@mrw64.bsky.social
Ecologist from the midwest, working in the southern U.S.
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SURVIVING THANKSGIVING
Here’s the truth: Democracy begins at the table. Not the one in DC, but the one in your kitchen. The one with the gravy boat and the quiet resentment
To save democracy, we’ve got to start by saving the relationships that sustain it
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
Here’s the truth: Democracy begins at the table. Not the one in DC, but the one in your kitchen. The one with the gravy boat and the quiet resentment
To save democracy, we’ve got to start by saving the relationships that sustain it
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
How to Survive Thanksgiving Without a Political Fistfight (and Maybe Even Build a Bridge)
Thanksgiving is the American holiday.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
SURVIVING THANKSGIVING
Here’s the truth: Democracy begins at the table. Not the one in DC, but the one in your kitchen. The one with the gravy boat and the quiet resentment
To save democracy, we’ve got to start by saving the relationships that sustain it
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
Here’s the truth: Democracy begins at the table. Not the one in DC, but the one in your kitchen. The one with the gravy boat and the quiet resentment
To save democracy, we’ve got to start by saving the relationships that sustain it
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
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Each week, The Contrarian selects an undaunted individual working to defend democracy
This week's spotlight: Former Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown
With his comeback bid now official, we celebrate Brown as an undaunted, unafraid, and unapologetic champion for working people.
This week's spotlight: Former Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown
With his comeback bid now official, we celebrate Brown as an undaunted, unafraid, and unapologetic champion for working people.
Undaunted Fighter for Workers
Sherrod Brown could deliver for Democrats
contrarian.substack.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Each week, The Contrarian selects an undaunted individual working to defend democracy
This week's spotlight: Former Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown
With his comeback bid now official, we celebrate Brown as an undaunted, unafraid, and unapologetic champion for working people.
This week's spotlight: Former Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown
With his comeback bid now official, we celebrate Brown as an undaunted, unafraid, and unapologetic champion for working people.
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After all this evidence, and now @philippmarkolin.bsky.social's new book, why the HELL is the lab leak "theory" still alive?
After all this evidence, and now @philippmarkolin.bsky.social's new book, why the HELL is the lab leak "theory" still alive?
The COVID lab leak theory is dead. Here’s how we know the virus came from a Wuhan market
For the lab leak theory to be true, SARS-CoV-2 must have been present in the Wuhan Institute of Virology before the pandemic started. But there’s not a single piece of data suggesting this.
theconversation.com
August 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
theconversation.com/the-covid-la...
After all this evidence, and now @philippmarkolin.bsky.social's new book, why the HELL is the lab leak "theory" still alive?
After all this evidence, and now @philippmarkolin.bsky.social's new book, why the HELL is the lab leak "theory" still alive?
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Which of these forests do you think has the highest level of biodiversity?
Research published today in @peopleandnature.bsky.social finds that people’s intuitive perception of biodiversity through visual and audio cues is remarkably accurate.
Research published today in @peopleandnature.bsky.social finds that people’s intuitive perception of biodiversity through visual and audio cues is remarkably accurate.
July 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Which of these forests do you think has the highest level of biodiversity?
Research published today in @peopleandnature.bsky.social finds that people’s intuitive perception of biodiversity through visual and audio cues is remarkably accurate.
Research published today in @peopleandnature.bsky.social finds that people’s intuitive perception of biodiversity through visual and audio cues is remarkably accurate.
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"Don’t put this on God. You had plenty of warnings this might happen, and you chose to ignore them. You chose to leave the people you’re sworn to serve in the most vulnerable circumstances. You chose to risk danger befalling them."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/do-not-put...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/do-not-put...
Do Not Put This On God
None of this was God's plan.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"Don’t put this on God. You had plenty of warnings this might happen, and you chose to ignore them. You chose to leave the people you’re sworn to serve in the most vulnerable circumstances. You chose to risk danger befalling them."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/do-not-put...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/do-not-put...
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I spoke to @ninalakhani.bsky.social for this article and reading it was still a gut punch. The US’s gold-standard scientific funding system has been completely demolished. I genuinely don’t know what to do with what remains.
And it’s going to get even worse under the new budget.
And it’s going to get even worse under the new budget.
By me: A generation of scientific talent is at the brink of being lost to overseas competitors by the Trump administration’s dismantling of the National Science Foundation (NSF), with unprecedented political interference jeopardizing the future of US enterprise.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Scientists warn US will lose a generation of talent because of Trump cuts
Political interference and chaotic cuts to staff, programs and grants at the National Science Foundation are producing ‘devastating consequences’
www.theguardian.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I spoke to @ninalakhani.bsky.social for this article and reading it was still a gut punch. The US’s gold-standard scientific funding system has been completely demolished. I genuinely don’t know what to do with what remains.
And it’s going to get even worse under the new budget.
And it’s going to get even worse under the new budget.
Happy NO KINGS DAY! Let's all celebrate our democracy!
June 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Happy NO KINGS DAY! Let's all celebrate our democracy!
Good start to highlight the contributions of international students to the US economy. How many rural areas in the US only have access to medical care because of international students who went on to open practices, etc? Start THAT conversation with family, friends, etc.
wapo.st/43EBnPf
wapo.st/43EBnPf
Here’s how much international students contribute to the U.S. economy
International students contributed $44 billion to the U.S. economy in the 2023-2024 school year. Their loss could hurt more than just universities’ bottom line.
wapo.st
May 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Good start to highlight the contributions of international students to the US economy. How many rural areas in the US only have access to medical care because of international students who went on to open practices, etc? Start THAT conversation with family, friends, etc.
wapo.st/43EBnPf
wapo.st/43EBnPf
This is so very well said.
wapo.st/3FfIHsx
wapo.st/3FfIHsx
Opinion | We’re international students at Harvard. We’re afraid to write this. But we have to speak up.
Three student leaders on Trump’s attempts to throw them out of the country.
wapo.st
May 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This is so very well said.
wapo.st/3FfIHsx
wapo.st/3FfIHsx
This is an important recommendation for all types of research, not just biomedical research.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-pat...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-pat...
A Path Forward to Save American Bio-Medical Research
Over the past four months, I’ve spoken to dozens of biomedical researchers...
talkingpointsmemo.com
May 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This is an important recommendation for all types of research, not just biomedical research.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-pat...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-pat...
bsky.app
April 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
Opinion | Black Americans Are Not Surprised by What Trump’s Doing (Gift Article)
Many Black Americans are not surprised by the way Trump is running roughshod over the rule of law, because they have seen it happen throughout American history.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
March 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM