Tracy Campbell, PhD
@tracy-campbell.bsky.social
Interests include: agroecology, water quality, climate change, cycling, running, and learning to crochet.
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Abnormally dry and drought conditions continue to spread across Wisconsin, with more than 75% of the state now highlighted on the Drought Monitor.
November 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Abnormally dry and drought conditions continue to spread across Wisconsin, with more than 75% of the state now highlighted on the Drought Monitor.
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If I’m reading the senate deal correctly, they’re planning to get rid of payment limits on USDA conservation programs like EQIP.
When thousands of farmers get turned away from EQIP each year, this change would funnel even more federal money to the biggest farms while turning away small farms.
When thousands of farmers get turned away from EQIP each year, this change would funnel even more federal money to the biggest farms while turning away small farms.
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If I’m reading the senate deal correctly, they’re planning to get rid of payment limits on USDA conservation programs like EQIP.
When thousands of farmers get turned away from EQIP each year, this change would funnel even more federal money to the biggest farms while turning away small farms.
When thousands of farmers get turned away from EQIP each year, this change would funnel even more federal money to the biggest farms while turning away small farms.
Someone PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong, but did the Senate walk back their original FY 26 ag appropriations bill, and now propose defunding the USDA Climate Hubs? www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Someone PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong, but did the Senate walk back their original FY 26 ag appropriations bill, and now propose defunding the USDA Climate Hubs? www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...
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Full FoodShare payments should be made to nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites who depend on them. FoodShare members should see the full November amount on their QUEST card.
Folks can check their benefit balances by calling 877-415-5164.
Folks can check their benefit balances by calling 877-415-5164.
November 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Full FoodShare payments should be made to nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites who depend on them. FoodShare members should see the full November amount on their QUEST card.
Folks can check their benefit balances by calling 877-415-5164.
Folks can check their benefit balances by calling 877-415-5164.
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New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
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#Melissa makes landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope as a powerful category 5 hurricane. For the latest updates visit hurricanes.gov
October 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#Melissa makes landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope as a powerful category 5 hurricane. For the latest updates visit hurricanes.gov
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Food Banks Brace for Overwhelming Demand as SNAP Cutoff Looms www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
Food Banks Brace for Overwhelming Demand as SNAP Cutoff Looms
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October 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Food Banks Brace for Overwhelming Demand as SNAP Cutoff Looms www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
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A banner on the USDA website says SNAP benefits will not go out on November 1.
“Bottom line, the well has run dry.”
An agency memo yesterday said the USDA will not use contingency funds for Nov. benefits: www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
“Bottom line, the well has run dry.”
An agency memo yesterday said the USDA will not use contingency funds for Nov. benefits: www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
October 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
A banner on the USDA website says SNAP benefits will not go out on November 1.
“Bottom line, the well has run dry.”
An agency memo yesterday said the USDA will not use contingency funds for Nov. benefits: www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
“Bottom line, the well has run dry.”
An agency memo yesterday said the USDA will not use contingency funds for Nov. benefits: www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
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State troopers in riot gear just plowed into the crowd, started arresting protesters and clergy.
October 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
State troopers in riot gear just plowed into the crowd, started arresting protesters and clergy.
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CUOMO: I'm not used to seeing naked propaganda on a government website. Are you worried about violating the Hatch Act?
TURNER: We're not worried at all. This is about letting the American people know what's going on.
C: It's not true. That's why I'm bringing it up. That's why it's propaganda.
TURNER: We're not worried at all. This is about letting the American people know what's going on.
C: It's not true. That's why I'm bringing it up. That's why it's propaganda.
October 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
CUOMO: I'm not used to seeing naked propaganda on a government website. Are you worried about violating the Hatch Act?
TURNER: We're not worried at all. This is about letting the American people know what's going on.
C: It's not true. That's why I'm bringing it up. That's why it's propaganda.
TURNER: We're not worried at all. This is about letting the American people know what's going on.
C: It's not true. That's why I'm bringing it up. That's why it's propaganda.
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The Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, with a much larger basin, jumped from 10.4 cubic ft per second at 7:25pm last night to 4790 cfs at 9:20 pm, and peaked at over 9000 cfs early this morning.
August 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, with a much larger basin, jumped from 10.4 cubic ft per second at 7:25pm last night to 4790 cfs at 9:20 pm, and peaked at over 9000 cfs early this morning.
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Our weather station in New Berlin received 7.27” of rain between 7:30 pm and 1:30 am.
This type of rainfall has a 0.1-0.5% probability of occurrence in any given year.
This type of rainfall has a 0.1-0.5% probability of occurrence in any given year.
August 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Our weather station in New Berlin received 7.27” of rain between 7:30 pm and 1:30 am.
This type of rainfall has a 0.1-0.5% probability of occurrence in any given year.
This type of rainfall has a 0.1-0.5% probability of occurrence in any given year.
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Last fall, I attended the premiere of a film that meant a lot to me. In late January, all of its hundreds of planned screenings were canceled without explanation. For @defector.com, I went digging:
Why Did National Geographic Disappear Its Own Documentary About A Queer Climate Scientist? | Defector
If you’re not a particular kind of mountain sports nerd, you might not be familiar with the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. But for people who live their lives in the overlapping circl...
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July 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Last fall, I attended the premiere of a film that meant a lot to me. In late January, all of its hundreds of planned screenings were canceled without explanation. For @defector.com, I went digging:
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The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, water pollution and more.
Trump administration shuts down EPA's scientific research arm
The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, water pollution and more.
n.pr
July 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, water pollution and more.
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Are you from one of these states? Then we need your help to save American science!
The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
July 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Are you from one of these states? Then we need your help to save American science!
The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
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republicans keep making life worse for working people and better for the rich and then we have elections and they’re like no that’s not true! and people believe them and then they just do it all again and it’s enough to make a rational person feel absolutely fucking insane
July 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
republicans keep making life worse for working people and better for the rich and then we have elections and they’re like no that’s not true! and people believe them and then they just do it all again and it’s enough to make a rational person feel absolutely fucking insane
The current budget bill would eliminate the USDA Climate Hubs, a resource that helps farmers plan for the future and respond to risk. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/07/02/c...
Congress plans to scrap USDA Climate Hubs, following Trump guidance • Iowa Capital Dispatch
The Ames-based Midwest Climate Hub, along with 10 regional climate hubs under USDA , is slated to be cut from the federal agriculture budget.
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July 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The current budget bill would eliminate the USDA Climate Hubs, a resource that helps farmers plan for the future and respond to risk. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/07/02/c...
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It’s a terrible bill. It will literally kill people. The most vulnerable among us will suffer as the wealthiest benefit. It’s perverse. I wish there were something I could do. But alas, I am only a U.S. Senator from Alaska whose “no” vote would kill the bill. So I voted yes. You get it.
July 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It’s a terrible bill. It will literally kill people. The most vulnerable among us will suffer as the wealthiest benefit. It’s perverse. I wish there were something I could do. But alas, I am only a U.S. Senator from Alaska whose “no” vote would kill the bill. So I voted yes. You get it.
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It's incredible that neither the president nor VP was here. The politicization of all facets of American life is coming from the White House. No other American president would have failed to pay their respects. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Tim Walz eulogizes slain lawmaker as a historic Minnesotan — and friend
After a hug with Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz eulogized slain state Rep. Melissa Hortman as “the most consequential speaker in Minnesota history.”
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June 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It's incredible that neither the president nor VP was here. The politicization of all facets of American life is coming from the White House. No other American president would have failed to pay their respects. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Waking up Sunday with renewed motivation to flip Ron Johnson's seat.
RON JOHNSON says Trump and Senate leaders agreed to back Rick Scott's amendment to phase out the 90% Medicaid match for expansion population under the ACA.
"We can't afford it," said Johnson, expressing confidence they can get the votes.
Guts part of Obamacare...
"We can't afford it," said Johnson, expressing confidence they can get the votes.
Guts part of Obamacare...
June 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Waking up Sunday with renewed motivation to flip Ron Johnson's seat.
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"If you want an economically vibrant agriculture system to thrive, you better be able to produce safe and clean water as part of that system.
That is gonna cost money. And it's gonna require smart regulation, and it is gonna require a lot of collaboration."
That is gonna cost money. And it's gonna require smart regulation, and it is gonna require a lot of collaboration."
H2Ohio cuts raise concerns about rollback of progress on reducing phosphorus runoff into Lake Erie
It's been 10 years since Ohio, Michigan and Ontario agreed to reduce phosphorus runoff into Lake Erie by 40%, and advocates are raising concerns about funding cuts to Ohio's water conservation initiat...
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June 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"If you want an economically vibrant agriculture system to thrive, you better be able to produce safe and clean water as part of that system.
That is gonna cost money. And it's gonna require smart regulation, and it is gonna require a lot of collaboration."
That is gonna cost money. And it's gonna require smart regulation, and it is gonna require a lot of collaboration."
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Sad to see that leadership didn’t approve of my suggested post language (assuming since this is what is posted) that I submitted on my last day in May as the social media manager.
Allow me share some of our team’s kind words here instead:
Allow me share some of our team’s kind words here instead:
June 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Sad to see that leadership didn’t approve of my suggested post language (assuming since this is what is posted) that I submitted on my last day in May as the social media manager.
Allow me share some of our team’s kind words here instead:
Allow me share some of our team’s kind words here instead:
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The rain map over the last 24 hours is a case of the haves and have nots.
Where we got rain, we got a lot of rain - almost 3" in Brigham and a nice corridor of totals of 1.0 - 2.5".
But there were a lot of places that didn't get a drop to drink.
Where we got rain, we got a lot of rain - almost 3" in Brigham and a nice corridor of totals of 1.0 - 2.5".
But there were a lot of places that didn't get a drop to drink.
June 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The rain map over the last 24 hours is a case of the haves and have nots.
Where we got rain, we got a lot of rain - almost 3" in Brigham and a nice corridor of totals of 1.0 - 2.5".
But there were a lot of places that didn't get a drop to drink.
Where we got rain, we got a lot of rain - almost 3" in Brigham and a nice corridor of totals of 1.0 - 2.5".
But there were a lot of places that didn't get a drop to drink.
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UPDATE: The attack marks a major escalation in the burgeoning war between Iran and Israel and came despite years of promises by President Trump to keep the U.S. from entering another Middle East conflict.
U.S. completes strikes on Iran nuclear sites, Trump says
The attack marks a major escalation in the burgeoning war between Iran and Israel and came despite years of promises by President Trump to keep the U.S. from entering another Middle East conflict.
n.pr
June 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
UPDATE: The attack marks a major escalation in the burgeoning war between Iran and Israel and came despite years of promises by President Trump to keep the U.S. from entering another Middle East conflict.