Rebca
@rebeccamarchand.bsky.social
Books, Education, Food, Music, Fuzzy Animals;
she/her
Areas of focus here: Environment, Education
Music History Prof
Board Mbr, Community Cooks
If I don't know you IRL and our shared interests aren't readily obvious, I will probably block you
she/her
Areas of focus here: Environment, Education
Music History Prof
Board Mbr, Community Cooks
If I don't know you IRL and our shared interests aren't readily obvious, I will probably block you
“The arks are a last-ditch intervention to address a human-made problem, but are not without controversy.” When we must intervene because we intervened… www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A little bit of joy’: can tiny rafts save endangered sparrows from rising seas?
In Rhode Island, a small team of researchers and volunteers is fighting, against the odds, to save saltmarsh sparrows from extinction as their chicks drown in ever higher tides
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“The arks are a last-ditch intervention to address a human-made problem, but are not without controversy.” When we must intervene because we intervened… www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They don’t even abide by their own promises and “agendas” civileats.com/2025/09/08/e...
EPA Approves Four New Pesticides That Qualify as PFAS
Despite MAHA promises to reduce chemical exposures, experts warn the Trump administration is approving a wave of ‘frightening’ pesticides.
civileats.com
September 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
They don’t even abide by their own promises and “agendas” civileats.com/2025/09/08/e...
This is an active attack to undo. There’s no reasonable support for these decisions—just malice against anything he sees as part of the liberal agenda. And he doesn’t care about collateral damage, meaning: Americans. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
August 30, 2025
Just days before Labor Day, a holiday designed to celebrate the importance and power of American workers in the United States, the Transportation Department cancelled $679 million in funding for offsh...
open.substack.com
August 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This is an active attack to undo. There’s no reasonable support for these decisions—just malice against anything he sees as part of the liberal agenda. And he doesn’t care about collateral damage, meaning: Americans. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Sept 21: SUN-Day. Get involved. www.sunday.earth
Sun Day
Together, we will change the future of climate change. Join the largest movement for climate action.
www.sunday.earth
August 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Sept 21: SUN-Day. Get involved. www.sunday.earth
“…Homeland Security continues to echo the language of Nazis, posting today, “Serve your country! Defend your culture.” …The administration has worked hard to recruit new agents, offering a signing bonus of up to $50,000 and help repaying student loans.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
August 6, 2025
Members of the House of Representatives are back in their districts for August, and on Monday, Republican Mike Flood of Nebraska held a town hall in Lincoln.
open.substack.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“…Homeland Security continues to echo the language of Nazis, posting today, “Serve your country! Defend your culture.” …The administration has worked hard to recruit new agents, offering a signing bonus of up to $50,000 and help repaying student loans.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
My review of @biblioracle.bsky.social most excellent MORE THAN WORDS: HOW TO THINK ABOUT WRITING IN THE AGE OF AI readingrantsandraves.blogspot.com/2025/07/2025...
2025 #30: More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI (Warner)
More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI by John Warner My rating: 5 of 5 stars One might draw parentheses around "...
readingrantsandraves.blogspot.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
My review of @biblioracle.bsky.social most excellent MORE THAN WORDS: HOW TO THINK ABOUT WRITING IN THE AGE OF AI readingrantsandraves.blogspot.com/2025/07/2025...
Worth a read. Awe is necessary to sustain our energy to fight the good fight. open.substack.com/pub/jasonant...
The Wake-Up Call
7/17/25 – The importance of awe in everyday life
open.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Worth a read. Awe is necessary to sustain our energy to fight the good fight. open.substack.com/pub/jasonant...
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Learn more about @weholdtruths.bsky.social's campaign to educate the public about our Constitutional rights and the rule of law below--and help educate your community by sharing this plain-language summary of our basic principles, written by a panel of legal experts: www.weholdtruths.com
Conservative, Liberal and Independent Leaders Join Together to Launch New “We Hold These Truths” Initiative to Promote Freedom and the Rule of Law - Democracy Forward
democracyforward.org
July 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Learn more about @weholdtruths.bsky.social's campaign to educate the public about our Constitutional rights and the rule of law below--and help educate your community by sharing this plain-language summary of our basic principles, written by a panel of legal experts: www.weholdtruths.com
I feel like I need those “opt-out” emails for the Fourth, like I have for Mothers Day and Fathers Day.
July 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I feel like I need those “opt-out” emails for the Fourth, like I have for Mothers Day and Fathers Day.
Amazing photos and well worth your time to read the blurb below each one www.biographic.com/the-big-pict...
The Big Picture 2025 - bioGraphic
From the beautiful to the bizarre, this annual photographic showcase shines a light on some of our planet’s most breathtaking species and places.
www.biographic.com
June 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Amazing photos and well worth your time to read the blurb below each one www.biographic.com/the-big-pict...
It is important to track when these things work! It isn’t perfect, but it is a start. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/06/smal...
Small underpasses offer amphibians an extraordinary escape from death
Residents of a Vermont town rallied for construction of wildlife tunnels to save amphibians from becoming road kill. The benefits startled scientists.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
June 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
It is important to track when these things work! It isn’t perfect, but it is a start. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/06/smal...
