Peter Gleick
@petergleick.bsky.social
Climate, water, birds, bluegrass mandolin. Member US National Academy of Sciences, MacArthur Fellow, Carl Sagan Prize, author of The Three Ages of Water (2023). Also on Mastodon. @petergleick@fediscience.org. Email me at pgleick (at) gmail.
Trump/GOP have so much power now they don't even care about the optics.
They embrace taking away healthcare, in a call from Trump relaxing on his Florida golf course.
They are trying desperately to stop the government from feeding the poor, including now trying to claw back allowed payments.
They embrace taking away healthcare, in a call from Trump relaxing on his Florida golf course.
They are trying desperately to stop the government from feeding the poor, including now trying to claw back allowed payments.
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Trump/GOP have so much power now they don't even care about the optics.
They embrace taking away healthcare, in a call from Trump relaxing on his Florida golf course.
They are trying desperately to stop the government from feeding the poor, including now trying to claw back allowed payments.
They embrace taking away healthcare, in a call from Trump relaxing on his Florida golf course.
They are trying desperately to stop the government from feeding the poor, including now trying to claw back allowed payments.
Andrew, there's no way to argue with them. But I love this image.
November 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Andrew, there's no way to argue with them. But I love this image.
Happy little javelina.
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Happy little javelina.
Any theraphosidologists out there?
What is this tarantula? (Found in Sedona, Arizona. Small: about the size of a quarter.) Black Canyon Black T?
What is this tarantula? (Found in Sedona, Arizona. Small: about the size of a quarter.) Black Canyon Black T?
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Any theraphosidologists out there?
What is this tarantula? (Found in Sedona, Arizona. Small: about the size of a quarter.) Black Canyon Black T?
What is this tarantula? (Found in Sedona, Arizona. Small: about the size of a quarter.) Black Canyon Black T?
The Democratic landslides tonight were precisely because Trump WAS on the ballot.
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 AM
The Democratic landslides tonight were precisely because Trump WAS on the ballot.
Just for that. Have another.
November 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Just for that. Have another.
Take a deep breath. Exhale. Repeat.
November 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Take a deep breath. Exhale. Repeat.
Happy Día de los Muertos
November 2, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Happy Día de los Muertos
When Trump's destruction of America turns literal.
October 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
When Trump's destruction of America turns literal.
Albany, California with a population of 19,000 has turned out a couple thousand people at their No Kings rally.
October 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Albany, California with a population of 19,000 has turned out a couple thousand people at their No Kings rally.
Heading down now to the Albany, California No Kings march.
October 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Heading down now to the Albany, California No Kings march.
Are these Bolton's classified documents? Oh, no, they're Trump's.
October 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Are these Bolton's classified documents? Oh, no, they're Trump's.
Sorry, but we don't give "peace" prizes to war criminals based on the recommendations of other war criminals.
October 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Sorry, but we don't give "peace" prizes to war criminals based on the recommendations of other war criminals.
Just waiting now on the new Washington Post opinion pieces "Why the Nazis weren't so bad" and "Democracy? It's overrated"
October 10, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Just waiting now on the new Washington Post opinion pieces "Why the Nazis weren't so bad" and "Democracy? It's overrated"
This is not normal, this is fascism. Never let it become normal.
October 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This is not normal, this is fascism. Never let it become normal.
Defensive much?
September 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Defensive much?
Another example of the pettiness and threat of the Trump administration's censorship and deletion of science: USEPA used to have tools and training for #water utilities to build system resilience in the face of extreme weather, including #climatechange. That website is gone. Poof.
www.epa.gov/crwu
www.epa.gov/crwu
September 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Another example of the pettiness and threat of the Trump administration's censorship and deletion of science: USEPA used to have tools and training for #water utilities to build system resilience in the face of extreme weather, including #climatechange. That website is gone. Poof.
www.epa.gov/crwu
www.epa.gov/crwu
Do newspapers ever get to the point where they admit a columnist may no longer be worth publishing?
September 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Do newspapers ever get to the point where they admit a columnist may no longer be worth publishing?
Republicans don't mind breaking laws: Laws are for other people.
But also, if they prosecuted Homan for taking a $50,000 bribe, how would they justify not prosecuting Trump and his family members for taking billions of dollars of bribes?
But also, if they prosecuted Homan for taking a $50,000 bribe, how would they justify not prosecuting Trump and his family members for taking billions of dollars of bribes?
September 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Republicans don't mind breaking laws: Laws are for other people.
But also, if they prosecuted Homan for taking a $50,000 bribe, how would they justify not prosecuting Trump and his family members for taking billions of dollars of bribes?
But also, if they prosecuted Homan for taking a $50,000 bribe, how would they justify not prosecuting Trump and his family members for taking billions of dollars of bribes?
Nothing says laws are for other people, not for us more than this MAGA attitude.
September 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Nothing says laws are for other people, not for us more than this MAGA attitude.
The original Sun Day was May 1978. I organized the events at Yale University, with speakers Barry Commoner and David Brower. Here are some pics.
September 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The original Sun Day was May 1978. I organized the events at Yale University, with speakers Barry Commoner and David Brower. Here are some pics.
Maybe it should have been obvious to people that America was losing its technological edge when some bozo decided the best way to open a can was to design a top that bent the contaminated piece directly into the drink.
September 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Maybe it should have been obvious to people that America was losing its technological edge when some bozo decided the best way to open a can was to design a top that bent the contaminated piece directly into the drink.
My favorite cartoon this week.
September 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
My favorite cartoon this week.
A new WSJ op-ed by a climate denier argues the inaccurate, misleading, incomplete DoE report being used to overturn key climate regulations offers "clarity" on climate.
The only clarity it offers is to make clear #climate deniers will do and say anything to mislead the public and policymakers.
The only clarity it offers is to make clear #climate deniers will do and say anything to mislead the public and policymakers.
September 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A new WSJ op-ed by a climate denier argues the inaccurate, misleading, incomplete DoE report being used to overturn key climate regulations offers "clarity" on climate.
The only clarity it offers is to make clear #climate deniers will do and say anything to mislead the public and policymakers.
The only clarity it offers is to make clear #climate deniers will do and say anything to mislead the public and policymakers.
This, by Musk, is the height of stupidity and ego.
The idea that X is a source of news so we don't need actual media and reporters is like saying we don't need weather satellites, climate scientists, and weather models because your phone has the weather on it.
The stupid, it burns.
The idea that X is a source of news so we don't need actual media and reporters is like saying we don't need weather satellites, climate scientists, and weather models because your phone has the weather on it.
The stupid, it burns.
September 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This, by Musk, is the height of stupidity and ego.
The idea that X is a source of news so we don't need actual media and reporters is like saying we don't need weather satellites, climate scientists, and weather models because your phone has the weather on it.
The stupid, it burns.
The idea that X is a source of news so we don't need actual media and reporters is like saying we don't need weather satellites, climate scientists, and weather models because your phone has the weather on it.
The stupid, it burns.