Travis Gallo
@mellamorooster.bsky.social
urban ecologist | URBANxNATURE LAB | assistant prof at UMD | inspired by nature | determined for equality | dirt trails & bicycles | man with beard
Some of these examples are obvious, but does anyone have a good AI detector? I used three different ones yesterday on the same essay and got 100% AI, 0% AI, and 76% AI…
I had 9 meetings about students using Chat GPT/LLMs on their papers today.
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
October 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Some of these examples are obvious, but does anyone have a good AI detector? I used three different ones yesterday on the same essay and got 100% AI, 0% AI, and 76% AI…
100% the opposite!
Sean Duffy: "Donald Trump got 6% of the vote in Washington DC, so not a lot of fans of Donald Trump in the city of DC. But they love these policies. People want to be safe. They love Judge Jeanine. They love the president. They can go out to eat and they're not afraid of getting shot or mugged."
October 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
100% the opposite!
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Sean Duffy: "Donald Trump got 6% of the vote in Washington DC, so not a lot of fans of Donald Trump in the city of DC. But they love these policies. People want to be safe. They love Judge Jeanine. They love the president. They can go out to eat and they're not afraid of getting shot or mugged."
October 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Sean Duffy: "Donald Trump got 6% of the vote in Washington DC, so not a lot of fans of Donald Trump in the city of DC. But they love these policies. People want to be safe. They love Judge Jeanine. They love the president. They can go out to eat and they're not afraid of getting shot or mugged."
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The problem with the Democratic Party is that we really need to go to war with the rich, and the Democrats are addicted to their money. They need to completely rethink how they do politics.
Exclusively small-dollar donations, a tiny and cheap convention, and a vigorously anti-billionaire agenda.
Exclusively small-dollar donations, a tiny and cheap convention, and a vigorously anti-billionaire agenda.
October 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The problem with the Democratic Party is that we really need to go to war with the rich, and the Democrats are addicted to their money. They need to completely rethink how they do politics.
Exclusively small-dollar donations, a tiny and cheap convention, and a vigorously anti-billionaire agenda.
Exclusively small-dollar donations, a tiny and cheap convention, and a vigorously anti-billionaire agenda.
Urban Ecology Legend! @caryinstitute.bsky.social’s Steward Pickett #IUWC2025
June 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Urban Ecology Legend! @caryinstitute.bsky.social’s Steward Pickett #IUWC2025
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Ready to connect with urban ecologists and wildlife managers from around the world? The International Urban Wildlife Conference starts June 1st in Atlanta! 🦝🎡🌎
Workshops, field trips, plenaries & more: www.urban-wildlife.org/about
#IUWC2025 #UrbanWildlife #UrbanEcology #UrbanEvolution
Workshops, field trips, plenaries & more: www.urban-wildlife.org/about
#IUWC2025 #UrbanWildlife #UrbanEcology #UrbanEvolution
IUWC 2025 — International Urban Wildlife Conference
www.urban-wildlife.org
May 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Ready to connect with urban ecologists and wildlife managers from around the world? The International Urban Wildlife Conference starts June 1st in Atlanta! 🦝🎡🌎
Workshops, field trips, plenaries & more: www.urban-wildlife.org/about
#IUWC2025 #UrbanWildlife #UrbanEcology #UrbanEvolution
Workshops, field trips, plenaries & more: www.urban-wildlife.org/about
#IUWC2025 #UrbanWildlife #UrbanEcology #UrbanEvolution
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Very cool of BBC to publish a ChatGPT version of an article that I wrote one year ago —which took me 9 months to report— and give me no credit for.
So, please read the original! It’s a story that I was the first journalist to report:
pulitzercenter.org/stories/pull...
@pulitzercenter.bsky.social
So, please read the original! It’s a story that I was the first journalist to report:
pulitzercenter.org/stories/pull...
@pulitzercenter.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Very cool of BBC to publish a ChatGPT version of an article that I wrote one year ago —which took me 9 months to report— and give me no credit for.
So, please read the original! It’s a story that I was the first journalist to report:
pulitzercenter.org/stories/pull...
@pulitzercenter.bsky.social
So, please read the original! It’s a story that I was the first journalist to report:
pulitzercenter.org/stories/pull...
@pulitzercenter.bsky.social
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Your kids get a max of two toys and then grow up to work in the same factory as their father and grandfather screwing in tiny screws. It’s called The American Dream.
April 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Your kids get a max of two toys and then grow up to work in the same factory as their father and grandfather screwing in tiny screws. It’s called The American Dream.
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How much trouble are DC restaurants really in? A restaurant association survey found 44 percent of full-service casual restaurants are likely to close this year. Read the full story here:
How Much Trouble Are DC Restaurants Really In?
A restaurant association survey found 44 percent of full-service casual restaurants are likely to close this year. How likely is it?
www.washingtonian.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
How much trouble are DC restaurants really in? A restaurant association survey found 44 percent of full-service casual restaurants are likely to close this year. Read the full story here:
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Of all the institutions/organizations I'm part of the one most rising to the moment to defend scholarship and education is the @aaup.bsky.social. They are organizing & in court defending campus speech, the Dept of Ed, & grant funding. US Faculty - please join today to help defend higher education.
