Pete Chaput
@petec70.bsky.social
Dad, spouse, world traveller, river engineer.
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The official explanation they’re apparently going with here is that they aren’t 100% convinced that breathing soot and ozone is actually bad for you.
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The official explanation they’re apparently going with here is that they aren’t 100% convinced that breathing soot and ozone is actually bad for you.
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📈 Take a look at graphs showing the number of people displaced by sweeps conducted in Portland, comparisons between sweeps and the amount of city shelter beds, which confiscated items are stored after sweeps, and more.
There's more, but you'll need to see the rest for yourself in print!
There's more, but you'll need to see the rest for yourself in print!
Visualizing the impact of sweeps in Portland through data
www.streetroots.org
January 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
📈 Take a look at graphs showing the number of people displaced by sweeps conducted in Portland, comparisons between sweeps and the amount of city shelter beds, which confiscated items are stored after sweeps, and more.
There's more, but you'll need to see the rest for yourself in print!
There's more, but you'll need to see the rest for yourself in print!
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🗞️ ICYMI: Part two of a deep dive into sweeps conducted in Portland is on sale now. Purchase this issue from your local Street Roots vendor while you still can.
www.streetroots.org/vendors#locate
www.streetroots.org/vendors#locate
Street Roots vendors
Street Roots provides an opportunity for people experiencing homelessness and poverty to earn an income by selling the newspaper.
www.streetroots.org
January 12, 2026 at 9:33 PM
🗞️ ICYMI: Part two of a deep dive into sweeps conducted in Portland is on sale now. Purchase this issue from your local Street Roots vendor while you still can.
www.streetroots.org/vendors#locate
www.streetroots.org/vendors#locate
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Portlanders shared their firsthand accounts of being swept.
Firsthand accounts of those impacted by sweeps on Portland's streets
www.streetroots.org
January 12, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Portlanders shared their firsthand accounts of being swept.
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The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.
The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts
The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.
bit.ly
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.
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Master’s & Doctoral students at universities in the U.S.! Apply today to be considered for an award of $2,000 to support your #geography #gis #geospatial research. Projects with a fieldwork component will be prioritized.
Email the proposal materials below to ags@americangeo.org before Jan. 16th.
Email the proposal materials below to ags@americangeo.org before Jan. 16th.
January 13, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Master’s & Doctoral students at universities in the U.S.! Apply today to be considered for an award of $2,000 to support your #geography #gis #geospatial research. Projects with a fieldwork component will be prioritized.
Email the proposal materials below to ags@americangeo.org before Jan. 16th.
Email the proposal materials below to ags@americangeo.org before Jan. 16th.
Here is a short video for chilling. An Aldabra giant tortoise eating grass. The tortoises are native to Seychelles, but I took the video in Mauritius where some live.
January 11, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Here is a short video for chilling. An Aldabra giant tortoise eating grass. The tortoises are native to Seychelles, but I took the video in Mauritius where some live.
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January 10, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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#usa: Flu Season Hits with a Vengeance
Influenza infections are rising nationwide, as a new strain of influenza A, which is being called a "super flu," has caused hospitalizations to double in a single week.
Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...
#fluseason #flu #influenza
Influenza infections are rising nationwide, as a new strain of influenza A, which is being called a "super flu," has caused hospitalizations to double in a single week.
Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...
#fluseason #flu #influenza
January 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
#usa: Flu Season Hits with a Vengeance
Influenza infections are rising nationwide, as a new strain of influenza A, which is being called a "super flu," has caused hospitalizations to double in a single week.
Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...
#fluseason #flu #influenza
Influenza infections are rising nationwide, as a new strain of influenza A, which is being called a "super flu," has caused hospitalizations to double in a single week.
Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...
#fluseason #flu #influenza
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December 31, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Semiotic paradox alert!
December 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Semiotic paradox alert!
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Foster Floodplain: Portland, OR
Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
#Fall #Fallcolor #pdx #cityonfire
Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
#Fall #Fallcolor #pdx #cityonfire
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Foster Floodplain: Portland, OR
Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
#Fall #Fallcolor #pdx #cityonfire
Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
#Fall #Fallcolor #pdx #cityonfire
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Foster Floodplain: Portland, OR
Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
#Fall #Fallcolor #pdx #cityonfire
Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
#Fall #Fallcolor #pdx #cityonfire
December 5, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Foster Floodplain: Portland, OR
Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
#Fall #Fallcolor #pdx #cityonfire
Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
#Fall #Fallcolor #pdx #cityonfire
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Foster Floodplain: Portland, OR
Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
#Fall #Fallcolor #pdx #cityonfire
Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
#Fall #Fallcolor #pdx #cityonfire
December 5, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Foster Floodplain: Portland, OR
Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
#Fall #Fallcolor #pdx #cityonfire
Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
#Fall #Fallcolor #pdx #cityonfire
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From cha to tea, every sip carries a story of ancient trade routes and global journeys 🍵🌏 #tea #chai #language #history #globaltrade
December 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
From cha to tea, every sip carries a story of ancient trade routes and global journeys 🍵🌏 #tea #chai #language #history #globaltrade
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The global arms industry is surging as the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, rising #NATO #security fears, and global and regional #tensions drive record demand. Western Europe and the U.S. together account for nearly 73% of global arms transfers.
Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...
Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...
December 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The global arms industry is surging as the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, rising #NATO #security fears, and global and regional #tensions drive record demand. Western Europe and the U.S. together account for nearly 73% of global arms transfers.
Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...
Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...
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In the #Philippines, Typhoon Koto caused severe flash floods. Cyclone Ditwah brought the worst extreme weather to hit Sri Lanka in two decades, with the death toll from floods and landslides at 355, with 366 missing.
#SriLankaFlood
Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...
#SriLankaFlood
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December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In the #Philippines, Typhoon Koto caused severe flash floods. Cyclone Ditwah brought the worst extreme weather to hit Sri Lanka in two decades, with the death toll from floods and landslides at 355, with 366 missing.
#SriLankaFlood
Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...
#SriLankaFlood
Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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Thousands gathered Sunday for the start of a three-day rally organized by a religious group in the Philippine capital to demand accountability over a flood-control corruption scandal that has implicated powerful members of Congress and top government officials.
Tens of thousands rally in Manila over corruption scandal that implicates top Philippine officials
A religious group is staging a big rally in the Philippine capital and other groups will protest separately in a democracy monument to demand accountability over a corruption scandal in flood control projects that has implicated powerful members of Congress and top government officials.
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Thousands gathered Sunday for the start of a three-day rally organized by a religious group in the Philippine capital to demand accountability over a flood-control corruption scandal that has implicated powerful members of Congress and top government officials.
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Lessons from My Travels in Guatemala:
Nutrition in the 1st 1000 days of life is critical. With a little education & access to nutritious food, mothers in the developing world can raise children who, instead of being “stunted,” become adults fully capable of contributing to their society’s economy.
Nutrition in the 1st 1000 days of life is critical. With a little education & access to nutritious food, mothers in the developing world can raise children who, instead of being “stunted,” become adults fully capable of contributing to their society’s economy.
Stunting and Child Nutrition
Nutrition in the first thousand days of life is critical for a healthy child. With a little education in good nutrition, mothers can raise children who are not stunted.
classroom.ricksteves.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Lessons from My Travels in Guatemala:
Nutrition in the 1st 1000 days of life is critical. With a little education & access to nutritious food, mothers in the developing world can raise children who, instead of being “stunted,” become adults fully capable of contributing to their society’s economy.
Nutrition in the 1st 1000 days of life is critical. With a little education & access to nutritious food, mothers in the developing world can raise children who, instead of being “stunted,” become adults fully capable of contributing to their society’s economy.
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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No Kings in the United States of America! ❌👑
No Kings, Salt Lake City, UT, 10/18/2025.
#NoKings #SLCNoKings #UTNoKings
No Kings, Salt Lake City, UT, 10/18/2025.
#NoKings #SLCNoKings #UTNoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
No Kings in the United States of America! ❌👑
No Kings, Salt Lake City, UT, 10/18/2025.
#NoKings #SLCNoKings #UTNoKings
No Kings, Salt Lake City, UT, 10/18/2025.
#NoKings #SLCNoKings #UTNoKings
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BREAKING: Look at this.
A new crypto account was opened yesterday morning.
30 minutes BEFORE Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on China, it added a huge multi-million dollar levered Bitcoin short position, per YF.
The market dumped.
The trader made +$192 million in two hours.
Unusual.
A new crypto account was opened yesterday morning.
30 minutes BEFORE Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on China, it added a huge multi-million dollar levered Bitcoin short position, per YF.
The market dumped.
The trader made +$192 million in two hours.
Unusual.
October 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
BREAKING: Look at this.
A new crypto account was opened yesterday morning.
30 minutes BEFORE Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on China, it added a huge multi-million dollar levered Bitcoin short position, per YF.
The market dumped.
The trader made +$192 million in two hours.
Unusual.
A new crypto account was opened yesterday morning.
30 minutes BEFORE Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on China, it added a huge multi-million dollar levered Bitcoin short position, per YF.
The market dumped.
The trader made +$192 million in two hours.
Unusual.
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Nearly 8% of the people on our planet are farmers who produce more than a third of the world’s food on small plots of land...just an acre or two each. These farmers want to work, produce, feed their families, sell what’s left, and stay on their farms (cont.)
Farmers Embracing Smart Agriculture
YouTube video by Classroom Europe
www.youtube.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Nearly 8% of the people on our planet are farmers who produce more than a third of the world’s food on small plots of land...just an acre or two each. These farmers want to work, produce, feed their families, sell what’s left, and stay on their farms (cont.)
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When I turned 30 I had not yet written my first published book or my first published novel and did not know (or know of) some of the most important people in my life. I didn't know how much my life could still change, and did, after the age of 30. There is so much your life still yet to live.
Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?
October 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
When I turned 30 I had not yet written my first published book or my first published novel and did not know (or know of) some of the most important people in my life. I didn't know how much my life could still change, and did, after the age of 30. There is so much your life still yet to live.