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Professor, traveller, cyclist, skater, science policy junkie. Reluctant Phoenician. Interested in all things public sector

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Arizona Corporation Commission repeals renewable energy standard Arizona's oversight committee on utilities voted to repeal the state’s long-running renewable energy rules.

have home solar, no AC use 2 hottest mos of yr, used less energy than previous years & my bill still went up ~20%. Now AZ repeals requirement that 15% of energy comes from renewables. Energy companies are earning more & sticking residents w/costs + less reliable grid & future fossil fueled disaster

06.03.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

you forgot
-Trump Kenedy Center

06.03.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Consumers aren't looking for a "fun" place to shop, they want a place that treats its employees well & supports diversity and inclusion over ICE. Oh yeah, that's called COSTCO

05.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
As you can see here, right from the very first day he entered our house, Jim found great difficulty in getting settled and making the environment his own.

As you can see here, right from the very first day he entered our house, Jim found great difficulty in getting settled and making the environment his own.

THREAD.

3 & 1/4 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he'd been living, in rural Cornwall, & decided he wanted to live with us instead.

We decided to call him Jim.

This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st 2022

05.03.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 561 πŸ” 105 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 49

Wait till these guys learn how many misogynistic men love their moms!

05.03.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🀒

05.03.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œTaking full responsibility” for those actions (sexually harassing a staff member to the point that she commits suicide by setting herself on fire) means stepping down.

05.03.2026 03:35 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAlmost all the 165 people killed in the attack were girls aged between seven and 12, according to local officials. There were around 170 girls at the school in southern Iran’s Minab at the time.β€œ

A double-tap strike on little girls at school.

05.03.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 1874 πŸ” 983 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 69

It’s looking increasingly likely that Kristi Noem and Lewandowski funneled almost 200 million in government money to a company that is run by her friend and that nobody can give an address for.

Oh, and it was 8 days old when it was awarded the contract.

04.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 23680 πŸ” 9340 πŸ’¬ 1241 πŸ“Œ 610

Once again public libraries & their professional associations modeling the sort of coordinated professional action & information dissemination many of us would like to see from academic & university professional associations

04.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spanish PM SΓ‘nchez responds to Trump:

"Spain is against this disaster... Govts are here to improve people's lives... It is absolutely unacceptable that those leaders who are unable to fulfill that mission use the smoke of war to hide their failure, and in the process, fill the pockets of a few."

04.03.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 8316 πŸ” 2874 πŸ’¬ 201 πŸ“Œ 450
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States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment

this will be a public health disaster.

We could end the transmission of HIV this year. That has been true for a decade. That we have not done so is a public policy choice.

02.03.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 709 πŸ” 305 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 30
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An Interview with Sahar Delijani Evergreen Review

β€œI was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven’t lived in blood and bone. That doesn’t mean I want my people bombed, killed, their homes in ruins.” - Sahar Delijani

02.03.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 194 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Useful idiot

02.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
ICE Contracts - Distributed Denial of Secrets Details on ICE contracts with over 6,000 different entities ranging from private businesses to government agencies and even dozens of universities. Some of the notable firms include Anduril, HBGary, L...

DHS's Office of Industry Partnership was hacked by a group called "Department of Peace" and info about ICE contracts with over 6,000 companies is now published on @ddosecrets.org ddosecrets.org/article/ice-...

02.03.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 256 πŸ” 135 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6
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THIS.

28.02.2026 12:21 πŸ‘ 27765 πŸ” 11364 πŸ’¬ 1004 πŸ“Œ 604

They don't hate government, these guys hate government for the people. Vought has dedicated his life to working for the US government in DC to "drain the swamp" and "eliminate government" services for those in need.
Government for me, not for thee!

27.02.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Will be a rude awakening when they learn about the standard US work week, lack of vacation, & high costs for housing, food, healthcare, childcare, and a home full of servants.

26.02.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Have thoughts on sustainable and resilient science funding? Chime in here before March 2.

25.02.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Letz go even bigger and better,,, ALL Female US Olympians and Paralympian medalists are invited out to celebrate in Viva Las Vegas for the SHE GOT GAME Weekend ,,,

Hit a guy up and LETZ GOOO

25.02.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 26759 πŸ” 4849 πŸ’¬ 729 πŸ“Œ 696

yes, we're tied down. We have an old book that we want to make an OA 2nd edition. Just put it on the internet & let people use it - we don't need the $. The publisher will not release the 1st ed to us & will not do an OA 2nd ed. If we go on our own, we cannot use the 1st ed content.

24.02.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chicago Just Named A Snowplow β€˜Abolish ICE’— Here Are The Other Winners The city received a record number of entries and votes for its annual snowplow-naming contest. The Department of Streets and Sanitation announced the six winners Monday.

This year’s winners:

- Abolish ICE
- Stephen Coldbert
- Pope FrΓ­o XIV
- The Blizzard of Oz
- Svencoolie
- Caleb Chilliams

β€œAbolish ICE” & other anti-ICE names made up nearly 80% of all submissions

23.02.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€˜Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, β€˜If it can happen to me, i...

A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

21.02.2026 06:54 πŸ‘ 7240 πŸ” 4210 πŸ’¬ 250 πŸ“Œ 631

🚩🚩🚩Needing Ackman & RFK Jr funding & wanting to do it in Guinea-Bissau 🚩🚩🚩

If anything about the Stabell Benn & Aaby vaccine study were appropriate, the Danish government would have already funded it. I’m surprised these people are still employed.

21.02.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

of yes, I forgot about the new equity journal. thanks!!!!

20.02.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

seems nearly all PA journals are in the hybrid model for OA. I'm also learning that increasingly few of them do even basic open review (like sharing reviews & decision letters with all reviewers). We are decades away from actual open peer review.

20.02.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

yeah. i dont think there are others. but wanted to ping a few folks that might know more than me on this front...

20.02.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Public Admin folks - what are the top / most common open access field journals? @stevebholt.bsky.social @donmoyn.bsky.social @sowa75.bsky.social @nathanfavero.com @billresh.bsky.social @gabilotta.bsky.social

-Journal of Behavioral Public Administration
-Journal of Public & Nonprofit Affairs

20.02.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Every time I see a report of ICE leaving Minnesota or Minneapolis I think "I wish" because uh, they're still here being assholes & terrorizing people, just not as much in some places but more so in other places best I can tell and of course people are still imprisoned in misery at Whipple & . . . 🧡

19.02.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 5016 πŸ” 1743 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0