Albert Kottke
@arkottke.bsky.social
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And for a quick hit here’s one from my personal library of obscurely comforting TikToks.
August 21, 2026 at 4:30 AM
And for a quick hit here’s one from my personal library of obscurely comforting TikToks.
@seismogenic.bsky.social did you catch the name of the author at SCEC? I saw you sitting next to her.
September 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
@seismogenic.bsky.social did you catch the name of the author at SCEC? I saw you sitting next to her.
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We flew a thermal drone over one of the largest data centers planned on the East Coast.
What we found: 60+ unpermitted generators, tractor-trailer-sized, burning a mile from two schools.
floodlightnews.org/new-jersey-d...
What we found: 60+ unpermitted generators, tractor-trailer-sized, burning a mile from two schools.
floodlightnews.org/new-jersey-d...
August 28, 2026 at 2:53 PM
We flew a thermal drone over one of the largest data centers planned on the East Coast.
What we found: 60+ unpermitted generators, tractor-trailer-sized, burning a mile from two schools.
floodlightnews.org/new-jersey-d...
What we found: 60+ unpermitted generators, tractor-trailer-sized, burning a mile from two schools.
floodlightnews.org/new-jersey-d...
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Exclusive-ish.
I traced the 49% mystery investor in Trump’s new crypto bank to Sheikh Tahnoon’s network on August 15, using the OCC filing.
@wsj.com now confirms Tahnoon is behind it. So’s his mom.
I traced the 49% mystery investor in Trump’s new crypto bank to Sheikh Tahnoon’s network on August 15, using the OCC filing.
@wsj.com now confirms Tahnoon is behind it. So’s his mom.
August 27, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Exclusive-ish.
I traced the 49% mystery investor in Trump’s new crypto bank to Sheikh Tahnoon’s network on August 15, using the OCC filing.
@wsj.com now confirms Tahnoon is behind it. So’s his mom.
I traced the 49% mystery investor in Trump’s new crypto bank to Sheikh Tahnoon’s network on August 15, using the OCC filing.
@wsj.com now confirms Tahnoon is behind it. So’s his mom.
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This is wild. In late 2025, federal and state officials kept a Mexican woman in custody for almost a month by repeatedly rebooking her just before her 72-hour time limit ran out. www.propublica.org/article/immi...
August 27, 2026 at 3:12 PM
This is wild. In late 2025, federal and state officials kept a Mexican woman in custody for almost a month by repeatedly rebooking her just before her 72-hour time limit ran out. www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the devastating earthquake in Japan, and I’ll do my best to answer those in this thread thorough the day. 1/
July 29, 2026 at 1:39 PM
I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the devastating earthquake in Japan, and I’ll do my best to answer those in this thread thorough the day. 1/
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I join you from the Blaenavon wildfire in Southeast Wales, brought to you by BP, Shell and Equinor. Though it does not look dramatic, the fire has been out of control for days - for a very particular reason. 🧵
July 25, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I join you from the Blaenavon wildfire in Southeast Wales, brought to you by BP, Shell and Equinor. Though it does not look dramatic, the fire has been out of control for days - for a very particular reason. 🧵
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‼️ Whopper of a heat dome coming, and that’s no exaggeration! In all aspects: size, longevity, and especially intensity this will be extreme. The heat dome should shatter all-time records for upper level pressure in the N Plains. Actual Temps in Montana, Wyoming, North/ South Dakota could hit 110° 1/
July 8, 2026 at 11:46 AM
‼️ Whopper of a heat dome coming, and that’s no exaggeration! In all aspects: size, longevity, and especially intensity this will be extreme. The heat dome should shatter all-time records for upper level pressure in the N Plains. Actual Temps in Montana, Wyoming, North/ South Dakota could hit 110° 1/
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Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts
June 24, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts
Pretty excited about this gift, but the Princess Posse would clutch their pearls because it didn't come in a bowl with a cherry on top.
June 20, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Pretty excited about this gift, but the Princess Posse would clutch their pearls because it didn't come in a bowl with a cherry on top.
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Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican.
After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
(Published May)
After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
(Published May)
Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.
Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were "full steam ahead" looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s...
www.propublica.org
June 16, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican.
After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
(Published May)
After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
(Published May)
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Almost 5000 people have reported feeling shaking from the M6.1 earthquake NW of Cuba, and the quake was felt across Florida!
Did you feel it? Report it!
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Did you feel it? Report it!
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
June 8, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Almost 5000 people have reported feeling shaking from the M6.1 earthquake NW of Cuba, and the quake was felt across Florida!
Did you feel it? Report it!
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Did you feel it? Report it!
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
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🌍 30 studies to judge seismic hazard uncertainty: industry (SSHAC) guidelines do not have much influence.
Uncertainty is stable across return periods; the effect of intensity measure and tectonics is weak.
🔗 Read now: seismica.library.mcgill.ca/article/view...
Uncertainty is stable across return periods; the effect of intensity measure and tectonics is weak.
🔗 Read now: seismica.library.mcgill.ca/article/view...
June 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
🌍 30 studies to judge seismic hazard uncertainty: industry (SSHAC) guidelines do not have much influence.
Uncertainty is stable across return periods; the effect of intensity measure and tectonics is weak.
🔗 Read now: seismica.library.mcgill.ca/article/view...
Uncertainty is stable across return periods; the effect of intensity measure and tectonics is weak.
🔗 Read now: seismica.library.mcgill.ca/article/view...
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A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds?
Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines
Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines
May 25, 2026 at 6:13 PM
A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds?
Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines
Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines
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Never great when the level-headed headline reads "West Braces for Critical Water Shortages After Unprecedented Snow Drought."
www.drought.gov/drought-stat...
www.drought.gov/drought-stat...
May 14, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Never great when the level-headed headline reads "West Braces for Critical Water Shortages After Unprecedented Snow Drought."
www.drought.gov/drought-stat...
www.drought.gov/drought-stat...
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U.S. President Donald Trump has fired all 24 members of the National Science Board, the body that oversees the National Science Foundation. https://scim.ag/4cxQWhl
Trump fires NSF's oversight board
Dismissal of the National Science Board is widely seen as latest move to erase NSF’s independence
scim.ag
April 25, 2026 at 10:31 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump has fired all 24 members of the National Science Board, the body that oversees the National Science Foundation. https://scim.ag/4cxQWhl
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Absolutely incredible.
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.
Watch with sound on.
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.
Watch with sound on.
April 20, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Absolutely incredible.
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.
Watch with sound on.
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.
Watch with sound on.
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just spitballing here but one thing that might turn down the temperature is top CEOs not doing and saying insane and extremely harmful things all the time, such as enthusiastically embracing fascist movements
The attack on Sam Altman exposed a dark underbelly of the anti-AI movement | CNN Business
Mainstream artificial intelligence safety groups moved quickly to distance themselves after a 20-year-old allegedly attacked the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman last week in what law enforcement officer...
www.cnn.com
April 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM
just spitballing here but one thing that might turn down the temperature is top CEOs not doing and saying insane and extremely harmful things all the time, such as enthusiastically embracing fascist movements
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A throwback result at the newly named In Flanders Fields
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the artist formerly named Gent-Wevelgem.
https://howtheracewaswon.com/podcasts/2026-03-29-a-throwback-result-at-the-newly-named-in-flanders-fields/
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the artist formerly named Gent-Wevelgem.
https://howtheracewaswon.com/podcasts/2026-03-29-a-throwback-result-at-the-newly-named-in-flanders-fields/
A throwback result at the newly named In Flanders Fields
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the artist formerly named Gent-Wevelgem.
howtheracewaswon.com
March 30, 2026 at 3:45 AM
A throwback result at the newly named In Flanders Fields
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the artist formerly named Gent-Wevelgem.
https://howtheracewaswon.com/podcasts/2026-03-29-a-throwback-result-at-the-newly-named-in-flanders-fields/
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the artist formerly named Gent-Wevelgem.
https://howtheracewaswon.com/podcasts/2026-03-29-a-throwback-result-at-the-newly-named-in-flanders-fields/
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We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously. 1/7
March 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously. 1/7
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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This is Minneapolis.
Literally every corner along Lake St. packed with people holding candles, many singing, honoring a person who by all accounts was an absolute gem of a human, whose life was tragically stolen by a fascist, paramilitary occupation force.
Literally every corner along Lake St. packed with people holding candles, many singing, honoring a person who by all accounts was an absolute gem of a human, whose life was tragically stolen by a fascist, paramilitary occupation force.
January 25, 2026 at 2:46 AM
This is Minneapolis.
Literally every corner along Lake St. packed with people holding candles, many singing, honoring a person who by all accounts was an absolute gem of a human, whose life was tragically stolen by a fascist, paramilitary occupation force.
Literally every corner along Lake St. packed with people holding candles, many singing, honoring a person who by all accounts was an absolute gem of a human, whose life was tragically stolen by a fascist, paramilitary occupation force.
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This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
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A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
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Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."