What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...

In AIR-BORNE, I wrote about the reluctance many scientists had to acknowledge Covid can float to new hosts. Now it looks like something similar may be happening with bird flu, which may be blowing from farm to farm. Story in @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/bird...

We are thrilled with the renewed attention that The Carpentries has received for deciding to withdraw a $1.5 million proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF), thanks to a recent similar decision made by the @python.org (PSF) and the generous shout-out they gave us when they announced it. 🙏

… to own the libs

“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”

www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...

And I’m not sure what I would have done in the moment, not wanting to make a scene and giving deference to the woman, but I like to think I’d at least have called him out for being rude.

I’m so sorry that happened!

We can’t let this happen.

And any Republican who refuses to renew health care subsidies for hardworking American families, saying we can’t afford it, needs to explain how they found $1 trillion in tax cuts to give away to the wealthiest people in America.

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

I would love to know at what point the right wingers will finally accept that fossil fuels are dying, but never underestimate the power of obstinance I guess lol
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The dedication to visually representing each of the 4,304 deliveries in the background scroll is admirable and conveys the loss to food banks.

The personal interviews and portraits are concise but powerfully relate these cuts’ impact on peoples' lives.

Everyone’s’ “must read” today.

People of Illinois, we need your help.

Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.

We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

Think of the waste this involves

The Jeff-alytics Podcast Is Coming! Episode 0 is here! Episode 1 drops next Wednesday!

Hi all,

Some fun news...I have a new podcast coming out about why perceptions of crime rarely meet reality and what can be and is being done about it! Ep 0 was just released & Ep 1 will be released on Oct 1. Download & subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

jasher.substack.com/p/the-jeff-a...

Signs Referencing Climate Change Along with Web Pages Removed from Acadia National Park The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund.

The federal government has censored the work of dozens of scientists, including work by my lab, on the impacts of climate change on Acadia National Park. Signs have been removed from Cadillac and Great Meadow. They’re also removing signs about the Wabanaki’s sacred connections to Cadillac.

What To Do About Crime's Persistent Perception Problem? A new-ish poll and some ideas for the future.

New this week: I wrote about how people seem to always perceive that crime is rising -- a problem that goes back at least a century -- and what I'm hoping to do about it. Check it out!

jasher.substack.com/p/what-to-do...

Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years.

Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year.

Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?

Cruise to Measure Gulf Dead Zone Faces Stormy Funding Future - Eos Funding cuts are affecting The Pelican’s annual hypoxia cruise to investigate the environmental conditions off the coast of Louisiana.

“A lot of times with #pollution, you hear anecdotal evidence of how it might be increasing cancer rates or it might be causing fisheries to fail...Here, we have an actual, measurable impact of nutrient pollution in the watershed.”

eos.org/articles/cru...

Yesterday the president demanded that evidence about Covid vaccines be shown to the public. Today @apoorvanyt.bsky.social & I run through some of the studies made public over the past 4+ years that show that the vaccines work. Gift link: nyti.ms/46k17Tq

ESIP Community Calendar for the week of September 1, 2025.

What's new in #EarthScienceData?

Here are some upcoming events this week, pulled from the ESIP Update. 🧵

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Murders through August in Baltimore, Detroit, Dallas and Philadelphia, 1960 - 2025:

Sign the IMPEACH RFK Citizens' Petition to Congress — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE Join with us to sign our Citizens' Petition to the US Congress to choose the people over Trump and Impeach RFK Jr Now!

RFK, Jr. May 13 2025, before Congress: "I don’t think people should be taking advice, medical advice, from me"

By his own admission he is unqualified for his job.

Stop the quack.

@standupforscience.bsky.social will hand deliver petition to Congress.

www.standupforscience.net/rfk-impeachm...

Opinion | The Most Environmentally Imaginative Country on Earth Is Under Assault

The Most Environmentally Imaginative Country on Earth Is Under Assault www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/o...

NIH director: mRNA vaccine contracts were canceled because public lacks trust in technology NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya offered an explanation for the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts that didn't align with that of his boss, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

First RFK said he was killing research on mRNA vaccines because they don't work and aren't safe. Now NIH director Jay Bhattacharya claims it's because the public doesn't trust them. Story by @helenbranswell.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/08/11/m...

Kennedy’s Next Target: the Federal Vaccine Court The system for compensating people injured by vaccines needs significant reform. But the health secretary could alter it in ways that ultimately reduce vaccine access for everyone.

RFK could reduce vaccine access by changing how the government handles claims of vaccine injuries. Story by @by-cjewett.bsky.social & @apoorvanyt.bsky.social nyti.ms/4ovXj8H

Welp

The degree to which the US economy now runs on open bribery continues to amaze

Federal Harms Tracker -Cost to Your Government A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working towards effective government for the American people.

"This campaign to weaken the federal civil service has targeted the very people who keep our government running and provide essential services that we all rely on ... . Of the roughly 2.3 million employees who make up the civilian workforce, more than 80% work outside the Washington, D.C., area."

C.D.C. Workers Say Shooting Manifests Worst Fears About Anger Among Public Employees expressed horror at a shooting at the agency’s headquarters, and some said they viewed it as part of a pattern of threats and assaults on health workers.

After Years of Anger Directed at C.D.C., Shooting Manifests Worst Fears. Story by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social nyti.ms/459fNV5

👍 and all government contractors should be certified B Corps

This supports what Mark Maron is saying. Free speech has nothing to do with public criticism of comedians ridiculing vulnerable people.

The Keeling Curve The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

425.36 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 08-Aug-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu