RJaramillo
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RJaramillo
@rjjabberwock.bsky.social
Skeptical optimist.
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May 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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I've been asked on here what the military's obligation is around following unlawful orders, & what resources are available to them.

This article explains the obligation to refuse an unlawful order, with UCMJ citations, & provides a template for doing so.
March 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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February 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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New Mexico is suing Elon Musk, Donald Trump and DOGE, leading a consortium of 14 attorneys general.
New Mexico sues Elon Musk • Source New Mexico
New Mexico leads lawsuit against Elon Musk and DOGE, saying DOGE's actions violate the United States Constitution
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February 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.

HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻

archive.org/details/2025...
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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#BirdFlu cases continue to increase in the U.S. The risk is currently low for most of us, but it’s important to take some precautions like avoiding raw milk and staying safe around birds.

We talked to Prof. @colincarlson.bsky.social, PhD, about what you should know ⬇️

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January 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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After becoming increasingly enmeshed in the wildfire world, you start to notice things about the way we've systematically altered our relationship with the natural environment in a way that has increased the risk of destructive fires. And then you stop being able to unsee them.
January 17, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Starting again at or around 1:30pm PT today (1/8), I will begin a NEW livestream to discuss the ongoing catastrophic wildfire events in Southern California. The link is different from AM session! #PalisadesFire #EatonFire #CAfire #CAwx youtube.com/live/uRn...
Weather & climate office hours by Weather West: 01/18/25 #2 (PM session): Ongoing wildfire coverage - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme weather and c...
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January 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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On Wed, Jan 8, I will host a NEW livestream (link below) starting at 8am PT to further discuss, contextualize, & track what has already become a devastating wildfire outbreak (& severe windstorm) in Southern CA. #CAwx #CAfire #PalisadesFire #EatonFire youtube.com/live/TeY...
Weather and climate office hours by Weather West: 01/8/25: Devastating wildfire outbreak in SoCal - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme weather and c...
youtube.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Let’s recognize and applaud Costco for its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Despite facing threats of boycotts from Trump’s MAGA mob, Costco is standing firm, refusing to back down and dismantle their DEI policies.

Costco maintains their commitment to DEI is “rooted in…
January 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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"A request made through ChatGPT, an AI-based virtual assistant, consumes 10 times the electricity of a Google Search"

This isn't a game. This is accelerated destruction via huge usage of power, water, resources etc. Stop using it - especially for messing about!!

www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
AI has an environmental problem. Here’s what the world can do about that.
The sprawling data centres that house AI servers churn out toxic electronic waste and are voracious consumers of electricity, which in most places is still produced from fossil fuels.
www.unep.org
December 28, 2024 at 8:02 AM
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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."

Arthur C. Clarke
December 25, 2024 at 4:05 PM