Jason Walters
@globalsherpa.bsky.social
Advocate for nature, sustainability, and inclusion. Posts may include native plants, wildlife and trail cam pics, maps and data, and occasional world tour cycling references.
Chicago-based.
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Jason Walters
@globalsherpa.bsky.social
· Jun 12
Researchers Become “Beaver Believers” After Measuring the Impacts of Rewilding - NASA
Researchers are using NASA Earth observations to monitor impacts of beaver restoration on water availability in drought-prone ecosystems.
www.nasa.gov
Beaver Feaver: Ranchers go from beaver hunters to recruiters. "Rivers and streams with healthy beaver populations support more biodiversity, are more drought resilient, and keep water available on the land for more days of the year."
@bengoldfarb.bsky.social @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social #nature
@bengoldfarb.bsky.social @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social #nature
Trend to not talk about climate change below isn't making it go away or helping impacts that are just getting more severe and costly. Insurance cos get this. Many people do too & see need for shift to renewables from fossil fuels. Libs/other politicans and cos need to grow a backone & pick this up.
The Post (me and @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social) analyzed the social media posts and appearances of prominent politicians across the country.
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Trend to not talk about climate change below isn't making it go away or helping impacts that are just getting more severe and costly. Insurance cos get this. Many people do too & see need for shift to renewables from fossil fuels. Libs/other politicans and cos need to grow a backone & pick this up.
UCLA law faculty to UC Regents:
Giving into their "illegal threats" would make the university "complicit in" Tramp admin's "efforts to undermine the rule of law and the values of liberty, equality, and democracy enshired in the Constitution."
Giving into their "illegal threats" would make the university "complicit in" Tramp admin's "efforts to undermine the rule of law and the values of liberty, equality, and democracy enshired in the Constitution."
Well over 150 UC law faculty have just made public this open letter to the UC Regents arguing, point by specific point, for why the Regents should not accept any of the major demands the Trump administration has made of UCLA.
We argue it's not a genuine settlement offer, but a form of extortion.
We argue it's not a genuine settlement offer, but a form of extortion.
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UC Law Faculty to Regents: Resist the Unlawful Demands
sites.google.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
UCLA law faculty to UC Regents:
Giving into their "illegal threats" would make the university "complicit in" Tramp admin's "efforts to undermine the rule of law and the values of liberty, equality, and democracy enshired in the Constitution."
Giving into their "illegal threats" would make the university "complicit in" Tramp admin's "efforts to undermine the rule of law and the values of liberty, equality, and democracy enshired in the Constitution."
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'Small-scale fishermen using low-impact methods are...forced out by industrial vessels "that take more in a day than we can in a season...we are not asking for special treatment, only for rules that protect the ocean, reward those who fish responsibly, + give our communities a chance to survive"'.
Very encouraging to see small-scale fishermen demand better protections from bottom trawling
thefishingdaily.com/eu-fishing-i...
thefishingdaily.com/eu-fishing-i...
Small-Scale Fishermen Demand EU Ban On Bottom Trawling In MPAs - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News
Small-scale fishermen urge Commissioner Kadis to ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas under the proposed EU Ocean Act
thefishingdaily.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
'Small-scale fishermen using low-impact methods are...forced out by industrial vessels "that take more in a day than we can in a season...we are not asking for special treatment, only for rules that protect the ocean, reward those who fish responsibly, + give our communities a chance to survive"'.
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my latest: i spent weeks investigating how frustrations about data centers were about to swallow american politics…
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
The Data Center Backlash Is Swallowing American Politics
Activists on both the left and the right are pushing back against rampant AI development.
heatmap.news
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
my latest: i spent weeks investigating how frustrations about data centers were about to swallow american politics…
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
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“Critics dismiss this as pie-in-the-sky socialism. But what they’re really objecting to is more fundamental: the idea that democratic governments should guarantee people’s basic needs, even if it means intervening in markets”
If guaranteeing essentials sounds radical in 2025, it speaks to how far we’ve drifted from democracy’s core promise. Markets will not save democracy.
