Silvia Secchi
@profsecchi.bsky.social
Natural resource economist, geographer, meanderer, informed agitator, immigrant.
Trans rights are human rights.
💧Dall’acqua salata a quella dolce e zozza💧
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I don't consent to AI use of anything of mine.
Trans rights are human rights.
💧Dall’acqua salata a quella dolce e zozza💧
My views are my own and do not represent my employer.
I don't consent to AI use of anything of mine.
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Silvia Secchi
@profsecchi.bsky.social
· Nov 7
Academic freedom and fascism: A new book on the Italian professors who said NO in 1931
Inclusive searches & sources @UvA Romance languages (32) Earlier addressed in the Library333 series Inclusive searches & sources @FMG Library – with posts on the Academic Freedom Inde…
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Seems like a good time to remind ourselves that in 1931, when Mussolini forced academics to sign an oath of allegiance to the fascist regime, only twelve refused.
This is one for @potamologist.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 4:26 AM
This is one for @potamologist.bsky.social
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Speaking of farming the government...
Here in Illinois, $67 million in climate money is funding strip/no till on 650,000 acres for three years
A *temporary* bump in reduced tillage on ~3% of the state's corn & soy acres for a practice that, whatever its other benefits, has minimal climate impact.
Here in Illinois, $67 million in climate money is funding strip/no till on 650,000 acres for three years
A *temporary* bump in reduced tillage on ~3% of the state's corn & soy acres for a practice that, whatever its other benefits, has minimal climate impact.
February 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Speaking of farming the government...
Here in Illinois, $67 million in climate money is funding strip/no till on 650,000 acres for three years
A *temporary* bump in reduced tillage on ~3% of the state's corn & soy acres for a practice that, whatever its other benefits, has minimal climate impact.
Here in Illinois, $67 million in climate money is funding strip/no till on 650,000 acres for three years
A *temporary* bump in reduced tillage on ~3% of the state's corn & soy acres for a practice that, whatever its other benefits, has minimal climate impact.
Farmers are a very small voting block. But both parties really want to claim to be farm friendly thanks to the consultant class/big ag narrative that farmers represent true American values and need continuous pandering to. This doesn’t consider the reality of US ag and alas never works for Ds.
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Farmers are a very small voting block. But both parties really want to claim to be farm friendly thanks to the consultant class/big ag narrative that farmers represent true American values and need continuous pandering to. This doesn’t consider the reality of US ag and alas never works for Ds.
The “climate smart” practices that the industry successfully lobbied for are pretty bogus: cover crops, no till, nutrient mgmt…. They are impermanent, and as Emily notes often not additional. Their value is contested in the agronomic literature. Classic big ag farming the government. Bipartisan too.
The Treasury's guidance for 45z, the Clean Fuel tax credit, indicates its moving forward with allowing biofuels producers to account for "climate smart agriculture" — which could ultimately just make the credit an even bigger subsidy for ethanol heatmap.news/politics/45z...
The Climate-Smart Program Trump Didn’t Kill (Yet)
New guidelines for the clean fuel tax credit reward sustainable agriculture practices — but could lead to greater emissions anyway.
heatmap.news
February 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The “climate smart” practices that the industry successfully lobbied for are pretty bogus: cover crops, no till, nutrient mgmt…. They are impermanent, and as Emily notes often not additional. Their value is contested in the agronomic literature. Classic big ag farming the government. Bipartisan too.
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There is power in a union
The Ford worker who heckled Trump during a visit to the company's plant still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official said
Ford worker who heckled Trump keeps job, 'no discipline' for incident
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
There is power in a union
Don’t give them ideas
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Don’t give them ideas
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Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
I have learned a lot from historical romance writers on this, people such as @courtneymilan.com and Elizabeth Hunter.
February 9, 2026 at 5:54 AM
I have learned a lot from historical romance writers on this, people such as @courtneymilan.com and Elizabeth Hunter.
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Here's how the leaders of @aaas.org make their work reach the elite that they represent--by thanking President Trump for his "support of science" 😡 sciencetechaction.org/news-item/st...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Here's how the leaders of @aaas.org make their work reach the elite that they represent--by thanking President Trump for his "support of science" 😡 sciencetechaction.org/news-item/st...
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Bad Bunny’s show is exactly why I don’t agree with people who say climate is no longer at the forefront. Climate is intrinsically tied to issues of justice. If you can’t see that, it says more about how narrow you view climate and less about what is happening. Literal power lines. I mean, come on!
February 9, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Bad Bunny’s show is exactly why I don’t agree with people who say climate is no longer at the forefront. Climate is intrinsically tied to issues of justice. If you can’t see that, it says more about how narrow you view climate and less about what is happening. Literal power lines. I mean, come on!
The convergence of Boricua socio-cultural-historical perspectives, music, communication studies, renewable energy and policy, critical theory, US and American history (!) and Bad Bunny fandom tonight is truly magic. I don’t care for football 🏈 at all but I am having a blast.
a bunch of gold stars are falling from the sky on a black background
ALT: a bunch of gold stars are falling from the sky on a black background
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February 9, 2026 at 5:09 AM
The convergence of Boricua socio-cultural-historical perspectives, music, communication studies, renewable energy and policy, critical theory, US and American history (!) and Bad Bunny fandom tonight is truly magic. I don’t care for football 🏈 at all but I am having a blast.
This is the most detailed play by play I have seen btw, still ongoing
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 4:14 AM
This is the most detailed play by play I have seen btw, still ongoing
Thank you again 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏, I shall investigate!
February 9, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Thank you again 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏, I shall investigate!
What an amazing suggestion! Thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏!
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 AM
What an amazing suggestion! Thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏!
I gotta thank y’all posting about the historical & sociopolitical meaning of Bad Bunny’s choices. This is going to make tomorrow’s class pretty special. The NYT Popcast gave me some more context, eg the 64 on his jersey at the beginning is the original official number of deaths from Hurricane Maria.
We are going to be working on a timetable of events leading to and following hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico - including effects on the grid - in my intro to sustainability class on Monday. You better believe Bad Bunny will get a shout out.
thank you bad bunny for highlighting the importance of critical power distribution infrastructure bsky.app/profile/cost...
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 AM
I gotta thank y’all posting about the historical & sociopolitical meaning of Bad Bunny’s choices. This is going to make tomorrow’s class pretty special. The NYT Popcast gave me some more context, eg the 64 on his jersey at the beginning is the original official number of deaths from Hurricane Maria.
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Bro literally came out and said “it’s our labor and culture that has always made the Americas great: y’all are just the beneficiaries of slave owners from sea to shining sea,” and I am here for it.
It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Bro literally came out and said “it’s our labor and culture that has always made the Americas great: y’all are just the beneficiaries of slave owners from sea to shining sea,” and I am here for it.
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Puerto Ricans have been fighting for energy democracy - the right to control their grid locally and build the clean energy future on the island - for decades. If you want to support an incredible effort, get plugged into the work led by Queremos Sol! queremossolpr.org
LO QUE TENEMOS
queremossolpr.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Puerto Ricans have been fighting for energy democracy - the right to control their grid locally and build the clean energy future on the island - for decades. If you want to support an incredible effort, get plugged into the work led by Queremos Sol! queremossolpr.org
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Commenting on energy injustice is now the floor for any halftime act.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Commenting on energy injustice is now the floor for any halftime act.
We are going to be working on a timetable of events leading to and following hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico - including effects on the grid - in my intro to sustainability class on Monday. You better believe Bad Bunny will get a shout out.
thank you bad bunny for highlighting the importance of critical power distribution infrastructure bsky.app/profile/cost...
It’s the weekend everyone, so you know what that means. Time to drink two polar seltzers and do a thread on the power transformer shortage. Without transformers, we don’t get a clean energy transition. And as energysky knows, there’s been a shortage due to covid, supply chain, & labor constraints 🔌🔋
February 9, 2026 at 1:46 AM
We are going to be working on a timetable of events leading to and following hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico - including effects on the grid - in my intro to sustainability class on Monday. You better believe Bad Bunny will get a shout out.
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Gift shop in the Minneapolis airport is selling "ICE OUT of St. Paul" posters next to cute onesies and fridge magnets.
February 8, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Gift shop in the Minneapolis airport is selling "ICE OUT of St. Paul" posters next to cute onesies and fridge magnets.
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IT'S HAPPENING: Great Horned Owlette season is upon us! Several weeks earlier than last year, not one but TWO owlettes have been documented AND verified.
By me.
10 minutes ago.
Let's goooo!!! And observe from a safe respectful distance!
Alt status:
IT'S A SUPERB OWL MIRACLE! 🪶 🐣
By me.
10 minutes ago.
Let's goooo!!! And observe from a safe respectful distance!
Alt status:
IT'S A SUPERB OWL MIRACLE! 🪶 🐣
February 8, 2026 at 10:14 PM
IT'S HAPPENING: Great Horned Owlette season is upon us! Several weeks earlier than last year, not one but TWO owlettes have been documented AND verified.
By me.
10 minutes ago.
Let's goooo!!! And observe from a safe respectful distance!
Alt status:
IT'S A SUPERB OWL MIRACLE! 🪶 🐣
By me.
10 minutes ago.
Let's goooo!!! And observe from a safe respectful distance!
Alt status:
IT'S A SUPERB OWL MIRACLE! 🪶 🐣
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What a superb owl! Perky pre-Colombian finial.
February 8, 2026 at 11:04 PM
What a superb owl! Perky pre-Colombian finial.
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Happy Superb Owl day to all who celebrate.
February 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Happy Superb Owl day to all who celebrate.
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I eagerly await FIRE's amicus brief and legal support on behalf of this HBCU.
February 8, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I eagerly await FIRE's amicus brief and legal support on behalf of this HBCU.
The term agricultural exceptionalism was coined in the US specifically in regards to labor, though it is now used more generally to describe lax environmental regulations (which disproportionately impact farm workers), favorable tax treatment at the state and federal levels, gag laws etc.
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The term agricultural exceptionalism was coined in the US specifically in regards to labor, though it is now used more generally to describe lax environmental regulations (which disproportionately impact farm workers), favorable tax treatment at the state and federal levels, gag laws etc.