Sonya Betz
@sonyabetz.bsky.social
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Just a friendly reminder to surround yourself with the kind of people who support their local library, theatre, bakery, bookstore, and café.
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Just a friendly reminder to surround yourself with the kind of people who support their local library, theatre, bakery, bookstore, and café.
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god bless rob reiner for spinal tap
December 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM
god bless rob reiner for spinal tap
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
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It might be true that the world needs to remove ten billion tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere every year but it’s never going to happen for many different reasons: technical, financial, social, environmental, governance, etc. If we don’t reduce CO₂ emissions, we’re screwed. That’s it.
Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says
10bn tonnes must be captured from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockström
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It might be true that the world needs to remove ten billion tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere every year but it’s never going to happen for many different reasons: technical, financial, social, environmental, governance, etc. If we don’t reduce CO₂ emissions, we’re screwed. That’s it.
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Toad put the thin button in his pocket. He was very angry. He jumped up and down and screamed, “The whole world is covered in buttons, and not one of them is mine!”
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Toad put the thin button in his pocket. He was very angry. He jumped up and down and screamed, “The whole world is covered in buttons, and not one of them is mine!”
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If America were a person it would be suffering a psychotic break from reality
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
If America were a person it would be suffering a psychotic break from reality
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a teaser from my new “ABC Democracy” song. set for Oct 24 release, with study guide for kids grade 3 and up. #ABCDemocracy
August 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
a teaser from my new “ABC Democracy” song. set for Oct 24 release, with study guide for kids grade 3 and up. #ABCDemocracy
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Snail shaped glacier ice at Jökullsárlón, Iceland…this area is known as Diamond Beach due to the bright crystals of ice contrasting with the black sand.
#Iceland #photography #nature #glacier #PhotoHour
#StormHour
#Iceland #photography #nature #glacier #PhotoHour
#StormHour
July 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Snail shaped glacier ice at Jökullsárlón, Iceland…this area is known as Diamond Beach due to the bright crystals of ice contrasting with the black sand.
#Iceland #photography #nature #glacier #PhotoHour
#StormHour
#Iceland #photography #nature #glacier #PhotoHour
#StormHour
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As our cities get hotter and hotter, dark coloured buildings make no rational sense, even if you like that aesthetic (I do).
The same goes for dark coloured roofs.
And dark coloured streets and parking lots with dark coloured asphalt.
That really should be obvious.
The same goes for dark coloured roofs.
And dark coloured streets and parking lots with dark coloured asphalt.
That really should be obvious.
July 5, 2025 at 6:32 AM
As our cities get hotter and hotter, dark coloured buildings make no rational sense, even if you like that aesthetic (I do).
The same goes for dark coloured roofs.
And dark coloured streets and parking lots with dark coloured asphalt.
That really should be obvious.
The same goes for dark coloured roofs.
And dark coloured streets and parking lots with dark coloured asphalt.
That really should be obvious.
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If your train station doesn't have a book vending machine, is it trying hard enough?
July 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
If your train station doesn't have a book vending machine, is it trying hard enough?
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Hindsight is 20/20 ofc but it seems slightly easier to imagine rallying people to climate politics in the U.S. around rent and mortgages becoming unaffordable vs. far-off, somewhat abstract goals like net-zero, or “beating” China by building more EV Hummers
June 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hindsight is 20/20 ofc but it seems slightly easier to imagine rallying people to climate politics in the U.S. around rent and mortgages becoming unaffordable vs. far-off, somewhat abstract goals like net-zero, or “beating” China by building more EV Hummers
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Libraries make the world a better place.
June 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Libraries make the world a better place.
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US climate scientists need all the help they can get. Including from foul-mouthed comedians! 🤡😱😱
Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated".
#climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience
Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated".
#climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience
June 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
US climate scientists need all the help they can get. Including from foul-mouthed comedians! 🤡😱😱
Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated".
#climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience
Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated".
#climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience
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The State of the Planet, Part I
We desperately need collective healing
open.substack.com
June 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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The world will eventually run out of fossil fuels, so our choice is really between stopping their use on our own terms now or being forced to find alternatives in the future while having a terrible climate, tens of millions of deaths from air pollution and climate disasters, higher sea level, etc.
February 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The world will eventually run out of fossil fuels, so our choice is really between stopping their use on our own terms now or being forced to find alternatives in the future while having a terrible climate, tens of millions of deaths from air pollution and climate disasters, higher sea level, etc.
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They are all blooming
June 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
They are all blooming
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“I insist on being shocked. I am never going to become immune. I think that’s a kind of failure to see so much of it that you die inside. I want to be surprised and shocked every time.”
― Toni Morrison
― Toni Morrison
March 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“I insist on being shocked. I am never going to become immune. I think that’s a kind of failure to see so much of it that you die inside. I want to be surprised and shocked every time.”
― Toni Morrison
― Toni Morrison
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Rainy days on the Seawall in Vancouver
March 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Rainy days on the Seawall in Vancouver
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Crockett: This is not what we should be doing. I don’t even know why we’re fighting with Greenland. We’re fighting with Greenland, Canada, and Mexico—yet we’re in love with Putin?!
March 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Crockett: This is not what we should be doing. I don’t even know why we’re fighting with Greenland. We’re fighting with Greenland, Canada, and Mexico—yet we’re in love with Putin?!
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Climate change by any other name is still climate change.
Government censorship can change or hide or remove words and reports, but will do nothing to alter the science and real impacts.
#climatechange
#censorship
Science not silence.
Government censorship can change or hide or remove words and reports, but will do nothing to alter the science and real impacts.
#climatechange
#censorship
Science not silence.
February 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Climate change by any other name is still climate change.
Government censorship can change or hide or remove words and reports, but will do nothing to alter the science and real impacts.
#climatechange
#censorship
Science not silence.
Government censorship can change or hide or remove words and reports, but will do nothing to alter the science and real impacts.
#climatechange
#censorship
Science not silence.
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It’s like that moment in Titanic when the ship is bobbing vertically and Jack warns Rose to hold on because when it sinks it’s going to suck everything down with it or is that just me
February 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s like that moment in Titanic when the ship is bobbing vertically and Jack warns Rose to hold on because when it sinks it’s going to suck everything down with it or is that just me
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A few years ago, my friend, outspoken climate scientist Peter Kalmus @climatehuman.bsky.social, moved his family out of LA because he could extrapolate from the data. This week the house where he raised his kids burned down.
His words for us all (gift link):
🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
His words for us all (gift link):
🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
Opinion | As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles (Gift Article)
After the Bobcat Fire, L.A. no longer felt safe.
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A few years ago, my friend, outspoken climate scientist Peter Kalmus @climatehuman.bsky.social, moved his family out of LA because he could extrapolate from the data. This week the house where he raised his kids burned down.
His words for us all (gift link):
🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
His words for us all (gift link):
🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...