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Tanya Espinoza-O'Hare Schwarz@tanyabschwarz.bsky.social |
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Political Science PhD, but really here for urban planning, climate policy, and sci-fi. Send me your concert recs.
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weathermatrix.bsky.social
@weathermatrix.bsky.social
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And of course, California very hot today as well. RTMA max ~127 F. Official stations: Death Valley: 125 Palm Springs: 124 Blythe, CA: 123 Needles, CA: 120 Havasu City, AZ: 120 Phoenix, AZ: 118 Mexicali, Mexico: 118 Redding, CA: 117
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Kosturdistan
@smurfburger.bsky.social
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Tech For Campaigns rocks
www.techforcampaigns.org
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Sarah Parkinson
@separkinson.bsky.social
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Was recently speaking to a reporter at a DC function, who pointed out that if wealthy people really wanted to do some work for democracy, they'd fund local news & journalists. I think about this every day.
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Melissa Gira Grant
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this group (leadership has act-up connections) has been releasing summaries, held an event in nyc a few months back w jeff sharlet and anthea butler to do political education on project 2025 but not sure how much it has got traction yet: www.stopthecoup2025.org
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Techmeme
@techmeme.com
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Google says its greenhouse gas emissions have surged 48% in the past five years due to the expansion of the data centers that underpin its AI efforts (Financial Times)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Tanya Espinoza-O'Hare Schwarz
@tanyabschwarz.bsky.social
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Just FYI, any PSA chapter advisors attending the business meeting at APSA can request a small travel stipend from us. It’s not much, but wanted to let you know, if applicable!
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Tanya Espinoza-O'Hare Schwarz
@tanyabschwarz.bsky.social
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I am hearing this from faculty from all over yes. Also, I’m hearing that some faculty salaries are largely stagnant, making it more difficult to just live when housing and other costs continue to skyrocket.
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David Roberts
@volts.wtf
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Today on Volts: the IRA contains substantial, easily accessible direct-pay tax credits for climate-friendly infrastructure upgrades at public schools -- but most public schools don't know about them. I talk with some folks trying to spread the word.
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Ian Boudreau
@iboudreau.bsky.social
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What a great time to be trapped in outer space
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Tanya Espinoza-O'Hare Schwarz
@tanyabschwarz.bsky.social
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Absolutely disagree. I thought it was solid.
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Bowiesongs (C. O'Leary)
@bowiesongs.bsky.social
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the erasure of 20+ years of news stories here is yet another sign that future generations will have much richer knowledge of the 1930s than they will the GW Bush and Obama years. The wayback machine is carrying a lot of weight these days. If that goes, adios: variety.com/2024/digital...
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@richardckeller.bsky.social
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A very good article on the dangers of extreme heat and how temperatures are only one indicator of risk. Gift link.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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Alissa Walker
@awalkerinla.bsky.social
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Why are two LA28 events going to Oklahoma City? Did you know that some 1984 events were also held out of state?
Your go-to Olympics infrastructure critic is here to separate the headlines from the hype and explain what this announcement means to the people of LA
www.torched.la/a-change-of-...
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Cameron Beccario
@cambecc.bsky.social
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Wet bulb temp is one measure of heat stress. If it gets too close to body temp, no amount of sweat or air flow will help. We develop heat stroke, then die. A widely accepted limit of survivability is 35 °C (95 °F). Thankfully, it rarely gets this high on Earth… for now.
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Tanya Espinoza-O'Hare Schwarz
@tanyabschwarz.bsky.social
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This made me realize I haven't been trained on any of the software I use for any of the jobs I've had. I just kind of figured it out as I went. Seems like that might've been helpful!
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Brent Toderian
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
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READ: Barcelona has a plan to create a city-wide network of quieter streets that are easier and safer to travel on foot or by bike. Instead of bumper-to-bumper cars, streets will be lined with trees, play parks, bike-lanes, benches and green people places.
www.politico.eu/article/barc...
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Tanya Espinoza-O'Hare Schwarz
@tanyabschwarz.bsky.social
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Bluesky
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Zeke Hausfather
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Recently we've seen a vibrant debate on when the world will firmly pass 1.5C.
Over at @carbonbrief.org I weigh in with a new analysis, finding that it will most likely occur in the late 2020s or early 2030s in a world where emissions do not rapidly decrease. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-wha...
