.Remi Boucher presents on the influence of greenhouse lighting on the light environment in and around the Mont-Mégantic DarkSky International Reserve as well as mitigations and regulations to set the right balance with growers. #ALAN2023

Chatting with people at #ALAN2023 conference about the impact of light pollution on wildlife and how Weaselhead is working to become a nocturnal preserve. Thanks for inviting us RASC Calgary Centre !

You know you all these indictments in Georgia have gotten me thinking about the scale of the criminality involved in trying to steal the election for Donald Trump. We had lawyers writing papers on how to keep Trump in office, slates of fake electors in several states, people

In Iran if a 12-year-old girl is raped and impregnated by her father, she must carry the baby to term, or be thrown in prison for life. Wait, sorry, no. That's Mississippi.

91 criminal charges 26 sexual assault allegations 6 bankruptcies 5 draft deferments 4 indictments 2 impeachments 1 convicted company 1 fake university shut down 1 fake charity shut down $25 million fraud settlement $5 million sexual abuse verdict $2 million charity abuse judgment

"Our sensory bias as diurnal creatures meant the ecological importance of darkness, increasingly usurped by artificial light at night, was long overlooked as an important field of study. Now, a vigorous field of research is making up for lost time." academic.oup.com/bioscience/art…

The good old days 1972: 3 women on the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan

People asking us about big #bumblebees they’re noticing on the wing at this time of year. Here’s a quick 🙄 thread explaining. Please #retweet as the more people who know that these are queens the more likely that someone will help some out meaning more colonies next year. 1/15

Since water and oil don't mix, when you dump water on a grease fire, it sinks right through to the bottom of the pan and evaporates instantly, spreading flaming oil everywhere [📹 NRK]

1/ A Russian marine, suffering from concussion, hearing loss and shell shock, says he was sent to Robotyne to be "disposed of". He was imprisoned and forced to pay a bribe to avoid being beaten, after he was refused medical assistance, and was then sent into a suicidal attack. ⬇️

1/ Hundreds of Russian soldiers from Chelyabinsk were reportedly locked into boxcars to prevent them complaining to visiting officials about the theft of their supplies and non-payment of their salaries. ⬇️

Nearly four million seniors and others on Medicare started to have their insulin costs capped at $35 per month this past January – saving some seniors hundreds of dollars for a month’s supply. And it’s because of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.

#puzzled

Azov fighter Yaroslav told about his year in Russian captivity. When they got to Taganrog, the Russians were so welcoming that he couldn't walk for 6 weeks. As soon as he began walking with crutches, Russians placed him in solitary confinement and took them away. Russians

My great-grandfather was a very rich man. He owned a lot of land and, most importantly, a windmill, which was crucial for flour production. When the Communists fought for power, he convinced people to accept this new politics, so that Ukraine would be part of the USSR and not

This is short but perfect: By US giving Ukraine 5% of the US military budget, Ukraine destroyed 50% of the Russian military. This is the most efficient US military expenditures ever.

Danny Masterson has been put away but that's only part of the story. In their pursuit for justice, Scientology put these women through absolute hell to try to silence them through vicious harassment, yet somehow, they found the strength to endure. That's what is so awe-inspiring.

Probably because they know something you don’t. Because the understand the risks of Russia winning and Ukraine loosing this war. Maybe you should do a “fact finding” trip to Ukraine and let us know what you find?

📚Carl Sagan on the cumulative effects of being repeatedly bamboozled