A rabbit, nestled in grass.

Rabbit - eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

Common blue violet- a close-up view.

Common blue violet flower amid grass, with a dandelion flower.

Common blue violet. #flowers #violet #nature

Screenshot of the entirety of this article from ArcNews, which begins with: Professionals need to continually learn new technology and update their skills, whether working in the geospatial technology industry, engaging in scientific research, or teaching students to prepare for careers in GIS. Society and the environment constantly evolve, new data and technologies emerge, and analytical methods get more sophisticated. But it is hard to keep up—especially for scientists and university professors who not only have teaching responsibilities but also engage in research and academic service. As scientists and university professors, the three of us have, at times, felt a gnawing panic that we might be holding students back by not teaching them the very latest in modern GIS technology and associated scientific principles. So much work goes into updating courses and labs, let alone enhancing GIS curricula. Continuous change, however, does present opportunity. If educators can anticipate where the geospatial technology industry is heading, they can prepare students for tomorrow’s innovations. The Guide to the Geographic Approach helps educators seize this opportunity. Developed collaboratively by educators and the broader GIS community, the guide is a collection of ready-to-use teaching models that bring modern GIS techniques and spatial data science into the classroom. Contemporary case studies equip learners to address real-world problems by applying spatial thinking and the latest geospatial technologies. Modules are delivered as editable ArcGIS StoryMaps stories that contain short, conceptual video lectures, technical skills training, class and lab exercises, and ethical lessons. It all aligns with the topics, skill areas, and learning outcomes emphasized in the GIS&T Body of Knowledge (a comprehensive catalog of the GIS and technology field) and the geographic information system professional (GISP) certification."

Calling All GIS Educators: "The Guide" Is Here!
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#gischat #geogchat #geogsky ⚒️ 🌎 🌍 🌏

See the module gallery here: www.guidetothegeographicapproach.com/pages/module

Gentle Arms of Eden YouTube video by Dave Carter - Topic

Makes me think of this
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Artemis II Lunar Flyby - NASA The first flyby images of the Moon captured by NASA’s Artemis II astronauts during their historic test flight reveal regions no human has ever seen before—including a rare in-space solar eclipse. Rele...

Artemis II gallery from NASA

www.nasa.gov/gallery/luna...

Rabbit lit by brake light sitting on lawn. Night time with street lights.

We had a bunny this evening too.

This is “enshittification”

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The measles outbreaks in the US are so bad and out of control that pediatricians are reaching out to colleagues in developing countries for input on how to manage severe complications of the disease that they have never seen before.
Measles was eliminated in the US for 20 years then #RFKJr happened.

Van Hollen: "The Trump admin has essentially said to folks at ICE, 'Anything goes. You have a license to kill. And by the way, we won't investigate you. We'll take care of this for you.' When they're calling these Americans 'domestic terrorists,' what they're saying to ICE is we got your back."

Dismantling or otherwise attacking NCAR will hurt the American public to benefit billionaires and fossil fuel interests.

Climate change is real and businesses know this - ask the insurance companies who are having to update their risk calculations for premiums due to monster hurricanes, coastal flooding, atmospheric river floods, and drought-driven wildfires.

Save NCAR from being dismantled today! The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.

Protect the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado!

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Save NCAR from being dismantled today! The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.

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One day left to register for Montessori Adolescent Guide training.

Montessori Adolescent Guide training opportunity.

www.trainmontessori.org/ami-adolesce...

#montessori #montessoriadolescent #montessoritraining

'It sounded kind of crazy': How ripples in the high atmosphere warned scientists of a tsunami in real time Tsunamis are notoriously difficult to spot on the open ocean as they race towards shore. But in the summer of 2025, scientists watched one unfold as it happened.

This is cool

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

A green heron sitting on a fallen branch above the water at a lake.

Green heron sitting on a branch. #greenheron #bird #birds #lowershakerlake #ohio

Cute raccoons!

1/ Congress just passed the largest #Medicaid cuts in U.S. history: $1 trillion over 10 years. Only 8% of Americans are aware that this was included in the “Big Beautiful Bill." There’s also been a stunning lack of plain-language explanations that don’t answer the basic questions: How? Why? 👇

They do not care.

Amazing. NYT has more confirmation that Trump's decision to bomb Iran was motivated in large part by the way the Israeli strikes were "playing" on Fox News, which drove him to want credit for it

I get calls from the ‘tax resolution unit’. I wish I could get to the individuals who set these up.

No kings!
CLE

Trump team set to destroy $12m worth of HIV drugs and contraceptives bought by USAID The life-saving drugs and contraceptives have been sitting in warehouses since January

"These supplies include more than 26 million condoms, 2 million doses of inj birth control, millions of packages of oral birth control, hundreds of thousands of implantable contraceptive devices, and over 50,000 vials of a drug that prevents HIV contraction"
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Maybe the cheese is wrapped in red wax.

NIH scientists call on director to protect biomedical research In a public letter, hundreds of scientists expressed their dissent to the Trump administration's policies affecting the National Institutes of Health and called on its director to support the agency.

"Horror show doesn't even come close actually" to describing the situation," Berg said. "It's tremendously damaging to the United States' ability to do research, the U.S. economy, our competitive position in the world."

@jeremymberg.bsky.social
#bethesdadeclaration

"It's a Yes or No Question"

A whole generation of young scientists and researchers seeing this unfold around them and figuring out how to change course. It's such a loss, and we will feel it for decades.

It will also kill a lot of people.