Peter Isles
@peterisles.bsky.social
Limnology, ecology, and watershed science, lover of lakes, forests, and mountains, weird and expressive art, and honest communication.
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According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...
‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...
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Are you a #postdoc in the US looking to next steps?
The Austrian Academy of Sciences is opening up 25 fellowships: www.oeaw.ac.at/en/news/25-n...
A great reason to use our visitor program at #Complexity #Science Hub @csh.ac.at and see how you would fit in: csh.ac.at/engage/resea... 🧪🦋
The Austrian Academy of Sciences is opening up 25 fellowships: www.oeaw.ac.at/en/news/25-n...
A great reason to use our visitor program at #Complexity #Science Hub @csh.ac.at and see how you would fit in: csh.ac.at/engage/resea... 🧪🦋
25 new scholarships for US researchers
Fonds Zukunft Österreich (FZÖ) is providing €10 million in funding for an academy program to bring postdocs from the USA to Austria ++ Faßmann: “The right signal in these turbulent times”
www.oeaw.ac.at
June 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Are you a #postdoc in the US looking to next steps?
The Austrian Academy of Sciences is opening up 25 fellowships: www.oeaw.ac.at/en/news/25-n...
A great reason to use our visitor program at #Complexity #Science Hub @csh.ac.at and see how you would fit in: csh.ac.at/engage/resea... 🧪🦋
The Austrian Academy of Sciences is opening up 25 fellowships: www.oeaw.ac.at/en/news/25-n...
A great reason to use our visitor program at #Complexity #Science Hub @csh.ac.at and see how you would fit in: csh.ac.at/engage/resea... 🧪🦋
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‼️I'm looking for a postdoc‼️ Come join effort in using metagenomes to quantify microbial catabolic potential and carbon substrate availability at the ecosystem level. We seek to understand evolutionary forces shaping the carbon cycle. Part of ccomp-stc.org
careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...
careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...
Postdoctoral Associate
MIT - Postdoctoral Associate - Cambridge MA 02139
careers.peopleclick.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
‼️I'm looking for a postdoc‼️ Come join effort in using metagenomes to quantify microbial catabolic potential and carbon substrate availability at the ecosystem level. We seek to understand evolutionary forces shaping the carbon cycle. Part of ccomp-stc.org
careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...
careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...
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"Roughly 1,500 babies have been born HIV-positive every day since January 21, because Musk cut off their mothers’ medication." prospect.org/power/2025-0...
Go, Elon, and Never Darken Our Doors Again
The worst ultra-billionaire on Earth says he’s leaving government. Let’s hope he actually does it.
prospect.org
May 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"Roughly 1,500 babies have been born HIV-positive every day since January 21, because Musk cut off their mothers’ medication." prospect.org/power/2025-0...
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If you’re in the USA, have or will soon have a MS, like working with high frequency water quality data or modeling, and are looking for a (fully funded) PhD program in the EU to escape the scientific/higher ed destruction — please reach out.
May 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
If you’re in the USA, have or will soon have a MS, like working with high frequency water quality data or modeling, and are looking for a (fully funded) PhD program in the EU to escape the scientific/higher ed destruction — please reach out.
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Everyone needs to understand that dismantling NSF will have devastating long term consequences in our competitiveness and innovation in science, technology and beyond. 1/
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
www.science.org
May 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Everyone needs to understand that dismantling NSF will have devastating long term consequences in our competitiveness and innovation in science, technology and beyond. 1/
Great postdoc opportunity! I escaped the first Trump administration by spending it in Umeå, here is a great chance for someone to do the same umustipendie.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Postdoctoral Scholarship (2 years): Global Change Impacts on Northern Lakes
The Department of Ecology and Environmental Science at Umeå University is seeking a motivated postdoctoral researcher to investigate the impacts of global change on northern lake ecosystems, with a f
umustipendie.varbi.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Great postdoc opportunity! I escaped the first Trump administration by spending it in Umeå, here is a great chance for someone to do the same umustipendie.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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Apply now: Eawag Postdoctoral Fellowship 📢💪
The Eawag postdoctoral fellowship is designed for outstanding early-career researchers with innovative ideas
👉 www.eawag.ch/en/about-us/...
The Eawag postdoctoral fellowship is designed for outstanding early-career researchers with innovative ideas
👉 www.eawag.ch/en/about-us/...
March 18, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Apply now: Eawag Postdoctoral Fellowship 📢💪
The Eawag postdoctoral fellowship is designed for outstanding early-career researchers with innovative ideas
👉 www.eawag.ch/en/about-us/...
The Eawag postdoctoral fellowship is designed for outstanding early-career researchers with innovative ideas
👉 www.eawag.ch/en/about-us/...
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We are hiring a postdoc at Umeå University in aquatic ecosystem ecology. See the link for details!
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
@grocherros.bsky.social
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
@grocherros.bsky.social
Postdoc (2 years) in aquatic ecosystem ecology
www.umu.se
March 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
We are hiring a postdoc at Umeå University in aquatic ecosystem ecology. See the link for details!
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
@grocherros.bsky.social
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
@grocherros.bsky.social
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Position still open for applications. If computational skills are low but creativity is high, you're still encouraged to apply!
Have #computational modeling skills & an interest in understanding how ecosystems respond to climate stress? #FundedPhD for you at IceLab with @grocherros.bsky.social, Ryan Sponseller and @mrosvall.bsky.social
Apply by Feb 16 www.umu.se/en/work-with...
#climate #complex #phdsky #carbon #ecosky
Apply by Feb 16 www.umu.se/en/work-with...
#climate #complex #phdsky #carbon #ecosky
February 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Position still open for applications. If computational skills are low but creativity is high, you're still encouraged to apply!
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This. Is. Amazing. Finally, an ebook alternative for Amazon, but for independent bookstores. This is amazing for readers who want to be more intentional about where you're spending your money. 📖 #BookSky
Bookshop.org launches new e-book platform that exclusively supports local bookstores
Indie bookstores miss out on millions of e-book sales to big companies like Amazon. Bookshop.org's new platform could help them turn a new page.
www.npr.org
February 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
This. Is. Amazing. Finally, an ebook alternative for Amazon, but for independent bookstores. This is amazing for readers who want to be more intentional about where you're spending your money. 📖 #BookSky
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My first post on bsky to announce my first solo author paper is out in @aslo.org L&O Letters. doi.org/10.1002/lol2...
Thanks to lots of amazing conversations with collaborators and a call out on that other social media to gather info on lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, etc with calcium carbonate.
Thanks to lots of amazing conversations with collaborators and a call out on that other social media to gather info on lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, etc with calcium carbonate.
January 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My first post on bsky to announce my first solo author paper is out in @aslo.org L&O Letters. doi.org/10.1002/lol2...
Thanks to lots of amazing conversations with collaborators and a call out on that other social media to gather info on lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, etc with calcium carbonate.
Thanks to lots of amazing conversations with collaborators and a call out on that other social media to gather info on lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, etc with calcium carbonate.
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Saros et al. found a shift from blue -> brown lakes in Greenland following hydroclimatic extremes in 2022, with implications for lake ecosystem function (light environment, phytoplankton, carbon emissions, more)
January 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Saros et al. found a shift from blue -> brown lakes in Greenland following hydroclimatic extremes in 2022, with implications for lake ecosystem function (light environment, phytoplankton, carbon emissions, more)
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I'm hiring, two fully funded PhD positions! Come work in Umeå in Arctic Sweden, a leading place for high-latitude ecosystem ecology and carbon biogeochemistry
January 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I'm hiring, two fully funded PhD positions! Come work in Umeå in Arctic Sweden, a leading place for high-latitude ecosystem ecology and carbon biogeochemistry
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New paper alert: Our 20-year study of viral ecology and evolution reveals viral roles in microbial dynamics, phage genome evolution over time, and key interactions with hosts. A big thank you to our awesome collaborators @quendi.bsky.social @archaeal.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Unravelling viral ecology and evolution over 20 years in a freshwater lake - Nature Microbiology
A long-term metagenomic time series reveals how viruses impact diversity, ecological dynamics and evolution of freshwater microbiomes.
www.nature.com
January 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
New paper alert: Our 20-year study of viral ecology and evolution reveals viral roles in microbial dynamics, phage genome evolution over time, and key interactions with hosts. A big thank you to our awesome collaborators @quendi.bsky.social @archaeal.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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i am convinced that these people are death worshippers who want to spread as much disease and sickness as possible (i also think this is all tied up in eugenic beliefs about the “survival of the fittest” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
Kennedy’s Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:08 PM
i am convinced that these people are death worshippers who want to spread as much disease and sickness as possible (i also think this is all tied up in eugenic beliefs about the “survival of the fittest” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
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New paper from Sofia La Fuente et al. '𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺-𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲'. Our results indicate that average evaporation rates from 23 European #lakes and reservoirs are expected to increase by 42% under RCP8.5. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
November 29, 2024 at 4:31 PM
New paper from Sofia La Fuente et al. '𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺-𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲'. Our results indicate that average evaporation rates from 23 European #lakes and reservoirs are expected to increase by 42% under RCP8.5. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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This will be awesome for revamping my limno slides next year!
November 22, 2023 at 4:19 PM
This will be awesome for revamping my limno slides next year!