JRafferty
@johnrafferty.bsky.social
Born 320ish CO2 ppm. Educational content creator / Earth and Life Sciences.
Weather, Climate, Biodiversity, Weather, Natural Hazards, Ecology, Verts, and the politics (unfortunately) that goes with them. Also: maps, dinos, telecasters, etc. My views.
Weather, Climate, Biodiversity, Weather, Natural Hazards, Ecology, Verts, and the politics (unfortunately) that goes with them. Also: maps, dinos, telecasters, etc. My views.
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To put things in perspective, this is the weakest annual increase in US payrolls since 2003
February 11, 2026 at 1:51 PM
To put things in perspective, this is the weakest annual increase in US payrolls since 2003
The too-big-to-fail excuse.
The tax-billionaires-and-they'll-leave thing
Let's see.
The tax-billionaires-and-they'll-leave thing
Let's see.
“If all the names in the Epstein files are released then our entire system will collapse.”
Works for me.
Works for me.
February 11, 2026 at 1:47 AM
The too-big-to-fail excuse.
The tax-billionaires-and-they'll-leave thing
Let's see.
The tax-billionaires-and-they'll-leave thing
Let's see.
Attention @durbin.senate.gov and @duckworth.senate.gov and @chuygarcia.house.gov ...
We need to:
1) place STRINGENT rules on #ICE now, while we
2) dismantle the Dept of Homeland Security
At that time, we can then create a new cabinet-level department that covers ONLY the useful aspects of #DHS
We need to:
1) place STRINGENT rules on #ICE now, while we
2) dismantle the Dept of Homeland Security
At that time, we can then create a new cabinet-level department that covers ONLY the useful aspects of #DHS
SWALWELL: You said you wanted to see a deportation process that was 'like Amazon Prime but with human beings.' How many times has Amazon Prime shot a mom 3 times in the face?
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
February 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Attention @durbin.senate.gov and @duckworth.senate.gov and @chuygarcia.house.gov ...
We need to:
1) place STRINGENT rules on #ICE now, while we
2) dismantle the Dept of Homeland Security
At that time, we can then create a new cabinet-level department that covers ONLY the useful aspects of #DHS
We need to:
1) place STRINGENT rules on #ICE now, while we
2) dismantle the Dept of Homeland Security
At that time, we can then create a new cabinet-level department that covers ONLY the useful aspects of #DHS
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Good morning. Happy Monday. Minneapolis is still under federal occupation and thousands of my neighbors are still afraid of leaving their homes. Nothing has changed.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/u...
Families in hiding and defiant observers: What it’s like in Minneapolis in wake of Bovino’s exit and immigration ‘draw down’ | CNN
Even with the so-called “drawdown,” many Minneapolis area activists say little has changed since hundreds of agents left and they’re preparing for prolonged resistance. The anxiety remains palpable af...
www.cnn.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Good morning. Happy Monday. Minneapolis is still under federal occupation and thousands of my neighbors are still afraid of leaving their homes. Nothing has changed.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/u...
When high-sucrose Birnam Forest comes to Dunsinane.
February 9, 2026 at 4:34 PM
When high-sucrose Birnam Forest comes to Dunsinane.
Expect us in your congressional voicemail boxes
Expect us in your email inboxes
Expect us carrying signs in DC and in your home districts
Expect us at the big rallies and the small
Expect us at the primaries
and then ... expect us at the midterms
Expect us in your email inboxes
Expect us carrying signs in DC and in your home districts
Expect us at the big rallies and the small
Expect us at the primaries
and then ... expect us at the midterms
February 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Expect us in your congressional voicemail boxes
Expect us in your email inboxes
Expect us carrying signs in DC and in your home districts
Expect us at the big rallies and the small
Expect us at the primaries
and then ... expect us at the midterms
Expect us in your email inboxes
Expect us carrying signs in DC and in your home districts
Expect us at the big rallies and the small
Expect us at the primaries
and then ... expect us at the midterms
Bad Bunny met this moment.
Incredible!
Incredible!
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Bad Bunny met this moment.
Incredible!
Incredible!
A wonderful description of the Lesser Great Lakes in North America by Urban Atlas.
Well done!
youtu.be/gukHGOXWGgg?...
Well done!
youtu.be/gukHGOXWGgg?...
The "Lesser" Great Lakes.
YouTube video by Urban Atlas
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 2:42 PM
A wonderful description of the Lesser Great Lakes in North America by Urban Atlas.
Well done!
youtu.be/gukHGOXWGgg?...
Well done!
youtu.be/gukHGOXWGgg?...
Agree.
It was very disappointing, especially after the promising lead in by Samuel L. Jackson.
It was very disappointing, especially after the promising lead in by Samuel L. Jackson.
NBC allegedly muting the JD Vance boos is a great way to turn a one day story into a two day story.
February 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Agree.
It was very disappointing, especially after the promising lead in by Samuel L. Jackson.
It was very disappointing, especially after the promising lead in by Samuel L. Jackson.
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"We find that the principal drive for global warming acceleration began in about 2015, which implies that 2°C global warming is likely to be reached in the 2030s, not at midcentury" - James Hansen et al.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:07 AM
"We find that the principal drive for global warming acceleration began in about 2015, which implies that 2°C global warming is likely to be reached in the 2030s, not at midcentury" - James Hansen et al.
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I can't be the only one who's seeing this.
