Don Orth
@donaldorth.bsky.social
Retired, Fish Conservation, SCIcomm, Flowing Waters, Author of Fish, Fishing, and Conservation, #OER https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/112741
Reflections
http://vtichthyology.blogspot.com/2023/05/reflections-on-my-career-by-don-orth.html
Reflections
http://vtichthyology.blogspot.com/2023/05/reflections-on-my-career-by-don-orth.html
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS NEW River Valley” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
NO KINGS NEW River Valley · Mobilize
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
www.mobilize.us
October 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS NEW River Valley” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. Together we’re making it clear that America belongs to us—not wannabe dictators. Join us Oct. 18th for #NoKings
🔗 www.nokings.org
🔗 www.nokings.org
October 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. Together we’re making it clear that America belongs to us—not wannabe dictators. Join us Oct. 18th for #NoKings
🔗 www.nokings.org
🔗 www.nokings.org
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On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we celebrate & honor the cultures, traditions, & contributions of our country's first people. We're dedicated to creating a more equitable & inclusive nation, acknowledging the sovereignty of Tribal Nations, & electing leaders who treat Tribal Nations with dignity.
October 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we celebrate & honor the cultures, traditions, & contributions of our country's first people. We're dedicated to creating a more equitable & inclusive nation, acknowledging the sovereignty of Tribal Nations, & electing leaders who treat Tribal Nations with dignity.
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"Fishman", proposal for a journal cover.
Commissioned by MY Dennis' lab @mydennis.bsky.social for a study focused on identifying human-specific gene duplications and their role in brain evolution using genomics and zebrafish as model. @dcsoto.bsky.social
#art #digitalart #sciart #fish
Commissioned by MY Dennis' lab @mydennis.bsky.social for a study focused on identifying human-specific gene duplications and their role in brain evolution using genomics and zebrafish as model. @dcsoto.bsky.social
#art #digitalart #sciart #fish
September 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
"Fishman", proposal for a journal cover.
Commissioned by MY Dennis' lab @mydennis.bsky.social for a study focused on identifying human-specific gene duplications and their role in brain evolution using genomics and zebrafish as model. @dcsoto.bsky.social
#art #digitalart #sciart #fish
Commissioned by MY Dennis' lab @mydennis.bsky.social for a study focused on identifying human-specific gene duplications and their role in brain evolution using genomics and zebrafish as model. @dcsoto.bsky.social
#art #digitalart #sciart #fish
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Please enjoy my interview on the American Fisheries Society podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
🧪🌎🦑🦈 #SciComm
🧪🌎🦑🦈 #SciComm
2025 Excellence in Public Outreach Award recipient David Shiffman
Podcast Episode · AFS Beneath the Surface · 09/19/2025 · 25m
podcasts.apple.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Please enjoy my interview on the American Fisheries Society podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
🧪🌎🦑🦈 #SciComm
🧪🌎🦑🦈 #SciComm
September 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Great news! We are fiscally sponsoring an exciting project! 🦈 The Shark Lady: The Life and Legacy if Dr. Eugenie Clark is a new play featuring a blend of songs, scenes, puppetry, projections, & ensemble-based movement. 💙
donate.misselasmo.org/thesharklady
donate.misselasmo.org/thesharklady
September 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Great news! We are fiscally sponsoring an exciting project! 🦈 The Shark Lady: The Life and Legacy if Dr. Eugenie Clark is a new play featuring a blend of songs, scenes, puppetry, projections, & ensemble-based movement. 💙
donate.misselasmo.org/thesharklady
donate.misselasmo.org/thesharklady
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PREVIEW of Alveus Adventures episode 1: a visit to @garlab.bsky.social!
Full episode drops 12pm Central 9/4/2025!!!
Full episode drops 12pm Central 9/4/2025!!!
September 4, 2025 at 4:22 AM
PREVIEW of Alveus Adventures episode 1: a visit to @garlab.bsky.social!
Full episode drops 12pm Central 9/4/2025!!!
Full episode drops 12pm Central 9/4/2025!!!
My sun Sam and his wife Salina are facing an incredibly tough time right now, as all cancer trials are stopped. They now need to focus on what matters most: being together. Please consider donating or sharing their story. Every bit counts.
gofund.me/81e78428
gofund.me/81e78428
Donate to Help Salina & Sam Focus on Healing, Not Stress, organized by Salina Mejia
Hi friends, family, kind strangers, and anyone who happened to wander here… Salina Mejia needs your support for Help Salina & Sam Focus on Healing, Not Stress
gofund.me
August 31, 2025 at 3:35 AM
My sun Sam and his wife Salina are facing an incredibly tough time right now, as all cancer trials are stopped. They now need to focus on what matters most: being together. Please consider donating or sharing their story. Every bit counts.
gofund.me/81e78428
gofund.me/81e78428
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Massive walkout underway at CDC.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
August 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Massive walkout underway at CDC.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
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The CDC still needs to sign off on the fall COVID vaccine. It's likely this showdown was because RFK is still trying to kill access to it, and the CDC leadership was having none of it
August 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The CDC still needs to sign off on the fall COVID vaccine. It's likely this showdown was because RFK is still trying to kill access to it, and the CDC leadership was having none of it
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Tae Heung “Will” Kim, a doctoral student at Texas A&M University and longtime US permanent resident, has been in ICE detention for OVER one month. The AAUP stands with the Texas AAUP state conference in demanding Mr. Kim’s release.
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-st...
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-st...
AAUP Statement on Continued Detention of Tae Heung “Will” Kim
The AAUP stands with the Texas AAUP state conference in demanding the release of Tae Heung "Will" Kim from ICE detention.
www.aaup.org
August 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Tae Heung “Will” Kim, a doctoral student at Texas A&M University and longtime US permanent resident, has been in ICE detention for OVER one month. The AAUP stands with the Texas AAUP state conference in demanding Mr. Kim’s release.
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-st...
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-st...
A PERSON WHO TELLS THE TRUTH DOESN'T MIND BEING QUESTIONED.
A LIAR DOES.
A LIAR DOES.
August 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
A PERSON WHO TELLS THE TRUTH DOESN'T MIND BEING QUESTIONED.
A LIAR DOES.
A LIAR DOES.
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Dems are apparently "looking for a platform" when the answer is right there: Stop running away from thing that actually help people.
Food, housing, healthcare, no genocides, everyone's rights and bodily autonomy protected, a livable world, and all of those things viciously, deftly defended, always.
Food, housing, healthcare, no genocides, everyone's rights and bodily autonomy protected, a livable world, and all of those things viciously, deftly defended, always.
August 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Dems are apparently "looking for a platform" when the answer is right there: Stop running away from thing that actually help people.
Food, housing, healthcare, no genocides, everyone's rights and bodily autonomy protected, a livable world, and all of those things viciously, deftly defended, always.
Food, housing, healthcare, no genocides, everyone's rights and bodily autonomy protected, a livable world, and all of those things viciously, deftly defended, always.
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Every single Democrat needs to internalize this:
ICE is a politicized operation that our tax dollars are paying for.
If Dem leaders don’t use every single legislative tool in their disposal to rein this in (ie shutting down this govt over funding) they aren’t doing their jobs.
ICE is a politicized operation that our tax dollars are paying for.
If Dem leaders don’t use every single legislative tool in their disposal to rein this in (ie shutting down this govt over funding) they aren’t doing their jobs.
While masked agents were violently attacking a delivery worker this morning, bystanders repeatedly asked to see their badge numbers but they refused.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
August 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Every single Democrat needs to internalize this:
ICE is a politicized operation that our tax dollars are paying for.
If Dem leaders don’t use every single legislative tool in their disposal to rein this in (ie shutting down this govt over funding) they aren’t doing their jobs.
ICE is a politicized operation that our tax dollars are paying for.
If Dem leaders don’t use every single legislative tool in their disposal to rein this in (ie shutting down this govt over funding) they aren’t doing their jobs.
Do the right thing
It is not normal for Universities to restrict speech
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
It is not normal for Universities to restrict speech
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
My Lab Displayed A Message of Solidarity on Our Windows. Harvard Took It Down. | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
If we continue down this path, we risk not only Harvard’s future as an institution of free inquiry and expression but also its integrity and trustworthiness.
www.thecrimson.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Do the right thing
It is not normal for Universities to restrict speech
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
It is not normal for Universities to restrict speech
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
When I witness protestors voicing dissent about Hegseth and Trump, I’m reminded of Kent State when 28 National Guard soldiers fired about 67 rounds over 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom sustained permanent paralyzed. Kent deployment was ordered by Governor
August 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
When I witness protestors voicing dissent about Hegseth and Trump, I’m reminded of Kent State when 28 National Guard soldiers fired about 67 rounds over 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom sustained permanent paralyzed. Kent deployment was ordered by Governor
A groundbreaking initiative is underway to establish a national center for ecologically sustainable water conservation and management, paving the way for establishing a national center for ecologically sustainable water conservation and management", Fisheries 50( 7):301–311 doi.org/10.1093/fshm...
August 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A groundbreaking initiative is underway to establish a national center for ecologically sustainable water conservation and management, paving the way for establishing a national center for ecologically sustainable water conservation and management", Fisheries 50( 7):301–311 doi.org/10.1093/fshm...