Folks have been telling me they’ve noticed I’ve gotten “a lot more political” on social media this year. Of course I have. The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious. Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”

Lucky to see some northern lights here in New Hampshire.

There are some days (weeks? years?) you just don't have it. Just keep going. Even by random chance, something good will happen.

Ecological connectivity is how easily wildlife, water, seeds, and nutrients can move from one natural area to another. New UNCCD & CMS report shows how restoring land and reconnecting habitats can limit degradation and build stronger ecosystems, for people and nature: www.unccd.int/news-stories...

New paper @thefsbi.bsky.social Journal of Fish Biology finds inTŝilhqox Biny (Chilko Lake), bull trout binge feed in response to 2 resource pulses provided by sockeye salmon: spawned eggs in fall + juvenile smolts moving downstream in spring. Paper: doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... @unhresearch.bsky.social

Extremely disappointing that NH music hall cancels annual fundraiser for NH Women's Foundation due to it showing a film on abortion rights. Canceling 6 days prior is not being "neutral", it's a political statement. nhwomensfoundation.org/2025/10/09/l...

Military members lined up at a food bank because Trump's shutdown means that people aren't getting paid. This video from @scrippsnews.bsky.social is getting wide circulation on Instagram, which is where I downloaded it from Don Lemon's account.

Did you know that you can now bring Google Earth Engine data right into ArcGIS Pro? Here’s a new storymap with details and a link to the tool on @github.com and thoughts on a possible interoperability of GEE and ArcGIS Pro. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/bf22... #gischat #geogchat #geogsky ⚒️ 🌎 🌍 🌏

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

I don't think most people understand what we're facing. Not really.

It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.

they just slapped a surgeons general warning on RFK like he’s a pack of cigarettes

This didn’t generate a ton of front-page headlines, but Trump this week signed an executive order rewarding Qatar with a NATO-like security guarantee — without bothering to go through Congress. Is this the same country that gave him a fancy plane? Yes. Yes it is. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

This is an absolutely extraordinary, revelatory quote. Why is the NBC affiliate in Portland the only place reporting it? www.kgw.com/article/news...

White House Funding Cuts to the National Science Foundation Threaten America’s Global Leadership in Science joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/white-hous... new long-form post joint with @malar0ne.bsky.social, @cl10.bsky.social and @asinclair.bsky.social

Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens. Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.

Very proud of our group and the presentations we gave this past week at AIC chapter of @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social meeting in Quebec City. Lots of telemetry on species including river herring, rainbow smelt, Arctic char, and bull trout @unhresearch.bsky.social @oceantracking.bsky.social

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has long helped pay for PBS, NPR and 1,500 local radio and television stations and programs like “Sesame Street.

The massive list of suspended UCLA grants came out today: 300 NSF and 500 NIH grants. I am miraculously not on the list, but this is devastating. Science will be lost, progress will be frozen, people will lose jobs, and careers in science and medicine are being destroyed. This is not ok.

Me three months ago:

Grateful for commercial diving services that retrieved this acoustic telemetry receiver for us that we have been trying to get back for the last 3 to 4 months. Quite the settlement plate it became over the last 15 months. Fingers crossed for good data!

Are you an early-career biologist or ecologist who would benefit from an invited seminar? Would you like to come to UMaine next fall or spring to give a talk? Leave a brief comment with some info about what you do. I'm co-hosting our seminar series again, and am filling out our rosters.

New data paper in Ecology - For his first PhD chapter, Dr. Nathan Hermann compiled >3800 records of energy density from freshwater and marine organisms. The data are freely available to use. @esajournals.bsky.social @unhresearch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ecy....

"In the letter, the signatories warned that National Science Foundation grants now underwent a 'covert and ideologically driven secondary review process'...” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...

Incredible news out of New Hampshire tonight: we pushed the Republican governor (who faces re-election every 2 years) to veto a book ban AND an anti-trans bathroom ban 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 I needed this good news today.

Paul Noth. in the New Yorker.

Poor and working class students of color ALSO face the bullshit racism from people like Andreessen who use their existence as a shield from a real discussion about social inequality in society and as a mechanism for distributing the psychological wages of whiteness that white solidarity depends on.

Of course Andreessen's position is racist as fuck but I wanted to directly address what he's avoiding discussing: the actual barriers poor and working class students face to accessing higher education -- including the white ones. Of course poor and working class students of color face the same ones+

The white students who are struggling to make ends meet are not struggling because Black and immigrant students got into our university. They are struggling because of a shitty social safety net & high tuition because people like Andreesen don't pay sufficient taxes/the state doesn't pay its share.

One of our biggest struggles in the classroom is figuring out how to balance workload against the real world demands our students face: so many of them are working too many hours, in some cases basically full time, to be able to afford tuition and basics. White students, struggling.

I'm a professor at the flagship university for the fourth whitest state in the US. Over 80% of our students are white. The biggest barrier to access here is that due to lack of state funding, we have top 10 highest tuition per capita of public unis in the country. We also have a food pantry.

Looking for a remote part-time job?! Work for SFS! The Society for Freshwater Science is looking for a Communications & Media Specialist freshwater-science.org/job-posting/...

ALL CAPS THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ... GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪 www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

On July 9th, 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified. As President Trump attempts to revoke birthright citizenship, may today be a reminder that every individual born or naturalized in the United States is a citizen and entitled to equal protection under the law.

“Before Trump, the review process was based on merit and impact. Now, it’s like rolling the dice, because a Doge person has the final say,” said one current program officer. “There has never in the history of NSF been anything like this. It’s disgusting what we’re being instructed to do.”

In an unconscionable decision, the Smithsonian Institute has decided to no longer support the Biodiversity Heritage Library from 1 Jan 2026. Please someone step up and take it over.

🦤🌐🧪 Tracking movements of invasive green crabs with an acoustic telemetry positioning system in a Maine estuary quantifies home ranges & assess how movements vary with reproductive status & environmental conditions. bit.ly/meps_763_41 @nathanbfurey.bsky.social

Courage is contagious. After the NIH Bethesda Declaration, hundreds of EPA staffers stood up with their own Declaration of Dissent which was sent to Administrator Zeldin a few minutes ago. www.standupforscience.net/epa-declarat...

New paper in Marine Ecology Progress Series! Former MS student Emily Burke tracked green crab movements at fine-scales in a Maine estuary using acoustic telemetry! www.int-res.com/abstracts/me... Funded by NOAA. DM me for PDF @unhresearch.bsky.social @oceantracking.bsky.social @innovasea.com

Is it too late to give Sacha Baron Cohen an Oscar for this? Not a damn lie told. 🇺🇸

Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event

Our article about the negative inpacts of “Downsizing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration” is now online here: cepr.org/voxeu/column.... Tl;dr we paid for and we deserve a robust and capable weather and climate agency.

Last February, I led a proposal submission that encompassed six months, hundreds of hours, four institutions, a massive team, and and 256 pages. NSF just informed us that the entire Biology Integration Institute program was archived and our proposal would not even be reviewed. With a form email.

This is serious, rigorous analysis and it should change the way the media has been covering these protests. These were, in the aggregate, *massive.*

Folks, #NoKings, #NoKingsInAmerica. Thank you to those organizing, protesting, and doing their part to protect democracy. Keep contacting your state and federal representatives. Keep talking to people about your experiences.

If you're planning to apply for an #NSF CAREER this year, I highly recommend attending (even if you don't plan to apply to IOS): www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-i...

Had a wonderful time @icft2025.bsky.social #ICFT2025 discussing telemetry with so many colleagues, old and new. My first conference since the start of the pandemic was fantastic and energizing.

Cool work by my UNH colleague @nathanbfurey.bsky.social! 🧪 🦈🦈🦈 www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/l...

This is a lie. We all saw the video. The Senator clearly identified himself, and he did not "lunge" toward anyone.   If these miserable propagandists will lie to you about roughing up a U.S. Senator in a room full of reporters, what won't they lie to you about?

Fish telemetry is helping researchers uncover critical data to guide conservation decisions. Submit your research or review on telemetry applications for managing #aquaticspecies for this collection. Submissions open until Sept 30, 2025 ▶️ buff.ly/Y2FTYRL @icft2025.bsky.social