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Community ecologist. I work mostly in salt marshes and mangroves.
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Anti-Trumpism
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From a post: āTold my wife to have dinner ready by 6 or I'll obliterate her entire civilization. So anyway, she now charges me a fee to use the bathroom that used to be free, and I didn't get any dinner, but I'm pretty sure I won that exchange.ā
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One more example of why you shouldn't use AI
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The non-native mangrove Sonneratia is invading wetlands in China that are dominated by the native mangrove Avicennia and non-native grass Spartina. Mangrove traits change across the intertidal, helping to explain why Sonneratia is invasive and Avicennia not.
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Traitāenvironment interactions mediate the encroachment of an exotic tree in coastal wetland transition zones
The exotic mangrove Sonneratia apetala has undergone extensive natural expansion in coastal wetland of southern China. However, the mechanisms driving the
https://academic.oup.com/jpe/article/19/2/rtaf179/8300715?guestAccessKey=
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Brent Toderian
1 day ago
āCopenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike ā an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.ā
#Copenhagen
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Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level
Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity ā taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-08-07/copenhagen-has-taken-bicycle-commuting-to-a-new-level
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David Roberts
1 day ago
Most of the social programs that are routinely dismissed in American politics as "unrealistic" or "too expensive" could have been paid for multiple times over by the cost of this war so far, much less the costs to come. It's never the money.
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Soren Bowie
1 day ago
How do you take up four parking spots at once? You believe in yourself.
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Woman in the Moon
3 days ago
Did ya all know that every authoritarian dictator has to purge his military leadership to remove those who refuse his unlawful orders? Itās kind of a thing.
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Brent Toderian
3 days ago
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, itās actually safer to NOT have them. Via
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Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says ā Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikesĀ and people in cars and on foot, a new studyĀ of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/29/protect-yourself-separated-bike-lanes-means-safer-streets-study-says
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Dallas thee Denali
3 days ago
If the president of the company I work for tweeted what the President of the US tweeted today he would be suspended and fired within a day lol
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Hannah
4 days ago
I want to go back to the shedd and watch the baby cuttlefish for like an hour
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Josh Sternberg
4 days ago
Would be great if Manfred instituted this rule in MLB: only dogs can be bat boys.
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer
3 days ago
Every pastor who supports this president should have to read this from the pulpit to their congregation. This is the man Paula White compared to Jesus and said heās the greatest champion of the Christin faith weāve ever had in the White House. So read his words aloud.
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Robert Reich
3 days ago
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.
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Matthew Kirschenbaum
4 days ago
BREAKING: Mike Johnson didnāt see the tweet.
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NOAA is bending the knee.
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NOAA rescinds regulation prohibiting commercial fishing in Atlantic monument area
NOAAās National Marine Fisheries Service today rescinded a regulation that prohibited commercial fishing within the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument boundaries. This action was...
https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-rescinds-regulation-prohibiting-commercial-fishing-in-atlantic-monument-area
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Rubio going for the jugular.
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Marco Rubio says he has stripped Qassem Soleimaniās niece of US residency
In a statement, the US State Department has accused Hamideh Soleimani Afshar of being an 'outspoken supporter' of Iran.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/4/top-diplomat-marco-rubio-strips-qassem-soleimanis-niece-of-us-residency
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the hype
about 2 months ago
Not that anyone needed this reminder, but billionaires actually pay less taxes than normal people because the tax code allows them to do it
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Jon Owen
7 days ago
Please use the cycle path: a wry cartoon by
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Missing The Point
7 days ago
Elon Musk expresses surprise that a rocket can take off without exploding.
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Stephen
7 days ago
Day 2
#30DaysOfBiking
š² Keeping it Litt. One ride at a time.
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Acyn
8 days ago
Mockler: So your theory, first of all, is that Cricket walked in on Bryon Noem in the act, saw too much, and thatās why Cricket had to meet this unfortunate, tragic ending? Moskowitz: Dogs know all our secrets. Cricket knew.
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Nancy Knowlton
8 days ago
They're back! A butterfly's return to the UK is my news to me good news for Mar 31
#EarthOptimism
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Large tortoiseshell butterfly confirmed no longer extinct in UK
Early spring sightings show colourful insect is a resident species for first time in decades, says conservation charity
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/09/large-tortoiseshell-butterfly-no-longer-extinct-uk?ck_subscriber_id=3069218149&utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Forgive%20%E2%80%94%20and%20don%E2%80%99t%20forget%20the%20benefits%20-%2020991375
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Jen McGowan
9 days ago
I hope everyoneās learned their lesson about āletās run our government like a businessā bullshit Businesses can be run into the ground Not really supposed to do that with governments
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derek guy
9 days ago
i swear this gov is a TV show. the head of intelligence got hacked and used his real name for a porn account. the head of dept of war accidentally texted war plans to a journalist. and now former head of homeland security grappling with husband's secret cross-dressing double life in anti-LGBTQ admin
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Robert Reich
9 days ago
The national average gas price is now over $4/gallon ā the highest level in four years. Big Oil, which spent almost $100 million backing Trump in 2024, could see a nearly $60B windfall from these price shocks. Trump's buddies will make a killing while you pay the price at the pump.
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Amber
9 days ago
I think it says a lot about the competency and expertise of Fox News anchors that every time one of them gets promoted to a cabinet position, they are by a considerable margin the least competent individuals to ever hold those positions.
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Justin Mikulka
9 days ago
Most people still don't understand what is coming in the world of energy. This graph should help but what would be good is to see this everywhere in the media so the public understood that what they think they know about renewable tech and EVs is not up to date.
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Sheryl with an S
10 days ago
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#Pinks
Greed and gluttony are hallmarks of evil.
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Kushner describes himself as "volunteering", but he's raking in the dough.
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Good news for beekeepers.
news.wsu.edu/news/2026/03...
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Long-term study confirms pollen-replacing feed strengthens honeyĀ bee colonies
A man-made food source provided honey bees a nutritious diet at a commercial scale over the course of two winter seasons.
https://news.wsu.edu/news/2026/03/12/long-term-study-confirms-pollen-replacing-feed-strengthens-honey-bee-colonies/
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If you don't know, google Afroman in the recent news. And on youtube.
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George Monbiot
14 days ago
A billionaire can get what they want with one donation to a political party. The rest of us must fight for years to get even the most basic rights recognised. Money destroys democracy, more than any other cause. The first step towards a better world is to stop the rich buying political outcomes.
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Robert Reich
13 days ago
Remember: The richest 1% evade roughly $160 billion in taxes every year. That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare. Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ā¤ļø
14 days ago
Stoat hopping across snow:
#AGoodPlace
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Winston Smith
15 days ago
Letās have some positive news for a change. At this point the electrification of everything seems not only possible but inevitable:
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derek guy
16 days ago
housing is more expensive now, but also a lot safer. this kind of home was considered cream of the crop in the 1980s
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Fietser
17 days ago
I don't think gas in the US is that expensive. I think it's priced far too low. Car culture needs to finally pay for itself and stop being subsidized by taxpayers at every single angle. But wait, there's more. š§µ 1/4
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Whoa 𤯠in Slow-Mo
17 days ago
Virginia lawmakers passed a new bill that lets people use small plug-in
#solar
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#balconies
to make some of their own electricity āļøš. These portable panels can produce limited power (around 1,200 watts), helping renters and apartment residents lower energy bills without big construction šļøš”.
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Virginia legislature passes balcony solar bill
The bill allows Virginia residents to plug in a āsmall portable solar generation deviceā with a maximum power output of 1,200 watts.
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Micah Warren
17 days ago
Will ICE still be at the airports in July when the World Cup starts? Truthfully, it's the USA's best chance to ever win a World Cup if the rest of the countries just boycott and don't show up.
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Big Oil Knew It Was Wrecking Louisianaās Coast, Records Show
Now, parish lawsuits, including one in front of the Supreme Court, could make oil giants pay to restore the stateās vanishing marshes.
https://www.desmog.com/2026/03/16/chevron-lawsuit-supreme-court-big-oil-knew-it-was-wrecking-louisianas-coast-records-show/
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Still early stages, but if this process can work at scale it could help with the difficult problem of plastic waste.
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Waterloo researchers turning plastic waste into vinegar | Waterloo News
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have discovered a way to turn plastic waste into acetic acid, the main ingredient of vinegar, using sunlight. The breakthrough offers a promising new approach...
https://uwaterloo.ca/news/media/waterloo-researchers-turning-plastic-waste-vinegar
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Joni Askola
20 days ago
Over the last few years, American tech oligarchs have become the greatest argument against their own existence. The sheer scale of their erratic behavior and political interference proves that extreme wealth concentration is a structural threat to society
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Governor Gavin Newsom
20 days ago
California is beating its own climate goals ahead of schedule: ā Two-thirds of the state grid powered by clean energy ā More than 2.5M electric vehicles ā 201K public chargers (more than gas nozzles) ā 17,000 MW of battery storage (2nd only to China) The cynics said it couldn't be done.
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Excellent advice.
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Robert Reich
21 days ago
Imagine if instead of spending $1 billion a day on forever wars, we actually invested in one of America's oldest and most popular public services.
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5750419/usps-running-out-of-money-postal-service-david-steiner
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The Postal Service may be out of cash in 2027 without Congress' help, postmaster says
The U.S. Postal Service's leader says it is set to run out of money in less than a year and may have to stop deliveries
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5750419/usps-running-out-of-money-postal-service-david-steiner
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Walker Bragman
23 days ago
What a clip! Wow. Everyone should watch this. Dude is so good at this.
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Jeremy Berg
23 days ago
Provides some insights into what is happening (or rather what is not happening) with regard to federal science grant making.
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David Roberts
23 days ago
Right now, unfolding around us on a global scale, is a rich and unambiguous lesson on the dangers of fossil fuel dependence. The most obvious solution is for the affected countries to reduce their dependence through clean energy. Are you seeing that message in media?
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