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Overnight, a masked bandit broke into our kitchen.
Armed with opposable thumbs, he proceeded to sample everything on offer. I’d just visited the farmers market, so the menu was extensive.
I can now share a highly specific peer-reviewed list of what this particular raider did & did not enjoy. 🧵
Armed with opposable thumbs, he proceeded to sample everything on offer. I’d just visited the farmers market, so the menu was extensive.
I can now share a highly specific peer-reviewed list of what this particular raider did & did not enjoy. 🧵
Raccoon's Evil Smile: 'Good, Good'
Alt: Raccoon's Evil Smile: 'Good, Good'
static.klipy.com
July 29, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Overnight, a masked bandit broke into our kitchen.
Armed with opposable thumbs, he proceeded to sample everything on offer. I’d just visited the farmers market, so the menu was extensive.
I can now share a highly specific peer-reviewed list of what this particular raider did & did not enjoy. 🧵
Armed with opposable thumbs, he proceeded to sample everything on offer. I’d just visited the farmers market, so the menu was extensive.
I can now share a highly specific peer-reviewed list of what this particular raider did & did not enjoy. 🧵
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When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this.
Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
July 24, 2026 at 10:03 PM
When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this.
Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
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I think we just passed oops.
June 27, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I think we just passed oops.
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All the people who are saying it's too expensive to tackle climate change today are the same people who twenty years ago said that climate change wasn't really happening
June 26, 2026 at 12:57 PM
All the people who are saying it's too expensive to tackle climate change today are the same people who twenty years ago said that climate change wasn't really happening
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I especially love this diagram.
June 25, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I especially love this diagram.
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It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄
Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇
So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves
Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage
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Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇
So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves
Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage
🧵1/23
June 24, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄
Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇
So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves
Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage
🧵1/23
Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇
So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves
Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage
🧵1/23
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when AI companies go bankrupt
June 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM
when AI companies go bankrupt
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We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office.
Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.
Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.
June 23, 2026 at 2:38 PM
We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office.
Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.
Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.
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This is far from normal...and deadly for a place where many homes have no AC....This is climate change. Europe isn't supposed to experience triple digit heat like this anytime and especially in June
My thoughts on it all
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
My thoughts on it all
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
June 23, 2026 at 11:04 PM
This is far from normal...and deadly for a place where many homes have no AC....This is climate change. Europe isn't supposed to experience triple digit heat like this anytime and especially in June
My thoughts on it all
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
My thoughts on it all
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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Think of CO₂ removal like a time machine. How far back does planting 100 million trees take us?
One mature tree takes up ~25 kg of CO₂/year, so 100 million trees will take up 2.5 MtCO₂. That's a time machine that takes us back ~33 minutes in a year. Nature will not save us from fossil fuel CO₂.
One mature tree takes up ~25 kg of CO₂/year, so 100 million trees will take up 2.5 MtCO₂. That's a time machine that takes us back ~33 minutes in a year. Nature will not save us from fossil fuel CO₂.
DeLorean Time Travel: Back To The Future
Alt: DeLorean Time Travel: Back To The Future
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May 25, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Think of CO₂ removal like a time machine. How far back does planting 100 million trees take us?
One mature tree takes up ~25 kg of CO₂/year, so 100 million trees will take up 2.5 MtCO₂. That's a time machine that takes us back ~33 minutes in a year. Nature will not save us from fossil fuel CO₂.
One mature tree takes up ~25 kg of CO₂/year, so 100 million trees will take up 2.5 MtCO₂. That's a time machine that takes us back ~33 minutes in a year. Nature will not save us from fossil fuel CO₂.
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I've got to say that I'm really disappointed in the recent discourse surrounding the RCP8.5 scenario. The lack of context and understanding is something I expected from the usual suspects, but it's frustrating to see such bad takes from people and outlets who should know better.
May 25, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
May 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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Donald Trump every single day:
"Here's a definitive statement that contradicts my definitive statement from yesterday and which won't be true tomorrow.
Also, it's a lie."
"Here's a definitive statement that contradicts my definitive statement from yesterday and which won't be true tomorrow.
Also, it's a lie."
May 6, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Donald Trump every single day:
"Here's a definitive statement that contradicts my definitive statement from yesterday and which won't be true tomorrow.
Also, it's a lie."
"Here's a definitive statement that contradicts my definitive statement from yesterday and which won't be true tomorrow.
Also, it's a lie."
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Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:
Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%
Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%
This is what a rigged system looks like.
Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%
Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%
This is what a rigged system looks like.
April 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:
Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%
Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%
This is what a rigged system looks like.
Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%
Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%
This is what a rigged system looks like.
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We just published a paper in Geoscience Communication where we measure the impact of reading climate myth rebuttals available on our Skeptical Science homepage - a technically challenging research with some nuanced, complex results.
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sks.to/sksexperiment (1/n)
April 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
We just published a paper in Geoscience Communication where we measure the impact of reading climate myth rebuttals available on our Skeptical Science homepage - a technically challenging research with some nuanced, complex results.
sks.to/sksexperiment (1/n)
sks.to/sksexperiment (1/n)
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First, Outlook fails.
Now: Houston, Bluetooth won't pair.
Artemis II is NASA's most relatable mission yet.
Now: Houston, Bluetooth won't pair.
Artemis II is NASA's most relatable mission yet.
April 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
First, Outlook fails.
Now: Houston, Bluetooth won't pair.
Artemis II is NASA's most relatable mission yet.
Now: Houston, Bluetooth won't pair.
Artemis II is NASA's most relatable mission yet.
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this 8 year old tweet of mine emerged recently and just, man, what I would give to return to a time when these were the main issues with The Internet
April 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
this 8 year old tweet of mine emerged recently and just, man, what I would give to return to a time when these were the main issues with The Internet
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Happy April Fool's Gold Day! #minerals #GeologistProblems
April 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Happy April Fool's Gold Day! #minerals #GeologistProblems
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hey if "the economy" is completely decoupled from the welfare of the people, WHAT IS THE FUCKING POINT OF THE ECONOMY
March 20, 2026 at 10:33 PM
hey if "the economy" is completely decoupled from the welfare of the people, WHAT IS THE FUCKING POINT OF THE ECONOMY
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Turns out, if you give the Republicans an inch, they'll take all your civil rights.
Stop hoping one last concession or compromise will finally stop them.
Stop hoping one last concession or compromise will finally stop them.
February 27, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Turns out, if you give the Republicans an inch, they'll take all your civil rights.
Stop hoping one last concession or compromise will finally stop them.
Stop hoping one last concession or compromise will finally stop them.
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To do this, anti-trans lawmakers in Kansas moved fast to change the law, overrode the governor’s veto, and pushed for the legal changes to go into effect nearly immediately. That kind of power—to void gender on official documents, to compel gender conformity—is terrifying and it will not stop here.
1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses.
Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked.
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www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...
Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...
February 26, 2026 at 2:57 AM
To do this, anti-trans lawmakers in Kansas moved fast to change the law, overrode the governor’s veto, and pushed for the legal changes to go into effect nearly immediately. That kind of power—to void gender on official documents, to compel gender conformity—is terrifying and it will not stop here.
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Agreed. It is not safe to visit America when criminals control our government. This is America’s darkest and most dangerous hour.
‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Agreed. It is not safe to visit America when criminals control our government. This is America’s darkest and most dangerous hour.
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I guess there are still some people who are OK with this and whose "legitimate concerns" we (the "out-of-touch elite") should use as a trigger for self-flagellation. Actually, no. They are monsters. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:38 AM
I guess there are still some people who are OK with this and whose "legitimate concerns" we (the "out-of-touch elite") should use as a trigger for self-flagellation. Actually, no. They are monsters. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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“Noem: U.S. Citizens Should Be Prepared To Show Proof.”
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
January 15, 2026 at 11:04 PM
“Noem: U.S. Citizens Should Be Prepared To Show Proof.”
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?