Plainfield
@plainfield.bsky.social
Dogs, Cats, Wildlife, & Native plants, Comic art.
Former aerospace & remote sensing earth science.
Library volunteer
Kindness matters.
Former aerospace & remote sensing earth science.
Library volunteer
Kindness matters.
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LA is HOT. But does it have to be this hot?
Did you know shade from a single tree can drop temps by 20° or more? Yet working-class neighborhoods like South LA, East LA, and the Valley get the least tree coverage and bear the brunt of extreme heat. Let's finally cool things down for everyone.
Did you know shade from a single tree can drop temps by 20° or more? Yet working-class neighborhoods like South LA, East LA, and the Valley get the least tree coverage and bear the brunt of extreme heat. Let's finally cool things down for everyone.
October 2, 2026 at 8:09 PM
LA is HOT. But does it have to be this hot?
Did you know shade from a single tree can drop temps by 20° or more? Yet working-class neighborhoods like South LA, East LA, and the Valley get the least tree coverage and bear the brunt of extreme heat. Let's finally cool things down for everyone.
Did you know shade from a single tree can drop temps by 20° or more? Yet working-class neighborhoods like South LA, East LA, and the Valley get the least tree coverage and bear the brunt of extreme heat. Let's finally cool things down for everyone.
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so word on the trail is that 15 days for the whole JMT is “fast” and I am “insane”
September 17, 2026 at 11:53 PM
so word on the trail is that 15 days for the whole JMT is “fast” and I am “insane”
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The most useless form of news is “CEO says.” Can this tool actually do what it says or is the company just trying to profit off fear?
Nvidia has launched a new tool to help keep AI agents from going rogue and operating outside the control of humans. https://cnn.it/3VjRDEP
September 28, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The most useless form of news is “CEO says.” Can this tool actually do what it says or is the company just trying to profit off fear?
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Genuinely an insane paragraph from Sam Alito. “Voter fraud is real and scary and we have to stop it, so the fact that implementing Trump’s mail ballot rule will disenfranchise millions is legally irrelevant.” Brain melted. A right-wing podcaster in a robe. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
September 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Genuinely an insane paragraph from Sam Alito. “Voter fraud is real and scary and we have to stop it, so the fact that implementing Trump’s mail ballot rule will disenfranchise millions is legally irrelevant.” Brain melted. A right-wing podcaster in a robe. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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I also don't buy into the manufactured doom cycle but it's still pretty funny that the signal is "the public is at great risk" and Trump is instinctively like "good"
President Trump appears to dismiss calls from top artificial intelligence leaders to slow down development of AI models, saying the US needs to maintain its competitive edge over China. wapo.st/4xqxeeH
Trump dismisses AI leaders’ calls to slow down, citing Chinese competition
Democrats are increasingly attacking the administration’s hands-off approach to artificial-intelligence regulation as midterms approach.
wapo.st
September 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I also don't buy into the manufactured doom cycle but it's still pretty funny that the signal is "the public is at great risk" and Trump is instinctively like "good"
SpaceX violations were first allowed, illegally, under Mayor Pete when he ran DOT/FAA.
September 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
SpaceX violations were first allowed, illegally, under Mayor Pete when he ran DOT/FAA.
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Democrats need to drag every one of these spineless executives in front of congress when they retake it to have them explain in thorough detail why they acted like such feckless cowards.
September 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Democrats need to drag every one of these spineless executives in front of congress when they retake it to have them explain in thorough detail why they acted like such feckless cowards.
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Though it seems clear that the destruction of the East Wing and its replacement with a 90,000-square foot ballroom atop a new military bunker is illegal, the court’s Republican appointees have cleared the way for its completion.
All, that is, but one.
All, that is, but one.
It’s just too late for John Roberts to say he doesn't like Trump’s ballroom
The president's lawlessness is the chief justice's fault.
www.motherjones.com
September 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Though it seems clear that the destruction of the East Wing and its replacement with a 90,000-square foot ballroom atop a new military bunker is illegal, the court’s Republican appointees have cleared the way for its completion.
All, that is, but one.
All, that is, but one.
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August 29, 2026 at 2:34 AM
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one real problem in the political media is that a lot of folks don’t actually know anything
August 29, 2026 at 12:19 AM
one real problem in the political media is that a lot of folks don’t actually know anything
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BREAKING:
After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back.
And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post.
They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back.
And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post.
They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2026 at 11:12 AM
BREAKING:
After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back.
And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post.
They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back.
And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post.
They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
Some people are inherently inferior isn’t a neutral view point.
On here though it is impossible to make a defense of viewpoint neutral academic freedom without getting mobbed by Portes fanboys saying you’re a racist right winger. So I’m off.
August 23, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Some people are inherently inferior isn’t a neutral view point.
Correct.
Scrutinize the recruitment and ongoing failure to mentor and oversee that he attended to his post doc duties.
Scrutinize the recruitment and ongoing failure to mentor and oversee that he attended to his post doc duties.
I had not some across this before, but if you want an example Nathan Cofnas’ scholarship, this is a doozy. Again I say, being sacked is not the problem; being recruited in the first place is what deserves scrutiny.
August 23, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Correct.
Scrutinize the recruitment and ongoing failure to mentor and oversee that he attended to his post doc duties.
Scrutinize the recruitment and ongoing failure to mentor and oversee that he attended to his post doc duties.
I do not think Jefferies is the right leader.
I also do not trust the NYTimes to describe this meeting neutrally.
I fully expect it to be slanted negatively.
I also do not trust the NYTimes to describe this meeting neutrally.
I fully expect it to be slanted negatively.
Why anyone thinks he can be an effective leader in 2026 and beyond...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/u...
Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly (Gift Article)
President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
I do not think Jefferies is the right leader.
I also do not trust the NYTimes to describe this meeting neutrally.
I fully expect it to be slanted negatively.
I also do not trust the NYTimes to describe this meeting neutrally.
I fully expect it to be slanted negatively.
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We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights.
We all know that's some BS.
We all know that's some BS.
August 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights.
We all know that's some BS.
We all know that's some BS.
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There are sub-amendment fixes that could yield substantial benefit and we should try several of them:
1) Wyoming rule the house
2) Admit DC & PR as states
3) Expand SCOTUS
4) Strip SCOTUS of jurisdictions (and/or modify its composition)
It's a start. Amendments sure would help, though.
1) Wyoming rule the house
2) Admit DC & PR as states
3) Expand SCOTUS
4) Strip SCOTUS of jurisdictions (and/or modify its composition)
It's a start. Amendments sure would help, though.
August 17, 2026 at 11:55 AM
There are sub-amendment fixes that could yield substantial benefit and we should try several of them:
1) Wyoming rule the house
2) Admit DC & PR as states
3) Expand SCOTUS
4) Strip SCOTUS of jurisdictions (and/or modify its composition)
It's a start. Amendments sure would help, though.
1) Wyoming rule the house
2) Admit DC & PR as states
3) Expand SCOTUS
4) Strip SCOTUS of jurisdictions (and/or modify its composition)
It's a start. Amendments sure would help, though.
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Homeless and foster youth face barriers most kids will never encounter applying to college.
We should make it easier, not harder, for these kids.
I have a bipartisan bill to make sure homeless & foster youth get the hand up they deserve.
We should make it easier, not harder, for these kids.
I have a bipartisan bill to make sure homeless & foster youth get the hand up they deserve.
August 15, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Homeless and foster youth face barriers most kids will never encounter applying to college.
We should make it easier, not harder, for these kids.
I have a bipartisan bill to make sure homeless & foster youth get the hand up they deserve.
We should make it easier, not harder, for these kids.
I have a bipartisan bill to make sure homeless & foster youth get the hand up they deserve.
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“What we showed is that the power of our many is greater than the power of their money.”
Michigan’s primary reckoning for the Democrats
Despite record outside spending, Abdul El-Sayed and a slate of left-leaning candidates triumphed over establishment and incumbent rivals.
www.motherjones.com
August 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
“What we showed is that the power of our many is greater than the power of their money.”
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion….”
"Deserve" and "loyalty" are words that you should not use about countries and politicians generally. Leads to bad thinking.
August 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion….”
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MacFarlane: We are near the new gold-plated statues the Trump administration unveiled near Memorial Circle, Memorial Bridge, and the Lincoln Memorial. It’s really, really gold.…
August 4, 2026 at 6:43 PM
MacFarlane: We are near the new gold-plated statues the Trump administration unveiled near Memorial Circle, Memorial Bridge, and the Lincoln Memorial. It’s really, really gold.…
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David Ellison may think we are stupid, but we know who he is. We know what he has done to CBS. We know what he wants to do to CNN.
Support independent media.
Support independent media.
August 4, 2026 at 3:28 PM
David Ellison may think we are stupid, but we know who he is. We know what he has done to CBS. We know what he wants to do to CNN.
Support independent media.
Support independent media.
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TABLES TURN: Democrats are using “Shadow hearings” to press issues and secure millions of on-line views. And clips
Even without control of Congress
Just filed
open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
Even without control of Congress
Just filed
open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
TABLES TURN: Democrats Use "Spotlight Hearings" to Level Playing Field Against GOP
A recent series of faux-Congressional Hearings put Democrats on offense
open.substack.com
July 29, 2026 at 11:39 AM
TABLES TURN: Democrats are using “Shadow hearings” to press issues and secure millions of on-line views. And clips
Even without control of Congress
Just filed
open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
Even without control of Congress
Just filed
open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
Clearly Sam Altman’s carnival barking works.
You are going off of literal press releases for the story. Is it really so hard to see why people are skeptical when the details are so vague and the amounts of money that ride on the hype being true are so large?
July 28, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Clearly Sam Altman’s carnival barking works.