Kim Landsbergen Ph.D.
@treebiology.bsky.social
@treebiology on social media. Applied ecology PhD, forests, urban systems, ArtScience enthusiast. Science&policy w/ random art, music & culture in the mix (She/Her). Smiling is optional.
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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If we’re lucky, a few months from now, after most colleges & universities refuse to sign this thing, we’ll see stories like, “Vidal Sassoon Cosmetology College, The Connecticut School of Broadcasting, and ITT Technical Institute have refused to sign Trump’s compact.”
The University of Virginia said it would not sign the Trump administration’s proposed offer of priority access for federal funding, the fifth university to turn down the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
University of Virginia turns down Trump deal for priority federal funding
The rejection comes after a tumultuous summer at the University of Virginia during which President James E. Ryan resigned amid DOJ pressure over DEI investigations.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If we’re lucky, a few months from now, after most colleges & universities refuse to sign this thing, we’ll see stories like, “Vidal Sassoon Cosmetology College, The Connecticut School of Broadcasting, and ITT Technical Institute have refused to sign Trump’s compact.”
October 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Congratulations to someone who is NOT a FASCIST “VERY STABLE GENIUS”!
María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Congratulations to someone who is NOT a FASCIST “VERY STABLE GENIUS”!
María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
American freedom sometimes means making #outsider #art in the medium of #lawn ridicule. As much as ‘mericans worship #conformity, perfection & #monoculture, this #ecologist does what she can to find #creative #joy as our nation celebrates kicking #monarchy and #fascism’s ASS 🇺🇸
July 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
American freedom sometimes means making #outsider #art in the medium of #lawn ridicule. As much as ‘mericans worship #conformity, perfection & #monoculture, this #ecologist does what she can to find #creative #joy as our nation celebrates kicking #monarchy and #fascism’s ASS 🇺🇸
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Here's the latest comparison of global surface temperature observations (red) with IPCC climate model simulations (through March 2025, via @hausfath.bsky.social):
May 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Here's the latest comparison of global surface temperature observations (red) with IPCC climate model simulations (through March 2025, via @hausfath.bsky.social):
Reposted by Kim Landsbergen Ph.D.
The warming is steady and global temperatures will continue to increase until we bring carbon emissions to zero.
#TheTruthIsBadEnough
#TheTruthIsBadEnough
Here's the latest comparison of global surface temperature observations (red) with IPCC climate model simulations (through March 2025, via @hausfath.bsky.social):
June 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The warming is steady and global temperatures will continue to increase until we bring carbon emissions to zero.
#TheTruthIsBadEnough
#TheTruthIsBadEnough
Fixed Yer Headline, @washingtonpost :
“Wounded by a failed birthday parade and No Kings Day, oligarch puppet presidenr pushes war button and imperils us all for the sake of his fragile yet planetary-sized ego.”
“Subheadline: And the Nation Stands Idly By”
“Wounded by a failed birthday parade and No Kings Day, oligarch puppet presidenr pushes war button and imperils us all for the sake of his fragile yet planetary-sized ego.”
“Subheadline: And the Nation Stands Idly By”
June 22, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Fixed Yer Headline, @washingtonpost :
“Wounded by a failed birthday parade and No Kings Day, oligarch puppet presidenr pushes war button and imperils us all for the sake of his fragile yet planetary-sized ego.”
“Subheadline: And the Nation Stands Idly By”
“Wounded by a failed birthday parade and No Kings Day, oligarch puppet presidenr pushes war button and imperils us all for the sake of his fragile yet planetary-sized ego.”
“Subheadline: And the Nation Stands Idly By”
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We are so cooked part one billion
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘It’s so boring’: gen Z parents don’t like reading to their kids – and educators are worried
Screen time has increasingly replaced story time, and experts warn this could lead to children falling behind
www.theguardian.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
We are so cooked part one billion
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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@djjohnrichards.bsky.social "you are not alone" wapo.st/4j9ltSQ
Man sits with chairs and his sign: ‘You are not alone. I will listen.’
“I am available to listen,” said Paul Jenkinson, who sets up chairs and a table in public places. “But only if you want me to.”
wapo.st
May 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
@djjohnrichards.bsky.social "you are not alone" wapo.st/4j9ltSQ
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America has to one of the only countries in the world that will try to turn a story about crippling medical debt into a feel-good story.
June 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
America has to one of the only countries in the world that will try to turn a story about crippling medical debt into a feel-good story.
Reposted by Kim Landsbergen Ph.D.
“The fact that we don’t have a government framework for dealing with these issues is not just an Alaska problem, it’s a national problem,” one climate adaptation consultant told us.
