Rachel Noack Summers
@rsummmmers.bsky.social
plant & climate nerd, pocket forester pioneering no-water suburban reforestation in the northeast
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New report finds agriculture caused 86% of deforestation over the last decade. In other words, WE ARE EATING THE EARTH.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
New report finds agriculture caused 86% of deforestation over the last decade. In other words, WE ARE EATING THE EARTH.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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More deforestation means more climate change and less rain which means more drought and lower yields which means more deforestation which means more climate change and less rain which means
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/c...
Scientists May Have Identified a Culprit Behind Declining Amazon Rains
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
More deforestation means more climate change and less rain which means more drought and lower yields which means more deforestation which means more climate change and less rain which means
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/c...
Where is the Lorax when you need him?
August 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Where is the Lorax when you need him?
I asked ChatGPT for general advice for humanity — not tailored to me, but to all of us. Here’s what it said.
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Top 10 Things Humanity Needs to Hear
by ChatCGT
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Top 10 Things Humanity Needs to Hear
by ChatCGT
(Rest in thread)
August 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I asked ChatGPT for general advice for humanity — not tailored to me, but to all of us. Here’s what it said.
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Top 10 Things Humanity Needs to Hear
by ChatCGT
(Rest in thread)
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Top 10 Things Humanity Needs to Hear
by ChatCGT
(Rest in thread)
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I cut beef out of my diet; it’s not as good for the earth as going vegan, but beef is so much worse than other meats that it’s about as good as going vegetarian. And even if you still eat some beef, eating less is the best way to reduce your impact.
July 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I cut beef out of my diet; it’s not as good for the earth as going vegan, but beef is so much worse than other meats that it’s about as good as going vegetarian. And even if you still eat some beef, eating less is the best way to reduce your impact.
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Barry Blitt’s first 100 days cover for the New Yorker.
April 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Barry Blitt’s first 100 days cover for the New Yorker.
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Trump has removed the DOJ website responsible for tracking mass shootings.
You might want to ignore this endless cycle of violence, but the American people can’t.
You might want to ignore this endless cycle of violence, but the American people can’t.
March 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Trump has removed the DOJ website responsible for tracking mass shootings.
You might want to ignore this endless cycle of violence, but the American people can’t.
You might want to ignore this endless cycle of violence, but the American people can’t.
Last nights town hall with @whipkclark.bsky.social in Lexington, MA. Good speech, she is awesome, as was the energy in the room asking for more/faster/bolder action than lawsuits and speeches.
www.youtube.com/live/D7Jsh5K...
www.youtube.com/live/D7Jsh5K...
LIVE: Town Hall with Congresswoman Katherine Clark
YouTube video by LexMedia
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February 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Last nights town hall with @whipkclark.bsky.social in Lexington, MA. Good speech, she is awesome, as was the energy in the room asking for more/faster/bolder action than lawsuits and speeches.
www.youtube.com/live/D7Jsh5K...
www.youtube.com/live/D7Jsh5K...
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Five former defense secretaries condemned Trump’s firing of senior military leaders as “reckless” and urged Congress to reject their replacements.
February 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Five former defense secretaries condemned Trump’s firing of senior military leaders as “reckless” and urged Congress to reject their replacements.
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GOP leaders advise lawmakers to stop hosting town halls altogether.
February 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
GOP leaders advise lawmakers to stop hosting town halls altogether.
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This is blowing up, so I want to take this opportunity to I want to take this opportunity to point federal workers and everybody who gives a shit about them to Federal Workers Against DOGE at https://www.instagram.com/federalworkersagainstdoge/ or @fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy […]
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federate.social
February 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
This is blowing up, so I want to take this opportunity to I want to take this opportunity to point federal workers and everybody who gives a shit about them to Federal Workers Against DOGE at https://www.instagram.com/federalworkersagainstdoge/ or @fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy […]
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If only the GOP would hold up their vows.
February 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If only the GOP would hold up their vows.
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Wow! Check this out!
Gov employees started a website to debunk the attacks on them! This is HUGE!
www.wethebuilders.org
Gov employees started a website to debunk the attacks on them! This is HUGE!
www.wethebuilders.org
We are the builders
We find the truth and tell the truth
www.wethebuilders.org
February 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Wow! Check this out!
Gov employees started a website to debunk the attacks on them! This is HUGE!
www.wethebuilders.org
Gov employees started a website to debunk the attacks on them! This is HUGE!
www.wethebuilders.org
Done
Join us in solidarity—fly your American flag upside down, the traditional signal of distress and extreme emergency.
February 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Done
I pledge allegiance to diversity, inclusion and donuts. (Humor design suggestion for a MA flag update).
Random thoughts of pointless distraction:
- how do I recommend a legal bill disallowing the use of ketamine while pretending to govern ? I mean it’s illegal to drink and drive. Just sayin’
Random thoughts of pointless distraction:
- how do I recommend a legal bill disallowing the use of ketamine while pretending to govern ? I mean it’s illegal to drink and drive. Just sayin’
February 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I pledge allegiance to diversity, inclusion and donuts. (Humor design suggestion for a MA flag update).
Random thoughts of pointless distraction:
- how do I recommend a legal bill disallowing the use of ketamine while pretending to govern ? I mean it’s illegal to drink and drive. Just sayin’
Random thoughts of pointless distraction:
- how do I recommend a legal bill disallowing the use of ketamine while pretending to govern ? I mean it’s illegal to drink and drive. Just sayin’
Done
Are you bored tonight? Send your five accomplishments, maybe your shopping list, or your five thoughts on Elon from the past week to OPM at HR@opm.gov.
February 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Done
So, has anyone started a trump-t2 death tally web page yet?
Opinion: Trump’s second term will be lethal
Daniel Hooberman is a retired psychiatrist and a member of Citizens’ Climate Lobby and New Hampshire Network. He lives in Laconia and wants to leave the world a better place for his three grandchildre...
www.concordmonitor.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
So, has anyone started a trump-t2 death tally web page yet?
At what point should I pack my go bag for leaving the country?
The U.S. Marshals Service has deputized members of Elon Musk’s private security team, granting them specific rights and protections as federal law enforcement agents.
February 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
At what point should I pack my go bag for leaving the country?
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This is how I would respond to the email Musk has had sent to government employees (not legal advice).
1. Refused to violate the law.
2. Refused to violate the Constitution.
3. Refused to bow or scrape.
4. Refused to bend a knee.
5. Deleted this stupid email.
1. Refused to violate the law.
2. Refused to violate the Constitution.
3. Refused to bow or scrape.
4. Refused to bend a knee.
5. Deleted this stupid email.
February 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This is how I would respond to the email Musk has had sent to government employees (not legal advice).
1. Refused to violate the law.
2. Refused to violate the Constitution.
3. Refused to bow or scrape.
4. Refused to bend a knee.
5. Deleted this stupid email.
1. Refused to violate the law.
2. Refused to violate the Constitution.
3. Refused to bow or scrape.
4. Refused to bend a knee.
5. Deleted this stupid email.
It’s a total PITA but moving your money out of the banks on this lis means that they will have less capital to back fossil fuel expansion. Big ones to avoid: JPMorgan, Citigroup, BoA, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Morgan Stanley. #divest #cleanbanking
www.investopedia.com/big-banks-on...
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The Sudden Shift in Big Banks' Stance on Fighting Climate Change
Big banks have been backing away from their commitment to fight climate change via "net zero" carbon emissions as political winds have shifted.
www.investopedia.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It’s a total PITA but moving your money out of the banks on this lis means that they will have less capital to back fossil fuel expansion. Big ones to avoid: JPMorgan, Citigroup, BoA, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Morgan Stanley. #divest #cleanbanking
www.investopedia.com/big-banks-on...
www.investopedia.com/big-banks-on...
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is booed by protesters as he announces Trump is cutting off funding for high-speed rail between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Instead of dealing with all the planes crashing everywhere, the former “Real World” star is abandoning investments in US infrastructure.
February 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is booed by protesters as he announces Trump is cutting off funding for high-speed rail between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Instead of dealing with all the planes crashing everywhere, the former “Real World” star is abandoning investments in US infrastructure.