Laura Routh
@laurarouth.bsky.social
On break from writing about climate change at https://www.thestatesclimateproject.com/ and elsewhere, too. Born 316.91 ppm. Caregiver to a loved one. Following posts on climate, economics, and mental health.
My 22 yo took this tonight. You can’t tell from the photo, but it has a double halo. Beautiful evening!
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
My 22 yo took this tonight. You can’t tell from the photo, but it has a double halo. Beautiful evening!
One of his many thrones
Cat pics because the news is brutal
Cat pics because the news is brutal
October 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
One of his many thrones
Cat pics because the news is brutal
Cat pics because the news is brutal
“Enough already! I’m so done with the cruelty and tariffs and authoritarian shenanigans.”
So am I, Cloud. So am I.
So am I, Cloud. So am I.
April 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“Enough already! I’m so done with the cruelty and tariffs and authoritarian shenanigans.”
So am I, Cloud. So am I.
So am I, Cloud. So am I.
He’s pretty upset by it all.
February 13, 2025 at 5:04 AM
He’s pretty upset by it all.
Because I care about my family’s health and safety, I tested it. And I’ll have you know it’s fit to eat!
December 25, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Because I care about my family’s health and safety, I tested it. And I’ll have you know it’s fit to eat!
“The rivers that run in the valleys below often start at the highest hills within the Lassen National Forest. What happens on the ridges has a direct impact on the streams below.”
Quote is from the Watch Duty app, regarding the Park Fire
Quote is from the Watch Duty app, regarding the Park Fire
August 3, 2024 at 2:39 AM
“The rivers that run in the valleys below often start at the highest hills within the Lassen National Forest. What happens on the ridges has a direct impact on the streams below.”
Quote is from the Watch Duty app, regarding the Park Fire
Quote is from the Watch Duty app, regarding the Park Fire
My other current readings…
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1) Two years ago, a doctor at a local psychiatric hospital diagnosed my son with schizoaffective disorder/bipolar type 1. He’s now 20 and has been hospitalized three times in 2024. I’ve alluded to the situation before but now have his permission to be open about it.
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1) Two years ago, a doctor at a local psychiatric hospital diagnosed my son with schizoaffective disorder/bipolar type 1. He’s now 20 and has been hospitalized three times in 2024. I’ve alluded to the situation before but now have his permission to be open about it.
March 29, 2024 at 5:44 AM
My other current readings…
🧵
1) Two years ago, a doctor at a local psychiatric hospital diagnosed my son with schizoaffective disorder/bipolar type 1. He’s now 20 and has been hospitalized three times in 2024. I’ve alluded to the situation before but now have his permission to be open about it.
🧵
1) Two years ago, a doctor at a local psychiatric hospital diagnosed my son with schizoaffective disorder/bipolar type 1. He’s now 20 and has been hospitalized three times in 2024. I’ve alluded to the situation before but now have his permission to be open about it.
It has arrived. Congratulations, @abrahm.bsky.social ! Anticipation…
March 29, 2024 at 5:09 AM
It has arrived. Congratulations, @abrahm.bsky.social ! Anticipation…
It’s that time of year when the turkeys cause chaos while crossing the streets of Davis, CA. Photo courtesy of my neighbor
February 27, 2024 at 9:31 PM
It’s that time of year when the turkeys cause chaos while crossing the streets of Davis, CA. Photo courtesy of my neighbor
👓📘🌊Reading now, from the introduction to California Against the Sea by @rosannaxia.bsky.social
January 6, 2024 at 4:11 AM
👓📘🌊Reading now, from the introduction to California Against the Sea by @rosannaxia.bsky.social
He sure knows how to pick the best parking spots, right? It’s cold and damp in the Sacramento Valley today, but he is warm and toasty.
January 3, 2024 at 12:15 AM
He sure knows how to pick the best parking spots, right? It’s cold and damp in the Sacramento Valley today, but he is warm and toasty.
Almost perfectly camouflaged, a gray beast hides under a white blanket. Can you find him?
December 27, 2023 at 1:04 AM
Almost perfectly camouflaged, a gray beast hides under a white blanket. Can you find him?
Leftwing vermin
I mean, just look at his protruding teeth.
I mean, just look at his protruding teeth.
November 20, 2023 at 8:48 PM
Leftwing vermin
I mean, just look at his protruding teeth.
I mean, just look at his protruding teeth.
Starting in the 1920s, the trade organization (NELA) representing private utility companies began undermining public electric utilities and co-ops: from The Big Myth, by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway
October 22, 2023 at 5:20 AM
Starting in the 1920s, the trade organization (NELA) representing private utility companies began undermining public electric utilities and co-ops: from The Big Myth, by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway
A signed copy from an event I attended this evening at my local independent bookstore, the Avid Reader Bookstore…
It was such an honor to hear Christina Gerhardt talk about her new book ⬇️. I can’t wait to read it!
It was such an honor to hear Christina Gerhardt talk about her new book ⬇️. I can’t wait to read it!
October 22, 2023 at 3:36 AM
A signed copy from an event I attended this evening at my local independent bookstore, the Avid Reader Bookstore…
It was such an honor to hear Christina Gerhardt talk about her new book ⬇️. I can’t wait to read it!
It was such an honor to hear Christina Gerhardt talk about her new book ⬇️. I can’t wait to read it!
I’m don’t usually share anything on social media besides climate (and sometimes economics) posts, but I snapped this photo of my 32 YO’s cat today and can’t resist posting it. Allowing an adult child to move back home has its benefits! Not to forget the purple potatoes he’s growing on my patio…🥔🍠🪴
September 25, 2023 at 2:54 AM
I’m don’t usually share anything on social media besides climate (and sometimes economics) posts, but I snapped this photo of my 32 YO’s cat today and can’t resist posting it. Allowing an adult child to move back home has its benefits! Not to forget the purple potatoes he’s growing on my patio…🥔🍠🪴
What I’m reading:
“According to one estimate, in 1900 hundred one in every thousand American workers was killed on the job, the equivalent now of 1.5 million people every year.”
“According to one estimate, in 1900 hundred one in every thousand American workers was killed on the job, the equivalent now of 1.5 million people every year.”
September 19, 2023 at 1:23 AM
What I’m reading:
“According to one estimate, in 1900 hundred one in every thousand American workers was killed on the job, the equivalent now of 1.5 million people every year.”
“According to one estimate, in 1900 hundred one in every thousand American workers was killed on the job, the equivalent now of 1.5 million people every year.”
H/T @kateraworth.bsky.social on that other site
September 11, 2023 at 12:10 AM
H/T @kateraworth.bsky.social on that other site
Up next on my reading agenda: so looking forward to it!
August 28, 2023 at 1:27 AM
Up next on my reading agenda: so looking forward to it!