Karen Morris
@kmorris24.bsky.social
Recently retired psychotherapist. Living in this world best as I can. Have been told that I do not suffer fools gladly. Curious. Believes in tikkun olam.
For those who’ve been looking for ways to help Spokane, a thread of donation opportunities👇
City of Spokane@spokanecity.org · 3d agoAs the Spokane community continues to face the devastating impacts of local wildfires, you can help your neighbors. We will continue to update this thread with more opportunities to help!
We're only at ~1.5C now! (and ~1.4C human-driven warming: essd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...)
Indicators of Global Climate Change 2025: annual update of key indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence
Abstract. In a rapidly changing climate, evidence-based decision-making benefits from up-to-date and timely information. We track twelve key sets of indicators of the state of the climate system, clos...
essd.copernicus.org
...all the best people you say...
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2d agoNOTE: The lawyer/law firm that represented Trump in his Capital One money laundering lawsuit is the same lawyer Judge Williams referred to the bar for disciplinary action in the bogus Trump IRS lawsuit that resulted in the slush fund and tax immunity.
On learning this morning that Lindsey Graham has died, I thought of this song. Fitting "tribute" youtu.be/CIVK1ZFobI0?...
The U.S. Army has been forced to take down websites that have been compromised by hackers into displaying anti-Trump messages and pro-Kurdish slogans, according to The Daily Beast.
Hackers force US Army to take down websites after plastering them with Trump insults
The U.S. Army has been forced to take down websites that have been compromised by hackers into displaying anti-Trump messages.According to The Daily Beast, the affected websites "contained pro-Kurdish slogans along with messaging like 'the US president is a pedophile & thief. (expletive) trump & tom...
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What led to the United States coming into existence: This declaration is definitely worth reading.
Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · last mo.Happy Independence Day! The Declaration of Independence is a document worth reading. You can read it here: www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
Here’s Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately. Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it. gizmodo.com/heres-why-we...
Here's Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately
Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it.
gizmodo.com
As my mother would say - he has gotten way too big for his britches.
Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · last mo.Trump: And by the way, on July 4th it's going to be 107 degrees out and I'm gonna go and make a really long speech. Just to show that I can do anything. It's going to be 107.
Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · last mo.NEW BLOG FOR YOU Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too. A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI: ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g...
Why are AI companies worrying about consciousness? And should they? Great piece in @washingtonpost.com by @nitasha.bsky.social - in which I offer a few skeptical words www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... (for more, see my TED talk www.ted.com/talks/anil_s...)
They built the world’s most powerful AI. They’re facing a mystery they can’t explain.
Anthropic, Google and Meta have hired computer scientists, neuroscientists and philosophers to study what some in the industry think may become a moral crisis.
washingtonpost.com
It's probably time European journalists wrapped their heads around Heat Index (temp + relative humidity). In high humidity, sweating is less efficient, making heat worse, e.g.: Experiencing 35°C in London UK (70% RH) is more dangerous than 50°C in Phoenix Arizona (15% RH)
This is BIG. After spending over $1 BILLION on the purchase of multiple commercial warehouses that ICE planned to convert into the largest jails/prisons in the nation, ICE is now largely abandoning the idea and will aim to sell off multiple warehouses at a loss.
Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 2mo agoNEW — I wanted to know if ICE’s newly uncovered plan to offload seven of the 11 concentration camp warehouses was actually a big deal, so I went straight to the expert: Michael Wriston of @projectsaltbox.com, which has been tracking these warehouses every step of the way. Our full convo here:
Your reminder that fairy tales are full of stepmothers because women once routinely died in childbirth, from postpartum sepsis, or from other infectious diseases and left behind housefuls of motherless children. Stable nuclear families are made possible by vaccines, antibiotics, and safe abortions.
Catherine Frieman@cjfrieman.bsky.social · 2mo agoOne reason i think everyone should take an archaeology class is to internalise with tangible examples that there is no pure, natural past utopia and that antibiotics and vaccines are what stand between us and a 50% child mortality rate and scores of women dying needlessly during pregn and birth
This regime is hard at work perverting the Constitution.
The Steady State@thesteadystate.org · 2mo agoTrump’s team seriously explored using some of the most extreme powers in the Constitution (suspending habeas corpus and invoking the Insurrection Act) to enable mass deportations and put troops in American cities, which is a clear warning about how far this White House is prepared to go.
I am someone who is very worried about what our world will be like without "science" .
Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2mo agoSo proud to know Colin — and so grateful to have Colin out in this world working to make things better.
substack.com/@snyder/note... @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social talking about science and autocrats aka strongmen.
Superpower Suicide/Murder, Weak "Strongmen," and Why the Trump Administration Hates Science
A recording from Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Timothy Snyder's live video
substack.com
Something to ponder as a new week begins: "In the current state of things, increasing our power is like putting machine guns in the hands of toddlers." -Iain McGilchrist
As my mother would say: Cutting off your nose to spite your face...
Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 2mo agoAnd too often we see this as putting the U.S. at a disadvantage, as if some other country will do all the research instead. Much of it won’t get done. It’s planetary loss.