants from the third world.

Jesse Kroll @jessekroll.bsky.social · 3d

“Clearly, the ever-widening gulf between you and your employees has blinded you to some basic facts about reindeer anatomy, so here’s a quick science lesson, boss man: shiny noses reflect light; they are not themselves sources of light.”

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 4d

"Let’s get one thing clear, Santa: I ain’t a scab. The collective bargaining agreement clearly mandates the sleigh be led by a union-approved eight-reindeer team. Your little 'won’t you guide my sleigh tonight' routine is a bald attempt to dilute the team’s negotiating power."

Rudolph the Red Won’t Guide Santa’s Bourgeois Sleigh Tonight

First, let’s get one thing clear, Santa: I ain’t a scab. The collective bargaining agreement clearly mandates the sleigh be led by a union-approved...

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 4d

Rudolph the Red Won’t Guide Santa’s Bourgeois Sleigh Tonight

First, let’s get one thing clear, Santa: I ain’t a scab. The collective bargaining agreement clearly mandates the sleigh be led by a union-approved...

buff.ly

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Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Jesse H. Kroll, Daniel W. Drezner

Dermot Lynott @dermotlynott.bsky.social · 9d

Journal article: “the data are available on request”

The data:

Redacted Epstein files. Basically completely blank

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slate @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 9d

let’s just assume anyone worth over $100 million hung out with epstein and banish them from society

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 10d

NEW: Colorado Sens Hickenlooper and Bennet announce they're putting a hold on the Senate appropriations package to demand funding for NCAR.

Bennet said today that the Trump administration's move to dismantle the climate/weather lab is retaliation for Tina Peters' imprisonment.

Reposted by Sonia I. Seneviratne, Jesse H. Kroll, Mónica Medina , and 2 more Sonia I. Seneviratne, Jesse H. Kroll, Mónica Medina, Rosemary A. Joyce, Dawn J. Wright

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 10d

If you are in the US and you would like to send a message to your elected representative about the proposed dissolution of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, @agu.org makes it easy with a template here: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151... #AGU25

Save NCAR from being dismantled today!

The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.

agu.quorum.us

Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 12d

Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 12d

Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado

The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

bit.ly

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holiday meghan 🎄 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 14d

if i were a young person that survived multiple (!!!) school shootings at different schools and the big fancy media outlets interviewed me about it and all of that was to absolutely no effect that would really, really demoralize me

Reposted by Will Jennings, Jesse H. Kroll, Scott L. Greer , and 8 more Will Jennings, Jesse H. Kroll, Scott L. Greer, Andrew Scott, Leigh Sparks, Christian E. Weller, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Aaron Sojourner, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Mark Rice, Henry Jones

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16d

> @amysiskind.com

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 16d

From the Oklahoma U student paper: the school is now saying it will automatically suspend faculty (with pay) in response to student complaints
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...

“During the course of the debate, it was disclosed that it is now policy of the university to suspend any faculty member with pay against whom a student has lodged a complaint. The faculty member is suspended under the Title IX program,” Schmeltzer wrote. “This was new information to everyone in attendance.”

Reposted by Juliet B. Schor, Jesse H. Kroll, David R. Miller

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17d

Trump threatened Indiana Republicans that if they didn't do what he wanted, he'd block all federal funds to their state but they ignored his threats and told him to pound sand.

Take notes, college presidents.

Reposted by Jesse H. Kroll, Scott L. Greer, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 3 more Jesse H. Kroll, Scott L. Greer, Rosemary A. Joyce, Richard Waite, Manisha Sinha, David Darmofal

root@eruditorum.œrg @root2702.bsky.social · 17d

Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918

The man who is unwilling to wear a flu mask usually is of the kind who expects everybody to listen to him when he speaks

Reposted by Jesse H. Kroll, Richard Waite, Rebecca Tushnet , and 1 more Jesse H. Kroll, Richard Waite, Rebecca Tushnet, Catherine J. Frieman

Emmanuel Clement @clementcomposer.com · 17d

'Let it Snow' with all the positive lines removed

Oh, the weather outside is frightful

And since we've no place to go

It doesn't show signs of stopping

How I hate going out in the storm

The fire is slowly dying

Reposted by Jesse H. Kroll, Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Jonathan A. Foley

WIRED @wired.com · 18d

With support from Microsoft, Stripe, and Shopify, Running Tide billed itself as on the cutting edge of carbon removal. In the end, it resorted to dumping thousands of tons of wood chips in the sea. www.wired.com/story/how-th...

How the Next Big Thing in Carbon Removal Sunk Without a Trace

With support from Microsoft, Stripe, and Shopify, Running Tide billed itself as on the cutting edge of carbon removal. In the end, it resorted to dumping thousands of tons of wood chips in the sea.

www.wired.com

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 19d

I’m sure FIRE will be all over this

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19d

NEW YORK (AP) — Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott increased her donations to nonprofits in 2025, giving $7.1 billion.

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Tom Wambsgans’ Second Wife, PhD @drwambsgans.bsky.social · 19d

Happy Stylish But Illegal Monkey In IKEA Day to all who celebrate!

Darwin (monkey) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 23d

New research suggests that air cleaners that oxidize VOCs may transform ethanol into by-products such as formaldehyde and acetaldehyde. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪

Certain air cleaners may remove some VOCs but create others

Devices that oxidize VOCs could be contributing by-products such as formaldehyde

cen.acs.org

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Boston Tom Levenson @tomlevenson.bsky.social · 23d

In happy news, my home institution, MIT, just announced that the amazing Paula Hammond will be the next dean of the School of Engineering.

That's great, but this is a pure flex:

Not gonna lie: it's great working with so many folks so much smarter than me.