Seth Sykora-Bodie
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🌊 Protected Area Policy for NOAA Sanctuaries | 🌎 Ph.D. @ Duke | Nat Geo Explorer | 🐋 Sea Grant Knauss Alum | Nomadic by Nature
Sobering but accurate take on things.
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Opinion | It Is Trump’s Casino Economy Now. You’ll Probably Lose.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Sobering but accurate take on things.
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Trump’s environmental policies are reshaping everyday life. Here’s how. | grist.org/politics/tru...
Trump's environmental policies are reshaping everyday life. Here's how.
The president’s rollbacks and funding cuts are affecting your food, water, and air — even if you don’t realize it.
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August 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Trump’s environmental policies are reshaping everyday life. Here’s how. | grist.org/politics/tru...
Gazans Are Dying of Starvation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
Gazans Are Dying of Starvation
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July 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Gazans Are Dying of Starvation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
Trump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions | grist.org/energy/trump...
Trump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions
The Chemical Safety Board, a federal agency that investigates large-scale industrial chemical disasters, will close under Trump's orders.
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June 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Trump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions | grist.org/energy/trump...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/c...
Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back.
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May 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/c...
Yesterday, I was feeling a little deflated and disappointed by some things that I had been seeing and hearing, so I wrote this short post because I believe it is important for us to stand together and support those around us. www.linkedin.com/posts/sethsy...
As you all know, we are in the midst of a political crisis that is… | Seth Sykora-Bodie, Ph.D.
As you all know, we are in the midst of a political crisis that is revealing a lot about our institutions, society, and leadership. Unfortunately, one of the things it is showing us is that many organ...
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April 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Yesterday, I was feeling a little deflated and disappointed by some things that I had been seeing and hearing, so I wrote this short post because I believe it is important for us to stand together and support those around us. www.linkedin.com/posts/sethsy...
Happy anniversary to the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), which was signed on April 7th, 1980. I was so fortunate to be able to study this unique international agreement for my dissertation and miss it every day! #CCAMLR #Antarctica
April 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Happy anniversary to the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), which was signed on April 7th, 1980. I was so fortunate to be able to study this unique international agreement for my dissertation and miss it every day! #CCAMLR #Antarctica
Of Course Trump Will Tank the Economy. It’s What Republicans Do. newrepublic.com/article/1933... via @newrepublic.com
Of Course Trump Will Tank the Economy. It’s What Republicans Do.
As the president’s “Liberation Day” nears, it’s time to liberate ourselves from the vicious cycle of Democrats having to clean up the GOP’s messes.
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April 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Of Course Trump Will Tank the Economy. It’s What Republicans Do. newrepublic.com/article/1933... via @newrepublic.com
Foreign Spies to Team Trump: 👊🇺🇸🔥 www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/o...
Opinion | Foreign Spies to Team Trump: 👊🇺🇸🔥
It’s never been easier to steal secrets from the United States government.
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March 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Foreign Spies to Team Trump: 👊🇺🇸🔥 www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/o...
This is so monumentally incompetent. If any career federal employee did something like this they would be fired and charged for revealing classified information. And all of these people should be, as well. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
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March 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This is so monumentally incompetent. If any career federal employee did something like this they would be fired and charged for revealing classified information. And all of these people should be, as well. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Please read this important piece about the new territory that we're entering when the government asserts it can deport individuals without judicial review.
Defiance and Threats in Deportation Case Renew Fear of Constitutional Crisis www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
Defiance and Threats in Deportation Case Renew Fear of Constitutional Crisis www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
Defiance and Threats in Deportation Case Renew Fear of Constitutional Crisis
Legal scholars say that the nation has reached a tipping point and that the right question is not whether there is a crisis, but rather how much damage it will cause.
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March 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Please read this important piece about the new territory that we're entering when the government asserts it can deport individuals without judicial review.
Defiance and Threats in Deportation Case Renew Fear of Constitutional Crisis www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
Defiance and Threats in Deportation Case Renew Fear of Constitutional Crisis www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
Bill Nye becomes target of MAGA after making claims about Elon Musk on CNN
March 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Bill Nye becomes target of MAGA after making claims about Elon Musk on CNN
In Crucial Judicial Race in Wisconsin, G.O.P. Now Has a Financial Edge www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
In Crucial Judicial Race in Wisconsin, G.O.P. Now Has a Financial Edge (Gift Article)
Two years ago, Democratic money carried a liberal jurist to victory and swung the state’s high court to the left. Now, Elon Musk and other wealthy donors have given Republicans a chance to swing it ba...
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February 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In Crucial Judicial Race in Wisconsin, G.O.P. Now Has a Financial Edge www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
How Federal Employees Are Fighting Back Against Elon Musk - The New York Times
February 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
How Federal Employees Are Fighting Back Against Elon Musk - The New York Times
Reposted by Seth Sykora-Bodie
Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year.
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Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
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Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
February 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team
Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid.
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February 3, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
So proud to have been part of this team and of everyone else who has helped protect this incredible place. www.noaa.gov/news-release...
Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA designate 18th national marine sanctuary
Papahānaumokuākea sanctuary status to bring strengthened conservation, management
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January 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
So proud to have been part of this team and of everyone else who has helped protect this incredible place. www.noaa.gov/news-release...
In North Carolina, Republicans Try to Reverse a Supreme Court Election Loss www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/u...
In North Carolina, Republicans Try to Reverse a Supreme Court Election Loss
An incumbent Democrat narrowly won re-election to the state’s highest court. But the Republican-controlled court is considering an unusual protest from her challenger that could flip the result.
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January 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
In North Carolina, Republicans Try to Reverse a Supreme Court Election Loss www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/u...