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Shah Selbe
@shahselbe.bsky.social
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Conservation Technologist and founder, @fieldkit.bsky.social (FieldKit.org) & Conservify. National Geographic Society Explorer. Fellow at New England Aquarium & PopTech. @intbirdrescue.bsky.social Board Member. @oshwassociation.bsky.social Board Alumni.
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Shah Selbe @shahselbe.bsky.social · Nov 21
I created a #StarterPack for folks who work with technology in conservation and ecology. This is not an exhaustive list so please let me know if I forgot anyone or if you would like to be included! I am excited for this community to grow here! @wildlabsnet.bsky.social
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davembmd.bsky.social
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. @aptshadow.bsky.social @abraham.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
shahselbe.bsky.social
Amazing job alert:
August 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
If you need some talking points to share with your elected officials, I wrote some here and got dozens of scientific professional societies to sign on

www.ucs.org/about/news/s...

🧪 @ucs.org
July 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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blacky-himself.bsky.social
Restoring a dredged river.
Awesome result!
#RiverRestoration #ChalkStream #conservation #habitatrestoration
July 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
They will try to tell you, “Resistance is futile.” It is never so.
July 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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lizzieohreally.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
On July 5, as floodwaters were starting to recede, FEMA received 3,027 calls from disaster survivors and answered 3,018, or roughly 99.7 percent, the documents show. Contractors with four call center companies answered the vast majority of the calls. That evening, however, Ms. Noem did not renew the contracts with the four companies and hundreds of contractors were fired, according to the documents and the person briefed on the matter. The next day, July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls and answered 846, or roughly 35.8 percent, according to the documents. And on Monday, July 7, the agency fielded 16,419 calls and answered 2,613, or around 15.9 percent, the documents sho
July 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
shahselbe.bsky.social
I wish things like this would actually damage the power of this administration, instead of just disappearing into the news cycle like everything else.
whetmoser.com whet moser @whetmoser.com · Jul 11
the times is reporting that fema let call center operator contracts expire on july 5, the day after the texas flood, and calls answered went from 99.7% that day to 36% the next to 16% the next www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 6:22 AM
shahselbe.bsky.social
I am not a conspiracy theorist and never really gave much thought to the Epstein murder one (especially since he had enough motive to kill himself) but this is pretty sketchy.
July 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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polialert.bsky.social
“American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices & disgraceful decisions. But Chief Justice Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion.” @atrupar.com
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
The worst chief justice of all time
Move over, Roger Taney and Melville Fuller.
open.substack.com
July 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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ipbes.net
❌ Myth: Human activities don’t harm biodiversity!

✅ Fact: Human actions have already driven at least 680 vertebrate species to extinction since 1500, including the Pinta Giant Tortoise in the Galapagos in 2012.

— @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment 🌏🧪

 

Let’s turn the tide #ForNature!
An informational image comparing "Myth" versus "Reality" about biodiversity impacts. The left side labeled "Myth" states "Humans have minimal impact on global biodiversity." The right side labeled "Reality" contains a statement from the IPBES Global Assessment that reads "Human activities, such as deforestation, pollution and overexploitation, are major drivers of biodiversity loss."
July 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
shahselbe.bsky.social
Headed on a @fieldkit.bsky.social expedition with @jlewallen.bsky.social to the Dja Faunal Reserve in Cameroon for work we do with @ioes.ucla.edu. Thanks to NorthFace for the perfect rainforest bags full of sensors, tree climbing gear, and expedition supplies.
July 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
shahselbe.bsky.social
Who is at #ICCB2025 in Brisbane this week? Let’s meet up and talk conservation technology!
June 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
shahselbe.bsky.social
I am so proud of LA for standing up against this fascist bullshit.
June 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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nytimes.com
The Trump administration said it would deploy the National Guard in Los Angeles as immigration agents clashed with protesters for a second consecutive day. Follow live updates. https://trib.al/hNUn74W
Trump to Send National Guard to LA to Quell Immigration Protests: Live Updates
Federal immigration officials squared off with protesters in Los Angeles County on Saturday using tear gas and flash-bang grenades. The unrest comes just a day after raids were conducted through the city of Los Angeles.
trib.al
June 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
shahselbe.bsky.social
Quite possibly one of the most important websites ever created: owlsintowels.org
Owls in Towels
owlsintowels.org
May 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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wildlabs.bsky.social
Curious how to make open source tech financially sustainable?

Join the WILDLABS Open Source Solutions and Funding & Finance community meeting on May 15 at 5pm UTC to discuss financial challenges + opportunities, featuring talks from @fieldkit.bsky.social and Addax AI!

wildlabs.net/event/sustai...
Sustainable financing for open source conservation tech - Open Source Solutions + Funding and Finance Community Meeting | WILDLABS
Join us to discuss the challenges and opportunities for open source tech for conservation!
wildlabs.net
May 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
shahselbe.bsky.social
I am so far past giving a shit about what the MAGA/conservative crowd thinks anymore. I get that some of you think “you messed up” but all of the information to see that before voting was available. It is fucking infuriating.
April 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
shahselbe.bsky.social
He is such a fucking asshole.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1804202...
Trump May Target Environmental Nonprofits in Executive Orders Expected on Earth Day - Inside Climate News
Environmental groups say they are preparing for the worst—and preparing to fight back.
insideclimatenews.org
April 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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jamellebouie.net
flashback to how americans acted the last time federal agents started kidnapping their neighbors
an illustration of "the battle of christiana" in 1851
April 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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bencollins.bsky.social
theonion.com/historians-q...
From The Onion: Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
April 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
shahselbe.bsky.social
This is treason www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
shahselbe.bsky.social
There are so many deeply dumb people on social media that have strong opinions about federally funded research at universities and manufacturing facilities for American companies without having the faintest idea of how either of those things work.
April 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
shahselbe.bsky.social
If you’re interested in the dire wolf story, please watch @hankgreen.bsky.social’s video here to understand what actually happened here: youtu.be/Ar0zgedLyTw?...
They Didn't Make Dire Wolves, They Made Something…Else
YouTube video by hankschannel
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April 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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jcsalterego.bsky.social
they should invent podcasts you can read
April 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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chrismurphyct.bsky.social
Good morning.

Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.

It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
April 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM