Dr Wernerehl
@drwernerehl.bsky.social
Retired State Botanist of Massachusetts. Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program. Plant ecology, sandplain grasslands, species distribution & abundance, plant taxonomy, iNaturalist.
"I admire Senate Democrats’ soft hearts but not their soft heads." says Reich in this Substack short piece. But I'm not sure their soft hearts even make any sense any more.
Earth to Democrats: Do NOT compromise on your shutdown demand.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"I admire Senate Democrats’ soft hearts but not their soft heads." says Reich in this Substack short piece. But I'm not sure their soft hearts even make any sense any more.
Can you imagine how traumatized this child will be? Is this how "real Americans" behave? Does this make you proud to be American?
“Look at these scumbags — in the car with guns with a baby in the back.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Can you imagine how traumatized this child will be? Is this how "real Americans" behave? Does this make you proud to be American?
Lesson for today: Recording artists, don't record anything to blithely cheerful, or exhausted shoppers with whining children and 5 AM MacDonald's coffee drinkers (my situation) will curse you for forcing them to listen to this over and over.
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Lesson for today: Recording artists, don't record anything to blithely cheerful, or exhausted shoppers with whining children and 5 AM MacDonald's coffee drinkers (my situation) will curse you for forcing them to listen to this over and over.
What happens when somebody actually bothers to multiply it out. The math is straightforward.
Dr. Oz says Americans will lose an average of 397 pounds per person by the midterm elections. So you better get busy!
November 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
What happens when somebody actually bothers to multiply it out. The math is straightforward.
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Tell me this is AI, please. It's gotta be—right?
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Tell me this is AI, please. It's gotta be—right?
A very good night for women in the Democratic party! Yay!
1st Muslim & S. Asian Mayor of NYC
1st woman Gov. of VA
1st Muslim woman Lt Gov.of VA
1st Black woman Mayor of Albany
Maine rejected plan to tighten voting rules
CA approved Prop 50 allowing redistricting in response to TX redistricting
What a message!
This was a major referendum on the GOP.
1st woman Gov. of VA
1st Muslim woman Lt Gov.of VA
1st Black woman Mayor of Albany
Maine rejected plan to tighten voting rules
CA approved Prop 50 allowing redistricting in response to TX redistricting
What a message!
This was a major referendum on the GOP.
History: The City of Detroit just elected its first female mayor: Mary Sheffield.
November 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A very good night for women in the Democratic party! Yay!
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As a resident of Orlando myself, this is music to my ears!!! 💙🎶
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
As a resident of Orlando myself, this is music to my ears!!! 💙🎶
A nice Dem flip in the (US) state of Georgia, a sign of things to come.
Democrats flip two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission • Georgia Recorder
Democrats have flipped two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission, which is currently an all-GOP panel. The PSC regulates Georgia utilities.
georgiarecorder.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
A nice Dem flip in the (US) state of Georgia, a sign of things to come.
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The shift in Connecticut tonight is seismic. Possibly unprecedented. Loads of towns flipped from Republican to Democratic control.
A partial list:
Ansonia
Bethany
Branford
Bristol
Brooklyn
East Granby
Ellington
Enfield
Farmington
Milford
New Britain
New Fairfield
Norwich
Plymouth
Rocky Hill
A partial list:
Ansonia
Bethany
Branford
Bristol
Brooklyn
East Granby
Ellington
Enfield
Farmington
Milford
New Britain
New Fairfield
Norwich
Plymouth
Rocky Hill
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The shift in Connecticut tonight is seismic. Possibly unprecedented. Loads of towns flipped from Republican to Democratic control.
A partial list:
Ansonia
Bethany
Branford
Bristol
Brooklyn
East Granby
Ellington
Enfield
Farmington
Milford
New Britain
New Fairfield
Norwich
Plymouth
Rocky Hill
A partial list:
Ansonia
Bethany
Branford
Bristol
Brooklyn
East Granby
Ellington
Enfield
Farmington
Milford
New Britain
New Fairfield
Norwich
Plymouth
Rocky Hill
Look at this amazing shift for voters in one year! Whooohooo!
Virginia Governor Election Results map from the NYTimes as of 5:25 am Eastern standard time Wednesday 5 Nov 2025.
Virginia Governor Election Results map from the NYTimes as of 5:25 am Eastern standard time Wednesday 5 Nov 2025.
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Look at this amazing shift for voters in one year! Whooohooo!
Virginia Governor Election Results map from the NYTimes as of 5:25 am Eastern standard time Wednesday 5 Nov 2025.
Virginia Governor Election Results map from the NYTimes as of 5:25 am Eastern standard time Wednesday 5 Nov 2025.
Same inability to stick to a single thought or line of thinking that he had in the debates prior to the 2016 election. How can intelligent people not see this as a defect? Does this mean American voters are not very smart? I suspect so.
Really worth reading the entire 60 minutes interview transcript but admit this part got me laughing out loud.
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Same inability to stick to a single thought or line of thinking that he had in the debates prior to the 2016 election. How can intelligent people not see this as a defect? Does this mean American voters are not very smart? I suspect so.
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TODAY: Don't BOO... VOTE! ✅
CA: YES on PROP 50 ✅You poke the Bear, the Bear bites back!
NJ: MIKIE SHERRILL for GOV. ✅
VA: ABIGAIL SPANBERGER for GOV. ✅
GHAZALA HASHMI for Lt. GOV. ✅
Let's All Stick Together & #StickItTo_tRUMP!!!!!
CA: YES on PROP 50 ✅You poke the Bear, the Bear bites back!
NJ: MIKIE SHERRILL for GOV. ✅
VA: ABIGAIL SPANBERGER for GOV. ✅
GHAZALA HASHMI for Lt. GOV. ✅
Let's All Stick Together & #StickItTo_tRUMP!!!!!
November 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
TODAY: Don't BOO... VOTE! ✅
CA: YES on PROP 50 ✅You poke the Bear, the Bear bites back!
NJ: MIKIE SHERRILL for GOV. ✅
VA: ABIGAIL SPANBERGER for GOV. ✅
GHAZALA HASHMI for Lt. GOV. ✅
Let's All Stick Together & #StickItTo_tRUMP!!!!!
CA: YES on PROP 50 ✅You poke the Bear, the Bear bites back!
NJ: MIKIE SHERRILL for GOV. ✅
VA: ABIGAIL SPANBERGER for GOV. ✅
GHAZALA HASHMI for Lt. GOV. ✅
Let's All Stick Together & #StickItTo_tRUMP!!!!!
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Friday 11/7 at 5:30, join NEBS to hear a talk by Dr. Chris Martine! Dr. Martine is a David Burpee Professor of Plant Genetics and Research and Director of the Manning Herbarium at Bucknell University AND President-Elect of the Botanical Society of America. For details and to register: rhodora.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Friday 11/7 at 5:30, join NEBS to hear a talk by Dr. Chris Martine! Dr. Martine is a David Burpee Professor of Plant Genetics and Research and Director of the Manning Herbarium at Bucknell University AND President-Elect of the Botanical Society of America. For details and to register: rhodora.org
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Friday 11/7 at 5:30, join NEBS to hear a talk by Dr. Chris Martine! Dr. Martine is a David Burpee Professor of Plant Genetics and Research and Director of the Manning Herbarium at Bucknell University AND President-Elect of the Botanical Society of America. For details and to register: rhodora.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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“We have a racist shortage in this country like you wouldn’t believe,” Trump told reporters. “When I was putting together my Cabinet, there were barely enough racists to fill all the positions.”
Trump Says White Refugees from South Africa Will Alleviate US’s Severe Shortage of Racists
“When I was putting together my Cabinet, there were barely enough racists to fill all the positions," he said.
www.borowitzreport.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:52 PM
“We have a racist shortage in this country like you wouldn’t believe,” Trump told reporters. “When I was putting together my Cabinet, there were barely enough racists to fill all the positions.”
Great things can happen when post doc researchers chat about their projects and come up with a way to collaborate. The second point is that all science research is important, many discoveries come from unexpected results, so it's critical to continue to fund basic science research.
“Crazy” Grad Student Idea Results in Major Aging Discovery
Mayo Clinic scientists have uncovered a new way to pinpoint “zombie” cells tied to aging and disease using DNA-based molecules called aptamers. One potential key to treating many diseases may lie in t...
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November 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Great things can happen when post doc researchers chat about their projects and come up with a way to collaborate. The second point is that all science research is important, many discoveries come from unexpected results, so it's critical to continue to fund basic science research.
Great thread of rants about intrusive AI in software starting with Emma Thompson ranting on Colbert's show, a feeling that is widely shared!
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Great thread of rants about intrusive AI in software starting with Emma Thompson ranting on Colbert's show, a feeling that is widely shared!
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🚨BREAKING: A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bill Essayli, a Trump-appointed Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, has been serving unlawfully in the nation’s largest federal district — the third such finding against a prosecutor installed by President Donald Trump.
Another Trump-Appointed U.S. Attorney Found to be Serving Unlawfully, Federal Judge Rules
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bill Essayli, a Trump-appointed Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, has been serving unlawfully in the nation’s largest federal district — the third such finding against a prosecutor installed by President Donald Trump.
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We have three openings right now.
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Careers
Project Drawdown careers page.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Come work with us!
We have three openings right now.
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Massachusetts folks: I'm doing a free book talk at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln next Saturday at 2pm www.massaudubon.org/programs/dru...
Book Talk and Signing: Rosemary Mosco's The Birding Dictionary
With more than 160,000 members and supporters, Mass Audubon protects over 41,000 acres of land throughout Massachusetts, saving birds and other wildlife, and making nature accessible to all. We welcom...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Massachusetts folks: I'm doing a free book talk at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln next Saturday at 2pm www.massaudubon.org/programs/dru...
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The Republican Party in a single tweet.
October 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The Republican Party in a single tweet.
ICE agents picking up children walking to school and detaining them. It could happen anywhere now, exposing the deep sickness in this administration. Disgusting!
Protest erupts after ICE reportedly detains Durango students, parent
Dozens of protesters gathered Monday outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Durango after reports spread that federal agents detained two minors and a parent on their way...
www.durangoherald.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
ICE agents picking up children walking to school and detaining them. It could happen anywhere now, exposing the deep sickness in this administration. Disgusting!
Study shows recent anti-Trump protests have a greater geographic spread than Black Lives Matter, and this was before October 18th No Kings Day.
The Resistance Reaches into Trump Country ash.harvard.edu/resources/th...
The Resistance Reaches into Trump Country ash.harvard.edu/resources/th...
The Resistance Reaches into Trump Country – Ash Center
ash.harvard.edu
October 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Study shows recent anti-Trump protests have a greater geographic spread than Black Lives Matter, and this was before October 18th No Kings Day.
The Resistance Reaches into Trump Country ash.harvard.edu/resources/th...
The Resistance Reaches into Trump Country ash.harvard.edu/resources/th...
