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Joanek
@joanek.bsky.social
Your pal in Bethesda, MD. They used to pay me to talk about music on radio & TV - now I translate technical topics into messaging your audience can understand and appreciate. PS - explaining complex policy doesn't have to be dry. And voice for hire!
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The Department of Energy hired five academics to raise doubts about climate change. 85+ climate experts (organized by @andrewdessler.com) reviewed their report. Our conclusion, detailed in 450 pages of analysis: it is biased, full of errors, and not fit to inform policy making.
DOEresponseSite
On July 29, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a report from its Climate Working Group (CWG). This report features prominently in the EPA's reconsideration of its 2009 Endangerment Finding...
sites.google.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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623p: Numerous storms in region but nothing severe close to DC at this time. Storm with tornado warning between Luray and Front Royal needs to be watched. Storms moving SW to NE. #cwgalert
May 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The town of Garrett Park, MD hands out several coveted awards for home decorating each year, but neither of us could recall seeing this particular Candy Cane of Hono(u)r before….
January 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Lost dog in the Carderock Springs area of Bethesda, MD! Keep your eyes out for Skippy, missing since 5 p.m. Wednesday. Dec. 19.
December 19, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Are you ready for Thanksgiving??
Johnny Carson & Doc Severinsen Talk Thanksgiving Plans on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show - 1979
YouTube video by Johnny Carson
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:51 PM
A wonderful appreciation of Arthur Frommer in the NYT - don’t miss the memories shared by many happy travelers in the comments….
Arthur Frommer, 95, Dies; His Guidebooks Opened Travel to the Masses
After publishing “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” in 1957, he went on to build an empire of guidebooks, package tours, hotels and other services.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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Here’s a few things you can expect temporarily when there’s an outage:

- “Invalid Handle” everywhere
- Likes don’t seem to work (they’re just being slow)
- Your post isn’t showing up (same, just being slow)
- Random errors or blank screens, the usual app broken stuff
November 14, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Hanging in and hanging on!
November 13, 2024 at 4:07 PM