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Cyrus C. Taylor

@cyrusctaylor.bsky.social
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Physicist & ultra runner. past Dean, CWRU College of Arts & Sciences 2006-2018; now working on climate science. Born at 316 ppm. Solvitur ambulando

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026
It's Artificial Intelligence. It's Twitter. It's the Gulf of Mexico. It's Lake Ontario. It's the Department of Defense. It's the Kennedy Center.
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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Happy Birthday!
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Ticia Verveer @ticiaverveer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Adramytteion in Türkiye uncovered a remarkable Roman villa featuring exceptionally preserved mosaic floors. Among the most striking elements of the discovery are depictions of the household's domestic animals. Photo credit Özgen, H. M.
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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This is excellent. Thank you very much for sharing your syllabus and reading list.
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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
📣 Registration is now open for experts to review the First Order Draft of the Working Group I contribution to IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report. Interested experts can register until 25 Sept 2026 🔗 bit.ly/4vi25cq The review starts 10 August until 2 October. More 🔗 bit.ly/WGI7Fod
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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Don't forget that Trump more or less wants to destroy the current accreditation process... www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
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Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 22/07/2026
NSF physical sciences, geosciences, engineering, social sciences on track for a 33% budget cut, never mind Congressional intent.
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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I'm sad to report that Mark Wise, theoretical physicist at Caltech, has passed away. He was my friend and collaborator, a giant of theoretical physics, and just one of my favorite people. RIP. www.pma.caltech.edu/people/mark-...
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Mark B. Wise - Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
45 years ago today. Buried on page 20 on a holiday Friday just like this one, news that changed the world. www.nytimes.com/1981/07/03/u...
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RARE CANCER SEEN IN 41 HOMOSEXUALS (Published 1981)
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 25/06/2026
Temperatures have reached 36.4°C at Yeovilton, provisionally making it the hottest June day on record, surpassing both the previous record set yesterday and the longstanding record from 1976 🌡️
A map showing Yeovilton reaching 36.4°C making it the UKs hottest June day on record, surpassing both the previous record set yesterday and the longstanding record from 1976.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 24/06/2026
'Carl Bergstrom, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Washington, has developed bonds with many crows at his home and on campus....“I’ll find myself sneaking across campus in a tunnel or through buildings,” he says, “because I feel so bad when I run into them.”'
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Are Crows Really Our Friends?
An investigation into the state of corvid–human relations.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I KNEW we'd done a Juneteenth video! Found it, and I think it holds up. (I was determined to get in the "fled to Mexico" line even though it was a bit of a rabbit hole. 🙂 )
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What is Juneteenth and Why Does it Matter: A Short History | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
These assholes back down when we push back. We should push back more often. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/c...
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Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring
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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
They say successful people wake up at 4:00 AM. Studies show they all have cats. 🤔
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 13/06/2026
The whole Neville Chamberlain thing is working out about as well as expected for the National Academies.
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Have politics finally come for the National Academies of Science?
A pending report on climate attribution may be setting the stage for conflict.
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 03/06/2026
Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system #Climate
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Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system
Ocean Observatories Initiative, $368m network that has provided crucial climate data, latest victim of Trump cuts
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RogueScholar @roguescholareval.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Summary of the proposed OMB rule change from @standupforscience.net www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-a...
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OMG OMB! A Brief Overview of OMB-2026-0034 — Your Site Title
Our Policy team reviewed the new OMB proposal so you don’t have to read the 412 pages.
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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
This Is the Formula That Defeated Orban. It Would Defeat Trump, Too. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/o...
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Opinion | This Is the Formula That Defeated Orban. It Would Defeat Trump, Too.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 29/05/2026
It’s truly astonishing to see how comprehensively the US government is tearing down every part of the system that has made it up until now a world-leading power in science, research, and technological development. The entire world will suffer from this wanton destruction.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 22/05/2026
“Units of the NIH are privately directing grantees to request permission in advance for any co-authorship with a scholar affiliated with a foreign institution, even if all the work was done in the United States.” Grantees also told to remove papers with foreign authors from progress reports.
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U.S. researchers face new restrictions on publishing with foreign collaborators
NIH, NASA grantees are confused and concerned amid agencies’ piecemeal communication
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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Roots is a bicentennial jawn so in 50 years we went from groundbreaking miniseries watched by the whole country to banning copies of the book
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
💥Hungary's first post-election poll: Péter Magyar's Tisza leads Viktor Orbán's Fidesz 66–25 among certain voters — a 41-point gap. On April 12 election night, the margin was just 15 points (53–38). Orbán's party is in freefall.
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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment is at a record low www.sca.isr.umich.edu
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/04/2026
Oh this is great: there’s now an #Artemis II Lunar Flyby Gallery on the NASA images site: www.nasa.gov/gallery/luna... (thx @dpmanchee.bsky.social for pointing it out)
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Lunar Flyby - NASA
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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The Solo Samurai
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 05/04/2026
At least Ahab had a clear and well defined goal
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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Philosophers should have been more vigilant! See this Guide to Creating Your First Ontology, from 2001: protege.stanford.edu/publications...
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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Congratulations!!!
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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I think this is what Trump is dreaming of youtu.be/CQqzflaGwSs?...
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How the Federation Really Works in Star Trek but usually its more Subtle
YouTube video by Major Grin
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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 25/03/2026
Wow. Maybe there’s some scientists coming, but this looks like the abolition of PCAST and its replacement by a council of tech executives.
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President Trump Announces Appointments to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Today, President Donald J. Trump appointed the first members to his President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Established by
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Not so marvelous news. ~95,000 scientists have left the federal government since the Trump regime took over.
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Prominent Climate Scientist Resigns From NASA, Citing Trump’s Attack on Science
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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Happy Birthday!
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
NSF Update (Awards through 2/27/26) Directorates to follow 1/10
A line graph showing NSF grant awards made through 2/27/26 for fiscal year 2026 compared with grant awards for fiscal years 2021-2025.
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 02/03/2026
An obituary for the short-lived DOE Climate Working Group, from Andrew Dessler over at The Climate Brink. It arose with a bang and died with a footnote in the EPA's endangerment finding repeal. www.theclimatebrink....
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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
“Melania Trump to chair UN Security Council as Iran war rages Monday's event will mark the first time that either a first lady – or a first gentleman – has presided over a Security Council meeting.” www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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Melania Trump to chair UN Security Council as Iran war rages
Monday's event will mark the first time that either a first lady – or a first gentleman – has presided over a Security Council meeting. Melania Trump has dabbled in diplomacy before, having previously...
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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I went to fourth grade there!
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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Your post brings these lines to mind: ‘And on the pedestal these words appear: "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" No thing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.’
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 27/02/2026
On the cover of The Lancet: Editorial — “Robert F Kennedy Jr: 1 year of failure” Read the latest issue: spkl.io/63327Aa31W
Cover of The Lancet, 28 February 2026 issue. The quote: “The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm.”
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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 13/02/2026
As expected, in the final rule, EPA's Endangerment Finding repeal backs down entirely from challenging the science, choosing to focus on statutory arguments regarding EPA's authority. Good work, everyone who contributed to the @andrewdessler.com review!
The EPA has considered these comments and, in this final action, is not  finalizing the alternative climate science rationale and is not finalizing new findings by  the Administrator with respect to global climate change concerns under CAA section  202(a)(1). The EPA does not rely on any specific critique of climate science as a  necessary justification for this action. Given our conclusion that we lack legal authority to  regulate in response to global climate change concerns under CAA section 202(a)(1), it  would be unnecessary and inappropriate to resolve such questions in this regulatory  context. The EPA includes this section to summarize major scientific themes commenters  raised and to acknowledge that scientific research and debate about climate change will  continue. This discussion does not endorse or reject any particular assessment, study, or  comment letter in the docket with respect to assertions regarding global climate change  science and has limited its responses to the bases being finalized in this final action. The  EPA’s conclusion in this final action is limited to the legal determination that CAA section 202(a) does not provide the authority to regulate GHG emissions from new motor  vehicles or new motor vehicle engines for the purpose of addressing global climate  change concerns, irrespective of how ongoing scientific debates are ultimately resolved.
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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 13/02/2026
I've been getting a lot of requests from reporters for comments about the removal of the DOE Climate Working Group report from the EPA's repeal of the endangerment finding. Here are some comments:
The EPA's decision not to rely on the DOE Climate Working Group report for the Endangerment Finding repeal is appropriate. The report’s fundamental flaws make it unsuitable as a basis for policy decisions.
The report demonstrates systematic methodological failures. It relies heavily on cherry-picked studies while omitting contrary evidence from the peer-reviewed literature. Key findings are presented in ways that misrepresent what the underlying research actually shows. These are not minor errors—they are the kinds of problems that would render a scientific analysis indefensible in any rigorous review process, including judicial review.
The process itself also failed to meet basic scientific standards. The report was not peer reviewed and certainly appears to be working backward from a pre-determined conclusion.  The DOE received substantial public comments challenging the report’s conclusions after the public release but never responded to them. A credible scientific assessment requires engagement with contrary evidence and criticism, not silence.
Notably, the Climate Working Group’s membership are the cream of the crop of climate contrarians. The DOE report therefore represents the best case against mainstream science.  That they produced a report that is so lacking in credibility actually demonstrates how strong mainstream climate science actually is.
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
We have launched a new fundraiser to support The Washington Post's courageous international employees and local staff who were laid off, who are not eligible for Guild protections, and who face additional logistical challenges and security risks. Please give & share widely: gofund.me/e765aab9f
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Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The transcript of the MN hearing where an AUSA said “This job sucks” is remarkable for more reasons than that. It’s a searing portrait of a crisis perpetrated by depraved & oblivious high-level officials. Read it all. ... 1/7 www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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19-TS of 020326 hearing - Segundo APG v. Bondi, 26-CV-603
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to... www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
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How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 21/01/2026
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/01/2026
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/01/2026
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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