@stephvbothmer.bsky.social
science and arts: my love - my rock.
biologist in another life.
evidence-based practice is not green, woke, or leftist - democracy depends on data literacy.
fucking optimist, because we have solutions.
biologist in another life.
evidence-based practice is not green, woke, or leftist - democracy depends on data literacy.
fucking optimist, because we have solutions.
Pinned
2025: 7 of 9 boundaries crossed
Climate change
Novel entities
Modification of biogeochemical flows
Freshwater change
Land system change
Biosphere integrity
Ocean acidification
not (yet) crossed:
Stratospheric ozone depletion
Atmospheric aerosol loading
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/pla...
Climate change
Novel entities
Modification of biogeochemical flows
Freshwater change
Land system change
Biosphere integrity
Ocean acidification
not (yet) crossed:
Stratospheric ozone depletion
Atmospheric aerosol loading
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/pla...
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The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
"Dow 50,000" Sound Nice. Until Justin Wolfers Shows You That U.S. Markets Are Coming 21st Out of 23.
What does “Dow 50,000” actually tell you—anything about the economy, or just that a number got bigger?
Dow 50,000 is a milestone, not a measurement. The level of the Dow is basically arbitrary: it’s…
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
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To the polluters hiding behind "economic growth":
If your success depends on someone else cleaning your mess,
you're not winning—you're freeloading on the planet.
Step up or step aside. 🌊🚫
#NoMoreExternalities #Accountability
If your success depends on someone else cleaning your mess,
you're not winning—you're freeloading on the planet.
Step up or step aside. 🌊🚫
#NoMoreExternalities #Accountability
February 14, 2026 at 5:15 AM
To the polluters hiding behind "economic growth":
If your success depends on someone else cleaning your mess,
you're not winning—you're freeloading on the planet.
Step up or step aside. 🌊🚫
#NoMoreExternalities #Accountability
If your success depends on someone else cleaning your mess,
you're not winning—you're freeloading on the planet.
Step up or step aside. 🌊🚫
#NoMoreExternalities #Accountability
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What’s so weird about men in power is how when they face scandal and should step down the world acts like no one else can do their jobs. Bottstein, Wasserman, these aren’t irreplaceable men! Stop with this delusion.
February 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM
What’s so weird about men in power is how when they face scandal and should step down the world acts like no one else can do their jobs. Bottstein, Wasserman, these aren’t irreplaceable men! Stop with this delusion.
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
ach.
meanwhile in germany: “ackshully, backward’s the only way forward. back to trusting gas power and *high-efficiency* combustion engines.”
“Africa’s growth is driven by changing policies and enabling conditions in a number of countries”
meanwhile in germany: “ackshully, backward’s the only way forward. back to trusting gas power and *high-efficiency* combustion engines.”
“Africa’s growth is driven by changing policies and enabling conditions in a number of countries”
February 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
ach.
meanwhile in germany: “ackshully, backward’s the only way forward. back to trusting gas power and *high-efficiency* combustion engines.”
“Africa’s growth is driven by changing policies and enabling conditions in a number of countries”
meanwhile in germany: “ackshully, backward’s the only way forward. back to trusting gas power and *high-efficiency* combustion engines.”
“Africa’s growth is driven by changing policies and enabling conditions in a number of countries”
zähne…
bürgergeld…
mindestlohn…
“es geht nicht darum, was sich dieses land leisten kann oder nicht.
es geht um prioritäten.”
bürgergeld…
mindestlohn…
“es geht nicht darum, was sich dieses land leisten kann oder nicht.
es geht um prioritäten.”
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
February 14, 2026 at 11:40 PM
zähne…
bürgergeld…
mindestlohn…
“es geht nicht darum, was sich dieses land leisten kann oder nicht.
es geht um prioritäten.”
bürgergeld…
mindestlohn…
“es geht nicht darum, was sich dieses land leisten kann oder nicht.
es geht um prioritäten.”
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Syenite rocks with sodalite fluorescing orange when exposed to UV light. They are often called "Yooperlite". [📹 greatlakesrockhounds]
Original post
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February 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Syenite rocks with sodalite fluorescing orange when exposed to UV light. They are often called "Yooperlite". [📹 greatlakesrockhounds]
Original post
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Inventor Margaret Knight was born #OTD in 1838.
She invented a machine that automatically cut, folded & glued flat-bottomed paper bags which enabled the mass production of paper bags (previously done by hand). #WomenInSTEM
One of her machinists filed for a patent first. What did Knight do? (1/2)
She invented a machine that automatically cut, folded & glued flat-bottomed paper bags which enabled the mass production of paper bags (previously done by hand). #WomenInSTEM
One of her machinists filed for a patent first. What did Knight do? (1/2)
February 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Inventor Margaret Knight was born #OTD in 1838.
She invented a machine that automatically cut, folded & glued flat-bottomed paper bags which enabled the mass production of paper bags (previously done by hand). #WomenInSTEM
One of her machinists filed for a patent first. What did Knight do? (1/2)
She invented a machine that automatically cut, folded & glued flat-bottomed paper bags which enabled the mass production of paper bags (previously done by hand). #WomenInSTEM
One of her machinists filed for a patent first. What did Knight do? (1/2)
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Leute, können wir vielleicht zusammenlegen und dem FDP-Bundesvorstand eine Excel-Lizenz inkl. Schulung spendieren?
Aktuell scheinen sie ihre Diagramme nur noch von KI / LLM-Chatbots anfertigen zu lassen und das hat... nun ja, seine Schwächen 😄
🧵
Aktuell scheinen sie ihre Diagramme nur noch von KI / LLM-Chatbots anfertigen zu lassen und das hat... nun ja, seine Schwächen 😄
🧵
February 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Leute, können wir vielleicht zusammenlegen und dem FDP-Bundesvorstand eine Excel-Lizenz inkl. Schulung spendieren?
Aktuell scheinen sie ihre Diagramme nur noch von KI / LLM-Chatbots anfertigen zu lassen und das hat... nun ja, seine Schwächen 😄
🧵
Aktuell scheinen sie ihre Diagramme nur noch von KI / LLM-Chatbots anfertigen zu lassen und das hat... nun ja, seine Schwächen 😄
🧵
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Nuclear physicist Fay Ajzenberg-Selove was born #OTD in 1926. She authored decades of authoritative compilations on light nuclei energy levels (researchers' "nuclear bible"). Recipient, National Medal of Science (US 2007) for advancing nuclear #physics. Advocate for #WomenInScience.
#WomenInSTEM
#WomenInSTEM
February 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Nuclear physicist Fay Ajzenberg-Selove was born #OTD in 1926. She authored decades of authoritative compilations on light nuclei energy levels (researchers' "nuclear bible"). Recipient, National Medal of Science (US 2007) for advancing nuclear #physics. Advocate for #WomenInScience.
#WomenInSTEM
#WomenInSTEM
“der typ war doch bei blackrock”
“na toll, jetzt mach ich mir auch noch sorgen um die”
jedes mal, wenn ich denke, wo ist denn sein zwilling, so unbegabt kann doch ein mensch alleine nicht sein, werde ich eines besseren belehrt.
“na toll, jetzt mach ich mir auch noch sorgen um die”
jedes mal, wenn ich denke, wo ist denn sein zwilling, so unbegabt kann doch ein mensch alleine nicht sein, werde ich eines besseren belehrt.
„Forschung ist kein Selbstzweck. Forschung muss zu Wertschöpfung, Produktion und Innovation in Deutschland und in Europa führen."
Friedrich Merz trompetet mal wieder was in die Welt, was wir ganz sicher wieder falsch verstehen. Denn selbstverständlich kann Forschung Selbstzweck sein & „muss“ nix.
Friedrich Merz trompetet mal wieder was in die Welt, was wir ganz sicher wieder falsch verstehen. Denn selbstverständlich kann Forschung Selbstzweck sein & „muss“ nix.
February 13, 2026 at 8:26 AM
“der typ war doch bei blackrock”
“na toll, jetzt mach ich mir auch noch sorgen um die”
jedes mal, wenn ich denke, wo ist denn sein zwilling, so unbegabt kann doch ein mensch alleine nicht sein, werde ich eines besseren belehrt.
“na toll, jetzt mach ich mir auch noch sorgen um die”
jedes mal, wenn ich denke, wo ist denn sein zwilling, so unbegabt kann doch ein mensch alleine nicht sein, werde ich eines besseren belehrt.
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🐬 #cetacea #delphinidae
The #vaquita is a critically endangered #porpoise species. The population is probably below 50 individuals, some say as few as 10 surviving animals.
Mexico is considering rolling back fishing regulations designed to protect vaquitas
share.google/yMJv1l3S0fF2...
The #vaquita is a critically endangered #porpoise species. The population is probably below 50 individuals, some say as few as 10 surviving animals.
Mexico is considering rolling back fishing regulations designed to protect vaquitas
share.google/yMJv1l3S0fF2...
Mexico considers shrinking protected areas for endangered vaquita porpoise
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials have proposed scaling back fishing regulations meant to protect a narrow stretch of ocean home to the last 10 remaining vaquitas, the world’s smallest species of porpoi...
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February 12, 2026 at 12:22 PM
🐬 #cetacea #delphinidae
The #vaquita is a critically endangered #porpoise species. The population is probably below 50 individuals, some say as few as 10 surviving animals.
Mexico is considering rolling back fishing regulations designed to protect vaquitas
share.google/yMJv1l3S0fF2...
The #vaquita is a critically endangered #porpoise species. The population is probably below 50 individuals, some say as few as 10 surviving animals.
Mexico is considering rolling back fishing regulations designed to protect vaquitas
share.google/yMJv1l3S0fF2...
flashback to the beginning of the republic of gilead, when women lost their money and right to vote and the us passport became meaningless….
I read the Trump-backed voter suppression bill, the so-called “Save America Act,” so you don’t have to. Here’s my summary. Please tell your Senators to vote NO on this abomination: 202-224-3121. TY. 1/
February 13, 2026 at 8:12 AM
flashback to the beginning of the republic of gilead, when women lost their money and right to vote and the us passport became meaningless….
Seattle’s millionaire tax is a huge success. Here is how grassroots groups beat big money and are now raising tons of money for mixed income, rent stabilized housing. (We call it “social housing.”)
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
Seattle’s millionaire tax is a wild success. #taxtherich @House Our Neighbors: Yes on 1A @Tech 4 Housing
TikTok video by Ron Davis
www.tiktok.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:50 AM
europeans during biden:
IT’S UNFAIR, YOU’RE PUSHING GREEN REGULATION
europeans during trump:
IT’S UNFAIR, YOU’RE PUSHING GREEN DEREGULATION
IT’S UNFAIR, YOU’RE PUSHING GREEN REGULATION
europeans during trump:
IT’S UNFAIR, YOU’RE PUSHING GREEN DEREGULATION
Im belgischen Antwerpen forderte Kanzler Friedrich Merz einen systematischen Abbau der EU-Regulierung "in allen Sektoren" - und notfalls eine Korrektur des CO2-Handelssystems.
