K. Dozier
@kaidozier.bsky.social
Neuroscience, ecology, nature photography, gardening. 💛 🧠 🌿
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A professor of environmental sciences gives a quick punchy take on the "eye-popping" numbers re. how clean air promotes economic growth.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore
Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.
theconversation.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A professor of environmental sciences gives a quick punchy take on the "eye-popping" numbers re. how clean air promotes economic growth.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
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"USAID is worth every penny. I wish I could say the same for the Department of Defense, which spends money on a scale USAID could only dream of, and often with more waste."
USAID Kept My Troops Safe in Afghanistan
If not for American aid, we would have faced more enemies and won fewer friends.
www.thebulwark.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"USAID is worth every penny. I wish I could say the same for the Department of Defense, which spends money on a scale USAID could only dream of, and often with more waste."
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every day we see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos
February 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
every day we see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos
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This is correct.
So Trump hurt America's relationship with Canada and made markets wobble all to "get" Canada to do things Canada had announced back in December in coordination with the Biden administration, do I have that right?
February 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is correct.
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"As it was fifty years ago, so it is today: The fact that the Constitution’s enemies now include the president of the United States does not relieve members of Congress of their responsibility to that oath."
More Dangerous than Watergate
It’s like every past constitutional crisis rolled into one.
www.thebulwark.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"As it was fifty years ago, so it is today: The fact that the Constitution’s enemies now include the president of the United States does not relieve members of Congress of their responsibility to that oath."
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There is nothing "conservative" or "right-wing" about Patel, Gabbard or RFK Jr. They rather represent a new form of obscurantist radicalism: anti-evidence, anti-science, and opposed to the rule of law
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
www.theatlantic.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
There is nothing "conservative" or "right-wing" about Patel, Gabbard or RFK Jr. They rather represent a new form of obscurantist radicalism: anti-evidence, anti-science, and opposed to the rule of law
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office.
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
February 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office.
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
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is it good or bad that a billionaire oligarch with close ties to foreign dictators is currently downloading the most sensitive information the us federal government has about its citizens to his own private servers?
February 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
is it good or bad that a billionaire oligarch with close ties to foreign dictators is currently downloading the most sensitive information the us federal government has about its citizens to his own private servers?
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Remember:
The tariffs aren’t about economics, and DOGE isn’t about fiscal responsibility.
They are both about ••psychopathology**.
The tariffs aren’t about economics, and DOGE isn’t about fiscal responsibility.
They are both about ••psychopathology**.
February 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Remember:
The tariffs aren’t about economics, and DOGE isn’t about fiscal responsibility.
They are both about ••psychopathology**.
The tariffs aren’t about economics, and DOGE isn’t about fiscal responsibility.
They are both about ••psychopathology**.
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"America First" becomes "America Alone"
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Price America Will Pay for Trump’s Tariffs
Alienating allies and partners that the U.S. desperately needs means that “America First” will be “America Alone.”
www.theatlantic.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"America First" becomes "America Alone"
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
All scrolling is doom scrolling now.. 😂😭
February 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
All scrolling is doom scrolling now.. 😂😭
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I went to post about the National Japanese American Memorial in D.C., which is beautiful but usually missed by tourists. It is a deeply staggering admission of guilt and a warning to future Americans. I went to link to the inscriptions and-
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
January 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I went to post about the National Japanese American Memorial in D.C., which is beautiful but usually missed by tourists. It is a deeply staggering admission of guilt and a warning to future Americans. I went to link to the inscriptions and-
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
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if you cared about morale and recruitment you would not alienate a group that disproportionately enlists into the military, but if you are a white nationalist…
Pete Hegseth ordered the cancellation of celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and removes Black History Month from any mention by the DoD.
Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more
www.stripes.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:32 AM
if you cared about morale and recruitment you would not alienate a group that disproportionately enlists into the military, but if you are a white nationalist…
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I'm not teaching my grad course 'Civil Resistance: How It Works' this semester. But here is an abridged version of the course schedule, readings, and films I used the last time I taught it (in 2022). Just in case it's useful. drive.google.com/file/d/14RRJ...
