EOK
@eokeeffe.bsky.social
Part time researcher, tinkerer and all round science lover
Research ID is
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3167-7359
Research ID is
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3167-7359
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That the administration made this go away should be the end of the administration.
"Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes – on camera – to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash. Pam Bondi knew. Kash Patel knew. Emil Bove knew. And they made the investigation go away. A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.”
Trump border czar Tom Homan reportedly accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents
Alleged handoff occurred before Trump won second presidency, after which administration killed federal corruption case
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
That the administration made this go away should be the end of the administration.
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Stevie Wonder pays tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire's "September" during tonight's "A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live"
September 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Stevie Wonder pays tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire's "September" during tonight's "A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live"
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It looks like I’m drifting out to sea, but this is Lake Winnipeg. It was a beautiful evening to get out on the water for a little bit. I’ve clocked over 150 km in this kayak this season and I’m not done.
September 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It looks like I’m drifting out to sea, but this is Lake Winnipeg. It was a beautiful evening to get out on the water for a little bit. I’ve clocked over 150 km in this kayak this season and I’m not done.
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Orange oak bolete has a mycorrhizal relationship with mainly aspen and oak, under which I found this one.
That is, the fungus connects with tree roots, helping them absorb water and minerals from the soil.
In return, the tree feeds it with sugars produced via photosynthesis in its leaves.
🌞 🌍
That is, the fungus connects with tree roots, helping them absorb water and minerals from the soil.
In return, the tree feeds it with sugars produced via photosynthesis in its leaves.
🌞 🌍
September 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Orange oak bolete has a mycorrhizal relationship with mainly aspen and oak, under which I found this one.
That is, the fungus connects with tree roots, helping them absorb water and minerals from the soil.
In return, the tree feeds it with sugars produced via photosynthesis in its leaves.
🌞 🌍
That is, the fungus connects with tree roots, helping them absorb water and minerals from the soil.
In return, the tree feeds it with sugars produced via photosynthesis in its leaves.
🌞 🌍
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Power is the rock on which truth founders. The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital.
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I have now been a journalist for 40 years. The forces ranged against my profession have never been so powerful | George Monbiot
Once, I believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Now, I know you can’t speak truth to power if power controls your words, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Power is the rock on which truth founders. The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital.
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Mobile phones allowed African countries to leapfrog copper wire connections.
Solar and batteries should allow them to leapfrog fossil fuel electricity.
Solar and batteries should allow them to leapfrog fossil fuel electricity.
African countries are importing solar panels from China at record rates. Energy thinktank Ember says imports rose 60% in the 12 months to June 2025, as Africa’s power needs converge with China’s overproduction and low prices.
Africa soaks up the sun as solar energy surges
Prices of solar panels have fallen 40% to 50% in just 18 months. Solar now costs as little as three US cents per kilowatt hour – cheaper than diesel and lower than many African electricity tariffs.
continent.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Mobile phones allowed African countries to leapfrog copper wire connections.
Solar and batteries should allow them to leapfrog fossil fuel electricity.
Solar and batteries should allow them to leapfrog fossil fuel electricity.
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Well, so much for international faculty at US universities.
BREAKING: President Trump signs a proclamation requiring companies to pay a $100,000 fee to obtain H-1B worker visas.
Trump raises fee for H-1B visas to $100,000
The proclamation comes as the Trump administration intensifies its crackdown on immigration.
nbcnews.to
September 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Well, so much for international faculty at US universities.
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It could have been worse, but things are still confusing. One of my main take aways is that it is still a very good idea for states to pass their own laws to make things crystal clear and protect COVID vaccine access.
This is the best summary I can personally come up with from ACIP’s meeting on COVID19 vaccines:
1. I think the situation is the same as it was *before* the meeting.
2. They voted that prescriptions are not required, but if you live somewhere that currently requires them, they still may be.
1. I think the situation is the same as it was *before* the meeting.
2. They voted that prescriptions are not required, but if you live somewhere that currently requires them, they still may be.
September 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It could have been worse, but things are still confusing. One of my main take aways is that it is still a very good idea for states to pass their own laws to make things crystal clear and protect COVID vaccine access.
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These people just hate anyone that goofs on them because they have zero sense of humor and you will never win with them. They hate us and there is nothing you can say to placate them.
September 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
These people just hate anyone that goofs on them because they have zero sense of humor and you will never win with them. They hate us and there is nothing you can say to placate them.
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I think the upshot of everything that has happened this week — many states implementing orders, and the ACIP leaving it up to individual choice and voting against requiring prescriptions — is that COVID vaccines will be more accessible to everyone than has been the case recently. Good news.
September 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I think the upshot of everything that has happened this week — many states implementing orders, and the ACIP leaving it up to individual choice and voting against requiring prescriptions — is that COVID vaccines will be more accessible to everyone than has been the case recently. Good news.
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Is “Mykonos Blue” a colour?
Cause it should be.
Cause it should be.
September 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Is “Mykonos Blue” a colour?
Cause it should be.
Cause it should be.
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🔊Sound on🔊 for the distant roar of an erupting volcano (while hiking down a neighboring volcano, as the Sun rises over another volcano).
September 20, 2025 at 4:40 AM
🔊Sound on🔊 for the distant roar of an erupting volcano (while hiking down a neighboring volcano, as the Sun rises over another volcano).
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Epiphytic goldenrod in flower on a sally in the woods.
The very rainforest itself blooming.
🌍
The very rainforest itself blooming.
🌍
September 20, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Epiphytic goldenrod in flower on a sally in the woods.
The very rainforest itself blooming.
🌍
The very rainforest itself blooming.
🌍
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Fully expecting an announcement from this regime next week that they're looking into to melting the Statue of Liberty down to sell the copper
September 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Fully expecting an announcement from this regime next week that they're looking into to melting the Statue of Liberty down to sell the copper
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"In the first six months of this year, the world built 64% more new solar energy capacity than it did in the first half of 2024, according to think tank @ember-energy.org." www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... via @danmccarthy.bsky.social 🔌💡
Chart: See how solar is booming globally
The world installed 64% more solar in the first half of this year than it did in the first half of last year. The driving force? China.
www.canarymedia.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
"In the first six months of this year, the world built 64% more new solar energy capacity than it did in the first half of 2024, according to think tank @ember-energy.org." www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... via @danmccarthy.bsky.social 🔌💡
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Kennedy’s cranks on ACIP are no longer recommending COVID-19 vaccines.
We can no longer look to ACIP, a once distinguished, trusted body, for honesty and good science.
What a disgrace. What a humiliating disgrace to the United States. Willful self-immolation.
We can no longer look to ACIP, a once distinguished, trusted body, for honesty and good science.
What a disgrace. What a humiliating disgrace to the United States. Willful self-immolation.
September 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Kennedy’s cranks on ACIP are no longer recommending COVID-19 vaccines.
We can no longer look to ACIP, a once distinguished, trusted body, for honesty and good science.
What a disgrace. What a humiliating disgrace to the United States. Willful self-immolation.
We can no longer look to ACIP, a once distinguished, trusted body, for honesty and good science.
What a disgrace. What a humiliating disgrace to the United States. Willful self-immolation.
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So basically RFK Jr’s antivax ACIP were unable to make any big changes to vaccine access because they were too incompetent. We should all take this as a win I guess…
September 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
So basically RFK Jr’s antivax ACIP were unable to make any big changes to vaccine access because they were too incompetent. We should all take this as a win I guess…
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JUST CURIOUS, what happened after that???
September 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
JUST CURIOUS, what happened after that???
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After just 15 days Mercury, the planet of communication leaves your communication sector today, but with the communication lines in safe hands. #Cancer
September 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
After just 15 days Mercury, the planet of communication leaves your communication sector today, but with the communication lines in safe hands. #Cancer
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Oh look – it is the beginning of what @georgemonbiot.bsky.social calls an onanocracy – including one guy suing another for $15bn
for pointing out he’s a pervert, but all friends in power really.
for pointing out he’s a pervert, but all friends in power really.
September 18, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Oh look – it is the beginning of what @georgemonbiot.bsky.social calls an onanocracy – including one guy suing another for $15bn
for pointing out he’s a pervert, but all friends in power really.
for pointing out he’s a pervert, but all friends in power really.
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The 218th signature needed for the Epstein discharge will come from a representative expected to win their seat on September 23rd. That's next week.
If you were wondering why the temperature is so hot right now.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
If you were wondering why the temperature is so hot right now.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Massie’s Epstein discharge petition inches closer to 218 signatures
Newly sworn-in Rep. James Walkinshaw became the 217th House member to sign the discharge petition Wednesday night.
www.politico.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The 218th signature needed for the Epstein discharge will come from a representative expected to win their seat on September 23rd. That's next week.
If you were wondering why the temperature is so hot right now.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
If you were wondering why the temperature is so hot right now.
www.politico.com/live-updates...