UrbanaProf
@urbanaprof.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary emeritus prof. 1st life: quant soc sci prof @ Big10 U. 2nd life: STEM prof @ another Big10. Third life as state certified naturalist, hobby photographer. Interested in much, expert at little. Now loving and living in the Driftless.
Where does your sewage, storm water, and runoff go? See this fascinating map (you even can find your house on it):
river-runner.samlearner.com
#waterways #runoff #waterquality #nature #conservation #watershed
river-runner.samlearner.com
#waterways #runoff #waterquality #nature #conservation #watershed
River Runner
Watch the path of a raindrop from anywhere in the contiguous United States
river-runner.samlearner.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Where does your sewage, storm water, and runoff go? See this fascinating map (you even can find your house on it):
river-runner.samlearner.com
#waterways #runoff #waterquality #nature #conservation #watershed
river-runner.samlearner.com
#waterways #runoff #waterquality #nature #conservation #watershed
Wishing this were news to anyone but this admin.
Unstated: it's not just China. Many other nations also can survive just fine.
#theconversation #tarrifs #politics #polsci #trade #freemarkets
theconversation.com/in-trade-war...
Unstated: it's not just China. Many other nations also can survive just fine.
#theconversation #tarrifs #politics #polsci #trade #freemarkets
theconversation.com/in-trade-war...
In trade war with the US, China holds a lot more cards than Trump may think − in fact, it might have a winning hand
Trump’s tariffs may hurt, but this time China holds more cards − and could turn the pressure into a strategic advantage.
theconversation.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Wishing this were news to anyone but this admin.
Unstated: it's not just China. Many other nations also can survive just fine.
#theconversation #tarrifs #politics #polsci #trade #freemarkets
theconversation.com/in-trade-war...
Unstated: it's not just China. Many other nations also can survive just fine.
#theconversation #tarrifs #politics #polsci #trade #freemarkets
theconversation.com/in-trade-war...
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New #ProfessionalLeft #Podcast Ep 887: "Signal and the Noise" - We shred the Trump admin's national security disaster, Tulsi Gabbard's convenient memory loss, and the right-wing media machine spinning classified chaos. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! www.buzzsprout.com/229/episodes...
Ep 887 | Signal and the Noise - The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal
Tulsi Gabbard's memory seems as selective as Alberto Gonzales's infamous "I don't recall" testimony from 2007. Imagine a Director of National Intelligence who can't remember being part of a classified...
www.buzzsprout.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
New #ProfessionalLeft #Podcast Ep 887: "Signal and the Noise" - We shred the Trump admin's national security disaster, Tulsi Gabbard's convenient memory loss, and the right-wing media machine spinning classified chaos. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! www.buzzsprout.com/229/episodes...
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Absolutely.
Positively.
The.
Best.
Podcast.
In.
America.
Listen now.
Positively.
The.
Best.
Podcast.
In.
America.
Listen now.
New #ProfessionalLeft #Podcast Ep 887: "Signal and the Noise" - We shred the Trump admin's national security disaster, Tulsi Gabbard's convenient memory loss, and the right-wing media machine spinning classified chaos. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! www.buzzsprout.com/229/episodes...
Ep 887 | Signal and the Noise - The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal
Tulsi Gabbard's memory seems as selective as Alberto Gonzales's infamous "I don't recall" testimony from 2007. Imagine a Director of National Intelligence who can't remember being part of a classified...
www.buzzsprout.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Absolutely.
Positively.
The.
Best.
Podcast.
In.
America.
Listen now.
Positively.
The.
Best.
Podcast.
In.
America.
Listen now.
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Does the Attorney General know what 'actual malice' is?
Q: “In terms of the Signal chat controversy…is the DOJ involved at this point?”
Bondi: “…We're not going to comment any further on that. If you want to talk about classified information, talk about what was at Hillary Clinton's home that she was trying to bleach bit.”
Bondi: “…We're not going to comment any further on that. If you want to talk about classified information, talk about what was at Hillary Clinton's home that she was trying to bleach bit.”
March 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Does the Attorney General know what 'actual malice' is?
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We desperately need to increase our capacity in upgrading nursing programs. There’s a huge shortage of nurses everywhere. You know what was being used to increase capacity at publics? NIH $$.
Just 1% of the nearly 6,000 yearly applicants to UC’s undergraduate nursing programs, at UCLA and UC Irvine, are permitted to walk through the door.
UC’s most competitive major has a 1% acceptance rate (it’s not engineering)
Nursing programs are among the hardest to get into at UC and CSU, with only a 1% acceptance at UCLA and UC Irvine — despite a shortage of nurses in California.
www.sfchronicle.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We desperately need to increase our capacity in upgrading nursing programs. There’s a huge shortage of nurses everywhere. You know what was being used to increase capacity at publics? NIH $$.
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Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
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Canada‘s new immigration minister says Trump presidency is creating an “incredible opportunity” for Canada to attract the best and brightest from around the world – including talented people currently living in the United States. #cdnpoli
March 22, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Canada‘s new immigration minister says Trump presidency is creating an “incredible opportunity” for Canada to attract the best and brightest from around the world – including talented people currently living in the United States. #cdnpoli
Somedays I don't want to think about the political-social-economic world.
Today is one of those days.
Hence, I post a photo of something pretty. #nature #natives #flowers #driftless #aldo_leopold
Today is one of those days.
Hence, I post a photo of something pretty. #nature #natives #flowers #driftless #aldo_leopold
March 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Somedays I don't want to think about the political-social-economic world.
Today is one of those days.
Hence, I post a photo of something pretty. #nature #natives #flowers #driftless #aldo_leopold
Today is one of those days.
Hence, I post a photo of something pretty. #nature #natives #flowers #driftless #aldo_leopold
The World Happiness Report for 2025 shows that in the US people are rapidly becoming less happy, mostly based on 2024 data. So far, all indicators are heading down even faster in 2025.
www.cbsnews.com/news/2025-wo...
worldhappiness.report
www.cbsnews.com/news/2025-wo...
worldhappiness.report
U.S. falls to lowest-ever ranking on 2025 World Happiness Report
The United States fell to its lowest-ever place on the World Happiness Report, while Finland remained in the top spot and Mexico and Costa Rica moved up.
www.cbsnews.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The World Happiness Report for 2025 shows that in the US people are rapidly becoming less happy, mostly based on 2024 data. So far, all indicators are heading down even faster in 2025.
www.cbsnews.com/news/2025-wo...
worldhappiness.report
www.cbsnews.com/news/2025-wo...
worldhappiness.report
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March 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Teens who supported Trump during his first term became less aware of systemic
#racism over time, while those who opposed him grew more conscious of racial inequalities. An adolescent development scholar explains: buff.ly/82D1YYg @wraylake.bsky.social, UCLA #polisky
#racism over time, while those who opposed him grew more conscious of racial inequalities. An adolescent development scholar explains: buff.ly/82D1YYg @wraylake.bsky.social, UCLA #polisky
Trump’s first term polarized teens’ views on racism and inequality
A social scientist tracking adolescents’ beliefs and behaviors over time was uniquely positioned to document changes in teens’ worldviews after Trump’s 2016 election.
buff.ly
March 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Teens who supported Trump during his first term became less aware of systemic
#racism over time, while those who opposed him grew more conscious of racial inequalities. An adolescent development scholar explains: buff.ly/82D1YYg @wraylake.bsky.social, UCLA #polisky
#racism over time, while those who opposed him grew more conscious of racial inequalities. An adolescent development scholar explains: buff.ly/82D1YYg @wraylake.bsky.social, UCLA #polisky
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As Trump menaces us in Canada, we have a question for Britain: when will you stand up to him? | Jennifer Welsh
As Trump menaces us in Canada, we have a question for Britain: when will you stand up to him? | Jennifer Welsh
The UK has long benefited from its Commonwealth. Though we will take steps to ensure our survival, the silence from London is deafening, says writer and academic Jennifer Welsh
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
As Trump menaces us in Canada, we have a question for Britain: when will you stand up to him? | Jennifer Welsh
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"Freedom sores." /s
February 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"Freedom sores." /s
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If you have not read this book yet (or listened to it) you are not properly prepared for what we’re facing right now, full stop. And it is clear far too many have not.
February 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
If you have not read this book yet (or listened to it) you are not properly prepared for what we’re facing right now, full stop. And it is clear far too many have not.
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PLEASE do this, Mexico.
We'll accept "Gulf of Mexico," too. 🙏
We'll accept "Gulf of Mexico," too. 🙏
February 12, 2025 at 7:17 AM
PLEASE do this, Mexico.
We'll accept "Gulf of Mexico," too. 🙏
We'll accept "Gulf of Mexico," too. 🙏
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Must-Read Charlie Savage NYT: “Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab” (Gift link) electionlawblog.org?p=148484
Must-Read Charlie Savage NYT: "Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab" (Gift link) #ELB
NYT: In his first term, President Trump seemed to relish ripping through the norms and standards of self-restraint that his predecessors had respected. Three weeks into his second term, hand-wringing ...
electionlawblog.org
February 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Must-Read Charlie Savage NYT: “Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab” (Gift link) electionlawblog.org?p=148484
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“The GOP keeps failing to make Nebraska a winner-take-all state. Now it might ask voters to do it” electionlawblog.org?p=148478
"The GOP keeps failing to make Nebraska a winner-take-all state. Now it might ask voters to do it" #ELB
AP: For decades Republicans in GOP-dominated Nebraska have tried and failed to upend the state’s unusual method of splitting its presidential electoral votes by congressional district. Now, with yet a...
electionlawblog.org
February 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“The GOP keeps failing to make Nebraska a winner-take-all state. Now it might ask voters to do it” electionlawblog.org?p=148478
A great American worth remembering, not just during Black History Month.
theconversation.com/harriet-tubm...
theconversation.com/harriet-tubm...
Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
Harriet Tubman has long been known as a conductor on the Underground Railroad leading enslaved Black people to freedom. Less known is her role as a Union spy during the Civil War.
theconversation.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A great American worth remembering, not just during Black History Month.
theconversation.com/harriet-tubm...
theconversation.com/harriet-tubm...
I love this. It gives me some optimism in these depressing times.
January 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I love this. It gives me some optimism in these depressing times.
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