Daniel Brown

Astonishing! During this morning's king tide, Miami crossed the threshold for "Major" flooding without a hurricane for the first time. This was the city's highest water level in 11 years, and 3rd-highest since 1994. Yellow highlights: 8 of 14 top spots are from king tides during the past 2 years.

This is the hell that #BAAJA will unleash

Oceans hit record high temps, as El Niño might be the strongest in 1000 years thinc.blog/2026/10/22/o...

Just as a private equity firm buys out a corporation and strips it for parts, a consultant class is raiding the Democratic Party and getting “generationally wealthy” along the way New from me and @adambonica.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2163...

Not the most pressing thing right now, but greedy corporations suck. EA is a particularly despicable. We're just lucky they work in video games and not something that like toxic chemicals. Bioware pioneered game development for years. Much of the interface of modern games started with Mass Effect 2

BREAKING WSJ: Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of the military-grade version of Starlink that Ukraine relied on.

Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. https://wapo.st/4yt6dHY

Add “for Tax Putposes” to a movie: The Empire Strikes Back for Tax Purposes

2026 global SST anomaly has now broken the previous (Jan 24) record by 0.04C. Given 3 years of warming ~0.3/decade, we should expect it to beat the old record by ~0.1C before the El Niño peaks (~Dec/Jan): pulse.climate.copernicus.eu

An incredible deep-dive must-read for California! The ECMWF ensemble says most coastal CA locations have ~10-20% risk of a record-wet winter. King tides will be >1-2' above normal, and a strong storm during the king tides could "produce widespread damaging, and probably historic, coastal flooding."

"[We] identify a statistically significant doubling of the global warming rate during 2011–2025 (0.40 °C per dec) compared to 1971–2025 (0.20 °C per dec)... The ensemble mean of 26 #climate models fails to capture the observed doubling of the warming rate, simulating a rate of only 0.29 °C per dec"

“I was given 10 minutes to select one person off that list to not be fired,” Lee said. “That was all the input that I was permitted to have. I had no ability to identify who or shape the dismissals based on needs or efficiency.”

off the fucking rails. a rogue government.

In 2015, unusually heavy rain soaked Illinois pumpkin fields during a critical growing period, contributing to poor yields. A seasonal reminder that climate and weather can reach all the way to our porches—and our pies. buff.ly/uGqGgyd #ClimateScience #Pumpkins #Fall #Agriculture #FromTheArchive

Newborn #TD9 is predicted to become TS #Isaias on Tuesday night and reach the central U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane on Friday night. With the Gulf's surface waters at record-warm levels for early October, this one bears close watching. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/odds...

Fall colors have come to the Cut River that connects Higgins, Marl, and Houghton Lakes. Image from today. Fall colors are tracking pretty close to normal, ahead of the timing of the last few years. #Michigan #Fall 🍂

This is a rare case of bipartisan politics that shows how government should work. Support for this spans the political spectrum, and the legislation proposed was thoughtful and genuinely aimed at solving a problem. Encouraging on all fronts.

Owner-operator truck drivers overwhelmingly voted for Trump in 2024.

Researchers are resurfacing allegations concerning the vote to reject the Anthropocene as an official geological epoch, saying they have reviewed internal documents that show the vote should have been stopped due to procedural violations. New in @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"The policy [...] was intended to support students’ mental health and ease the transition into college. It has received criticism from some who worry it could decrease U-M’s academic rigor." It would definitely do both of those things.

@debbiedingell.house.gov put forth a Data Center Bill of Rights to protect nearby residents from the burdens data centers put on people and the environment. It's worth reading through this, as it captures community concerns well. debbiedingell.house.gov/news/documen...

Michiganders are feeling the pressure of rising energy prices.

We need policies that lower costs for working men and women — not ones that hand Big Tech a blank check while asking Michiganders to pick up the tab. bridgemi.com/guest-commen...

Worth emphasizing that there are several layers of nuts here. If Smith had gone to an NBA game in Atlanta, that wouldn’t indicate he’d met with Willis. (Why would anyone go to the trouble, rather than just having a phone call?) And if he had met with Willis… that wouldn’t be any sort of scandal.

When the BigTen refs put a bonus second on the clock for Michigan

This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”

Ballots are out and we need everyone to vote #YESon2! It's time to get utility and big government contractor corporate cash OUT of our politicians' pockets. Here's how you can help bring @michiganmop.bsky.social across the finish line. Let's win for MI in November! cleanwater.org/2026/09/28/m...

After a 1.3 million natural gas leak on Line 5 in Wisconsin, Enbridge went ahead and created a bypass without state authorization. That's not okay - that's why we need Gov. Evers and his administration to protect the Great Lakes, not corporate polluters. #ShutDownLine5

"For the sake of the nation, and to establish at least one guardrail against Trump’s extreme impulses during his final two years in office, Democrats must capture control of the U.S. House. Toward that end, the Free Press endorses Democrat WILLIAM LAWRENCE for the 7th District House seat." #MI07

Thanks to all across many states that actively supported #PFASAwarenessWeek www.ecos.org/news-and-upd...

This is it people. The average ocean temperature in the Nino 3.4 region of the Pacific Ocean is now 29.822C. The previous record was 29.815C in 2015, 2 months later than today's date. That means the heating isn't done yet.

r/nottheonion

Is worse to come? Simple answer: yes, high confidence. East coast too. apple.news/AznR3U-NyQKq...

The proposed ban on non-essential use of PFAS in the EU is being fought by the chemicals industry on a scale, "far bigger than anything the tobacco industry have been able to pull together." share.google/r69snPliLy5N...

This thread is insane

I haven't seen most of these, but of the one's I have seen, they seem silly to compare. Most are extremely well made but totally different shows. Was Game of Thrones better than The Good the Place or the Great British Baking Show? That's a nonsensical question.

Salmon are thriving after Klamath River Dam Removals

Our article on the Times on people exposed to PFAS in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, is out now: www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Where does MI #PFAS contamination stand during #PFASAwarenessWeek? www.michiganpublic.org/show/statesi...

Michigan residents: Tell your state representatives to ban #PFAS in common household products PFAS are in personal hygiene products, furniture, and other things around your home. They're not necessary. We should ban PFAS in these products. #PFASAwarenessWeek www.hrwc.org/how-michigan...

Law firm Leigh Day is bringing legal action on behalf of one local resident. Read the full story here 👇 share.google/AwmBkidB5SOP...