Jacob Malcom
@jacob-malcom.bsky.social
Nonprofit and government executive leading progress for people, nature, and climate. Often out on trails biking, running, or hiking, or on rivers, creeks, and lakes paddling, usually with my kiddo and spouse.
Views are my own.
Views are my own.
This from @morethanjustparks.bsky.social is correct. It's been *really* dispiriting over the past 18 months especially with my work in conservation, public lands, and related issues to see him con so many people and organizations.
morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/meet-benji...
morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/meet-benji...
Meet Benji Backer. The Right’s Greenwashing Wunderkind
How a young conservative operative built a fake conservation movement — and got Washington and the media to believe it.
morethanjustparks.substack.com
October 8, 2026 at 2:59 PM
This from @morethanjustparks.bsky.social is correct. It's been *really* dispiriting over the past 18 months especially with my work in conservation, public lands, and related issues to see him con so many people and organizations.
morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/meet-benji...
morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/meet-benji...
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christofascists, american jihadi, evangelicals .... whatever you call them, they're not here for freedom or the Constitution, they're here to control your life
"Most political analysts miss is how strong and specific the authoritarian appeal is for white evangelicals ... the MAGA political movement is an outgrowth of white evangelical belief and culture, not a corruption of it."
Great read from @hollybfletcher.bsky.social
bit.ly/4y4hKgF
Great read from @hollybfletcher.bsky.social
bit.ly/4y4hKgF
You Can't Run From Christian Nationalism
White evangelicals are the single most influential voting bloc in American politics. They cannot be ignored.
bit.ly
October 8, 2026 at 1:25 PM
christofascists, american jihadi, evangelicals .... whatever you call them, they're not here for freedom or the Constitution, they're here to control your life
Sad and empty.
October 8, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Sad and empty.
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this is REALLY why some companies are so bullish on AI
But this second-order discrimination is *so* 20th century. Here in the 21st century, we have *first-order* price discrimination, in which AI-powered pricing algorithms use commercial surveillance data about *you*, personally, to predict the highest price you're willing to pay.
October 8, 2026 at 10:06 AM
this is REALLY why some companies are so bullish on AI
"But Haselhuhn’s work does raise a question about the best way to sell the need for climate action...At first he thought it might be effective to suggest that real men take care of their family and are good parents, but that “just didn’t move the needle at all”, he told me."
Sigh.
Sigh.
October 8, 2026 at 9:59 AM
"But Haselhuhn’s work does raise a question about the best way to sell the need for climate action...At first he thought it might be effective to suggest that real men take care of their family and are good parents, but that “just didn’t move the needle at all”, he told me."
Sigh.
Sigh.
"Most political analysts miss is how strong and specific the authoritarian appeal is for white evangelicals ... the MAGA political movement is an outgrowth of white evangelical belief and culture, not a corruption of it."
Great read from @hollybfletcher.bsky.social
bit.ly/4y4hKgF
Great read from @hollybfletcher.bsky.social
bit.ly/4y4hKgF
You Can't Run From Christian Nationalism
White evangelicals are the single most influential voting bloc in American politics. They cannot be ignored.
bit.ly
October 8, 2026 at 9:41 AM
"Most political analysts miss is how strong and specific the authoritarian appeal is for white evangelicals ... the MAGA political movement is an outgrowth of white evangelical belief and culture, not a corruption of it."
Great read from @hollybfletcher.bsky.social
bit.ly/4y4hKgF
Great read from @hollybfletcher.bsky.social
bit.ly/4y4hKgF
There should be legal consequences for this, starting with the Director of OMB and his insistence on violating the Constitution if he feels like it, and including any member of Congress who refuses to exercise their authority to impeach said Director and anyone else involved.
bit.ly/4zmDxBq
bit.ly/4zmDxBq
‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences research
Agency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year
bit.ly
October 7, 2026 at 10:31 AM
There should be legal consequences for this, starting with the Director of OMB and his insistence on violating the Constitution if he feels like it, and including any member of Congress who refuses to exercise their authority to impeach said Director and anyone else involved.
bit.ly/4zmDxBq
bit.ly/4zmDxBq
This is kinda nuts: www.science.org/content/arti...
Exclusive: Archaeology megafirm abruptly shuts down
Chronicle Heritage was largest U.S. cultural resources management company
www.science.org
October 7, 2026 at 10:24 AM
This is kinda nuts: www.science.org/content/arti...
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#ResistanceRoots
Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura was born on this day in 1925 in Gallup, N.M. He is known for being the only soldier whose Medal of Honor was classified Top Secret while he was held as a POW. His story is one of patriotism, bravery, loyalty and humble service against incredible odds. /1
Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura was born on this day in 1925 in Gallup, N.M. He is known for being the only soldier whose Medal of Honor was classified Top Secret while he was held as a POW. His story is one of patriotism, bravery, loyalty and humble service against incredible odds. /1
October 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM
#ResistanceRoots
Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura was born on this day in 1925 in Gallup, N.M. He is known for being the only soldier whose Medal of Honor was classified Top Secret while he was held as a POW. His story is one of patriotism, bravery, loyalty and humble service against incredible odds. /1
Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura was born on this day in 1925 in Gallup, N.M. He is known for being the only soldier whose Medal of Honor was classified Top Secret while he was held as a POW. His story is one of patriotism, bravery, loyalty and humble service against incredible odds. /1
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kinda breathtaking to watch the U.S. media establishment lose its shit about one maybe-plague death in a Russian backwater town with 3,887 confirmed measles cases reported in the United States, SO FAR, in 2026
October 6, 2026 at 5:45 PM
kinda breathtaking to watch the U.S. media establishment lose its shit about one maybe-plague death in a Russian backwater town with 3,887 confirmed measles cases reported in the United States, SO FAR, in 2026
On one hand, hooray for Baltimore and production capacity, on the other hand, per the story: "Anduril’s entry [is a] large bet by the fast-growing defense-tech company that has little track record in the heavy industrial work...to build nuclear-powered subs."
www.washingtonsun.com/defense/andu...
www.washingtonsun.com/defense/andu...
Anduril Plans a $3.7 Billion Baltimore Shipyard for Virginia-Class Submarines
Donald Trump will announce the project at the former Bethlehem Steel site.
www.washingtonsun.com
October 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM
On one hand, hooray for Baltimore and production capacity, on the other hand, per the story: "Anduril’s entry [is a] large bet by the fast-growing defense-tech company that has little track record in the heavy industrial work...to build nuclear-powered subs."
www.washingtonsun.com/defense/andu...
www.washingtonsun.com/defense/andu...
Want to give this helpful @arstechnica.com article and tool a quick boost...very helpful.
arstechnica.com/apple/2026/1...
arstechnica.com/apple/2026/1...
Command-line tool quickly removes Apple Intelligence from macOS 27
The tool can free up over 12GB of storage.
arstechnica.com
October 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Want to give this helpful @arstechnica.com article and tool a quick boost...very helpful.
arstechnica.com/apple/2026/1...
arstechnica.com/apple/2026/1...
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"Acting contrary to present outward interest, from a motive of Divine love and in regard to truth and righteousness, and thereby incurring the resentments of people, opens the way to a treasure better than silver, and to a friendship exceeding the friendship of men."—Michelle Downey
Like Dew on the Tender Plants
Coming together to protect our immigrant neighbors.
www.friendsjournal.org
October 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Acting contrary to present outward interest, from a motive of Divine love and in regard to truth and righteousness, and thereby incurring the resentments of people, opens the way to a treasure better than silver, and to a friendship exceeding the friendship of men."—Michelle Downey
Yes to @hormiga.bsky.social's new newsletter, and lean into the last point of taking action. Bystander intervention, yes. Esp. if you're in a position of authority, explicit or implicit, use it to take action. Neither silence nor inaction are acceptable.
scienceforeveryone.science/lets-keep-ta...
scienceforeveryone.science/lets-keep-ta...
Let's keep talking about misogyny
and patriarchy, and rape culture. All of it.
scienceforeveryone.science
October 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Yes to @hormiga.bsky.social's new newsletter, and lean into the last point of taking action. Bystander intervention, yes. Esp. if you're in a position of authority, explicit or implicit, use it to take action. Neither silence nor inaction are acceptable.
scienceforeveryone.science/lets-keep-ta...
scienceforeveryone.science/lets-keep-ta...
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Is this a new tactic that big tech's PR firms are starting to push? I don't think I've seen this phrase, "and other online services," appended to the AI focus of the data center explosion. It reeks of "...you try to stop us and we'll end your online services"
penncapital-star.com/energy-envir...
penncapital-star.com/energy-envir...
October 5, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Is this a new tactic that big tech's PR firms are starting to push? I don't think I've seen this phrase, "and other online services," appended to the AI focus of the data center explosion. It reeks of "...you try to stop us and we'll end your online services"
penncapital-star.com/energy-envir...
penncapital-star.com/energy-envir...
October 5, 2026 at 10:04 AM
This story is both interesting in its newness but also kinda mundane...it's just social engineering as has plagued us for ages, even if it's using more sophisticated tools.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Chinese Hackers Impersonate Anthropic Employee to Extract AI Secrets
A cybersecurity firm says that a Chinese hacking group impersonated industry professionals to steal information from US AI policy experts.
futurism.com
October 5, 2026 at 9:55 AM
This story is both interesting in its newness but also kinda mundane...it's just social engineering as has plagued us for ages, even if it's using more sophisticated tools.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Purple Tiger Beetles at my worksite this past Friday. Lots of variety of markings and colors in that species. 
October 5, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Purple Tiger Beetles at my worksite this past Friday. Lots of variety of markings and colors in that species. 
October 4, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The Scruffadupolous is doing his normal evening lounging. He looks a little dejected for some reason…
#DogsOfBluesky
#DogsOfBluesky
October 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM
The Scruffadupolous is doing his normal evening lounging. He looks a little dejected for some reason…
#DogsOfBluesky
#DogsOfBluesky
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Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.
October 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.