My new piece for @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My new piece for @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Zohran Mamdani shows how Democrats can defeat authoritarians like Trump | Isabella Weber
Democrats have two choices: fight to make life affordable again for ordinary people or watch voters embrace authoritarians
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“Critics dismiss this as pie-in-the-sky socialism. But what they’re really objecting to is more fundamental: the idea that democratic governments should guarantee people’s basic needs, even if it means intervening in markets”
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Grateful to spend two days on the Klamath watching chinook, liberated by dam removal, return to streams from which they’d been precluded since the Titanic sank. Fish are everywhere, in numbers that stagger the mind & locations that biologists figured would take years to repopulate. Too beautiful.
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Grateful to spend two days on the Klamath watching chinook, liberated by dam removal, return to streams from which they’d been precluded since the Titanic sank. Fish are everywhere, in numbers that stagger the mind & locations that biologists figured would take years to repopulate. Too beautiful.
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"[O]nly the people can save themselves."
"I've seen communities organize here in ways that I haven't seen in all my years of organizing."
"It has to be an entire village to take [ICE] on, and LA is a massive village."
#California #Illinois #USA #Protest #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"I've seen communities organize here in ways that I haven't seen in all my years of organizing."
"It has to be an entire village to take [ICE] on, and LA is a massive village."
#California #Illinois #USA #Protest #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
From Chicago to LA, neighborly solidarity fuels resistance to ICE
Volunteer patrols, mutual aid efforts and immigrant defenders drive the anti-fascist movement against ICE and counter the "crime-ridden" fear narratives about their cities.
lapublicpress.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"[O]nly the people can save themselves."
"I've seen communities organize here in ways that I haven't seen in all my years of organizing."
"It has to be an entire village to take [ICE] on, and LA is a massive village."
#California #Illinois #USA #Protest #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"I've seen communities organize here in ways that I haven't seen in all my years of organizing."
"It has to be an entire village to take [ICE] on, and LA is a massive village."
#California #Illinois #USA #Protest #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
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This is a really useful pivot to clean heat policy & away from electricity dominated analyses - first I've seen like it. 👏👏👏
I'm delighted to share our new Clean Heat Policy Tracker, an initiative led by @regassistproj.bsky.social via the Clean Heat Forum). www.raponline.org/toolkit/clea...
Clean Heat Policy Tracker
Table of Contents Acknowledgements The Clean Heat Policy Tracker 2025 was designed and authored by Duncan Gibb and Richard Lowes (Regulatory Assistance Project/Clean Heat Forum). Chiara Delmastro (Int...
www.raponline.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is a really useful pivot to clean heat policy & away from electricity dominated analyses - first I've seen like it. 👏👏👏
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At least 20 people have died in ICE custody in 2025, making this year the deadliest in decades. With increases to ICE’s funding, workforce, and detention space, the system riddled with abuse and neglect will undoubtedly be more life-threatening in 2026.
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
It's the deadliest year for people in ICE custody in decades; next year could be worse
There have been at least 20 deaths in ICE custody in 2025, the deadliest year since 2004. As the agency is ramping up hiring and increasing detentions, concerns remain about how to stop the trend.
www.npr.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
At least 20 people have died in ICE custody in 2025, making this year the deadliest in decades. With increases to ICE’s funding, workforce, and detention space, the system riddled with abuse and neglect will undoubtedly be more life-threatening in 2026.
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
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I'm fully convinced that the downfall of this regime will come from brazen, not-even-trying-to-hide-it plunder: the relentless enrichment of billionaires and Trump himself while necessities like housing, food, and healthcare become unattainable for everyone else.
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I'm fully convinced that the downfall of this regime will come from brazen, not-even-trying-to-hide-it plunder: the relentless enrichment of billionaires and Trump himself while necessities like housing, food, and healthcare become unattainable for everyone else.
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Water companies ordered to clean up hundreds of water sources across England found to contain toxic PFAS forever chemicals, with levels rising at some sites, reports Watershed's @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Drinking Water Inspectorate ordered action over ‘forever chemicals’ risk
Analysis finds regulator for England and Wales raised issues with untreated water at facilities serving millions
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Water companies ordered to clean up hundreds of water sources across England found to contain toxic PFAS forever chemicals, with levels rising at some sites, reports Watershed's @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🚨NEW PAPER🚨
We all know the 2022 energy price shock fueled the cost of living crisis. It also caused a profit bonanza for the very rich. We show the US reaped the largest profits ($377bn) of any country. 50% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We all know the 2022 energy price shock fueled the cost of living crisis. It also caused a profit bonanza for the very rich. We show the US reaped the largest profits ($377bn) of any country. 50% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🚨NEW PAPER🚨
We all know the 2022 energy price shock fueled the cost of living crisis. It also caused a profit bonanza for the very rich. We show the US reaped the largest profits ($377bn) of any country. 50% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We all know the 2022 energy price shock fueled the cost of living crisis. It also caused a profit bonanza for the very rich. We show the US reaped the largest profits ($377bn) of any country. 50% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“Although it pains me as an Englishman to admit it, and however unpatriotic it sounds, the numbers don’t lie. Britain needs to be more French if Labour’s warm homes plan is to succeed,” said Adam Bell, director of policy at Stonehaven.
Delays to the #UK government’s £13bn Warm Homes Plan risk holding back investment, jobs and household savings. As E3G's @jamesdyson.bsky.social told @thetimes.com, swift action is vital to boost the economy, cut bills and deliver cleaner, more secure energy.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Ed Miliband’s £13bn warm homes plan delayed after row over energy costs
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero denies that the scheme for insulating homes and replacing gas boilers is being held up by rows with the Treasury
www.thetimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“Although it pains me as an Englishman to admit it, and however unpatriotic it sounds, the numbers don’t lie. Britain needs to be more French if Labour’s warm homes plan is to succeed,” said Adam Bell, director of policy at Stonehaven.
It's not just right wing billionaires & tech control of media & news, readership of local news sites is cratering. -- 2025 State of Local News Report @medillschool.bsky.social.
How do we help people to value & recognize real news & journalism again over misleading social media & content creators?
How do we help people to value & recognize real news & journalism again over misleading social media & content creators?
It's not just the newspapers.
"While declines to print readership are almost a foregone conclusion, 'digital traffic to local news sites is experiencing a cratering similar to that of print,' State of Local News Project director Zach Metzger writes in the report. www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/in-m...
"While declines to print readership are almost a foregone conclusion, 'digital traffic to local news sites is experiencing a cratering similar to that of print,' State of Local News Project director Zach Metzger writes in the report. www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/in-m...
October 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It's not just right wing billionaires & tech control of media & news, readership of local news sites is cratering. -- 2025 State of Local News Report @medillschool.bsky.social.
How do we help people to value & recognize real news & journalism again over misleading social media & content creators?
How do we help people to value & recognize real news & journalism again over misleading social media & content creators?
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"Simply put, the Geometry Problem is that cars are much bigger than humans. ... these physical differences mean that when we optimize places for cars, they end up not working well (or working at all) for any other mode. They become *car-only* places."
Great post, lays it out very clearly.
Great post, lays it out very clearly.
The Geometry Problem
Suburbia doesn't scale
postsuburban.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"Simply put, the Geometry Problem is that cars are much bigger than humans. ... these physical differences mean that when we optimize places for cars, they end up not working well (or working at all) for any other mode. They become *car-only* places."
Great post, lays it out very clearly.
Great post, lays it out very clearly.
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Rob Vos of IFPRI warns: “For the foreseeable future, we should expect the price of our food to remain volatile and increasing.”
His new piece in Welternährung explores how global shocks are driving food inflation — and what it means for low-income countries.
📖 on.cgiar.org/4oCvPh3
@cgiar.org
His new piece in Welternährung explores how global shocks are driving food inflation — and what it means for low-income countries.
📖 on.cgiar.org/4oCvPh3
@cgiar.org
Global Trade: Food Prices are Likely to Remain High and Volatile
How do wars, tariff disputes and currency fluctuations affect the international trade in agricultural products? Poor countries suffer disproportionately from inflation risks and food insecurity.
www.welthungerhilfe.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Rob Vos of IFPRI warns: “For the foreseeable future, we should expect the price of our food to remain volatile and increasing.”
His new piece in Welternährung explores how global shocks are driving food inflation — and what it means for low-income countries.
📖 on.cgiar.org/4oCvPh3
@cgiar.org
His new piece in Welternährung explores how global shocks are driving food inflation — and what it means for low-income countries.
📖 on.cgiar.org/4oCvPh3
@cgiar.org
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BREAKING: Per new reporting, ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting under Kristi Noem. One was discovered to have a history of robbery and battery related to domestic violence while already in training.
October 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
BREAKING: Per new reporting, ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting under Kristi Noem. One was discovered to have a history of robbery and battery related to domestic violence while already in training.
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IMPACT of photojournalism and local reporting. @chicago.suntimes.com Anthony Vazquez [left] and @ashleerezin.bsky.social's [right] photos of Bovino from by @apnews.com 12:53pm (EDT). ~3 hours later, Judge Ellis expands Bovino's deposition.
Major error by Bovino because he can't deny knowledge.
Major error by Bovino because he can't deny knowledge.
October 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
IMPACT of photojournalism and local reporting. @chicago.suntimes.com Anthony Vazquez [left] and @ashleerezin.bsky.social's [right] photos of Bovino from by @apnews.com 12:53pm (EDT). ~3 hours later, Judge Ellis expands Bovino's deposition.
Major error by Bovino because he can't deny knowledge.
Major error by Bovino because he can't deny knowledge.
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Another step in the attempted privatization of public lands -- let them get trashed.
Under the federal government shutdown, public lands agencies say they’ll keep parks open and continue oil and gas permitting — even as they furlough tens of thousands of employees. Advocates warn the approach will do lasting ecological damage.
Visiting public lands during the shutdown? Be polite and prepared - High Country News
Public land advocates say the shutdown threatens resources but offer advice on how to help.
buff.ly
October 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Another step in the attempted privatization of public lands -- let them get trashed.
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Despite federal roadblocks, an ambitious agroforestry program is feeding people, cleaning the air, and helping offset climate change.
“It’s not just planting trees. These are community-informed designs.”
“It’s not just planting trees. These are community-informed designs.”
Denver’s Food Forests Provide Free Fruit While Greening the Environment
Despite federal roadblocks, an ambitious agroforestry program is feeding people, cleaning the air, and helping offset climate change.
buff.ly
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Despite federal roadblocks, an ambitious agroforestry program is feeding people, cleaning the air, and helping offset climate change.
“It’s not just planting trees. These are community-informed designs.”
“It’s not just planting trees. These are community-informed designs.”
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“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes” or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”
New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution
Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.
momentummag.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes” or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”
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Exclusive: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and critics of AI are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures that connected government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future.
Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction
In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.
wapo.st
October 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Exclusive: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and critics of AI are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures that connected government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future.
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That England has had its three worst harvests on record inside the past five years really should be being treated as a much bigger cause for concern than is currently the case. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520171...
'This is what farming with climate change looks like': England endures second worst harvest on record
New analysis confirms three of the five worst harvests on record have occurred in the past five years on the back of extreme heat, drought, and rainfall
www.businessgreen.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
That England has had its three worst harvests on record inside the past five years really should be being treated as a much bigger cause for concern than is currently the case. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520171...