"Opal Lee was just twelve years old when an angry white mob burned down her family's home. ...This incident occurred on June 19, 1939—a date that would become even more significant in Lee's life decades later..." When she helped make Juneteenth a national holiday! Learn more in comments.
June 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"Opal Lee was just twelve years old when an angry white mob burned down her family's home. ...This incident occurred on June 19, 1939—a date that would become even more significant in Lee's life decades later..." When she helped make Juneteenth a national holiday! Learn more in comments.
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Have you heard of Getting Word? It’s a collective of literary organizations dedicated to the cultivation and preservation of Black literature.
This Juneteenth, you can support their mission to #fundblackliterature and shop their curated list on our site:
bookshop.org/info/getting...
This Juneteenth, you can support their mission to #fundblackliterature and shop their curated list on our site:
bookshop.org/info/getting...
Bookshop x Getting Word
bookshop.org
June 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Have you heard of Getting Word? It’s a collective of literary organizations dedicated to the cultivation and preservation of Black literature.
This Juneteenth, you can support their mission to #fundblackliterature and shop their curated list on our site:
bookshop.org/info/getting...
This Juneteenth, you can support their mission to #fundblackliterature and shop their curated list on our site:
bookshop.org/info/getting...
Thank you @latimes.com for covering this. Remember the helpers.
These street vendors used their aguas frescas to fight tear gas at anti-ICE protests
These street vendors used their aguas frescas to fight tear gas at anti-ICE protests
It can't be a protest in L.A. without street food. Meet the vendors who want to go down in 'history books' for serving and aiding anti-ICE protesters.
www.latimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Thank you @latimes.com for covering this. Remember the helpers.
Humanity. In case anyone forgot what that looks like.
Salvadoran restaurant workers rendering aid to an LA sheriff's officer who got pepper-sprayed. 🤔
June 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Humanity. In case anyone forgot what that looks like.
Oof. I think of all the times as a child we put yarn out on the trees during nesting season. nestwatch.org/blog/what-ki...
What Kind of Nest Materials are Best to Provide for Birds? - NestWatch
By Holly Grant, Project Assistant Some birdwatchers and nature lovers like to celebrate the beginning of breeding season by providing nesting materials for use by the birds that will soon become their...
nestwatch.org
June 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Oof. I think of all the times as a child we put yarn out on the trees during nesting season. nestwatch.org/blog/what-ki...
Orwell, @garymarcus.bsky.social and others did in fact tell us so. open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
Black Mirror was a warmup act
Breaking, worrisome news
open.substack.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Orwell, @garymarcus.bsky.social and others did in fact tell us so. open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
Super helpful reminders/advice for those academics/teachers who feel a bit unmoored when summer hits. open.substack.com/pub/intentio...
20 small steps to an intentional summer
You can do a lot this summer with small things done consistently.
open.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Super helpful reminders/advice for those academics/teachers who feel a bit unmoored when summer hits. open.substack.com/pub/intentio...
I love when history, art, and science come together. This is very cool—geolocating thru historical chronicles. www.cnn.com/2025/05/14/s...
Ancient poetry unveils history of critically endangered finless porpoises, scientists say | CNN
Scientists studied more than 700 ancient Chinese poems that mention the Yangtze finless porpoise to determine its population history, according to a new study.
www.cnn.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I love when history, art, and science come together. This is very cool—geolocating thru historical chronicles. www.cnn.com/2025/05/14/s...
TLDR: “Mass balance” is a marketing ploy and basically recycled plastic is well, not really. Good details here if you care about nuance, which you should. grist.org/accountabili...
The misleading accounting behind your ‘recycled’ plastic
A convoluted credit system allows companies to label virgin plastic as recycled. Here's how it works.
grist.org
May 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
TLDR: “Mass balance” is a marketing ploy and basically recycled plastic is well, not really. Good details here if you care about nuance, which you should. grist.org/accountabili...
While I am in the humanities, I find it useful to engage with how AI is impacting other fields, as often those other fields are used as the “but, but, but” whenever someone attempts to criticize AI for its harmful impacts. (Xpd on Substack) www.understandingai.org/p/i-got-fool...
I got fooled by AI-for-science hype—here's what it taught me
I used AI in my plasma physics research and it didn’t go the way I expected.
www.understandingai.org
May 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
While I am in the humanities, I find it useful to engage with how AI is impacting other fields, as often those other fields are used as the “but, but, but” whenever someone attempts to criticize AI for its harmful impacts. (Xpd on Substack) www.understandingai.org/p/i-got-fool...
Good resources for advocacy shared at a TESOL presentation. If you are concerned for international students and multilingual learners, I would recommend: Signing up for: www.tesol.org/advocacy/adv...
Advocacy Action Center | TESOL | International Association
A Free Resource to Advocate for Your Profession and Your Learners
www.tesol.org
May 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Good resources for advocacy shared at a TESOL presentation. If you are concerned for international students and multilingual learners, I would recommend: Signing up for: www.tesol.org/advocacy/adv...