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March 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Of all the institutions/organizations I'm part of the one most rising to the moment to defend scholarship and education is the @aaup.bsky.social. They are organizing & in court defending campus speech, the Dept of Ed, & grant funding. US Faculty - please join today to help defend higher education.
One thing I am finding regrettable about being 42 and born and raised in the United States, I am just a few years too young and was growing up on the wrong side of the border to fully experience and thus appreciate The Tragically Hip
March 18, 2025 at 3:54 AM
One thing I am finding regrettable about being 42 and born and raised in the United States, I am just a few years too young and was growing up on the wrong side of the border to fully experience and thus appreciate The Tragically Hip
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The fight going on in the Democratic Party right now is not between hard left, left and moderate. It’s between those who want to fight and those who want to cave. And Team Fight stretches across all ideological aspects of the Party. Misread this at your own peril.
March 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The fight going on in the Democratic Party right now is not between hard left, left and moderate. It’s between those who want to fight and those who want to cave. And Team Fight stretches across all ideological aspects of the Party. Misread this at your own peril.
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"Led activities aligned with Hamas"
Not "materially supported Hamas." Not "coordinated with Hamas." Not "was a Hamas member" "demonstrated connections to Hamas."
You see it, right? They can define anyone as an enemy of the state and criminal with these standards.
Not "materially supported Hamas." Not "coordinated with Hamas." Not "was a Hamas member" "demonstrated connections to Hamas."
You see it, right? They can define anyone as an enemy of the state and criminal with these standards.
Update (with alt text) via @premthakker.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"Led activities aligned with Hamas"
Not "materially supported Hamas." Not "coordinated with Hamas." Not "was a Hamas member" "demonstrated connections to Hamas."
You see it, right? They can define anyone as an enemy of the state and criminal with these standards.
Not "materially supported Hamas." Not "coordinated with Hamas." Not "was a Hamas member" "demonstrated connections to Hamas."
You see it, right? They can define anyone as an enemy of the state and criminal with these standards.
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FREE MAHMOUD KHALIL!!!!!
UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
March 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
FREE MAHMOUD KHALIL!!!!!
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UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
March 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
He was a slave owner that raped those that he enslaved
Glenn Youngkin takes a victory lap on Fox for University of Virginia ending DEI and says it's a step toward restoring the values of Thomas Jefferson
March 8, 2025 at 2:55 AM
He was a slave owner that raped those that he enslaved
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“My colleagues and I are all worried about getting reinstated and then promptly fired again.”
My latest story for @science.org—about an order to bring 6000 fired USDA workers back to work, at least temporarily.
www.science.org/content/arti...
My latest story for @science.org—about an order to bring 6000 fired USDA workers back to work, at least temporarily.
www.science.org/content/arti...
USDA ordered to reinstate nearly 6000 fired workers
Temporary ruling brings relief, but could be followed by a new wave of firings
www.science.org
March 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
“My colleagues and I are all worried about getting reinstated and then promptly fired again.”
My latest story for @science.org—about an order to bring 6000 fired USDA workers back to work, at least temporarily.
www.science.org/content/arti...
My latest story for @science.org—about an order to bring 6000 fired USDA workers back to work, at least temporarily.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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The thing I'll always remember about Al Green is that he was the first Democrat to introduce articles of impeachment against Trump in 2017, after Comey was fired. He also argued that Trump was impeachable for his bigotry alone. This was completely out of step with most Democrats and party leaders.
March 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The thing I'll always remember about Al Green is that he was the first Democrat to introduce articles of impeachment against Trump in 2017, after Comey was fired. He also argued that Trump was impeachable for his bigotry alone. This was completely out of step with most Democrats and party leaders.
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🔥 Rep. Al Green is not new to standing up
March 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
🔥 Rep. Al Green is not new to standing up
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🚨Congressional Republicans are fast-tracking two bills to give Elon Musk the power to issue his own “stablecoin” that could compete w/ the U.S. dollar and control the future of money. This is brazen pay-to-play and self-dealing, and we're watching it play out in front of us.
March 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🚨Congressional Republicans are fast-tracking two bills to give Elon Musk the power to issue his own “stablecoin” that could compete w/ the U.S. dollar and control the future of money. This is brazen pay-to-play and self-dealing, and we're watching it play out in front of us.
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Happening now: in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, students at Sullivan High School are walking out this afternoon in protest of ICE and Trump's deportation regime.
February 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Happening now: in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, students at Sullivan High School are walking out this afternoon in protest of ICE and Trump's deportation regime.
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New LGBTQ+ science resources! Today, we’re excited to share our PRIDE Guidelines for LGBTQ+ inclusive field work at inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/pride. Please share widely and see the thread below for more details 🧪🌍🌐
February 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
New LGBTQ+ science resources! Today, we’re excited to share our PRIDE Guidelines for LGBTQ+ inclusive field work at inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/pride. Please share widely and see the thread below for more details 🧪🌍🌐
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February 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Then I’ve got a starter pack for you!
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Then I’ve got a starter pack for you!
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