Bruce A. Snyder
@1000pede.bsky.social
Soil ecology, earthworms, millipedes, teaching, community science. Asso Prof Georgia College. He/him. Opinions mine. Society's a platypus.
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💔 for my children: “The Trump administration has dismissed the hundreds of scientists and experts who had been compiling the federal government’s flagship report on how global warming is affecting the country.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/c...
National Climate Assessment Authors Are Dismissed by Trump Administration
The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
💔 for my children: “The Trump administration has dismissed the hundreds of scientists and experts who had been compiling the federal government’s flagship report on how global warming is affecting the country.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/c...
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I hate to say this, and it gives me the chills just to think it, but CECOT is on (and not a short way down) the road to Auschwitz.
April 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I hate to say this, and it gives me the chills just to think it, but CECOT is on (and not a short way down) the road to Auschwitz.
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Inside me there are two wolves. One of them has a 15 genome edits the other 20 genome edits. Neither of them is a dire wolf.
April 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Inside me there are two wolves. One of them has a 15 genome edits the other 20 genome edits. Neither of them is a dire wolf.
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We are risking plunging the United States into a dark age of entomology next week. USDA programs are facing massive lay-offs next week and the public should be aware of the impact. If you care about food systems, forests, invasive species, this thread is for you. Read Below: 🧪 #entomology #science
April 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
We are risking plunging the United States into a dark age of entomology next week. USDA programs are facing massive lay-offs next week and the public should be aware of the impact. If you care about food systems, forests, invasive species, this thread is for you. Read Below: 🧪 #entomology #science
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
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Holy shit. This is *the* gold-standard measurement of atmospheric CO2 -- the one in all the charts.
The Trump administration is planning to cancel its lease at a government laboratory in Hawaii, a site where scientists support key observations of surging greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere, according to a list obtained by Democratic members of Congress and shared with The Post.
Trump moves to close facility that helps track planet-warming pollution
The lab is connected to the Mauna Loa Observatory, where scientists gather data to produce the Keeling Curve, a chart on the daily status of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Holy shit. This is *the* gold-standard measurement of atmospheric CO2 -- the one in all the charts.
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Today’s doom scroll safety stop 🛑
A thread on hippo testicles
Adding this to my #comparativeanatomy teaching notes
A thread on hippo testicles
Adding this to my #comparativeanatomy teaching notes
I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
a statue of a hippopotamus with its mouth open and teeth showing .
Alt: A hippo being tossed a watermelon, which it crushes in its massive jaws.
media.tenor.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Today’s doom scroll safety stop 🛑
A thread on hippo testicles
Adding this to my #comparativeanatomy teaching notes
A thread on hippo testicles
Adding this to my #comparativeanatomy teaching notes
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It's amazing how fast plants respond following prescribed fire. This stand was just burned two weeks ago as part of training for students in my Fire Ecology and Management class, and the wiregrass is already green.
March 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It's amazing how fast plants respond following prescribed fire. This stand was just burned two weeks ago as part of training for students in my Fire Ecology and Management class, and the wiregrass is already green.
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Just a reminder for many of you but can be useful for others.
There's a website for US trans people trying to find a new home somewhere in the world : transworldexpress.org/wiki/Main_Page
There's a website for US trans people trying to find a new home somewhere in the world : transworldexpress.org/wiki/Main_Page
Trans World Express
transworldexpress.org
March 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Just a reminder for many of you but can be useful for others.
There's a website for US trans people trying to find a new home somewhere in the world : transworldexpress.org/wiki/Main_Page
There's a website for US trans people trying to find a new home somewhere in the world : transworldexpress.org/wiki/Main_Page
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Myriapod Meet Up 2025 — 25 March, 8AM - 5PM (EDT). This online event will include short talks, and a chance to share and discuss research about myriapods (and other multipedes, e.g. Onychophora). Anyone may participate in this free event (no need to give a talk).
March 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Myriapod Meet Up 2025 — 25 March, 8AM - 5PM (EDT). This online event will include short talks, and a chance to share and discuss research about myriapods (and other multipedes, e.g. Onychophora). Anyone may participate in this free event (no need to give a talk).
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I am the great-grandson of a man who led his family out of the shtetl to a strange land in search of a better life. I am the grandson of the three-year-old boy on that journey. My English name is Marc, but my Hebrew name is Elhanan (אֶלְחָנָן)—after the warrior in David’s army who slew a powerful giant.
My Open Letter to Elon Musk
From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.
www.democracydocket.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I am the great-grandson of a man who led his family out of the shtetl to a strange land in search of a better life. I am the grandson of the three-year-old boy on that journey. My English name is Marc, but my Hebrew name is Elhanan (אֶלְחָנָן)—after the warrior in David’s army who slew a powerful giant.
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We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it is—this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.
February 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it is—this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.
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Friday SCOOP: @vox.com has learned that USFWS has frozen its vast portfolio of international conservation grants.
This is far beyond the scope of USAID-funded work and will inevitably harm wildlife internationally and in the US.
@benjij.bsky.social has the story: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
This is far beyond the scope of USAID-funded work and will inevitably harm wildlife internationally and in the US.
@benjij.bsky.social has the story: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
Leaked emails show the nation’s leading wildlife agency has halted critical funding for conservation
Exclusive: The US Fish and Wildlife Service has frozen millions of dollars, imperiling animals abroad.
www.vox.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Friday SCOOP: @vox.com has learned that USFWS has frozen its vast portfolio of international conservation grants.
This is far beyond the scope of USAID-funded work and will inevitably harm wildlife internationally and in the US.
@benjij.bsky.social has the story: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
This is far beyond the scope of USAID-funded work and will inevitably harm wildlife internationally and in the US.
@benjij.bsky.social has the story: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
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Losing NOAA would be devastating. Project 2025 authors want to get rid of it because it monitors climate change, and privatize the information it currently provides for free, so you'll have to buy information about the weather and the winds (imperative for mariners).
I have covered NOAA and it’s work for like 15 years and this is brutal. If you’re there and want to chat or share anything, signal is davelevitan.26
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Losing NOAA would be devastating. Project 2025 authors want to get rid of it because it monitors climate change, and privatize the information it currently provides for free, so you'll have to buy information about the weather and the winds (imperative for mariners).
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Timeline cleanse!
Most sharks swim constantly so they can breathe, but some can rest on the bottom and pump water over their gills.
And some of the ones that rest on the bottom like to do that together.
Most sharks swim constantly so they can breathe, but some can rest on the bottom and pump water over their gills.
And some of the ones that rest on the bottom like to do that together.
a group of blue sharks swimming in the ocean
ALT: a group of blue sharks swimming in the ocean
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Timeline cleanse!
Most sharks swim constantly so they can breathe, but some can rest on the bottom and pump water over their gills.
And some of the ones that rest on the bottom like to do that together.
Most sharks swim constantly so they can breathe, but some can rest on the bottom and pump water over their gills.
And some of the ones that rest on the bottom like to do that together.
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🚨Colouring contest update🚨
The #TeamGiantSpringtail colouring competition has had some impressive submissions so far!
To help local libraries get involved, I'm extending the deadline to 14th Feb - so there's still time to submit a romantic valentines springtail - details below!
#Invertebrate 🧪
The #TeamGiantSpringtail colouring competition has had some impressive submissions so far!
To help local libraries get involved, I'm extending the deadline to 14th Feb - so there's still time to submit a romantic valentines springtail - details below!
#Invertebrate 🧪
February 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🚨Colouring contest update🚨
The #TeamGiantSpringtail colouring competition has had some impressive submissions so far!
To help local libraries get involved, I'm extending the deadline to 14th Feb - so there's still time to submit a romantic valentines springtail - details below!
#Invertebrate 🧪
The #TeamGiantSpringtail colouring competition has had some impressive submissions so far!
To help local libraries get involved, I'm extending the deadline to 14th Feb - so there's still time to submit a romantic valentines springtail - details below!
#Invertebrate 🧪