BB
@borealbonnie.bsky.social
Professional plant nerd & geospatial enthusiast. Mediocre outdoor athlete, watercolorist, cozy gamer, etc. Opinions my own.
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The Ecosystems Office at USGS Alaska does important work for responsible resource development in Alaska & more people should know about their role in supporting our economy.
Their mission is worthy of continued federal funding
www.usgs.gov/centers/alas...
Their mission is worthy of continued federal funding
www.usgs.gov/centers/alas...
Q&A: The Role of USGS Ecosystems Science in Alaska
The USGS is the science arm of the Department of the Interior (DOI) with a mission to provide timely and impartial science information to decision-makers, industry, and others. Topics of USGS research...
www.usgs.gov
June 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The Ecosystems Office at USGS Alaska does important work for responsible resource development in Alaska & more people should know about their role in supporting our economy.
Their mission is worthy of continued federal funding
www.usgs.gov/centers/alas...
Their mission is worthy of continued federal funding
www.usgs.gov/centers/alas...
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Alright I have a question for *all of you*, esp for those of you who are not into environment stuff.
When you think about planting native plants in the area you control, what *prevents* you from taking that action? These could be emotional, financial, practical, anything.
RTs appreciated here.
When you think about planting native plants in the area you control, what *prevents* you from taking that action? These could be emotional, financial, practical, anything.
RTs appreciated here.
June 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Alright I have a question for *all of you*, esp for those of you who are not into environment stuff.
When you think about planting native plants in the area you control, what *prevents* you from taking that action? These could be emotional, financial, practical, anything.
RTs appreciated here.
When you think about planting native plants in the area you control, what *prevents* you from taking that action? These could be emotional, financial, practical, anything.
RTs appreciated here.
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Just so everyone knows, you will be subsidizing road construction to cut trees on federal land, which you are already subsidizing. Outside of a handful of areas where there is high value timber, my guess is that if you account for roads and mgmt costs, every timber sale has cost us money.
A Clinton-era rule prohibiting road construction and timber harvesting on millions of acres around the U.S. is set to be repealed, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Monday. sfnm.co/3HSfJjn
The end is near for Clinton-era 'roadless rule,' Rollins announces in Santa Fe
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced her plan to repeal the rule Monday at the Western Governors' Association meeting.
sfnm.co
June 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Just so everyone knows, you will be subsidizing road construction to cut trees on federal land, which you are already subsidizing. Outside of a handful of areas where there is high value timber, my guess is that if you account for roads and mgmt costs, every timber sale has cost us money.
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“In my technical assessment, attacking a nuclear reactor is really, really, really, really dumb,” FAS's @jonatomic.bsky.social tells @wired.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“In my technical assessment, attacking a nuclear reactor is really, really, really, really dumb,” FAS's @jonatomic.bsky.social tells @wired.com
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Many states, including my state of Hawaiʻi, are trying to take tenure away from professors. Sweet.
New state laws target job protections for college professors
At least 11 states have imposed new reviews for tenured faculty, made it easier to fire them or proposed banning tenure altogether.
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June 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Many states, including my state of Hawaiʻi, are trying to take tenure away from professors. Sweet.
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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the destruction of chattel slavery is one of the great accomplishments in our nation's history and the reason conservatives hate celebrating it is because doing so legitimizes the black counter-narrative of the united states
June 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
the destruction of chattel slavery is one of the great accomplishments in our nation's history and the reason conservatives hate celebrating it is because doing so legitimizes the black counter-narrative of the united states
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Lightning Strikes the Arctic: What Will It Mean for the Far North?
“We know that from the networks, but also from local people — not just the elders but middle-aged people — who have noticed things changing,” says Thoman.
e360.yale.edu/features/arc...
“We know that from the networks, but also from local people — not just the elders but middle-aged people — who have noticed things changing,” says Thoman.
e360.yale.edu/features/arc...
Lightning Strikes the Arctic: What Will It Mean for the Far North?
A warmer world is expected to bring more thunderstorms, especially at higher latitudes. Scientists are now reporting a dramatic surge in lightning in the Far North and are scrambling to parse how this...
e360.yale.edu
June 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Lightning Strikes the Arctic: What Will It Mean for the Far North?
“We know that from the networks, but also from local people — not just the elders but middle-aged people — who have noticed things changing,” says Thoman.
e360.yale.edu/features/arc...
“We know that from the networks, but also from local people — not just the elders but middle-aged people — who have noticed things changing,” says Thoman.
e360.yale.edu/features/arc...
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AlaskaSky, this is a call for sources! I'm hoping to talk to people about the role of the AlCan in Alaska's food security. I'm looking to speak to grocers, truckers, and anyone else who might be interested in chatting soon. My email is eva.jt.holland@gmail.com. Please share with relevant folks!
June 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
AlaskaSky, this is a call for sources! I'm hoping to talk to people about the role of the AlCan in Alaska's food security. I'm looking to speak to grocers, truckers, and anyone else who might be interested in chatting soon. My email is eva.jt.holland@gmail.com. Please share with relevant folks!
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Stay alive. Keep fucking living. As the old song goes it’s always darkest just before the dawn, so stay awake with me let’s prove them wrong. We are going to see the sun rise together. I have seen it. And I can tell you it is going to be more beautiful than you can
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
June 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Stay alive. Keep fucking living. As the old song goes it’s always darkest just before the dawn, so stay awake with me let’s prove them wrong. We are going to see the sun rise together. I have seen it. And I can tell you it is going to be more beautiful than you can
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
"The bill… is a vehicle to continue the fight against the Pebble Mine," said Edgmon, I-Dillingham. "Whether or not it advances or whether it just sits there and makes a very large statement that the region by and large is opposed to the mine.” ❤️
On the last day of Alaska's legislative session, House Speaker Bryce Edgmon introduced a bill to ban metal mining in the Bristol Bay watershed – including the controversial Pebble Mine.
Alaska lawmakers introduce bill to ban metals mining in Bristol Bay watershed
House Bill 233 would be the first statewide prohibition on mining in a region of Alaska that hosts the world's largest sockeye salmon run.
akpub.io
June 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"The bill… is a vehicle to continue the fight against the Pebble Mine," said Edgmon, I-Dillingham. "Whether or not it advances or whether it just sits there and makes a very large statement that the region by and large is opposed to the mine.” ❤️
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This is everywhere.
Every academic institution I know is held together by some exhausted woman in her early 40's who waits until the old white male professors have finished their vague rants and says, "alright, so concretely can I propose the following next steps..."
She makes half their salary.
Every academic institution I know is held together by some exhausted woman in her early 40's who waits until the old white male professors have finished their vague rants and says, "alright, so concretely can I propose the following next steps..."
She makes half their salary.
A friend is getting involved in politics for the 1st time. Went to local mtg where guys in charge said: we want to have a concert in 6wks. She asked ?s They had no venue, no bands, etc. She made a PowerPoint on tasks needed & a realistic timeline. Them: You're too corporate, not progressive enough.
June 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This is everywhere.
Every academic institution I know is held together by some exhausted woman in her early 40's who waits until the old white male professors have finished their vague rants and says, "alright, so concretely can I propose the following next steps..."
She makes half their salary.
Every academic institution I know is held together by some exhausted woman in her early 40's who waits until the old white male professors have finished their vague rants and says, "alright, so concretely can I propose the following next steps..."
She makes half their salary.
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There it is. The first ever Heat Advisory issued in Alaska. This is the first year it has been an option. @alaskawx.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 4:48 AM
There it is. The first ever Heat Advisory issued in Alaska. This is the first year it has been an option. @alaskawx.bsky.social
Apropos of nothing, they teach in bear guard classes that less-than-lethal munitions can be fatal TO GRIZZLY BEARS when deployed improperly.
June 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Apropos of nothing, they teach in bear guard classes that less-than-lethal munitions can be fatal TO GRIZZLY BEARS when deployed improperly.
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Rubber pellets are meant to be ricocheted off the ground. When fired directly at people’s faces, they aren’t “less lethal.”
The press is abusing this term & it’s failing to address the fact that cops are incorrectly handling crowd control weapons to intentionally cause physical injury.
The press is abusing this term & it’s failing to address the fact that cops are incorrectly handling crowd control weapons to intentionally cause physical injury.
June 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Rubber pellets are meant to be ricocheted off the ground. When fired directly at people’s faces, they aren’t “less lethal.”
The press is abusing this term & it’s failing to address the fact that cops are incorrectly handling crowd control weapons to intentionally cause physical injury.
The press is abusing this term & it’s failing to address the fact that cops are incorrectly handling crowd control weapons to intentionally cause physical injury.
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It's wild how the existence of ICE, created by George W. Bush in the wild police state policy push after 9/11, is now just taken for granted as something that obviously has to exist. It doesn't! It's barely 20 years old! It was made by the guy who held the previous record for the dumbest president!
hoooly shit
This is a real question posed to The New York Times Ethicist
And their answer was not what some might call... ethical!!!
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/m...
This is a real question posed to The New York Times Ethicist
And their answer was not what some might call... ethical!!!
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/m...
June 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
It's wild how the existence of ICE, created by George W. Bush in the wild police state policy push after 9/11, is now just taken for granted as something that obviously has to exist. It doesn't! It's barely 20 years old! It was made by the guy who held the previous record for the dumbest president!
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When washing your hair don’t let water run over your face or you’ll basically pepper spray yourself all over again. Use swimming goggles.
Timely reminder that the treatment for chemical weapons like tear gas and pepper spray is:
1) remove from active contamination (get them out of the cloud of teargas, remove outer layers of clothing if possible)
2) flush eyes with ONLY clean water. Wash skin and hair with water and soap.
1) remove from active contamination (get them out of the cloud of teargas, remove outer layers of clothing if possible)
2) flush eyes with ONLY clean water. Wash skin and hair with water and soap.
June 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
When washing your hair don’t let water run over your face or you’ll basically pepper spray yourself all over again. Use swimming goggles.
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Very smart, high ROI initiative from the Spencer Foundation.
Providing bridge funding for canceled NSF grants:
1) directs funds to projects already screened by a top-noch review process.
2) avoids imposing proposal prep costs on researchers.
3) ameliorates the disruption from GOP sabotage.
Providing bridge funding for canceled NSF grants:
1) directs funds to projects already screened by a top-noch review process.
2) avoids imposing proposal prep costs on researchers.
3) ameliorates the disruption from GOP sabotage.
Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
www.spencer.org
June 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Very smart, high ROI initiative from the Spencer Foundation.
Providing bridge funding for canceled NSF grants:
1) directs funds to projects already screened by a top-noch review process.
2) avoids imposing proposal prep costs on researchers.
3) ameliorates the disruption from GOP sabotage.
Providing bridge funding for canceled NSF grants:
1) directs funds to projects already screened by a top-noch review process.
2) avoids imposing proposal prep costs on researchers.
3) ameliorates the disruption from GOP sabotage.
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App Store Turns ICE Raids Into Crypto Quests migrantinsider.com/p/iceraids-app
The App Store Turns ICE Raids into Crypto Quests
A new blockchain platform called ICERAID pays users in tokens to photograph suspected undocumented immigrants — a surveillance state built by civilians, gamified for profit.
migrantinsider.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
App Store Turns ICE Raids Into Crypto Quests migrantinsider.com/p/iceraids-app
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I've seen folks talk about how "in four years" they'll be able to get back to their planned projects and I really don't think that's going to work out. People & projects losing funding now will not be able to hit pause and come back once funding is restored. Hard-won progress & capacity will be lost
I worry that not enough of a big deal is being made about how long-term the devastation of these budget cuts to our scientific and health agencies will be, beyond the absolute ruin they will cause in the acute period.
June 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I've seen folks talk about how "in four years" they'll be able to get back to their planned projects and I really don't think that's going to work out. People & projects losing funding now will not be able to hit pause and come back once funding is restored. Hard-won progress & capacity will be lost
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ICYMI: Last year, Alaskans voted overwhelmingly to mandate sick leave for all workers here. But as the July 1 start date approaches, the state still hasn't published new regulations to implement it — alaskabeacon.com/2025/05/30/w... #akleg
Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a freeze on new state regulations. What does that mean? | Alaska Beacon
An administrative order paused new regulations in order to reduce costs, but it could affect a ballot measure Alaskans supported in 2024.
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June 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
ICYMI: Last year, Alaskans voted overwhelmingly to mandate sick leave for all workers here. But as the July 1 start date approaches, the state still hasn't published new regulations to implement it — alaskabeacon.com/2025/05/30/w... #akleg
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I read the media accounts of the murder of this poor man from NBC, CNN, The Guardian and CTV. The American outlets did not mention Joss’s homosexuality, or that his husband attributed his shooting to homophobic neighbours. Neither did the police spokesperson. The Canadian and British outlets did.
June 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I read the media accounts of the murder of this poor man from NBC, CNN, The Guardian and CTV. The American outlets did not mention Joss’s homosexuality, or that his husband attributed his shooting to homophobic neighbours. Neither did the police spokesperson. The Canadian and British outlets did.
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Many others are posting abt this too but this graphic viscerally shows how dire the presidential budget is for NASA 🔭🧪and worldwide astronomy. I can’t express how sad this makes me, as an American scientist. And it’s mostly already paid for projects, so also no logic in terms of saving money.
June 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Many others are posting abt this too but this graphic viscerally shows how dire the presidential budget is for NASA 🔭🧪and worldwide astronomy. I can’t express how sad this makes me, as an American scientist. And it’s mostly already paid for projects, so also no logic in terms of saving money.