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Pardon my irritation at <a href=\"http://aaas.org\">@aaas.org</a> for saying “science is ok” while they are planning on shutting down NCAR for doing “green new scam research”</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b/post/3mc3boa57ks2f","date_published":"2026-01-10T15:00:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https://www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-10 15:00","date_timestamp":1768057250,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774206","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bobkopp.net\">@bobkopp.net</a> Funds spent on Lysenkoist investigations aren’t that much better than funds not 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US withdraws from <a href=\"http://ipcc.bsky.social\">@ipcc.bsky.social</a>, <a href=\"http://ipbes.net\">@ipbes.net</a>, <a href=\"http://irena-official.bsky.social\">@irena-official.bsky.social</a>, Intl Union for the Conservation of Nature, UN Energy, UN Oceans, UN Water, <a href=\"http://ununiversity.bsky.social\">@ununiversity.bsky.social</a>, UNFCCC, among others (Jan. 7, 2026)</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b/post/3mbuuat7krs2r","date_published":"2026-01-08T01:44:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https://www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-08 01:44","date_timestamp":1767836684,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774214","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bobkopp.net\">@bobkopp.net</a> I think it is very likely that top line agency funds will be spent. I am skeptical that, in a conflict between OMB and Congress at a within-agency level, Congress wins if they are unwilling to exercise their oversight authority.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b/post/3mbtnwtgsts2o","date_published":"2026-01-07T14:19:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https://www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-07 14:19","date_timestamp":1767795546,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774215","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bobkopp.net\">@bobkopp.net</a> Assuming that the Constitution of 1787 is still in force misconveys the current state of US governance and the import of Congressional appropriations.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b/post/3mbtnpsxphs2o","date_published":"2026-01-07T14:15:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https://www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-07 14:15","date_timestamp":1767795311,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774216","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bobkopp.net\">@bobkopp.net</a> For a broader audience, Congressional actions need to be placed within the current context, which is that it is deeply uncertain what Congress’s actual powers are within the contested, unwritten constitution that has governed the US for the last year.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b/post/3mbtnpsxoik2o","date_published":"2026-01-07T14:15:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https://www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-07 14:15","date_timestamp":1767795311,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774217","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bobkopp.net\">@bobkopp.net</a> Yes and no. What Congress has done is important news for people who are deep enough in to understand the current context.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b/post/3mbtnpsu57k2o","date_published":"2026-01-07T14:15:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https://www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-07 14:15","date_timestamp":1767795311,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774218","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bobkopp.net\">@bobkopp.net</a> Getting flat budgets appropriated instead of deep cuts is a nice small win, provided there are wins in the battle for constitutional democracy.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b/post/3mbtncz6y2c2o","date_published":"2026-01-07T14:08:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https://www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-07 14:08","date_timestamp":1767794881,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774219","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bobkopp.net\">@bobkopp.net</a> I’m not doom-caveating, but unless there is language to ensure appropriated money is spent, we will have to see whether an appropriation bill is worth more than a strongly worded letter.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b/post/3mbtmzvs4k22o","date_published":"2026-01-07T14:02:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https://www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-07 14:02","date_timestamp":1767794575,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774220","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bobkopp.net\">@bobkopp.net</a> Maybe. But tell that to USAID employees.</p>\n<p>Great that NSF is notionally flat funded. Really great they have report language about NASA GISS, which I have no reason to think the newly appointed NASA admin dislikes. What are they going to do about NCAR?</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b/post/3mbtmvldww22o","date_published":"2026-01-07T14:00:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https://www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-07 14:00","date_timestamp":1767794430,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81774221","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bobkopp.net\">@bobkopp.net</a> Yes, it seems unlikely that impeachment would pass the House, let alone lead to removal in the Senate, but that doesn’t mean Democrats shouldn’t be using all the tools available to them to make the case for rule of 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But our school-age children do not. So just “transitioning to remote work” on days when public schools are closed creates a real hardship, not to mention stripping the magic from snow days. Do better.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobkopp.net/2024/01/18/yes-many-of.html","date_published":"2024-01-19T03:51:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https://www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-01-19 03:51","date_timestamp":1705636312,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fediscience.org/@bobkopp/111780581496488324","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b/post/3kjclneo36p2y"]}},{"id":"29428036","content_html":"<p>New preprint: \"'Tipping points' confuse and can distract from urgent climate action\": <a href=\"https://blog.bobkopp.net/2024/01/16/in-a-new.html\">blog.bobkopp.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobkopp.net/2024/01/16/in-a-new.html","date_published":"2024-01-16T22:41:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https://www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-01-16 22:41","date_timestamp":1705444882,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fediscience.org/@bobkopp/111768035929770772","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b/post/3kj4zecloqa2e"]}},{"id":"28997813","content_html":"<p>On glacial geoengineering: <a href=\"https://blog.bobkopp.net/2024/01/08/on-glacial-geoengineering.html\">blog.bobkopp.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobkopp.net/2024/01/08/on-glacial-geoengineering.html","date_published":"2024-01-08T15:43:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https://www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-01-08 15:43","date_timestamp":1704728633,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fediscience.org/@bobkopp/111721095820793557","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b/post/3kii6cg5fug2f"]}},{"id":"28996253","content_html":"<p>A test for the new year: <a href=\"https://blog.bobkopp.net/2024/01/08/for-the-new.html\">blog.bobkopp.net</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://blog.bobkopp.net/2024/01/08/for-the-new.html","date_published":"2024-01-08T15:06:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Bob Kopp","url":"https://www.bobkopp.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F01%2F1545132.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bobkopp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-01-08 15:06","date_timestamp":1704726371,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fediscience.org/@bobkopp/111720947557505352","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lwszjazwq3nliquvxg6l332b/post/3kii46ylyoj2i"]}}]}