Bob Baker

Tulsi see, Tulsi do. OMG, she's such a fool.

"A lake is a landscape's most
beautiful and expressive
feature. It is Earth's eye; looking
into which the beholder
measures the depth of his own
nature."
Henry David Thoreau

A reminder that while all this is going on *gestures at everything*, climate change is still happening.

National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.

The natural result of foolishness will be felt by all. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Vermont Conversation: Bill McKibben on fighting for change under the new Trump administration - VTDigger "We're producing more oil and gas than we've ever produced before ... The real problem, the real urgency, is that the people who control that oil and gas are worried that we might use less of it somed...

Troubled times bring opportunities.
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Bloomberg philanthropy to cover U.S. climate dues after Paris withdrawal Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy and other U.S. funders said on Thursday they will cover U.S. financial obligations to the UN climate framework after President Donald Trump called for the U.S. to withdraw - for a second time - from the Paris climate agreement.

@mcuban.bsky.social had asked what he could do in the era of the convicted felon Donald Trump. Here's an example.

"Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy and other U.S. funders said on Thursday they will cover U.S. financial obligations to the UN climate framework…"

What Really Happened With the L.A. Fire Department Budgets? LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley is at the center of a media storm, sparking budget questions and calls for resignation.

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I’m old enough to remember when the American msm argued the EU would have to return to coal b/c of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Column: Los Angeles is a climate disaster. The fires will change nothing If you think America’s finally going to deal with global warming because L.A. is burning, think again.

No more politics. No more cesspool social media like X fka Twitter. My interests include the existential threats that we let thrive on our earthly home and the human capacity that we have to help stem those threats. So let's begin: www.latimes.com/environment/...