Reposted by wu mingDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 1hIn other words: This meme is a surprisingly accurate scaled depiction of the magnitude of the 2026 El Niño event vs the 1997 event *if using the absolute index.* But if using the relative index, Danny DeVito is currently the same height as Arnold Schwarzenegger. And either pairing is striking... 👀 49827
Reposted by wu mingKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 2hOne of the most harrowing things about academia, when you're a grad student, is how vulnerable you are to how you're perceived by more senior researchers. Your career advancement depends on confidential letters of reference & private discussions amongst faculty. You have no information or control. 640757
Reposted by wu mingDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 2hWading into the "relative versus absolute" El Niño intensity debate: I genuinely think both are important--and I think we lose important information if we focus solely on one vs another. And both, as of late Sep, have now reached or exceeded record levels! [Thread] 29521
Reposted by wu mingCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 5hThere is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 7746701390
Reposted by wu mingFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 4hUS Senate blocks legislation to cap electricity bill increases tied to data centers 134632
Reposted by wu mingWesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026The title of this essay comes from a quotation by Avraham Zarbiv, the rabbinical judge and IDF reservist bulldozer operator who is the public face of the semi-irregular force of military and contractor earthmover operators who have both pushed for and executed mass demolition operations in Gazalrb.co.ukEyal Weizman · All they will find is sand: Gaza’s Yellow LineMost of the Gaza Strip – cities, refugee camps, schools, universities, mosques, the health infrastructure, agriculture... 27333
Reposted by wu mingJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 21hLet this sink in. Cornell University refused to refund Jane Doe's tuition the semester she was raped. Without this money, she could not transfer to another school. Essentially, she was forced to stay on campus where she saw those seven rapists frequently. Eventually she dropped out of college. 521950614
Reposted by wu mingKevin Moore @kevinwmoore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026From this day on 2012: probably the most popular thing I’ve ever drawn. 71098260
Reposted by wu mingSilverman on Security @silvermansecurity.bsky.social · 22hI want to take Chris's point 1 step further as there's an interaction effect that'll also be in play. At the same time that the decision to remove tenure for civilian faculty at the military schoolhouses, we've got a full on push to use AI for everything. These two together will be disastrous. 1/ 27232
Reposted by wu mingNiao Collective @niaocollective.bsky.social · 22hDepending on who you ask, Lebanon is a member of the Milk Tea Alliance which should be better understood as a term for pro-democracy movements in 2019. We were the start of the Gen Z protests, we just didn't know it at the time. But also, please remember Lebanon too when you think about HK 12614
wu ming @wu-ming.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I find it kind of amazing that FDR's VP and Sec of Ag Henry Wallace explicitly based the New Deal Ever-Normal Granaries off of the Song Dynasty institution. According to Wallace, he was first exposed to the concept in a 1911 PhD diss. by Chen Huang-chan at Columbia (a former pupil of Kang Youwei).jstor.orgClient Challenge 120
Reposted by wu mingGylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026something extraordinary is happening on Garvaghy Road Northern Ireland. Decent minded protestants & unionists have started to come out to support the Garvaghy residents, against the Orange Order parade madness. This is truly extraordinary. quick 🧵 330098
Reposted by wu mingSurprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just gonna leave this here. For reasons. 05918
Reposted by wu mingderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My friend Mark Cho, co-founder of The Armoury, visited Lovat Mill in Scotland some years ago. He filmed this charming video with Lovat co-owner and design director Alan Cumming, who explains what goes into making tweed. You can see how many bright colors are used to make a "simple" earthy color. 24139895
Reposted by wu mingAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS. 566280858601
Reposted by wu mingnick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays. 3949111935
Reposted by wu mingErik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This Day in Labor History: September 29, 1917. The Army intervenes in the strikes of the Northwest forests and sends in the military to get out the wood for airplanes. It both busted the IWW and also massively improved conditions on the ground for workers. Let's talk about this unusual moment! 317557
Reposted by wu mingJessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I have separated the art from the artist and am now whipping the art to stiff peaks, after which I will gently fold it into the artist before baking at 350 til golden and puffed 3444681071
Reposted by wu mingRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm… 1266185246014
Reposted by wu minggamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible. 4421271241
Reposted by wu mingProf. Michael Fuhrer @michaelsfuhrer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There's a lot of confusion about what Covid-19 RNA in wastewater is telling us. Here's data from Biobot for the United States. Currently Covid-19 RNA concentrations are elevated *relative* to recently (a real "wave") but absolute levels are low compared to the height of the pandemic. 522956
Reposted by wu mingSarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 11/08/2026You’ll never fully understand how annoying Socrates was to Athenian adults until you have a toddler. 1318327
Reposted by wu mingEli Friedman @elifriedman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Two Day Weekend Shopping" 双休购 is an app that allowed Chinese consumers to shop at businesses that provide workers with a real two day weekend, based on worker-provided info. The app blew up, reflecting widespread dissatisfaction with overwork. Then it was banned.bbc.com「雙休購」的爆紅與下架:一個網購平臺如何撬動中國勞工權益討論 - BBC News 中文提倡雙休的民間自發平台「雙休購」曇花一現後快速被下架,中國打工人開始在社交媒體上要求雙休正當權利。學者指這樣的消費抵制是正向的發展。 12011
Reposted by wu ming💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Please share. #Pinks 321475676
Reposted by wu mingBrooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026That's uhhhh not a universal middle aged experience John 4137122
Reposted by wu mingCourtney McClain @mcclainforsc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It’s time to put the Upstate First! In Congress, I’m committed to bringing down costs, building affordable housing, managing our growth, stopping the AI infiltration, and ensuring that healthcare is affordable and accessible. Read the full agenda at MCCLAINFORSC.COM 01611
Reposted by wu mingJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026everyone who's ever joined in an online pile on should read this. 21678140
Reposted by wu mingProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A crucial moment of my timeline on Bluesky is February 2025 when DOGE invaded the Department of Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Services and took over the Appropriations Pipes. @nathantankus.bsky.social had pivotal coverage of DOGE’s removal of key figures in the Office. 413131
Reposted by wu mingTaiwan Trails and Tales @taiwantrailsandtales.com · 26/09/2026Walking up the road to get breakfast in Lishan, we passed a grandma and her three young charges walking down. The grandma and an older girl of around 8 were walking to either side of a trolley cart onto which had been loaded a cardboard box containing a pair of toddlers. 2111
Reposted by wu mingTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Please try to reclaim your precious precious attention, at all costs. Do puzzles. Take walks without a phone. Dear god, try to read, almost anything that isn’t a manifesto will really do. You are going to need your brain. 52519654
Reposted by wu mingKim LaCapria 🧿🌶🤘 @kimlacapria.bsky.social · 25/09/2026this is horrific and terrifying separately, a lot of people are saying to delete FB/IG as the obvious solution, but it's hard for people like me (widows) to do that because our dead people died when this was less of a concern we should be able to stop them without losing important data :( 14816
Reposted by wu mingNiao Collective @niaocollective.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Context. In the following April after this, Ah To, the cartoonist who drew this and one of the most prominent protest artists during the revolution - would reveal he had gone into self exile 13714
Reposted by wu mingScientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Apple "detectives" wanted to identify a gnarly old tree growing on a remote plot of land in Maine. What they discovered was the key to a centuries-old apple mystery.scientificamerican.comHow apple detectives solved the mystery of an ancient tree—and rewrote the history of fruitAnd how they might have helped save the future of American apples 401121388
Reposted by wu mingFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 23/09/2026I for one am tired of the “all of human existence should be quantified into spreadsheets, and things that cannot be quantified should be viewed as irrelevant and useless” faction running everything 20484127
Reposted by wu mingCyan Worlds @cyan.com · 25/09/202633 years ago today, the Stranger stepped onto the dock of Myst Island for the first time. We can still hear the water splashing against the pilings. 361602458
Reposted by wu mingThe Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 24/09/2026NEW OP-ED// Op-Ed: The $10 Billion Question Sound Transit Has Never Asked By Travis Henderson via @theurbanist.orgtheurbanist.orgOp-Ed: The $10 Billion Question Sound Transit Has Never AskedElevating the next light rail line through Downtown Seattle could save $10 billion, more than enough to close Sound Transit’s systemwide budget hole and get rail to Ballard much sooner. There’s just one problem: The agency has never officially studied the idea. It’s high time. 44316
Reposted by wu mingjon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 31/07/2026Autopsies of Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protests often conclude that movements produced tough-on-crime backlash. My new study in Work and Occupations finds a different kind of movement outcome: BLM changed how local reporters cover cops and jails. 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 5768281
Reposted by wu mingDaniel Donner @donnermaps.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Yesterday we showed how important primary turnout can be on a national level. But there's interesting things going on at the regional level, too. Most notably, in the core of the South, Democrats *outvoted Republicans* for the first time in decades in the primaries! (thread) 434299
Reposted by wu mingIllia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Tonight I took the car and drove across all of Kyiv, just to see how my beloved city feels at this time. It’s a strange feeling. 6641135
Reposted by wu mingColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What's behind this tidal wave of epidemics? In the largest study ever conducted on emerging infectious diseases, we show that the popular explanation - "our relationship with nature is out of balance" - doesn't hold up. Out now in Nature, after half a decade of work: www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe anthropogenic fingerprint on emerging infectious diseases - NatureEmerging infectious disease outbreak risks are ubiquitous worldwide, and highest in landscapes where people, livestock and fragmented natural ecosystems coexist, but detection and data ... 8553276
Reposted by wu mingAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor. Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister? Child: No Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over* 775285744855
Reposted by wu mingemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I will write this more in days ahead. But it is really important to know that (on Xitter) Stephen Miller is trying to stave off being blamed for the catastrophe that is now predicted to happen to the GOP. Frantically. [ahem] I'd like to prevent this from happening. 731454344
Reposted by wu mingIreland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Don't know who made this. But we love you for making it ❤️ 3761961727
Reposted by wu mingMikel Reparaz @wikiparaz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026PAUL: What’s in the box? REVEREND MOTHER: Pain. [PAUL hesitantly puts his hand in the BOX, then FROWNS IN CONFUSION. He pulls out A BAGUETTE.] REVEREND MOHER: Hōn hōn, 6276872019
Reposted by wu mingJoe Bak-Coleman @jbakcoleman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026We can simulate fish schools or ants in ways that solve complex problems (gradient detection, bridge building, nest selection) but no one would create this weird soul/no-soul dichotomy to argue they these that multi-agent swarms of extremely simple rules are “thinking”. 14504169