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Brief Ecology @briefecology.bsky.social · 16h

A new study on avian desert biogeography reveals the ecological complexity of desert biomes.

www.briefecology.com/p/the-eco-up...

Greater Hoopoe Lark” by Simerpreet Cheema on Unsplash

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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · 17h

Worth pointing out that, historically, fascism is often heavily intertwined with mysticism and the occult

John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 26d

Peter Thiel’s antichrist nonsense, Ben Shapiro’s new book, and the whole output of Curtis Yarvin show that the right wants to produce irrationality and mysticism and have other people take it seriously as philosophy, which it most certainly is not.

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Karlo Yeager Rodríguez @kjy1066.bsky.social · 17h

I'm sorry but this came to me as I woke up this morning and I had to get it out

A bullfrog, submerged but for its head in the water, captioned with "they're turning the frogs antifa"

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 17h

The deportation order derives from the crime of which he has now been exonerated.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · 1d

You can literally feel the despair across State College tonight

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Long Island DSA @longislanddsa.bsky.social · 1d

Know Your Rights!
Educate yourself and your neighbors about what to do if ICE shows up at the community & how to get involved.
10/12 @ 1pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau
223 Stewart Ave
(One block from Nassau Blvd LIRR)
Please RSVP Here:
actionnetwork.org/events/know-...

Know Your Rights Community Training!
Educate yourself and your neighbors about what to do if ICE shows up at the community and how to get involved.
Sunday, October 12th at 1pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau
223 Stewart Ave
(One block from Nassau Blvd LIRR)
Please RSVP Here:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/know-your-rights-community-training-garden-city

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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · 1d

The latest Eco-Update is out from @briefecology.bsky.social. Read it for free 👇

Brief Ecology @briefecology.bsky.social · 1d

A new Eco-Update is live! Stories about capitalist wind-grabbing, a new study on desert ecology, and an eco-fiction review of @perfidiousscript.bsky.social’s The Veldt Institute

🏡🌐🌎🧪

www.briefecology.com/p/the-eco-up...

The Eco-Update #19

Dispatches from the planet.

www.briefecology.com

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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · 1d

The first game of the season that I’ve actually been able to watch and not only does Penn State lose at home on homecoming weekend but oh by the way our starting QB now has a potentially serious injury. I feel partially responsible.

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Samuel M. Moss @perfidiousscript.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to Ben Lockwood for some kind words on 'The Veldt Institute' in Brief Ecology!

Brief Ecology @briefecology.bsky.social · 1d

A new Eco-Update is live! Stories about capitalist wind-grabbing, a new study on desert ecology, and an eco-fiction review of @perfidiousscript.bsky.social’s The Veldt Institute

🏡🌐🌎🧪

www.briefecology.com/p/the-eco-up...

The Eco-Update #19

Dispatches from the planet.

www.briefecology.com

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John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · Aug 3

I think claiming the economy is good when it’s bad will be harder than claiming it’s bad when it’s good.

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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · 1d

The latest Eco-Update is out from @briefecology.bsky.social. Read it for free 👇

Brief Ecology @briefecology.bsky.social · 1d

A new Eco-Update is live! Stories about capitalist wind-grabbing, a new study on desert ecology, and an eco-fiction review of @perfidiousscript.bsky.social’s The Veldt Institute

🏡🌐🌎🧪

www.briefecology.com/p/the-eco-up...

The Eco-Update #19

Dispatches from the planet.

www.briefecology.com

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Brief Ecology @briefecology.bsky.social · 1d

A new Eco-Update is live! Stories about capitalist wind-grabbing, a new study on desert ecology, and an eco-fiction review of @perfidiousscript.bsky.social’s The Veldt Institute

🏡🌐🌎🧪

www.briefecology.com/p/the-eco-up...

The Eco-Update #19

Dispatches from the planet.

www.briefecology.com

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 2d

Journalist here

I’m interested in talking to a federal agency scientist who was fired, then rehired. I can keep you anonymous. I’m on Signal ginnyg.04

Reposts are appreciated!

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

The MSM does not interview community organizers. It's part of why they miss so much of what happens at the local level.

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Six-Eyed Kitten (But Scary) @andrewkozma.net · 2d

Just released an audio postcard. If you would like these sent directly to your inbox (no more than once a week), then you can join my Patreon for $1! This one is free as a tantalizing sample or a free rickroll for people you want to get off your back.

Shell | Andrew Kozma

Get more from Andrew Kozma on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social · 2d

Solidarity ask! Members who are also part of the Actors' Equity Association and American Federation of Musicians Local 802 are currently fighting for a fair contract. We stand in solidarity with the actors, stage managers, and musicians who make Broadway run!
✏️Sign here: https://loom.ly/orQgClI

Stand United for a Healthier Broadway

If you love going to the theatre, then you're familiar with the the show must go on mentality that has persisted within the theatre industry. For generations, that phrase has been a plucky, pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps-like mantra that seemingly embodies the American spirit. But that mantra, and that lifestyle, is harmful to the workers who make live theatre possible. Actors' Equity Association and The American Federation of Musicians Local 802 have both been in negoti...

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Slackermom @slackermom.bsky.social · 2d

Was just at a neighborhood school at dismissal. Hundreds of people with whistles surrounding the school and stationed down every block making sure ICE doesn’t snatch anyone. The same is happening at all the schools around here. I love my neighborhood and I love Chicago.

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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · 2d

Honestly “Legionnaires of the Antichrist” sounds metal af

Wilson Dizard III @wpd3.bsky.social · 2d

[Excerpt:] Tech billionaire Peter Thiel recently warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg & critics of tech or AI are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures on Christianity that linked government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future.

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · 2d

The creepy “red rum” kid from The Shining but it’s just me chanting “read, write” while I stare into an empty word doc

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 3d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · 3d

“This longstanding eco-anarchist project is a living experiment based on principles of mutual aid, cooperation and ecology. So buy a book (or two) and the donated sale will help to fund upgrades to Feral Crust's off-grid electrical infrastructure and rainwater harvesting systems!”

Buy a book👇

Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 3d

Today! Buy a book through our website and our co-op will donate the proceeds 💸

Fundraising for Feral Crust Infoshop!

On Thursday, October 9th, we'll be donating net proceeds from all sales in-store and online to the Feral Crust Infoshop in Davao, Philippines.

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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · 3d

Added 🫡

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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · 17d

A new feed for those working at the intersection of nature and society (ecologists, anthropologists, geographers, sociologists, urban planners, etc.). DM me to be added to the list, then use the 🏡 emoji to post to the feed!

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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · 4d

Collective power works

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 4d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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