Melinda Woodard
@melindabot.bsky.social
Freshwater ecology, plants, art, music, cats, community building, MS Env Sci. Making change happen. She/her.
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Military personnel in Portland
September 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Military personnel in Portland
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I would normally be horrified about someone releasing a video to talk about being indicted but this is pretty disciplined.
September 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I would normally be horrified about someone releasing a video to talk about being indicted but this is pretty disciplined.
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I found this birding book along the side of the road on the Tamiami trail in the Everglades on 8/25/25. It is so well loved with sightings going back decades. If you're a birder (I am not) please spread the word and hep me find the owner so they can be reunited
September 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I found this birding book along the side of the road on the Tamiami trail in the Everglades on 8/25/25. It is so well loved with sightings going back decades. If you're a birder (I am not) please spread the word and hep me find the owner so they can be reunited
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so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
September 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
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this still holds up i think. about how to care without killing yourself about it
This reminds me of @swordsjew.bsky.social's beautiful blog post: "Turning Away from Disaster"
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Turning Away from Disaster
An illustration from Ovid's Metamorphoses, by Virgil Solis, 1569 It started, as great art often does, with a metamorphosis. Or Metamorphoses—specifically,...
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August 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
this still holds up i think. about how to care without killing yourself about it
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If I were a curator at the Smithsonian faced with a Trumpist review of the items in my care, I'd take the audit stooges into the deepest part of the unsorted acalyptrate fly collection and have them start there, drawer by drawer, until they die of old age having gone through half of them.
August 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
If I were a curator at the Smithsonian faced with a Trumpist review of the items in my care, I'd take the audit stooges into the deepest part of the unsorted acalyptrate fly collection and have them start there, drawer by drawer, until they die of old age having gone through half of them.
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If this were Biden, this would be playing on Fox News on a loop with interviews of psychiatrists being asked to comment on it.
Reporters shouted to ask what he was doing up there and he said he was "taking a little walk." He said something about the White House ballroom and made some gestures but it's not really making a ton of sense yet. Normal stuff
August 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
If this were Biden, this would be playing on Fox News on a loop with interviews of psychiatrists being asked to comment on it.
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More than a decade after the start of a marine epidemic that's killed billions of sea stars, researchers have discovered the bacterium responsible for Sea Star Wasting Disease (SSWD). This is a key step toward recovery for the 20+ species affected from Alaska to Mexico.
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Researchers Discover Cause of Sea Star Wasting Disease
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August 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
More than a decade after the start of a marine epidemic that's killed billions of sea stars, researchers have discovered the bacterium responsible for Sea Star Wasting Disease (SSWD). This is a key step toward recovery for the 20+ species affected from Alaska to Mexico.
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It is seriously dangerous territory when Trump fires anyone who doesn't cook the books for him.
The entire economy hinges on the accurate, nonpartisan data we get from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Republicans need to join us in fighting to protect the integrity of BLS.
The entire economy hinges on the accurate, nonpartisan data we get from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Republicans need to join us in fighting to protect the integrity of BLS.
Trump fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report
Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers "for political purposes."
www.nbcnews.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It is seriously dangerous territory when Trump fires anyone who doesn't cook the books for him.
The entire economy hinges on the accurate, nonpartisan data we get from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Republicans need to join us in fighting to protect the integrity of BLS.
The entire economy hinges on the accurate, nonpartisan data we get from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Republicans need to join us in fighting to protect the integrity of BLS.
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Welp, they're going to do it. They're revoking the 2009 “endangerment finding” that declared greenhouse gases a threat to public health and allowed the EPA to regulate emissions.
The next time Democrats are in charge, they need to pass a law to regulate greenhouse gases.
The next time Democrats are in charge, they need to pass a law to regulate greenhouse gases.
E.P.A. Plans to Revoke the Legal Basis for Tackling Climate Change
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July 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Welp, they're going to do it. They're revoking the 2009 “endangerment finding” that declared greenhouse gases a threat to public health and allowed the EPA to regulate emissions.
The next time Democrats are in charge, they need to pass a law to regulate greenhouse gases.
The next time Democrats are in charge, they need to pass a law to regulate greenhouse gases.
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The wingspan of this juvenile burrowing owl is quite impressive. #birds #birds! #owl #wingspan #NikonZ9 #widlife #Floridabirds
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July 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The wingspan of this juvenile burrowing owl is quite impressive. #birds #birds! #owl #wingspan #NikonZ9 #widlife #Floridabirds
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One like, one clam fact
One like, one opinion about how to solve climate change.
1 like, 1 housing opinion
July 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
One like, one clam fact
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Wilson’s phalaropes twirling like Dervishes to create a whirlpool that brings food to the pond’s surface. I love to watch them do that 😵💫
🌎 Northern California
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding #nature #naturephotography #wildlife
🌎 Northern California
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding #nature #naturephotography #wildlife
July 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Wilson’s phalaropes twirling like Dervishes to create a whirlpool that brings food to the pond’s surface. I love to watch them do that 😵💫
🌎 Northern California
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding #nature #naturephotography #wildlife
🌎 Northern California
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding #nature #naturephotography #wildlife
Go follow Dave!
July 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Go follow Dave!
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Dear Jeff Bezos …
July 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Dear Jeff Bezos …
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Have you heard about the Roadless Rule? It's a policy to protect forestland across the country that Trump is repealing.
A legislative fix will take time—the best way to fix this is to speak up now. Help get the word out.
We need to pressure Republicans to reverse course.
A legislative fix will take time—the best way to fix this is to speak up now. Help get the word out.
We need to pressure Republicans to reverse course.
July 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Have you heard about the Roadless Rule? It's a policy to protect forestland across the country that Trump is repealing.
A legislative fix will take time—the best way to fix this is to speak up now. Help get the word out.
We need to pressure Republicans to reverse course.
A legislative fix will take time—the best way to fix this is to speak up now. Help get the word out.
We need to pressure Republicans to reverse course.
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This clip aged like fine wine.
July 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This clip aged like fine wine.
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The time has come to Revive I-5. NB I-5 in Seattle between I-90 & NE 45th St will CLOSE starting at 11:59p on Friday, July 18, through 5a Monday, July 21.
The express lanes will be NB ALL WEEKEND & beyond. WB I-90 exit to NB I-5 will close.
More info: bit.ly/ReviveI5Clos...
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The express lanes will be NB ALL WEEKEND & beyond. WB I-90 exit to NB I-5 will close.
More info: bit.ly/ReviveI5Clos...
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July 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The time has come to Revive I-5. NB I-5 in Seattle between I-90 & NE 45th St will CLOSE starting at 11:59p on Friday, July 18, through 5a Monday, July 21.
The express lanes will be NB ALL WEEKEND & beyond. WB I-90 exit to NB I-5 will close.
More info: bit.ly/ReviveI5Clos...
@seattledot.bsky.social
The express lanes will be NB ALL WEEKEND & beyond. WB I-90 exit to NB I-5 will close.
More info: bit.ly/ReviveI5Clos...
@seattledot.bsky.social
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I edited together all the social interactions from the Cuomo campaign relaunch video and it became a short film about clinical depression
July 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I edited together all the social interactions from the Cuomo campaign relaunch video and it became a short film about clinical depression
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The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, park Superintendent Ed Keable told park residents, staff and others in a meeting Sunday morning.
A historic Grand Canyon lodge has been destroyed by wildfire, park official says
The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, park Superintendent Ed Keable told park residents, staff and others in a meeting Sunday morning.…
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July 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, park Superintendent Ed Keable told park residents, staff and others in a meeting Sunday morning.
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Holy crap. These are officially licensed with proceeds going to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting! #PBSisPUNK
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PBS is Punk Distressed Tee
Official licensed merchandise. ‘PBS’ and the ‘PBS logo’ are trademarks of the Public Broadcasting Service and are used with permission. All rights reserved. PRE-ORDER INFO: This is a pre-order item, a...
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July 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Holy crap. These are officially licensed with proceeds going to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting! #PBSisPUNK
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🧪⚒️New baby mud volcano found in Peru!
Locals first noticed this small mud volcano just to the NW of Cuzco on the 6th of July.
It consists of a single ~60cm high gryphon that is gently erupting and bubbling away.
Awww! Welcome to the world you cute little thing!
Video: Jam Press
Locals first noticed this small mud volcano just to the NW of Cuzco on the 6th of July.
It consists of a single ~60cm high gryphon that is gently erupting and bubbling away.
Awww! Welcome to the world you cute little thing!
Video: Jam Press
July 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Do you ever stop and think about how there used to be pterosaurs? A fun new study shows that pterosaurs used to eat plants (they'd been expected to be carnivores) & like modern birds, they had stones in their gullets called gastroliths that help break down plants 🧪 @science.org
Pterosaur died with belly full of plants—a fossil first
New discovery confirms the long-debated hypothesis that the ancient winged reptiles ate plants
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July 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Do you ever stop and think about how there used to be pterosaurs? A fun new study shows that pterosaurs used to eat plants (they'd been expected to be carnivores) & like modern birds, they had stones in their gullets called gastroliths that help break down plants 🧪 @science.org
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In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the first pyramids were built
The first genome sequenced from ancient Egypt reveals surprising ancestry, scientists say | CNN
The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the potential ancestry of those who belonged to the enduring civilization.
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July 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the first pyramids were built