D.L. Darnell

Advocate for great libraries, smart design, efficient & resilient communities, and owning your bank.

[Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna]

Pierre Poilievre cancels his anti-carbon pricing rally because of wildfires fueled by climate change. You can't make it up.

Just remember this when it comes time to vote. #ClimateEmergency

[D.L. Darnell @tweetddarnell]

Sheep are replacing lawnmowers on some US solar farms. "...about 5,000 sheep are currently maintaining US solar sites. The practice is also in use in parts of Canada, the UK, France, Japan, Australia and South America..."

https://t.co/icjIkocuzT via @climate

[D.L. Darnell @tweetddarnell]

It has a delightful original score, strong performances all around, and it abounds with clever surprises -- including extra ones for anyone who lived through the 80's. (It's a rare thing to be able to appreciate a Shakespeare play more because you once watched The Big Lebowski.)

[D.L. Darnell @tweetddarnell]

If you are in Western Mass, this is a show not to miss this weekend - a very clever re-creation of Twelfth Night amplifies Shakespeares genius in comic dialogue.

Friday & Saturday only at the Academy of Music - Go see it!
https://t.co/wfrsLpMRGa

[Secretary Pete Buttigieg @SecretaryPete]

I am alarmed to learn that the Chair of the House Oversight Committee thinks that the NTSB is part of our Department. NTSB is independent (and with good reason). Still, of course, we will fully review this and respond appropriately. https://t.co/beNgtBnHqj

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

The more people that choose to walk, bike and take public transit to get around, the better cities work for EVERYONE, including DRIVERS. Anyone still claiming this is a “war on the car” doesn’t understand how cities work. HT @fietsprofessor for graphic.

[D.L. Darnell @tweetddarnell]

January 15, 2023 https://t.co/J4x7iVpVOY

[Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper]

House Republican Member of Congress goes off against @GOPLeader McCarthy’s GOP detractors:

[Connor O'Brien @connorobrienNH]

After McCarthy’s speech railing against the omnibus, Jim McGovern rolls his eyes and says: “After listening to that, it’s clear he doesn’t have the votes yet.”

[Conrad Nobert @conradnobert]

Oh look, some very smart white men™ are telling me that air-source heat pumps are not feasible.

Same dudes who insisted we couldn't eliminate coal and that wind/solar couldn't possibly be above 10% of total grid supply 10 years ago.

[D.L. Darnell @tweetddarnell]

Side benefits of solar installation is helping bees, sheep and crops https://t.co/4mOoJbtBwN via @NatObserver

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

“Fun fact: #SimCity was forced to pretend that all parking lots were underground because the game would be really boring if it was proportional in terms of parking lots.”

Boring like too many real places ruined by parking?

@devonzuegel #ThePowerOfParking
https://t.co/U1vcjArTXu

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

Another US election, another "Land doesn't vote, people do" style map showing the election results.

[D.L. Darnell @tweetddarnell]

A noteworthy reflection on the history of Armistice/Remembrance/Veteran's Day and the global, rules-based order which has been so vital to keeping peace (relative to the early 20th century). https://t.co/piPbCRH8Yp

[Andy Marshall 📸 @fotofacade]

One for #throwbackthursday: a few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light.

[D.L. Darnell @tweetddarnell]

Just a reminder of the opportunity for energy companies, not missed back in 2017 by Denmark's largest energy firm, to lead the shift from #blacktogreen. https://t.co/Fu8uJfbtCd

[D.L. Darnell @tweetddarnell]

October 29, 2022 A concise history of US political party positions on human equality -- from the 1850s to the 2020s... https://t.co/lGWROjDk4A

[D.L. Darnell @tweetddarnell]

October 16, 2022 A handy little review of voter suppression in the U.S.... https://t.co/v0C6JsssxC

[Republican Accountability @AccountableGOP]

Bill Barr: “If in fact [Trump] sort of stood over scores of boxes, not really knowing what was in them and said ‘I hereby declassify everything in here,’ that would be such an abuse and that shows such recklessness it’s almost worse than taking the documents.”

[Dr. Robert Rohde @RARohde]

The record-shattering heatwave has given the UK a new national record high of 40.3 °C (104.5 °F).

50 years of weather observations at Coningsby Royal Air Force Base, and there has never been a day even close to today.