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Peter Jacobs
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climate science (paleo, modern, future); public understanding of science (consensus, conspiracy theories, pseudoscience)

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6951-7126
Mastodon: fediscience.org/@peterjacobs
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Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 3h
it doesn't sound like he needs the help?
A parody of an infamous Will Stancil tweet. The original reads "honestly I hope they do this to me. I want to die like I lived. come spit on my grave idiots, I'm waiting for you in hell". The parody version says "... send me an ICE triple idiots, I'm waiting for you in an attic in Clinton Maryland" referring to Jim Angleton's belief that Soviet defector Yuri Nosenko was actually working for the Soviets and therefore allegedly secreted him away in a safe house for years.

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Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 17h
Perhaps:

bsky.app/profile/adam... ?
adamkeiper.com Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 23h
DISTURBING: "Trump has directed top U.S. spy agencies to share sensitive intelligence about the 2020 election with his former campaign lawyer...Kurt Olsen—now a temporary government employee in the White House."

www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ lawyer probing 2020 election fraud has access to sensitive US intel
Top U.S. intelligence agencies are cooperating with Kurt Olsen, who worked with Trump to undermine the results of the 2020 election.
www.politico.com

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Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 18h
Consider it a blessing to be unaware of scum like Jack Horner.

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Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 19h
this looks incredible!

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Iris Gorfinkel, M.D. @drgorfinkel.bsky.social · 20h
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025

🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year

😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition

news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News
History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.
news.westernu.ca

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 23h
DISTURBING: "Trump has directed top U.S. spy agencies to share sensitive intelligence about the 2020 election with his former campaign lawyer...Kurt Olsen—now a temporary government employee in the White House."

www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ lawyer probing 2020 election fraud has access to sensitive US intel
Top U.S. intelligence agencies are cooperating with Kurt Olsen, who worked with Trump to undermine the results of the 2020 election.
www.politico.com

Reposted by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Peter Jacobs

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Jacob Oller @jacoboller.bsky.social · 1d
Extremely exciting news: We're hiring a full-time film critic to come work with me at The A.V. Club!

You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
The A.V. Club hiring Film Critic in Greater Chicago Area | LinkedIn
Posted 8:42:22 PM. The A.V. Club is seeking an experienced Film Critic to join our team of trenchant writers and…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com

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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 1d
Cool/important job alert:

Principal Research Scientist at the Wikimedia Foundation's
Research team for the area of knowledge integrity

Job posting: job-boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jo...
Principal Research Scientist
Remote
job-boards.greenhouse.io

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Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 1d
of course now I notice multiple small errors, will revise 😅

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Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 1d
NB: essential that "mirrors" be pronounced "meers" here

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Peter Jacobs

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Marius Årthun @mariusarthun.bsky.social · 1d
Come join us! PhD position at @unibergen.bsky.social and @bjerknes.uib.no on freshwater transport from the Arctic Ocean and its impacts on the Nordic Seas and subpolar overturning circulation. The position is part of the national Arctic Ocean 2050 program.

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhD Research Fellow in physical oceanography (295159) | University of Bergen
Job title: PhD Research Fellow in physical oceanography (295159), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Monday, March 16, 2026
www.jobbnorge.no

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 2d
A paper in Communications Earth & Environment suggests a significant but short-lived dust storm during the northern hemisphere summer of Mars Year 37 drove substantial vertical transport of water vapor into the upper atmosphere. go.nature.com/4bGudzQ 🔭 🧪
This is figure 6, which shows the effects of the MY 37 aphelion regional dust storm.

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner, Peter Jacobs

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 2d
The Star Tribune’s reporting has linked the mass resignations from the office to recent directives from the DOJ, including its refusal to investigate the killing of Renee Good, columnist Jill Burcum writes.
Burcum: The Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office is melting down
The Star Tribune’s reporting has linked the mass resignations from the office to recent directives from the DOJ, including its refusal to investigate the killing of Renee Good, columnist Jill Burcum writes.
bit.ly

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Alerts from NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC (UNOFFICIAL) @was.nws-bot.us · 2d
Cold Weather Advisory issued February 8 at 12:55PM EST until February 9 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Additional Details Here.
* WHAT...Cold wind chills of 0 to 10 below expected. * WHERE...Cecil County. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...The cold weather could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. * WHAT...Cold wind chills of 5 above to 5 below, except near 10 below over higher elevations in north-central Maryland. * WHERE...The greater Baltimore MD and Washington DC region. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...The cold weather could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. * WHAT...Cold wind chills of 10 below to 15 below expected on the ridges, with cold temperatures colder than 10 below possible in high elevation valleys. * WHERE...In Maryland, Allegany and Garrett Counties. In West Virginia, Mineral and Western Grant Counties. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...The cold weather could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

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EGU Climate Division @egu-cl.bsky.social · 2d
🕑 Geochronology (GChron)

Pleistocene benthic δ18O stacks & age models doi.org/10.5194/gchr...

⛅ Weather and Climate Dynamics (WCD)

Tropospheric response to asymmetric momentum torques doi.org/10.5194/wcd-...
Global and regional Pleistocene benthic δ18O stacks with a comparison of different age modeling strategies
Abstract. Constructing accurate age models for Pleistocene marine sediments is crucial for our understanding of glacial-interglacial cycles and other climatic processes. Benthic foraminiferal δ18O sta...
doi.org

Reposted by Mark D. White, Rosemary A. Joyce, Elizabeth Stokoe , and 8 more

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3d
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:

Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.

Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com

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Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 3d
*too early

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Peter Jacobs

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Lily Dove @solilyquy.bsky.social · 3d
Surface ocean processes impact structure deep into the ocean interior. In our perspective paper, @maratimes.bsky.social, grad student Katarina Merk, and I discuss using physical perspectives to interpret subsurface biogeochemical distributions and why we as a community should care! 🌊
Physical controls on heterogeneous mesopelagic biogeochemistry
Communications Earth & Environment - A patchy distribution of biogeochemical properties in the ocean interior arises from the combined influence of biological and physical processes.
rdcu.be

Reposted by John W. Williams, Peter Jacobs

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Simon D'haenens @simondhaenens.bsky.social · 3d
📢 PhD in arctic paleoceanography at the University of Bergen. 🌊 ⚒️

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhD Research Fellow in Arctic paleoceanography  (295123) | University of Bergen
Job title: PhD Research Fellow in Arctic paleoceanography  (295123), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Sunday, March 8, 2026
www.jobbnorge.no

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 3d
GM: Charisma check.

Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]

GM: that’s a d6 how did you

Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, John R. Hutchinson, Joanna L. Grossman , and 1 more

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 3d
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Trip With Epstein and Ghislaine Exposed in Files
The trip took place on a Native reservation where collecting fossils without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.
trib.al

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WIRED @wired.com · 4d
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s picks for a key autism panel include members who tout dangerous treatments and say vaccine manufacturers are “poisoning children.” One doesn't know why she was chosen. www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr.’s Picks for a Key Autism Panel Include Advocates for Bizarre Theories
Among those Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently named to a federal autism committee are people who tout dangerous treatments and say vaccine manufacturers are “poisoning children.”
www.wired.com

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Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 4d
What happens when a country succumbs to its darkest impulses?

In The Descent, journalist @marcbennetts1 reveals how propaganda reshaped modern Russia.

A gripping, essential read. Available to pre-order now.

Reposted by Peter Jacobs

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Michelle R. Smith @bymichellersmith.com · 4d
Emails sent by staff at the US embassy and the United Nations provide, for the first time, an inside look at how Kennedy’s 2019 trip to Samoa came about and include contemporaneous accounts suggesting his concerns about vaccine safety motivated the visit.
Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak
Kennedy later said the purpose of his trip had nothing to do with vaccines. US embassy and UN staff at the time said otherwise, emails show
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Peter Jacobs

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Michelle R. Smith @bymichellersmith.com · 4d
RFK Jr said during his Senate confirmation hearings that his trip to Samoa in 2019 ahead of a devastating measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines." Documents obtained by @us.theguardian.com and @apnews.com undermine that testimony. Details here, by me and @aliswenson.bsky.social ⬇️
Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak
Kennedy later said the purpose of his trip had nothing to do with vaccines. US embassy and UN staff at the time said otherwise, emails show
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Peter Jacobs

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Brian O'Meara @omearabrian.bsky.social · 4d
“Palaeoverse, a grassroots organization that develops R packages for paleontology, has been awarded a Large Grant from the Software Sustainability Institute, via the Research Software Maintenance Fund”

#rstats

ropensci.org/blog/2026/02... 🧪

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ktb ⧉ @kevinbaker.bsky.social · 4d
As ever, I think doomerism is just an excuse for already having surrendered.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 5d
This is such sad news.
shannonosaka.bsky.social Shannon Osaka @shannonosaka.bsky.social · 5d
I don't say this often but: I'm so proud to be a climate and environment reporter. We cover an issue that is vitally important to humanity and the natural world. 14 of my climate colleagues at the Post were laid off today and I'm devastated.

www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com

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Yuxin Zhou @yzhouclimate.bsky.social · 5d
Here's an interactive webpage to explore the new stacks: yz3062.github.io/htmls/BIGSTA...
Bokeh Plot
yz3062.github.io

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Yuxin Zhou @yzhouclimate.bsky.social · 5d
A suite of benthic δ18O stacks intended as updates to the LR04 has been published. We compiled new data, updated the chronology, and provided regional stacks. gchron.copernicus.org/articles/8/8...
Global and regional Pleistocene benthic δ18O stacks with a comparison of different age modeling strategies
Abstract. Constructing accurate age models for Pleistocene marine sediments is crucial for our understanding of glacial-interglacial cycles and other climatic processes. Benthic foraminiferal δ18O sta...
gchron.copernicus.org