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@kylereader.bsky.social
Photographer based in Northern California.
Environmentalist who cares about the planet and photographing it as beautifully as I can. 💙
Environmentalist who cares about the planet and photographing it as beautifully as I can. 💙
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⚠️ When “technology will save us” becomes a climate risk!
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
⚠️ When “technology will save us” becomes a climate risk!
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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from “student debt forgiveness is tyranny” to “the president is allowed to point at someone and have them summarily executed on the spot” in 2 years
June 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
from “student debt forgiveness is tyranny” to “the president is allowed to point at someone and have them summarily executed on the spot” in 2 years
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at least he didn't do something truly reckless like try to forgive student loans
June 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
at least he didn't do something truly reckless like try to forgive student loans
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My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles:
June 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles:
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“Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying the action is needed to restore faith in vaccines.” www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...
Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the CDC.
www.statnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying the action is needed to restore faith in vaccines.” www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...
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Out today in Nature, our paper on the drivers of the record 2023 summer heating of the North Atlantic. Temperatures warmed to record levels in just a few months. The impacts on climate & ecosystems were severe. A thread on how this work came about and what we found.👇👇🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
June 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Out today in Nature, our paper on the drivers of the record 2023 summer heating of the North Atlantic. Temperatures warmed to record levels in just a few months. The impacts on climate & ecosystems were severe. A thread on how this work came about and what we found.👇👇🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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There is no bigger story right now than the White House asserting that California residents are in a state "of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."
Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
www.whitehouse.gov
June 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
There is no bigger story right now than the White House asserting that California residents are in a state "of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."
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Must-read @thebulletin.org article by Eric Morgan & Ralph Keeling: The Keeling curve, which has continuously tracked atmospheric CO2 levels for *67* years, has always been vulnerable to funding ebbs and flows—but under Trump II, is facing its most dire threat yet
thebulletin.org/2025/05/how-...
thebulletin.org/2025/05/how-...
How the dismantling of NOAA threatens the Keeling Curve
How the Trump administration's dismantling of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration threatens the Keeling Curve, an iconic measure used in climate change research. As explained by the so...
thebulletin.org
May 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Must-read @thebulletin.org article by Eric Morgan & Ralph Keeling: The Keeling curve, which has continuously tracked atmospheric CO2 levels for *67* years, has always been vulnerable to funding ebbs and flows—but under Trump II, is facing its most dire threat yet
thebulletin.org/2025/05/how-...
thebulletin.org/2025/05/how-...
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THE DENVER NUGGETS ON DAVID GBORIE'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!
May 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
THE DENVER NUGGETS ON DAVID GBORIE'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!
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President Trump's first 100 days unleashed an "all-out assault" on the environment that could take a generation or more to repair.
“It is not an overstatement to say that the Trump administration has launched the worst White House assault in history on the environment and public health."
“It is not an overstatement to say that the Trump administration has launched the worst White House assault in history on the environment and public health."
Trump's first 100 days have unleashed an "all-out assault" on the environment
"It could take a generation or more to repair the damage.”
www.motherjones.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
President Trump's first 100 days unleashed an "all-out assault" on the environment that could take a generation or more to repair.
“It is not an overstatement to say that the Trump administration has launched the worst White House assault in history on the environment and public health."
“It is not an overstatement to say that the Trump administration has launched the worst White House assault in history on the environment and public health."
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Fully on board with dems running for office promising to reinstate fired federal employees and jail this administration’s various criminals, but let’s go ahead and add “we will seize by eminent domain any national parkland sold to developers”
April 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Fully on board with dems running for office promising to reinstate fired federal employees and jail this administration’s various criminals, but let’s go ahead and add “we will seize by eminent domain any national parkland sold to developers”
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The 2026 budget passback plan calls for eliminating NOAA Research, the scientific backbone that keeps weather forecasts, alerts, and warnings accurate and effective. This would have disastrous consequences.
Read the AMS statement, in partnership w/ @nwas.org: bit.ly/4cz2RtC
Read the AMS statement, in partnership w/ @nwas.org: bit.ly/4cz2RtC
Stand Up for NOAA Research – The Time to Act is Now
The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.
bit.ly
April 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The 2026 budget passback plan calls for eliminating NOAA Research, the scientific backbone that keeps weather forecasts, alerts, and warnings accurate and effective. This would have disastrous consequences.
Read the AMS statement, in partnership w/ @nwas.org: bit.ly/4cz2RtC
Read the AMS statement, in partnership w/ @nwas.org: bit.ly/4cz2RtC
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“we will work to stop something that isn’t happening and then take a victory lap because the thing that wasn’t happening still isn’t”
Leavitt: "Later this afternoon, the president will be signing a presidential memorandum aimed at stopping illegal aliens and other ineligible people from obtaining Social Security Act benefits."
April 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“we will work to stop something that isn’t happening and then take a victory lap because the thing that wasn’t happening still isn’t”
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“Woke policies” aka CLIMATE CHANGE.
Trump signs an executive order ending "woke policies that discriminate against secure sources of power, like coal and other fossil fuels"
April 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“Woke policies” aka CLIMATE CHANGE.
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Of all the problems in the US, not producing and burning enough fossil fuels ain't one.
April 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Of all the problems in the US, not producing and burning enough fossil fuels ain't one.
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Gotta bring in a GM who understands Serbian tariff math.
April 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Gotta bring in a GM who understands Serbian tariff math.
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Hands off our healthcare!
Hands off our public education!
Hands off our jobs!
Hands off my 401k!
Hands off my neighbor who has committed no crime!
Hands off those Congressional seats that we are coming for in 2026!
Hands off our public education!
Hands off our jobs!
Hands off my 401k!
Hands off my neighbor who has committed no crime!
Hands off those Congressional seats that we are coming for in 2026!
April 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Hands off our healthcare!
Hands off our public education!
Hands off our jobs!
Hands off my 401k!
Hands off my neighbor who has committed no crime!
Hands off those Congressional seats that we are coming for in 2026!
Hands off our public education!
Hands off our jobs!
Hands off my 401k!
Hands off my neighbor who has committed no crime!
Hands off those Congressional seats that we are coming for in 2026!
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Coca-Cola plastic waste in oceans expected to reach 602m kilograms a year by 2030
We have the solution….
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
We have the solution….
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Coca-Cola plastic waste in oceans expected to reach 602m kilograms a year by 2030
Analysis published by non-profit group Oceana comes amid fears over human health risks posed by the spread of microplastics
www.theguardian.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Coca-Cola plastic waste in oceans expected to reach 602m kilograms a year by 2030
We have the solution….
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
We have the solution….
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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I titled this piece “A Betrayal,” and I stand by it, but there was more at work here than cravenness. There was also strategic haplessness, though the latter surely stems in part from the former. Let me explain. www.offmessage.net/p/a-betrayal
A Betrayal
Senate Democrats didn't just squander an opportunity to rein in Donald Trump and Elon Musk. They confirmed all the stereotypes that have made them toxic to progressives and swing voters alike.
www.offmessage.net
March 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I titled this piece “A Betrayal,” and I stand by it, but there was more at work here than cravenness. There was also strategic haplessness, though the latter surely stems in part from the former. Let me explain. www.offmessage.net/p/a-betrayal
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March 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
March 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
If you have a passion for the outdoors, you are always welcome here
#photography #explore #nature #landscape
#photography #explore #nature #landscape
March 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If you have a passion for the outdoors, you are always welcome here
#photography #explore #nature #landscape
#photography #explore #nature #landscape
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I have so much respect, admiration, and gratitude for the women who fought to obtain the rights that we now have today. Our lives would be very different without their hard work and sacrifice. I’m hopeful we’ll get to a place of true equality, but for now, LET’S GO, GIRLS 📣 ✊🏼
#InternationalWomensDay
#InternationalWomensDay
March 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I have so much respect, admiration, and gratitude for the women who fought to obtain the rights that we now have today. Our lives would be very different without their hard work and sacrifice. I’m hopeful we’ll get to a place of true equality, but for now, LET’S GO, GIRLS 📣 ✊🏼
#InternationalWomensDay
#InternationalWomensDay