William von Herff
@willvh.bsky.social
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Birder-turned-science journalist
Incredible that NOAA posted maybe the best photo ever taken of a woodcock without comment on its Facebook page. What was he doing out there?
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JoanneSpud
about 2 months ago
Congratulations to the Horned Lark
@aba.org
Bird of the Year!! I will miss you COLO but I welcome the Larks!
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I keep finding lesser-known animal stories that are super interesting and worth telling, but don't quite fit into a conventional news story. So I decided to start a Substack! Here's my first story about a very special warbler
open.substack.com/pub/charisma...
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Lessons from a trans warbler in Maryland
A unique account of a hooded warbler suggests transgender animals may be more common than we think
https://open.substack.com/pub/charismaticmanyfauna/p/lessons-from-a-trans-warbler-in-maryland?r=4adyqj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
about 2 months ago
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans)
9 months ago
Almost 250 preventable deaths due to starvation and lack of medical supplies so far. these numbers will rise radically in the coming days.
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ProPublica
9 months ago
NEW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said prepackaged foods have “mass poisoned” tribal communities. But the Trump administration ended a program that tribal food banks relied on for fresh, locally produced food important to their traditions and cultures. By
@maryhudetz.bsky.social
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Trump Pledged to “Make America Healthy Again,” Then Cut a Program Many Tribes Rely on for Healthy Food
The USDA has ended a program that dozens of tribal food banks say has helped them provide fresh, locally produced food that is important to their traditions and cultures.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-food-grant-cuts-trump-rfk-jr?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky&utm_content=5-28
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦
9 months ago
Calling medical journals "corrupt," Kennedy says gov't scientists may be barred from publishing in Lancet, NEJM, etc going forward.
#NIH
may establish its own journals, he said. Meanwhile
#CDC
's Emerging Infectious Diseases journal is on the budget chopping block.
www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/r...
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‘Corrupt’ medical journals have to change, RFK Jr. says, or the NIH will publish in-house
The criticism of The Lancet, NEJM and JAMA is not new, but the health secretary may use his position to influence research that journals publish.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/rfk-jr-says-medical-journals-corrupt-so-nih-may-publish-in-house/
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Virginia Gewin
9 months ago
Calling respected pubs like The Lancet “corrupt”, he wants a government-run publication instead.
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RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at reputed journals such as the Lancet and said the agency will create “in-house” publications instead.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/05/28/rfk-jr-ban-journals-lancet-jama/
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I have a particular love for ledes in science writing, and I think this one might be the best ever. Truly peak
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I'm so excited to finally get to share this! I can't wait to get started with this fellowship and begin working with the incredible team at TON next week
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