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Irritable Cascadian, Retired Environmental Scientist, Builder, Photographer, Father, and Dog Lover. Fond of birds, lichens, trees, the laws of physics, and general scientific facts - Nature in general.
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Page One in Philly: @inquirer.com

submitted 16 hours ago • 119 comments

YIMBY here. I want abundance of good things and scarcity of bad things. Both, at the same time. I think a center+right alliance on deregulation runs a significant risk of being co-opted to accelerate buildout of both good and bad stuff, which could easily have net-neutral or net-negative results.

submitted 15 hours ago • 7 comments

I saw this on The Guardian and know it will be a woefully uncovered story by most media.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

"The key to lasting peace is clear: Putin must get nothing that justifies his aggression. Any rewards shows him that war pays off. If Putin decides who joins NATO or where NATO's infrastructure can't or can be, his appetite for war will only grow," Zelensky.

submitted 2 days ago • 76 comments

@hcrichardson.bsky.social

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

JD Vance and Trump are incapable of the leadership and resolve of Zelenskyy. Thank you, Volodomyr. Most of the world thanks you.

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

Just released. My Nature piece: "Never before has the USA seen such an anti-intellectual, anti-science assault... History tells us that there are times when the dangers of inaction become sufficiently threatening to individuals or the planet that scientists... rdcu.be/eo3Hb

submitted 2 days ago • 17 comments

💥 OPERATION SPIDERWEB: Russia lost over 36% of its strategic bomber fleet on June 1st, 2025. Over $7 billion in damage but more importantly the aircraft are irreplaceable in the medium term.

submitted 3 days ago • 56 comments

@nytimes.com take note

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

#teslatakedown HCR on the many facets of Musk & all the more reason to keep protesting at Tesla and boycotting all his businesses.

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

The new GOP slogan (thank you, Joni Ernst.)

submitted 5 days ago • 768 comments

Experts reviewing RFKJr's magnum opus MAHA health report conclude that the whole document was faked by someone using Chatbot AI, and was probably never even proof read. They're not just fraudsters, they're very lazy, too. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

submitted 5 days ago • 106 comments

For four long years I was told not to call what’s coming our way fascism but here we are:

submitted 4 days ago • 240 comments

submitted 5 days ago • 28 comments

Eugene must enforce noise disturbance code By Ann Marie Swan buff.ly/2muzNnC

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Good news -- Appelate court rules that CA Board of Forestry's plan to clear millions of acres of native chaparral habitat for 'fire hazard reduction' is illegal, bc it fails to address the impact of type conversion to invasive weeds that increase flammability. 🌏 chaparralwisdom.org/2025/05/31/a...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Yes, terribly important. Not considering up and downstream effects ignore the enabling effect of the proposed project.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

So fucking true. Oh, and all the federal warnings about copyright on videos and movies.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

There is literally nothing but Trump's desire to protect Putin which is keeping the USA from levelling harsh sanctions on Russia, providing Ukraine more weapons, and helping Ukraine win its war against a sub-par Russian military.

submitted 4 days ago • 19 comments

Who needs data, analysis, and counterpoint when you've got a handy answer?

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

"Species’ historical niches are becoming increasingly mismatched with contemporary climates, even in highly mobile taxa, raising concerns about the ability of wildlife to persist in a warmer world." 🌎 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

So I guess in "media speak" cognitive decline is the term for gone bat shit crazy.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

🇺🇦 Zelensky: Russian strikes are becoming more and more audacious and large-scale every night. 900 strike drones against Ukraine in three days, plus missiles - this makes no military sense, but it is a clear political choice - Putin's choice - the choice to continue fighting and destroying lives.

submitted 9 days ago • 23 comments

I call it The Beast because it’s a lot heavier than my road bike, but it can do a lot, and can still fold up to fit in a foyer or trunk

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Forgive me, but if your "industry" depends entirely on stealing someone else's work, it deserves to die. "Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would “basically kill the AI industry in this country overnight.” www.theverge.com/news/674366/...

submitted 9 days ago • 20 comments

Because after all, blaming others for problems is so much easier (and cheaper) than solving them.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

This piece by George Wuerthner on indigenous burning is detailed and may lead to disagreement but give it a read if forest resilience is a topic of your interest. www.thewildlifenews.com/2020/10/29/i...

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

This statement by White House spokesperson Leavitt violates Trump's EO on scientific integrity because it is a blatant lie and abuse of fact.

submitted 10 days ago • 4 comments