Rod Schoonover-Rey

On Bluesky you would hardly know that France is at a tipping point between peace and revolt, security crackdown and insurrection. Or that a generation of very angry young people are fighting their governments in the streets of Albania and Italy for a chance to have an education, a job and a home.

Americans could use some of that Albanian rage.

The decades-long industrial gamble that microplastics are inert in water (and other aqueous media) turns out to be quite wrong. God knows what they’ve done to ecosystems in and out of people worldwide. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Just like Exxon knew about the impacts of climate change, the beef industry knew too. A new PLOS Climate study documents how the National Cattlemen’s Association (NCA), now NCBA, responded to evidence linking cattle methane to global warming from 1986–1996 (study 🔗 at end of 🧵)

Compelling paper that highlights that ecological services from robust oyster reefs are far greater than just food provisioning. phys.org/news/2026-10...

Cool discovery in transparent agrovoltaics! phys.org/news/2026-10...

I want to live in a universe where Devo is about to embark on an 8-day residency at the Sphere.

Of millions of potential birds, 22 at most killed. Probably far fewer. A stat to keep in your back pocket when pro-fossil fuel voices claim that bad wind turbines are terrible for biological systems. www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/h...

Great news! Congratulations to my friend and former colleague @hollyjeanbuck.bsky.social! www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...

Want to conserve #birds, #mammals and other vertebrates? Then don’t forget their #insects. Our new Nature Reviews Biodiversity paper explores the many ways vertebrates depend on insects — for food, shelter, protection and much more. I’ve written about it here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2026/09/30/w...

Dang where to even begin on this story. So many threads to pull on. But targeting water infrastructure anywhere in our current era should be understood as a war crime. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

Hard to outrun basic thermodynamics. www.cnn.com/2026/09/22/w...

NEW – Analysis: ‘Super El Niño’ reaches ‘remarkable’ all-time record ✍️ Written by @zekehausfather.com Read here: buff.ly/4a9XUAK

Is it any wonder many complain that the IPCC and UNFCCC processes have been co-opted by fossil fuel interests? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Seeing those Mitch McConnell pictures brings to mind this Metallica video.

PFAS spikes coming from our AI overlords www.theguardian.com/environment/...

As a Kansan myself, this is pretty remarkable. This wasn’t filmed in Overland Park or Lawrence, but in the middle of the state (Hutchinson). And Kansans are typically polite to a fault, so them booing their incumbent Senator is kinda wild to see. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Jon Stewart should run for President. www.amny.com/news/9-11-re...

It’s astounding how the $5K payout bait was pounced on like catnip by media/podcasters/etc as if they havent been falling for this exact trick for the past decade.

Terrific news! www.reuters.com/business/env...

I wish media outlets would, just occasionally, point out the pseudoscience that polygraphs are based on. www.commondreams.org/news/pentago...

We collectively continue to overlook the changing oceanic biosphere and the risks it poses to infrastructure and security. And this is an “extremely rare event” only thus far in history. www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/c...

Incredible find! That is an amazing and very human passage from the past.

And trust in the institution will be lower as well.

It seems that so many prognosticators are so traumatized by recent elections to even contemplate the increasingly probable, and sizable, Senate flip to the Democrats.

I woke up this morning with a song in my head I hadn’t heard for several decades (July Morning by Uriah Heep). And it has been playing in my head all day. Brains are weird.

Seems clear there should be a fourth branch of government that is separate from the executive branch: DOJ, the intelligence community, many agencies that used to be considered independent

It is really really hot in DC

This is absolutely terrifying The Nino 3.4 forecast temperature anomaly mean is now at 4C, when even the biggest historical super ninos have seen less than 3C I really have no idea what this is going to bring over the next 12 months, but it will be very, very, grim

Wow, there are a lot of racist fireworks in the MAGA-drenched megastore in WV.

As the progressive wing of the Democratic Party continues to be ascendant, it will be interesting to see if a new vision of security is likewise articulated. Ecological security puts Earth system stress at the center, but also leans into equity and justice.

Outstanding analysis by my former colleague and friend @msharp80.bsky.social thebulletin.org/2026/06/thre...

The Supreme Court continues to make the case why substantial court reform is increasingly a moderate position.

Let me be explicit. The massive heat waves we're seeing around the world more extreme and frequent due to human-caused #climatechange. And these heat waves are going to continue to worsen because of our failure to reduce carbon pollution. Just one of the many costs of #climate change.

Some of the foremost algal bloom scientists used to be in the U.S. government — I wonder what happened to them… www.npr.org/2026/06/19/n...

Humans: We have a new plan to get rid of the algae. Algae: We have survived multiple mass extinctions. Buckle up.

History will not be kind to these ghastly actions of the Trump administration. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/c...

I don’t know how anyone can read the soul-crushing news on basically every front and not conclude that we need foundational and revolutionary change in the United States. Everything must be on the table for reconsideration.

I have been in the Situation Room a number of times. Couldn’t imagine that place as a staging center for political damage control.

Great explainer of the arcane, mind-numbing way that rule changes by the Office of Management and Budget could devastate scientific research in the U.S. in ways that go way beyond funding cuts. Don’t go numb. Your public comment is desperately needed: Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o...

Firefighters intervened to rescue a man who was overcome by a swarm of bees in Arizona last month. The attack was the latest in a series of similar episodes. Here’s what experts want you to know about the attacks and how to avoid them.

The horn of Africa is grieving because their -Their farms are no longer yielding -Advancement of desert is alarming -Our major rivers are drying -Proliferation of pest and pathogens -Development of tropical diseases. -Our crop are dieing out. Climate change is a reality.

Would love to see an ascendant outlet to pick up E&E News, which was acquired by Politico some years ago. Crazy idea: The Onion (ala it’s nonsatirical AV Club) @bencollins.bsky.social

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Hmm I think we'll have a strong El Nino this year.

This map is rather unsettling and the screwworm situation is possibly already out of control. The DOGEing of USDA has crippled our response, unfortunately. #ecologicalsecurity

First time I’ve listened to Lolita Nation by Game Theory (1987) all the way through in at least ten years, probably longer. What a strange and beautiful piece of work by Scott Miller (RIP) and company.

Another “high quality” choice to lead my former office. ODNI will need to be seriously reconceptualized after all of this is over (which would be frankly necessary anyway). thehill.com/homenews/adm...

It seems many people don’t recognize how absurdly large a billion is compared to a million. A millions seconds is 11.5 days (a long vacation). A billion seconds is 31.7 years (a career). A million dollars stacked is about as tall as the Statue of Liberty. A billion stacks past the edge of space.

AMR is amplified by many ecological stresses other than climate: biodiversity loss, microplastics, soil contamination (esp heavy metals), water scarcity, and air pollution. I consider AMR a top-tier ecological security threat, and it is intensifying in nature. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...