Butterfly Blues

Not just water governance. My bosses want science based on old, simple, well-established methods. Novelty might get you published, but it also might mean the results are less likely to impact policy or practice outside academia.

Thank you! Yes! As a government planner, this is one of my pet peeves. So glad to see this in the literature. I thought maybe it was just me.

U.S. Climate Alliance States United for Climate Action | The U.S. Climate Alliance is a bipartisan coalition of governors securing America’s net-zero future by advancing state-led, high-impact climate action.

Any chance that the UN Foundation will spin up a mechanism for sub-national units of government to participate formally and collectively in IPBES, similar to the IPCC and the United States Climate Alliance? usclimatealliance.org

this is such a classic villain quote

Can you expand on "one of my solar punk communities?" Is there a list or starter pack? How do I sign up? :)

Years do not have plans (that we can share with mere mortals), but I can assure you that we years are not just making sh*t up as we go along. It is definitely not just random carp that you humans selectively remember into a neat personal narrative to create the illusion of order and control.

Hi, I am my teammate's Dad who thought it would be cool to try to throw a fastball to the other teammate's Dad right behind me during the first day of "t-ball," a beginner version of the sport baseball, a game in which men throw a round white rock at each other.

This Upton Sinclair quote never misses

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”

Two paperbacks from Taran Hunt's KYSTROM CHRONICLES - THE IMMORTALITY THIEF and THE UNKILLABLE PRINCESS - surrounded by blue, gold and white Christmas decorations.

We do NOT have 8 maids-a-milking but we do have a linguist who could probably tell us why it's 'a-milking' - Sean Wren from @taranhunt.bsky.social 's THE KYSTROM CHRONICLES!

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I feel this is probably quite important information. You wouldn't want to get it wrong.

screenshot of tweet saying "who the fuck is playing pokemon in antarctica" with a trade partner in antarctica

photo of me in antarctica playing my switch. adelie penguins are in the background

photo of me in antarctica playing my switch, with pokemon legends z-a. adelie penguins are in the background.

I've waited 3 years to make this post

From invasive species tracking to water security – what’s lost with federal funding cuts at US Climate Adaptation Science Centers The people who manage America’s aquifers, wetlands, shorelines and recreation areas rely on federal science as they face new and rising risks in a changing climate.

You probably heard the US admin is threatening to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research: but did you know they already froze funding for the 9 regional Climate Science Adaptation Centers? From tracking invasives to helping tribes with drought, here's why the CASCs matter ⬇️

Tech-savvy female survivalist influencer from The Future, thanks to @naomialderman.bsky.social

My favorite minor celebrity interaction was reconnecting with my college roommate, Jim C Hines @jimchines.com We chatted about our jobs, and I described a wolf management plan I was working on. Years later I discovered that plan referenced in Libriomancer as a secret werewolf protection program.

Duck penises is one of my go to wildlife trivia as well. To my knowledge, no minor celebrities involved in my explanations.

Knives Out rickroll

Politicians, influencers, and entertainment "news" shows operate on the same incentive structure. Which is how we got (waves arms) all this.

AI is about as accurate as someone who sounds smart because they are good at improv that sounds like it could be true. But because truth is often stranger than fiction, that person is often wrong. Like this type of person, the system is rewarded by popularity, not accuracy.

A Half-built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys. Near future alien contact in which both sides are nursing at contact. And that is just the opening scene. Lots of climate and gender politics, and one of the few books that I re-started immediately after finishing because I missed the characters.

The Future by Naomi Alderman. I just finished it today. Near future sci-fi with f/f romance. Tech monopolies, the end of the world, activism and hope... basically politics with an engaging plot.

I was a newbie making newbie mistakes back in July. Chatted with a newbie back in November, and she needed no help. Last month there was a whole thing with two EV delivery drivers of two trucks. Neither driver had any idea and it was GM chargers which are buggy anyway. This is all Michigan.

Perhaps this dates me, but I remember listening to that show when I was a graduate student.

A dark green shirt showing a grumpy-looking black cat holding a mug of tea, and the text "That's what I do: I read books, I drink tea, and I know things"

My entire existence has been summed up in a t-shirt . . .

To my office, practising arithmetique alone and making an end of last night’s book with great content, and so home to supper and to bed.

A red octopus with orange spots is holding up or hiding inside a christmas hat with the text surrounding it "Octoclause is coming to town"

Merry Holidays and Happy #InverteFest !!
Hope everyone is having a tentalicious time today ✨🐙

#inverts 🦐🐞

Soft fuzzy jumping spider with black legs and a bright red "cap" CNN a bright red booty visible behind him. He's peering at you from a dry oak leaf

View of the lad from behind, as he peers at something to upper right of frame. The top of his entire body is just bright velvety red

Day 25 of my 2025 Favorites: the most festive of boys

Phidippus cardinalis. Just a lovely little velvet ant mimic lad. That red is so striking in the sandy scrub. ❤️
#EmotionalSupportSpood #InverteFest
Merry Whatever-The-Hell-You're-Doing-Today Day to you all

Fan art of the character Murderbot from the TV show Murderbot. Murderbot is standing in a building that is burning down around it. It’s body language looks resigned. The thought bubble next to the character reads: I JUST WANT TO WATCH MY SHOWS.

I can relate, Murderbot. I can relate.

#murderbot #slyart

A graph depicting five panels with downward trends in suitable habitat area by year, with symbols indicating that each panel represents reptiles, mammals, amphibians, and birds. The symbol, in the top panel is a dragon.

There is an unfortunate error in this newly published @globalchangebio.bsky.social paper.

The caption for this image reads "upper panel with dragon icon symbolising all tetrapod" but this is incorrect. That is either a wyvern (with two wings and two legs) or it is not a tetrapod (6 limbs).

As in South Africa, also in Michigan. I have had these same arguments in favor of savanna preservation and restoration over tree planting in what were incorrectly classified as "understocked forests."