SC Native

Today I watched Keeper of the Flame (1942) starring Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Highly recommend.

A massive diesel spill at a New Jersey data center has dumped roughly 5,000 gallons of fuel into wetlands connected to the Meadowlands. Local officials say a “computer glitch” caused the backup generator system to keep calling for fuel. The diesel entered Anderson Creek,

JON STEWART: “They began covering their ass 3 weeks after 9/11… There was poison in the air, on the ground, on your pets/clothes… THE CITY KNEW. Rather than limit the damage, they covered it up… After 9/11, business will never be usual again.” (From @mamdanibulletin.bsky.social )

People who don't get their kids vaccinated should pay higher insurance rates. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

This is Very Disturbing….

This is bad

Scientists built a solar reactor that eats plastic bottles and burps out clean hydrogen at scale Cambridge Uni made the device with simple materials using a paint sprayer—offering a possible dual fix for plastic pollution and dirty hydrogen production www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/07/scie...

Renewable electricity additions globally for 2025-2030 (as costs fall) estimated at 600 GW – equal to the combined installed power capacity of China, the European Union and Japan www.iea.org/reports/rene...

Beavers: 1. Flooding: 0. Our West London Beavers are still helping reduce flood risk and restoring nature, all while growing their family - with more kits born this year. Any name suggestions for the new arrivals? 👀

Climate Change or what!

After watching this week's episode of #Widow'sBay, I know why I never watched Friday the 13th and Halloween movies.

#ByeByeCBS

After listening to @legalafmtn.bsky.social and watching John Oliver on SC shadow docket, the Dem leadership must make SC reform a priority. I have no confidence that @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social are the people to do it.

Spiralling global temperatures (1850-2026) It is exactly 10 years since I first put this animated graphic of changes in global temperature online. #ClimateSpiral It instantly went viral. People watched it over and over again. It still offers the power to shock a decade on.

Chinese researchers have created a bamboo-based plastic as strong as petroleum-based plastics, which can fully biodegrade in soil in just 2 months phys.org/news/2025-10...

France passed a law in 2022 requiring car parks to install #solar. * Applies if ≥80 spaces * Must cover at least 50% of area * Exemptions (grid constraints, heritage sites) We did it with disabled spaces why not solar? There are obstacles but none are strong enough to justify not doing it at all!

Try as they might, renewables are gaining momentum. "Last month, fossil fuels generated less electricity than in any March going back at least 25 years, while renewables generated more." e360.yale.edu/digest/us-re...

After I cancelled my #Disney+ subscription, I donated that money to my PBS station. PBS Passport is the best!

Lindsey Graham has a secret.

Watched Nuremberg (2025) this weekend. It was cathartic seeing evil people face consequences for their actions.

Gas is up another 8 cents in my area. That is a total of 50 cents in 4 days.

8 months until the midterms

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

@meiselasb.bsky.social When you say "state run media" on the pod, you're gonna need to be more specific. Source: CBS News share.google/QYSxDlFAGFXg...

#Miami is going to the championship game but didn't qualify for the ACC championship. #ACC this is embarrassing for the conference. How about you do better.

When Dems are back in the majority, any laws that are written need to be iron clad in their language. There must be no wiggle room and open for interpretation. If it is an independent agency, state it and put in language of exactly what the executive office can and can't do.

NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇

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@shaheen.senate.gov "That's what this fight is about because those tax credits that millions of Americans rely on are going to expire at the end of Dec." @meidastouch.com podcast 10/24 with @meiselasb.bsky.social How about come back on pod & explain to the #MeidasMighty why you stopped fighting?

Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...

Priorities.

#MolecularReality #CellularReality www.linkedin.com/posts/dimitr... #SharedFacts from #HealthScience

Republicans don’t need a single democratic vote to fund their regime. Here’s why. Please share widely.

Have you heard the good news? California finished a project that will create tons of clean renewable energy & help prevent evaporation and algae formations while keeping solar panels cooler & more efficient. This article made my day! www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...

Insurance companies should increase premiums on people that refuse to have their children vaccinated. meidasnews.com/news/florida...

Et voila! Case proven. #solar

I'm reading Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story by @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, and it is infuriating the number of people who took an oath to support & defend the Constitution & to faithfully discharge their duties with integrity & civility protected that sexual predator.

One of the most remarkable and impactful transformations of all human technology and civilization in history is happening right now!

@meidasjordy.bsky.social Merch idea: "play this clip"

Just watched the bit on @schumer.senate.gov and the Bailey's on This Week Tonight with John Oliver. Senate Democrats, for the love of all things good, get new leadership!

If my taxes don’t pave my roads or fix my bridges or keep my schools open 5 days a week or pay local teachers a living wage or help keep my hospital open or help my neighbor’s kid eat lunch or fund public television or my healthcare… Why the f’ck should I pay taxes?

I resisted watching The Pitt because I didn't want to get sucked into another ER. I was so wrong.

⚡☀️ Renewable energy in the US has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years. But actions by President Trump and the Republican-led Congress threaten that progress. This graph shows how far we’ve come. Learn more in UCS’s John Rogers blog: act.ucsusa.org/4jRZ2lv

What we learned yesterday. The Times They Are a-Changin'

The only royalty in my house is my dog. #NoKings

@jimmykimmel.com I have a guest suggestion: the brothers from @meidastouch.com Number 1 podcast in the country and winner of the Webby Podcast of the Year.

With the $45 million being spent on the president's parade here’s what that money could do for veterans instead: House 3k veterans for an entire year in transitional housing Provide full PTSD treatment for 3.75k veterans for a year Deliver job training to 9k veterans through 12-week programs