Readings - Civil Resistance How It Works Fall 2022.pdf
drive.google.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I'm not teaching my grad course 'Civil Resistance: How It Works' this semester. But here is an abridged version of the course schedule, readings, and films I used the last time I taught it (in 2022). Just in case it's useful. drive.google.com/file/d/14RRJ...
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We've finally defeated cancel culture. Now people only get fired for criticizing the government
January 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
We've finally defeated cancel culture. Now people only get fired for criticizing the government
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So this little #SeaSlug is a type of sap sucker in the genus Costasiella. These are not technically #Nudibranch and belong in the super order of #Sacoglossa. They perform kleptoplasty where they steal chloroplasts from their Avrainvillea algae host and utilise them for photosynthesis
#🦑 #🦐 #📷
#🦑 #🦐 #📷
January 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM
So this little #SeaSlug is a type of sap sucker in the genus Costasiella. These are not technically #Nudibranch and belong in the super order of #Sacoglossa. They perform kleptoplasty where they steal chloroplasts from their Avrainvillea algae host and utilise them for photosynthesis
#🦑 #🦐 #📷
#🦑 #🦐 #📷
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Just about every major social problem we can think of is exacerbated by the collapse of local journalism. Tackling collective action problems—from the climate crisis to the erosion of democracy— is impossible without viable local media infrastructures.
"If the U.S. does not support a robust and healthy local ecosystem, there will be even fewer journalists to provide key information in the next community hit by disaster."
Fantastic article by @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social driving home the life-and-death necessity of local media.
Fantastic article by @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social driving home the life-and-death necessity of local media.
We Need A New Deal To Save Local Journalism | Defector
During the first week of the fires, I would go up to my building’s roof once a day. I’d look at the Los Angeles skyline at whatever shade of yellow-orange-brown muck the fires had delivered that day a...
defector.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Just about every major social problem we can think of is exacerbated by the collapse of local journalism. Tackling collective action problems—from the climate crisis to the erosion of democracy— is impossible without viable local media infrastructures.
"What shall-
What should I do? And the sea says in its lovely voice:
Excuse me, I have work to do" -Mary Oliver
What should I do? And the sea says in its lovely voice:
Excuse me, I have work to do" -Mary Oliver
January 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
"What shall-
What should I do? And the sea says in its lovely voice:
Excuse me, I have work to do" -Mary Oliver
What should I do? And the sea says in its lovely voice:
Excuse me, I have work to do" -Mary Oliver
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Wrote this in 2020, about the Chinese plan to take over UN institutions, starting with WHO
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
How China Outsmarted the Trump Administration
While the U.S. is distracted, China is rewriting the rules of the global order.
www.theatlantic.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Wrote this in 2020, about the Chinese plan to take over UN institutions, starting with WHO
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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“What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence.”
“Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one.”
— Jeff Bezos, in an op-ed in some newspaper that’s dying in darkness, Oct. 28, 2024
“Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one.”
— Jeff Bezos, in an op-ed in some newspaper that’s dying in darkness, Oct. 28, 2024
Jeff Bezos yukking it up with Trump’s Cabinet at the Rotunda right now… what a look for the owner of the Washington Post.
January 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence.”
“Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one.”
— Jeff Bezos, in an op-ed in some newspaper that’s dying in darkness, Oct. 28, 2024
“Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one.”
— Jeff Bezos, in an op-ed in some newspaper that’s dying in darkness, Oct. 28, 2024
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if there is one funny thing about yesterday’s blitzkrieg of executive orders is that it makes the “democratic opposition went too far last time” crowd look like total dipshits
January 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
if there is one funny thing about yesterday’s blitzkrieg of executive orders is that it makes the “democratic opposition went too far last time” crowd look like total dipshits
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this is it
Dems are still operating in a political paradigm where the public has a set of concerns, roughly reflecting the reality of life in America, and elections are about who addresses them better.
But that is not the political paradigm we’ve lived in, for a long time, and we’re getting further from it.
But that is not the political paradigm we’ve lived in, for a long time, and we’re getting further from it.
January 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
this is it