Kevin Larson Mohr, MPhil (cantab)
@kklm.bsky.social
Formerly: Cambridge, OMA, BIG; currently: University of Miami; I study climate adaptation and resilience with a focus on flood risk management; failed architect
youtube saw @techconnectify.bsky.social video about the algorithm and decided they had to fix their app so it’s impossible to escape
July 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
youtube saw @techconnectify.bsky.social video about the algorithm and decided they had to fix their app so it’s impossible to escape
this is the future of cars i want. bring back modernism
May 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
this is the future of cars i want. bring back modernism
@techconnectify.bsky.social instantly thought of technology connections
May 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
@techconnectify.bsky.social instantly thought of technology connections
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If we can't stop people from outsourcing their brains to AI the AI should at least subliminally nudge users toward prosocial behavior. "Here's your essay on Nietzsche...who always returned his shopping carts btw." If everyone's going to be stupid at least they should also be nice
May 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If we can't stop people from outsourcing their brains to AI the AI should at least subliminally nudge users toward prosocial behavior. "Here's your essay on Nietzsche...who always returned his shopping carts btw." If everyone's going to be stupid at least they should also be nice
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NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
April 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
firing, temporarily rehiring, firing, etc does not seem like a particularly efficient way to manage a workforce
Thousands of Agriculture Department employees who were fired last month must be reinstated in their old positions for at least 45 days, a board that handles federal worker disputes ordered on Wednesday.
Trump Administration Told to Reinstate Nearly 6,000 USDA Workers
The fired employees were on probationary status, swept up in the administration’s push to rapidly reduce the size of the federal work force in part by targeting those types of workers.
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:31 AM
firing, temporarily rehiring, firing, etc does not seem like a particularly efficient way to manage a workforce
kneecapping a country that was actively joining the west in the name of american values is such a tragic thing to watch happen
Breaking News: The U.S. has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine to pressure its government to cooperate with President Trump, the CIA director said.
C.I.A. Director Says U.S. Has Paused Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine
Trump administration officials say the halt in assistance is a warning to the Ukrainians of the consequences of not cooperating with the president.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
kneecapping a country that was actively joining the west in the name of american values is such a tragic thing to watch happen
i was very close to getting one when Hertz was offloading a lot of theirs and am so glad i didn’t. got a used lead and love using it to haul my e-bike around.
March 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
i was very close to getting one when Hertz was offloading a lot of theirs and am so glad i didn’t. got a used lead and love using it to haul my e-bike around.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
The first two weeks into President Trump's second tour in the White House "have seen so many lines crossed in the pursuit of his agenda that anyone who believes in the Constitution and honest governance should be worried," the editorial board writes.
The first two weeks into President Trump's second tour in the White House "have seen so many lines crossed in the pursuit of his agenda that anyone who believes in the Constitution and honest governance should be worried," the editorial board writes.
Opinion | Trump’s Test of the Constitution
Two weeks in, the president is quickly moving to eliminate tools of accountability.
nyti.ms
February 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
The first two weeks into President Trump's second tour in the White House "have seen so many lines crossed in the pursuit of his agenda that anyone who believes in the Constitution and honest governance should be worried," the editorial board writes.
The first two weeks into President Trump's second tour in the White House "have seen so many lines crossed in the pursuit of his agenda that anyone who believes in the Constitution and honest governance should be worried," the editorial board writes.
the government targeting individual researchers is horrific and a reminder the state’s relationship with academia is always in flux. we must uphold values of the independence of science, research and rigorous debate where all view points are welcome.
February 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
the government targeting individual researchers is horrific and a reminder the state’s relationship with academia is always in flux. we must uphold values of the independence of science, research and rigorous debate where all view points are welcome.
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25 Lead Authors. 7 Review Authors. 57 Pages. 31 Figures. But the 14-word TITLE of the World Weather Attribution study is all you need to know:
January 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
25 Lead Authors. 7 Review Authors. 57 Pages. 31 Figures. But the 14-word TITLE of the World Weather Attribution study is all you need to know:
frightening times, it’s really hard to even begin processing the breadth of policy and ideological shifts happening in our government and its wild seeing our institutions being tested to their limits. i really can’t even begin to wrap my mind around it.
January 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
frightening times, it’s really hard to even begin processing the breadth of policy and ideological shifts happening in our government and its wild seeing our institutions being tested to their limits. i really can’t even begin to wrap my mind around it.
fascinating set of values
Pamela Hemphill, who served 60 days in prison for her role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, said she did not want a pardon. “Absolutely not,” Hemphill said. “It’s an insult to the Capitol Police.” nyti.ms/4hmt67M
January 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
fascinating set of values
if Biden had kept his promise of being a transition president, the democrats could have spent his entire presidency publicly engaging and driving the party forward instead of just sticking with the same tired rhetoric.
January 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
if Biden had kept his promise of being a transition president, the democrats could have spent his entire presidency publicly engaging and driving the party forward instead of just sticking with the same tired rhetoric.
we can do things!
There was less gridlock and fewer drivers traveling into the core of Manhattan, new data from the first week of New York City’s new congestion pricing program showed.
Less Traffic, Faster Buses: Congestion Pricing’s First Week
Early data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suggests that traffic has dropped around Manhattan’s core.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
we can do things!
sorry to be a little spicy but if you’re just coming to the realisation zuckerberg is not on your side it’s your own fault. he’s the guy who styled himself after caesar and owns a doomsday bunker in hawai’i and raising “perfect” cattle to make perfect steaks.
January 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
sorry to be a little spicy but if you’re just coming to the realisation zuckerberg is not on your side it’s your own fault. he’s the guy who styled himself after caesar and owns a doomsday bunker in hawai’i and raising “perfect” cattle to make perfect steaks.
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💯 If you are interested in #FloodRisks and #hydrology, here's an updated starter pack of people passionate about #Floods - from science, management and engineering fields!
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Let me know if you want to be added.
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Let me know if you want to be added.
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Here’s some unsolicited advice— keep making starter packs. Absolutely share old ones too, but make your own. You don’t need to come up with a new or original concept. Just do your own take. There’s new people here every day looking for folks to follow. It’s about growing the communities of interest.
December 17, 2024 at 9:10 AM
💯 If you are interested in #FloodRisks and #hydrology, here's an updated starter pack of people passionate about #Floods - from science, management and engineering fields!
👉 go.bsky.app/JYooysA
Let me know if you want to be added.
🧪⚒️🌊
👉 go.bsky.app/JYooysA
Let me know if you want to be added.
🧪⚒️🌊
if you’re not doing tons of crime during trump administration (and he likes you) you’re missing out
President-elect Trump was asked whether he would consider pardoning Mayor Eric Adams of New York if he was convicted on federal corruption charges. Trump replied yes, saying that Adams had been treated “pretty unfairly” by federal prosecutors.
Trump Says He Would Consider Pardoning Eric Adams
The comment by President-elect Donald J. Trump reflects an unusual relationship that has been encouraged by Mayor Eric Adams of New York as his federal corruption trial nears.
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM
if you’re not doing tons of crime during trump administration (and he likes you) you’re missing out
@techconnectify.bsky.social i was offended to learn that there’s no technology connections video on water coolers 😭
December 16, 2024 at 3:29 PM
@techconnectify.bsky.social i was offended to learn that there’s no technology connections video on water coolers 😭
how is it possible to be in the pocket of turbotax? what do they provide these lawmakers?
new republican day one priority: making it harder and more expensive to file your taxes
December 12, 2024 at 12:43 PM
how is it possible to be in the pocket of turbotax? what do they provide these lawmakers?
the question i have that i didn’t see in the report is the breakdown by state seeing as we know the only thing that matters is the opinion of a few hundred thousand people in the swing states and that’s what seems to drives electoral political messaging unfortunately
"Though many politicians believe that halting existing or new fossil fuel production is politically unpopular, there is surprisingly limited data to back this claim...we conducted a nationally representative survey."
guess what @cplusc.bsky.social found?
climateandcommunity.org/research/vot...
guess what @cplusc.bsky.social found?
climateandcommunity.org/research/vot...
Voters Support Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Extraction - Climate & Community Institute
Preventing catastrophic climate change impacts requires ending the extraction of fossil fuels, but the United States is on track to do the opposite. The US is …
climateandcommunity.org
December 12, 2024 at 12:42 PM
the question i have that i didn’t see in the report is the breakdown by state seeing as we know the only thing that matters is the opinion of a few hundred thousand people in the swing states and that’s what seems to drives electoral political messaging unfortunately
i love that quantum computers don’t even look recognisably like other computers. they look alien and entirely new to humanity
December 12, 2024 at 12:36 PM
i love that quantum computers don’t even look recognisably like other computers. they look alien and entirely new to humanity
i’ve never thought to explore why people are drinking raw milk? is there a reason?
December 10, 2024 at 11:19 PM
i’ve never thought to explore why people are drinking raw milk? is there a reason?
the elephants out on miami beach are pretty cool sculptures, but the art is the way humanity dominates the art
December 8, 2024 at 6:17 AM
the elephants out on miami beach are pretty cool sculptures, but the art is the way humanity dominates the art
it’s kind of insanity to me that uber drivers don’t need to have any kind of commercial driver license or pass a test or something
December 4, 2024 at 1:51 AM
it’s kind of insanity to me that uber drivers don’t need to have any kind of commercial driver license or pass a test or something