Terry Horton
@terryhorton2.bsky.social
Scientist, nature lover, and, I hope, good human.
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August 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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May 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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The new White House budget document goes full tin foil hat. Dishonest and biased. It is embarrassing that this is an official government document.
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May 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The new White House budget document goes full tin foil hat. Dishonest and biased. It is embarrassing that this is an official government document.
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My new project is based around a community that doesnt know a Helene strength hurricane is headed for them because NOAA was ended by a military dictatorship. Local emergency alert systems were barely able to keep up during last years wildfires. This is vital infrastructure thats being dismantled.
May 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
My new project is based around a community that doesnt know a Helene strength hurricane is headed for them because NOAA was ended by a military dictatorship. Local emergency alert systems were barely able to keep up during last years wildfires. This is vital infrastructure thats being dismantled.
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Sharing this video & message from a dear colleague who spent 25+ yrs at NOAA & recently had his last day:
"Today is a tough day. Tomorrow will be better. We all just have to work like hell for it."
The video celebrates these civil servants & the immense loss to society these cuts bring.
"Today is a tough day. Tomorrow will be better. We all just have to work like hell for it."
The video celebrates these civil servants & the immense loss to society these cuts bring.
Dear NOAA: Thank You
YouTube video by Cole Vaughn
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May 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Sharing this video & message from a dear colleague who spent 25+ yrs at NOAA & recently had his last day:
"Today is a tough day. Tomorrow will be better. We all just have to work like hell for it."
The video celebrates these civil servants & the immense loss to society these cuts bring.
"Today is a tough day. Tomorrow will be better. We all just have to work like hell for it."
The video celebrates these civil servants & the immense loss to society these cuts bring.
Reopen Alcatraz? Hum, I know one of the people who helped close it. Not a brilliant idea.
May 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Reopen Alcatraz? Hum, I know one of the people who helped close it. Not a brilliant idea.
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Denounce thy neighbor
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State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’
“It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-esque,” one official said.
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April 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Denounce thy neighbor
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A National Day of Action for Higher Ed
On April 17, higher ed unions, AAUP chapters, and student organizations across the U.S. are coming together to fight back against the coordinated assault on teaching and learning, and to mobilize for ...
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April 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Great workshop on Nature Prescriptions at ICIMH today. #championsofwholehealth Thank you Ann Vertovec and David Victorson.
March 5, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Great workshop on Nature Prescriptions at ICIMH today. #championsofwholehealth Thank you Ann Vertovec and David Victorson.
Looking forward to seeing lots of friends and colleagues in Seattle next week. #ICIMH2025
February 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Looking forward to seeing lots of friends and colleagues in Seattle next week. #ICIMH2025
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The @ipbes.bsky.social #TransformativeChange Assessment Report examines fundamental changes required for a future where people live in harmony with nature.🌍🧪
Explore the framework for change in this graphic ⤵️
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Explore the framework for change in this graphic ⤵️
Learn more: www.ipbes.net/transformati...
January 31, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The @ipbes.bsky.social #TransformativeChange Assessment Report examines fundamental changes required for a future where people live in harmony with nature.🌍🧪
Explore the framework for change in this graphic ⤵️
Learn more: www.ipbes.net/transformati...
Explore the framework for change in this graphic ⤵️
Learn more: www.ipbes.net/transformati...
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First three days of the year were WTF...
Jan 20: FAA director fired
Jan 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring freeze
Jan 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
Jan 28: Retirement demand sent to existing employees
Jan 29: 1st American mid-air collision in 16 years
Jan 31: Philly plane crash
Jan 20: FAA director fired
Jan 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring freeze
Jan 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
Jan 28: Retirement demand sent to existing employees
Jan 29: 1st American mid-air collision in 16 years
Jan 31: Philly plane crash
February 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
First three days of the year were WTF...
Jan 20: FAA director fired
Jan 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring freeze
Jan 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
Jan 28: Retirement demand sent to existing employees
Jan 29: 1st American mid-air collision in 16 years
Jan 31: Philly plane crash
Jan 20: FAA director fired
Jan 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring freeze
Jan 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
Jan 28: Retirement demand sent to existing employees
Jan 29: 1st American mid-air collision in 16 years
Jan 31: Philly plane crash
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Tulare County is the top ranked county in California in terms of agricultural value, with $8.6 billion in revenue from agriculture in 2022. The leading commodities produced there are milk, oranges, grapes, and cattle, all things that take a good bit of water + that US consumers like to eat + drink.
The carefully managed water systems in California's Central Valley saw a sudden deluge after the Army Corps of Engineers unexpectedly released reservoir water.
“In 25 years, I’ve never seen anything like this. I was given no explanation at all.”
“In 25 years, I’ve never seen anything like this. I was given no explanation at all.”
Decision to dump water from Tulare County lakes altered after sending locals into a mad scramble – SJV Water
Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back off of a sudden decision earlier in the day to dump massive
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February 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tulare County is the top ranked county in California in terms of agricultural value, with $8.6 billion in revenue from agriculture in 2022. The leading commodities produced there are milk, oranges, grapes, and cattle, all things that take a good bit of water + that US consumers like to eat + drink.
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This is an crucial point that is too often overlook in fossil fuel phase out convos
Renewables needn’t replace all the coal, oil and gas we use bc most of it is just used to produce and move those fossil fuels around
We need only replace useful energy: 37% of what we currently produce 🤯🧵👇
Renewables needn’t replace all the coal, oil and gas we use bc most of it is just used to produce and move those fossil fuels around
We need only replace useful energy: 37% of what we currently produce 🤯🧵👇
America's demand for fossil gas is set to increase - no, not for stuff like heating homes or the power grid - but almost entirely due to the fact that sending gas overseas is itself a process that consumes HUGE amounts of gas
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January 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is an crucial point that is too often overlook in fossil fuel phase out convos
Renewables needn’t replace all the coal, oil and gas we use bc most of it is just used to produce and move those fossil fuels around
We need only replace useful energy: 37% of what we currently produce 🤯🧵👇
Renewables needn’t replace all the coal, oil and gas we use bc most of it is just used to produce and move those fossil fuels around
We need only replace useful energy: 37% of what we currently produce 🤯🧵👇
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Why is it that of all our electeds, only AOC seems to understand how to talk about Trump and Musk right now?
January 31, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Why is it that of all our electeds, only AOC seems to understand how to talk about Trump and Musk right now?
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A connection to your own in-state politicians is going to be really important as we try to coordinate a response to Musk's coup. Here's a set of state-by-state starter packs I've coordinated so that you can find the right people near you to connect with.
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State politics starter packs
These starter packs include a mix of journalists, politicians, and activists in each state. They’re compiled by different people, and may include both Democrats and Republicans. Making good use of th...
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February 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
A connection to your own in-state politicians is going to be really important as we try to coordinate a response to Musk's coup. Here's a set of state-by-state starter packs I've coordinated so that you can find the right people near you to connect with.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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This said it all about the obscene evil and misogynistic bigotry at play here:
January 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This said it all about the obscene evil and misogynistic bigotry at play here:
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
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February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday issued a memo giving staff 10 days to identify all programs dealing with climate change or "greenhouse gas" emissions (scare quotes theirs), and another 10 days to eliminate them.
Read more about this and other happenings in today's news roundup:
Read more about this and other happenings in today's news roundup:
Doug Burgum Takes Over the Interior
On Cabinent confirmations, NYC’s congestion pricing, and Orsted
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January 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday issued a memo giving staff 10 days to identify all programs dealing with climate change or "greenhouse gas" emissions (scare quotes theirs), and another 10 days to eliminate them.
Read more about this and other happenings in today's news roundup:
Read more about this and other happenings in today's news roundup:
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From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.
January 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.