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Jesse Berman

@jesseberman.bsky.social
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Environmental epidemiologist interested in air pollution, extreme weather, GIS, human health. Transplant from Brooklyn. Go Bills! Go Yankees! Opinions are my own.

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 11h
Really good longread on what's actually involved when you go into the trades!
asteriskmag.com
So You Think You Could Be An Electrician?
Funny how the people telling kids to get jobs in the trades tend to be white-collar.
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How can car companies cheer these moves when the world is moving toward electric and fuel efficient vehicles with or without them? Any gain is short term and comes at the expense of falling further behind in the global market.
nytimes.com
Trump Sharply Scales Back Fuel Economy Rules for New Cars (Gift Article)
The move marked the final step in the administration’s efforts to dismantle policies aimed at speeding the shift to electric vehicles.
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You know your day is looking up when the cat throws up exactly in his food dish! Rather than the usual carpet, behind the couch, or down the heating register in the floor
A pleased looking black and white cat lying on the floor
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’ve always prided myself on being a good cook. But I’ve got to admit, there are no tougher critics than your kids, who declare after trying a meal cooked for hours (that has everything they like in it), “Well it’s not my favorite” or “It’s ok, I guess”
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Laura Haynes👩‍🔬⚾️🐾💙 @drlaurahaynes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
UGH!!!! If this happened in a Democratic administration the GOPers would be screaming bloody murder 24/7….but now we get crickets 🙄
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Well it’s hard to break the #NFL scoring average when you only score 3 points
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I was a 20 year subscriber to the WashPost and never gave a thought about not renewing. I was exactly the customer a paper loves to have. And Bezos drove me away
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Looks like the #Bills turf has held up a lot better. Haven’t seen too many large divots
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What is Terry Pegula writing on that pad the entire time? You’re a billionaire opening your teams NFL stadium! Enjoy the game and stop taking notes
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%. 80%! A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
As a Yankees fan growing up in Brooklyn with many Mets fan friends, gotta go with Luis Sojos game winning hit in Game 5 of the World Series off Al Leiter that bounced about 16 times before it got through the infield
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My wife is frustrated as she exclaims, “What’s the point of buying baskets to declutter things, when I can’t actually put anything in the baskets??”
A tuxedo cat stealing my wife’s basket for storing things in the bedroom to use as yet another sleeping spot
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Remember #Minnesota our voice matters. Dont take anything for granted this election
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A hell of a funny take about the Bills, loving sports, and juggling your afternoon game with young kids. ProTip: It doesn’t get easier juggling kids…just changes
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
They are supposed to be doing the jobs they are getting paid by taxpayers to do, not using their positions and government resources to fly around the country doing partisan political campaign events.
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Solar panels too can provide shade, plus understory grazing and natural habitat. It’s clear that renewable energy can be integrated into modern farming, plus provide a valuable income source. Glad some folks are opening their eyes to the opportunity.
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Took a pic of a vending machine in Germany. It literally had packages of sausage, tubes of wurst, jars of liver and goulash, beer, mustard, Capri Sun, kinder bueno ice cream sandwiches, pig knuckles, and soda. It was also patched with masking tape.
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Surprisingly there was quite a strong contingent of cephalopod entries in the #MNStateFair. See @sarahmackattack.bsky.social even the Midwest loves squid
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Kind of fun to do. And for me I count ‘visiting’ as a state as one I’ve either stayed overnight or spent extensive time in. For example, a dozen day trips all across Vermont means it counts. Driving across the edge of Indiana to go from Illinois to Michigan, does not count.
Map of states I’ve visited. Large gap in the south.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 21/08/2026
The Force is strong with this one.
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Man in Darth Vader Costume Praises Flock Cameras at City Council Meeting: ‘The Emperor Is a Fan’ | Common Dreams
​"We must continue utilizing Flock technologies so that we can follow and surveil the rebel scum as they move from playground to playground, from playground to pool, from pool to gymnasium."
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jentrification ♎ @jentrification.com · 20/08/2026
The Great Lakes hold about 21 percent of the planet's surface fresh water, yet less than one percent of that volume renews each year. That second number, not the first, sets the limits on everyone who drinks from the basin.
earth.com
Scientists determine the Great Lakes are nonrenewable
The Great Lakes hold about 21 percent of the planet's surface fresh water, yet less than one percent of that volume renews each year. That second number, not the first, sets the limits on everyone who...