Read the full story here (w/ @washingtonpost.com & KYUK):
Read the full story here (w/ @washingtonpost.com & KYUK):
Newtok, Alaska, Was Supposed to Be a Model for Climate Relocation. Here’s How It Went Wrong.
The project’s challenges highlight how ill-prepared the U.S. is to respond to the way climate change is making some places uninhabitable.
www.propublica.org
June 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
“The fact that we don’t have a government framework for dealing with these issues is not just an Alaska problem, it’s a national problem,” one climate adaptation consultant told us.
Read the full story here (w/ @washingtonpost.com & KYUK):
Read the full story here (w/ @washingtonpost.com & KYUK):
“There’s one in every car”
May 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“There’s one in every car”
you got bad blood,
i believe you need a shot…
climb up on the table baby,
let the doctor see what else you got
open.spotify.com/track/5PQDiz...
i believe you need a shot…
climb up on the table baby,
let the doctor see what else you got
open.spotify.com/track/5PQDiz...
Bad Blood
Champion Jack Dupree · Blues From The Gutter · Song · 1958
open.spotify.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
you got bad blood,
i believe you need a shot…
climb up on the table baby,
let the doctor see what else you got
open.spotify.com/track/5PQDiz...
i believe you need a shot…
climb up on the table baby,
let the doctor see what else you got
open.spotify.com/track/5PQDiz...
Happy Workers Day!
Good people what are we waiting on?
Tear those fascists down!
open.spotify.com/track/649Zk1...
Good people what are we waiting on?
Tear those fascists down!
open.spotify.com/track/649Zk1...
May 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Happy Workers Day!
Good people what are we waiting on?
Tear those fascists down!
open.spotify.com/track/649Zk1...
Good people what are we waiting on?
Tear those fascists down!
open.spotify.com/track/649Zk1...
EPA orders staff to begin canceling research grants | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
EPA orders staff to begin canceling research grants
Agency targets programs that award up to $40 million annually
www.science.org
April 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
EPA orders staff to begin canceling research grants | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Wearing my #NoMusicOnADeadPlanet @moby shirt today in honor of #EarthDay. Thanks @refurbished_rach for the excellent tie dye updo!
And yes, these frames are literally called “Thelma” (from ScoobyDoo)
And yes, these frames are literally called “Thelma” (from ScoobyDoo)
April 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Wearing my #NoMusicOnADeadPlanet @moby shirt today in honor of #EarthDay. Thanks @refurbished_rach for the excellent tie dye updo!
And yes, these frames are literally called “Thelma” (from ScoobyDoo)
And yes, these frames are literally called “Thelma” (from ScoobyDoo)
Thank you to my college President Jane Fernandez @antiochcollege for being a part of this
NEW TODAY: 200 college and university presidents band together to condemn “unprecedented government overreach” in higher education and reaffirm the “essential freedom to determine, on academic grounds, whom to admit and what is taught, how, and by whom.” www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U
A Call for Constructive Engagement
www.aacu.org
April 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Thank you to my college President Jane Fernandez @antiochcollege for being a part of this
Reposted by Kim Landsbergen Ph.D.
NEW TODAY: 200 college and university presidents band together to condemn “unprecedented government overreach” in higher education and reaffirm the “essential freedom to determine, on academic grounds, whom to admit and what is taught, how, and by whom.” www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U
A Call for Constructive Engagement
www.aacu.org
April 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
NEW TODAY: 200 college and university presidents band together to condemn “unprecedented government overreach” in higher education and reaffirm the “essential freedom to determine, on academic grounds, whom to admit and what is taught, how, and by whom.” www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
Happy Earth Day - do something joyful for yourself and for Pacha Mama today (Tuesday April 22nd) 🫶
April 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Happy Earth Day - do something joyful for yourself and for Pacha Mama today (Tuesday April 22nd) 🫶
Reposted by Kim Landsbergen Ph.D.
Statue = American Democracy
April 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Statue = American Democracy
Reposted by Kim Landsbergen Ph.D.
JD Vance just broke apart the College Football Playoff National Championship trophy on live television.
April 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
JD Vance just broke apart the College Football Playoff National Championship trophy on live television.
#Wisconsin, I love you ❤️
#FelonElon #DumpTrump
Wisconsin supreme court race: Liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#FelonElon #DumpTrump
Wisconsin supreme court race: Liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
April 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
#Wisconsin, I love you ❤️
#FelonElon #DumpTrump
Wisconsin supreme court race: Liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#FelonElon #DumpTrump
Wisconsin supreme court race: Liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
"I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...