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Rachel Holliday Smith
@rachelholliday.bsky.social
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a $15 billion hole now endangered: 2nd Ave Subway, Interborough Express, signal upgrades, essential maintenance …
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Kathleen Bachynski
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Wow: “Multiple academic buildings are mortgaged beyond their appraised value to secure $40 million in debt, and we have learned that the one that isn’t, Terra Hall, has a multimillion-dollar structural issue,” the union said. “State and city elected leaders are investigating the closure”
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Tanya Espinoza-O'Hare Schwarz
@tanyabschwarz.bsky.social
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this is the bad place
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Mir
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THE GOAT HAS BEEN RESCUED. It was a multi agency effort. We have multiple agencies in Ireland
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Tanya Espinoza-O'Hare Schwarz
@tanyabschwarz.bsky.social
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WHAT COULD GO WRONG
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Tanya Espinoza-O'Hare Schwarz
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The first chapter in Kim Stanley Robinson’s novel, The Ministry for the Future, describes a similar scene in India, where an entire city’s population dies b/c the wet bulb temp is too high and their bodies can’t cope. These are the very real future scenarios that keep me up at night.
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Aaron Huertas
@aaronhuertas.bsky.social
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Climate Nexus is shutting down.
Extremely short-sighted decision by MacArthur Foundation, High Tides foundation and other funders.
Climate Nexus provided core communications infrastructure across the movement. 30+ staff out of jobs.
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024...
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Brent Toderian
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
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This is AMAZING — a map in the Paris town hall of the schools, and the corresponding “#SchoolStreets” that have transformed car spaces to kid places next to schools as part of the larger #Paris project of making the city more walkable and enjoyable for everyone. Via @EmmanuelSPV
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Robin St. Clare
@robinwrites.bsky.social
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Gift link
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Tanya Espinoza-O'Hare Schwarz
@tanyabschwarz.bsky.social
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My mother-in-law's text response: "OMG!!!! We let out a cheer!! Did they take him away in cuffs?"
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Tanya Espinoza-O'Hare Schwarz
@tanyabschwarz.bsky.social
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Also
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Ian Boudreau
@iboudreau.bsky.social
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Trying to think of a more effective way to bring AI's debilitating shortcomings to the attention of a lot of people and I'm coming up empty
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Dave Levitan
@davelevitan.bsky.social
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126 degrees in a metro area with more than 30 million people
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Daniel Swain
@weatherwest.bsky.social
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Rather strong inter-model ensemble agreement at the moment regarding the growing possibility of a significant and potentially prolonged heatwave across most of the Western U.S. starting around Jun 5-6 as strong/broad ridge builds. Details TBD. #CAwx #CAfire
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Tanya Espinoza-O'Hare Schwarz
@tanyabschwarz.bsky.social
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They are living their best lives.
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Moira Birss
@moira.bsky.social
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The lack of affordable home insurance is a growing threat to the overall economy of the U.S., write Tracey Lewis & Jordan Haedtler in @cplusc.bsky.social's latest home insurance crisis blog: www.climateandcommunity.org/insurance-fi...
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Tanya Espinoza-O'Hare Schwarz
@tanyabschwarz.bsky.social
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Yes, let’s build more housing. And let’s do this too.
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Michael Tae Sweeney
@mtsw.bsky.social
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Seeing a lot of "this story is depressing not inspiring!" And yeah. Here's an actually inspiring story you may not know about: school lunch (and breakfast!) in Massachusetts is free for all students starting in 23-24 thanks to Democrats using money from the voter-passed millionaire's tax to fund it
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Julie Phillips
@julie-phillips.com
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Apparently Schrödinger’s Cat wasn't something people knew about until Ursula wrote about it. She knew, because she read about relativity and quantum mechanics while she was writing her physicist character in The Dispossessed.
physicsworld.com/a/ursula-le-...
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Costa Samaras
@costasamaras.bsky.social
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In the next inflation reduction act climate policy, we need to strengthen and pass the E-BIKE Act and build protected bike infrastructure and deploy bike storage. Also, instead of carbon credits for junk projects, companies should sell ebikes cheap, for credits www.peopleforbikes.org/news/ebike-a...
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Costa Samaras
@costasamaras.bsky.social
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Air conditioning is an equity intervention for climate resilience, full stop. Every school should be safe, have healthy air & solar on the roof, & have air conditioning. In the next inflation reduction act, we need large investments in clean & green schools. Btw- they’re in every political district
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Flying Mezerkis
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Gifting this article. In Miami-Dade County alone they est $4bn will be needed to fix septic systems from rising sea water. They’ve rec’d $280m in Fed funding. All while Fla Gov seeks to fight the Federal Govt.
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Phil Lewis
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In a first, the statewide median sales price for a previously owned single-family house in California has surpassed $900,000
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Tanya Espinoza-O'Hare Schwarz
@tanyabschwarz.bsky.social
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post a *perfect* album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains.