Still thinking about how easily you could translate Bad Bunny's big band scene with Lady Gaga to any number of postwar East Asian countries with US military bases.

I met Pie Pan for the first time 4 months ago. I bent down to say hello and get a selfie with her.

She responded with complete indifference.

What a true cat.

I appreciated that her celebrity status didn’t change who she was.

We received a question yesterday asking how much @carrboronc.bsky.social was paying for the civil action against Duke Energy.

We asked. The answer is $0. Their costs are being covered by NC WARN.

Town of Carrboro files civil action against Duke Energy Corporation We were in the room at the Carrboro Town Council meeting tonight, which had a short open session to swear in new Council Member Cristóbal Palmer - it was lovely! - and then immediately went into a mys...

I wish @carrboronc.bsky.social the best of luck in its lawsuit against Duke Energy for the impacts of climate change. HOWEVER… 🧵1/5

I'm glad to see the Town of #Carrboro moving forward with this groundbreaking #climatechange lawsuit with @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social and NC WARN.

not mentioned: as first reported by triangle blog blog

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A North Carolina town is suing utility Duke Energy over climate change A small North Carolina town is suing Duke Energy for costs from climate change, claiming the utility knew its fossil fuel power plants were heating the planet and deceived the public.

Wow. @npr.org has picked up the story www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...

Town of Carrboro files civil action against Duke Energy Corporation We were in the room at the Carrboro Town Council meeting tonight, which had a short open session to swear in new Council Member Cristóbal Palmer - it was lovely! - and then immediately went into a mys...

We have updated our story with the following:

- @theguardian.com has picked up the story
- the lawsuit is now available to read
- it is the nation's first-ever climate accountability lawsuit against an electric utility.

We have all of the available documents: triangleblogblog.com/2024/12/03/t...

Small North Carolina town sues energy ‘Goliath’ in historic climate action Carrboro officials say Duke Energy broke state laws waging decades-long ‘deception campaign’ about fossil fuels

Wow. @theguardian.com has picked it up.

Small North Carolina town sues energy ‘Goliath’ in historic climate action www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Town of Carrboro files civil action against Duke Energy Corporation We were the only journalists present at the Carrboro Town Council meeting tonight, which had a short open session to swear in new Council Member Cristóbal Palmer - it was lovely! - and then immediatel...

We wrote what we know and will update when we learn more:

Town of Carrboro files civil action against Duke Energy Corporation triangleblogblog.com/2024/12/03/t...

Thom Tillis Has a Donald Trump Predicament The state GOP already censured Tillis for not being MAGA enough. Now he’s up for re-election as Trump taps controversial nominees.

The two-term GOP senator has already been censured by the state party for not being MAGA enough. Now he’s running for re-election as Trump pushes nominees and policies that could pose problems with swing voters.

www.theassemblync.com/politics/til...

🚨New job alert🚨

A collaboration of public radio stations in NC is hiring one reporter and one editor/reporter to cover state government and politics. The team of two will work from the state capitol, with an emphasis on stories that resonate with audiences outside of Raleigh.

George Whickam from Pride & Prejudice

Bluesky Users 🚩🚩🚩 DO NOT FALL FOR ENGAGEMENT BAIT 🚩🚩🚩

Being an Asian mom of 2 pre schoolers means that I am perpetually picking rice off of hair, shirts, pants, and the bottom of my feet.

screenshot of Yang Shuang-zi and Lin King, Winner, 2024 National Book Award for Translated Literature for 'Taiwan Travelogue'

Lovely news! #TaiwanTravelogue, by Yang Shuang-zi (author) and Lin Kin (translator), have won the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Literature! A first for Taiwan.

This week, the Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill to eliminate two elected Superior Court judicial seats. The two judges currently occupying those seats had previously ruled against #NCGA overreach. This is the past 14 years of #ncpol in a nutshell.

Morocco sends help to flood-hit Valencia: ‘They are soldiers of the Sahara who work without stopping to eat or rest’ One hundred workers with 36 trucks left Tangier for eastern Spain, where they are providing badly needed assistance clearing clogged pipes that pose a health problem

Moroccan sewage system experts helping in Valencia say cleaning up after the floods is the most difficult challenge they've seen in 25 years of work in the field.

english.elpais.com/spain/2024-1...

holiday invite described in skeet

hey chapel hill and carrboro

december 6
5-7 pm
flying pierogi

Bottarga - Wikipedia

Sardinians eat it too
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottarga

Karasumi - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karasumi

Did you know NC sells its mullet roe to Taiwan and Japan to make high end cured roe? A joined pair can easily go for 100 bucks USD. Got one from Robinson’s fresh for 4 dollars

Two pairs of salted roe on a plate

Salted roe under a colander

All of this is stressing me out that I’ve decided to salt cure mullet roe from Robinson’s to make 烏魚子 to distract myself.

Hi world! I'm an earth scientist originally (oceanography, marine microbes, carbon cycle) now working on clean energy systems, critical raw materials, and climate/energy policy. I have a particular interest in all these things for Asia.

Still learning as always—please keep on learning alongside me!

Yeah ok sure fine let’s give it a shot