Jessica Pearson

Trump’s Budget Would Clip Bird Banding. Hunters Are Not Happy.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/s...

A little something to take the edge off (ibuprofen)

SpongeBob ecstatic looking as he makes a rainbow meme, on the rainbow between his spreading hands it reads "hyper awareness of global current events"

An Immigrant Was Accused of Threatening Trump. Prosecutors Say He Was Framed.

“This extreme anti-immigrant rhetoric that we’re hearing in the news constantly just emboldens hate in this way, and emboldens people to act in this way.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

Empty cardboard tray on a market shelf labeled “evaporated milk.”

you gotta be faster

Of all the bad things about the internet and post-cable rip-offs, I am grateful for being able to show my 10 yr old pitcher daughter NCAA softball games on YT. If only I had this lady sports inspo as a kid!

This was just posted by @tbretc.bsky.social on another platform. The Chicago Sun-Times obviously gets ChatGPT to write a ‘summer reads’ feature almost entirely made up of real authors but completely fake books. What are we coming to?

Map of local National Weather Service office "areas of responsibility" modified (using polygons with black outlines and red fill) to indicate where recent/expanding cuts to NOAA/NWS have resulting in understaffing so extreme that some offices can not longer operate on a 24/7 basis.

I just created a quick map depicting which portions of the United States are now (as of today) or will imminently be (by early June) without 24/7 local National Weather Service coverage (per Washington Post reporting). #CAwx #CAfire #CAwater #ORwx #AKwx #WYwx #KSwx

JP and JP with the classic yearbook poses

That dessert photo looks like a Thiebaud

Need more “I’m reluctant to share” posts

Would love to see the retrofit cost estimates and operating expenses.

My thoughts on critical importance of NOAA National Weather Service & other partners in CA weather, water, & wildfire worlds--& why we simply cannot afford to lose even a portion of lifesaving & economy-boosting services it provides. #CAwater #CAfire #CAwx
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The real surprise would’ve been if it was open 🕳️

if u do not have anything nice to say well sometimes u are not wrong

Common chemicals in plastic linked to over 350,000 deaths from heart disease Researchers estimate that exposure to phthalates contributes to 13 percent of all heart disease deaths in people between 55 and 64 years old each year.

A set of chemicals found in food packaging, plastics, and lotions and shampoos has been linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths from heart disease, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal eBioMedicine.

Updates on NSF Priorities

NSF has updated its priorities & announced termination of awards not aligned with new priorities of the agency (Admin), along with FAQ. Projects with impact limited to subgroups of people based on protected class or characteristics will not be in line w/ new priorities.

www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...

NEW YORK POST New York Post @nypost Salmon are swimming faster due to painkillers dumped into rivers: study trib.al/IA2WwK6 [picture is salmon jumping out of a stream]

oh. okay

I remember when I was a little kid, “fuck” was the worst thing you could say. Now it’s the most sensible response to everything.

The World is like, “The United States isn’t too big to fail.” And from beneath the rubble of my family’s future, I squeak out, “So true, bestie.”

March 31st Trans Day of Visibility: Tans people have always existed with floral imagery

Trans people have always existed, and we always will. 🏳️‍⚧️ From every culture, every era, and every place in history—trans and nonbinary people are an integral part of our world. Today, we honor our past, celebrate our present, and fight for our future. #TDOV #TransHistory

This is the way

Side note: Unclear how a 25% tariff will lower auto prices

E.P.A. Targets Dozens of Environmental Rules as It Reframes Its Purpose Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the agency’s mission was to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses.

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the agency’s mission was to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...

My 7 year old just asked for a @sofi-tukker.bsky.social song for his Little League walk-up song

I would but I’m so sleepy

If you're having girl problems I feel bad for you son
Interpersonal relationships are often contentious and difficult

‘People Are Going Silent’: Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...

‘I’m Heartbroken’: California Scientists Left Adrift by Mass Federal Layoffs at NOAA | KQED The Trump administration’s mass firings within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have hit the Bay Area’s National Weather Service office and fisheries in California.

‘I’m Heartbroken’: CA Scientists Left Adrift by Mass Federal Layoffs at NOAA

Their stories are similar and heart-wrenching. The early-career federal workers are planning marriages, recently signed mortgages and were saving to buy their first homes.

@kqednews.kqed.org

www.kqed.org/news/1202979...

Is this (Bluesky) thing on? *mic tap* *feedback squeal* #cawater
#sacdelta