TOP THEMA Merz will komplette EU-Deregulierung - Macron dagegen Eurobonds
Kurz vor dem informellen EU-Gipfel sind die unterschiedlichen Ansätze Deutschlands und Frankreichs zur Reform der EU deutlich geworden. Bei einem Industrietreffen im belgischen Antwerpen forderte Kanz...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:41 AM
europeans during biden:
IT’S UNFAIR, YOU’RE PUSHING GREEN REGULATION
europeans during trump:
IT’S UNFAIR, YOU’RE PUSHING GREEN DEREGULATION
IT’S UNFAIR, YOU’RE PUSHING GREEN REGULATION
europeans during trump:
IT’S UNFAIR, YOU’RE PUSHING GREEN DEREGULATION
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REGULATIONS = PROTECTIONS FOR AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
DEREGULATIONS = ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO HARM AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
DEREGULATIONS = ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO HARM AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
February 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM
REGULATIONS = PROTECTIONS FOR AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
DEREGULATIONS = ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO HARM AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
DEREGULATIONS = ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO HARM AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
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In 12 Tagen möchte die Bundesregierung ~300 Millionen an die Firma STARK zahlen, die u.a. Peter Thiel, Döpfners & der CIA gehört.
Es geht nicht um irgendein Produkt, sondern um Waffen zum Schutz unseres Landes. Es droht ein zweites “Palantir”.
Das sollten wir nicht zulassen!
In 12 Tagen möchte die Bundesregierung ~300 Millionen an die Firma STARK zahlen, die u.a. Peter Thiel, Döpfners & der CIA gehört.
Es geht nicht um irgendein Produkt, sondern um Waffen zum Schutz unseres Landes. Es droht ein zweites “Palantir”.
Das sollten wir nicht zulassen!
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 AM
1/
In 12 Tagen möchte die Bundesregierung ~300 Millionen an die Firma STARK zahlen, die u.a. Peter Thiel, Döpfners & der CIA gehört.
Es geht nicht um irgendein Produkt, sondern um Waffen zum Schutz unseres Landes. Es droht ein zweites “Palantir”.
Das sollten wir nicht zulassen!
In 12 Tagen möchte die Bundesregierung ~300 Millionen an die Firma STARK zahlen, die u.a. Peter Thiel, Döpfners & der CIA gehört.
Es geht nicht um irgendein Produkt, sondern um Waffen zum Schutz unseres Landes. Es droht ein zweites “Palantir”.
Das sollten wir nicht zulassen!
Bundeskanzler Merz stellt ausgerechnet jetzt das zentrale Klimaschutzinstrument der EU in Frage: den EU Emissionshandel. Das ist brisant, denn führende Klimaforscher:innen warnen aktuell vor einem möglichen Heißzeit-Szenario bei dem Kipppunkte im Klimasystem unumkehrbare Kaskaden auslösen könnten 🧵
February 12, 2026 at 9:03 AM
ein kanzler mit treffsicherheit:
gerade als wissenschaftler davor warnen, dass kipppunkte schon sehr viel näher liegen könnten oder vll lokal in grönland, island, amazonas überschritten sein könnten…
lädt merz großspurig zu mehr fossiler vernunft ein
politiker verstehen kipppunkte nicht
#tipping
gerade als wissenschaftler davor warnen, dass kipppunkte schon sehr viel näher liegen könnten oder vll lokal in grönland, island, amazonas überschritten sein könnten…
lädt merz großspurig zu mehr fossiler vernunft ein
politiker verstehen kipppunkte nicht
#tipping
Der Klima-Katastrophenkanzler schlägt wieder zu 🤮
"Merz forderte zudem, das bestehende CO2-Handelssystem in der EU zu überarbeiten und die nächsten Schritte notfalls zu verschieben."
"Merz forderte zudem, das bestehende CO2-Handelssystem in der EU zu überarbeiten und die nächsten Schritte notfalls zu verschieben."
Wirtschaftsgipfel in Belgien - Merz fordert Reform des CO2-Handels in der EU und widerspricht Macron
Bundeskanzler Merz hat sich auf einem Wirtschaftsgipfel in Antwerpen für eine Reform der CO2-Bepreisung in Europa ausgesprochen. Einen Vorstoß von Frankreichs Präsident Macron zur Bevorzugung von EU-U...
www.deutschlandfunk.de
February 12, 2026 at 8:35 AM
ein kanzler mit treffsicherheit:
gerade als wissenschaftler davor warnen, dass kipppunkte schon sehr viel näher liegen könnten oder vll lokal in grönland, island, amazonas überschritten sein könnten…
lädt merz großspurig zu mehr fossiler vernunft ein
politiker verstehen kipppunkte nicht
#tipping
gerade als wissenschaftler davor warnen, dass kipppunkte schon sehr viel näher liegen könnten oder vll lokal in grönland, island, amazonas überschritten sein könnten…
lädt merz großspurig zu mehr fossiler vernunft ein
politiker verstehen kipppunkte nicht
#tipping
germany, this is what you want to work with??
palantir has been rejected by switzerland for posing a threat to national security.
not mention what it has done to the us democracy.
@spdfraktion.de
@oezdemir.de
@larsklingbeil.bsky.social
@konstantinnotz.bsky.social
#notopalantir
palantir has been rejected by switzerland for posing a threat to national security.
not mention what it has done to the us democracy.
@spdfraktion.de
@oezdemir.de
@larsklingbeil.bsky.social
@konstantinnotz.bsky.social
#notopalantir
“‘What Oligarchy Looks Like’: AI Giants Pledge to Pump $100 Million Into 2026 Midterms ***
The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations.”
2/11/26 … 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/ai-supe...
The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations.”
2/11/26 … 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/ai-supe...
‘What Oligarchy Looks Like’: AI Giants Pledge to Pump $100 Million Into 2026 Midterms | Common Dreams
Silicon Valley elites plan to spend big in 2026 to influence Congress for AI-friendly legislation. Leading the Future PAC pledges $100 million.
www.commondreams.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:13 AM
germany, this is what you want to work with??
palantir has been rejected by switzerland for posing a threat to national security.
not mention what it has done to the us democracy.
@spdfraktion.de
@oezdemir.de
@larsklingbeil.bsky.social
@konstantinnotz.bsky.social
#notopalantir
palantir has been rejected by switzerland for posing a threat to national security.
not mention what it has done to the us democracy.
@spdfraktion.de
@oezdemir.de
@larsklingbeil.bsky.social
@konstantinnotz.bsky.social
#notopalantir
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CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
“as digital activists in germany warn”
heeded in switzerland, ignored in neighbouring german bundesland, baden-württemberg
#notopalantir
heeded in switzerland, ignored in neighbouring german bundesland, baden-württemberg
#notopalantir
Swiss organisations assessing, and several rejecting, Palantir, over last 7 or so years.
"An internal report reveals that the fear that Palantir would pass on confidential Swiss Army data to the American intelligence agencies CIA and NSA prevented the Army staff from pursuing the project further."
"An internal report reveals that the fear that Palantir would pass on confidential Swiss Army data to the American intelligence agencies CIA and NSA prevented the Army staff from pursuing the project further."
Überwachungstechnologie: Wie hartnäckig Palantir die Schweiz umwarb
Das umstrittene Tech-Unternehmen blitzte wieder und wieder ab. Teil 1 unserer Recherche.
www.republik.ch
February 11, 2026 at 10:09 PM
“as digital activists in germany warn”
heeded in switzerland, ignored in neighbouring german bundesland, baden-württemberg
#notopalantir
heeded in switzerland, ignored in neighbouring german bundesland, baden-württemberg
#notopalantir
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🆕 Several Earth system components may be closer to destabilisation than previously thought. Crossing key temperature thresholds could trigger feedback loops, pushing the planet toward a “Hothouse Earth” trajectory. Study by @oregonstate.edu, @iiasa.ac.at & PIK: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 11, 2026 at 4:52 PM
🆕 Several Earth system components may be closer to destabilisation than previously thought. Crossing key temperature thresholds could trigger feedback loops, pushing the planet toward a “Hothouse Earth” trajectory. Study by @oregonstate.edu, @iiasa.ac.at & PIK: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...