Faye McNeill
@vfmcneill.bsky.social
@Columbia prof, aerosol science, atmospheric chemistry, air quality (esp. in India), climate, chemical engineering, and whatever else is on my mind 🌇 she/her
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Faye McNeill
@vfmcneill.bsky.social
· Jan 30
The Clean Air Act and the Economy | US EPA
Since 1970, cleaner air and a growing economy have gone hand in hand. The Act has created market opportunities that have helped to inspire innovation in cleaner technologies for which the United State...
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Patriotic education? Oh you mean like teaching the youth about this 🇺🇸 search.app/4XEViWcSVBdf...
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This meeting could’ve been a karate match
February 5, 2026 at 2:33 AM
This meeting could’ve been a karate match
gaslit into thinking 20 °F is warm: the Faye McNeill story
February 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
gaslit into thinking 20 °F is warm: the Faye McNeill story
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The answer is love
February 2, 2026 at 2:52 AM
The answer is love
*looks ruefully into the middle distance in Chemical Engineer*
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Victorian Authors: Thomas Hardy
Educational Psychology
Introduction to Astronomy (we had a planetarium!)
Radical Political Theory
Intermediate Latin
Victorian Authors: Thomas Hardy
Educational Psychology
Introduction to Astronomy (we had a planetarium!)
Radical Political Theory
Intermediate Latin
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college (Gen X Edition):
Race and Ethnic Relations
History of the Middle East
History of Modern Russia
Music History: Baroque
Student Teaching at a Junior High in Pottstown, PA
Race and Ethnic Relations
History of the Middle East
History of Modern Russia
Music History: Baroque
Student Teaching at a Junior High in Pottstown, PA
February 1, 2026 at 1:32 AM
*looks ruefully into the middle distance in Chemical Engineer*
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Engineer and inventor Douglas Engelbart was born #OTD in 1925. His team at SRI developed or contributed to the computer mouse, hypertext, networked computers, and graphical interfaces, all of which were presented in 1968 at what is referred to as the “Mother of All Demos." 🧪
Image: ARC Bootstrapper
Image: ARC Bootstrapper
January 30, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Engineer and inventor Douglas Engelbart was born #OTD in 1925. His team at SRI developed or contributed to the computer mouse, hypertext, networked computers, and graphical interfaces, all of which were presented in 1968 at what is referred to as the “Mother of All Demos." 🧪
Image: ARC Bootstrapper
Image: ARC Bootstrapper
Why is all the licorice from Australia now? Was it always from Australia? 🤔
January 29, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Why is all the licorice from Australia now? Was it always from Australia? 🤔
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
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I once read a thread on sexism in international relations/spying where women were instructed to make wrong claims about X whenever they wanted to get secret information on X; a man would just disclose the key info by means of mansplaining
January 26, 2026 at 8:39 AM
I once read a thread on sexism in international relations/spying where women were instructed to make wrong claims about X whenever they wanted to get secret information on X; a man would just disclose the key info by means of mansplaining
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“You guys just got to the last page?”
January 24, 2026 at 10:04 AM
“You guys just got to the last page?”
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"My detractors insist that all of my enemies are imaginary and that I am picking fights with bogeymen simply to satisfy my own deluded fantasies. That just shows you how threatened some people are by the incredible job I'm doing cleaning up La Mancha."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-d...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-d...
I, Don Quixote, Vow to Conquer Greenland
“In a free-wheeling speech to world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump…touched on his desire to obtain Gree...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 22, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"My detractors insist that all of my enemies are imaginary and that I am picking fights with bogeymen simply to satisfy my own deluded fantasies. That just shows you how threatened some people are by the incredible job I'm doing cleaning up La Mancha."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-d...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-d...
Too fluent in passive aggression for Gmail's AI Overview to pick up on it
January 21, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Too fluent in passive aggression for Gmail's AI Overview to pick up on it
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replace rfk jr with this guy
January 19, 2026 at 2:43 PM
replace rfk jr with this guy
I don't think this new policy is going to survive the courts but this is a good point
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/c...
Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I don't think this new policy is going to survive the courts but this is a good point
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/c...
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I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I have some of this glass design from my grandmother's house and I never knew the name! I love it too especially for entertaining.
Let me know, and I’ll use mine in solidarity. This is the cake plate. I found a picture from when I was sorting the Candlewick.
January 15, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I have some of this glass design from my grandmother's house and I never knew the name! I love it too especially for entertaining.
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My new parenting hack is just collapsing face down on the ground and saying in a loud robot voice things like:
“Warning! Mom de-activated. Warning! Mom de-activated. To reactivate Mom, do the thing she just asked you to do 34 times.”
They break the sound barrier putting on those shoes. 🤖
“Warning! Mom de-activated. Warning! Mom de-activated. To reactivate Mom, do the thing she just asked you to do 34 times.”
They break the sound barrier putting on those shoes. 🤖
January 14, 2026 at 3:07 AM
My new parenting hack is just collapsing face down on the ground and saying in a loud robot voice things like:
“Warning! Mom de-activated. Warning! Mom de-activated. To reactivate Mom, do the thing she just asked you to do 34 times.”
They break the sound barrier putting on those shoes. 🤖
“Warning! Mom de-activated. Warning! Mom de-activated. To reactivate Mom, do the thing she just asked you to do 34 times.”
They break the sound barrier putting on those shoes. 🤖
Ok I kind of get it now
January 11, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Ok I kind of get it now
"Is this your card?"
"No"
"Is this your card?"
"No"
"Is this your card?"
"No"
"No"
"Is this your card?"
"No"
"Is this your card?"
"No"
My look now that another male member of my household has taken up learning card tricks
"It's more of a comment than a question"
January 10, 2026 at 6:39 PM
"Is this your card?"
"No"
"Is this your card?"
"No"
"Is this your card?"
"No"
"No"
"Is this your card?"
"No"
"Is this your card?"
"No"
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This is a HUGE win…and one that happened because we ~collectively~ said “NO!”
But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.
If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.
If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:09 PM
This is a HUGE win…and one that happened because we ~collectively~ said “NO!”
But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.
If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.
If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
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FINAL REMINDER
Are you interested in working in atmospheric science? Would you like to learn more about weather systems, air quality, and climate?
Don't miss out on our Introduction to Atmospheric Science training course this February!
Apply by 23 January:
ncas.ac.uk/study-with-u...
Are you interested in working in atmospheric science? Would you like to learn more about weather systems, air quality, and climate?
Don't miss out on our Introduction to Atmospheric Science training course this February!
Apply by 23 January:
ncas.ac.uk/study-with-u...
January 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
FINAL REMINDER
Are you interested in working in atmospheric science? Would you like to learn more about weather systems, air quality, and climate?
Don't miss out on our Introduction to Atmospheric Science training course this February!
Apply by 23 January:
ncas.ac.uk/study-with-u...
Are you interested in working in atmospheric science? Would you like to learn more about weather systems, air quality, and climate?
Don't miss out on our Introduction to Atmospheric Science training course this February!
Apply by 23 January:
ncas.ac.uk/study-with-u...
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January 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
My look now that another male member of my household has taken up learning card tricks
January 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM
My look now that another male member of my household has taken up learning card tricks
Another contender
Color is all around you, gentlemen
Color is all around you, gentlemen
January 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Another contender
Color is all around you, gentlemen
Color is all around you, gentlemen
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Repeating to correct an error:
There's no such thing as super #flu. But there is a doozy of a flu season underway right now. Here's what you need to know about subclade K, the #H3N2 variant making so many people sick. (Earlier I said H5N1. This is not that!!!) www.statnews.com/2026/01/06/f...
There's no such thing as super #flu. But there is a doozy of a flu season underway right now. Here's what you need to know about subclade K, the #H3N2 variant making so many people sick. (Earlier I said H5N1. This is not that!!!) www.statnews.com/2026/01/06/f...
Why flu seems to be everywhere — even if ‘super flu’ is not a thing
Welcome to the winter of subclade K.
www.statnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Repeating to correct an error:
There's no such thing as super #flu. But there is a doozy of a flu season underway right now. Here's what you need to know about subclade K, the #H3N2 variant making so many people sick. (Earlier I said H5N1. This is not that!!!) www.statnews.com/2026/01/06/f...
There's no such thing as super #flu. But there is a doozy of a flu season underway right now. Here's what you need to know about subclade K, the #H3N2 variant making so many people sick. (Earlier I said H5N1. This is not that!!!) www.statnews.com/2026/01/06/f...