Don Burke @theflyer.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Q: how would you determine the "right" temperature for the Earth's temperature? Who are you to make that determination? 010
Reposted by Don BurkeDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 13/02/2026It seems like a good time to remind folks that Volts is 100% listener supported. My only obligation is to you. Subscribe & help me keep doing it!volts.wtfSubscribe to VoltsA newsletter, podcast, & community focused on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization. In your inbox once or twice a week. Click to read Volts, a Substack publication with tens of thou... 25110
Don Burke @theflyer.bsky.social · 19/01/2026I loved this pod. So invigorating to think about what might be possible. 000
Don Burke @theflyer.bsky.social · 19/01/2026I agree. It would be so cool if he can pull this off. 000
Reposted by Don BurkeNot a Tesla App @notateslaapp.com · 26/08/2025Tesla Expands Robotaxi Service Area Again, Reclaims Top Spot From Waymonotateslaapp.comTesla Expands Robotaxi Service Area Again, Reclaims Top Spot From WaymoTesla has expanded its Robotaxi geofence service area again, now compassing 171 square miles.… Read More 102
Don Burke @theflyer.bsky.social · 24/08/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQkH...youtube.comSafety-critical FSD Fails over 8,100-mile Road TripYouTube video by NNDriven 000
Don Burke @theflyer.bsky.social · 24/08/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-YN...youtube.comHighlight Reel of 8,100 Miles on FSD 13.2.9YouTube video by NNDriven 100
Don Burke @theflyer.bsky.social · 24/08/2025donb.medium.com/fsd-13-2-9-f...donb.medium.comFSD 13.2.9 Fails and Wow Moments Over 8,100 MilesChronicling the progression of Tesla’s Full-Self Driving software 100
Reposted by Don BurkeZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 31/05/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Kk...youtube.comZachary LabeYouTube video by Richmond Shreve 2348
Reposted by Don BurkePeter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Astonishing French report from Blatten Avalanche. This event might just be getting started. thinc.blog/2025/05/30/a...thinc.blogAstonishing French Report on Blatten AvalancheThis event might just be getting started. 122
Reposted by Don BurkePaddy McCully @paddymccully.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Some good news! 3 absurd anti-solar and pro-gas bills die in Texas pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/05/28/a...pv-magazine-usa.comAnti-solar bills die in Texas HouseLegislation that would "kill renewable energy in Texas" failed to progress in the state's House of Representatives. 021
Reposted by Don BurkePhilippe Papin @pppapin.bsky.social · 09/05/2025This is a seismic gut punch to the weather enterprise. It is impossible to overstate how important @unidata.bsky.social is in implementing many datasets/libraries (LDM, netCDF, THREDDS, metPy) we currently use in meteorological research & operations. www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/e...unidata.ucar.eduNSF Unidata Pause in Most Operations 2230106
Reposted by Don BurkeSteve Bowen @stevebowen.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Hey Katharine! I've since shifted to Gallagher Re. Myself and team release quarterly and annual natural catastrophe / climate reports with ample data to quantify and qualify how these risks are evolving globally. Q1 2025 www.ajg.com/gallagherre/... 2024 Annual www.ajg.com/gallagherre/... 1163
Reposted by Don BurkeBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Genuine reasons for hope - the constitutional order is under assault, but Trump's incompetence continues to improve the prospects for effective resistance www.vox.com/politics/410...vox.comTrump is losing his war on democracyTrump’s power grabs are dangerous. But he’s going about them all wrong — and facing effective resistance as a result. 614738
Reposted by Don BurkeALXnow @alxnow.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Hosting an event in Alexandria? Promote it easily on the ALXnow calendar www.alxnow.com/2025/04/29/h...alxnow.comHosting an event in Alexandria? Promote it easily on the ALXnow calendar | ALXnowLooking to attract more people to your upcoming local gathering? Submit it to ALXnow’s event calendar and connect with locals searching for things to do in our community. Thousands of Alexandria residents... 021
Reposted by Don BurkeClimate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 29/04/2025We & @sabincenter.bsky.social are tracking government attacks on science --> climate.law.columbia.edu/Silencing-Sc... @publicenvirodata.bsky.social is archiving critical data --> screening-tools.com And there are even more trackers in this list! --> ucsd.libguides.com/usgov/trumpt...climate.law.columbia.eduSilencing Science Tracker | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law 021
Reposted by Don BurkeALXnow @alxnow.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Eco-City Festival to showcase Alexandria's environmentally friendly initiatives www.alxnow.com/2025/04/28/e...alxnow.comEco-City Festival to showcase Alexandria’s environmentally friendly initiatives | ALXnowAlexandria's Eco-City Festival will be held on Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ben Brenman Park. This free event is perfect for families and aims to boost sustainability awareness in a fun,... 011
Don Burke @theflyer.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Who is tracking all of the deletions and memory-holing? 100
Don Burke @theflyer.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Hi everyone. I'm gonna start posting again. I needed to be away from social media for my sanity. 030
Don Burke @theflyer.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Yes, but they use a proprietary data source that adds a lot of opaqueness to the process. They also do not include any property-specific context out mitigations, leaving that to the seller or buyer to figure out. Use it as a tool but do your own research. 020
Reposted by Don BurkeWaldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 01/03/2025My eight-year-old asked me today if people with gasoline cars keep gas tanks at home. A whole generation is learning that vehicles gain range while at rest, at home. Having to stop to do that while you’re on the way somewhere is just weird. 5312
Reposted by Don BurkePeter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 09/02/2025My Most popular post this week: Oil Majors tell Trump to go Frack Himself thinc.blog/2025/02/03/o...thinc.blogOil Giants Tell Trump: Go Frack YourselfAs I’ve been reporting, more evidence that there is some magical spigot of oil that can be opened to lower the price of gasoline is a fantasy.Oil Giants have told the administration there is … 042
Reposted by Don BurkeZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 07/02/2025Sometimes it is only one side of the #Arctic that experiences anomalously low conditions during winter, but this year we are seeing the sea ice edge on *both* the Atlantic & Pacific sectors at very low levels for this time of year. This is contributing to the historic record low for early February. 310736
Reposted by Don BurkeClimate Cabinet Action @climatecabinet.org · 06/02/2025State-level permitting remains a critical safeguard against Trump's anti-climate agenda. States are strengthening environmental justice standards, ensuring impacts on marginalized communities are considered. Climate action is resilient—and states will continue to uphold key protections.eenews.netThe weak link in Trump’s anti-EJ push: State permitsState environmental justice standards remain out of the president's reach, complicating his rush to expand fossil fuels. 023
Reposted by Don BurkeMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 06/02/2025This is also a valuable resource for sky users theblue.reporttheblue.reportThe Blue ReportThe top links on Bluesky over the last 24 hours. Updated hourly. 1196299667362
Reposted by Don BurkeClimate Cabinet Action @climatecabinet.org · 04/02/2025State lawmakers nationwide are refusing to back down on our climate future. They're ready to take the lead — to use state power to build the clean energy economy and defy Trump’s attacks. Join us tomorrow for a press conference with leaders from red, purple and blue states: bit.ly/state-leadership 025161
Reposted by Don BurkeCapital Weather @capitalweather.com · 04/02/2025Here's how much ice NWS predicts Wednesday night into Thurs AM around the DC area. We think this is a reasonable forecast. Icy glaze most probable/significant west of I-95. Will want to use care on bridges, ramps, overpasses, untreated surfaces! Details: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025... 25711
Reposted by Don BurkeDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 03/02/2025In 2024, for the first time, the EU grid got more power from solar than from coal.canarymedia.comChart: In a first, EU grid got more power from solar than coal in 2024The bloc’s use of fossil fuels for electricity hit a historic low, but experts say more progress, particularly in the wind sector, is needed. 331165
Reposted by Don BurkeDr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Excellent article by the author of the must-read book, “On the Move”: “soaring home prices in the United States may have peaked in the places most at risk, leaving the nation on the precipice of a generational decline. That’s the finding of a new analysis by the First Street Foundation.” 04011
Reposted by Don BurkeDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Big national media outlet still failing. Headlines suggest some dispute over data access at US AID. *Not connecting the dots with other DOGE moves. *Not conveying illegality. *Not communicating constitutional crisis. 11861861573
Reposted by Don BurkeButlerian Jihadist of House Dornick @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 02/02/2025An anonymous person at the CDC just archived all the public CDC datasets as of 1/28 and uploaded it to archive.orgarchive.orgInternet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine 7544361325
Reposted by Don BurkeRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Today from Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny: snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-... 591177615757
Don Burke @theflyer.bsky.social · 03/02/2025I struggle with Gemini. I get very poor answers from it for tasks that you'd expect it to excel at -- namely asking it questions about Google products. I keep trying it inside Sheets, but I've yet to get an answer that helps. I get lots of "I'm still learning" responses from Gemini. 000
Reposted by Don BurkeZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 03/02/2025Keep an eye on this graph over the next few days or so (zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...). An extreme #Arctic winter warming event is occurring bringing a narrow band of near freezing air temperatures close to the North Pole (associated with poleward movement of excessive heat and moisture). 519567
Reposted by Don BurkeDr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 03/02/2025“January 2025 beat the prior record (Jan 2024) by a sizable margin. And unlike the prior record Januaries (2007, 2016, 2020, and 2024) there is currently no El Niño event boosting global temperatures; rather, the world is in modest La Niña conditions that should…result in lower global temperatures.” 56931
Reposted by Don BurkeBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Absolutely brutal scroll on Fox. 2640367809559
Reposted by Don BurkeTroy Teslike @troyteslike.bsky.social · 02/02/20251/2 Hi everyone. Someone asked me for Tesla export statistics, so I thought I’d share them here since it’s a current discussion topic For example, 49,747 Teslas made in the US were delivered outside the US, accounting for 7.4% of US-made deliveries in 2024 The next tweet has a more detailed table 1202
Reposted by Don BurkeDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 02/02/2025I want some linguist or sociologist or something to do a study on the lifecycle of terminology on the right. I've seen the same cycle repeat itself dozens, hundreds of times over the years. It goes like this: 🧵 49544149
Don Burke @theflyer.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Canadians will still get their Teslas, but it will hurt Texas, which was exactly the Canadian's plan. I wonder how much longer Tesla will be able to maintain the charade that Elon isn't hurting sales. 010
Don Burke @theflyer.bsky.social · 02/02/2025How in the world is any mere mortal supposed to keep up? 010
Don Burke @theflyer.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Tbh, they will jolt it, but probably not in the way he believes. 120
Don Burke @theflyer.bsky.social · 02/02/2025How to delete your Twitter account by @techcrunch.comsearch.appHow to delete X and move on with your life | TechCrunchAs Elon Musk's X sees a decline in daily active users, some people are deciding to ditch the social network entirely, whether that's for Bluesky, 010
Reposted by Don BurkeEdward Perez @eddieperez.bsky.social · 02/02/2025This is a thoughtful piece about resisting Trump’s attempt to “flood the zone.” “He has always wanted to be king. His plan this time is to first play king on TV. If we believe he is already king, we will be likelier to let him govern as a king. Don’t believe him.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article)Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see. 13214
Don Burke @theflyer.bsky.social · 02/02/2025So glad you are now posting to this site. There are great tools here to keep the bots away. I hated that I had to continue following you on that other site. 010