Rose Kristoffersen
@rosekr.bsky.social
Agronomist, ph.d in cultivar mixtures for disease control, currently herbicide development and nitrification inhibitors for climate at Corteva Agriscience.
Mostly here to read about climate solutions, tech and politics.
Mostly here to read about climate solutions, tech and politics.
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I have historically been cranky about renaming climate change to “global warming” or “climate breakdown” or whatever but what if we just called it “real bad shit”
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I have historically been cranky about renaming climate change to “global warming” or “climate breakdown” or whatever but what if we just called it “real bad shit”
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Ifølge Landbrugsavisen er antallet af hekltidsgårdejere nu mindre end én promile af befolkningen. Vi nærmer os koncentration af jord som under feudalismen
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Ifølge Landbrugsavisen er antallet af hekltidsgårdejere nu mindre end én promile af befolkningen. Vi nærmer os koncentration af jord som under feudalismen
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Vedrørende remigration
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Vedrørende remigration
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Given that one only has to bend down in a field to find Fusarium graminearum, is this accusation really serious? What seems to emerge once again is that phytosanitary regulations are increasingly being used for geopolitical maneuvering ▶️ theconversation.com/la-russie-et...
Two Chinese researchers face charges for smuggling Fusarium graminearum, a dangerous fungus, into the U.S., raising national security concerns over potential agroterrorism.
What's Fusarium graminearum? Chinese nationals charged with smuggling fungus into US
Two Chinese researchers face charges for smuggling Fusarium graminearum, a dangerous fungus, into the U.S., raising national security concerns over potential agroterrorism.
www.scrippsnews.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Given that one only has to bend down in a field to find Fusarium graminearum, is this accusation really serious? What seems to emerge once again is that phytosanitary regulations are increasingly being used for geopolitical maneuvering ▶️ theconversation.com/la-russie-et...
Great, two of my academic articles, that I spent years working on, have been used to train Meta’s stupid ai. You don’t deserve my work, you can’t even make legs!
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Great, two of my academic articles, that I spent years working on, have been used to train Meta’s stupid ai. You don’t deserve my work, you can’t even make legs!
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The recent Israel-Hamas ceasefire prompted Gazan farmers to salvage what remained of their 2024 olive harvest two months late.
However, Israeli settlers tripled their attacks on West Bank farmers during harvest, destroying 3,100 trees. Restricted access to their land cost farmers 1,365 tons of oil.
However, Israeli settlers tripled their attacks on West Bank farmers during harvest, destroying 3,100 trees. Restricted access to their land cost farmers 1,365 tons of oil.
Gaza and West Bank farmers salvage olive harvest amid displacement, destruction and Israeli settler violence
After Israel and the de facto government of the Gaza Strip, Hamas, agreed to a ceasefire beginning Jan. 19, Gaza’s olive farmers headed back to what’s left of their Khan Yunis and Rafah olive groves f...
news.mongabay.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:04 AM
The recent Israel-Hamas ceasefire prompted Gazan farmers to salvage what remained of their 2024 olive harvest two months late.
However, Israeli settlers tripled their attacks on West Bank farmers during harvest, destroying 3,100 trees. Restricted access to their land cost farmers 1,365 tons of oil.
However, Israeli settlers tripled their attacks on West Bank farmers during harvest, destroying 3,100 trees. Restricted access to their land cost farmers 1,365 tons of oil.
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Abandoned crops, fired scientists: Agricultural research hit by U.S. foreign aid freeze | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Abandoned crops, fired scientists: Agricultural research hit by U.S. foreign aid freeze
A court ruling may temporarily ease funding problems, but for many projects the long term outlook remains uncertain
www.science.org
February 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Abandoned crops, fired scientists: Agricultural research hit by U.S. foreign aid freeze | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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German state repression is spiralling out of control. A German climate activist has been banned from becoming a teacher. Here are some justifications from the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts—they are completely nuts:
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Es ist offiziell: Ich habe ein #Berufsverbot bekommen (Auszüge⬇️).
Weil ich eine marxistische Analyse der #Klimakrise vertrete. Ich stehe dazu: Die Wirtschaft muss demokratisiert werden, damit nicht einige wenige Superreiche für ihre Profite den Planeten zugrunde richten können.
Weil ich eine marxistische Analyse der #Klimakrise vertrete. Ich stehe dazu: Die Wirtschaft muss demokratisiert werden, damit nicht einige wenige Superreiche für ihre Profite den Planeten zugrunde richten können.
February 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
German state repression is spiralling out of control. A German climate activist has been banned from becoming a teacher. Here are some justifications from the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts—they are completely nuts:
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Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
January 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
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Firstly, i had no idea plastic was being ploughed into soil. Secondly, why is this not regulated? And thirdly, how unsurprising that an offset developer has found a way to grift it. https://www.freshplaza.com/europe/article/9530142/australian-banana-plantation-project-earns-verra-plastic-credits/
July 8, 2023 at 7:02 AM
Firstly, i had no idea plastic was being ploughed into soil. Secondly, why is this not regulated? And thirdly, how unsurprising that an offset developer has found a way to grift it. https://www.freshplaza.com/europe/article/9530142/australian-banana-plantation-project-earns-verra-plastic-credits/
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Calls/emails from reporters asking for a comment on last's years temperature are coming earlier than normal this year. Time to dust off my "last year was hot" auto-response.
January 2, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Calls/emails from reporters asking for a comment on last's years temperature are coming earlier than normal this year. Time to dust off my "last year was hot" auto-response.
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The Library of Congress has literally one gazillion public domain photos and illustrations that are free to use for your projects!
www.loc.gov/free-to-use
www.loc.gov/free-to-use
October 8, 2024 at 8:31 PM
The Library of Congress has literally one gazillion public domain photos and illustrations that are free to use for your projects!
www.loc.gov/free-to-use
www.loc.gov/free-to-use
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188 Palestinian journalists killed in the last 14 months.
November 24, 2024 at 9:14 PM
188 Palestinian journalists killed in the last 14 months.
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New op-ed (in Danish): Denmark's new climate policy for agriculture has been praised as progressive in international media. But in fact, the policy maintains the country's massive industrial animal husbandry and relies on speculative tech and voluntary carrot-measures. politiken.dk/debat/debati...
Treparten er en del af problemet snarere end en del af løsningen
Vi er endt med en aftale, der opretholder en urealistisk tiltro til teknologiske løsninger og uambitiøse frivillige aftaler.
politiken.dk
November 20, 2024 at 11:46 AM
New op-ed (in Danish): Denmark's new climate policy for agriculture has been praised as progressive in international media. But in fact, the policy maintains the country's massive industrial animal husbandry and relies on speculative tech and voluntary carrot-measures. politiken.dk/debat/debati...
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What can I do for Gaza?
1) Identify your sphere of influence. Your school, your work place, organizations you're a part of.
2) Are they Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) compliant? Have they cut ties with Israel and Israeli institutions?
3) If no, get to work! Organize!
1) Identify your sphere of influence. Your school, your work place, organizations you're a part of.
2) Are they Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) compliant? Have they cut ties with Israel and Israeli institutions?
3) If no, get to work! Organize!
November 18, 2024 at 3:03 PM
What can I do for Gaza?
1) Identify your sphere of influence. Your school, your work place, organizations you're a part of.
2) Are they Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) compliant? Have they cut ties with Israel and Israeli institutions?
3) If no, get to work! Organize!
1) Identify your sphere of influence. Your school, your work place, organizations you're a part of.
2) Are they Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) compliant? Have they cut ties with Israel and Israeli institutions?
3) If no, get to work! Organize!
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The Onion should buy Elsevier next
November 14, 2024 at 8:28 PM
The Onion should buy Elsevier next
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Fascinating how FAO is now publishing meat industry propaganda - this is a new 'activity for book for kids' on livestock and climate change, but NO mention of shifting diets to less meat, and NO mention of the welfare farms of industrial farming. WTF!?
openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/c...
openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/c...
November 11, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Fascinating how FAO is now publishing meat industry propaganda - this is a new 'activity for book for kids' on livestock and climate change, but NO mention of shifting diets to less meat, and NO mention of the welfare farms of industrial farming. WTF!?
openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/c...
openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/c...
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If only scholarly publications came with a short synopsis of the paper right up front, written by the authors to highlight the important and salient points of the study.
We could give it a nifty name, like "abstract".
We could give it a nifty name, like "abstract".
Well I'm sure this won't negatively impact the idea of scholarship as a shared collective endeavour to better understand the world.
November 4, 2024 at 3:51 PM
If only scholarly publications came with a short synopsis of the paper right up front, written by the authors to highlight the important and salient points of the study.
We could give it a nifty name, like "abstract".
We could give it a nifty name, like "abstract".
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Even better way to not lose soil carbon: don’t convert any more natural ecosystems to agriculture
There’s a much bigger soil carbon difference between “farming” and “no farming” than there is between “farming” and “improved farming”
Even better way to not lose soil carbon: don’t convert any more natural ecosystems to agriculture
There’s a much bigger soil carbon difference between “farming” and “no farming” than there is between “farming” and “improved farming”
“It’s easy to lose #carbon from soils, but it’s hard to gain it back. Best thing you can do is don’t leave it bare” - @Jeffinerca.bsky.social, in response to a question about #SoilCarbon and #CoverCropping 🌱🌾 #CDR
October 30, 2024 at 1:47 AM
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Even better way to not lose soil carbon: don’t convert any more natural ecosystems to agriculture
There’s a much bigger soil carbon difference between “farming” and “no farming” than there is between “farming” and “improved farming”
Even better way to not lose soil carbon: don’t convert any more natural ecosystems to agriculture
There’s a much bigger soil carbon difference between “farming” and “no farming” than there is between “farming” and “improved farming”
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Would you like some rage with your lunch break:
- women > men leave their faculty jobs, promotion less likely at every age & stage
- new cohort hired at parity would fall to 48.2% women after 15 years, 45.4% after 25 years, and 40.6% after 35 years.
#AcademicSky
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- women > men leave their faculty jobs, promotion less likely at every age & stage
- new cohort hired at parity would fall to 48.2% women after 15 years, 45.4% after 25 years, and 40.6% after 35 years.
#AcademicSky
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 15, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Would you like some rage with your lunch break:
- women > men leave their faculty jobs, promotion less likely at every age & stage
- new cohort hired at parity would fall to 48.2% women after 15 years, 45.4% after 25 years, and 40.6% after 35 years.
#AcademicSky
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- women > men leave their faculty jobs, promotion less likely at every age & stage
- new cohort hired at parity would fall to 48.2% women after 15 years, 45.4% after 25 years, and 40.6% after 35 years.
#AcademicSky
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...