@skepticscot.bsky.social
Marine scientist out to pasture, making good trouble, walking in wild places.
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My impression of this deep-sea mining debate happening between Vescovo and Gunasekara is best summed up by something I said 6 years ago:
"When you throw a new piece of technology into the ocean, the ocean tends to throw it right back at you."
www.science.org/content/arti...
"When you throw a new piece of technology into the ocean, the ocean tends to throw it right back at you."
www.science.org/content/arti...
Bus-size robot set to vacuum up valuable metals from the deep sea
Scientists will monitor trial next month to assess collector’s ecosystem damage
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My impression of this deep-sea mining debate happening between Vescovo and Gunasekara is best summed up by something I said 6 years ago:
"When you throw a new piece of technology into the ocean, the ocean tends to throw it right back at you."
www.science.org/content/arti...
"When you throw a new piece of technology into the ocean, the ocean tends to throw it right back at you."
www.science.org/content/arti...
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I have been taking surfing lessons. Still in the beginner kook trenches, but celebrating my last time on a foam board 😎
Graduating to a hard top next session.
It’s fun to learn new things! Even if you look like a goober at the beginning. 🏄🏽♀️
Graduating to a hard top next session.
It’s fun to learn new things! Even if you look like a goober at the beginning. 🏄🏽♀️
September 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I have been taking surfing lessons. Still in the beginner kook trenches, but celebrating my last time on a foam board 😎
Graduating to a hard top next session.
It’s fun to learn new things! Even if you look like a goober at the beginning. 🏄🏽♀️
Graduating to a hard top next session.
It’s fun to learn new things! Even if you look like a goober at the beginning. 🏄🏽♀️
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Don’t stop…Have you annoyed your Reps today on #Epstein? Tge margin if votes ought to be huge not a couple…
202-224-3121
You can send letters via @resist.bot and/ sign a petition for speed:
Simply text ‘sign PUEOWL’ to 50409
resist.bot/petitions/PU...
202-224-3121
You can send letters via @resist.bot and/ sign a petition for speed:
Simply text ‘sign PUEOWL’ to 50409
resist.bot/petitions/PU...
September 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Don’t stop…Have you annoyed your Reps today on #Epstein? Tge margin if votes ought to be huge not a couple…
202-224-3121
You can send letters via @resist.bot and/ sign a petition for speed:
Simply text ‘sign PUEOWL’ to 50409
resist.bot/petitions/PU...
202-224-3121
You can send letters via @resist.bot and/ sign a petition for speed:
Simply text ‘sign PUEOWL’ to 50409
resist.bot/petitions/PU...
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The Epstein Investigation is so much bigger than you can imagine. It is not only about justice for survivors—it is also about the institutions and systems that protected rich and powerful men they knew were abusing women and children: the banks, the government agencies, and other powerful people.
September 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Epstein Investigation is so much bigger than you can imagine. It is not only about justice for survivors—it is also about the institutions and systems that protected rich and powerful men they knew were abusing women and children: the banks, the government agencies, and other powerful people.
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Raskin to Patel: "In a few short months, how did you go from being a crusader for accountability and transparency with the Epstein files to being part of the conspiracy and coverup? The answer is simple. You said it yourself -- because of who is on that list."
September 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Raskin to Patel: "In a few short months, how did you go from being a crusader for accountability and transparency with the Epstein files to being part of the conspiracy and coverup? The answer is simple. You said it yourself -- because of who is on that list."
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Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
September 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
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Want to see more butterflies and moths in your garden? 🦋🪴
We’ve teamed up with @gardenorganicuk.bsky.social to share advice on how you can make your garden a haven for butterflies and other wildlife without using synthetic pesticides 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/blog/organic...
📷: Sue Earnshaw
We’ve teamed up with @gardenorganicuk.bsky.social to share advice on how you can make your garden a haven for butterflies and other wildlife without using synthetic pesticides 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/blog/organic...
📷: Sue Earnshaw
September 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Want to see more butterflies and moths in your garden? 🦋🪴
We’ve teamed up with @gardenorganicuk.bsky.social to share advice on how you can make your garden a haven for butterflies and other wildlife without using synthetic pesticides 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/blog/organic...
📷: Sue Earnshaw
We’ve teamed up with @gardenorganicuk.bsky.social to share advice on how you can make your garden a haven for butterflies and other wildlife without using synthetic pesticides 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/blog/organic...
📷: Sue Earnshaw
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What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.
September 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.
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The women who were raped as children by Epstein and his friends still don't have justice. We will not rest until they have Justice. I call on the people "represented" by protectors of pedophiles to demand that those files be released.
Is YOUR rep one of the 200+?
wearesaners.org/pop
#poprrep
Is YOUR rep one of the 200+?
wearesaners.org/pop
#poprrep
Representatives Who Protect Pedophiles
wearesaners.org
September 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The women who were raped as children by Epstein and his friends still don't have justice. We will not rest until they have Justice. I call on the people "represented" by protectors of pedophiles to demand that those files be released.
Is YOUR rep one of the 200+?
wearesaners.org/pop
#poprrep
Is YOUR rep one of the 200+?
wearesaners.org/pop
#poprrep
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Kirk's killer is a Mormon from Utah.
Trump is compromised by Putin.
Trump is all over the Epstein files.
Bolsonaro got 27 years for a coup because their High Court wasn't captured.
Trump's tariffs are taxes on Americans.
Patel, Hegseth and RFK Jr are cartoonishly incompetent.
Trump is compromised by Putin.
Trump is all over the Epstein files.
Bolsonaro got 27 years for a coup because their High Court wasn't captured.
Trump's tariffs are taxes on Americans.
Patel, Hegseth and RFK Jr are cartoonishly incompetent.
September 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Kirk's killer is a Mormon from Utah.
Trump is compromised by Putin.
Trump is all over the Epstein files.
Bolsonaro got 27 years for a coup because their High Court wasn't captured.
Trump's tariffs are taxes on Americans.
Patel, Hegseth and RFK Jr are cartoonishly incompetent.
Trump is compromised by Putin.
Trump is all over the Epstein files.
Bolsonaro got 27 years for a coup because their High Court wasn't captured.
Trump's tariffs are taxes on Americans.
Patel, Hegseth and RFK Jr are cartoonishly incompetent.
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Matthew Dowd only stated what any breathing, able brained person already knew. Charlie Kirk peddled hate, racism, and sexism.
@msnbc.com you made a mistake with this one. Your viewership is going to take a hit. As it should. Stand by your people. Defend their right to tell the truth. Do better.
@msnbc.com you made a mistake with this one. Your viewership is going to take a hit. As it should. Stand by your people. Defend their right to tell the truth. Do better.
September 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Matthew Dowd only stated what any breathing, able brained person already knew. Charlie Kirk peddled hate, racism, and sexism.
@msnbc.com you made a mistake with this one. Your viewership is going to take a hit. As it should. Stand by your people. Defend their right to tell the truth. Do better.
@msnbc.com you made a mistake with this one. Your viewership is going to take a hit. As it should. Stand by your people. Defend their right to tell the truth. Do better.
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Nice to see Matthew Dowd trending here, with everyone agreeing that @msnbc.com were fools and cowards to fire him for stating the obvious. I’ve deleted their app and hope he finds a new gig soon, I’ll follow 👍🏼
Fired MSNBC Contributor Says Right Wing Mob Came for Him
The ousted MSNBC analyst has spoken out about the network’s decision.
www.thedailybeast.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Nice to see Matthew Dowd trending here, with everyone agreeing that @msnbc.com were fools and cowards to fire him for stating the obvious. I’ve deleted their app and hope he finds a new gig soon, I’ll follow 👍🏼
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The violent death of christofascist Charlie Kirk raises a serious question. Where are the Epstein files?
September 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The violent death of christofascist Charlie Kirk raises a serious question. Where are the Epstein files?
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It’s understandable why most of the media response to Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book has focussed on its Trump-related content. “But this framing may actually undersell the book’s hideous, maggot-crawling depravity,” @winterjessica.bsky.social writes.
The Epstein Birthday Book Is Even Worse Than You Might Realize
Reading the two-hundred-and-thirty-eight-page document from start to finish is like examining a crudely illustrated contract with the devil.
www.newyorker.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It’s understandable why most of the media response to Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book has focussed on its Trump-related content. “But this framing may actually undersell the book’s hideous, maggot-crawling depravity,” @winterjessica.bsky.social writes.
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What’s Really Driving Energy Prices? ⚡️ Energy bills are rising, and too often the blame is pinned on clean energy projects. But when you look at the data, a different story emerges: 🧵
September 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What’s Really Driving Energy Prices? ⚡️ Energy bills are rising, and too often the blame is pinned on clean energy projects. But when you look at the data, a different story emerges: 🧵
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No offshore wind = more pipelines, higher energy bills, and failed climate goals. Fight for clean energy now. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Has Trump ended Staten Island’s wind power dreams?
The GOP-leaning borough is just one community hoping courts roll back the administration’s assault on green energy.
www.motherjones.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM
No offshore wind = more pipelines, higher energy bills, and failed climate goals. Fight for clean energy now. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The White House instructed multiple agencies to draft plans to destroy the offshore wind industry, including unrelated ones like the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense.
It would make sense for health and defense to target fossil fuels instead.
It would make sense for health and defense to target fossil fuels instead.
White House Orders Agencies to Escalate Fight Against Offshore Wind
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The White House instructed multiple agencies to draft plans to destroy the offshore wind industry, including unrelated ones like the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense.
It would make sense for health and defense to target fossil fuels instead.
It would make sense for health and defense to target fossil fuels instead.
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Inadvertently, this is an incredible illustration of how
(a) the infrastructure required for fossil fuel extraction is bonkers and
(b) how we don't consider our oil and gas to be 'destroying nature' like wind turbines simply bc it's undersea
(a) the infrastructure required for fossil fuel extraction is bonkers and
(b) how we don't consider our oil and gas to be 'destroying nature' like wind turbines simply bc it's undersea
September 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Inadvertently, this is an incredible illustration of how
(a) the infrastructure required for fossil fuel extraction is bonkers and
(b) how we don't consider our oil and gas to be 'destroying nature' like wind turbines simply bc it's undersea
(a) the infrastructure required for fossil fuel extraction is bonkers and
(b) how we don't consider our oil and gas to be 'destroying nature' like wind turbines simply bc it's undersea
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v good post here about how 'The Ocean Cleanup' and direct air capture are remarkably similar in a bunch of (bad) ways --->>
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ocean-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ocean-...
The "Ocean Cleanup" is as Dumb as Direct Air Capture (and that's saying something)
The Ocean Cleanup is as Dumb as Direct Air Capture UPDATED: 7 Aug 2025, to fix typos and to repeat myself about real solutions, because commenters simply will not click on the links to other articles ...
www.linkedin.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
v good post here about how 'The Ocean Cleanup' and direct air capture are remarkably similar in a bunch of (bad) ways --->>
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ocean-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ocean-...
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There’s no evidence that offshore wind kills whales. But you know what does kill whales? Commercial fishing kills at least 300,000 whales and dolphins every year.
Fact-checking Donald Trump's claim that wind turbines kill whales
The former president blamed wind farms for a spike in whale deaths - but his claims don't stand up.
www.bbc.com
August 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
There’s no evidence that offshore wind kills whales. But you know what does kill whales? Commercial fishing kills at least 300,000 whales and dolphins every year.
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
July 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.