““There was a car seat in the back with one of those baby blankets you get at the hospital. There were broken glass shards all over it,” he said. “I carefully pulled back the blanket and there was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.””

Two Rice University freshmen created a website mapping ICE incidents ricethresher.org/article/fres...

Every time I talk to someone outside of Minnesota, we always spend time on *really* basic things they have don’t understand about what is happening here. So let’s do a Q&A. What are your most basic questions about what’s going on in Minnesota?

Academic Freedom Module Designed as stand-alone 1-2 hour session offering foundational understanding of academic freedom. It can be incorporated into a grad seminar, undergrad class, professional development course, new faculty orientation, or used as part of a campus discussion group. @aaup.org

In my own extended family, Israel killed my first cousin Tahrir and her husband and their five children (ages 17-6). That was in October 2023. In that strike, a second cousin named Mohammad Khader Abu Toha and his wife and their five children were killed (ages 18-2). Look below for more

jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.

Brushing up on some old reading A Demonstrator’s Guide to Gas Masks and Goggles: Everything You Need to Know to Protect Your Eyes and Lungs from Gas and Projectiles via @crimethinc.com, 2020 crimethinc.com/2020/09/02/a...

Mardini was among 24 volunteer rescuers acquitted by a Greek court on charges of migrant trafficking.

Speakers confirmed, registration open, poster proposals by 15 Feb “Seas of Consequences: Social and Natural Science Narratives on Environmental Harm and Crime at Sea” April 15-17 2026, University of the Balearic Islands & hybrid format.

3 Post Doc Fellowship in Global Methane Politics at Leeds Univ! Study methane emissions in livestock, oil & gas, or solid waste, with a political ecology approach across multiple countries. 3-year ERC-funded roles start Sep 2026. Apply Now! 🔬💨 #ClimateJobs #Methane jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

NASA won’t bring Mars samples back to Earth: this is the science that will be lost www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪

"The award aims to provide recognition and support for early career scholars who are contributing to the development of ocean history through their scholarship. Candidates must either be currently enrolled in a PhD or MA program or have recently been awarded a PhD (within 6 yrs) Deadline is March 15

still seeing a lot of chatter about grok and not a lot on how to deal with being targeted. i wrote this last year and it has details on how to document abuse and who to go to for help removing images. 19thnews.org/2025/05/take...

This conference invites reflections on how the history of technology intersects with evolving methodologies, theories, pedagogies, and other branches of historical study to highlight the importance of understanding technology's past in addressing contemporary challenges: icohtec2026.hs.duth.gr

Thailand and Cambodia have signed a ceasefire to end weeks of armed combat along their border over competing claims to territory. The agreement also calls for no further military movements by either side and for Thailand to return 18 Cambodian soldiers it took prisoner in earlier fighting.

Thailand and Cambodia to hold ceasefire talks, says foreign minister Major development here. Read more #worldnews

Who watches the mariner miners? globalfishingwatch.org/platform-upd...

„CSU—US’s largest public uni system—went all-in with a $17mill partnership with OpenAI. . .CSU unveiled its grand technological gesture just as it proposed slashing $375mill from its budget. While admin cut ribbons on AI, they were cutting faculty positions, academic programs, student services.“

People today get mired in 'the right action.' Many criticize current actions as being disruptive or improbable. But the biggest lesson of the boycott is that wewill not know what will work—you have to take step after step, it will be lonely, people will call it disruptive, but you must do it anyway.

“Prosecutors think they’ve found a constitutional loophole — if you can’t punish reporting it, punish transporting it.” We wrote for @theintercept.com about how efforts to criminalize possession of words threaten press freedom.

I met Gopal yesterday for some tea. A few dollars can help his family if you can, share this too.

Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated

Human Geography at Leicester is facing closure. Staff contracts are to end in June 2026; students are to be relocated to other universities, or taught out by a maximum of two (!) teaching-only staff. Other departments and subjects are facing closure, too. Please join the demo!

This is a deeply shocking attack on a leading political ecology scholar. Please sign in support of Farhana Sultana below

Dreadful to see this - Farhana Sultana is a stellar academic, with a commitment to social justice. She repeatedly said she was being targeted on this platform & on others. I note her account is deleted. Shame on Syracuse for not standing up for colleagues ⬇️ solidarity to her & Jenn Jackson

Calling all nature people and orgs, please consider adding your name to Naturalists for Palestine. It's essential we recognise that ecocide and genocide are two sides of the same coin, and resist both. share.google/gLPRtQzDGC3v...

From false flags to fake insurance, in our latest Stage Talk we learnt that there's many warning signs that indicate a ship may be up to no good. You can listen back to our conversation with @pa.nton.cx on tracking vessels by searching 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat'. rss.com/podcasts/bel...

Mayor Keith Wilson announced Friday evening that the “rumors about deployment” of additional national law enforcement in Portland “became a reality” today, after escalating rhetoric by the Trump administration regarding anti-ICE protests in the city. www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/09...

President Donald Trump has dispatched federal agents to Portland, local elected officials said in a hastily scheduled press conference on Friday night

Still struggling to take action even after you have figured out your lane? Here is a list of different ways you can contribute: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Raised almost a whole trip for 16 people since I shared yesterday- would love to raise another one today- they have 80 families on their list and it’s been by far the cheapest way to get people moved out of Gaza City which has become so so dangerous

Who is keeping a list of Universities that have fired faculty? You know, to assure people know what they are getting into if they go there.

Israel’s military launched its ground assault on Monday “to occupy Gaza City,” killing at least 62 Palestinians, most of them in the city, according to Axios and the Wafa news agency. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/k3tiwn pic.x.com/GeRMd5IGJO

Judith Butler:"It is important to refuse the notion that this is just how things are..invoking a feckless realpolitik that justifies complicity with a brutal & rising authoritarianism. It is time to resist the injustice that now threatens to be normalized" www.chronicle.com/article/when...

Please sign and share. Thank you. www.speciesunite.com/tell-louis-v...

Pinksky test/ mountain meadows

Open access coauthored article on marine biodiversity out now! Please check out this article written by Dr. Sebuliba and myself about the multiple meanings ascribed to the concept and metric of biodiversity and how it is employed through the BBNJ Agreement. Sebuliba, S. and Sammler, K. G. (2025).…

Reported U.S. Strike in the Caribbean Sea Would Violate International Human Rights Law www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...

With interview slots vanishing and arbitrary visa denials, the U.S. could see 150,000 fewer international students this fall.

Editorial: The destruction at Juukan Gorge was entirely deliberate, the combination of dynamite and greed. This week, Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm was in the Oval Office to lobby for mining rights to the sacred land of the San Carlos Apache tribe. satpa.pe/VqApAPg

We need many many more leaders of the calibre of Kaspar Veldkamp @ministerbz.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

"Our fish are not your marine biodiversity" This open-access paper examines how spatial, technological, institutional, and philosophical tensions have complicated efforts to integrate fisheries into the BBNJ Agreement www.nature.com/articles/s44... 🌊 🦑

My former PhD student wrote this exciting and timely article along with myself and another colleague. Check it out open access!

An interesting opprtunity: ArtSea Matchmaking CALLING ALL ARTISTS & DEEP-SEA SCIENTISTS! We’re excited to launch ArtSea Matchmaking, a new initiative that brings together artists and scientists for creative collaborations inspired by the deep ocean. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...