Weird cigar cloud rolled out under a massive storm cloud right across the horizon.
Daniel McDonald
@danmetchosinfarm.bsky.social
Seed farmer, educator, environmental consultant, west coast Vancouver Island, Sc’ianew territory, Metchosin Farm.
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-no... And summer isn't over by a long way
Factcheck: No, Europe is not having its ‘quietest’ year for wildfires - Carbon Brief
In recent days, prominent climate sceptics and rightwing commentators have shared charts on social media incorrectly implying that Europe is having its “quietest” year for wildfires in 2026.
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Narrator: it was, in fact, exactly what scientists warned about
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)@doctorvive.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Prime Minister of Spain: “This climate emergency is exceeding every threshold and scale that scientists have long warned all of Spain and Europe about.” This is the realistic climate discourse the world needs. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/w...
One of my views in Katmai National Park last week. Count the bears! The salmon are coming in and the bears are hungry!
Sending much love to our 🇨🇦 Canadian 🇨🇦 neighbors from a Sane American in Seattle, Washington!!
Grinding Piment d'Espelette peppers. Med hot at about 4000 Scovilles. Got seeds? Metchosin Farm
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon. Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
My Arctic observation versus climate model comparison page has been updated through 2025 (along with the addition of a new visualization or two). I updated this page for each season. zacklabe.com/climate-mode...
Climate model projections compared to observations in the Arctic
Note: The climate model projections here primarily use SSP3-7.0/RCP8.5, which consider extreme greenhouse gas emissions scenarios (outliers). I will include more realistic SSP2-4.5 graphics in a fu…
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Concentration camps: “For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
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As a teacher, this is worth reading. Social studies as ‘neutral?’ That’s a myth, and pressures teachers to avoid contentious issues theconversation.com/social-studi...
Social studies as ‘neutral?’ That’s a myth, and pressures teachers to avoid contentious issues
Social studies education demands sustained engagement with difficult knowledge and a heightened sense of obligation to both students and society.
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Donald Trump is a racist. He has always been a racist. He will always be a racist. When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.
Good read. We all live in Jeffrey Epstein's world open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
We all live in Jeffrey Epstein's world
The most disturbing revelation so far
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My friends, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is pure eloquence: “To not protest in this moment would be a dereliction of duty.” Perfection. Nothing to add.👇
good timing regarp.com/2024/04/18/r...
Review of: On Tyranny (Graphic Edition): Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, by Timothy Snyder, Illustrated by Nora Krug
My favorite moment of my favorite film is the “La Marseillaise” scene in Casablanca that has freedom fighter Victor Laszlo, portrayed by Paul Henreid, abruptly break off a conversation …
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Articulate. Thought provoking. Measured. Definitive in stating what we've all known for years.
Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · 7mo agoFor decades, countries like Canada prospered under what we called the ‘rules-based international order.’ That order is not coming back, but from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just. youtu.be/Ve4FwAexdSQ
Making hot sauce from Basque peppers. Right balance of flavor & heat at around 5000 on the Scoville scale. Want seeds? Metchosin Farm, BC.
Merry Christmas to all. With a few notable exceptions.
a merry christmas eve message with a snowman in a cup
ALT: a merry christmas eve message with a snowman in a cup
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