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Avian ecologist, conservation biologist, montane riparian songbird community. PhD, ret. USFWS biologist.💚Old growth, hot springs, Animalia. Meditator, cyclist, yogi, watercolorist. Vegetarian. Feminist. Traveler.💚land & people of US = reluctant activist
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OK folks, here's the deal. Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads and has ignored asks to stop. It's time to tell them we won't stream fascism - by cancelling our subscriptions. Here's how to get started: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
OK folks, here's the deal. Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads and has ignored asks to stop. It's time to tell them we won't stream fascism - by cancelling our subscriptions. Here's how to get started: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
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Yesssss www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/c...
Groups Sue E.P.A. Over Canceled $7 Billion for Solar Energy
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Yesssss www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/c...
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As Trump doubles down on a violent, fossil fuelled vision of US hegemony, China dominates all of the industries that underpin the renewables revolution, reshaping global politics. theconversation.com/goodbye-petr...
Goodbye petrostates, hello ‘electrostates’: how the clean energy shift is reshaping the world order
The global shift toward renewable energy is challenging old geopolitical power structures. So where does Australia stand?
theconversation.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
As Trump doubles down on a violent, fossil fuelled vision of US hegemony, China dominates all of the industries that underpin the renewables revolution, reshaping global politics. theconversation.com/goodbye-petr...
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A win! Thank you to everyone who spoke out! After facing bipartisan resistance, the Senate Parliamentarian, ruled that Sen. Mike Lee’s proposal to sell off millions of acres of federal land cannot be included under reconciliation rules.
June 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A win! Thank you to everyone who spoke out! After facing bipartisan resistance, the Senate Parliamentarian, ruled that Sen. Mike Lee’s proposal to sell off millions of acres of federal land cannot be included under reconciliation rules.
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Call your senators. Some of them are not happy about selling off our national parks.
June 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Call your senators. Some of them are not happy about selling off our national parks.
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#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1969: The heavily polluted Cuyahoga River catches fire due to trapped debris and oil slicks, likely ignited by a passing train. It was not unusual, extinguished quickly and caused little damage, but it became a symbol for the Clean Water movement. /1
Today in history, 1969: The heavily polluted Cuyahoga River catches fire due to trapped debris and oil slicks, likely ignited by a passing train. It was not unusual, extinguished quickly and caused little damage, but it became a symbol for the Clean Water movement. /1
June 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1969: The heavily polluted Cuyahoga River catches fire due to trapped debris and oil slicks, likely ignited by a passing train. It was not unusual, extinguished quickly and caused little damage, but it became a symbol for the Clean Water movement. /1
Today in history, 1969: The heavily polluted Cuyahoga River catches fire due to trapped debris and oil slicks, likely ignited by a passing train. It was not unusual, extinguished quickly and caused little damage, but it became a symbol for the Clean Water movement. /1
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Happy Juneteenth 🇺🇸! As writes
@hcrichardson.bsky.social Juneteenth is a celebration of a new nation, following the Civil War, and one that honors the equality of ALL Americans ❤️🤍💙
Happy Juneteenth 🇺🇸! As writes
@hcrichardson.bsky.social Juneteenth is a celebration of a new nation, following the Civil War, and one that honors the equality of ALL Americans ❤️🤍💙
June 18, 2025 (Wednesday)
Tomorrow is the federal holiday honoring Juneteenth, the celebration of the announcement in Texas on June 19th, 1865, that enslaved Americans were free.
open.substack.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Happy Juneteenth 🇺🇸! As writes
@hcrichardson.bsky.social Juneteenth is a celebration of a new nation, following the Civil War, and one that honors the equality of ALL Americans ❤️🤍💙
Happy Juneteenth 🇺🇸! As writes
@hcrichardson.bsky.social Juneteenth is a celebration of a new nation, following the Civil War, and one that honors the equality of ALL Americans ❤️🤍💙
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June 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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There were more people at the No Kings protest in Boise, Idaho
Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.
June 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
There were more people at the No Kings protest in Boise, Idaho
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PUBLIC LANDS EMERGENCY!
If there ever was a time to call your Senators, this is it.
#publiclands #parkchat #protectpubliclands
If there ever was a time to call your Senators, this is it.
#publiclands #parkchat #protectpubliclands
Senate Announces Plan to Sell At Least 2,100,000 Acres of Public Lands
The time to contact your Senators is now.
thenationalparksexperience.substack.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
PUBLIC LANDS EMERGENCY!
If there ever was a time to call your Senators, this is it.
#publiclands #parkchat #protectpubliclands
If there ever was a time to call your Senators, this is it.
#publiclands #parkchat #protectpubliclands
Yo, NYC residents! Be sure to VOTE 🗳️ in the upcoming JUNE 24 Mayoral Primary! Post cards being sent from me to 200 of youse 💚🇺🇸
June 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Yo, NYC residents! Be sure to VOTE 🗳️ in the upcoming JUNE 24 Mayoral Primary! Post cards being sent from me to 200 of youse 💚🇺🇸
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Absolute ignorant scum bags
The final nail in the coffin of the Amazon rain forest that has stood for millions of years
Brazil senate passes sweeping bill erasing protections for Amazon forest and 3,000 protected areas and 18 million hectares of forest
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
The final nail in the coffin of the Amazon rain forest that has stood for millions of years
Brazil senate passes sweeping bill erasing protections for Amazon forest and 3,000 protected areas and 18 million hectares of forest
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Brazil activists decry green rollbacks as senate passes ‘devastation bill’
Legislation would dismantle regulations in farming, mining and energy, increasing risk of widespread destruction
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR TURTLES CROSSING THE ROAD AND REMEMBER TO "GIVE TURTLES A BRAKE."
Thousands of turtles are killed each year in New York when struck by vehicles while migrating to nesting areas.
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR TURTLES CROSSING THE ROAD AND REMEMBER TO "GIVE TURTLES A BRAKE."
Thousands of turtles are killed each year in New York when struck by vehicles while migrating to nesting areas.
May 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR TURTLES CROSSING THE ROAD AND REMEMBER TO "GIVE TURTLES A BRAKE."
Thousands of turtles are killed each year in New York when struck by vehicles while migrating to nesting areas.
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR TURTLES CROSSING THE ROAD AND REMEMBER TO "GIVE TURTLES A BRAKE."
Thousands of turtles are killed each year in New York when struck by vehicles while migrating to nesting areas.
Save penguins 🐧 = save Antarctica 🤍🧊! Don’t impose tariffs on them (I.e. Heard and Mc Donald Islands)!
“This demonstrates a deep connection between the ecosystem and atmospheric processes." 🧪 Cool new study from Matt Boyer etal.
Penguin poo helps keep Antarctica cool
Huge colonies of penguins in Antarctica fill the air with ammonia, which stabilises particles in the atmosphere that allow climate-cooling clouds to form
www.newscientist.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Save penguins 🐧 = save Antarctica 🤍🧊! Don’t impose tariffs on them (I.e. Heard and Mc Donald Islands)!
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Under Eisenhower, super-rich had <91% tax rate. Since Reagan, super-rich’ taxes plummeted. Instead of financing US government w/taxes, super-rich lend it money (bonds, 70% held by mostly wealthy Americans). Our taxes pay interest on national debt to super-rich! TTR
Under Eisenhower, super-rich had <91% tax rate. Since Reagan, super-rich’ taxes plummeted. Instead of financing US government w/taxes, super-rich lend it money (bonds, 70% held by mostly wealthy Americans). Our taxes pay interest on national debt to super-rich! TTR
OMG! The Bond Vigilantes!
They’re just scapegoats. Here’s the real cause of our growing national debt.
open.substack.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Under Eisenhower, super-rich had <91% tax rate. Since Reagan, super-rich’ taxes plummeted. Instead of financing US government w/taxes, super-rich lend it money (bonds, 70% held by mostly wealthy Americans). Our taxes pay interest on national debt to super-rich! TTR
Under Eisenhower, super-rich had <91% tax rate. Since Reagan, super-rich’ taxes plummeted. Instead of financing US government w/taxes, super-rich lend it money (bonds, 70% held by mostly wealthy Americans). Our taxes pay interest on national debt to super-rich! TTR
We SHARE resources with other nations to fight wildfires. With overlapping fire weather seasons, we risk straining already limited resources to fight fires on our respective continents 🌎🔥🌏
Live, act, & vote for environmental protections — as if you & your children’s lives depend upon it bc they do💚
Live, act, & vote for environmental protections — as if you & your children’s lives depend upon it bc they do💚
'Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires in many regions of the world. Researchers have found that fire weather seasons are increasingly overlapping between eastern Australia & western North America'.
tasmaniantimes.com/2025/05/fire...
tasmaniantimes.com/2025/05/fire...
Fire Season Overlap Threatens Firefighting Efforts - Tasmanian Times
Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires in many regions of the world. This is due partly to specific weather conditions — known as fire weather — that facilitate the spread of wildfires. Re...
tasmaniantimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
We SHARE resources with other nations to fight wildfires. With overlapping fire weather seasons, we risk straining already limited resources to fight fires on our respective continents 🌎🔥🌏
Live, act, & vote for environmental protections — as if you & your children’s lives depend upon it bc they do💚
Live, act, & vote for environmental protections — as if you & your children’s lives depend upon it bc they do💚
The Trump administration is proposing to rescind a decades-old rule that defines “harm” to include endangered species’ habitat modification. This defies a U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the rule.
Use this Earthjustice link to oppose weakening the ESA earthjustice.org/action/clear...
Use this Earthjustice link to oppose weakening the ESA earthjustice.org/action/clear...
Clear-cutting trees, drilling for oil and gas, mining, and reckless development destroy habitats and harm species
Habitat destruction is the #1 cause of species extinction.
earthjustice.org
May 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The Trump administration is proposing to rescind a decades-old rule that defines “harm” to include endangered species’ habitat modification. This defies a U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the rule.
Use this Earthjustice link to oppose weakening the ESA earthjustice.org/action/clear...
Use this Earthjustice link to oppose weakening the ESA earthjustice.org/action/clear...
The Trump administration is using wildfires as a pretext for fast-tracking logging proposals on up to 59% of U.S. Forest Service lands, including Old growth and mature trees. Use this Earthjustice link to help protect our forests and the web of life depending on them earthjustice.org/brief/2025/n...
The Trump Administration Is Trying to Put Our Federal Forests Up for Sale
If the Trump administration breaks the law to hold timber sales, we will see them in court.
earthjustice.org
May 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Trump administration is using wildfires as a pretext for fast-tracking logging proposals on up to 59% of U.S. Forest Service lands, including Old growth and mature trees. Use this Earthjustice link to help protect our forests and the web of life depending on them earthjustice.org/brief/2025/n...
Women have been excluded in medical studies for years. This study cancellation affects us all — you may be a woman, or know, like, and even love one ❤️! Can the principal investigators sue on the basis of historical exclusion of women subjects to have the study reinstated?
The Fighting Liberal Texan🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121
@fightingliberal.bsky.social
· Apr 23
NIH cancels its first largest study centered on women
Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
Enrolled tens of thousands of participants in clinical trials over 3 decades.
https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-cancels-its-first-and-largest-study-centered-women
Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
Enrolled tens of thousands of participants in clinical trials over 3 decades.
https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-cancels-its-first-and-largest-study-centered-women
April 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Women have been excluded in medical studies for years. This study cancellation affects us all — you may be a woman, or know, like, and even love one ❤️! Can the principal investigators sue on the basis of historical exclusion of women subjects to have the study reinstated?
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This is the definition of a complete and catastrophic public health failure.
This is public health in the United Stares, circa 2025.
This is public health in the United Stares, circa 2025.
Scientists Find Measles Likely To Become Endemic in the US Over Next 20 Years
A new study forecasts more than 850,000 measles cases over the next 25 years if US vaccination rates stay the same. Millions of infections are possible if rates drop.
www.wired.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This is the definition of a complete and catastrophic public health failure.
This is public health in the United Stares, circa 2025.
This is public health in the United Stares, circa 2025.
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A fed' court halted Wildlife Services’ predator-killing program across 6.2M acres of public lands—banning traps, poisons, and aerial gunning in Nevada’s Wilderness & Wilderness Study Areas. But this fight isn’t over. Wildlife Services will be back. And we’ll be ready. westernwatersheds.org/support/
April 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A fed' court halted Wildlife Services’ predator-killing program across 6.2M acres of public lands—banning traps, poisons, and aerial gunning in Nevada’s Wilderness & Wilderness Study Areas. But this fight isn’t over. Wildlife Services will be back. And we’ll be ready. westernwatersheds.org/support/
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BREAKING: The Interior Dept just used a fake “energy emergency” to greenlight gas and mining projects on public lands.
It’s a lie. There is no energy emergency. This is a giveaway to big oil.
It’s a lie. There is no energy emergency. This is a giveaway to big oil.
April 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
BREAKING: The Interior Dept just used a fake “energy emergency” to greenlight gas and mining projects on public lands.
It’s a lie. There is no energy emergency. This is a giveaway to big oil.
It’s a lie. There is no energy emergency. This is a giveaway to big oil.