New t-shirt to celebrate turning 59. You can wish me a happy birthday by telling me your favorite Buckaroo Banzai quote.

#USMNT got supporters rockin'n'rollin' in Seattle Stadium! Even with the flag up, Freeman's header tops the list and fans went WILD after the VAR overturn! Here's how Seattle #FIFAWorldCup goals stack up so far. Stay tuned to see how next other matches stack up to the USA goals!

Been in DC the last few days, and the reflecting pool really is a sight to behold.

DC this week. A barricaded monument to this absolute child of a president.

You can: 1) Contact your senators and reps, especially in coastal states. 2) Urge scientific societies and advocacy groups to speak out and mobilize their members. 3) Write op eds, posts, threads, etc. explaining what the OOI actually does and why it matters. 4) Share articles like this:

Trump Administration to Remove Hundreds of Deep-Ocean Observation Instruments, Dismantling $368 Million Program - Eos

The Trump administration’s National Science Foundation (NSF) has begun dismantling the infrastructure of a $368 million deep-ocean observing program critical to monitoring marine ecosystems, global cu...

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Literally weeping this basic shit is what governance was always supposed to be and we have become so used to corporate corruption and theft that the most basic concept of "making people do the things they are legally obligated to do" seems revolutionary

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3mo ago

Introduce yourself with 10 bands/musicians you've seen live There are many more but these are some of my favorites: 1. The Clash 2. Elvis Costello (my first concert) 3. The Who 4. The Jam 5. The English Beat 6. Taj Mahal 7. The Decemberists 8. David Byrne 9. Stevie Ray Vaughan 10. Bonnie Raitt

Dr. Wendy Bohon@drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Introduce yourself with 10 bands/musicians you've seen live! 1. NIN 2. The Ramones 3. Guns N Roses 4. Phish 5. Them Crooked Vultures 6. Tori Amos 7. Glen Phillips 8. The Indigo Girls 9. Bon Jovi 10. Greg Brown

I say without hyperbole that this is the most brazenly corrupt action in US Presidential history. That it does not immediately lead to impeachment is a dangerous sign of how far the rule of law has declined.

Johnson: if you don't offer a competitive salary you won't get the best candidates to run for congress. Cool. Now do teachers.

Mickey Kuhns@mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Speaker Mike Johnson argues Congress should get to keep engaging in insider trading because they don’t make enough to feed their families. The average net worth of a Congress member is $8 million, which is 116 times that of the average American. You don’t hate Congress enough.

The kids are alright.

404 Media@404media.co · 3mo ago

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed throughout this commencement speech at the University of Arizona for his praise of AI. This comes just a week after another commencement speaker who mentioned AI was booed at a school in Florida. Read more: www.404media.co/ucf-ai-comme...

This really is the worst timeline.

Me: "It's spelled C-A-P..." Them: "I can't find you in our files." Me: "C-A-P..." Them: "nope, I don't think we have you in our system." Me: "Are you looking under C or K?" Them: "K-A-P..." Me: "Look under C" Them: "Oh! Here you are!" Every. Freaking. Time.

Dave Parisi@daveparisi.bsky.social · 3mo ago

2026 spell the professor's name correctly on the final paper challenge

This is one of those "wait for it" things: simulation of the #TracyArm landslide tsunami by Pat Lynett for our paper that came out this week in @science.org. This one is from the vantage point of a jetski at sea level. 🧪⚒️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

It's the 6 year anniversary of the worst singing to come out of pandemic times. Also apparently my first collaboration with @watershedlab.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeU7...

Bohemian Geography

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In light of our recently published @science.org paper about The Tracy Arm landslide, I'm gonna tell a little story about being wrong and how science works. Join me. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A 481-meter-high landslide-tsunami in a cruise ship–frequented Alaska fjord

Early in the morning of 10 August 2025, a >64 × 106 m3 landslide struck Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska. The landslide was preconditioned by glacial retreat caused by climate change. The resulting 481 m run...

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If you'd like to learn more about the work that the team did and see more footage of the Tracy Arm after the landslide, check out this video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzi...

The Big Wave - Tracy Arm - 2025 - Tsunami

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦@watershedlab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨New paper about the second largest tsunami ever recorded, just published in @science.org A short 🧪⚒️🌊 thread #EGU26 @ucalgary.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social doi.org/10.1126/scie...

HERE IT IS! In August 2025, a massive landslide brought a big chunk of mountainside into the Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska, causing the second-largest tsunami ever recorded. My latest for @eos.org is the story of the forensic investigation, and why the culprit is climate change: 🧪

The Forensics of a Skyscraper-Sized Tsunami - Eos

A landslide in Tracy Arm Fjord in Alaska created the second-largest tsunami on record. A new analysis links this abrupt event to the retreat of a glacier and, ultimately, to climate change.

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Dan presents a great summary of the project on which we've been working for months, just published in @science.org. Working with this superb team on such an important study has been an honor. Very proud to have been a part of it. Now buckle up and read about the 2nd largest tsunami yet recorded.

Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦@watershedlab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨New paper about the second largest tsunami ever recorded, just published in @science.org A short 🧪⚒️🌊 thread #EGU26 @ucalgary.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social doi.org/10.1126/scie...

It is a sign of the times that sitting next to a geriatric pug got me more social media engagement than any of my scientific or political posts. The people are tired. What we need right now is dogs.

Jackie Caplan-Auerbach@geophysichick.bsky.social · 4mo ago

My view on my flight today. Little bugger snorted and grunted for the entirety of the flight. It was perfection.

My view on my flight today. Little bugger snorted and grunted for the entirety of the flight. It was perfection.

"Among young American men, the strongest predictor of support for the tradwife lifestyle was not gallantry but hostility towards women" Apparently this is not what researchers "expected". Which makes one wonder: had these researchers thought about it for 30 seconds? www.thetimes.com/life-style/s...

Tradwife movement ‘attracts men who are hostile to women’

The strongest predictor of support for women staying at home and deferring to their husband is not, as researchers expected, chivalry but ‘hostile sexism’

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It's that time of year, folks--as extra credit on their final exam, students in my geophysics and seismology classes are invited to write a relevant haiku. If you're a geophysics or seismology geek, enjoy!

I don't have my full failure CV--I'm too old and my archiving skills are poor. But here's what I found in an old "jobs" folder--lots of unsuccessful applications there. This doesn't include at least a dozen jobs for which I applied prior to completing my Ph.D.

Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦@watershedlab.bsky.social · 5mo ago

In academia, we're good at talking about successes, but sweep unfunded grants & unsuccessful job apps under the rug. It can be a tough road, filled w/ failure* For anyone discouraged about the process, here's my failure CV #AcademicSky 🧪 *None are really failures if you learn from them

I just visited the National Civil Rights museum in Memphis and holy shit. Terrifying to see how history is repeating itself.

I vaguely remember Watergate (I was 7) but never learned about it in school. Had to read All The President's Men to really understand it. My recollection is that all of my US history classes went from pilgrims to industrial revolution and then started over again.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Yeah, man, the period between WWII and 1970 is something that the history books just skip right past, you nailed it.

I used to emphasize the importance of putting units on answers by asking my students "If I say that I'm 61, am I telling the truth?", since I'm 61 inches tall. Students used to look shocked and puzzled when I asked, assuming I was asking about my age. They now consider it and slowly nod.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Somewhere between becoming a professor at the age of 27 and being one now at the age of 53, I crossed this line without realizing it until the looks on my students' faces drove it home.

Assistant Professor in Cognitive Psychology, Tenure-Track Position at Western Washington University. This is an assistant professor position in applied cognitive psychology. Short 🧵 about this position. 1/? Here is the link with details and for applying: hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...

One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings. This can't be "reformed"

amanda moore 🐢@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 6mo ago