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Lauren Eckert, Ph.D.
@laureneeckert.bsky.social
Conservation Scientist / Postdoc @ UBC Centre for Indigenous Fisheries / National Geographic Explorer / she+her 🐻 🐟 🐋
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.

He is a computer safety researcher.

And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.

In under 1600 words.

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November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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future grandchild: like shit, from an ass?

me in 30 years: Swear to God. Then he demolished the White House
October 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.
Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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1. Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits from the Trump administration.
Quid Pro Presidency
Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits…
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October 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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More Americans are biting their tongues, not because they don’t care, but because they’re afraid to speak.

From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.

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Self-censorship and the ‘spiral of silence’: Why Americans are less likely to publicly voice their opinions on political issues
Nearly half of Americans say they feel less free to speak their minds.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Millions of Americans are working without pay in Federal and Air Traffic Controller jobs while White House continues construction of 200 Million$ Ballroom during the Government Shutdown. Unbelievable people voted for this illiterate clown 👇
October 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Subscribe to The Onion. I want to have more subscribers than The Free Press as soon as possible. This is achievable.

In exchange, when we sell the company to a drone and cobalt magnate so I can dive in a pool of gold coins Scrooge McDuck-style, you will be spared my wrath and retribution.
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October 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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The amount of shit I got for this segment at the time was astronomical, and it was all from people who now stalk CVS employees to get them fired for insufficient online sadness.

Cheering on political violence is both evil and not new, an outgrowth of an internet intentionally dismantled years ago.
September 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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When I was placed on the Professor Watchlist in 2021, people sent death threats about my children. I had security officers monitor my 8yo at school.

Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?

My own colleagues are silent.
September 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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I'd like to point out that any article at this point which doesn't mention "Groyper" when discussing the murder's motive is one that isn't fully paying attention. The descriptions & engravings are classic alt-right trolling....
Small but annoying point I want to clarify: Tyler Robinson was a Mormon and that “minister” everyone keeps citing as the one who reported him was his bishop - a lay person. That man’s actual, paid job is a court security officer. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
One of Utah’s Own
The early picture of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin complicates many assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Hello Canada!

Remember that other countries can sue us for our greenhouse gas emissions — past & present.

But instead we’re spreading the costs to all Canadians and privatizing the profits to.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change
The decision from the world's highest court has been welcomed by developing nations at most risk from climate change.
www.bbc.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Do your mental health a favor and turn this on for today. You really don't want to watch this. It is awful.
settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
September 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Poster by Centre for Indigenous Fisheries
September 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Misunderstood/mishandled #conflicts can “harden divisions that stymie evidence-based decision-making, deepening distrust.” @laureneeckert.bsky.social studied opinions on killer whale & salmon management & stresses conflicts can become #trust-building opportunities theconversation.com/in-the-salis...
September 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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You too can urge the 🇨🇦 federal gov’t to adopt these criteria! Takes 1 min to add your name, 2 min more if you personalize the letter (DO IT DO IT): www.wcel.org/blog/nationa...
September 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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RESEARCH: Barriers and opportunities for the effective management of cumulative effects in #salmon #ecosystems in #BritishColumbia, Canada. Co-authored by Dr. Sara Cannon @surlyscientist.bsky.social and Dr. Andrea Reid. @science.ubc.ca www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/...
Barriers and opportunities for the effective management of cumulative effects in salmon ecosystems in British Columbia, Canada
The cumulative effects of climate change and human activities pose major challenges for environmental management, a problem exemplified by Pacific salmon ecosystems. We offer an integrative treatment of both the science and policy levers of cumulative effects and reveal the sheer complexity of effective governance of salmon ecosystems in British Columbia, Canada. We then present and examine a hypothetical conceptualization of cumulative effects and their governance in salmon ecosystems to highlight several barriers and opportunities. We find that the progressive degradation of many salmon habitats appears to be enabled by the current policy approach through scarce monitoring, ineffective assessment, lack of legal limits, and isolated decision-making. At the same time, climate change magnifies the urgency of effective management as human activities act cumulatively with climate change impacts. However, our synthesis also highlights opportunities with existing but underused policy levers within Crown and Indigenous governance, as well as local co-governance arrangements, that could improve salmon ecosystem management. Although positive steps have been made toward managing several stressors, the current challenges facing Pacific salmon underscore the need for a fundamental shift in the treatment of cumulative effects.
www.facetsjournal.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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New paper, co-authored by @ubcoceans.bsky.social's @saracannon.bsky.social. Study reveals that Pacific #salmon in BC face a fragmented policy landscape that fails to manage the impacts of industrial development and climate change. www.facetsjournal.com/doi/epdf/10.... @facetsjournal.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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In the #SalishSea, tensions surrounding killer #whales and #salmon are about more than just #fishing. @laureneeckert.bsky.social discusses tensions between recreational fishers and conservationists. theconversation.com/in-the-salis... via @theconversation.com
In the Salish Sea, tensions surrounding killer whales and salmon are about more than just fishing
Public and political conversations about environmental management often reduce complex issues to binary opposing opinions.
theconversation.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Salmon access vs. killer whale protection? Turns out, it isn't so simple. 🎣

New, collaborative research at @uvic.ca with @raincoast.org shows conflict in the Salish Sea is less about fish & whales—and more about identity, values, & mistrust of management.

theconversation.com/in-the-salis...
In the Salish Sea, tensions surrounding killer whales and salmon are about more than just fishing
Public and political conversations about environmental management often reduce complex issues to binary opposing opinions.
theconversation.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Cautionary tale on benefit-sharing mechanisms under the biodiversity convention. Tribal elder who introduced the world to a herb significant for rejuvenating properties died in poverty while companies worldwide sold it without sharing returns with the community www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...
Remembering Kuttimathan Kani, the forest elder who gave a wonder herb to the world but died in poverty
Kuttimathan Kani, a tribal elder from Kerala, passed away in poverty despite his pivotal role in discovering arogyapacha, a plant that inspired the world's first biodiversity benefit-sharing model. Hi...
www.downtoearth.org.in
August 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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2,977 Americans were killed in the 9/11 attacks.

Now imagine 30 9/11 attacks each year.

That's how many Americans the fossil fuel industry kills.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study
Study analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Study reveals #anglers, #conservationists share surprising common ground in #orca #whale-#chinook #salmon fight. As ocean ecosystems continue to change, conflicts will likely increase, says @laureneeckert.bsky.social, now a postdoc at #UBCOceans www.vancouverisawesome.com/environment/...
Study reveals anglers, conservationists share surprising common ground in orca-chinook fight
Amid debate over protecting chinook salmon for southern resident killer whales, a study found anglers and conservationists share key values, which could resolve the conflict.
www.vancouverisawesome.com
August 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM