Matt Bizer, PhD
@mttbizer96.bsky.social
Environmental engineer
Autistic
Passionate about climate adaptation, community resilience, music, and Boston sports
“It’s such a short and sad and beautiful life - do you ever see it that way?”
29, he/him
PVD, sometimes CT
Views my own
#BlackLivesMatter
Autistic
Passionate about climate adaptation, community resilience, music, and Boston sports
“It’s such a short and sad and beautiful life - do you ever see it that way?”
29, he/him
PVD, sometimes CT
Views my own
#BlackLivesMatter
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Matt Bizer, PhD
@mttbizer96.bsky.social
· Mar 11
![Matt Bizer smiles in relief at the conclusion of his dissertation presentation. He is standing in front of a slide that reads "Questions? - Thank you for attending and following along" with a quote from Rebecca Solnit's Hope in the Dark: "The hope I'm interested in is about broad perspectives with specific possibilities, one that invite or demand that we act. [...] You could call it an account of complexities and uncertainties, with openings." The slide also contains a lengthy list of acknowledgements and references.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:srn2r23pheebphjeaapwoxwb/bafkreihos7uq6z5bed5tjncit7liai7ighzmyjdpmtahwz6mvov6jsvhla@jpeg)
I defended my PhD dissertation, "Tracing and Assessing Transformational Climate Adaptation over Time in Public Wastewater Infrastructure Systems" yesterday! My defense was a massive success and I am honored to have earned a PhD in civil & environmental engineering from the University of Connecticut!
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slavery is one of the rare things historically where the more you learn about it the more you realize your initial assessment was correct and it was in fact one of the most evil things ever to occur
Physically incapable of analyzing politics outside of this insipid frame.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM
slavery is one of the rare things historically where the more you learn about it the more you realize your initial assessment was correct and it was in fact one of the most evil things ever to occur
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We’re all just stuck in the Dril tweet forever
February 14, 2026 at 1:34 PM
We’re all just stuck in the Dril tweet forever
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The American right does not defend slavery because progressives say it was bad. They defend slavery because racial hierarchy has been an important and increasingly explicit component of their ideology for 70 years. Read a fucking book.
February 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The American right does not defend slavery because progressives say it was bad. They defend slavery because racial hierarchy has been an important and increasingly explicit component of their ideology for 70 years. Read a fucking book.
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
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Roughly 2 USAIDs
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Roughly 2 USAIDs
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
(yes i know there’s a <0.1% chance that NYY was in on it, i’m still gonna say it tho)
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
(yes i know there’s a <0.1% chance that NYY was in on it, i’m still gonna say it tho)
🔁 @EvanDrellich retweeted
@ZackMeisel NEW: Feds say Emmanuel Clase, co-conspirators used coded language to discuss pitch-rigging plans, such as "Throw a rock at the first rooster"
And for the first time, Clase is accused of throwing a rigged pitch in '24 playoffs:
Story w/ @MikeVorkunov:
@ZackMeisel NEW: Feds say Emmanuel Clase, co-conspirators used coded language to discuss pitch-rigging plans, such as "Throw a rock at the first rooster"
And for the first time, Clase is accused of throwing a rigged pitch in '24 playoffs:
Story w/ @MikeVorkunov:
Tweet
🔁 @EvanDrellich retweeted
@ZackMeisel NEW: Feds say Emmanuel Clase, co-conspirators used coded language to discuss pitch-rigging plans, such as "Throw a rock at the first rooster"
And for the first time, Clase is accused of throwing a rigged pitch in '24 playoffs:
Story w/ @MikeVorkunov:
t.co
February 13, 2026 at 10:53 PM
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
(yes i know there’s a <0.1% chance that NYY was in on it, i’m still gonna say it tho)
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
THE 2024 YANKEES PENNANT WAS ILLEGITIMATE
(yes i know there’s a <0.1% chance that NYY was in on it, i’m still gonna say it tho)
You cannot “repeal” or “revoke” a scientific finding and every reporter framing it that way, even if in opposition to it, is reinforcing the dangerous narrative that you can.
The federal government has declared that they no longer recognize or act upon a sound scientific consensus. Start there.
The federal government has declared that they no longer recognize or act upon a sound scientific consensus. Start there.
February 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
You cannot “repeal” or “revoke” a scientific finding and every reporter framing it that way, even if in opposition to it, is reinforcing the dangerous narrative that you can.
The federal government has declared that they no longer recognize or act upon a sound scientific consensus. Start there.
The federal government has declared that they no longer recognize or act upon a sound scientific consensus. Start there.
“has made” as if this exact shit didn’t also happen in the 80s
DONALD TRUMP HAS MADE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THE PRO-POLLUTION PARTY!
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 9:47 PM
“has made” as if this exact shit didn’t also happen in the 80s
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Let me repeat what Katie says: YOU. CAN'T. REPEAL. A. SCIENTIFIC.FINDING. That's not how it works.
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Let me repeat what Katie says: YOU. CAN'T. REPEAL. A. SCIENTIFIC.FINDING. That's not how it works.
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Here’s a periodic reminder that MLB is full of shit. There aren’t rich teams and poor teams … just rich owners who spend on their teams and rich owners who don’t. And the latter will do anything they can to distract you from this fundamental truth.
What would MLB look like with a salary cap? Explaining the wide-ranging, game-changing effects
From free agency to guaranteed contracts to franchise values, a salary cap would completely remake the MLB landscape.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Here’s a periodic reminder that MLB is full of shit. There aren’t rich teams and poor teams … just rich owners who spend on their teams and rich owners who don’t. And the latter will do anything they can to distract you from this fundamental truth.
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Cardi B called out ICE at her show last night: “Bitch, if ICE come in here we’re gonna jump they asses. Bitch, I got some bear mace in the back. They ain’t taking my fans, bitch”
February 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Cardi B called out ICE at her show last night: “Bitch, if ICE come in here we’re gonna jump they asses. Bitch, I got some bear mace in the back. They ain’t taking my fans, bitch”
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Don't lose hope. Recommit to creating a future where:
1) The acts of this regime are understood as CRIMINAL VIOLENCE against life itself.
2) These maniacs are held accountable for their crimes.
3) We dismantle their petrofascist doomsday machine and begin to repair the harms. 🎁🔗 #ClimateSky 🔌💡
1) The acts of this regime are understood as CRIMINAL VIOLENCE against life itself.
2) These maniacs are held accountable for their crimes.
3) We dismantle their petrofascist doomsday machine and begin to repair the harms. 🎁🔗 #ClimateSky 🔌💡
Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Don't lose hope. Recommit to creating a future where:
1) The acts of this regime are understood as CRIMINAL VIOLENCE against life itself.
2) These maniacs are held accountable for their crimes.
3) We dismantle their petrofascist doomsday machine and begin to repair the harms. 🎁🔗 #ClimateSky 🔌💡
1) The acts of this regime are understood as CRIMINAL VIOLENCE against life itself.
2) These maniacs are held accountable for their crimes.
3) We dismantle their petrofascist doomsday machine and begin to repair the harms. 🎁🔗 #ClimateSky 🔌💡
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I had to live through years of liberal "experts" and corporate journalists telling me that the Republican Party had abandoned climate denial.
Climate denial denial was delusional crap.
Climate denial denial was delusional crap.
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I had to live through years of liberal "experts" and corporate journalists telling me that the Republican Party had abandoned climate denial.
Climate denial denial was delusional crap.
Climate denial denial was delusional crap.
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the thing about AOC 2028 that reminds me of Trump 2016 is that it seems obvious *somebody* will take her down but as soon as you get to individual names you have your doubts anyone actually can
I'm still long on AOC, I think she'd consolidate the progressive lane if she ran while half a dozen centrist assholes duke it out to see which one can most convincingly refuse to imagine a better world
February 11, 2026 at 2:20 AM
the thing about AOC 2028 that reminds me of Trump 2016 is that it seems obvious *somebody* will take her down but as soon as you get to individual names you have your doubts anyone actually can
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In particular, the rise of solar, wind (despite the headwinds), and grid-scale battery technology for electricity is being driven by market forces - even in places like Texas. The pressure on old thermal (fossil fuel) plants is relentless and will prevail (again, despite Myron Ebell).
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
In particular, the rise of solar, wind (despite the headwinds), and grid-scale battery technology for electricity is being driven by market forces - even in places like Texas. The pressure on old thermal (fossil fuel) plants is relentless and will prevail (again, despite Myron Ebell).
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Whatever the EPA tries to do this week, understand that a) it will still be challenged in court (probably successfully - though it might take a while); b) EPA is not doing much in any case; and c) most of the action in the US is at the state and local level.
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Whatever the EPA tries to do this week, understand that a) it will still be challenged in court (probably successfully - though it might take a while); b) EPA is not doing much in any case; and c) most of the action in the US is at the state and local level.
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Garrett Crochet throwing for your feed.
February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Garrett Crochet throwing for your feed.
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I will eventually shut up about this but Bad Bunny’s use of the power lines is an outstanding example of how to communicate about climate and energy issues. Not about who is the smartest nerd in the room and spewing numbers but about people’s actual lives. Genius.
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I will eventually shut up about this but Bad Bunny’s use of the power lines is an outstanding example of how to communicate about climate and energy issues. Not about who is the smartest nerd in the room and spewing numbers but about people’s actual lives. Genius.
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
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Bad Bunny is telling the world that the people in Puerto Rico are American citizens and deserve reliable and resilient electricity and infrastructure investment from the U.S. government.
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Bad Bunny is telling the world that the people in Puerto Rico are American citizens and deserve reliable and resilient electricity and infrastructure investment from the U.S. government.
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In advance of the inevitable complaining about the Super Bowl I’m gonna politely suggest a “shhhh let people enjoy things.”
February 8, 2026 at 10:36 PM
In advance of the inevitable complaining about the Super Bowl I’m gonna politely suggest a “shhhh let people enjoy things.”
“Addressed their need for an infielder” lmao hang the banner!
The Boston Red Sox addressed their need for an infielder on Wednesday, reportedly signing utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa to a one-year contract. on.nbcboston.com/tpg5oSy
Red Sox sign utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Report
The Red Sox have reportedly signed utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa to a one-year contract.
on.nbcboston.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:41 AM
“Addressed their need for an infielder” lmao hang the banner!