Tom Buckley
@tombuckleylab.bsky.social
Dad, husband, plant ecophysiologist (UC Davis), cyclist. Californian, Virginian, Utahn, Canberran, New South Welshman, Tasmanian, and deifier of wombats.
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Officer Daniel Hodges narrates his body camera footage from January 6:
"That's me screaming because someone…is reaching underneath my visor and trying to gouge out my eye with his thumb while other people hold me down."
"That's me screaming because someone…is reaching underneath my visor and trying to gouge out my eye with his thumb while other people hold me down."
January 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Officer Daniel Hodges narrates his body camera footage from January 6:
"That's me screaming because someone…is reaching underneath my visor and trying to gouge out my eye with his thumb while other people hold me down."
"That's me screaming because someone…is reaching underneath my visor and trying to gouge out my eye with his thumb while other people hold me down."
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'Yes, forest trees die of old age. But the warming climate is killing them faster' #ClimateEmergency #Globalwarming #trees #eucalypts #plantscience #ecology 🪴🌳🌾🌱🌡️ theconversation.com/yes-forest-t...
Yes, forest trees die of old age. But the warming climate is killing them faster
The warming climate is killing Australia’s forest trees at a faster rate. This offers a glimpse of what may lie ahead for forests globally.
theconversation.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:10 AM
'Yes, forest trees die of old age. But the warming climate is killing them faster' #ClimateEmergency #Globalwarming #trees #eucalypts #plantscience #ecology 🪴🌳🌾🌱🌡️ theconversation.com/yes-forest-t...
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1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren’t funding election deniers
Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.
popular.info
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
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We haven’t forgotten what you did 5 years ago, or about the 1500 violent criminals Trump pardoned.
Being a Patriot means respecting the Constitution when you win AND when you lose.
Being a Patriot means respecting the Constitution when you win AND when you lose.
January 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
We haven’t forgotten what you did 5 years ago, or about the 1500 violent criminals Trump pardoned.
Being a Patriot means respecting the Constitution when you win AND when you lose.
Being a Patriot means respecting the Constitution when you win AND when you lose.
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Pretty obvious that Trump has no geopolitical strategy whatsoever but in his kindergarten mind he simply wants to be able to bully other world leaders. There's no plan for Venezuela and there never has been. He just found a big boy who would listen to his orders and beat up the other kids for him.
January 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Pretty obvious that Trump has no geopolitical strategy whatsoever but in his kindergarten mind he simply wants to be able to bully other world leaders. There's no plan for Venezuela and there never has been. He just found a big boy who would listen to his orders and beat up the other kids for him.
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Way to go Hilton!!!!
January 6, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Way to go Hilton!!!!
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Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
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Congestion pricing is an unqualified success in NYC. It would be great to see it expanded to every city with decent public transit options. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed.
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Congestion pricing is an unqualified success in NYC. It would be great to see it expanded to every city with decent public transit options. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
3D printed mold for custom PMS pressure chamber gaskets, and the resulting gaskets (for sunflower in this case, using silicone w/ varying hardnesses). The standard ones can't be tightened on soft or oddly-shaped petioles without crushing them.
Put petiole thru hole, seal w/ parafilm, pour silicone.
Put petiole thru hole, seal w/ parafilm, pour silicone.
January 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
3D printed mold for custom PMS pressure chamber gaskets, and the resulting gaskets (for sunflower in this case, using silicone w/ varying hardnesses). The standard ones can't be tightened on soft or oddly-shaped petioles without crushing them.
Put petiole thru hole, seal w/ parafilm, pour silicone.
Put petiole thru hole, seal w/ parafilm, pour silicone.
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Petty
And outrageous
And outrageous
Pete Hegseth says the military has started administrative actions against Sen. Mark Kelly — for his video saying that service members should refuse illegal orders — that could result in a reduction in his retirement rank and military pension.
January 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Petty
And outrageous
And outrageous
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“What do we call it when a stronger person decides to rob a weaker person because he can? It is just gangsterism. We are the most dangerous gangsters in the world today. Not in the sense of being charming rogues or alluring antiheroes. We are the bad guys.”
We Are the Bad Guys
The swaggering threat to global stability is us.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
“What do we call it when a stronger person decides to rob a weaker person because he can? It is just gangsterism. We are the most dangerous gangsters in the world today. Not in the sense of being charming rogues or alluring antiheroes. We are the bad guys.”
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When the LAPD arrests a dude at a gas station they don’t take over the gas station and use it to gas up all the cop cars tho
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
When the LAPD arrests a dude at a gas station they don’t take over the gas station and use it to gas up all the cop cars tho
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Level B lecturer position in Environmental Botany (plant ecology and plant physiology), School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin Uni, Burwood (Melbourne) #BotanyJobs #PlantSciJobs #PlantEcology 🌾🪴🌿🌱🧪
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Applications due 18th January. careers.pageuppeople.com/949/cw/en/jo...
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Applications due 18th January. careers.pageuppeople.com/949/cw/en/jo...
