Reposted by Crystal PowersNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 08/10/2026wait was i supposed to keep me a secret 815014
Reposted by Crystal PowersAaron Becker @aaronjbecker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Every river in North America, every day for two years. The combined flow to the sea sinks as low as 53,000 m³/s in winter and swells past 290,000 by late June, more than quadrupling each spring. Data: GloFAS, @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social #rivers #dataviz #hydrology 223697
Reposted by Crystal PowersMorgan @lumorgan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Elmo: “We all feel scared sometimes, but courage is when you feel scared but you still help others” @katharinehayhoe.com: “The most important thing to share, science actually shows, is that others care and there are solutions that work” 07421
Reposted by Crystal PowersKelly Guinan @kellyguinan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026One-minute learning, the modern School House Rock® of American History, by @hcrichardson.bsky.social team #250to250 Morrill Act Narrated by Josh Cowen #WeAreAmerica250 #Lincoln #StateColleges&Universities #EducationAccessibleToAll youtu.be/-mo0gqGNbrg?...youtu.beMorrill Act, Narrated by Josh CowenYouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson 110938
Reposted by Crystal PowersKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I’ve been yelling about it this all year. Municipalities still act like these are unfortunate incidents instead of what they are. They’re attacks on critical infrastructure. We’ve underinvested in modernizing essential systems and infrastructure while degrading cybersecurity. 11644181454
Reposted by Crystal PowersPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Sudden streamflow changes (e.g., regime shifts and extreme events) have been increasing with time across the continental United States. This is another signal of #climate change. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comStreamflow in the United States: Characteristics, trends, regime shifts, and extremes - Scientific DataScientific Data - Streamflow in the United States: Characteristics, trends, regime shifts, and extremes 02913
Reposted by Crystal PowersJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 20/06/2026static.klipy.comJeff Goldblum: Life Uh Finds A Way (Jurassic Park)ALT: Jeff Goldblum: Life Uh Finds A Way (Jurassic Park) 28914
Reposted by Crystal PowersDan Killam @dantheclamman.blog · 19/06/2026I love that algae is in the news. Algae should always be in the news. It is fascinating and WILL NOT do what we want it to. 920322
Reposted by Crystal PowersNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 17/06/2026*slaps riparian corridor* 235751
Reposted by Crystal PowersAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Ms. Rachel: As the American Academy of Pediatrics says, there is no safe amount of time for a child to be in detention. The Dilley immigration detention center must be shut down. We need to end the cruel policies of family detention and family separation. 182203165463
Reposted by Crystal PowersAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/06/2026"So this very much looks like a deliberate war crime. It's an attack I fear the USA will regret for a long time. It is no different than Al-Qaeda deliberately targeting civilians. If the US gets attacked in return, it will only be served what seems to be official American policy on a cold plate."phillipspobrien.substack.comWar Crimes Seem To Be Official US Policy NowWe Will Rue The Day 514102914122
Reposted by Crystal PowersPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Interesting, and disturbing question, of whether the US strike on the Iranian water systems was intentional or accidental. If intentional, did an AI system chose the target? If so, who's responsible for this literal war crime? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comMilitary strikes on water facilities in Iran may constitute a war crime, experts sayStrikes on Bemani damaged key water reservoir for 20,000 people living in area amid a historic drought in the country 56928
Reposted by Crystal PowersPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 09/06/2026We don't usually think about #water -- until it's gone. My interview at water.day has just been published. www.water.day/interviews/d...water.dayDr. Peter H. GleickOn water crises, human conflict, and why reconnecting with water might be the most important shift of our time. 4308
Reposted by Crystal PowersTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...slate.comDrowning Doesn’t Look Like DrowningDrowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect. 253133989735
Reposted by Crystal PowersZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 22/05/2026Important reading --> www.drought.gov/drought-stat... "West braces for critical water shortages after unprecedented snow drought" "Snowpack, the western U.S.’s largest non-man made reservoir, is already gone in many places." "... there are no comparable years."drought.govSnow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West | May 14, 2026 | Drought.govNIDIS and its partners release these snow drought updates for the Western U.S. every 4 weeks from December through June. 817577
Reposted by Crystal PowersLady Talia @djtalia.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking. It is the weights for Gemini Nano, Google's on-device LLM. Chrome did not ask. Chrome does not surface it. If the user deletes it, Chrome re-downloads it. www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-...thatprivacyguy.comGoogle Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane. — That Privacy Guy!Google Chrome is downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model onto users' machines without consent, with no opt-in, no opt-out short of enterprise tooling, and an automatic re-download every time the user del... 14246353429
Reposted by Crystal PowersJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 04/05/2026NEW: Two prominent evangelical groups have produced a report warning that Trump’s deportations could leave 1.3 million people "torn apart" from their families. The head of National Association of Evangelicals described it as one of several "biblical concerns." religionnews.com/2026/05/04/e...religionnews.comEvangelical groups warn Trump’s deportations could leave 1.3M 'torn apart' from familiesWASHINGTON (RNS) — 'What might have been an abstract policy decision that's taking place in Washington now is actually impacting communities,' said Walter Kim, head of the National Association of Evan... 516758
Reposted by Crystal PowersMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/04/2026He hates comedy because it speaks truth to power & a malignant narcissist can't handle that. Period. End of story. With many thanks to: @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @latenightseth.bsky.social @thedailyshow.com 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 705324958104
Reposted by Crystal PowersThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Seems they got their marching orders 🫡 👇🏽 93889543119
Reposted by Crystal PowersNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 24/04/2025we are ready for cleveland’s number 2 tonight and trades are a very viable option. 611716
Reposted by Crystal PowersSpace @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social · 21/04/2026BREAKING: A Closer Look at the King of Planets. 🪐🛰️ NASA has just released a new perspective of Jupiter so sharp it’s almost impossible to comprehend. Those intricate, marble-like swirls aren't just clouds—they are colossal storms, many of which could swallow Earth whole. 🌍🌪️ 1151987387
Reposted by Crystal PowersAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 15/04/2026INBOX: Amid rising tendons between Trump and Pope Leo, the administration has abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship dating back to the first arrivals of Cuban exiles in South Florida.miamiherald.comAmid quarrel with pope, Trump strips Miami charity of funding to house migrant kidsThe move comes amid rising tensions between the administration and American Catholics. 2351987996
Reposted by Crystal PowersMeade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Things that help calm the nervous system, quickly: - Box breathing (in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4, repeat) - Immerse your face in cold water (activates mammalian dive reflex) - Humming (stimulates vagus nerve) - Exercise (anything helps, outside even better) - Impeachment and removal 9196992721
Reposted by Crystal PowersNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 08/04/2026can i offer you a nice stream restoration in this trying time 23806103
Reposted by Crystal PowersDiana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 08/04/2026None of this can be sustained. We can't live like this for the next thirty months. We can't even live like this for the next two weeks. He's created massive social trauma on a global scale. The people of the United States owe it to the planet to remove him from office. 422467
Reposted by Crystal PowersEnd Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 06/04/2026JOIN US tomorrow at 6pm CDT for a town hall focused on campaign finance reform with @osbornforne.bsky.social! Sign up here: www.mobilize.us/osbornforsen... 02113
Reposted by Crystal PowersJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 03/04/2026NEW: For months, faith leaders have pushed for access to detainees at ICE facilities in Broadview, IL and outside Minneapolis. This past month or so, clergy finally gained access in both places — bc judges ordered the govt to let them in. Here’s what they saw. religionnews.com/2026/04/03/a...religionnews.comAfter court battles, clergy visit ICE detainees in Illinois and Minnesota(RNS) — In the last week, faith leaders were offered some of their first glimpses into ICE facilities, making use of a degree of access denied to most people — even members of Congress. 4365163
Reposted by Crystal PowersDamien Smith @damo.bsky.social · 02/04/2026As a Strayan, this one always gets me. 201995191
Reposted by Crystal PowersNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 01/04/2026boldly go. via @sciam.bsky.socialscientificamerican.comArtemis II’s toilet is a moon mission milestoneOn their voyages to the moon, NASA’s astronauts are finally getting some creature comforts of terrestrial toilets—such as having a door and being able to pee and poop simultaneously 739371
Crystal Powers @crystal53.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Water and fire are drivers of our state rangelands, the balance is off... 000
Reposted by Crystal PowersShimanti | Human Consequences @humanconsequences.com · 28/03/2026“If tyranny becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” -Thomas Jefferson #NoKings 432214583
Reposted by Crystal PowersPeggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 24/03/2026The regime is counting on your exhaustion. 😮💨 Your neighbors are counting on your presence. 🤝 3,000+ events this Saturday. Choose your side. March 28. #NoKings2026 25980203282
Reposted by Crystal PowersJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 20/03/2026NEW from me: In a ruling from the bench this morning, a federal judge granted Minneapolis clergy access to immigrants detained by DHS in a federal facility as the case proceeds, allowing the faith leaders to provide pastoral care after denying them for months religionnews.com/2026/03/20/f...religionnews.comJudge grants Minneapolis clergy access to detainees in ICE holding facility(RNS) — 'This is one important step in our struggle for justice and my call to live out Jesus’s command to care for the captives,' said the Rev. Susie Hayward, who is cited in the legal case and was in court for the ruling. 3444137
Reposted by Crystal PowersMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/03/2026Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York. 1008389419562
Reposted by Crystal PowersJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Here is a graph with dollar amounts of funding committed. The curves look very similar to those based on the number of awards. 98956
Reposted by Crystal PowersDr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 15/03/2026The Morrill Fire in Nebraska has killed 1 and consumed 549,000 acres with 0% containment. This is more than 10% of the entire area burned by U.S. wildfires in 2025, and makes it one of the 20 largest fires in U.S. history. Sunday forecast is grim: High Wind Warning, 25-35 mph winds, gusting to 50. 511184632
Reposted by Crystal PowersChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/03/2026The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it. 24993159113634
Reposted by Crystal PowersMicah @rincewind.run · 01/03/2026I have never seen a politician more directly copy this speech in my lifemedia.tenor.comshrek is standing on top of a set of stairs with two knights .Alt: Lord Farquaad Some of you may die but it’s a sacrifice I am willing to make gif 3079492060
Reposted by Crystal PowersFaith Kearns, Ph.D. @fkearns.bsky.social · 25/02/2026I would love to see us put our money where our mouths are and invest in the actual infrastructure and expertise needed to communicate science. Enough lip service — we need actual money, jobs, and bureaucracy to make a real go at this thing we claim is vital. 2647
Reposted by Crystal PowersDisco Gorilla❌👑 @discogorilla.bsky.social · 24/02/2026@hcrichardson.bsky.social Any insight onto why this isn't being treated as the biggest scandal in the history of the presidency? Shouldn't this be the ONLY story right now? www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...npr.orgJustice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to TrumpAn NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. 12544177
Reposted by Crystal PowersKaren Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Thanks to the OBBB, Amazon’s tax bill for 2025 is $1.2 billion, down from $9 billion the year before despite a 45% jump in profits.politico.comAmazon's tax bill plunges after GOP tax cutsThe 87 percent drop is largely due to a more generous depreciation break in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act.' 1061602877
Reposted by Crystal PowersJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/02/2026The national media has moved on. Minnesota is still under siege.thebulwark.comSpecial Saturday Triad: What I Saw at the Battle of MinneapolisThe national media has moved on. Minnesota is still under siege. 14556272
Reposted by Crystal PowersCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 21/02/2026www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...commondreams.orgTrump's Concentration Camp Buildout for ICE Must Be Stopped | Common DreamsPouring money into mass detention is not just wasteful; it is a moral decision about the future of this country. 49844
Reposted by Crystal PowersShane Claiborne @shaneclaiborne.bsky.social · 19/02/2026We cannot be silent. wordandway.org/2026/02/18/4... 1397
Reposted by Crystal PowersNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 16/02/2026annual Presidents’ Day history lesson. 516934