Jed Wheeler
@jedwheeler.bsky.social
Leftist curmudgeon and lifelong environmentalist. https://jedwheeler.com/
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Jed Wheeler
@jedwheeler.bsky.social
· Oct 3
Manzanita Cooperative, has shut down after the Trump Administration defunded the National Science Foundation (which was funding us previously) & the State of California declined to fund our research. Our work could have saved billions of lives as climate collapse wipes out existing crops.
Manzanita Cooperative, has shut down after the Trump Administration defunded the National Science Foundation (which was funding us previously) & the State of California declined to fund our research. Our work could have saved billions of lives as climate collapse wipes out existing crops.
October 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Manzanita Cooperative, has shut down after the Trump Administration defunded the National Science Foundation (which was funding us previously) & the State of California declined to fund our research. Our work could have saved billions of lives as climate collapse wipes out existing crops.
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Another weird modern media thing I've been thinking about is, like, why DIDN'T the web open up better discourse? Why didn't a vast forum, with ready access to information produce more truth? Lots of reasons, I suppose, but I think part of what's going on is actually fairly pre-Internet.
October 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Another weird modern media thing I've been thinking about is, like, why DIDN'T the web open up better discourse? Why didn't a vast forum, with ready access to information produce more truth? Lots of reasons, I suppose, but I think part of what's going on is actually fairly pre-Internet.
Reminder that the Lorax took the same approach of speaking out and bearing witness that Democrats are taking and it didn't work out so well. Resistance must be active or it's meaningless.
May 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Reminder that the Lorax took the same approach of speaking out and bearing witness that Democrats are taking and it didn't work out so well. Resistance must be active or it's meaningless.
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California is in a salmon extinction crisis. Three years of closed fisheries, weak water protections, and delays on Tribal water rights have pushed salmon—and the communities that depend on them—to the brink. It’s time to act on science, Tribal leadership, and real water solutions. #savecasalmon
May 1, 2025 at 1:22 AM
California is in a salmon extinction crisis. Three years of closed fisheries, weak water protections, and delays on Tribal water rights have pushed salmon—and the communities that depend on them—to the brink. It’s time to act on science, Tribal leadership, and real water solutions. #savecasalmon
Worker owned Cooperatives are the best antidote yet invented to pay inequality. www.commondreams.org/news/average...
'Grotesque Spectacle' on May Day: CEO Pay Up 50% Since 2019 Compared to 0.9% for Workers | Common Dreams
"This isn't a glitch in the system—it's the system working exactly as designed, funneling wealth ever upwards while millions of working people struggle to afford rent, food, and healthcare."
www.commondreams.org
May 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Worker owned Cooperatives are the best antidote yet invented to pay inequality. www.commondreams.org/news/average...
Read the incredible Bea Wolf ( by @zachweinersmith.bsky.social) to my kids for bedtime again and am seriously considering making it my default gift to parents of children under 10 for holidays and birthdays from now until forever. Just so so good.
April 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Read the incredible Bea Wolf ( by @zachweinersmith.bsky.social) to my kids for bedtime again and am seriously considering making it my default gift to parents of children under 10 for holidays and birthdays from now until forever. Just so so good.
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Save California Salmon is calling for immediate and long-term solutions to protect and restore salmon habitats, prioritize sustainable water management, and support the communities that rely on healthy rivers and fisheries.
Read Our Full Press Statement at: californiasalmon.org/press-releases
Read Our Full Press Statement at: californiasalmon.org/press-releases
April 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Save California Salmon is calling for immediate and long-term solutions to protect and restore salmon habitats, prioritize sustainable water management, and support the communities that rely on healthy rivers and fisheries.
Read Our Full Press Statement at: californiasalmon.org/press-releases
Read Our Full Press Statement at: californiasalmon.org/press-releases
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The NSF’s list of keywords that trigger staff review of science research projects that violate Trump-issued executive orders:
“Female” and “woman” are on it, “male” and “man” are not.
Men, we Need YOU as allies in this War on Women. Act, speak out, educate.
#misogyny
apple.news/AN7wke_vbTUO...
“Female” and “woman” are on it, “male” and “man” are not.
Men, we Need YOU as allies in this War on Women. Act, speak out, educate.
#misogyny
apple.news/AN7wke_vbTUO...
Opinion | The Christian right has set the US on the road to Gilead. Without a fight, other nations may follow — Guardian US
Women’s rights – especially abortion – are truly at risk, says writer and broadcaster Deborah Frances-White
apple.news
April 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The NSF’s list of keywords that trigger staff review of science research projects that violate Trump-issued executive orders:
“Female” and “woman” are on it, “male” and “man” are not.
Men, we Need YOU as allies in this War on Women. Act, speak out, educate.
#misogyny
apple.news/AN7wke_vbTUO...
“Female” and “woman” are on it, “male” and “man” are not.
Men, we Need YOU as allies in this War on Women. Act, speak out, educate.
#misogyny
apple.news/AN7wke_vbTUO...
Howard Zinn, with some words many of us need to read today.
April 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Howard Zinn, with some words many of us need to read today.
Strong Agree. Pete knew what's up. #Sustainability
April 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Strong Agree. Pete knew what's up. #Sustainability
In a sane economy, banks would react to the threat of apocalyptic #climatechange by defunding the companies responsible and lending to / investing in people working in solutions instead. www.scientificamerican.com/article/big-...
Big Banks Quietly Prepare for Catastrophic Warming
Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and an international banking group have quietly concluded that climate change will likely exceed the Paris Agreement's 2 degree goal and are examining how to maintain profits
www.scientificamerican.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
In a sane economy, banks would react to the threat of apocalyptic #climatechange by defunding the companies responsible and lending to / investing in people working in solutions instead. www.scientificamerican.com/article/big-...
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Worker cooperatives are the democratic alternative to plutocratic companies.
Here is a US worker co-op directory: www.usworker.coop/directory/
Follow and support @usworker.coop, they're working to create more worker co-ops!
Here is a US worker co-op directory: www.usworker.coop/directory/
Follow and support @usworker.coop, they're working to create more worker co-ops!
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Worker cooperatives are the democratic alternative to plutocratic companies.
Here is a US worker co-op directory: www.usworker.coop/directory/
Follow and support @usworker.coop, they're working to create more worker co-ops!
Here is a US worker co-op directory: www.usworker.coop/directory/
Follow and support @usworker.coop, they're working to create more worker co-ops!
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We're often asked why we’re working with wild plants instead of already domesticated plants, like every other agricultural research company in the world is. Answer: genetic diversity can help save our failing food system: www.manzanitacooperative.com/musings/nati...
Seeing the Forest for the Weeds: How Native Plants Can Save Our Failing Food System — Manzanita Cooperative
We’re often asked why we’re working with wild plants instead of already domesticated plants, like every other agricultural research company in the world. The short answer is that genetic diversity in ...
www.manzanitacooperative.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
We're often asked why we’re working with wild plants instead of already domesticated plants, like every other agricultural research company in the world is. Answer: genetic diversity can help save our failing food system: www.manzanitacooperative.com/musings/nati...
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Fresh off the steamer: Acorn Honey Steam Buns! YUM eatacorn.com/recipes/acor...
Acorn honey steam bun — EatAcorn.com
Steamed buns are a staple of dim sum, and the cooking technique works just as well with acorn. These slightly sweet, slightly salty buns are wonderful as the base for burgers or eaten hot with butter.
eatacorn.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Fresh off the steamer: Acorn Honey Steam Buns! YUM eatacorn.com/recipes/acor...
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NEW: In 2003, France faced the first catastrophic heat wave of the 21st century, with >15,000 deaths. 22 years later, we show that anthropogenic climate change caused 6,000 of those deaths. That, & more insights into heat mortality and adaptation, in our new preprint: eartharxiv.org/repository/v...
Quantifying the contributions of climate change and adaptation to mortality from unprecedented extreme heat events
eartharxiv.org
February 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
NEW: In 2003, France faced the first catastrophic heat wave of the 21st century, with >15,000 deaths. 22 years later, we show that anthropogenic climate change caused 6,000 of those deaths. That, & more insights into heat mortality and adaptation, in our new preprint: eartharxiv.org/repository/v...
This is how privatization always works in every country. It is nothing more or less than the looting of public infrastructure.
It's annoying how clearly this is going to play out.
They gut the FAA.
Therefore, the FAA can't do its job well because it was gutted.
Therefore, they say "The FAA sucks, we have to privatize it." which is what Project 2025 wants to do. They're manufacturing the crises for their end goal.
They gut the FAA.
Therefore, the FAA can't do its job well because it was gutted.
Therefore, they say "The FAA sucks, we have to privatize it." which is what Project 2025 wants to do. They're manufacturing the crises for their end goal.
February 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is how privatization always works in every country. It is nothing more or less than the looting of public infrastructure.
The painting is Behind the Myth of Benevolence by Titus Kaphar
US schools have long taught that Thomas Jefferson was a hero, a visionary, and a champion of human liberty. And they did that while erasing Sally Hemmings, whom he enslaved, raped, and impregnated.
US schools have long taught that Thomas Jefferson was a hero, a visionary, and a champion of human liberty. And they did that while erasing Sally Hemmings, whom he enslaved, raped, and impregnated.
February 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The painting is Behind the Myth of Benevolence by Titus Kaphar
US schools have long taught that Thomas Jefferson was a hero, a visionary, and a champion of human liberty. And they did that while erasing Sally Hemmings, whom he enslaved, raped, and impregnated.
US schools have long taught that Thomas Jefferson was a hero, a visionary, and a champion of human liberty. And they did that while erasing Sally Hemmings, whom he enslaved, raped, and impregnated.
States that want to protect their technology industries are going to need to set up state-level equivalents of the cut federal grant programs. Doing so will pay for itself by attracting knowledge based industries to those States.
“Researchers, companies say NIH funding changes could be lethal to innovations”
-in today’s Pittsburgh Trib
triblive.com/news/health-...
-in today’s Pittsburgh Trib
triblive.com/news/health-...
'It's a wake-up call': Researchers, companies say NIH funding changes could be lethal to innovations
During her medical training, Dr. Miriam Cremer watched a woman suffering from advanced cervical cancer bleed to death in Arcatao, El Salvador. That preventable tragedy is what sowed the seeds of her P...
triblive.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:10 AM
States that want to protect their technology industries are going to need to set up state-level equivalents of the cut federal grant programs. Doing so will pay for itself by attracting knowledge based industries to those States.
Octavia Butler was truly a visionary.
February 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Octavia Butler was truly a visionary.
This strikes me as a remarkably bad plan.
"Laboratories in a national network of 58 facilities responding to the spread of bird flu were notified Friday that 25 percent of the staff in a central program office coordinating their work were fired"
Emerging 4th world country in North America!
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Emerging 4th world country in North America!
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
February 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This strikes me as a remarkably bad plan.
Found a friend while weeding to remove non-native plants at the edge of my woods. Not a worm, look close to spot the legs! #amphibians
February 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Found a friend while weeding to remove non-native plants at the edge of my woods. Not a worm, look close to spot the legs! #amphibians
Happy chosen birthday to one of my heroes, Frederick Douglass. I first read his autobiography when I was 12 and was inspired by his intellect, his humor, his courage, his integrity, and his determination.
If ever I find myself doubting that a person can change the world, I return to his story.
If ever I find myself doubting that a person can change the world, I return to his story.
February 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Happy chosen birthday to one of my heroes, Frederick Douglass. I first read his autobiography when I was 12 and was inspired by his intellect, his humor, his courage, his integrity, and his determination.
If ever I find myself doubting that a person can change the world, I return to his story.
If ever I find myself doubting that a person can change the world, I return to his story.
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
@aclu.org shared this on another platform. The text is clear and unambiguous. It has also been violated before - the Chinese Exclusion Act forcibly and illegally deported many Californians of Chinese descent, stripping them of homes and citizenship.
February 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
@aclu.org shared this on another platform. The text is clear and unambiguous. It has also been violated before - the Chinese Exclusion Act forcibly and illegally deported many Californians of Chinese descent, stripping them of homes and citizenship.
This afternoon, I did test bakes of two new recipes to include in sampler boxes for potential investors - acorn ricotta cheesecake with a huckleberry swirl + acorn pine nut cinnamon cookies. Recipes and more coming to eatacorn.com soon!
February 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
This afternoon, I did test bakes of two new recipes to include in sampler boxes for potential investors - acorn ricotta cheesecake with a huckleberry swirl + acorn pine nut cinnamon cookies. Recipes and more coming to eatacorn.com soon!