Careers
careers.pageuppeople.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Level B lecturer position in Environmental Botany (plant ecology and plant physiology), School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin Uni, Burwood (Melbourne) #BotanyJobs #PlantSciJobs #PlantEcology 🌾🪴🌿🌱🧪
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Applications due 18th January. careers.pageuppeople.com/949/cw/en/jo...
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Applications due 18th January. careers.pageuppeople.com/949/cw/en/jo...
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Almost 20 years ago, I warned we were heading toward a world where states invade each other at will, and that America had an obligation to restore the higher bar for going to war. Not gonna say I told ya so, but...well, okay, I will.
There's a reason I chose these quotes to open the book.
There's a reason I chose these quotes to open the book.
January 4, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Almost 20 years ago, I warned we were heading toward a world where states invade each other at will, and that America had an obligation to restore the higher bar for going to war. Not gonna say I told ya so, but...well, okay, I will.
There's a reason I chose these quotes to open the book.
There's a reason I chose these quotes to open the book.
Schumer continues to impress me as the absolute most stupid person in America.
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 5, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Schumer continues to impress me as the absolute most stupid person in America.
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Some people are responding to criticisms of this as if people were saying “impeachment is obviously the right strategy.” No. The point is that “impeachment isn’t the right strategy because the GOP may start to be responsible” is an unfathomably stupid and insulting lie.
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Some people are responding to criticisms of this as if people were saying “impeachment is obviously the right strategy.” No. The point is that “impeachment isn’t the right strategy because the GOP may start to be responsible” is an unfathomably stupid and insulting lie.
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Venezuela's Supreme Court Constitutional Chamber announces that Vice President Delcy Rodríguez shall assume and exercise, in the capacity of an interim official, all the powers, duties, and faculties inherent to the office of president of the republic. www.correodelorinoco.gob.ve/t...
www.correodelorinoco.gob.ve
January 4, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Venezuela's Supreme Court Constitutional Chamber announces that Vice President Delcy Rodríguez shall assume and exercise, in the capacity of an interim official, all the powers, duties, and faculties inherent to the office of president of the republic. www.correodelorinoco.gob.ve/t...
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Laura Tingle's analysis is always worth reading. And here's a question:
"What's to stop other countries now mounting military operations to kidnap the leaders of other countries and proclaim that they are now running them?" #Venezuela
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
"What's to stop other countries now mounting military operations to kidnap the leaders of other countries and proclaim that they are now running them?" #Venezuela
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Trump's blatant disregard for international law is one thing. The reaction is another
Even in a world that has grown used to a cavalier attitude to international law from Donald Trump, the move stuns leaders across the globe.
www.abc.net.au
January 4, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Laura Tingle's analysis is always worth reading. And here's a question:
"What's to stop other countries now mounting military operations to kidnap the leaders of other countries and proclaim that they are now running them?" #Venezuela
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
"What's to stop other countries now mounting military operations to kidnap the leaders of other countries and proclaim that they are now running them?" #Venezuela
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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More satire for today's events:
January 4, 2026 at 1:38 AM
More satire for today's events:
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After reviewing nearly 200 applications from prospective grad students and postdocs over the past few months for a couple different 🧪⚒️ postings, here are some tips, at least as they apply to North American positions. I hope they help future applicants. Share with your networks. 🧵
January 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
After reviewing nearly 200 applications from prospective grad students and postdocs over the past few months for a couple different 🧪⚒️ postings, here are some tips, at least as they apply to North American positions. I hope they help future applicants. Share with your networks. 🧵
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This argument makes no sense. A loose rabid dog is an emergency and needs to be dealt with immediately (stop, contain, eliminate, see to the victims). It is NOT the time to have a nice chat with the owners to discuss how things went so wrong. Deal with the threat. Take down the dog.
5. I have no respect for Donald Trump. He diminishes everything he touches. But focusing on him right now is like being bitten by your neighbor’s unleashed, unfenced rabid dog and focusing on the dog. If we don’t hold his enablers to account we’re going to keep getting bit.
January 3, 2026 at 11:41 PM
This argument makes no sense. A loose rabid dog is an emergency and needs to be dealt with immediately (stop, contain, eliminate, see to the victims). It is NOT the time to have a nice chat with the owners to discuss how things went so wrong. Deal with the threat. Take down the dog.
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Trump's real agenda is not peace. It’s extortion, conquest, and theft.
The Politics of Plunder
His domestic and foreign policies have one consistent theme.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Trump's real agenda is not peace. It’s extortion, conquest, and theft.
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"Trump thrives on the ineffectiveness of his opponents. The operation in Venezuela is a warning that Trump’s imperial ambitions are growing. An ineffective anti-Trump movement is an indulgence American democracy cannot afford or accept." - @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trump’s Critics Are Falling Into an Obvious Trap
The capture of Nicolás Maduro is a show of ambition that calls for an effective response.
www.theatlantic.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:45 PM
"Trump thrives on the ineffectiveness of his opponents. The operation in Venezuela is a warning that Trump’s imperial ambitions are growing. An ineffective anti-Trump movement is an indulgence American democracy cannot afford or accept." - @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...