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Maria Faticov
@mariafaticov.bsky.social
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Ecologist, #microbial enthusiast 🧫🍄 Researcher at Stockholm University

#standwithukraine 🇺🇦

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FdZxWSEAAAAJ&hl=en

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Maria Faticov @mariafaticov.bsky.social · Oct 25
🎉I am very happy to share that I've been awarded the FORMAS Early Career Grant, a 4-year research project starting in 2026! formas.se/en/start-pag...

This was my 2nd attempt for FORMAS, and I’m so grateful to everyone who supported, encouraged, and mentored me along the way 🙏
Career Grant for Early-career Researchers, career age 4–7 years
This call welcomes researchers who have recently received a doctorate or who are at an early stage of their career. You can apply for funding to conduct your own research project, where you formulate ...
formas.se

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Oleksandra Matviichuk @avalaina.bsky.social · 1d
We will remember this winter.

When an entire nation froze in the cold right on the border with the European Union, fought against the Russian army's advance, but did not give up.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d
Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
The Long Ukrainian Winter
How You Can Help
snyder.substack.com

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 1d
#TansleyInsight: Endophytes with #mycorrhizal potentials: biological and ecological implications

Yuan et al.
👇

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#LatestIssue
Fig. 1 Schematic representation of the major features of mycorrhiza-like endophytes (MLEs).

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 2d
These are Ukrainian rescuers who rush into danger to save lives after Russian attacks, risking their own every time.

Courage, duty, and humanity, all under Russian fire.

Reposted by Mary Corcoran, Maria Faticov

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d
Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
The Long Ukrainian Winter
How You Can Help
snyder.substack.com

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 2d
🇱🇹 Putin bluffs about energy ceasefire and continues terror – Lithuanian foreign minister
Putin bluffs about energy ceasefire and continues terror – Lithuanian foreign minister
Lithuania's Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys has said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is bluffing about an energy ceasefire and is instead continuing to terrorise Ukrainians by using winter as a we...
www.pravda.com.ua

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d
Tenure enables freedom of speech, which is why aspiring tyrants don’t like it.

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Megan Zahneis @mzahneis.bsky.social · 3d
Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, directed the state’s two-dozen regional universities and community colleges to phase out the practice. Existing faculty members will be grandfathered in.
www.chronicle.com

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Ukraїner in English @ukrainer-en.bsky.social · 5d
On January 29, Donald Trump said he personally asked Putin to halt attacks on Ukraine for a week due to a severe cold spell, as temperatures plunged to −25°C.

He assured the world that Putin agreed.

You’ll never guess what happened next👇

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Maria Faticov @mariafaticov.bsky.social · 5d
Botanical gardens are also suffering immensely
kyivindependent.com The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 6d
Winter has pushed the National Botanical Garden into a daily fight to keep thousands of tropical and subtropical plants alive, as a combination of Russia's relentless assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, and extreme cold strain systems never designed for prolonged disruption.
'This is our life' — staff at Kyiv's National Botanical Garden battle to keep plants alive amid war, sub-zero temperatures
On a bitterly cold winter morning inside Kyiv’s M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden, scientist Liudmyla Buyun checks a thermometer mounted against the glass wall of a greenhouse. She pauses, notes ...
kyivindependent.com

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Oleksandra Matviichuk @avalaina.bsky.social · 5d
I am a Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. I have a question.

Why has Trump's year of negotiations been the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion? The number of deaths and injuries has increased by 31 percent compared to the previous year.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 6d
Winter has pushed the National Botanical Garden into a daily fight to keep thousands of tropical and subtropical plants alive, as a combination of Russia's relentless assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, and extreme cold strain systems never designed for prolonged disruption.
'This is our life' — staff at Kyiv's National Botanical Garden battle to keep plants alive amid war, sub-zero temperatures
On a bitterly cold winter morning inside Kyiv’s M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden, scientist Liudmyla Buyun checks a thermometer mounted against the glass wall of a greenhouse. She pauses, notes ...
kyivindependent.com

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Gavin Simpson @gsimpson.bsky.social · 6d
🚨 GAMs have moved on—so it’s time for an update.

On March 3, 2026 (17:00–19:00 CET) I’ll be livestreaming an updated introduction to Generalized Additive Models in R

📺 YouTube livestream link: youtube.com/live/A9U8e1K...

#RStats #mgcv #GAMs #gratia #statistics 🧪
What's new in the world of Generalized Additive Models
YouTube video by Bottom of the Heap
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kyivindependent.com
The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 6d
⚡️Update: Russia launches 'most severe' mass attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since start of 2026.

Local authorities in Kharkiv classified the consequences of the Russian strikes as a local-level, man-made emergency.
In largest missile attack of winter, Russia targets Ukraine's power plants amid brutal freeze
Russian forces launched a mass ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight on Feb. 3, striking multiple residential buildings across the city and injuring at least three people, officials sai...
kyivindependent.com

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Maria Faticov @mariafaticov.bsky.social · 6d
Very true

Unpunished evil grows!
andersostlund.bsky.social Anders Östlund @andersostlund.bsky.social · 6d
Russian terror bombing of Ukraine continues. Ukraine's allies donate generators but not long range missiles to strike Russia's capacity to terrorize. Western media ignore the humanitarian disaster altogether.
kyivpost.com Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 6d
Ukraine was rocked by a massive overnight Russian assault, with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles slamming into the country’s energy system.

Rescue and recovery operations are continuing across the country.

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Anders Östlund @andersostlund.bsky.social · 6d
Russian terror bombing of Ukraine continues. Ukraine's allies donate generators but not long range missiles to strike Russia's capacity to terrorize. Western media ignore the humanitarian disaster altogether.
kyivpost.com Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 6d
Ukraine was rocked by a massive overnight Russian assault, with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles slamming into the country’s energy system.

Rescue and recovery operations are continuing across the country.

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Maria Faticov @mariafaticov.bsky.social · 6d
Russia used non-existent infrastructure “ceasefire” to get ready for a new massive attack when temperatures again dropped to -20C

Russia doesn’t want peace!
mariafaticov.bsky.social Maria Faticov @mariafaticov.bsky.social · 9d
Russia usually carries out massive attacks on Ukraine every 7–10 days.
The so-called “ceasefire” ends
tomorrow, just as temperatures fall to −25 °C.

And conveniently right when Russia’s 7–10-day attack interval comes due.
wartranslated.bsky.social WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 9d
Massive blackout hits Ukraine, leaving much of the country without power. Electricity will be restored within 2-3 hours, the Energy Ministry says.

Reposted by Ricard V. Solé, Maria Faticov

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Manlio De Domenico @manlius.bsky.social · 7d
From death comes diversity! 🦠🧪🌐🌏

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
From death comes diversity - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A high-throughput laboratory experiment tracking the assembly of soil-derived communities shows that species-rich bacterial necromass supports increasingly diverse communities, with each additional de...
www.nature.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 7d
The US could be solving this problem. We are letting Russia kill, injure, and harm people. Enabling massive human suffering — a cold winter without heat and water — is wrong in itself and will not lead to peace.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 7d
⚡️Ukraine warns its air defense systems are running out of missiles as Russia ramps up massive high-intensity strikes.
“Certain Systems Are Left Empty”: Ukrainian Official Warns of Critical Air Defense Missile Gaps
Ukraine is experiencing a critical missile shortage for its air defense systems, highlighting the need for urgent support against Russian attacks.
united24media.com

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The Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative @thegsbi.bsky.social · 8d
🦠 In need of some weekend reading? Check out the newest GSB4 ECR series blog by Dr. Alejandro Berlinches de Gea! 🎉

He revisits the Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning concept, and highlights the role of soil protists in shaping soil microbiomes.

www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/blog-beneath...
Soil Biodiversity–Ecosystem Functioning (sBEF): The More, the Better? — Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative
Dr. Alejandro Berlinches de Gea (Wageningen University, Netherlands)
www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 8d
The so-called russian "energy ceasefire" means bombing of other civilian facilities, like this maternity hospital in Zaporizhzhia. Six people were injured, among them two pregnant women that came for the examination.

This evil cannot be appeased.
It must only be defeated.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 9d
I am accepting applications for a postdoc to work with me at the University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.
Area of Research: Democratic Institutions, Public Engagement, American History
Due by February 23rd
munkschool.utoronto.ca/current-oppo...
Current opportunities
munkschool.utoronto.ca

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Maria Faticov @mariafaticov.bsky.social · 9d
Since Trump’s presidency, together with reduced air-defence supplies supported by his administration and a policy of “let them fight,” Russia was able to advance its objective of triggering a nationwide blackout in Ukraine during freezing temperatures, leaving millions without essential services

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Maria Faticov @mariafaticov.bsky.social · 9d
Russia usually carries out massive attacks on Ukraine every 7–10 days.
The so-called “ceasefire” ends
tomorrow, just as temperatures fall to −25 °C.

And conveniently right when Russia’s 7–10-day attack interval comes due.
wartranslated.bsky.social WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 9d
Massive blackout hits Ukraine, leaving much of the country without power. Electricity will be restored within 2-3 hours, the Energy Ministry says.
wartranslated.bsky.social WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 9d
Chisinau reportedly hit by partial blackout due to a voltage drop in Ukraine's power grid.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 9d
Massive blackout hits Ukraine, leaving much of the country without power. Electricity will be restored within 2-3 hours, the Energy Ministry says.
wartranslated.bsky.social WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 9d
Chisinau reportedly hit by partial blackout due to a voltage drop in Ukraine's power grid.

Reposted by Jürgen Janger, Maria Faticov

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 9d
“If you want the war to end, you have to support the side that’s attacked.” @timothysnyder.bsky.social talked to a fellow UNITED24 ambassador @mishacollins.bsky.social, stating that russia must feel increased pressure, and urging everyone to support Ukraine via UNITED24: u24.gov.ua?utm_source=b...

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Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN) @spun.earth · 10d
When happens to fungi when forests become farms? New research from @thecrobe.bsky.social and team shows agricultural conversion in the tropics eliminated ~80% of soil mycorrhizal fungal diversity.

Open access paper: buff.ly/BsGYDht