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A sign of fall in Minnesota. Watching the goldfinches land on our coneflowers to feast on new seeds
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Just in time for the #MNStateFair
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This is a big deal for the American southwest. And the El Niño winter is not gonna do any favors with the upper Colorado likely having a reduced snowpack. Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California may have a large problem ahead that can’t be easily solved
nytimes.com
Lake Mead, the Nation’s Largest Reservoir, Is Smaller Than Ever
Water levels in the reservoir, which sits behind the Hoover Dam, are at record lows. A continued drop would imperil water supplies for millions of people and cut electricity from the dam.
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
So glad the #Yankees didn’t overwhelm us fans by scoring more than one run in 10 innings. After all don’t want to tease us with the actual run support
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Amazing picture of a rewilding event. Kazakhs should be proud that their government is prioritizing this
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The beginning of the new academic year is near. My inbox today:
static.klipy.com
Emails Spirited Away: No-Face Overwhelmed
Alt: Emails Spirited Away: No-Face Overwhelmed
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
That man running shuttles like me has earned 300 plus million dollars in his career and hasn't won shit. I am in awe of his Bag Getting
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Farmers are among those most affected by climate change. Yet they are also the ones closest to implementing solutions that solve these problems. Work with your state universities and extension, get new expertise, and choose forward facing answers!
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Spokane VA center has just been evacuated
youtube.com
NonStop Local KHQ | BREAKING WILDFIRE COVERAGE | Old Trails Fire in Spokane County
YouTube video by NonStop Local
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I remember being amazed by this exhibit nearly 40 years ago as a kid. And it still amazes me today.
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davemakes🔶 @mixolumia.com · 31/07/2026
obsessed with the font on IKEA's clam chowder packaging. this is what's in the freezer on the Nostromo
Transparent bags of frozen clam chowder with black and white labels and an all-caps font not quite Eurostile but similar energy
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It hasn’t been the most productive variety for me, but the stripey sure does look nice as a squash
A green zucchini and a striped zucchini from the home garden
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
If this was a proposed incinerator or smelter with these types of pollution permits, we’d be up in arms. But cause it’s a ‘data center’ those in charge will look the other way, leaving it up to the citizens to fight
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The Onion @theonion.com · 27/07/2026
Shocking Video Captures Calm Police Officers Handling Situation Nonviolently
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Anyone else house in #Minneapolis covered in condensate? Every window in my house is dripping. I feel like I’ve been transported to south Florida
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I got a 49/50 and was foiled by Vermont. I blame the polygon which divided Lake Champlain, while I was looking for a shoreline. Also my first state was Kansas, which made me think a really long time
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Robert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
When winds coming over a mountain range are forced to descend rapidly, the moisture loss and pressure change causes rapid heating. Such hot, dry Foehn winds occur occasionally next to mountains all over the world, but this is the most extreme example I've ever seen.
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
While driving through southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa for the first time, my 12 year old remarked, “It seems like the scenery is stuck on repeat.”
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Glen Grambo 🇨🇦 @glengrambo.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The dragonflies and damselflies seem to be the favourite bird snack this year, and the Soras are getting in on it too! This male Sora was foraging around the marsh edge and as soon as he filled his beak with snacks, he usually ran back to his chicks to feed them. But this time, he flew! #Birds 🪶
A Sora flys in with a beak full of damselflies and/or dragonflies. His beak is jammed with them. His wings are spread and his feet are hanging down but getting ready to land. There are some tall reeds he is flying over and the background is a smooth green. He has so many insects that they cover most of his face!
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
When journalists asked me "where we will see the effects of DOGE on outcomes?" one of my responses was "during crises...as long as media connect the dots." Well, dots connected: www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...
wired.com
The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year
“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Super excited to start watching #TheLongWalk one of my favorite books by @stephenking.bsky.social. I appreciate they kept the design from 40 years ago (and not modern) and love the depressed background scenery. Makes it far more dystopic seeming than the book.
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Took the dog out and could see streams of smoke in the lights. The #airquality is not safe in #Minnesota
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A PurpleAir sensor briefly reached an estimated AQI of 1,000 - twice the upper limit of the standard U.S. AQI scale and an exceptionally dangerous, beyond-the-scale smoke concentration. Site: Oscoda Old Mill #Michigan #smoke #fire
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Here’s the #wildfire smoke boundary as it crosses the west suburbs of #Minneapolis. Panning is from south to northeast
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It’s hard to comprehend the amount of heat required to warm that much water. And it will not cool down so easily. Feedback cycles in action
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Our native #MN #pollinators at work. And note the chicken wire fencing to protect our coneflowers from the native rabbits…that love eating this and everything else in our garden.
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
First #squash of the season. Of course barring this and one other, all flowers have been male so far
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Got to see a very cool hummingbird moth on our bee balm. Wish I could have gotten a better pic, but their similarities to real hummingbirds are uncanny. Always a treat to see the variety of native #insects in your garden
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