Susan Conard
@sgconard.bsky.social
Ecology, fire effects, fire science, climate change. Retired USFS R&D, EiC Intl J Wildland Fire 2008-2024. Green energy, politics, public policy.
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🔥New in IJWF
Sanjuan et al. analyse 33 years of fires in Amazonian canga, showing stark contrasts between long-protected Forest and recently protected Forest. They find land-use history drives fire occurrence while dry-season rainfall controls intensity.
🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24...
#IJWildlandFire
Sanjuan et al. analyse 33 years of fires in Amazonian canga, showing stark contrasts between long-protected Forest and recently protected Forest. They find land-use history drives fire occurrence while dry-season rainfall controls intensity.
🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24...
#IJWildlandFire
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 AM
🔥New in IJWF
Sanjuan et al. analyse 33 years of fires in Amazonian canga, showing stark contrasts between long-protected Forest and recently protected Forest. They find land-use history drives fire occurrence while dry-season rainfall controls intensity.
🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24...
#IJWildlandFire
Sanjuan et al. analyse 33 years of fires in Amazonian canga, showing stark contrasts between long-protected Forest and recently protected Forest. They find land-use history drives fire occurrence while dry-season rainfall controls intensity.
🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24...
#IJWildlandFire
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All those companies that pay wages so low that their workers have to receive snap benefits is where the real Snap benefits fraud is..
November 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
All those companies that pay wages so low that their workers have to receive snap benefits is where the real Snap benefits fraud is..
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And they could afford to pay higher wages so workers don't need SNAP in the first place.
November 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
And they could afford to pay higher wages so workers don't need SNAP in the first place.
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
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Newsom's latest troll 😆
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Newsom's latest troll 😆
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Critics of renewable energy often claim that these technologies are making the world’s electricity grids more vulnerable to power outages.
Hard data suggests otherwise.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/10/13/f...
Hard data suggests otherwise.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/10/13/f...
Fact check: Do renewables really make electricity grids less reliable?
In Germany, power availability to homes and businesses has increased over the years – even as the share of renewables has climbed.
theprogressplaybook.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Critics of renewable energy often claim that these technologies are making the world’s electricity grids more vulnerable to power outages.
Hard data suggests otherwise.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/10/13/f...
Hard data suggests otherwise.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/10/13/f...
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Imagine running on an agenda so powerful to the poor & working classes that you were elected to office an unprecedented 4 times & the elites so feared that power that laws were passed to limit it.
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Imagine running on an agenda so powerful to the poor & working classes that you were elected to office an unprecedented 4 times & the elites so feared that power that laws were passed to limit it.
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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🔥New in IJWF:
Cliff et al. evaluate a decade of Indigenous-led fire management across 4 Australian desert sites. The shift to cooler-season, smaller burns improved fire heterogeneity and cultural engagement.
🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25...
#IJWildlandFire
Cliff et al. evaluate a decade of Indigenous-led fire management across 4 Australian desert sites. The shift to cooler-season, smaller burns improved fire heterogeneity and cultural engagement.
🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25...
#IJWildlandFire
November 12, 2025 at 6:33 AM
🔥New in IJWF:
Cliff et al. evaluate a decade of Indigenous-led fire management across 4 Australian desert sites. The shift to cooler-season, smaller burns improved fire heterogeneity and cultural engagement.
🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25...
#IJWildlandFire
Cliff et al. evaluate a decade of Indigenous-led fire management across 4 Australian desert sites. The shift to cooler-season, smaller burns improved fire heterogeneity and cultural engagement.
🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25...
#IJWildlandFire
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DOGE was not a "cost-cutting measure," the assault on universities was not a "fight against anti-semitism," and the extra-judicial murder spree sure as shit is not an "anti-drug campaign."
You do not have to just take their word for everything.
You do not have to just take their word for everything.
![U.S. aircraft carrier nears Latin America as Venezuela tensions simmer
The USS Gerald R. Ford joins a sprawling buildup that has fueled speculation that the Trump administration intends to dramatically escalate its [highlight] antidrug campaign. [/highlight]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:u45hqzk7counfbwyg5edhmvi/bafkreidn4xekvi4whd2lz5oxc2sg26ofnbyqrhxnsbxaf4j42jnywjpeh4@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
DOGE was not a "cost-cutting measure," the assault on universities was not a "fight against anti-semitism," and the extra-judicial murder spree sure as shit is not an "anti-drug campaign."
You do not have to just take their word for everything.
You do not have to just take their word for everything.
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How can we make THIS happen? Red states won’t comply👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
How can we make THIS happen? Red states won’t comply👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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The silver lining to the surrender by 8 Dems is that the House GOP must return to vote on it. Johnson must swear in Grijalva, and the discharge petition on the Epstein files must force a full floor vote. Stay tuned.
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The silver lining to the surrender by 8 Dems is that the House GOP must return to vote on it. Johnson must swear in Grijalva, and the discharge petition on the Epstein files must force a full floor vote. Stay tuned.
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Trump to facts: nee ner nee ner nee ner; who needs facts?
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Trump to facts: nee ner nee ner nee ner; who needs facts?
Trump has a very loose association with the facts as usual. He sometimes addresses relevant issues, but almost always seems to get the facts backwards.
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Trump has a very loose association with the facts as usual. He sometimes addresses relevant issues, but almost always seems to get the facts backwards.
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I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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I hope Republican voters remember this. The democrats asked for one year which would give them time to negotiate. I hope everyone whose ACA may go up remembers this.
November 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I hope Republican voters remember this. The democrats asked for one year which would give them time to negotiate. I hope everyone whose ACA may go up remembers this.
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According to Dr Oz Americans are going to lose 135 billion pounds by the midterms. What is it with republicans and math???
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
According to Dr Oz Americans are going to lose 135 billion pounds by the midterms. What is it with republicans and math???
The Rs in the Senate should get off their high horse and accept Schumer's proposal to extend ACA subsidies for a year and approve a CR until January. Rs are not in a strong position after Tuesday's elections. Time for them to do something for their constituents.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The Rs in the Senate should get off their high horse and accept Schumer's proposal to extend ACA subsidies for a year and approve a CR until January. Rs are not in a strong position after Tuesday's elections. Time for them to do something for their constituents.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...