bob

all avenues have to be used, there is no "first line of defense now", the courts are analogous to the Maginot line France built in the '30's ... 47 will ignore, go around, or crow their decisions and btw, he's already bought the majority of SCOTUS and has many judges in place in the fed system...

my retirement check just got cut by $300...not info on why

you, me, we, Josh

you, me, we, Josh

Global sea ice extent chart with 2025 showing a rapid decline and only 300,000 km² away from being the lowest for the date and 410,000 km² from all time low.

Global sea ice extent has dropped seven places to second lowest and showing no signs of stopping! 🧪 #GreenSky

1,100 EPA employees have been notified of imminent termination.

Attn: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency full access to the federal payment system!

The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!

Hundreds of USAID employees have been fired or furloughed, and foreign aid operations were suspended after Trump issued a freeze on aid. The agency’s public affairs team has also been placed on leave and locked out of their systems.

This situation is escalating quickly. More details to come.

am on a sympathetic hiatus from FB and looking around the bluesky world

Climate Change Could Cut the Economy in Half. We’re Not Ready for It. A new study suggests global warming’s effect on GDP has been vastly underestimated. Will it finally break through the religion of infinite growth?

newrepublic.com/article/1905...

🧊🔥 New paper @natclimchange.bsky.social: After millennia as a carbon deep-freezer for the planet, a third of the Arctic-boreal zone is now a CO2 source to the atmosphere. The int’l research team was led by @annvirkk.bsky.social
⬇️ Learn more:
permafrost.woodwellclimate.org/after-millen...

YouTube video by Adam Conover Debunking L.A. Wildfire Myths with Climate Scientist Dr. Daniel Swain

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P2O...

it appears that upstream emissions are noted but not included this study

me too🙏, still...not holding my breath...consolidation our structural footprint has to occur if we are to operate with the thermodynamic limits of the earth....and it's not just about wildfire

do it for you

Steinbeck's one of my heroes..."On all levels American society is rigged. I am troubled by the cynical immorality of my country. It cannot survive on this basis."

Steinbecks a hero of mine..."On all levels American society is rigged. I am troubled by the cynical immorality of my country. It cannot survive on this basis."

steinbeck's a hero of mine...

it appears that leaving the states was a good move for my sanity

just joined

daniel Swain weather west

just signed up...just sure how to use