"She [Shiminenge] helped form a disability association in Gbajimba, bringing together 18 other people living with disabilities to push for mobility aids, fair access to resources, and more inclusive facilities."

Indigenous People protesting on the last day of COP30 said it ended the same way it started, a lot of promises, but still no real seat at the table ...

When a news outlet puts a reckless, undocumented claim by the Trump regime in the main headline and puts medical experts’ pushback in the smaller type, it’s making a choice. And not a good one.

In the long term this is what will kill what's left of America's miniscule credibility in MENA: US-backed ceasefires are when the Arab ceases and Israel continues to fire. And this is not a Trump problem, but a bipartisan problem. This "ceasefire" was achieved by the previous president.

I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood. She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.

Why POC collectively hold our breath when there’s a mass shooting or high profile crime before the suspect is even identified: • Afghan man shoots a National Guard member: With zero knowledge of the background or motive, the right screams that Muslims are terrorists and must be deported. 🧵

Two rare striped rabbit species — Sumatran and Annamite — face habitat loss, snares and now a new threat: trafficking. At least 10 were seized on flights from Thailand to India. Experts urge CITES Appendix III listing and a conservation breeding program.

This THREAD.

My group's firing appears to have been a consequence of a right-wing article from 2023 calling us, and I quote, "a cabal of perpetually triggered leftists obsessed with politics and pronouns" The article echoed around Twitter until Musk saw it, tweeted we were "deleted" which DOGE then implemented

Especially in light of this… news.un.org/en/story/202...

The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.

Israel has killed two Palestinian children in Gaza every single day since the so-called ceasefire

Ban #Massachusetts sheriffs from holding people in jail for ICE. This is something concrete that our state government can do to stymie ICE's terrorism in our communities. #mapoli #AbolishICE

Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.) RTs appreciated.

news.un.org/en/story/202... “To be a woman in #Gaza today means facing hunger and fear, absorbing trauma and grief, and shielding your children from gunfire and cold nights. It means being the last line of protection in a place where safety no longer exists.”

Call for PhD Student! I'm recruiting a PhD student to work with me on a project related to my Future Fellowship at Monash University on the political economy of insurance, risk technology, climate governance, and the crisis of uninsurability. Here's the overview of my fellowship.

In a piece for @us.theconversation.com, Shaina Sadai @scienceshaina.bsky.social and I wrote about the sea level projections in our new paper. The focus here is on explaining how melting Antarctic ice sheets lead to regional differences in SLR. Paper linked below. theconversation.com/sea-level-do...

Overall flu circulation is still low in the US but is steadily rising. Was on inpatient ID consult service last week. Anecdotally I saw more COVID positives than flu positives. Lots of rhinovirus & parainflueza. Interestingly no rsv. Get vaccinated now is the time. www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...

On Nov. 22, Vahid Abedini, an Iranian Studies professor at University of Oklahoma, was boarding a flight to attend the Middle East Studies Assn mtg in Washington, D.C. when he was detained by ICE. OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."

I began this drawing as a simple sketch to test some paper (a new batch of Fabriano Artistico 300lb). The red crest was such a treat to draw after using so many greys! I see and/or hear red-bellied woodpeckers almost every day, but it never gets boring :) I’m happy with the paper. #SciArt #Birds

You can see the birds on the roof

The findings of a study in Nature Climate Change show that artificial light at night disrupts the fundamental energetic constraints on ecosystem metabolism, warranting the inclusion of light pollution in global change and carbon–climate feedback assessments. go.nature.com/44cCKWm 🧪

this is a hate crime

Agribusiness responsible for criminal deforestation in Brazil got badges, a space in the Blue Zone, in partnership with a Brazilian govt agency. They even did a barbecue there. Clearly, Von der Leyen is not the only one to believe you can talk about emissions without dealing with the sources.

It's unfortunately not the first time some country delegates try to fight gender definitions in climate politics to be openly transphobic. And sometimes they don't want gender to be included at all. This time it made all the way to the final plenary (and it was booed accordingly)

How AP News whitewashes genocide. TESTING THE CEASEFIRE?? Israel is *BREAKING* the ceasefire. Do you really think this would be the headline if Hamas killed 24 Israelis? AP doesn’t even have the integrity to say Israel killed Palestinians. “Are dead” is passive to avoid attributing liability.

Prince Hall & his collaborators twice endeavored to pass legislation in the Massachusetts state senate to end slavery. In a 1777 petition they argued for “the Natural Right of all Men” & against “the inconsistency of [people] acting themselves the part which they condemn and oppose in others . . .”

COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass. Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.

A strange mishmash of influencers, anti-ageing entrepreneurs, Big Business leaders (Walmart, Google) and top govt officials gathered at the ritzy Waldorf Astoria in DC. Notably absent were any academic researchers or clinicians. Instead, panelists criticized the medical establishment all day long.

A fire tore through Joshua Tree National Park during the government shutdown, seemingly torching more than 1,000 Joshua trees. And it's possible there will be little or no active restoration thanks to Trump administration cuts. www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social

2/4. ... on the launch the “Belém Declaration” at #COP30. “After 30 years this process is still failing us. So we will not wait. We must secure the future of our children. The future they deserve. That is why Tuvalu was one of the first country to call for the development of a fossil fuel treaty. “

“We cannot support an outcome that does not include a roadmap for implementing a just, orderly, and equitable transition away from fossil fuels. This expectation is shared by a vast majority of Parties, as well as by science and by the people who are watching our work closely.”

Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door. This is who it was:

Autumn Leaf 2 Watercolour, approximately 75 × 127 mm. A fiery bit of visual comfort now that winter is abruptly come.

This is so cool!

A horrifying graphic from Pew showing the fruits of the right wing war on public health. Only 48% of Republicans believe that vaccines prevent serious illness, while 80% of Democrats do. This is not a difference of opinion in science. This is the result of a ruthless disinformation campaign.

I agree with @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social we're going to win this battle. I always thought that. But I think the struggle is always ongoing and I wish we didn't have to watch these confused hateful people pointlessly destroy so many resources we need for people to thrive. People deserve to thrive.

Trump is propping up the fossil fuel industry to please Saudi Arabia. ***According to Trump.***

📈🚨NEW: Extreme heat events are increasingly threatening to become mass mortality events. In @natclimate.nature.com today, we project tens of thousands of deaths in a single week across Europe if extreme heat domes coincide with rising global temperatures. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I am also *that person* who mentions that we have lost some trust but it's just aa much about institutions making commitments in 2020 that they walked back within 5 years and colleges who say all your learning can happen in a chatbot which devalues actual cognition.

My first piece for @theguardian.com on MBS’s visit to the U.S., seven years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay: 'We are taking care of our people, our economy is growing, and at the same time we take care of our environment. If such small developing countries can do it, there’s no excuse that larger countries cannot play bigger roles. After all, they are the leaders of the world..

A group of UN experts has issued a strongly worded statement expressing “deep concern” about the UN climate chief’s "unwarranted" request to beef up state security forces at the Cop30 venue - in response to peaceful protests by Indigenous protesters. Read more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

And while he is upturning the consensus on vaccines and eroding any remaining public trust in science, the NYT, Vanity Fair etc are laundering this man's reputation and impact as some kind of romantic figure, when he is truly dangerous. He may not lob bombs, but his death toll will be significant.

Israel’s entire inventory of combat capable aircraft comes from the U.S.; Israel’s attack and transport helicopters are also all of U.S. origin.

For those who've followed the story of Wet'suwet'en land defenders—criminalized for peacefully fighting the CGL pipeline through their lands—read this statement on the final judgement in their case. The power and wisdom of this struggle are incredibly moving. www.yintahaccess.com/news/sentenc...