We had several great #NoKings protests in various locations around Tucson today. The one I was at stretched for a mile, along both sides of the road. It may not even have been the main one. I'm all for joyful protests full of hippies of all ages wearing unicorn costumes or tie-dye! In addition to the usual themes, there were a lot of signs saying "Swear Her In" referring to our unseated house representative, Adelita Grijalva. #Tucson #Arizona

#Tucson #Arizona all along Speedway from Tucson, Ave to Coffee Times both sides of the road were packed. Tons of cars honking and waving in solidarity. Only one fat idiot on a Harley heckled. Extremely polite, friendly and enjoyable environment.
#nokings #gulfofmexico

https://photos.app.goo.gl/vKSaotKZUV9VSFXo6

For whatever it is worth, I have a #RayHunter showing a green line, i.e., no cell site simulators detected. #Tucson #NoKings

A small part of the #Tucson #NoKings crowd.

We had several great #NoKings protests in various locations around Tucson today. The one I was at stretched for a mile, along both sides of the road. It may not even have been the main one. I'm all for joyful protests full of hippies of all ages wearing unicorn costumes or tie-dye! In addition to the usual themes, there were a lot of signs saying "Swear Her In" referring to our unseated house representative, Adelita Grijalva. #Tucson #Arizona

#Tucson #Arizona all along Speedway from Tucson, Ave to Coffee Times both sides of the road were packed. Tons of cars honking and waving in solidarity. Only one fat idiot on a Harley heckled. Extremely polite, friendly and enjoyable environment.
#nokings #gulfofmexico

https://photos.app.goo.gl/vKSaotKZUV9VSFXo6

For whatever it is worth, I have a #RayHunter showing a green line, i.e., no cell site simulators detected. #Tucson #NoKings

A small part of the #Tucson #NoKings crowd.

Wildfire veterans furious at DHS claim that raided crews were not firefighters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090525_immigrant_firefighters/wildfire-veterans-furious-dhs-claim-that-raided-crews-were-not-firefighters/
Wildland fire veterans are seething at a claim made by federal officials that two crews raided by immigration agents at the scene of a wildfire in Washington state were “NOT firefighters.”
#Tucson#Arizona

Wildfire veterans furious at DHS claim that raided crews were not firefighters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090525_immigrant_firefighters/wildfire-veterans-furious-dhs-claim-that-raided-crews-were-not-firefighters/
Wildland fire veterans are seething at a claim made by federal officials that two crews raided by immigration agents at the scene of a wildfire in Washington state were “NOT firefighters.”
#Tucson#Arizona

Arizona leads push to remove federal restrictions on most common abortion pill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082225_mifepristone_restrictions/arizona-leads-push-remove-federal-restrictions-most-common-abortion-pill/
Over a dozen Democrat-led states with abortion protections, including Arizona, are calling on the Trump administration to remove federal regulations on the most commonly used abortion pill and make it easier for women to obtain it from their family doctor.
#Tucson#Arizona

Arizona leads push to remove federal restrictions on most common abortion pill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082225_mifepristone_restrictions/arizona-leads-push-remove-federal-restrictions-most-common-abortion-pill/
Over a dozen Democrat-led states with abortion protections, including Arizona, are calling on the Trump administration to remove federal regulations on the most commonly used abortion pill and make it easier for women to obtain it from their family doctor.
#Tucson#Arizona

I still think it's incredible to live someplace where dragon fruit grows in my yard and we eat it. (Even if not very often, and much smaller than the ones in the store.) I'm from Iowa, and this amazes me. #Tucson#Desert#Arizona

A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – lone star tick isn’t the only carrier to worry about https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080925_meat_allergy/a-red-meat-allergy-from-tick-bites-spreading-8211-lone-star-tick-isnt-only-carrier-worry-about/
An allergic reaction called alpha-gal syndrome - commonly called the “red meat allergy,” though that is misleading, because alpha-gal syndrome can cause strong reactions to many products - is rapidly spreading in the U.S. and around the globe, due to tick bites.
#Tucson#Arizona

A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – lone star tick isn’t the only carrier to worry about https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080925_meat_allergy/a-red-meat-allergy-from-tick-bites-spreading-8211-lone-star-tick-isnt-only-carrier-worry-about/
An allergic reaction called alpha-gal syndrome - commonly called the “red meat allergy,” though that is misleading, because alpha-gal syndrome can cause strong reactions to many products - is rapidly spreading in the U.S. and around the globe, due to tick bites.
#Tucson#Arizona

So on Wednesday we basically won. The #Tucson city council voted to totally KILL the proposed Amazon-operated #hyperscale #datacenter known as "Project Blue". In fact, the vote was unanimous to kill it, including the mayor.

This is a great summary and collection of coverage about the whole saga.
https://tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/when-tucson-organizes-things-happen

of course it's not totally over, there wil be other attempts to build these monstrosities in our area, and all over the place. But this is an inspiring victory.

So on Wednesday we basically won. The #Tucson city council voted to totally KILL the proposed Amazon-operated #hyperscale #datacenter known as "Project Blue". In fact, the vote was unanimous to kill it, including the mayor.

This is a great summary and collection of coverage about the whole saga.
https://tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/when-tucson-organizes-things-happen

of course it's not totally over, there wil be other attempts to build these monstrosities in our area, and all over the place. But this is an inspiring victory.

New server, new #introduction:

👋 Hi! I'm Eric! I'm a scientific programmer & educator who writes mostly code. I currently work part time at #UniversityOfArizona where I help researchers by making R packages, #Shiny apps, automated data workflows, and training them on #ReproducibleResearch practices. I also mentor data scientists for @Posit Academy. I am #OpenToWork as a contractor if any of those skills sound useful to you.

My background is in plant chemical ecology and population ecology and for my PhD I studied #tea and did field work in China. I love tea (although I've been drinking coffee more and more lately) and practice #GongFuCha when I can. I love #foraging and tasting new things.

I currently live in #Tucson but the #BayArea will always be my home.

#rstats #rse #datascience #dataviz #ecology #chemistry #statistics

New server, new #introduction:

👋 Hi! I'm Eric! I'm a scientific programmer & educator who writes mostly code. I currently work part time at #UniversityOfArizona where I help researchers by making R packages, #Shiny apps, automated data workflows, and training them on #ReproducibleResearch practices. I also mentor data scientists for @Posit Academy. I am #OpenToWork as a contractor if any of those skills sound useful to you.

My background is in plant chemical ecology and population ecology and for my PhD I studied #tea and did field work in China. I love tea (although I've been drinking coffee more and more lately) and practice #GongFuCha when I can. I love #foraging and tasting new things.

I currently live in #Tucson but the #BayArea will always be my home.

#rstats #rse #datascience #dataviz #ecology #chemistry #statistics