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Martin Vermeer FCD
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@osma @tml BTW Athelstan Spilhaus was an immigrant, for those who observe. His family tree looks as wild as his map.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstan_Spilhaus#Biography
January 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
martinvermeer.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
@osma @tml I met Fred Spilhaus, Athelstan's son and CEO de-facto for life of AGU, many times at geophysical meets. AGU produced a jigsaw 'the Puzzle of the Plates' depicting plate tectonics. I still have it somewhere...
January 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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@osma @tml Spilhaus?
January 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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ketanjoshi.co
This is a really good thread from @katearonoff.bsky.social explaining why US oil majors aren't super excited about this prospect but I reckon there is precedent for the conditions for excitement to emerge, given the industry's history of winning subsidies for inefficiency (see......everything?)
katearonoff.bsky.social Kate Aronoff @katearonoff.bsky.social · 19h
The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd

There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
January 4, 2026 at 10:46 AM
martinvermeer.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
@osma Like moving money from fighting HIV/AIDS to fighting trans kids.
January 4, 2026 at 10:39 AM
martinvermeer.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
@tml @osma That price difference... a tale of two societies 😬
January 4, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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@tml @osma I know right? Try Finnish

https://www.suomalainen.com/products/maailman-kartta
Maailman kartta
Lähes kaikki ihmisen toimet vaativat liikkumista paikasta toiseen ja elinympäristön tuntemista. Kartta on tällaisen keskeisen tiedon tallentamisen ja välittämisen väline. Teknologinen kehitys on tuonut perinteisten graafisten karttojen rinnalle satelliittipaikannustekniikan ja mobiiliteknologian. Ne ovat jo lähes vältt
www.suomalainen.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:22 AM
martinvermeer.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
@osma @tml Well, Mercator *can* be bad, if it is taken as a representation of real size. Like, Greenland isn't really the same size as Africa. Also a bad idea to make it the default for classroom wall maps. It's really only good for navigation by compass.

And yes, it exaggerates the size of […]
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January 4, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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@osma Tuo kuva on minusta juust väärinpäin.
January 4, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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bhasic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
@osma Lisää metsiä selluksi ja eläimiä turkiksiksi.
January 4, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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ketanjoshi.co
I mean - this includes a quote from a Texan oil consultant explicitly stating “very soon" and other sources saying "we'll do it if you pay us". It isn't "fuck off", it's "subsidise us enough and we'll do it", stated clearly several times. Reading comprehension is important

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Evanan Romero, a Houston-based oil consultant involved in the effort to bring U.S. oil producers back to Venezuela, said in a text message that Saturday’s events laid the groundwork for American oil companies to return “very soon.” Romero is part of a roughly 400-person committee, mostly made up of former employees of the Venezuelan state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, that formed about a year ago to strategize about how to revive the country’s oil industry under a new government. Richard Goldberg, who led the White House’s National Energy Dominance Council until August, said the Trump administration could offer financial incentives to coax companies back into Venezuela. That could include the Export-Import Bank and the U.S. International Development Finance Corp., whose remit Congress expanded in December, underwriting investments to account for political and security risks. Many consider Venezuela a longer-term play given current low prices of $50 per barrel oil and the huge capital investments needed to modernize the infrastructure, Derentz said. But as U.S. shale oil regions that have made the country the world’s leading oil producer peter out over time, he said, it would become increasingly economical to export Venezuelan heavy crude to the Gulf Coast refineries built specifically to process it. “Venezuela would be a crown jewel if the above-ground risk is removed. I have companies saying let’s see where this lands,” said Derentz, who served in Trump’s National Security Council during his first term. “I don’t see anything that gives me the sense that this is a ripe opportunity.”
January 4, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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gregdoucette.bsky.social
You understand that terms of office expire, yes?

There is no "staying in office"; the office ends. If there is no one duly elected to replace you, the office is vacant. You don't get to keep it.

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bluestockings59.bsky.social StoptheButterflyRevolution @bluestockings59.bsky.social · 15h
Not really. They could just stay in office, bog them down in lawsuits, etc. and grind governance to a halt.
January 4, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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gregdoucette.bsky.social
Many people are saying!

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zachrosewriter.bsky.social Zach Rosenberg @zachrosewriter.bsky.social · 15h
I truly believe we will outlast him and he is not invincible
January 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM