Howard Lee
@hlee.bsky.social
Geologist and Science Writer: If you want to see what climate change can do to the planet just look at Earth's past! https://h-lee.com/
Snowball Earth (Huronian Glaciation) could have given the GOE its shaky start ⚒️ www.science.org/content/arti...
What triggered one of the most dramatic changes in Earth’s history?
New science may explain mysterious gap before oxygen flooded our planet billions of years ago
science.org
If you do the math* you discover that: One acre of macauba fruit = one hour of 737 flight Yeah, super sustainable, that. YOU CAN'T FLY JETS ON FRUIT *math below www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Jet Fuel Made From Tropical Fruit Gets $3 Billion Backing
A Brazilian company owned by Mubadala Capital plans to make sustainable aviation fuel out of macauba fruit, which grows on palm trees.
bloomberg.com
Given the recent COVID-19 origins revival and Fauci witchhunt, just a reminder that I have written a book that answers to the best of our knowledge the question; and dismantles the many disinformation campaigns around the various lab leak narratives. Free access: open.substack.com/pub/protagon...
Lab Leak Fever
The COVID-19 Origin Theory that Sabotaged Science and Society
open.substack.com
Polls close in one hour in Michigan. And say it with us: If you’re in line, stay in line!
Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org · yesterdayIt’s Election Day in Michigan! We get the Democratic Party we demand, and we demand real Democratic fighters who will actually hold the regime accountable and turn the page on the failed status quo. If you’re in Michigan and you still need to vote, make sure you have a plan today: iwillvote.com
We helped the farmer where we are staying shift his bullocks this morning.
CNN is reporting munitions shortages influenced Trump’s decision to cancel the large-scale attack on Iran. Nothing to do with impending talks. It seems Trump has left the US in no position to fight a war.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent who manages somehow to say the dumbest things in a dumb administration: “We've seen Trump, last week, threaten what would have been the largest military campaign since World War II against the Iranians, and now, because of that, we are in talks with the Iranians. 1/
Have you all played with Visible Geology lately? A bunch of new functionality was added in the last year. ⚒️
I'm not sure he's ever even lifted a finger to understand anything at all, let alone "struggle" www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...
An Angry Trump Struggles to Understand Iran’s Defiant Leaders
Iran’s leaders have perplexed several American presidents, perhaps none more than President Trump.
nytimes.com
A list of past recipients of the Harry Fielding Reid Medal reads like a Who's Who in #seismology. Do you know someone who deserves to be the next Reid Medalist? Nominations are due 30 September buff.ly/2d2DHWe #earthquake #geophysics ⚒️
"I believe that news should be based on facts and truth." Buddy, you put a person atop yr other news org who has zero news or TV experience, is trying to force administration talking points & lies into coverage, & is hiring inexperienced &/or incompetent leaders. No evidence you like facts or truth
Steve Herman@newsguy.bsky.social · yesterday"While I was silent, others were happy to write my story for me. No more." - David Ellison, chief executive of Paramount Skydance www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/op...
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Cristian Larroulet Philippi@cristianlarph.bsky.social · yesterdayThis is possibly the first time that (world-class) seismologists will join philosophers of science to discuss progress in seismology. Very proud of having co-organized this with @miguelohn.bsky.social and Teru Miyake #philsci #PSA26 #histci #seismology #earthquakes
"In short they miss female subordinates who seamlessly do their bidding. It’s a reason many have missed as to why generative AI is a pressing feminist issue...Dawkins recently beclowned himself by opining...that Anthropic’s LLM“Claudia”is conscious after spending a mere 3 days enjoying its flattery"
Kate Manne@katemanne.bsky.social · 22h agoGenerative AI is catnip to the men who miss female sycophants katemanne.substack.com/p/a-culture-...
Detail of the boulder breccia (basal layer of Cambrian) transitioning into overlying Sauk Sea sandstone at East Bluff, Devil's Lake State Park in Wisconsin. ⚒️
Callan Bentley@callanbentley.bsky.social · 3d agoA BILLION YEARS OF MISSING TIME The Great Unconformity at East Bluff, Devil's Lake, Wisconsin: 1.63 Ga Baraboo Quartzite overlain by a boulder breccia at the base of the sandstones of the Cambrian Sauk Sea (600-505 Ma). ⚒️
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Julien Kimmig @jkimmig.bsky.social · yesterdayWelcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons. I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access): authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...
OUT TODAY! 🥳 A straightforward, non-technical guide to thinking like a quantitative social scientist. Written for students, journalists, and curious citizens. A lot of thought and heart went into this. I genuinely hope folks enjoy it!
UNEARTHED AUDIO: Todd Blanche, Trump's nominee for Attorney General, is working to ban abortion in "every single state." Republicans in the Senate just voted to advance Blanche's nomination out of committee.
Geo people: does anyone know anything about the company mentioned here?
Glendon Mellow@flyingtrilobite.com · 3d agoDon’t know how I missed this story last month. US oil company shows up in Greenland to start drilling. Invasion by dubious permits. Important story for Canadians. #ElbowsUp
I see we've reached the point in this particular summer of extremes where we are now having to BLOW UP rocks in drought-striken rivers to help send water towards gasping nuclear power plants www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
South-eastern Europe faces heatwave energy crunch as Romania detonates Danube rock to increase water flow – Europe live
Explosives used to move a large rock and let more water flow to cool nuclear power plant
theguardian.com
Incredible video of an iceberg somersault offshore Greenland 👇 ❄️🧊 youtu.be/UufMqwyO7pY
Massive Iceberg Collapses and Flips Over in Ilulissat, Greenland | Full Event in 4K! (July 25, 2026)
YouTube video by afarTV
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Heads up for anyone that likes making cool stuff that there are bunch of exhibit mountmaking and fabrication jobs (both entry and supervisor levels) open at the Field this week. www.fieldmuseum.org/landing/care...
I love the "what abouting" in the responses to this because it shows people haven't paid attention to things like the book detailing how the same guys who were employed by the tobacco industry to lie about tobacco use and cancer got employed by oil companies to do the same for climate change.
Merchants of Doubt - Wikipedia
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David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3d agoIs everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.
New video! The Cobequid Fault: a meeting of terranes in Nova Scotia youtu.be/KZknSV9bj38?... ⚒️
Nova Scotia's Cobequid Fault: a meeting of terranes
YouTube video by Callan Bentley
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NEW How the BBC turned the litigation table on Trump The president now faces a dilemma about revealing his business records By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
🧵Right-leaning newspapers are trying to blame Europe's raging wildfires on everything EXCEPT fossil fuels 1. The Wall Street Journal Frontpage story: "Greece fights wildfires as Europe crisis spreads" WSJ editorial: "How green policies fuel fires in Europe"
Fascinating change in BBC news bulletins about Reform. Farage announcement on small boats only gets the third spot and is balanced by critics saying he's trying to distract from allegations over his finances. Quite the change from the uncritical coverage earlier this year.
