Wes
@wrand.bsky.social
Illustrator, infographic artist, animal handler
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A good link to send to your local NIMBYs: this study finds that installing wind turbines *increases* local property values.
With commercial wind comes rising community home values, researcher finds
Siting new commercial wind energy installations is no easy feat.
phys.org
October 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A good link to send to your local NIMBYs: this study finds that installing wind turbines *increases* local property values.
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The numbers here are insane. A potential for three feet of rain. 165 mph winds. 10-12 feet of storm surge. And millions of people in harm's way. Just unfathomably scary.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/m...
These maps detail Hurricane Melissa’s catastrophic flooding, wind risks for Jamaica - The Boston Globe
This rare late-season Category 5 major hurricane is set to make landfall on Jamaica before impacting Cuba and Haiti in the coming days.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The numbers here are insane. A potential for three feet of rain. 165 mph winds. 10-12 feet of storm surge. And millions of people in harm's way. Just unfathomably scary.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/m...
The underground house (luxury bunker) is on the market again
Las Vegas ‘underground house’ hits market for $8.5M — PHOTOS
The house was originally built in the 1970s and features two homes, one above ground and one below.
www.reviewjournal.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The underground house (luxury bunker) is on the market again
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NEW: Extraordinary footage has emerged of the huge tsunami that hit Russia’s remote Kamchatka peninsula after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake on July 30th.
(🎥 Doni Nikz)
(🎥 Doni Nikz)
August 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
NEW: Extraordinary footage has emerged of the huge tsunami that hit Russia’s remote Kamchatka peninsula after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake on July 30th.
(🎥 Doni Nikz)
(🎥 Doni Nikz)
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One huge problem with the big focus on tree planting is that a forest is not just trees - its a community of interacting plants and animals
Most trees depend on animals to disperse their seeds, but seed dispersers are dying out everywhere
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Most trees depend on animals to disperse their seeds, but seed dispersers are dying out everywhere
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Drivers and impacts of global seed disperser decline - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Many plants rely on animals to disperse their seeds, but some groups of these seed-dispersing animals are facing severe declines. This Review summarizes evidence of seed disperser declines and discuss...
www.nature.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
One huge problem with the big focus on tree planting is that a forest is not just trees - its a community of interacting plants and animals
Most trees depend on animals to disperse their seeds, but seed dispersers are dying out everywhere
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Most trees depend on animals to disperse their seeds, but seed dispersers are dying out everywhere
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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VERY bad projection for Colorado River runoff this year, putting the basin deeper into hydrological - and political - crisis.
The current estimate is runoff will be 55% of normal. And the major reservoirs (Mead and Powell) are already only 33% of normal.
#water
www.circleofblue.org/2025/supply/...
The current estimate is runoff will be 55% of normal. And the major reservoirs (Mead and Powell) are already only 33% of normal.
#water
www.circleofblue.org/2025/supply/...
Dry Colorado River Forecast Gets Drier
What a difference a month makes. The forecast for how much water will flow this year into Lake Powell, a bellwether reservoir on the Colorado River, was already meager. Now, after a dry April, it’s ev...
www.circleofblue.org
May 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
VERY bad projection for Colorado River runoff this year, putting the basin deeper into hydrological - and political - crisis.
The current estimate is runoff will be 55% of normal. And the major reservoirs (Mead and Powell) are already only 33% of normal.
#water
www.circleofblue.org/2025/supply/...
The current estimate is runoff will be 55% of normal. And the major reservoirs (Mead and Powell) are already only 33% of normal.
#water
www.circleofblue.org/2025/supply/...
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The GSA plans to sell hundreds of government buildings, including FBI headquarters.
Yesterday, we published an interactive piece that maps where the buildings are—and the congressional districts they're in.
Try the tools here: www.wired.com/story/map-fo...
Yesterday, we published an interactive piece that maps where the buildings are—and the congressional districts they're in.
Try the tools here: www.wired.com/story/map-fo...
March 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The GSA plans to sell hundreds of government buildings, including FBI headquarters.
Yesterday, we published an interactive piece that maps where the buildings are—and the congressional districts they're in.
Try the tools here: www.wired.com/story/map-fo...
Yesterday, we published an interactive piece that maps where the buildings are—and the congressional districts they're in.
Try the tools here: www.wired.com/story/map-fo...
Very tragic story and cautionary tale
New lawsuit claims Boulder City restaurant owner died from drinking Real Water
Milo Hurst, the founder of Milo’s Cellar & Inn, died from “serious and catastrophic injuries,” according to the complaint.
www.reviewjournal.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Very tragic story and cautionary tale
A new scam I haven't heard of before: ghost kitchens impersonating established restaurants on food delivery apps
Nevada targets fake ‘ghost kitchens’ on food delivery apps
Supporters of a bill taking aim at “ghost kitchens” on food delivery apps contend it will address phony delivery-only restaurant operations.
www.reviewjournal.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A new scam I haven't heard of before: ghost kitchens impersonating established restaurants on food delivery apps
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Along with voting for 7 Trump picks, Rosen was one of 12 Senate Democrats to vote for the Laken Riley Act — which empowers Trump's ICE to detain migrants with no due process.
All the more relevant as Trump sends migrants to detention camps in Guantanamo with no due process.
All the more relevant as Trump sends migrants to detention camps in Guantanamo with no due process.
CNN: Is democratic leadership is doing enough?
SENATOR JACKY ROSEN: I think that we have to realize that we're in the minority. They have the White House, they have the House, and they have the Senate. So the tools that are available to us here as legislators...they are limited.
SENATOR JACKY ROSEN: I think that we have to realize that we're in the minority. They have the White House, they have the House, and they have the Senate. So the tools that are available to us here as legislators...they are limited.
February 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Along with voting for 7 Trump picks, Rosen was one of 12 Senate Democrats to vote for the Laken Riley Act — which empowers Trump's ICE to detain migrants with no due process.
All the more relevant as Trump sends migrants to detention camps in Guantanamo with no due process.
All the more relevant as Trump sends migrants to detention camps in Guantanamo with no due process.
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BREAKING: Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form of bird flu that is distinct from the version that has been spreading through herds over the last year
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
Cows Have Been Infected With a Second Form of Bird Flu (Gift Article)
A new version of the virus is widespread in wild birds but had not previously been detected in cows.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
BREAKING: Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form of bird flu that is distinct from the version that has been spreading through herds over the last year
w/ @emilyanthes.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
w/ @emilyanthes.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
The end of an era for a once proud Connecticut institution
ctmirror.org/2025/01/24/e...
ctmirror.org/2025/01/24/e...
Opinion: End of an era at 285 Broad Street
The impending auction of the Hartford Courant’s longtime home at 285 Broad St. is a testament to an unmitigated greed that has ended the storied newspaper’s physical presence in the city.
ctmirror.org
January 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The end of an era for a once proud Connecticut institution
ctmirror.org/2025/01/24/e...
ctmirror.org/2025/01/24/e...
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UConn is hiring a senior faculty member in Native American Indigenous Studies. We are reviewing applications soon! If you were thinking about applying, let me know ASAP. #AcademicSky #IndigenizeAcademia #NativesInAcademia #NativeAmericanIndigenousStudies
jobs.hr.uconn.edu/mob/en-us/jo...
jobs.hr.uconn.edu/mob/en-us/jo...
Associate or Full Professor, Native American and Indigenous Studies
The Department of Social and Critical Inquiry (SCI) in the University of Connecticut’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invites applications for an Associate or Full Professor in Native American a...
jobs.hr.uconn.edu
December 17, 2024 at 6:45 PM
UConn is hiring a senior faculty member in Native American Indigenous Studies. We are reviewing applications soon! If you were thinking about applying, let me know ASAP. #AcademicSky #IndigenizeAcademia #NativesInAcademia #NativeAmericanIndigenousStudies
jobs.hr.uconn.edu/mob/en-us/jo...
jobs.hr.uconn.edu/mob/en-us/jo...
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Minimal tropical storm to category 5 hurricane in less than 48 hours.
60 kt of intensification in 12 hours alongside a 63-mb drop in pressure.
Milton is in the top 10 for the Atlantic record spanning 1851-2023.
60 kt of intensification in 12 hours alongside a 63-mb drop in pressure.
Milton is in the top 10 for the Atlantic record spanning 1851-2023.
October 7, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Minimal tropical storm to category 5 hurricane in less than 48 hours.
60 kt of intensification in 12 hours alongside a 63-mb drop in pressure.
Milton is in the top 10 for the Atlantic record spanning 1851-2023.
60 kt of intensification in 12 hours alongside a 63-mb drop in pressure.
Milton is in the top 10 for the Atlantic record spanning 1851-2023.
It took almost three days of deliberation but the jury reached a verdict.
www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts...
www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts...
Jury finds Robert Telles guilty in murder of RJ reporter Jeff German — WATCH LIVE
Robert Telles, the former elected Clark County Public Administrator, was found guilty Wednesday of murdering Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German.
www.reviewjournal.com
August 28, 2024 at 7:25 PM
It took almost three days of deliberation but the jury reached a verdict.
www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts...
www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts...