Jack Russell
@jackrussell02.bsky.social
Living the good life in coastal Delaware. Team Blue. Techie.
The whole exchange is kind of nuts.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoBASH: I want you to use your bully pulpit to tells parents who have not vaccinated their kids that they should vaccine their kids for measles. Will you do that? Look into the camera RFK Jr: I'll say it right now. Parents should get their children vaccinated for measles.
“On every front that matters, Russia is decaying…Russia’s edge consists of illicit operations aimed at sabotaging the West, driven by the hope that it can ruin others faster than it collapses at home.” open.substack.com/pub/clairebe...
Academia's Putinverstehers
How a band of foreign policy "realists" divorced reality to marry Russia.
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GM CEO Mary Barra is introducing Trump at his rally. Something to keep in mind if you're in the market for a vehicle anytime soon.
Pornainen, Finland (pop 5,000) is now heated by a silo of crushed soapstone. I spoke to CNBC about it. 100 MWh, charged when power is cheap, emissions down ~70%. Days to weeks of storage, no critical minerals. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/25/f...
Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.
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New: Late last night, Taylor Farms quietly posted an official recall notice We now know that the parasite-linked iceberg lettuce was shipped to Walmart & food distributors in 27 (!) states It was for some reason still being sent out up until Thursday July 16 www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
Parasite-Linked Lettuce Was Sent to Walmart Stores and Food Distributors in 27 States - Consumer Reports
Taylor Farms' recalled the parasite-linked lettuce it said was sent to Walmart stores, Sysco, and other food distributors in 27 states.
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My explanation of how climate change is amplifying these wildfires ended up entirely on the @npr.org cutting room floor. Instead they included an extremely misleading of the supposed role of fire suppression and human alteration (expertly debunked here: www.theclimatebrink.com/p/canadas-bo... )
Michael E. Mann@michaelemann.bsky.social · 3w agoI’m will be on @npr.org All Things Considered this afternoon talking a about the new @nationalacademies.org climate change/extreme weather report and the current wildfires and apocalyptic haze
Wildfires brought to you by the fossil fuel industry, a fact that seems to be missing from most media stories about the climate crisis. There is no debate about this in the climate science community. Journalists should inform people about the facts. www.un.org/en/climatech....
Myth Busters | United Nations
Climate change is a hot topic – with myths and falsehoods circulating widely. Find some essential facts here. Share them, use them and talk about them to help counter mis- and disinformation and build...
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Michael E. Mann@michaelemann.bsky.social · 3w agoAmazing graphic from @zekehausfather.com showing how human-caused warming is driving increasingly widespread wildfires like the one currently impacted air quality in the eastern U.S. That's a shot of the famous Art Museum from my window this morning. Normally the view is crisp.
Congrats we just made it impossible to come here for a PhD www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...
Trump administration limits student visas to four years, changing longstanding policy - The Boston Globe
The new rule, which also restricts the international students’ ability to transfer schools or change majors without approval in their first year, will go into effect in mid-September.
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An import point that most people don’t fully grasp. Generating electricity from renewables like solar and wind eliminates this wasted energy. We can deliver more energy services with vastly lower primary energy consumption.
Jan Rosenow@janrosenow.bsky.social · 3w agoTwo-thirds of global energy is wasted, mostly as combustion heat. Electrification gets rid of most of that waste rather than replacing it. From my keynote at the Eurelectric PowerSummit.
Consumers worldwide are shifting to electric vehicles. Trump's hatred of them is killing the American auto industry www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/m...
The American E.V. Has Been Crushed. Will It Take the U.S. Auto Industry With It? (Gift Article)
The largest U.S. automakers have backed away from electric vehicles, even as global sales are booming. The decision may make them obsolete.
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The air stinks today. As bad as it is here, Detroit has it far worse. It looks like we can go a few miles to the beach and get good air - may do that tomorrow.
Wow. The ICE shooter in Maine asked his ex-wife to "to lie for him and to cover for his character." She said he was abusive and had previously reported concerns about him to his military superiors. He was also a volunteer firefighter, but was removed after several spats with department leadership.
ICE agent who killed man in Biddeford identified as former Maine law enforcement officer
An ex-wife told the Press Herald that David Brouillette called her and admitted he was the ICE agent who shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero.
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I'm running 5 HEPAs here in SE Michigan with Hazardous air outside, and that is keeping the AQI in the Good range in my house. Some of these HEPAs are home-build C-R boxes, which can be made for under $100. See: cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filt...
DIY box fan filters – Corsi-Rosenthal box - Clean Air Crew
Also known as a Corsi-Rosenthal box, this DIY method of building your own air filter with MERV13 furnace filters and a box fan are an easy and cost-effective way to help clear indoor air from airborne...
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The platforming of the lies…. is the problem My latest on the emergence of independent media with Heather Cox Richardson ===> youtu.be/8S0z8J0hUbU?...
Why I QUIT My Dream Job at CBS News...
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1) No sirens when leaving. 2) No oxygen mask after a cardiac arrest. 3) Feet sticking out from under blanket. He’s dead dead. No way he’s still alive. His wife flew to China to avoid being questioned and suddenly everyone had “20 min conversations” w/ him. This is clearly a delay tactic.
More should be made of the fact that Trump’s Iran negotiators are two real estate investors with absolutely no experience and who seem more interested in making money for themselves than ending the war. Why has the Secretary of State of State been sidelined?
I think @govandybeshear.bsky.social should just appoint a Dem to fill McConnell’s seat. It would force proof of life, and the state law that stripped him of that power should be challenged in court. I’m sure Thune would refuse to seat the appointee, but I think it’s a fight worth having. BE BOLD!
WOW -- Danish reporter *goes there* with Rutte "You sit next to Trump when he talks about conquering Greenland, lashes out at allies like Spain -- things it doesn't seem like the old Mark Rutte would approve of. Does this have any affect on your self-respect when you sit there and say nothing?"
Good morning with good news: US solar and wind generation surged 21% in June 2026 to 93.6 TWh, compared to 77.2 TWh in June 2025! S&W generated 22.7% of US power in June 2026, up from 19.2% in June 2025! Gas fell to 162 TWh in June 2025, down ~2% from June 2025 and ~4% from June 2024! #energysky
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'We pay taxes in Russia that helps war' — Oreo-maker's confession demands action on Russia remainers
The CEO of the U.S. snacking giant Mondelez has openly acknowledged that the taxes the company pays in Russia help Russia’s war against Ukraine, but that it was the "right decision" to remain in the a...
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Kasie Hunt asked Scott Jennings on live TV if McConnell would be willing to call in to CNN. The discomfort on Jennings’ face while he tried to bullshit his way around that answer was really something. Methinks we still aren’t getting the whole story.
“Authorities from France to the Netherlands are quietly removing American tech from their systems, adopting European open-source software and urging civil servants to no longer use Microsoft Teams or Office.” www.wsj.com/world/europe...
‘There Is No Going Back’: The Inside Story of Europe’s Rupture With America
Trump’s tariffs, threats against Greenland spurred a rebellion by top leaders; the limits of “flattery diplomacy.”
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“Finland's president and Norway's prime minister started workshopping their text messages to Trump, talking about which words they should render in capital letters.”
Daniel Drezner@dandrezner.bsky.social · 4w ago“Authorities from France to the Netherlands are quietly removing American tech from their systems, adopting European open-source software and urging civil servants to no longer use Microsoft Teams or Office.” www.wsj.com/world/europe...
