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THIS THURSDAY: hear Noah Brenowitz (NVIDIA) at our next Spring'26 LEAP Lecture in #Climate #Data Science!

📅 3/5/26
🕛 12p EST
📍 via Zoom
💻 RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/1979676050...

#LEAPEducation #AI #physics #openscience #scienceforgood #climatemodel #ESM #atmosphere @columbiaseas.bsky.social

BIG ROCK says: *long lists of reasons why RFK Jr. should be impeached.* Kid rock says: "Bawitdaba da bang da bang diggy diggy diggy." DON'T TRUST KID ROCK. STOP RFK JR. Contact Your Rep standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr

RFK Jr. never directed a public health department, run a medical center, or held any public office related to health administration, and never managed a health crisis. But he worked out and drank whole milk in a hot tub with Kid Rock. We need someone better as head of the HHS.

The SAVE Act: Overview and Facts The SAVE Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation unavailable to millions and upend the way every American citizen registers to vote.

Calling the SAVE Act voter ID is a trick. This bill would force Americans to show a passport or birth certificate in person to an election official.

❌ 146 million Americans don’t have a passport
❌ As many as 69 million women don’t have a birth certificate that matches their married name

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

The Missing Semester of your CS education [MIT IAP 2026] - https://missing.csail.mit.edu

In January, @anishathalye.bsky.social, @josejg.bsky.social, and I returned to @csail.mit.edu to teach Missing Semester, a class on topics we miss from most CS programs—tools and techniques that everyone should know, like Bash, Git, CI, and AI tools. Today, we’re releasing the course for free online!

This one hits hard.

The American president is more insulated from accountability than a British royal.

Our political system provides the elite with immunity. It has to change.

RFK Jr/MAHA disciples, you got PLAYED.

And everyone else saw it coming except you.

The candidate at the center of the brewing midterm AI war unveils his agenda Alex Bores, a Democratic state lawmaker facing attacks from an AI industry super PAC as he runs for Congress in New York City, released an eight-point AI platform.

You deserve an AI plan that will protect you, your kids, your work, and our democracy.

That's what my plan would do and that's why the AI billionaires seeking unchecked power at your expense want to stop it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

The AI industry is deeply dependent on exponential growth to justify the colossal investments being made into it. To say AI is small now so it’s not a huge part of the story has about the wisdom of ignoring the family of mice that just moved into your grain cellar because there’s only a few of them.

The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering

The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory

As a Colorado River deadline passes, reservoirs keep declining Seven states have missed a federal deadline to reach a water deal on the Colorado River. They remain divided on how to cut water use.

The leaders of seven states failed to negotiate a deal to share the diminishing waters of the Colorado River by a Trump administration deadline, leaving the Southwest in a quagmire while the river’s depleted reservoirs continue to decline. www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com

Trump’s Energy Policy Isn’t Just Dirty. It’s Expensive. And it’s blocking America’s economic growth, argues a former White House climate advisor.

"The Trump administration and its well-funded allies in the fossil fuel industry are blocking our ability to put the cheapest, most reliable energy onto the grid."
heatmap.news/ideas/trump-...

How on earth does science function in the US if they're throttling the funds?

Merz at MSC: Europe will not adopt MAGA vision of free speech. It does not support tariffs and protectionism. It believes in climate change and the need for the WHO. "The US will run up against its own limits if it tries to go it alone"

🔥 Wildfire risk isn’t just about weather – local conditions like vegetation, land management and human activity all play a role.

The Probability of Fire (PoF)-Toolbox helps you build your own machine-learning fire-danger models using local data.

➡️ www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...

Project Drawdown launches Climate Science Serving America Fellowship to support scientists working in the public good Fellowship seeks early- to mid-career researchers based in America who are committed to science and public expertise

While others are stepping back on climate, Project Drawdown is stepping up!

We’re proud to announce the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship to support U.S.-based Ph.D.-level scientists & engineers focused on climate solutions for the public good.

drawdown.org/news/project...

Read Read chapter Front Matter: The scientific community has been studying the question of how human-caused emissions of greenhouse gases are affecting the cli...

The scientific understanding of human-driven climate change is much stronger today than it was in 2009 when the EPA first issued the endangerment finding. There is no scientific basis for the Trump administration's decision to repeal it

This is such a fascinating blog post and project!

DESPERATE Trump Plans Hostile Election Takeover YouTube video by Democracy Docket

NEW EPISODE: Donald Trump is more desperate than ever — and now he’s saying the quiet part out loud about taking over elections ahead of the 2026 midterms. I break down Trump’s plan to undermine free and fair voting in targeted states and cities. youtu.be/ODU-tIrb4iA?...

Here is one of the dumbest things about vibe coding that I don't see a lot of people talking about

Imagine you're an open source maintainer and someone opens up a pull request against your repository that they vibe coded. They may or may not tell you they vibe coded it; it doesn't really matter… 🧵

A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide

Let’s be clear: when the Trump administration kills or stalls energy generation projects, that’s the White House choosing to make your electricity more expensive. Americans deserve better.

Have you already checked out the 2026 AI Safety Report from Yoshua Bengio?

Not just talking heads. A lot of the population

Today we’re releasing the International AI Safety Report 2026: the most comprehensive evidence-based assessment of AI capabilities, emerging risks, and safety measures to date. 🧵

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Yep!

It clones your GitHub repo and runs in its own little sandbox. I actually prefer this over it being installed locally tbh.

Claude Talk with Claude, an AI assistant from Anthropic

I just tried it, and you can.

Just use claude.ai/code on your phone. The experience is actually quite good!

FBI’s Fulton County raid may have been illegal, legal experts warn. But it definitely raises fears for 2026 'This is a test run for 2026... Trump could try to seize voting machines or otherwise interfere with state ballot tabulation processes in swing districts around the country.'

The FBI’s unprecedented seizure of 2020 election ballots and records in Fulton County, Georgia has election experts raising red flags for 2026.

One expert warns the raid was a possible test run for future midterm interference in swing districts.

The Chinese Renewable Energy Revolution Affects The Whole World - CleanTechnica Renewable energy in China is surging, with follow on effects that impact the entire world community on the way to the future.

The Chinese Renewable Energy Revolution Affects The Whole World

cleantechnica.com/2026/01/30/t...