Willard
@climateball.bsky.social
it's all gavagaï to me
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Willard
@climateball.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Reply Guy Waiting for Main Character
Acrylic on canvas
Partial gift of Snottie Drippen to the Tate Museum in memory of Twitter, 2024.
Acrylic on canvas
Partial gift of Snottie Drippen to the Tate Museum in memory of Twitter, 2024.
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Get a load of this:
'They are seeking another meeting next month with state and Treasury officials to ask for a $500bn credit facility to help bankroll the province if an independence referendum'
'They are seeking another meeting next month with state and Treasury officials to ask for a $500bn credit facility to help bankroll the province if an independence referendum'
Trump officials met group pushing Alberta independence from Canada
Separatists from oil-rich province try to capitalise on friction between White House and Mark Carney
www.ft.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Get a load of this:
'They are seeking another meeting next month with state and Treasury officials to ask for a $500bn credit facility to help bankroll the province if an independence referendum'
'They are seeking another meeting next month with state and Treasury officials to ask for a $500bn credit facility to help bankroll the province if an independence referendum'
At first life becomes crab, then Timothée Chalamet.
January 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM
At first life becomes crab, then Timothée Chalamet.
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"The one who possessed silver,
The one who has possessed lapis,
The one who has possessed oxen,
The one who has possessed sheep --
At the gate of the one who has possessed barley,
Will spend the day there."
- Sumerian proverb
Translation in 2026: you can't eat money.
cdli.earth/artifacts/34...
The one who has possessed lapis,
The one who has possessed oxen,
The one who has possessed sheep --
At the gate of the one who has possessed barley,
Will spend the day there."
- Sumerian proverb
Translation in 2026: you can't eat money.
cdli.earth/artifacts/34...
January 16, 2026 at 2:24 PM
"The one who possessed silver,
The one who has possessed lapis,
The one who has possessed oxen,
The one who has possessed sheep --
At the gate of the one who has possessed barley,
Will spend the day there."
- Sumerian proverb
Translation in 2026: you can't eat money.
cdli.earth/artifacts/34...
The one who has possessed lapis,
The one who has possessed oxen,
The one who has possessed sheep --
At the gate of the one who has possessed barley,
Will spend the day there."
- Sumerian proverb
Translation in 2026: you can't eat money.
cdli.earth/artifacts/34...
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“Do not be afraid,” said Frog. “I will be with you on the sled. It will be a fine, fast ride. Toad, you sit in front. I will sit right behind you.”
January 28, 2026 at 8:37 PM
“Do not be afraid,” said Frog. “I will be with you on the sled. It will be a fine, fast ride. Toad, you sit in front. I will sit right behind you.”
it takes a minute to draw a superhero
How to Draw Sabretooth from X-Men.
Back in the studio. Here’s Wolverine’s arch nemesis, Sabretooth.
You can see the full drawing video in real time with commentary on my YouTube channel.
www.youtube.com/@frankchoartist
Enjoy, everyone.
Back in the studio. Here’s Wolverine’s arch nemesis, Sabretooth.
You can see the full drawing video in real time with commentary on my YouTube channel.
www.youtube.com/@frankchoartist
Enjoy, everyone.
January 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
it takes a minute to draw a superhero
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same picture
January 28, 2026 at 8:37 PM
same picture
*sees wilbur, reshares wilbur*
January 28, 2026 at 8:42 PM
*sees wilbur, reshares wilbur*
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This article made me realize that Bluesky is a retirement home for the Weather Twitter of yesteryear.
It was like this a decade ago. The only thing that changed was the names.
It was like this a decade ago. The only thing that changed was the names.
Yes, weather influencers exist, and their accounts have become increasingly popular. But are these meteorology hype-men providing accurate information or just entertainment? newyorkermag.visitlink.me/6q3WXr
The Forecast Wars on Weather Twitter
Traditional meteorologists speak in potentialities and probabilities. A new type of social-media influencer takes a different approach, exaggerating possibilities and fomenting hype in the lead-up to a big storm.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
January 28, 2026 at 5:23 PM
This article made me realize that Bluesky is a retirement home for the Weather Twitter of yesteryear.
It was like this a decade ago. The only thing that changed was the names.
It was like this a decade ago. The only thing that changed was the names.
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A drawing made with abandoned pens and pencils, found on the shelves of libraries in and around Manchester.
January 28, 2026 at 5:32 PM
A drawing made with abandoned pens and pencils, found on the shelves of libraries in and around Manchester.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Girl swept away by flood at McGill
YouTube video by Spampeplowski
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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An eye-opening aspect of working closely with international colleagues on things like IPCC reports is that you can compare being hit by contrasting weather extremes in real time
- heatwaves & fires in Australia
- storms & floods in UK
www.reuters.com/business/env...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...
- heatwaves & fires in Australia
- storms & floods in UK
www.reuters.com/business/env...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...
Australian heatwave fans bushfires, towns evacuated, Melbourne endures hottest day in 17 years
A major heatwave across Australia's southeast stoked bushfires, forced hundreds of residents in rural towns to evacuate and brought record-breaking temperatures, with Melbourne recording its hottest d...
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:13 AM
An eye-opening aspect of working closely with international colleagues on things like IPCC reports is that you can compare being hit by contrasting weather extremes in real time
- heatwaves & fires in Australia
- storms & floods in UK
www.reuters.com/business/env...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...
- heatwaves & fires in Australia
- storms & floods in UK
www.reuters.com/business/env...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...
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Fun fact: at one point in the 1800s, ice was America’s second largest export, after cotton
www.rmpbs.org/blogs/scienc...
www.rmpbs.org/blogs/scienc...
How ice harvesting thrived — and then disappeared — in southern Colorado | Rocky Mountain PBS
For decades, laborers cut cakes of ice from frozen lakes to store for pre-appliance refrigeration.
www.rmpbs.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Fun fact: at one point in the 1800s, ice was America’s second largest export, after cotton
www.rmpbs.org/blogs/scienc...
www.rmpbs.org/blogs/scienc...
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Damage is estimated at $1.2 billion, joining the U.S. ice storm/arctic onslaught over the past week as the first billion-dollar disasters of 2026. There were 55 billion-dollar weather disasters globally last year.
‘Situation is dire’ for Sicily town teetering on cliff edge after landslide
1,500 people evacuated from Niscemi after battering by Cyclone Harry triggers 4km-long chasm in hillside
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Damage is estimated at $1.2 billion, joining the U.S. ice storm/arctic onslaught over the past week as the first billion-dollar disasters of 2026. There were 55 billion-dollar weather disasters globally last year.
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Bing has blocked neocities and all user subdomains from its search index.
We’ve spent months trying to resolve this through official channels and gotten nowhere.
Until this gets resolved, we are recommending that people do not use Bing.
Blog post with details: blog.neocities.org/blog/2026/01...
We’ve spent months trying to resolve this through official channels and gotten nowhere.
Until this gets resolved, we are recommending that people do not use Bing.
Blog post with details: blog.neocities.org/blog/2026/01...
Neocities Is Blocked by Bing
Over the past few months, the Bing search engine has completely blocked the domain neocities.org, including the front site and all user subdomains (example.n...
blog.neocities.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Bing has blocked neocities and all user subdomains from its search index.
We’ve spent months trying to resolve this through official channels and gotten nowhere.
Until this gets resolved, we are recommending that people do not use Bing.
Blog post with details: blog.neocities.org/blog/2026/01...
We’ve spent months trying to resolve this through official channels and gotten nowhere.
Until this gets resolved, we are recommending that people do not use Bing.
Blog post with details: blog.neocities.org/blog/2026/01...
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*stares in food and land use systems making up one-third of global GHG emissions*
"We argue that the main focus of climate action in 2026 and beyond should be on accelerating the clean-energy revolution. And the rate at which clean energy displaces fossil fuels in the global economy should become the key measure of climate progress."
I have mixed feelings about this.
I have mixed feelings about this.
As we breach 1.5 °C, we must replace temperature limits with clean-energy targets
Actionable goals are needed to guide the world towards what needs to happen most quickly: shifting economies to clean energy sources.
www.nature.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:41 AM
*stares in food and land use systems making up one-third of global GHG emissions*
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Pretty annoying when fortune cookies give you advice rather than a fortune. I don’t need a cookie to tell me to broaden my horizons.
January 27, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Pretty annoying when fortune cookies give you advice rather than a fortune. I don’t need a cookie to tell me to broaden my horizons.
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A who’s who of “who?”
January 27, 2026 at 4:53 PM
A who’s who of “who?”
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Always the minimalist.
January 27, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Always the minimalist.
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
the four authors have well-known Climateball players
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About this paper: as I show in The Language of Climate Politics—and as @noahqkaufman.bsky.social explained broadly in The Atlantic a few weeks ago—there is NO EVIDENCE that economic growth will continue at past rates (or even at all) if the planet heats up to unprecedented temperatures.
So...
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So...
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January 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
the four authors have well-known Climateball players
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How many Lowe's could Rob Lowe rob if Rob Lowe could rob Lowe's
January 27, 2026 at 2:53 PM
How many Lowe's could Rob Lowe rob if Rob Lowe could rob Lowe's