dr Katarzyna Nowak
@katzyna.bsky.social
adjunct @mripas.bsky.social in #BiałowieżaForest; keen on #transboundary #mammals, #forests, #wildlife #conservation, #OneHealth, #anthropology, #RightsOfNature, knowledge-sharing, peace-building, walking; former asylee; east of the west.
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Border militarization affects people’s interactions with nature in Białowieża Forest
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Border #militarization disrupts people’s interactions with nature—Our new paper based on a survey of residents of the #BiałowieżaForest region #Poland following heightened border security measures. #borders @ambio-journal.bsky.social Full text access:
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The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
January 23, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
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Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
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Time Magazine, quoting two senior officials in #Iran's Ministry of Health, puts the death toll in Iran at 30,000. Security forces killed so many people on Jan 8 and 9 that the state ran out of body bags, semi-trailers replaced ambulances to store the victims:
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January 25, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Time Magazine, quoting two senior officials in #Iran's Ministry of Health, puts the death toll in Iran at 30,000. Security forces killed so many people on Jan 8 and 9 that the state ran out of body bags, semi-trailers replaced ambulances to store the victims:
time.com/nextgen-prev...
time.com/nextgen-prev...
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Western countries are hitting refugees twice: they are making it harder to claim asylum *and* they are cutting aid to troubled regions.
I went to Sudan, the world's worst humanitarian situation, where the UN refugee agency has had to cut half its staff. Please have a read: as.ft.com/r/df593f1e-e...
I went to Sudan, the world's worst humanitarian situation, where the UN refugee agency has had to cut half its staff. Please have a read: as.ft.com/r/df593f1e-e...
Adapt, shrink or die: the global crisis in humanitarian aid
[FREE TO READ] On the road in Sudan with the UN’s outgoing High Commissioner for Refugees
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January 25, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Western countries are hitting refugees twice: they are making it harder to claim asylum *and* they are cutting aid to troubled regions.
I went to Sudan, the world's worst humanitarian situation, where the UN refugee agency has had to cut half its staff. Please have a read: as.ft.com/r/df593f1e-e...
I went to Sudan, the world's worst humanitarian situation, where the UN refugee agency has had to cut half its staff. Please have a read: as.ft.com/r/df593f1e-e...
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Marimar Martinez was the first US citizen shot by ICE.
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
Text messages and a moved SUV: How the government’s case against a Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent fell apart | CNN
A wide grin was plastered on Marimar Martinez’s face Thursday as she thanked her attorneys outside an Illinois courtroom and told reporters, “I’m just blessed. I’m happy.”
www.cnn.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Marimar Martinez was the first US citizen shot by ICE.
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
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Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
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Ultimately you're not supposed to believe it. It not mattering is the point. The bolder the lie, the greater the impunity. The ultimate victory for evil is not convincing you, it's the truth being irrelevant.
We’re supposed to believe this is a domestic terrorist attacking ICE with a gun
January 24, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Ultimately you're not supposed to believe it. It not mattering is the point. The bolder the lie, the greater the impunity. The ultimate victory for evil is not convincing you, it's the truth being irrelevant.
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I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
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What we’ve seen in other countries is the violence of the state is directly proportional to the weakness and, often, illegitimacy of the regime in power.
Extrajudicial killings are not the sign of a strong regime but they may be the portent of a bloody one.
January 24, 2026 at 4:54 PM
What we’ve seen in other countries is the violence of the state is directly proportional to the weakness and, often, illegitimacy of the regime in power.
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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Themed Issue - Call for Papers Editorial
Can conservation and ecological restoration affect human health outcomes? A call for multidisciplinary contributions to a special series of papers in #EnvironmentalConservation
Please check and share widely
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🌎 🌐 #research
Can conservation and ecological restoration affect human health outcomes? A call for multidisciplinary contributions to a special series of papers in #EnvironmentalConservation
Please check and share widely
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🌎 🌐 #research
Can conservation and ecological restoration affect human health outcomes? A call for multidisciplinary contributions to a special series of papers in Environmental Conservation | Environmental Conserv...
Can conservation and ecological restoration affect human health outcomes? A call for multidisciplinary contributions to a special series of papers in Environmental Conservation
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January 19, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Themed Issue - Call for Papers Editorial
Can conservation and ecological restoration affect human health outcomes? A call for multidisciplinary contributions to a special series of papers in #EnvironmentalConservation
Please check and share widely
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🌎 🌐 #research
Can conservation and ecological restoration affect human health outcomes? A call for multidisciplinary contributions to a special series of papers in #EnvironmentalConservation
Please check and share widely
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🌎 🌐 #research
“Collective investments in #resilience are cheaper than everyone building their own fortresses…The question is whether we adapt by simply building higher walls, or whether we can do something more ambitious…principled and pragmatic.” Canadian PM Mark Carney globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 22, 2026 at 8:09 AM
“Collective investments in #resilience are cheaper than everyone building their own fortresses…The question is whether we adapt by simply building higher walls, or whether we can do something more ambitious…principled and pragmatic.” Canadian PM Mark Carney globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
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"The overuse and pollution of water must be tackled urgently, the report’s lead author said, because no one knew when the whole system could collapse, with implications for peace and social cohesion."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ is here, UN report says
Overuse and pollution must end urgently as no one knows when whole system might collapse, says expert
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:51 AM
"The overuse and pollution of water must be tackled urgently, the report’s lead author said, because no one knew when the whole system could collapse, with implications for peace and social cohesion."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Israel killed three Palestinian journalists in Gaza on Wednesday, including a freelance cameraman who contributed to CBS News. The network's president, Tom Cibrowski, let staff know at a meeting this morning, noting that Abdul Raouf Shaat had just been married. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Israel kills 3 journalists in Gaza, including CBS News contributor
The journalists were killed Wednesday in a strike on their car in central Gaza. Israel’s military said it struck “several suspects” who were operating a drone.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Israel killed three Palestinian journalists in Gaza on Wednesday, including a freelance cameraman who contributed to CBS News. The network's president, Tom Cibrowski, let staff know at a meeting this morning, noting that Abdul Raouf Shaat had just been married. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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From me: Arizona tribal leaders urge members to carry ID as ICE actions spread
Arizona tribal leaders urge members to carry ID as ICE actions spread
As more accounts surface of ICE agents detaining Native people, tribal leaders urge caution.
www.azcentral.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:05 PM
From me: Arizona tribal leaders urge members to carry ID as ICE actions spread
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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A brilliant speech by Canada's Mark Carney in Davos: "The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy...The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home & to act together."
January 20, 2026 at 8:46 PM
A brilliant speech by Canada's Mark Carney in Davos: "The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy...The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home & to act together."
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“This is not naive multilateralism… relying on diminished institutions. It is building the coalitions that work… with partners who share enough common ground to act together. Middle powers must act together because if you are not at the table, you are on the menu”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
Davos LIVE: Canadian PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM
“This is not naive multilateralism… relying on diminished institutions. It is building the coalitions that work… with partners who share enough common ground to act together. Middle powers must act together because if you are not at the table, you are on the menu”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
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More research showing that different groups analyse the same data differently & come to different conclusions
I wonder if this is why some dominant research groups that promote certain narratives/hypotheses always report findings that support these narratives?
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I wonder if this is why some dominant research groups that promote certain narratives/hypotheses always report findings that support these narratives?
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology - BMC Biology
Although variation in effect sizes and predicted values among studies of similar phenomena is inevitable, such variation far exceeds what might be produced by sampling error alone. One possible explan...
link.springer.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:57 AM
More research showing that different groups analyse the same data differently & come to different conclusions
I wonder if this is why some dominant research groups that promote certain narratives/hypotheses always report findings that support these narratives?
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I wonder if this is why some dominant research groups that promote certain narratives/hypotheses always report findings that support these narratives?
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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New paper just dropped. I helped out a bit.
Polar bear visits to human infrastructure increase with sea ice loss, not poor body condition.
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Polar bear visits to human infrastructure increase with sea ice loss, not poor body condition.
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 12, 2026 at 10:28 PM
New paper just dropped. I helped out a bit.
Polar bear visits to human infrastructure increase with sea ice loss, not poor body condition.
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Polar bear visits to human infrastructure increase with sea ice loss, not poor body condition.
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires
Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires
Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires