Joseph Alton
@joealton.bsky.social
𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚘𝚛 // 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚛 // 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚞𝚕𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 // 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚏𝚊𝚛𝚖𝚎𝚛
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US farms practicing #climate friendly #agroforestry grew 6% in recent years, but the federal funding freeze has halted those gains for the moment
@sarahderouin.com reports for @mongabay.bsky.social on the national & practical effects, with a view from Appalachia where these funds have been key:
@sarahderouin.com reports for @mongabay.bsky.social on the national & practical effects, with a view from Appalachia where these funds have been key:
As US agroforestry grows, federal funding freeze leaves farmers in the lurch
Agroforestry, the ancient agricultural system of integrating trees and shrubs with crops and livestock, has seen a revival in recent decades in the U.S. Around the country, agroforestry projects have ...
news.mongabay.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
US farms practicing #climate friendly #agroforestry grew 6% in recent years, but the federal funding freeze has halted those gains for the moment
@sarahderouin.com reports for @mongabay.bsky.social on the national & practical effects, with a view from Appalachia where these funds have been key:
@sarahderouin.com reports for @mongabay.bsky.social on the national & practical effects, with a view from Appalachia where these funds have been key:
This is one of the craziest things we're not all talking about every day.
Like, I hope you liked apples, avocados, onions, berries and so many other things that rely on bees for pollination.
Like, I hope you liked apples, avocados, onions, berries and so many other things that rely on bees for pollination.
April 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This is one of the craziest things we're not all talking about every day.
Like, I hope you liked apples, avocados, onions, berries and so many other things that rely on bees for pollination.
Like, I hope you liked apples, avocados, onions, berries and so many other things that rely on bees for pollination.
It's not complicated: It's US against the billionaires. Let's ride.
April 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's not complicated: It's US against the billionaires. Let's ride.
I just keep thinking about both of my WWII grandfathers and what they would be thinking and feeling and saying right now.
Our greatest generation has become our most forsaken one.
Our greatest generation has become our most forsaken one.
March 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I just keep thinking about both of my WWII grandfathers and what they would be thinking and feeling and saying right now.
Our greatest generation has become our most forsaken one.
Our greatest generation has become our most forsaken one.
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The Trump administration has detained another international student—this time from the University of Alabama and without providing any justification.
All are assaults on free speech and are blatant violations of immigration law.
All are assaults on free speech and are blatant violations of immigration law.
ICE Makes Another Student Disappear—and No One Knows Why
Federal immigration officials have abducted another international student.
newrepublic.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The Trump administration has detained another international student—this time from the University of Alabama and without providing any justification.
All are assaults on free speech and are blatant violations of immigration law.
All are assaults on free speech and are blatant violations of immigration law.
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A University of Minnesota graduate student was detained Thursday by ICE on the Twin Cities campus, a situation the U described as “deeply concerning.”
International graduate student at U detained by ICE agents
In an email to students, university officials called it a “deeply concerning situation.”
www.startribune.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
A University of Minnesota graduate student was detained Thursday by ICE on the Twin Cities campus, a situation the U described as “deeply concerning.”
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I learned this week that you can put our troops' lives in danger, compromise our national security, and violate the Espionage Act. And the government will do nothing.
But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.
But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.
March 27, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I learned this week that you can put our troops' lives in danger, compromise our national security, and violate the Espionage Act. And the government will do nothing.
But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.
But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.
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If you take a social media break, don't announce it. Just make your post something fun like "I wonder if there's a bear in this cave?"
March 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
If you take a social media break, don't announce it. Just make your post something fun like "I wonder if there's a bear in this cave?"
Co-sign.
bring back the draft but for working food service and not the military. everybody has to serve 2 years.
March 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Co-sign.
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No matter your station in life, there is astoundingly little separating you from those men in that cage behind Kristi Noem. No charges, no attorneys, no hearings, no trial. Just conjecture and brute force could be enough to justify completely dehumanizing you, too.
March 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
No matter your station in life, there is astoundingly little separating you from those men in that cage behind Kristi Noem. No charges, no attorneys, no hearings, no trial. Just conjecture and brute force could be enough to justify completely dehumanizing you, too.
Heading to Mpls to do my best to get the Twins off the playoff shnīd. Hit me up if you’re gonna be out at the ballpark today.
October 3, 2023 at 8:30 PM
Heading to Mpls to do my best to get the Twins off the playoff shnīd. Hit me up if you’re gonna be out at the ballpark today.
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hey sorry I missed your text, I am processing a non-stop 24/7 onslaught of information with a brain designed to eat berries in a cave
September 27, 2023 at 2:56 AM
hey sorry I missed your text, I am processing a non-stop 24/7 onslaught of information with a brain designed to eat berries in a cave
My girl, Abi (right), got to meet one of littermates yesterday for the first time since they were adopted out as puppies. Filled me up.
September 25, 2023 at 2:49 PM
My girl, Abi (right), got to meet one of littermates yesterday for the first time since they were adopted out as puppies. Filled me up.
Hi Bluesky. Dipping my toes. How’s the water?
September 24, 2023 at 3:56 PM
Hi Bluesky. Dipping my toes. How’s the water?