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Mark E. Griffin @marvelousmarks.bsky.social · 16h

What's your favorite advanced bioenergy crop? Mine is Giant Miscanthus.

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 26/09/2026

"Lake Kanasatka’s treatment cost about $600,000; the grant the watershed association received from the state, for $500,000, halved the million dollars that the Legislature had initially allocated to the Cyanobacteria Mitigation Loan and Grand Fund in 2023." From @mollyrains.bsky.social #NHPolitics

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Three summers after costly cyanobacteria treatment, a small NH lake is still in the clear • New Hampshire Bulletin

Clear waters in Moultonborough's Lake Kanasatka this summer strengthened residents' hopes that an expensive, last-ditch chemical treatment undertaken several years ago was paying off.

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Mark E. Griffin @marvelousmarks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Anyone who's watched it knows that excluding Joe Pera Talks With You from the top shows of the 2000s is an enormous slight.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

my favorite episode of tv this decade i think

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I came up with some more inane bullshit for everyone to argue about!

(September 23, 2026 at 10:44am)
Fake opinions to argue over…
- Never turn left on a first date.
- Every kindergarten student should have an unpaid internship.
- The periodic table is too sexual.
- Bigfoot should be allowed to vote.
- Having a dream is the same as reading a book.
- You can wear a crop top to a funeral if the deceased person was hot when they died.

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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Water tower Friend, NE

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hope everyone has fun atonement plans

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 17/09/2026

"Hi, it's your kid’s school here again. Just confirming the snack choice for the Halloween party to check that it meets our guidelines. Oh, your husband is the volunteer? I do see that on the form, but thought that must be an error or a joke. I can just write your name in." buff.ly/Z514go7

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This Is Your Kid’s School and Even Though the Emergency Contact Form Lists Your Husband, We Need You, the Mom

“Hello, this is your kid’s school calling. So, your kid said her daddy dropped her off today. I could still see him if I stepped outside, but I know it’s muc...

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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Computer Rage Marinette, WI

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A massive flock of snow geese, who have come from the Arctic to spend the winter in the Skagit Valley near Seattle, gradually taking flight like waves: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 14/09/2026

US Energy Data is an awesome new dashboard by @hannahritchie.bsky.social and the @ifp.bsky.social team that takes data from the inimitable DOE EIA and makes it far more accessible to the broader community: usenergydata.org

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Understanding America's energy system

Track and understand the numbers behind US energy — year by year, and state by state.

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Mark E. Griffin @marvelousmarks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I'm not going to mention the thing but I'm seeing something EVERYWHERE on my social feeds on multiple formats, a sign that there are inorganic/outside forces involved in pushing the "conflict" involved in this story.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 15/09/2026

"Hello, this is your kid’s school calling. So, your kid said her daddy dropped her off today. I could still see him if I stepped outside, but I know it’s much more convenient for you to take this call. Your kid was let out three minutes too early. Can you let your husband know?" buff.ly/Z514go7

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This Is Your Kid’s School and Even Though the Emergency Contact Form Lists Your Husband, We Need You, the Mom

“Hello, this is your kid’s school calling. So, your kid said her daddy dropped her off today. I could still see him if I stepped outside, but I know it’s muc...

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Mark E. Griffin @marvelousmarks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

New at Marvelous Marks: Judaism, Jesus freaks on Erev Rosh Hashanah, and world peace via Revelations (the long way) marvelousmarks.substack.com/p/the-visito...

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The visitors at my door

Today? Really?

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Mark E. Griffin @marvelousmarks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Tikkun olam or GTFO, proselytizers at my door. And also, Shana Tova!

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Mark E. Griffin @marvelousmarks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

For chrissake, just make the world a better place, ok? marvelousmarks.substack.com/p/the-visito...

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The visitors at my door

Today? Really?

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Kelly Dwyer @kdonhoops.com · 11/09/2026

Prince/SNL from when you are 11 is your favorite Prince/SNL.

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Mark E. Griffin @marvelousmarks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Huge! Congrats to one of the greats out there.

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Emily Nussbaum @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Is someone making more Muppet Shows? If not why not & who is to BLAME

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Talked to @wired.com about a bunch of things, including: r/bald, Bluesky, Elon ruining twitter, why I live the inbox zero life, LLMs, and more. Here it is: www.wired.com/story/user-b...

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Want to Get Off Your Phone? Mina Kimes Suggests Having a Baby

“I think that's been the most helpful thing,” says the ESPN journalist. “So there you go, Zoomers. There's a reason to have children.”

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Mark E. Griffin @marvelousmarks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Nice piece on good faith arguments that can be made against nuclear energy (it's pricey up front; we could use that $$ for solar/wind/storage) while framing it as a power source that can get states toward their climate goals: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/b... #renewableenergy #cleanenergy

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California, an Environmental Bastion, Warms to Nuclear Energy (Gift Article)

The state is considering extending the life of its last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, and allowing construction of new reactors to help meet its clean energy goals.

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Environmental Law & Policy Center @elpcenter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Whether you're new to clean energy or looking to brush up on the fundamentals, this guide can help you better understand the issues shaping the Midwest's energy future. elpc.org/blog/its-cle...

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It’s Clean Energy Month – Here is Your Necessary Terminology | ELPC

Celebrating "Clean Energy Month" With a Dozen Terms to Get You Started

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

i think part of this is writers who can't meaningfully revise. something feels important to state explicitly early in a draft but then you complete the draft and your explicit explanation now reads like overkill. but if you don't know how to read your work structurally as a whole, you won't catch it

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Mark E. Griffin @marvelousmarks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This is really beautiful. Great read.

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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Pizza Time Catlin, IL

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Rep. Sarah McBride to me today, on prospect of Markey winning: "I think across elections, voters are demonstrating that they want Democrats that are fighting for their principles. They can be pragmatic in how they do that, but they want Democrats who are fighting for their principles."

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Paige Jarreau @fromthelabbench.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Scientists are human, too! They’ve been waiting a long time to tell you this. youtube.com/shorts/vEJLA... #scicomm #sciart

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Scientists are human, too

YouTube video by Facetime With Scientists

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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

New study finds that when people help collect data or contribute to research it can build public trust by making scientists feel personally familiar and approachable, and that trust then spreads to how local and tangible the research feels. jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...

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How can citizen science reduce psychological distance to science? Insights from three projects in contested environmental contexts

Citizen science (CS) is a participatory mode of knowledge production, enabling non-scientific actors to contribute to and sometimes contest scientific agendas and interpretations, making it a way to b...

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Mark E. Griffin @marvelousmarks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I now follow subreddits dedicated to two specific content creators whose content I have no plans whatsoever to ever engage with. And it’s enjoyable!

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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Beef & noodles New Virginia, IA

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Mark E. Griffin @marvelousmarks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I could spend all day wrapped in this interview. I think Merritt is so endearing because his cantankerousness is authentic and uniquely pitched to him. Which makes me, as a fan, feel like I know him all the more.

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Emily Nussbaum @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Unusual choice I know, but I've always adored Dolly Parton's bluegrass cover of Billy Joel's Travelin' Prayer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfpK...

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Dolly Parton Travellin Prayer @ The CMAs

YouTube video by pianoluvr2006

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Mark E. Griffin @marvelousmarks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The important thing is that the tiktok video of this 1.4 million views:

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