Dean Yager (he/him)

he/him. IT Director at The Old Globe, serious geek and casual runner.

[Volcaholic 🌋 @volcaholic1]

A natural disaster expert at the Icelandic Meteorological Office said that explosions and dark plumes occur when magma comes into contact with groundwater.

[Cameron Muskelly (Explorer of Deep Time) 🕒 @PaleoCameron]

I'm raising money to attend the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Conference. Any amount helps https://t.co/NHdS9uD30C

[𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝙲. 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗 @CharlesCMann]

FWIW, I've seen plenty of people expressing dismay about RFK Jr's conspiratorial take on COVID susceptibility, but I haven't seen as much explaining why he's wrong. https://t.co/xokpYsbwCp

[🐢🐢🐢John Green🐢🐢🐢 @johngreen]

I want to be very clear that no one is SUGGESTING that people will die because Johnson & Johnson is trying to immorally extend their patent on bedaquline an additional 4 years after its 20-year term.

Instead, people are STATING THE FACT that people will die because of Johnson & Johnson trying to immorally extend their patent on bedaquiline an additional 4 years after its 20-year term.

[NWS Wakefield @NWSWakefieldVA]

Due to new limits on the number of tweets an account can view per day, we may be unable to see tweeted reports of severe weather and associated damage. Please contact our office directly at 757-899-2415 with any reports #ncwx #vawx #mdwx

[Harry Litman @harrylitman]

This is a bonafide scandal. On the legal level, it means the Court decided a case that wasn't a real case or controversy as Art III requires. On the political level, it

Man cited in Supreme Court LGBTQ rights case says he was never involved https://t.co/SoVIDaXi3h

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

The Supreme Court ALLEGEDLY violated Article III of the Constitution by deciding a case based on hypotheticals and a fabricated name. This goes against the principle that the Court's jurisdiction is limited to actual cases and controversies.

MY THOUGHTS ARE 💭:

Before you hear this story it's important you understand the powers of the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court's authority is confined to resolving real and specific legal disputes. Article III of the U.S. Constitution establishes the judicial power of federal courts, emphasizing the need for actual cases and controversies. The Court does not issue advisory opinions or decide hypothetical or abstract legal questions. The requirement of a genuine case or controversy ensures that the Court's decisions have a practical impact on the rights and interests of the involved parties, allowing for concrete resolution of legal disputes.

THE ISSUE AT HAND:

Stewart, a web designer based in Portland, Oregon, was surprised to receive a text from a reporter informing him that a request he supposedly made in 2016 was now part of a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The request involved hiring a Colorado artist to create designs and possibly a website for his same-sex wedding. However, Stewart, who has been married to a woman for 15 years, is not gay. He is an advocate for LGBTQ rights and found it frustrating to see his name being used in this context.

CONTEXT:

The Supreme Court recently ruled 6-to-3 in favor of a Christian graphic artist, Lorie Smith, who argued that her freedom of speech allowed her to refuse designing wedding websites for same-sex couples. Smith's case was initially filed in 2016 in a Colorado district court, where she claimed that the state's anti-discrimination law violated her rights by prohibiting her from stating on her company's webpage that she would not create wedding websites for gay couples.

In the court documents, Smith's lawyers referred to a query they attributed to an individual named Stewart, matching the contact information of the person interviewed by The Washington Post. The message supposedly requested Smith's services for Stewart's upcoming wedding to someone named "Mike." The inclusion of this message played a role in the case's proceedings.

[Dean Yager (he/him) @deanatglobe]

@aceofhearths_ @sketchwallet Really like that campsite

[Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources @waDNR]

May is Volcano Awareness Month.
We have volcanoes.
You are now aware.
See you next May.

[Harry Stevens @Harry_Stevens]

I didn't know this!

A "100-year-flood" means "a flood with 1% chance of happening in any given year", not "a flood expected to occur once every hundred years".

Cumulative probability produces counterintuitive results, and the nomenclature makes this even more confusing.

[16 Sunsets Podcast @16Sunsets]

T-Minus 26hrs for #16sunsets with @kevin_fong Our target’s in reach! We've loved building a passionate community & humbling to have the support the brilliant @Cmdr_Hadfield @ProfBrianCox @theAliceRoberts @thehistoryguy amongst so many others. Last push!! https://t.co/0n4A8txfdf

[16 Sunsets Podcast @16Sunsets]

Thanks @deanatglobe - we’re closing in at pace thanks to you and others . So exited to be building a community. Just one last day to join us- come ! https://t.co/0n4A8txfdf

[Dean Yager (he/him) @deanatglobe]

If you love space history I really recommend giving a look at this kickstarter. Their Apollo podcast was amazing and I really hope we get to see what they do with Shuttle history. #16sunsets

[16 Sunsets Podcast @16Sunsets]

T Minus 60 Hours to join our Kickstarter. The rally is on! The multi-award winning @Kevin_Fong @AndrewLuckBaker @scirad have designed the definitive #Shuttle series alongside fantastic patches and rewards for donors. All donations, however small, help :https://t.co/0n4A8txfdf

[Dean Yager (he/him) @deanatglobe]

@PlanetDr Mochi rides in with cuteness for all.

[Dean Yager (he/him) @deanatglobe]

@spaceandweather You definitely didn't pick a boring time to start at that NWS office.

[Dean Yager (he/him) @deanatglobe]

@nathaliejacoby1 Yes, my daughter and both of my parents

[Michael Thomas @curious_founder]

Researchers just found that gas stoves are responsible for 12.7% of childhood asthma cases.

Recently I read dozens of studies about gas stoves and indoor air quality.

I also installed monitors in our home and ran my own tests.

Here's what I learned.

[Zeke Hausfather @hausfath]

Every time I discuss climate science folks inevitably ask "what about the sun".

Over the long term the sun has a big impact. But over the past 50 years when the Earth has warmed rapidly, the amount of energy reaching us from the sun has slightly declined: https://t.co/tADziEE7O0