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Matthew S. Urdan, MBA
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Detroit native living in Boston. Born at 319.65 ppm #Sustainability #Education #CorporateGovernance #CSR #GreatLakes #ClimateChangeIsReal #Greenwashing Author:The Siren's Call. Sharing #News, #Thoughts, #Beauty, #ScenesFromMichigan, and More!
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Transferring my pinned post from X: my first published and peer-reviewed journal article.
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.

If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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March 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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The island’s traditional dog-sledding championship is taking on added cultural and political importance in the era of Donald Trump.
How Greenland’s Sled Dogs Entered a Diplomatic Row
The island’s traditional dog-sledding championship is taking on added cultural and political importance in the era of Donald Trump.
www.bloomberg.com
March 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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A new study led by @salganik.bsky.social in The Cryosphere shows how the density evolution of #Arctic sea ice may make its melt nearly invisible from space. Read more: doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1259-2025
March 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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If you are into Arctic sea ice thermodynamics, here is our new dataset of 82 CRREL ice mass balance buoys deployed in 1997–2024 with estimates of snow and ice thickness and their interface evolution: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15096485
March 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Three U.S. professors leave Yale for University of Toronto amid Trump education crackdown.

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Three U.S. professors leave Yale for University of Toronto amid Trump education crackdown
The professors – all of them vocal critics of the U.S. President – express fears about authoritarianism rising south of the border
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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With Trump only a recent convert to texting, a person familiar said he needed an aide to explain what, exactly, his team had been utilizing to convey sensitive details about the timing and targets of the planned attack on Houthi rebels: cnn.it/4iJBrDB
How an app unfamiliar to Trump rocked his week | CNN Politics
As President Donald Trump’s advisers this week took on the unenviable task of informing him a journalist he loathes was inadvertently added to a group chat discussing secret attack plans, one key deta...
cnn.it
March 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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A top vaccine advisor at the FDA was forced to resign on Friday. In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Marks, wrote "truth and transparency are not desired," by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The top FDA vaccine official is forced out, cites RFK Jr.'s 'misinformation and lies'
A top vaccine advisor at the FDA was forced to resign on Friday. In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Marks wrote "truth and transparency are not desired," by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
www.npr.org
March 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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“The Trump administration, like Erdoğan’s government, has started its consolidation of power by going after minorities with dissenting opinions,” Howard Eissenstat, @liselhintz.bsky.social and @nicholasdanfort.bsky.social write:
We Study Repression in Turkey. Now We See It Here.
The detention of a Tufts graduate student echoes the violation of rights in her home country.
www.theatlantic.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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“Tax the rich” receives a lot of applause at the Spartz town hall
March 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Canadians are very sensible people.
Airlines Cut Seats to the U.S. as Canadians Stay Away (Gift Article)
Several airlines have reduced the number of seats on U.S.-bound flights in April, while industry data shows that bookings have declined significantly.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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I hope Waltz didn’t lie to Trump. That would be bad.
March 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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March 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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SOOO many "paid agitators." Has anyone else gotten their checks yet?
WE HAVE POWER

This was a hell of a moment to witness. You could see the shift—the moment this constituent realized her voice had power. She spoke louder, stood taller, and owned that room. 🔥

Republican Rep Victoria Spartz’s SignalGate response did not land well with the crowd.
March 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM

Trump's top officials shared secret war plans in chat that included journalist

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump's top officials shared secret war plans in chat that included journalist
In an accidental leak, Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was included in a chat among top security officials on secret war plans.
www.usatoday.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
How Trump Brought a Divided Canada Together—Against Him newrepublic.com/article/1924... via @newrepublic.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM