Aarón Cantú

A Tapestry of Tales: 10th Anniversary Reflections from NASA’s OCO-2 Mission - NASA Science When woven together, the tapestry of experiences of staff and scientists provide the complete picture of OCO-2.

NASA satellites to measure CO2 likely won't be replaced science.nasa.gov/science-rese...

Here is that demo video, specifically focused on Los Angeles. This is the context in which GeoSpy is demoing its technology www.404media.co/lapd-eyes-ge...

A blue hardcover book titles The Right of the People Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding by Osita Nwanevu

Hell yeah @ositanwanevu.com

Trump’s Use of Troops for Policing Hasn’t Been Seen Since America Was Ruled by a King

“The ability to use the military anywhere, anytime, for any purpose — it’s absolutely unprecedented.”

theintercept.com/2025/08/12/t...

Tracking the Chaos of Trump 2.0 Digital activists are building tools to monitor the havoc caused by Trump-era policies — from deportations to funding cuts.

Cool story capitalandmain.com/tracking-the...

When the Flames Came for an Altadena Church A husband-and-wife ministry’s efforts to rebuild after a devastating wildfire reveal the fragile future of the area’s historically Black community.

A husband-and-wife ministry have spent the last 6 months trying to rebuild after the devastating Eaton wildfire.

Their efforts reveal the fragile future of Altadena's historically Black community.
capitalandmain.com/when-the-fla...

“Zone Zero” regs to buffer homes from fires sputtered out right before 2025: bsky.app/profile/todd...

While Los Angeles Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were On Hold California passed a 2020 law requiring property owners to create ember-resistant zones. Here’s why it’s only now finishing regulations that could’ve saved LA homes.

New: My investigation into why a 2020 California law mandating ember-resistant zones around homes in wildfire areas hasn't been implemented. As climate threats accelerate, what aesthetic price are Californians prepared to pay to protect their communities? Free link.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Ari Aster Thinks You’re Being Manipulated Master of horror Ari Aster tackles the scariest film of his career — about the real-world villains hiding in our midst.

This film isn’t a masterpiece as some industry people claim. Lots of potential though. I couldn’t get past Aster saying there’s “not really any Black people” in NM in this interview. Perspective gaps lead to boring art.

www.levernews.com/ari-aster-th...

Analysis of radar satellite data shows rearmament on a historic scale, stretching over 7mn sq metres of new industrial development on.ft.com/3HsEbYG

A startup promised 45,000 EV jobs to struggling towns. They’re still waiting. Desperate for jobs, three communities embraced a bold electric vehicle promise. Now, they’re left with questions—and no jobs.

A Florida startup promised to bring 45,000 electric vehicle jobs to struggling towns in Georgia, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Eighteen months later, there’s no sign of a single plant.

It’s so obvious when people use gen AI to write social copy (“this isn’t x—it’s actually y”).

Stop doing it! Respect your readers!

Trump's Trial Run for a Police State President Trump’s "federalization" of Washington D.C. is a test of the limits of his power -- and by extension of our democracy.

theintercept.com/2025/08/11/t...

Explosion at US Steel plant in Pennsylvania leaves dozens hurt and people trapped under rubble The Clairton Coke Works is considered the largest coking operation in North America and one of four major U.S. Steel plants in Pennsylvania.

An explosion today at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh has left dozens wounded and people trapped under the rubble, with emergency workers on site trying to rescue them, officials said.

Israel kills famous Al Jazeera reporter in Gaza Anas al-Sharif was well known across the Arab world for reports on the famine in the enclave

Israel kills famous Al Jazeera reporter in Gaza on.ft.com/41vw4Bm

Our colleagues Al Jazeera reporters Anas al-Sharif & Mohammed Qraiqeh, & cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal & Moamen Aliwa have been killed in a strike on a tent for journalists near Al Shifa hospital. They worked relentlessly through bombing & hunger to document this war. Please remember them

Did you see the latest South Park episode?

I didn't understand the Iraq War when it was happening but I understood the fearlessness of Al Jazeera reporters when the US fired on them in Baghdad, a formative moment for me

Anas al-Sharif: Four Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Al-Shifa hospital Al Jazeera had condemned a "campaign of incitement" by the IDF against its reporters, but the military claims one of the journalists was part of Hamas.

An entire team of journalists, outside a hospital in a tent for journalists, killed by Israel. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Including a demand Israel not force Chevron to relinquish offshore gas assets bsky.app/profile/wash...

South Africa Plans Jail Time, Fines Under New Emissions Rules South Africa will seek jail time, fines and higher taxes for breaches of proposed rules to govern carbon emissions that will apply to almost all sectors of the economy.

Recommended read: A @bloomberg.com article said that South Africa “will seek jail time, fines and higher taxes for breaches of proposed rules to govern carbon emissions” as part of new efforts to reduce the country’s dependency on coal.

So much discussion of a just transition for workers…meanwhile we now have six figure, $50k bonus jobs for a deportation force

Trump is outpacing his first term in deleting environmental information The restriction of language and removal of information makes it harder to address climate issues, say the authors of a new report on environmental information under Trump 2.0.

NEW: Since the start of the second Trump administration, information on hundreds of government websites focused on environmental regulation has been changed or even removed.

www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...

National Weather Service’s Plan to Hire Crucial Staffers After Mass Layoffs Will Be Too Late for Wildfire Season Key California weather forecast offices will remain

The National Weather Service was hit hard by DOGE-related cuts earlier this year.

Now, key weather forecast offices in California will remain “criminally understaffed” while new hires get on board this fire season, former NWS meteorologists warn.

capitalandmain.com/national-wea...

Some Common Medications Have a Little-Known Side Effect Those taking certain drugs to treat heart diseases, allergies and other maladies are at a higher risk of heat-related illness.

Some of the most commonly prescribed & over-the-counter drugs share the same little-known side effect: increasing the risk of heat-related illness. Examples range from antihistamines (i.e. Benadryl) to diuretics (i.e. chlorthalidone), and many more.

Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

KEY EXCERPT: Trump admin says "common sense" gives any immigration officer reasonable suspicion to stop and question any Latino speaking Spanish anywhere in the Central District of California (covering 7 counties; LA, San Bernadino, Riverside, Ventura, Orange, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara).

JD Vance’s team had water level of Ohio river raised for family’s boating trip Exclusive: Incident raises questions of exploitation of public services, but Secret Service says it was requested for ‘safe navigation’

Good use of USGS river levels to confirm www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Ice cube in a pixelated hoodie with the text “join the rebellion”

Never seen a movie like this. In addition to being a classically bad Ice Cube movie, in its low quality it mocks much of the way we live now, I wonder if the original did the same

The West's data centers suck (water and power) - High Country News From simple searches to chatGPT, the big digital buildup threatens the grid and water supplies.

AI-processing data centers require massive amounts of energy and water, and relatively low power prices, state tax incentives, and lax regulations are attracting them to the West, threatening water supplies and straining the grid.

Today is the 55th anniversary of William Christmas’s murder. I discovered by chance a few years ago that he was my father’s cousin. This Black August I think about him, and my Uncle Melvin who was lynched for investigating the disappearance of missing Black children in Kentucky.