Ian Rose
@ianrosewrites.bsky.social
Science & nature writer living on Kalapuya lands (Corvallis, OR). Vulturnalist. Recent bylines in Scientific American, Sierra, Smithsonian and more.
Undiagnosed, but everyone's pretty sure.
Go Birds.
https://ianrosewrites.com/bibliography
Undiagnosed, but everyone's pretty sure.
Go Birds.
https://ianrosewrites.com/bibliography
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Ian Rose
@ianrosewrites.bsky.social
· Oct 8
The End of an Era for Arctic Research
The loss of the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States leaves an uncertain future for science in the Far North
www.sierraclub.org
ARCUS was important. It jumpstarted careers in science. It amplified voices that have too long been left out of research. It did all that and more for very little money, and now it's gone, arguably when we need it most.
My latest for Sierra:
#science #arctic
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/end-e...
My latest for Sierra:
#science #arctic
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/end-e...
Support an Oregon farmer and a good guy.
Literally anything at milkbarn.farm, while it’s still legal!
Seed-to-Bottle CBD Products
Seed to bottle, full-spectrum, grown in the Oregon sun with zero pesticides or unnatural inputs.
milkbarn.farm
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Support an Oregon farmer and a good guy.
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Hey so if you see your senator in this list, could you please call them tomorrow and tell them that you’re mad because they voted to kill the entire hemp farm industry, including your buddy Derek in Oregon?
Thanks, buddy.
Thanks, buddy.
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Hey so if you see your senator in this list, could you please call them tomorrow and tell them that you’re mad because they voted to kill the entire hemp farm industry, including your buddy Derek in Oregon?
Thanks, buddy.
Thanks, buddy.
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Should I ask him for a kayak? 🪶🌿
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Should I ask him for a kayak? 🪶🌿
Jaelan Phillips loves being an Eagle, and we love him already. Welcome to Philly!
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Jaelan Phillips loves being an Eagle, and we love him already. Welcome to Philly!
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“I am deeply concerned by recent reports suggesting that Newport may be under consideration for an ICE detention facility,” Newport Mayor Jan Kaplan said in a statement.
It’s unclear how many other Oregon locations may be under review.
Feds appear to be considering Oregon coast locations for ICE facility
It’s unclear how many other Oregon locations may be under review.
www.oregonlive.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“I am deeply concerned by recent reports suggesting that Newport may be under consideration for an ICE detention facility,” Newport Mayor Jan Kaplan said in a statement.
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I've been hearing all day about rumors that ICE wants to set up a new outpost on the Oregon coast. Newport officials say their airport is in the agency's sites. #orpol
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Newport officials raise alarm about possible new ICE facility
Rumors have spread since last week that the Trump administration is planning an outpost on Oregon's central coast.
www.opb.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I've been hearing all day about rumors that ICE wants to set up a new outpost on the Oregon coast. Newport officials say their airport is in the agency's sites. #orpol
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
You get a 3-point fumble. YOU get a 3-point fumble. Everybody gets a field goal saving fumble.
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
You get a 3-point fumble. YOU get a 3-point fumble. Everybody gets a field goal saving fumble.
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Thanks, NOAA!
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Thanks, NOAA!
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Vancouver had 117 people die during the 2021 heat dome climate disaster.
NEW: Councillors and sources inside the City of Vancouver say the city's mayor, Ken Sim, will put forth a budget Wednesday that will eliminate the city's celebrated climate and sustainability department.
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Vancouver had 117 people die during the 2021 heat dome climate disaster.
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My post of Decision Desk's decision to call the Seattle mayor race for Harrell last week didn't hinge on who would ultimately win: The point was that a "call" isn't a race to get a prediction right.
But Wilson now being ahead should at least bring more attention to the importance of not rushing.
But Wilson now being ahead should at least bring more attention to the importance of not rushing.
Calls are about certainty and not risking people's confidence in the final result. Speeding through for competition is not good and irresponsible.
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
My post of Decision Desk's decision to call the Seattle mayor race for Harrell last week didn't hinge on who would ultimately win: The point was that a "call" isn't a race to get a prediction right.
But Wilson now being ahead should at least bring more attention to the importance of not rushing.
But Wilson now being ahead should at least bring more attention to the importance of not rushing.
There are a few teams in the NFL that I like and generally pull for, when they aren't playing my Eagles. The Packers are one of those teams.
That said, tonight they *are* playing my Eagles. May thy knife chip and shatter. Go Birds.
#FlyEaglesFly
That said, tonight they *are* playing my Eagles. May thy knife chip and shatter. Go Birds.
#FlyEaglesFly
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
There are a few teams in the NFL that I like and generally pull for, when they aren't playing my Eagles. The Packers are one of those teams.
That said, tonight they *are* playing my Eagles. May thy knife chip and shatter. Go Birds.
#FlyEaglesFly
That said, tonight they *are* playing my Eagles. May thy knife chip and shatter. Go Birds.
#FlyEaglesFly
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⚠️An updated forecast for this week's #AtmosphericRiver set to impact the U.S. West Coast.
More information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
More information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
An #AtmosphericRiver is forecast to bring heavy rain and mountain snow to California this week. The NWS Weather Prediction Center has issued a marginal risk of excessive rainfall for much of coastal California.
See our latest AR Outlook for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda....
See our latest AR Outlook for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda....
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
⚠️An updated forecast for this week's #AtmosphericRiver set to impact the U.S. West Coast.
More information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
More information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
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Hey #PNW, the @sciencewriters.org meeting next NOV is in Corvallis, OR. Hosts include @oregonstate.edu
#sciwri26
Travel dream - a "private car" on Amtrak bringing all the #seattle folks south
@nswa.bsky.social
sciencewriters2025.org/next-year/
#sciwri26
Travel dream - a "private car" on Amtrak bringing all the #seattle folks south
@nswa.bsky.social
sciencewriters2025.org/next-year/
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Hey #PNW, the @sciencewriters.org meeting next NOV is in Corvallis, OR. Hosts include @oregonstate.edu
#sciwri26
Travel dream - a "private car" on Amtrak bringing all the #seattle folks south
@nswa.bsky.social
sciencewriters2025.org/next-year/
#sciwri26
Travel dream - a "private car" on Amtrak bringing all the #seattle folks south
@nswa.bsky.social
sciencewriters2025.org/next-year/
I grow garlic. My neighbors grow squash. I'd like to diversify my own harvest, but for now, trade is just as good. Better, because it also comes with the community value of good barter.
#gardening #food
#gardening #food
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I grow garlic. My neighbors grow squash. I'd like to diversify my own harvest, but for now, trade is just as good. Better, because it also comes with the community value of good barter.
#gardening #food
#gardening #food
Obergefell survives, and Kim Davis loses. In a time of great and constant harm, every harm averted is something.
That's enough to get me out of bed and started on an otherwise pretty dismal day. Whatever works, grab on to something. Keep going.
That's enough to get me out of bed and started on an otherwise pretty dismal day. Whatever works, grab on to something. Keep going.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Obergefell survives, and Kim Davis loses. In a time of great and constant harm, every harm averted is something.
That's enough to get me out of bed and started on an otherwise pretty dismal day. Whatever works, grab on to something. Keep going.
That's enough to get me out of bed and started on an otherwise pretty dismal day. Whatever works, grab on to something. Keep going.
I just heard from two different people at #SciWri25 that next year's meeting is ... here? Corvallis?
That is wild. I'm not sure how some details of that will work, but I do look forward to running a makeshift science writer B&B out of my apartment for my out of town friends.
That is wild. I'm not sure how some details of that will work, but I do look forward to running a makeshift science writer B&B out of my apartment for my out of town friends.
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I just heard from two different people at #SciWri25 that next year's meeting is ... here? Corvallis?
That is wild. I'm not sure how some details of that will work, but I do look forward to running a makeshift science writer B&B out of my apartment for my out of town friends.
That is wild. I'm not sure how some details of that will work, but I do look forward to running a makeshift science writer B&B out of my apartment for my out of town friends.
Call your people. To offer, but also to ask. Sometimes the best gift you can give the people who love you is to let them help. (Something I am terrible at, by the way.)
if you want to help and can, I'd start with your network of friends and fam - super local! more ppl than you think likey need assistance with something. let go of the awkwardness and step out of your comfort zone. we’re all gonna need to support each other.
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Call your people. To offer, but also to ask. Sometimes the best gift you can give the people who love you is to let them help. (Something I am terrible at, by the way.)
I hate thinking about my own problems when folks are being kidnapped off the street, but ACA subsidy cuts will make my life a lot harder. And that's true for almost every freelancer and creative you follow.
None of this is fucking necessary. It's all a choice, and I will never forgive it.
None of this is fucking necessary. It's all a choice, and I will never forgive it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I hate thinking about my own problems when folks are being kidnapped off the street, but ACA subsidy cuts will make my life a lot harder. And that's true for almost every freelancer and creative you follow.
None of this is fucking necessary. It's all a choice, and I will never forgive it.
None of this is fucking necessary. It's all a choice, and I will never forgive it.
My most basic electoral opinion remains: Primary everyone. The ones you love, like and hate. Every cycle, but this year especially.
The will of the people is not being represented. Every incumbent should have to convince us they deserve to win their nomination, never assume it.
The will of the people is not being represented. Every incumbent should have to convince us they deserve to win their nomination, never assume it.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
My most basic electoral opinion remains: Primary everyone. The ones you love, like and hate. Every cycle, but this year especially.
The will of the people is not being represented. Every incumbent should have to convince us they deserve to win their nomination, never assume it.
The will of the people is not being represented. Every incumbent should have to convince us they deserve to win their nomination, never assume it.
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Both Oregon's senators are opposed to a deal to end the longest federal government shutdown in history, with Sen. Jeff Merkley calling it "a brutal blow to all those who have stood together to save affordable health care for more than 20 million Americans."
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Deal to end shutdown gains traction in US Senate as vote nears • Oregon Capital Chronicle
WASHINGTON — A deal was within reach Sunday night to end the longest federal government shutdown in history, when it appeared enough U.S. Senate Democrats had agreed to join Republicans to…
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Both Oregon's senators are opposed to a deal to end the longest federal government shutdown in history, with Sen. Jeff Merkley calling it "a brutal blow to all those who have stood together to save affordable health care for more than 20 million Americans."
buff.ly/MqerHps
buff.ly/MqerHps
Today I got my favorite annual November gift, the first shoots of my garlic popping out of the ground to remind me: No matter how long or deep the winter, things are still growing underground, and spring will come again.
#garlic #Oregon #gardening
#garlic #Oregon #gardening
November 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Today I got my favorite annual November gift, the first shoots of my garlic popping out of the ground to remind me: No matter how long or deep the winter, things are still growing underground, and spring will come again.
#garlic #Oregon #gardening
#garlic #Oregon #gardening
No, James Watson was not a "complicated" person. He was a bad person, and also a bad scientist. These racist, sexist statements, his sincere beliefs, are both morally indefensible and scientifically absurd. With every year that passes, let his name fade and Rosalind Franklin's shine the brighter.
In case anyone is wondering if Watson was really THAT bad, @lpachter.bsky.social compiled a list of quotes that are absolutely not for the faint of heart.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
November 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
No, James Watson was not a "complicated" person. He was a bad person, and also a bad scientist. These racist, sexist statements, his sincere beliefs, are both morally indefensible and scientifically absurd. With every year that passes, let his name fade and Rosalind Franklin's shine the brighter.
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I've never published anything so close to my heart. Hope ya love it.
A heavy music festival in Blackfeet Nation this summer was abut more than just music – it was a protective ceremony to shelter Indigenous youth from suicidal distress.
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Heavy metal is healing teens on the Blackfeet Nation - High Country News
In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival.
www.hcn.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I've never published anything so close to my heart. Hope ya love it.
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Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
Cornell is the latest institution to miss the most obvious lesson of 2025: Capitulation to Trump gains you nothing in the long run, and costs you plenty. Anyone still making a deal like this, despite all evidence against its effectiveness, is either cowardly, inept or a willing collaborator.
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Cornell is the latest institution to miss the most obvious lesson of 2025: Capitulation to Trump gains you nothing in the long run, and costs you plenty. Anyone still making a deal like this, despite all evidence against its effectiveness, is either cowardly, inept or a willing collaborator.