February 7, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I can't be the only one who's seeing this.
I caught this soliloquy last night.
It is chillingly accurate, and the delivery was hypnotic.
Watch and listen to McKellen.
It is chillingly accurate, and the delivery was hypnotic.
Watch and listen to McKellen.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I caught this soliloquy last night.
It is chillingly accurate, and the delivery was hypnotic.
Watch and listen to McKellen.
It is chillingly accurate, and the delivery was hypnotic.
Watch and listen to McKellen.
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Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
'Democracy Dies in Darkness': Super Bowl commercial (2019)
YouTube video by Washington Post
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
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Chicago coyote cameo
February 4, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Chicago coyote cameo
CURRENT U.S. PREZ: "Well, they're not laughing at us any more."
THE REST OF US: "Yes. They are, and they're getting better at it."
THE REST OF US: "Yes. They are, and they're getting better at it."
CHRÉTIEN: We burned the White House, but we would not repeat it.
HARPER: Part of it's been torn down by the current incumbent.
HARPER: Part of it's been torn down by the current incumbent.
February 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
CURRENT U.S. PREZ: "Well, they're not laughing at us any more."
THE REST OF US: "Yes. They are, and they're getting better at it."
THE REST OF US: "Yes. They are, and they're getting better at it."
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
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Key lesson from Texas special elections is they might try to rig the election but if we stay angry and show up they're gonna lose.
February 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Key lesson from Texas special elections is they might try to rig the election but if we stay angry and show up they're gonna lose.
Here's another post designed to hype an article---which I probably would have read if the title hadn't been listed three times.
Mike Johnson warned by Jeffries not to count on Democrats' votes to end shutdown - Axios - Google News
#democrats#government
#democrats#government
Mike Johnson warned by Jeffries not to count on Democrats' votes to end shutdown - Axios
Mike Johnson warned by Jeffries not to count on Democrats' votes to end shutdown Axios
Shutdown expected to last until at least Tuesday as Jeffries says Democrats won’t help pass funding bill CNN
Facing Immigration Backlash, Trump Called Schumer to Cut a Deal The New York Times
Senate passes $1.2T government funding deal — but a brief shutdown is certain Politico
Here's what to know about the partial government shutdown and its impact PBS
news.google.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Here's another post designed to hype an article---which I probably would have read if the title hadn't been listed three times.
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The group bike ride for Alex Pretti is about to depart in Minneapolis, stopping at his memorial, then Renee Good’s, and finishing at the VFW. If you can join, hop on anywhere. It’s a warm 17° & sunny!
I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
January 31, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The group bike ride for Alex Pretti is about to depart in Minneapolis, stopping at his memorial, then Renee Good’s, and finishing at the VFW. If you can join, hop on anywhere. It’s a warm 17° & sunny!
I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
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Oh! “A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming.”
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Oh! “A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming.”
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Plant Ecology
Vertebrate Natural History
Limnology
Concepts of Heroism
German Literature and Destiny
Plant Ecology
Vertebrate Natural History
Limnology
Concepts of Heroism
German Literature and Destiny
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Plant Taxonomy
Forest Harvesting Systems
Environmental Ethics
Psychology 101
Interior Architecture
Plant Taxonomy
Forest Harvesting Systems
Environmental Ethics
Psychology 101
Interior Architecture
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Toni Morrison’s Beloved
Music Theory
Ornithology
Econ 101/102
Biochemistry
Though honestly my favorite undergrad experiences were research, e.g., studying electric fish communication (they sing electric love songs!).
Toni Morrison’s Beloved
Music Theory
Ornithology
Econ 101/102
Biochemistry
Though honestly my favorite undergrad experiences were research, e.g., studying electric fish communication (they sing electric love songs!).
January 31, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Plant Ecology
Vertebrate Natural History
Limnology
Concepts of Heroism
German Literature and Destiny
Plant Ecology
Vertebrate Natural History
Limnology
Concepts of Heroism
German Literature and Destiny
Guitar as timely billboard.
January 31, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Guitar as timely billboard.
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Get in, dorks. We're ready for round two.
RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊
March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC
Learn more at www.standupforscience.net/ma... (link in our bio.)
RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊
March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC
Learn more at www.standupforscience.net/ma... (link in our bio.)
January 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Get in, dorks. We're ready for round two.
RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊
March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC
Learn more at www.standupforscience.net/ma... (link in our bio.)
RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊
March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC
Learn more at www.standupforscience.net/ma... (link in our bio.)
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If you’re giving money to a white supremacist who put thousands of my colleagues out of work, decimated American science, and killed millions of people just so you can use a water-guzzling, misinformation-hawking racist chatbot the least I can do is make you embarrassed to admit it out loud.
January 29, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you’re giving money to a white supremacist who put thousands of my colleagues out of work, decimated American science, and killed millions of people just so you can use a water-guzzling, misinformation-hawking racist chatbot the least I can do is make you embarrassed to admit it out loud.
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#GVerse Massive demonstrations at universities against the state of terror that #Shit4Brains is imposing through his personal Gestapo, #FuckICE.
This one is at UCLA (Los Angeles).
This one is at UCLA (Los Angeles).
January 29, 2026 at 12:20 AM
#GVerse Massive demonstrations at universities against the state of terror that #Shit4Brains is imposing through his personal Gestapo, #FuckICE.
This one is at UCLA (Los Angeles).
This one is at UCLA (Los Angeles).