Peter Jacobs
@pjacobs.bsky.social
climate science (paleo, modern, future); public understanding of science (consensus, conspiracy theories, pseudoscience)
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6951-7126
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Bird Site: https://twitter.com/past_is_future
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6951-7126
Mastodon: fediscience.org/@peterjacobs
Bird Site: https://twitter.com/past_is_future
People like Shaheen and Kaine who aren't up for reelection are not going along with the Schumer plan to paint them as defectors and are already telling the media that their selection to provide the necessary votes was coordinated with Leadership.
I will not support the Republican bill that’s on the Senate floor because it fails to do anything of substance to fix America’s healthcare crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
People like Shaheen and Kaine who aren't up for reelection are not going along with the Schumer plan to paint them as defectors and are already telling the media that their selection to provide the necessary votes was coordinated with Leadership.
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New:
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
![STEWART RHODES (FOUNDER, OATH KEEPERS): And one other thing I want to say is that President Trump, as commander in chief, always has absolute authority to call all of us up as the militia because every one of us — in federal statues defining the militia, it's every able-bodied male from age 17-45. And for us veterans, it goes up to age 64 because of our prior training and experience.
Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia if he sees it necessary, especially for three purposes: to repel invasions, to suppress insurrections, and to execute the laws of the union. And right now, we see all three of those in play.
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And the militia is all of us. So the National Guard is part of the militia, which is why it's completely lawful for him to use the National Guard as he has, and he should do more of that, I think, across the country.
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He could just say given the circumstances of an invasion, insurrection, and resistance against federal law being being enforced, I'm calling up the militia, ordering all the men to come together [in] every county, put the veterans in charge of training and organizing all the other men and just have them stand too and await his orders. He can do that and I think he should do that. And so that's what I'll be advocating for from him. So from the bottom, from down the rank and file, we can let President Trump know that we're ready to serve, encourage him to do that, call us up as a militia, order us all to come together in our counties under his command, which gives you complete legal sanction to do what you're doing.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:af7tqcetuyt352aolf3znlxe/bafkreialm4skuozqobejpd6vx4m6kuwsgtidxmmxvj3ftcff6otiuyohiy@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
New:
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
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one time I pointed out that elon musk followed no women on twitter and he immediately followed caity weaver
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
one time I pointed out that elon musk followed no women on twitter and he immediately followed caity weaver
Why are so many political reporters, politicians, and informed people referring the 8 Democrats who sided with the GOP last night as defectors, when some of them are publicly stating outright that this was coordinated with Dem Senate leadership (as their lack of upcoming elections also makes clear)?
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Why are so many political reporters, politicians, and informed people referring the 8 Democrats who sided with the GOP last night as defectors, when some of them are publicly stating outright that this was coordinated with Dem Senate leadership (as their lack of upcoming elections also makes clear)?
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The sneering about "socially distanced" is the real tell here. As NYC was suffering through the worst of the pandemic, Silver was whining that he couldn't go out to bars and restaurants. People rightly called out his ghoulish self centered views at the time and he'll never let that go.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The sneering about "socially distanced" is the real tell here. As NYC was suffering through the worst of the pandemic, Silver was whining that he couldn't go out to bars and restaurants. People rightly called out his ghoulish self centered views at the time and he'll never let that go.
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On this date in 1969, the children's TV series Sesame Street—which featured a cast of puppet characters that included Elmo, Big Bird, and the Cookie Monster—debuted on the National Educational Television network (later PBS).
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
On this date in 1969, the children's TV series Sesame Street—which featured a cast of puppet characters that included Elmo, Big Bird, and the Cookie Monster—debuted on the National Educational Television network (later PBS).
DID YOU KNOW? At over 4 meters long & tipping the scales at 500kg, the largest invertebrate alive today was previously believed to be the colossal squid.
However, as of November 9, 2025 this enormous cephalopod lost the title of 'biggest spineless creature' to Schumer's Senate Democratic caucus.
However, as of November 9, 2025 this enormous cephalopod lost the title of 'biggest spineless creature' to Schumer's Senate Democratic caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
DID YOU KNOW? At over 4 meters long & tipping the scales at 500kg, the largest invertebrate alive today was previously believed to be the colossal squid.
However, as of November 9, 2025 this enormous cephalopod lost the title of 'biggest spineless creature' to Schumer's Senate Democratic caucus.
However, as of November 9, 2025 this enormous cephalopod lost the title of 'biggest spineless creature' to Schumer's Senate Democratic caucus.
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Agree.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Agree.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
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started from the bottom, now we here (a new bottom)
November 9, 2025 at 6:04 AM
started from the bottom, now we here (a new bottom)
Of course he approved it!
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Of course he approved it!
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
A deal so crappy at a time so inexplicable that even anti-shutdown centrists like MattY won't defend it.
Masterful work, Chuck. 😒
Masterful work, Chuck. 😒
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A deal so crappy at a time so inexplicable that even anti-shutdown centrists like MattY won't defend it.
Masterful work, Chuck. 😒
Masterful work, Chuck. 😒
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'Human nature' is the capacity to categorize others as part of self. Extending the boundaries of concern, people often help strangers in emergencies.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Heroic actions are a natural tendency’: why bystander apathy is a myth
Modern research shows the public work together selflessly in an emergency, motivated by a strong impulse to help
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
'Human nature' is the capacity to categorize others as part of self. Extending the boundaries of concern, people often help strangers in emergencies.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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At its current trajectory the eyewall of Typhoon Uwan (int. name Fung-wong) and certainly the typhoon-force wind field looks likely the slam into the island of Catanduanes in like 6 hours time. Wind Signal No. 4 is in effect, interests there need to seek shelter ASAP.
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
At its current trajectory the eyewall of Typhoon Uwan (int. name Fung-wong) and certainly the typhoon-force wind field looks likely the slam into the island of Catanduanes in like 6 hours time. Wind Signal No. 4 is in effect, interests there need to seek shelter ASAP.
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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Position Summary The Climate and Paleoclimate Lab in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at WashU in St. Louis seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate in tropical climate/pa...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We're hiring! I'm recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate in climate & paleoclimate modeling of the tropical Americas. Come obsess over the tropical rain belt with me! :) Please share w/folks who may be interested. Ad here: wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
They're calling it 'levels of divorced never before witnessed' and 'the cringiest shit in human history'.
November 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
They're calling it 'levels of divorced never before witnessed' and 'the cringiest shit in human history'.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
His "I'm not going to let the House of Representatives work because that would require releasing the Epstein Files" t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the t-shirt.
Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
His "I'm not going to let the House of Representatives work because that would require releasing the Epstein Files" t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the t-shirt.
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The most brutally awkward thing you'll see today: Condé Nast staffers confront head of HR Stan Duncan over layoffs outside his 34th-floor office.
Four of the employees featured in this exclusive video from the confrontation were then fired for "extreme misconduct."
The whole story: bit.ly/49EUgGk
Four of the employees featured in this exclusive video from the confrontation were then fired for "extreme misconduct."
The whole story: bit.ly/49EUgGk
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The most brutally awkward thing you'll see today: Condé Nast staffers confront head of HR Stan Duncan over layoffs outside his 34th-floor office.
Four of the employees featured in this exclusive video from the confrontation were then fired for "extreme misconduct."
The whole story: bit.ly/49EUgGk
Four of the employees featured in this exclusive video from the confrontation were then fired for "extreme misconduct."
The whole story: bit.ly/49EUgGk
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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It funded science too. Grand Rapids pertussis vaccine trials moved forward in the 1930s because of WPA funding for nurses and technicians.
you ever think about the works progress administration? I sure do. I wish that was a thing now. I would be so glad to contribute my labor to like. A random ass local bridge
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
It funded science too. Grand Rapids pertussis vaccine trials moved forward in the 1930s because of WPA funding for nurses and technicians.
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Here We GO! Come along, my dearies!
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Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Here We GO! Come along, my dearies!
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