Ag Terrane @agterrane@qoto.org

"The monstrous denizens of the intergalactic deep reveal themselves not through the light they emit, but by how they stir the space-time we share. When a gravitational wave moves through you, you are, for a moment, a different shape.” By me, in the Washington Post:
https://wapo.st/3PLNyoi

I boosted this first time it came around, but it's worth repeating for emphasis: the Tulare Lake in California, once the biggest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi in the USA, is BACK! And the Tachi Yokut Tribe, for whom the lake is central and sacred, want it to stay. Ever since the early 20th century, white farmers and authorities have been trying to keep it drained so they can farm the fertile soil in its dried-up bed. But restoring the lake would restore Tachi cultural heritage as well as the local ecology. There's plenty of farmland elsewhere.

The article is good and there is some excellent video of the lake, which is now almost as large as Lake Tahoe. Do check it out.

#Indigenous #Water #LandBack #LakeBack

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-06-27/a-california-tribe-wants-to-keep-water-in-tulare-lake

Please, I'm begging you, if you're a researcher, archive your data, back up your files, have a data succession plan.

Chat to your library, chat to your colleagues. The best time is as you collect the data, the second best time is now.

I'm dealing with multiple different data nightmares now. People leave academia, people retire, people pass away with a plan to make a plan.

No judgement here, just sadness for all that hard work thrown into uncertainty.

Apropos of absolutely nothing, a reminder of JFK’s successful Harvard application essay

“Lol, look at you showing your extremism by not liking our culture of Nazi flags at drag shows and people shooting children who ring the doorbell. Woke much, loser?”

Fuck that.

Looking west from #Eigg towards Rùm this morning.

#InnerHebrides #Scotland

Despite some stubborn clouds, I caught the International Space Station transiting the Sun today.

#Space #Sun #Science #HydrogenAlpha

Calling it a gotcha that I "critique Biden policies after voting for him" is what's wrong with US politics today.

Voting for him doesn't mean I can't critique him—it's literally the best reason to be critical. It's called holding electeds accountable. It's how democracy works. And it’s how political parties work when they aren’t cults.

The victory of Janet Protasiewicz over conservative Dan Kelly will allow the court's new liberal majority to determine the future of key issues like abortion rights. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-liberals-win-majority-rcna77190

Did you feel shaking in central #California a short time ago? At 3:23 p.m. PT there was a M4.5 #earthquake located about 32 km ENE of Salinas. Shaking was felt by 1000's across central California.
Details: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc73866925/region-info
Report #shaking here: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc73866925/tellus

For many people, reproductive rights feel like a non-issue because they would never think about having an abortion. But even if you are actively trying to expand your family, abortion bans passed by Republican-dominated legislatures across the country could affect you and your family.

That is because the reach of these invasive, oppressive laws goes far beyond abortion. We explore why that is today in The Big Picture: https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/strict-abortion-laws-affect-miscarriage

I'll be honest, I've been neglecting Mastodon for the last few months. But I'm back, recommitted and curious: What do you want to see from journalists on this app? Let me know your thoughts!

It's just like Les Misérables, except Jean Valjean is worth $200 billion and he wasn't stealing bread to feed children, he was stealing employees' charitable donations to fund his failing vanity project.

Let 2023 be the year of accountability.

Google 'meteorite' for a surprise.