JP Raite
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JP Raite
@jpraite.bsky.social
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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I honestly don't think everyone talks enough about how amazing it was when the world came together to fix the hole in the ozone layer, so I wrote this:

everythingisamazing.substack.com/p/lets-all-r...

It's a good reminder of what we're capable of.
Let's All Remember When We Saved The World
To remind ourselves we can do it again.
everythingisamazing.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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September 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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My new @science.org editorial on the role of scientists in defending democracy is out today. As authoritarianism takes hold in the US, we must fight for the democratic principles that enable a free society and scientists have a key role. I hope you'll join us.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Scientists’ role in defending democracy
The United States’ democratic leadership, commitment to freedom of expression, and investment in the pursuit of knowledge have long enabled its preeminence in science and technology. Yet today we are ...
www.science.org
August 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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August 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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ICJ opinion says states are legally obligated to tackle climate change
ICJ opinion says states are legally obligated to tackle climate change
The International Court of Justice, the UN's highest court, has issued a landmark advisory opinion on states' legal obligations to tackle climate change, which could pave the way for litigation over reparations.
www.lemonde.fr
July 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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This audience member might have just broken Jon #AfterTheCut
June 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters or Messier 45, is a prominent, young open star cluster in the constellation Taurus. Located about 440 light-years away, it's easily visible to the naked eye.

What do you see @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social ?
April 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
~1,900 members of the #NationalAcademies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have published an open letter addressed to the American people arguing that the US research enterprise is being destabilized by Trump administration: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Public Statement on Supporting Science for the Benefit of All Citizens
TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE We all rely on science. Science gave us the smartphones in our pockets, the navigation systems in our cars, and life-saving medical care. We count on engineers when we drive acr...
docs.google.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
February 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c...
Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.
The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Astronomers are expressing disappointment and alarm as the federally-funded Rubin Observatory altered the biography of renowned astronomer Vera Rubin
www.space.com/the-universe...
Scientists alarmed as Rubin Observatory changes biography of astronomer Vera Rubin amid Trump's push to end DEI efforts
"The idea that they can somehow obliterate these sources is dead wrong — scientists in general and astronomers in particular are not going to take these threats lying down."
www.space.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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February 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
#Earth as seen from orbit by Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander in January 2025. (Image credit: Firefly Aerospace)
February 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM