Ian Rose
@ianrosewrites.bsky.social
Science & nature writer living on Kalapuya lands (Corvallis, OR). Vulturnalist. Recent bylines in Scientific American, Sierra, Smithsonian and more.
Undiagnosed, but everyone's pretty sure.
Go Birds.
https://ianrosewrites.com/bibliography
Undiagnosed, but everyone's pretty sure.
Go Birds.
https://ianrosewrites.com/bibliography
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Ian Rose
@ianrosewrites.bsky.social
· Oct 8
The End of an Era for Arctic Research
The loss of the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States leaves an uncertain future for science in the Far North
www.sierraclub.org
ARCUS was important. It jumpstarted careers in science. It amplified voices that have too long been left out of research. It did all that and more for very little money, and now it's gone, arguably when we need it most.
My latest for Sierra:
#science #arctic
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/end-e...
My latest for Sierra:
#science #arctic
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/end-e...
It's been 70 years since griffon vultures disappeared from the skies over Romania. They're coming back, starting with relocated birds from Spain.
Vulture releases are some of the most important rewilding projects out there. More please.
#birds #vultures
www.romaniajournal.ro/society-peop...
Vulture releases are some of the most important rewilding projects out there. More please.
#birds #vultures
www.romaniajournal.ro/society-peop...
Griffon Vultures return to the Fagaras Mountains - The Romania Journal
Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus), a species extinct in our country for over 70 years will be reintroduced in the Fagaras Mountains
www.romaniajournal.ro
November 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
It's been 70 years since griffon vultures disappeared from the skies over Romania. They're coming back, starting with relocated birds from Spain.
Vulture releases are some of the most important rewilding projects out there. More please.
#birds #vultures
www.romaniajournal.ro/society-peop...
Vulture releases are some of the most important rewilding projects out there. More please.
#birds #vultures
www.romaniajournal.ro/society-peop...
Don't ask ChatGPT. Ask this perfect Amanita mushroom. The answer may be quieter, but I'd argue it's more likely to be correct.
November 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Don't ask ChatGPT. Ask this perfect Amanita mushroom. The answer may be quieter, but I'd argue it's more likely to be correct.
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Matt Gaetz raped a homeless 17-year-old.
That’s what you should write, not this bullshit that frames the victim as the instigator.
That’s what you should write, not this bullshit that frames the victim as the instigator.
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Matt Gaetz raped a homeless 17-year-old.
That’s what you should write, not this bullshit that frames the victim as the instigator.
That’s what you should write, not this bullshit that frames the victim as the instigator.
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Every location has a picket line in front of it. Don’t cross the line.
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Every location has a picket line in front of it. Don’t cross the line.
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
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"In reality, closing the press will cut relatively little from the university’s overall budget. The press has two full-time employees and an annual budget of roughly $300,000"
For context, Bucknell University reports its annual operating expenses as $288 million.
Make it make sense.
For context, Bucknell University reports its annual operating expenses as $288 million.
Make it make sense.
Under Pressure to Cut Costs, a University Closes Its Press
Bucknell University says it’s closing its storied academic press to focus more resources on undergraduate students. But faculty and other scholars say the press has long been a part of the value proposition at a... https://bit.ly/43UmxVK
Bucknell University says it’s closing its storied academic press to focus more resources on undergraduate students. But faculty and other scholars say the press has long been a part of the value proposition at a... https://bit.ly/43UmxVK
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"In reality, closing the press will cut relatively little from the university’s overall budget. The press has two full-time employees and an annual budget of roughly $300,000"
For context, Bucknell University reports its annual operating expenses as $288 million.
Make it make sense.
For context, Bucknell University reports its annual operating expenses as $288 million.
Make it make sense.
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I'm a member of many hemp industry organizations that are all freaking out right now. One, the Midwest Hemp Council, has this helpful answer to the question everyone is asking: Why is the Senate going after hemp now? Basically a bullshit campaign from market competitors and prohibitionists.
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I'm a member of many hemp industry organizations that are all freaking out right now. One, the Midwest Hemp Council, has this helpful answer to the question everyone is asking: Why is the Senate going after hemp now? Basically a bullshit campaign from market competitors and prohibitionists.
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
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This photo was taken by @chicagotribune.com photog @mandophotos.bsky.social this past Saturday in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. Chicago's local news journalists are doing a helluva job capturing the aggressive tactics CPB & ICE are using here.
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This photo was taken by @chicagotribune.com photog @mandophotos.bsky.social this past Saturday in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. Chicago's local news journalists are doing a helluva job capturing the aggressive tactics CPB & ICE are using here.
bsky.app/profile/mand...
bsky.app/profile/mand...
Support an Oregon farmer and a good guy.
Literally anything at milkbarn.farm, while it’s still legal!
Seed-to-Bottle CBD Products
Seed to bottle, full-spectrum, grown in the Oregon sun with zero pesticides or unnatural inputs.
milkbarn.farm
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Support an Oregon farmer and a good guy.
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Hey so if you see your senator in this list, could you please call them tomorrow and tell them that you’re mad because they voted to kill the entire hemp farm industry, including your buddy Derek in Oregon?
Thanks, buddy.
Thanks, buddy.
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Hey so if you see your senator in this list, could you please call them tomorrow and tell them that you’re mad because they voted to kill the entire hemp farm industry, including your buddy Derek in Oregon?
Thanks, buddy.
Thanks, buddy.
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Should I ask him for a kayak? 🪶🌿
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Should I ask him for a kayak? 🪶🌿
Jaelan Phillips loves being an Eagle, and we love him already. Welcome to Philly!
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Jaelan Phillips loves being an Eagle, and we love him already. Welcome to Philly!
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“I am deeply concerned by recent reports suggesting that Newport may be under consideration for an ICE detention facility,” Newport Mayor Jan Kaplan said in a statement.
It’s unclear how many other Oregon locations may be under review.
Feds appear to be considering Oregon coast locations for ICE facility
It’s unclear how many other Oregon locations may be under review.
www.oregonlive.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“I am deeply concerned by recent reports suggesting that Newport may be under consideration for an ICE detention facility,” Newport Mayor Jan Kaplan said in a statement.
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I've been hearing all day about rumors that ICE wants to set up a new outpost on the Oregon coast. Newport officials say their airport is in the agency's sites. #orpol
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Newport officials raise alarm about possible new ICE facility
Rumors have spread since last week that the Trump administration is planning an outpost on Oregon's central coast.
www.opb.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I've been hearing all day about rumors that ICE wants to set up a new outpost on the Oregon coast. Newport officials say their airport is in the agency's sites. #orpol
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
You get a 3-point fumble. YOU get a 3-point fumble. Everybody gets a field goal saving fumble.
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
You get a 3-point fumble. YOU get a 3-point fumble. Everybody gets a field goal saving fumble.
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Thanks, NOAA!
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Thanks, NOAA!
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Vancouver had 117 people die during the 2021 heat dome climate disaster.
NEW: Councillors and sources inside the City of Vancouver say the city's mayor, Ken Sim, will put forth a budget Wednesday that will eliminate the city's celebrated climate and sustainability department.
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Vancouver had 117 people die during the 2021 heat dome climate disaster.
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My post of Decision Desk's decision to call the Seattle mayor race for Harrell last week didn't hinge on who would ultimately win: The point was that a "call" isn't a race to get a prediction right.
But Wilson now being ahead should at least bring more attention to the importance of not rushing.
But Wilson now being ahead should at least bring more attention to the importance of not rushing.
Calls are about certainty and not risking people's confidence in the final result. Speeding through for competition is not good and irresponsible.
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
My post of Decision Desk's decision to call the Seattle mayor race for Harrell last week didn't hinge on who would ultimately win: The point was that a "call" isn't a race to get a prediction right.
But Wilson now being ahead should at least bring more attention to the importance of not rushing.
But Wilson now being ahead should at least bring more attention to the importance of not rushing.
There are a few teams in the NFL that I like and generally pull for, when they aren't playing my Eagles. The Packers are one of those teams.
That said, tonight they *are* playing my Eagles. May thy knife chip and shatter. Go Birds.
#FlyEaglesFly
That said, tonight they *are* playing my Eagles. May thy knife chip and shatter. Go Birds.
#FlyEaglesFly
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
There are a few teams in the NFL that I like and generally pull for, when they aren't playing my Eagles. The Packers are one of those teams.
That said, tonight they *are* playing my Eagles. May thy knife chip and shatter. Go Birds.
#FlyEaglesFly
That said, tonight they *are* playing my Eagles. May thy knife chip and shatter. Go Birds.
#FlyEaglesFly
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⚠️An updated forecast for this week's #AtmosphericRiver set to impact the U.S. West Coast.
More information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
More information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
An #AtmosphericRiver is forecast to bring heavy rain and mountain snow to California this week. The NWS Weather Prediction Center has issued a marginal risk of excessive rainfall for much of coastal California.
See our latest AR Outlook for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda....
See our latest AR Outlook for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda....
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
⚠️An updated forecast for this week's #AtmosphericRiver set to impact the U.S. West Coast.
More information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
More information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
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Hey #PNW, the @sciencewriters.org meeting next NOV is in Corvallis, OR. Hosts include @oregonstate.edu
#sciwri26
Travel dream - a "private car" on Amtrak bringing all the #seattle folks south
@nswa.bsky.social
sciencewriters2025.org/next-year/
#sciwri26
Travel dream - a "private car" on Amtrak bringing all the #seattle folks south
@nswa.bsky.social
sciencewriters2025.org/next-year/
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Hey #PNW, the @sciencewriters.org meeting next NOV is in Corvallis, OR. Hosts include @oregonstate.edu
#sciwri26
Travel dream - a "private car" on Amtrak bringing all the #seattle folks south
@nswa.bsky.social
sciencewriters2025.org/next-year/
#sciwri26
Travel dream - a "private car" on Amtrak bringing all the #seattle folks south
@nswa.bsky.social
sciencewriters2025.org/next-year/
I grow garlic. My neighbors grow squash. I'd like to diversify my own harvest, but for now, trade is just as good. Better, because it also comes with the community value of good barter.
#gardening #food
#gardening #food
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I grow garlic. My neighbors grow squash. I'd like to diversify my own harvest, but for now, trade is just as good. Better, because it also comes with the community value of good barter.
#gardening #food
#gardening #food
Obergefell survives, and Kim Davis loses. In a time of great and constant harm, every harm averted is something.
That's enough to get me out of bed and started on an otherwise pretty dismal day. Whatever works, grab on to something. Keep going.
That's enough to get me out of bed and started on an otherwise pretty dismal day. Whatever works, grab on to something. Keep going.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Obergefell survives, and Kim Davis loses. In a time of great and constant harm, every harm averted is something.
That's enough to get me out of bed and started on an otherwise pretty dismal day. Whatever works, grab on to something. Keep going.
That's enough to get me out of bed and started on an otherwise pretty dismal day. Whatever works, grab on to something. Keep going.