Alan MacEachren
@alangeog.bsky.social
Emeritus Geographer, Cartographer, Visualization Researcher … and beyond the career - active birder
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Have you heard about this?
"As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash."
h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com
"As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash."
h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com
NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear | CNN
Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Have you heard about this?
"As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash."
h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com
"As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash."
h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com
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Government is shut down. Chaos in airports. 42 million going hungry. 24 million face skyrocketing healthcare costs. Economy in turmoil. And the president of the United States is in the Fox broadcast booth calling plays for a football game.
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Government is shut down. Chaos in airports. 42 million going hungry. 24 million face skyrocketing healthcare costs. Economy in turmoil. And the president of the United States is in the Fox broadcast booth calling plays for a football game.
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Because of Republicans' health care cuts, families will be forced to the brink of bankruptcy from one bad medical diagnosis.
That's what this shutdown fight is about.
Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress own this government shutdown.
That's what this shutdown fight is about.
Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress own this government shutdown.
October 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Because of Republicans' health care cuts, families will be forced to the brink of bankruptcy from one bad medical diagnosis.
That's what this shutdown fight is about.
Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress own this government shutdown.
That's what this shutdown fight is about.
Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress own this government shutdown.
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Under Donald Trump, 688 prescription drugs have gotten MORE EXPENSIVE.
And last night, he shut down the government to avoid lowering Americans’ health care costs.
Donald Trump is making your life more expensive.
And last night, he shut down the government to avoid lowering Americans’ health care costs.
Donald Trump is making your life more expensive.
October 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Under Donald Trump, 688 prescription drugs have gotten MORE EXPENSIVE.
And last night, he shut down the government to avoid lowering Americans’ health care costs.
Donald Trump is making your life more expensive.
And last night, he shut down the government to avoid lowering Americans’ health care costs.
Donald Trump is making your life more expensive.
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Sarah Simeonoff at CU Boulder provided a wonderful review of this book for the AAG Review of Books journal. Available online now, and publishing in the next issue (insider tip: the editor selected it for open access)
One of our new and exciting titles out this May is "Ice Geographies" by Jen Rose Smith @sprucehen.bsky.social . #EnvironmentalStudies #Geography
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August 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Sarah Simeonoff at CU Boulder provided a wonderful review of this book for the AAG Review of Books journal. Available online now, and publishing in the next issue (insider tip: the editor selected it for open access)
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Israel is using Microsoft Azure to store recordings of every phone call made by Palestinians in the occupied territories, then using AI to analyze the contents and select targets. Microsoft is (dubiously) claiming ignorance.
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Israel is using Microsoft Azure to store recordings of every phone call made by Palestinians in the occupied territories, then using AI to analyze the contents and select targets. Microsoft is (dubiously) claiming ignorance.
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This is exactly right. Vaccination is a national security issue and with every anti-vaccine step RFK Jr. takes, the United States is rendered more vulnerable to bioterrorism.
If I were a US adversary right now, I would see the US rapidly disarming itself. One bad variant would devastate the US because we will soon have no infrastructure to respond. We can be sure this is an invitation to both state and non-state actors to exploit this.
August 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This is exactly right. Vaccination is a national security issue and with every anti-vaccine step RFK Jr. takes, the United States is rendered more vulnerable to bioterrorism.
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On his decision to end $500M worth of research on mRNA vaccines, RFK Jr. said:
“The the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu”.
These vaccines saved 3.2M lives in the U.S.
He is running a disinformation op against Americans.
“The the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu”.
These vaccines saved 3.2M lives in the U.S.
He is running a disinformation op against Americans.
August 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
On his decision to end $500M worth of research on mRNA vaccines, RFK Jr. said:
“The the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu”.
These vaccines saved 3.2M lives in the U.S.
He is running a disinformation op against Americans.
“The the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu”.
These vaccines saved 3.2M lives in the U.S.
He is running a disinformation op against Americans.
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pro soccer player Jerce Reyes Barrios followed all the rules when he came to the US. His lawyer told took his asylum case bc it seemed like a "slam dunk. Then US officials sent him to CECOT, where he was told he'd spend the rest of his life
w/@mattshuham.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/pro-so...
w/@mattshuham.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/pro-so...
Pro Soccer Player Who Spent 125 Days At CECOT Gives Chilling Account Of His Time There
“Both the physical and mental abuse doled out by the officers made me think sometimes that I would never leave that place,” Jerce Reyes Barrios said.
www.huffpost.com
August 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
pro soccer player Jerce Reyes Barrios followed all the rules when he came to the US. His lawyer told took his asylum case bc it seemed like a "slam dunk. Then US officials sent him to CECOT, where he was told he'd spend the rest of his life
w/@mattshuham.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/pro-so...
w/@mattshuham.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/pro-so...
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Netanyahu's government has created an epic disaster in Gaza. 6,000 food trucks are lined up at the border, children are starving, and still Netanyahu blocks help.
History will remember this moment.
History will remember this moment.
July 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Netanyahu's government has created an epic disaster in Gaza. 6,000 food trucks are lined up at the border, children are starving, and still Netanyahu blocks help.
History will remember this moment.
History will remember this moment.
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New: I spoke with Bill Siemering, who co-founded NPR a half-century ago, on what might be lost if public radio gets defunded
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/b...
A Founding Father of NPR Worries About Its Fate
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
New: I spoke with Bill Siemering, who co-founded NPR a half-century ago, on what might be lost if public radio gets defunded
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/b...
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At the very beginning of their professional lives, some young people have had their summer internships derailed by the Department of Government Efficiency.
Collateral Damage in Federal Work Force Cuts: Summer Interns
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
At the very beginning of their professional lives, some young people have had their summer internships derailed by the Department of Government Efficiency.
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Ahem. @aoc.bsky.social was an Intel Science Fair National Prize Winner. She studied the influence of antioxidants on aging in C. Elegans.
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July 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Ahem. @aoc.bsky.social was an Intel Science Fair National Prize Winner. She studied the influence of antioxidants on aging in C. Elegans.
qz.com/1481551/alex...
qz.com/1481551/alex...
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With costs already out of control, the Trump Administration is choosing to restart interest charges for 8 MILLION student loan borrowers.
I'm pushing Secretary McMahon to stop throwing working people under the bus and reverse course immediately.
I'm pushing Secretary McMahon to stop throwing working people under the bus and reverse course immediately.
Warren slams Trump policy restarting interest on millions of student-loan borrowers
Borrowers enrolled in the SAVE repayment plan are set to see their balances start growing again in August
www.marketwatch.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
With costs already out of control, the Trump Administration is choosing to restart interest charges for 8 MILLION student loan borrowers.
I'm pushing Secretary McMahon to stop throwing working people under the bus and reverse course immediately.
I'm pushing Secretary McMahon to stop throwing working people under the bus and reverse course immediately.
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Democrats worked to remove medical debt from credit reports — because getting cancer or going to the ER doesn’t make you financially irresponsible.
A Trump judge just threw out our rule, hurting millions who have debt just from getting sick. apnews.com/article/cfpb...
A Trump judge just threw out our rule, hurting millions who have debt just from getting sick. apnews.com/article/cfpb...
Federal judge reverses rule that would have removed medical debt from credit reports
A federal judge in Texas removed a Biden-era finalized ruled by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have removed medical debt from credit reports.U.S.
apnews.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Democrats worked to remove medical debt from credit reports — because getting cancer or going to the ER doesn’t make you financially irresponsible.
A Trump judge just threw out our rule, hurting millions who have debt just from getting sick. apnews.com/article/cfpb...
A Trump judge just threw out our rule, hurting millions who have debt just from getting sick. apnews.com/article/cfpb...
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In one fell-swoop, TACO turned DOJ into his personal law firm.
It’s job now is to defend him personally, and go after his enemies.
How on earth can ANYONE be shocked that DOJ is coving for him in the Epstein thing?
That is precisely why he picked a spineless sycophant to be AG!
It’s job now is to defend him personally, and go after his enemies.
How on earth can ANYONE be shocked that DOJ is coving for him in the Epstein thing?
That is precisely why he picked a spineless sycophant to be AG!
July 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
In one fell-swoop, TACO turned DOJ into his personal law firm.
It’s job now is to defend him personally, and go after his enemies.
How on earth can ANYONE be shocked that DOJ is coving for him in the Epstein thing?
That is precisely why he picked a spineless sycophant to be AG!
It’s job now is to defend him personally, and go after his enemies.
How on earth can ANYONE be shocked that DOJ is coving for him in the Epstein thing?
That is precisely why he picked a spineless sycophant to be AG!
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One thing that's misunderstood is that voter lists are known, so it is easy to investigate claims of non-citizen voting. Laramie County in Wyoming just did that, and found 0 cases of non-citizen voting and 2 cases of people with felonies voting, out of 35,000.
www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_n...
www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_n...
Investigation reveals two cases of voter fraud in Laramie County
CHEYENNE — Out of 24 individuals flagged by the Laramie County Clerk’s Office for potential voting violations, two were found to have voted illegally last year, according to the Laramie
www.wyomingnews.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:13 AM
One thing that's misunderstood is that voter lists are known, so it is easy to investigate claims of non-citizen voting. Laramie County in Wyoming just did that, and found 0 cases of non-citizen voting and 2 cases of people with felonies voting, out of 35,000.
www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_n...
www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_n...
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Carlos Santana passes Earl Averill for sole possession of fifth in franchise history in HR with a two-run laser beam to left-center.
109.3 mph. 4-2 Guardians.
109.3 mph. 4-2 Guardians.
July 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Carlos Santana passes Earl Averill for sole possession of fifth in franchise history in HR with a two-run laser beam to left-center.
109.3 mph. 4-2 Guardians.
109.3 mph. 4-2 Guardians.
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Yesterday, July 8th, House Democrats held a science fair of canceled grants in D.C., to call attention to research projects that the Trump administration has defunded. Hear from AAG Member & professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Julie Cidell, on her defunded research with the EPA.
July 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Yesterday, July 8th, House Democrats held a science fair of canceled grants in D.C., to call attention to research projects that the Trump administration has defunded. Hear from AAG Member & professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Julie Cidell, on her defunded research with the EPA.
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I’m the tall woman gesticulating expansively at her tall poster about her team’s no-longer-funded-by-the-EPA research on freight vehicle electrification, air quality, and human health.
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I’m the tall woman gesticulating expansively at her tall poster about her team’s no-longer-funded-by-the-EPA research on freight vehicle electrification, air quality, and human health.
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RFK Jr.’s war on vaccines is hurting America's kids.
U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread
Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
RFK Jr.’s war on vaccines is hurting America's kids.
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Donald Trump just signed a bill into law that'll kick 17 million people off their health care and make it harder for families to put food on the table.
Republicans sold you out so billionaires can get even richer.
We won't let them forget.
Republicans sold you out so billionaires can get even richer.
We won't let them forget.
July 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Donald Trump just signed a bill into law that'll kick 17 million people off their health care and make it harder for families to put food on the table.
Republicans sold you out so billionaires can get even richer.
We won't let them forget.
Republicans sold you out so billionaires can get even richer.
We won't let them forget.
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Update: The Environmental Protection Agency placed 139 employees on administrative leave today and launched an investigation into their signing of an open letter criticizing agency leadership.
See our initial reporting. ⬇️
See our initial reporting. ⬇️
Hundreds of employees at the EPA released a “Declaration of Dissent” today, accusing EPA officials of politicizing the agency and undermining its core mission to “protect human health and the environment.” scim.ag/4lB937S
EPA employees accuse Trump officials of undermining the agency’s mission
“Declaration of Dissent” denounces partisan messaging, rollback of environmental regulations, and dismantling of science office, among other concerns
scim.ag
July 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Update: The Environmental Protection Agency placed 139 employees on administrative leave today and launched an investigation into their signing of an open letter criticizing agency leadership.
See our initial reporting. ⬇️
See our initial reporting. ⬇️
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RFK Jr. says “working scientists” aren’t part of his staff cuts. That’s a lie. Scientists are quietly being forced out of CDC and NIH through Title 42 contract lapses - with no public announcement and no plan to replace them. 🧵
RFK Jr. says “working scientists” aren’t part of his staff cuts. That’s a lie. Scientists are quietly being forced out of CDC and NIH through Title 42 contract lapses - with no public announcement and no plan to replace them. 🧵
Skilled scientists at these government agencies are quietly being let go, union reps say
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged that scientists are not part of his workforce reduction efforts. But many scientists recruited for their expertise at the nation’s...
www.pbs.org
July 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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RFK Jr. says “working scientists” aren’t part of his staff cuts. That’s a lie. Scientists are quietly being forced out of CDC and NIH through Title 42 contract lapses - with no public announcement and no plan to replace them. 🧵
RFK Jr. says “working scientists” aren’t part of his staff cuts. That’s a lie. Scientists are quietly being forced out of CDC and NIH through Title 42 contract lapses - with no public announcement and no plan to replace them. 🧵
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.