Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Saw a video of someone in Warwick ruining their car in water that turned out to only be two feet deep, so at least they didn't drown and just lost a car. Definitely they needed to be more careful about floodwater! 000
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Pentax k1000, ilford hp5. Something about the repeating geometry of old apartment units always makes me want to snap a photo. #ilfordhp5 #filmphoto #35mm 071
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Glasgow Necropolis, February 2026 [Pentax K1000, Ilford HP5] #analogphotography #35mmfilm #filmphotography 0111
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Glasgow, February 2026 #filmphotography #blackandwhite #35mm 0160
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Very excited to go check out the new used bookstore on Thayer Street! www.browndailyherald.com/article/insi...browndailyherald.comInside the Thayer bookstore that gives old books a second chanceThe bookstore, which sells only used books, first opened in Massachusetts in 1995. 010
Reposted by Daniel WatkinsClimate.us @climate.us · 09/09/2026Sea Ice Today is back! For nearly two decades, scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, or NSIDC, have helped people understand what is happening to sea ice in the Arctic and around Antarctica. Its monthly science analyses were paused last fall. buff.ly/e20zCU6 112433
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026One of the highlights of the walk from my hotel to the conference center in Glasgow from last February's Ocean Sciences Meeting -- a section of concrete walls where graffiti artists continually try to one-up each other 000
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Accidental double exposure due to a camera malfunction #filmphotography #35mm 090
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Visited Cannon Beach for the first time in many years, and seeing the dramatic rocks and the ochre seastars and the dimunitive hermit crabs and feeling the wet sand beneath my feet felt so good. 010
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 12/08/2026found this little guy hanging out in the woods by the ymca, while i was hanging out in the woods by the ymca 000
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The Arctic report cards are uniformly excellent resources. It's dissapointing but not surprising that the anti-science Trump regime is discontinuing these. 121
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Lots of mushrooms popping up in Rhode Island after some wet and humid weeks. Saw these Destroying Angels on a Nature Conservancy trail by the Lincoln YMCA #mushrooms 010
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Looking for the small-scale scenery, northern New Hampshire, summer 2025 #35mm 040
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Ivy on the side of a garage in early spring, before the leaves have unfurled from the buds. #filmphoto #35mm #blackandwhite 090
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Sunrise over the mountains, seen from the watchtower at Milan Hill State Park, New Hampshire. Kodak Gold film, summer 2025. #filmphotography #newhampshire #pentaxk1000 0100
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Lovely ballad from my friend Rees -- worth a listen. penelopecreations.bandcamp.com/track/dusk-t...penelopecreations.bandcamp.comDusk To Dust, by Penelopetrack by Penelope 000
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 19/07/2026A few black and white photos from the roll of film I just finished scanning. Fort Adams State Park, while watching the 2026 10-miler. #filmphotography #fomopan100 #analogphotography #newportri 0110
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Taken by M with a 90s Pentax point and shoot on Kodak Gold 200. 40 mile bike ride, with the return half going straight into the wind. #35mm 030
Reposted by Daniel WatkinsProPublica @propublica.org · 12/07/2026The Defense Dept. has a rule: Only U.S. citizens or permanent residents can handle sensitive data. Then Microsoft created a workaround that seemed to violate the spirit of this rule, leaving computer systems vulnerable to Chinese government sabotage:propub.liHow Microsoft’s “Little Workaround” Created a Major Pentagon ThreatA little-known Microsoft program allowed China-based engineers to service the U.S. government’s sensitive computer systems — until reporter Renee Dudley found out about it. 11135661735
Reposted by Daniel WatkinsZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 06/07/2026The global surface temperature record is one of the most iconic figures in climate science. We now have 12 different groups of researchers from the US, UK, EU, Japan, and China (among others) that have calculated it and found nearly identical results: 2238107
Reposted by Daniel WatkinsAmerican Meteorological Society @ametsoc.org · 01/07/2026New AMS statement responds to a proposed OMB rule that would restructure federal grantmaking. The rule "would damage the nation’s ability to understand, predict, and respond to ... natural hazards with negative impacts on public safety and the economy." Read more: bit.ly/4awoYRObit.lyNew Rule Would Upend Science and Rewrite Federal GrantmakingA new AMS statement and resource page respond to an OMB rule that would restructure federal grants and give political appointees vastly more authority over grantmaking. 410660
Reposted by Daniel WatkinsKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 29/05/2026It’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. 23980442823
Reposted by Daniel WatkinsProPublica @propublica.org · 08/05/2026NEW: The Trump administration has granted more than 180 polluting facilities nationwide a two-year pause on compliance with Clean Air Act rules. All they had to do was send an email.propublica.orgTrump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.In an unprecedented move, the administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from federal rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering... 32826517
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Any photographer friends using the Foto app? I'm trying it out, I like the clean interface compared to Instagram. the.fotoapp.co/dmw.pythe.fotoapp.coDaniel Watkins (@dmw.py)climate scientist / collage artist / photographer / ok guitarist 010
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Seeing a "Summarize with AI" option by emails and instant messages from family members sure is bleak. Why on Earth would it be a good idea to make it a default suggestion to summarize a single paragraph of text? 020
Reposted by Daniel WatkinsOceans & Sea Ice NPI @oceanseaicenpi.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Join our team! We are looking for a post doc in #Arctic #Antarctic sea ice remote sensing. For details and to apply check the Jobbnorge site, deadline to apply is 8th of May. #PostdocJobs #PostDocjobbnorge.noPostdoctor in satellite remote sensing of sea ice (299853) | The Norwegian Polar InstituteJob title: Postdoctor in satellite remote sensing of sea ice (299853), Employer: The Norwegian Polar Institute, Deadline: Friday, May 8, 2026 002
Reposted by Daniel WatkinsJohn Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 01/04/2026This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset. 168183436900
Reposted by Daniel WatkinsCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Only 23% of government workers believe they “can report a suspected violation of a law, rule, or regulation without experiencing retaliation.” That's way down form the share the prior year (72%) who said they could report suspected illegal activity without fear www.thebulwark.com/p/two-more-g... 5724961067
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 20/03/2026We're going to need to be careful moving forward as more and more junk ideas get polished up by AI agents 031
Reposted by Daniel WatkinsMiriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Last night was a big night for offshore wind: Vineyard Wind finished construction and Revolution Wind began sending power to the grid @wbur.org #energysky www.wbur.org/news/2026/03...wbur.orgVineyard Wind, country's first large-scale offshore wind project, finishes constructionAfter years of starts and stops, construction on Vineyard Wind, the country's first large-scale offshore wind project, wrapped up this week. 4339106
Reposted by Daniel WatkinsDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/03/2026The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.nytimes.comFirst 6 Days of Iran War Cost U.S. $11.3 Billion, Pentagon Says 4044152028
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 09/03/2026The one upside of spring forward is that it's light outside later. Meaning I can bike commute without fearing for my life! #biking 031
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Apologies to Matthew Bellamy, but “glaciers melting in the dead of night” makes me laugh every time 000
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Newport cliff walk, last summer. Something about the assemblage of poses and the restless energy of the tourists makes me think this is a good candidate for a drawing or painting. #35mm #filmphotography #blackandwhitephotography 080
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Sure isn’t fun to write a negative review. I’d much rather help push along a study to publication, even if it takes a bunch of tries to get the author to correct issues in the paper. 000
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Don’t mind me, just sitting in an airplane and crying to Contact (1997) 000
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Here's a sneak peek at the output from the upcoming v1.0 release of the Ice Floe Tracker algorithm. What you're seeing is a month-long sequence of true color satellite imagery from NASA's MODIS instrument on the left, and then processed images on the right, separating out sea ice, water, and clouds. 100
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Lucky me, I got to hold a 5-week-old puppy yesterday 030
Reposted by Daniel WatkinsACLU @aclu.org · 20/02/2026When the Department of Education issued vague threats to defund schools that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, we sued and now they're backing down. This is a win for students' right to a full and honest education.newhampshirebulletin.comNew Hampshire judge announces formal end to Trump policy against DEI in schools • New Hampshire BulletinA New Hampshire federal judge formally dismissed a yearlong lawsuit against the Trump administration’s “anti-DEI” directive to public schools — weeks after both sides agreed it is no longer necessary. 7636204
Reposted by Daniel WatkinsRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 18/02/2026But I only have an e-bike, a heat pump, and a hot-water heat pump! (All of which run off mostly renewable power.) Okay I also have some mRNA vaccines.theguardian.comThe renewable energy revolution is a feat of technology | Rebecca SolnitAn energy revolution is underway in this century, though most people have not noticed it 1674
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Recently developed a roll of film from summer 2024. Quite fond of this scene from Providence, near Moniker and Pizza J. Anyone recognize the DJs? 100
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 13/02/2026The Staff Art Show is a great event that Brown runs every year, highlighting artwork by staffers who don’t make art as their main 9-5. www.browndailyherald.com/article/2026...browndailyherald.com‘After Hours: Annual Staff Art Exhibition’ illuminates the creative talents of University staffThe exhibit opened on Jan. 31 and is on display through Friday. 120
Reposted by Daniel WatkinsProPublica @propublica.org · 09/02/20261/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵 203115177371
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 07/02/2026My toxic trait is that I accidentally write postcards on the way to the exercise bike 010
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Started watching Fritz Lang’s “M” - such great characters and atmosphere. 010
Daniel Watkins @dmwatkins.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Five classes from college: Abstract Algebra Medieval German Literature Natural Disasters History of Science, 18th-20th centuries Jazz Combos 010