This is really bad. The merger of tax-exempt conservative churches with the MAGA Republican Party is complete. It started with endless rightwing attacks on the IRS, leading to partisan political operations like Family Research Council posing as "churches," and now this.

SCOTUS today overrode lower court orders freezing Trump's massive federal workforce layoff plans. If you think Donald's approval rating is low NOW, wait until he lays off hundreds of thousands. Will affect not just them but businesses where they spend $$ & services they provide.

The president of the United States, Donald J. Trump raped children at Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan home. “Defendant Trump tied plaintiff to a bed, exposed himself to plaintiff, and then proceeded to forcibly rape plaintiff.” She was 13, Trump knew that. #TrumpPedoFiles

In 1933, before the ovens, Germany opened a facility at Dachau. It was called a "protective custody center". People were held without trial, were separated from their families, were kept behind barbed wire. At first, the government insisted it wasn’t that bad. 1/2

9 July 1905 9:41 UT Mw8.0 Tseterleg #earthquake in NW Mongolia, near Russian border. Followed 14 days by a Mw8.3. News from both came only from seismometers. In 1931 and 1957 more EQs. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev… doi.org/10.1111/j.1365… doi.org/10.1002/2017JB… e-newspaperarchives.ch

The cost of electricity generated by gas-fired power stations is more than double that produced by renewables like solar and wind power. scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

9 July 869 at night LT Mw8.4-9.0 Jogan #earthquake at Japan Trench produced a giant #tsunami that devastated Miyagi pref., Northern Honshu, killing 1000 people. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/869_J%C5%… doi.org/10.4401/ag-3305 doi.org/10.1002/jqs.26… Many similarities with the 2011 Sanriku EQ.

Directing an end to the city’s Avelo travel was described as being in alignment with Eureka’s status as a Sanctuary City. kymkemp.com/2025/07/09/dec…

Nuclear☢️ has been consistently the EU's biggest source of electricity for around a decade.. That changed in June, as solar became the #1 source of EU electricity. Sure, it's summer, but this is a big milestone for just how far solar has come, pushing coal to an all-time low💪

Cal Poly Humboldt Launches Media Arts BFA a Year Early, Merging Tech and Creativity kymkemp.com/2025/07/11/cal… #MediaArts #CalPolyHumboldt #Animation #DigitalDesign #ArtAndTech #PolytechnicEducation #CreativeCareers #BFAlaunch

One solar panel can, over its lifetime, harness enough energy to manufacture ~20 more solar panels. The materials required are cheap and abundant. This sets up a virtuous cycle where any country with suitable manufacturing expertise can exponentially grow their solar capacity.

Demand for oil faces a dramatic slowdown as China’s electric car revolution pushes combustion-engine vehicles off the road, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said. telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/…

California Budget Funds Year-Round CAL FIRE Staffing in Landmark Wildfire Safety Boost kymkemp.com/2025/07/12/cal… #CALFIRE #WildfirePrevention #MikeMcGuire #CaliforniaBudget #FireSeason2025 #WildfireSafety #NorthCoast

The nuclear mirage: why small modular reactors won’t save nuclear power climateandcapitalmedia.com/the-nuclear-mi…

I am impressed (and touched) by the how many are speaking out in defense of my work. Standing united against abuse is critical, and even more critical is to stop the genocide. TOGETHER WE CAN. middleeasteye.net/news/un-urged-…

There's a new battery record in Texas. Last night was the first time batteries discharged over 6,000 megawatts of power to the ERCOT grid. Solar record Thursday. Battery record Friday. No conservation alerts, no grid emergencies. #txlege #txenergy

We should never stop talking about this…

China rolls out world's largest single-unit direct-drive floating offshore wind turbine, 17 MW. Designed to withstand super typhoons up to level 17. english.cctv.com/2025/07/11/VID…

And now: A thread regarding my thoughts on "1.5°C"--not only as a Paris Agreement target, but also re: relevance to recent #climate events & overlaps (or not) w/geophysical realities. (This was originally written as a response to a journalist, who used excerpts in their article.)

Ray, S., Kundu, B., Senapati, B. et al. Role of plate convergence rate in shaping earthquake recurrence in subduction zones. Sci Rep 15, 21227 (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s41598…