Andrew Kornblatt
@akornblatt.bsky.social
Communications on Green issues, the Ocean, Politics, and Science. Voice actor. Founder and Co-Host of Ocean Science Radio podcast.
I guess we need to close our windows now, before the air quality drops? I was hoping to keep them open another night before the heat comes
Multnomah County, OR@multco.bsky.social · last wk.NW Naito building fire causing heavy smoke (up to 24 hrs) •Check fire.airnow.gov; open windows if Air Quality is Good/Moderate •Keep windows shut, recirculate AC, use purifiers •Kids, seniors, pregnant & heart/lung conditions need a clean room •Outdoors: Wear an N95 mask 📸: Portland Fire & Rescue
Settle a family reunion argument... Is route 66 a cross-country highway?
I am always trying to explain to folks that most Americans have never met a Jew and people do not believe me and I just need you to understand that the perception that we are a powerful group in this country is intentionally created by antisemites and you’re unknowingly buying in.
Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · 2w agoThis actually explains something about how people talk about the Jewish community.
How do you deal with having a pet in their final few years?
Deoxygenation terrifies me
David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 3w agoEarth’s waters are quietly running out of oxygen, scientists warn www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... Scientists warn that this widespread deoxygenation is closely connected to other major planetary threats, including warming, pollution, biodiversity loss, and ocean acidification. 🧪🌎🦑
TIL cannolis were invented in Sicily between the 9th–11th centuries during Arab rule. Legend has it they were first made in Caltanissetta by an Arab emir's concubines, who shaped the tube-like, cream-filled pastry as an affectionate nod to his virility.
Delicious Cream-Filled Dessert Rolls with Strawberries
ALT: Delicious Cream-Filled Dessert Rolls with Strawberries
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The fact that we almost did not get this movie about a little guy taking on a corporation focused only on profit because the studio decided to axe it for short term profit is frankly too much for me right now.
Every Film Now@everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 3w agoFinal trailer for ‘COYOTE VS. ACME’ has been released. In theaters August 28. #CoyoteVsAcme
For these oceanographers, a typhoon interrupting their research cruise wasn’t a disaster. It was a rare opportunity to study how the storm rapidly changes the ocean’s bacterial communities. eos.org/research-spo...
Typhoons Mix Up Bacteria and Biochemistry - Eos
After a typhoon surprised a research cruise, scientists took advantage of the unique sampling opportunity to reveal rapid changes in bacterioplankton communities and biogeochemical cycling.
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Admirable job by what must be @eaterofsun.bsky.social bringing together the ongoing mystery of the surge in absorbed sunlight on Earth. CERES, pattern effects, ECS -- oh my.
The rate at which Earth is absorbing energy is alarming climate scientists
Reflections on a warming planet
economist.com
Out at a bar for a little social time and they are playing Saturday Night Fever on the TV. It is giving me anxiety.
These things usually come in threes. www.jpost.com/internationa...
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham dies at 71 from 'brief and sudden illness' | The Jerusalem Post
Emergency personnel responded to a call for “cardiac arrest” at Graham’s home on Saturday night, according to police scanner audio obtained by NBC News.
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Who needs to "drill baby drill"? This is how you turn solar into night-time power.
First US sodium-ion grid storage factory will power 4 million homes
Peak Energy has recently announced a 183,000-sq-ft facility in Sacramento to manufacture sodium-ion batteries.
interestingengineering.com
Every authoritarian action Trump is taking must be understood against the backdrop of his declining popularity. He feigns strength, but he's operating from a place of weakness. This is yet another desperate attempt to undermine the midterms.
Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms
The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.
nbcnews.com
BREAKING: The Trump White House just ousted all three sitting members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission — hamstringing the bipartisan agency ahead of the midterms. The EAC helps state and local officials run elections, including by certifying election equipment.
Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms
The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.
nbcnews.com
Let's just say that McConnell is not even conscious and all these Republicans claiming to be speaking with him are straight up lying. Will that become clear? If so, how will they cover for or justify those lies? I am genuinely curious. Seems poorly thought through... www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Why is everyone saying they talked to Mitch McConnell for 20 minutes?
Sen. Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for more than three weeks. His latest reported conversations with colleagues are drawing attention.
usatoday.com
Oh cool, an Easter egg feature that traps you in a driverless car and kidnaps you when it's decided you've misbehaved. Imagine what a hacker group or ICE can do with this. The fact that this is even functionally possible is horrifying.
Let's take a look at some low hanging fruit around lunch time on day 2 Louisiana has TWO bubbles left. Alaska's only got one! Who's gonna bring 'em home? And please. Someone. Help Florida. They have so many invasive species, & now no one is filling their bubbles. givebutter.com/USS2026
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · last mo.The 2026 United States of Science Challenge starts NOW! Each bubble represents classrooms we’ve matched with scientists this year. This a competition to fill bubbles with $10 donations to support @skypeascientist.bsky.social The first region to fill all bubbles wins. 👇🏻 givebutter.com/USS2026
There is a massive push using the same language playbook on every single post about the patriot front on the train and it is insanely gross how viral and infectious it is.
🗺️ In 2013, we launched FrackFinder, a crowdsourced project enlisting volunteers to map fracking well pads across Appalachia. Within 29 days, 233 volunteers completed nearly 90,000 image classifications, revealing how rapidly the region had been industrialized by fracking. The results were striking.
There's a part in the book "Careless People" where the author beats Zuck at Settlers of Catan, and he is absolutely wrecked by it. Someone pulls her aside to explain everyone else has been letting him win for years. I think about this a lot re: why tech bros think everyone will love AI chatbots.
Julian Sanchez@normative.bsky.social · last mo.People who spiral out overusing LLM chatbots are really just experiencing the kind of brain-damaging stream of unconditional validation that’s always been the norm for the hyper-wealthy, which explains a lot.
Just to be that guy, The Glomar Explorer was not a deep-sea mining vessel. It was purpose built for the clandestine submarine recovery and only converted to civilian deep-sea mining use after the operation.
Cold War Conversations Podcast@coldwarpod.bsky.social · last mo.Today on July 4, 1974, Glomar Explorer, a deep-sea mining vessel, was part of a covert US operation to recover a sunken Soviet sub. Parts were recovered along with the bodies of Soviet sailors who were then buried at sea. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bu...
He got the best fight scene in the movie and Gathegi has been an underrated asset since his season of HOUSE, glad to see him getting some long-due props.
Pete Woods@thatpetewoods.bsky.social · last mo.Terrific news. Edi Gathegi is the best. collider.com/superman-spi...
How is this not an impeachable offense?!
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · last mo.“.. The next day, Trump posted that it was a ‘GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!’ before announcing a partial tariff retreat that helped send the S&P 500 up roughly 9.5% in one of its best days on record.” @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/t...
