Jack Cousteau ⚓️

@angrywaterman.bsky.social

Working-class writer, complexity wrangler, dirtbag lefty, salty rescue swimmer, climate refugee on ironic Warm Beach in the Pacific Northwest.

The border we remember: As young SoCal surfers, we took frequent trips to Baja; the border was more fluid then, especially at the beach. Good surf, music, cheap cerveza & mariscos (beer & shellfish) …to quote Eagles, “the warm smell of colitas rising up through the air.” #WetTribe #ThrowbackThursday

A vintage photo of surfers relaxing in the grassy hills above a Mexican beach.

Maryland lawmaker proposes national ballot process for federal laws. Rep. Johnny Olszewski plans a constitutional amendment to let voters enact federal laws when Congress fails. The proposal would require signatures across 25 states and a 60% national vote, but faces steep constitutional hurdles.

Chiricahua National Monument, known for its rock spires, Apache heritage and rich biodiversity, is now the 64th national park in the U.S. The designation provides it with the federal government’s highest protection at a time when conservation has eroded elsewhere.

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www.cnn.com/2026/10/21/c... World is changing, we see it already. For some reasons, 1.5C (1.8F) was determined to be a tipping point, and we're blowing past it. From here, it's about adaptation for survival, whether you're a worker roasting in Pakistan or a California beach homeowner.

For the first time, UN says breaching 1.5C warming limit is ‘imminent and unavoidable’ | CNN

A new UN climate report released Wednesday finds that the globe will unavoidably slip past the Paris Climate Agreement’s 1.5-degree warming target in the next few years. The task now, the report state...

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BREAKING: New Mexico judge says Meta must pay $25 billion for deceiving users about data privacy. The company was found to have committed 43 million violations of New Mexico law since n this case stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal.