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Fernanda Alves
@febiologia.bsky.social
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Conservation Ecologist working with the Difficult Bird Research Group at the Australian National University
(she/her)

Interested in all things conservation and #rstats

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Environmental science 80%
Geography 20%
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 8d
Oh, and while we're on the subject of Rupert Murdoch:
Cartoon showing an appropriately reptilian-looking Rupert Murdoch showing how he weaponizes racism and grievance for his plutocratic agenda.

Reposted by Gavin L. Foster, Fernanda Alves

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Prof Richard Betts @richardabetts.bsky.social · 23d
Yes the CO2 rise 2023-2024 was faster than we predicted at Mauna Loa and was a record rise there - now the WMO confirm the global mean rise was also a record

Also the rate of CO2 rise is now above the IPCC scenarios that limit global warming to 1.5C

www.carbonbrief.org/met-office-a...

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 26d
"The escalating fire occurrence, driven by climate change & unsustainable land use, threatens to push the #Amazon towards a catastrophic tipping point. Urgent, coordinated efforts are crucial to mitigate these drivers & prevent irreversible ecosystem damage" 🔥

#ClimateEmergency
EGUsphere - Extensive fire-driven degradation in 2024 marks worst Amazon forest disturbance in over two decades
egusphere.copernicus.org

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Fernanda Alves @febiologia.bsky.social · Oct 3
So beautiful 🤩.

Reposted by Anders Levermann, Dominik Wiedenhofer, Fernanda Alves

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Oct 2
Jane Goodall 😢
youtu.be/mpi6zAg_OII?...
Remembering legendary conservationist Jane Goodall
YouTube video by Good Morning America
youtu.be

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · Oct 2
A lovely story about Dr Jane Goodall's career & legacy, from Rachel Fieldhouse & Mohana Basu, in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41.... Includes some comments from me about how researchers _can also_ be advocates and science communicators, and still be taken seriously (I hope)!

Vale, Jane.
Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science
The primatologist challenged what it meant to be a scientist.
www.nature.com

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Fernanda Alves @febiologia.bsky.social · Oct 2
💔

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Oct 1
Jane Goodall was a hero who used her life to make the world a better place. If the world uplifted and amplified people like her over fascists and billionaires, the world would be a very different place. #3E

Reposted by Celia Kitzinger, Rosemary A. Joyce, William Hurst , and 4 more

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Oct 1
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said. The Jane Goodall Institute announced that she had passed away of natural causes while in California as part of a US speaking tour. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Julen Astigarraga, Fernanda Alves

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Posit @posit.co · Sep 30
The new ggplot2 4.0.0 is here! 🎉

This major update includes a foundational rewrite of S7 and user benefits such as smarter labeling and a revamped theming system.

Check the details: www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...

BONUS: Join the release party on Oct 3, 3pm ET. bit.ly/join-gg-extenders

#RStats
ggplot2 hex with tada emoji. Text: Join the v4.0.0 release party with Teun van den Brand and the ggplot2 extenders, Oct 3 at 3pm Et, bit.ly/join-gg-extenders

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Thesiswhisperer @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social · Sep 29
ANU colleagues and students - please share this post if you can:

The ANU governance project has extended our deadline to comment on the Draft report to next week - 7 October.

Here's a link to a feedback form, which also contains the link to the draft report:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Feedback on ANU Governance Project Draft Report
The ANU Governance Project Working Group are proud to present the Draft Project Report for community feedback and consultation. The Draft Project Report is available on our website or through THIS LINK. Using a process that has involved deep listening and a participatory and deliberative process across the ANU community, we have compiled a unique and valuable body of evidence that documents what’s wrong with governance at the ANU and charts a way forward to help rebuild trust and to deliver best practice governance. Over 600 ANU staff, students, and stakeholders have participated in this project, and in contributing constructively to the future of ANU. This includes 590 members of the community who participated in our survey, 75 who participated in one-hour small group discussions, and over 40 from across the university who participated in our project workshop. The ANU community told us there a critical need for change: Over 96% of survey respondents and all discussion group participants believe current ANU governance is not fit for purpose and should be reformed. Over 92% of survey respondents and all discussion group participants expressed dissatisfaction with current ANU governance. Over 93% of survey respondents said they were dissatisfied with current practices of transparency at the ANU. Over 93% of survey respondents said they were dissatisfied with accountability frameworks at the ANU. The ANU Community has proposed the following near-term steps forward for a reformed ANU: Council must direct Finance to produce and publish a current budget breakdown. Council must revise and publish selection criteria for Executive positions. Council meetings must immediately be made fully accessible to the community. Academic Board must regularly review and assess the financial decisions of senior executives and Council. Commence senior leadership listening tours with the ANU community. Additional recommendations forwarded by the community are summarised in the full report, including a proposal to co-design legislative reform of the ANU Act with the community. The Working Group invites the ANU community and stakeholders to offer feedback via this form on the draft report by midnight on Tuesday 7 October. This deadline has been extended in order to allow us more time to hear and incorporate community feedback ahead of the release of our final report on Monday 20 October.
docs.google.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 24
The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Patrick A. Jansen, Fernanda Alves

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · Sep 23
May I suggest a book to you? #ScienceUnderSiege ⁦is a must-read for anyone interested in fighting back politically & ideologically motivated opposition to science. To my fellow science friends, take the message:"The public needs to see scientists as people, rather than simply sources of information"
A photo of me holding the Science Under Siege book, by Peter Hotez and Michael Mann. I am also wearing a Semmelweis Fan Club shirt, made by Berlin Buyers Club, a group of Long Covid patients and activists. You can find more about them here: https://www.berlinbuyersclub.com/

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · Sep 21
SOUTH AMERICA HEAT WAVE

Brutally hot night in PARAGUAY🇵🇾:
Minimums up to 28.6C, but next night is the goat..
and can be the hottest September night in all Hemisphere history !

In ARGENTINA🇦🇷 Monthly record broken at Oran
with 42.3C

Tomorrow will be historic

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Intercept Brasil @intercept.com.br · Sep 17
“Água para o povo, não para data centers”. Esse é um dos slogans da mobilização de moradores de Caucaia, no Ceará, contra a instalação de um data center do TikTok.

Leia: www.intercept.com.br/2025/09/17/m...

Reposted by Michael A. Clemens, Maarten Vink, Joshua Goodman , and 2 more

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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · Sep 12
My opinion about the historic verdict coming out of Brazil, with @stevelevitsky.bsky.social, is in the @nytimes.com today.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/o...
Opinion | Brazil Just Succeeded Where the U.S. Failed
www.nytimes.com

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Fernanda Alves @febiologia.bsky.social · Sep 12
Today is a good day 🥳. Going out for a drink to celebrate tonight 🍾
thejuicemedia.com the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · Sep 12
Well done Brazil 👏
(take notes, USA)

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · Sep 12
Well done Brazil 👏
(take notes, USA)

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Consultor Digital @consultor-digital.bsky.social · Sep 11
Em nome de 700 mil mortos na pandemia, muitos estariam vivos com medidas concretas como educação, lockdown e vacinas,
Bolsonaro Condenado!
JUSTICA POR VOCÊS.
#bolsonarocondenado

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Tom Phillips @tomphillips.bsky.social · Sep 9
"Brazil nearly went back to being a dictatorship … because a criminal organization made up of a political group led by Jair Bolsonaro doesn’t understand that the alternation of power is a principle of republican democracy​" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Brazil: first judge in Jair Bolsonaro coup plot trial votes to convict
Four other supreme court justices to cast their votes in coming days, with verdict expected by Thursday or Friday
www.theguardian.com

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Fernanda Alves @febiologia.bsky.social · Aug 20
They’re her best friends 🥹

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Tom Phillips @tomphillips.bsky.social · Jul 30
“not just an affront to a supreme court minister … [but also] a direct attack on Brazilian democracy and sovereignty”
Trump accused of ‘attack on Brazilian democracy’ after sanctioning Bolsonaro trial judge
Supporters of Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, decried the US move against Alexandre de Moraes
www.theguardian.com

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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · Jul 27
yes i’m taking a video of my big computer with my little computer (shut up) but the first batch of @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social plates is on the website!!!! LIVE NOW!! FINALLY!! excuse me while i go sleep for eleventy days (i wish)

firstdogonthemoon.com.au/shop/

#firstdogonthemoon #heysaurus

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Fernanda Alves @febiologia.bsky.social · Jul 26
Meanwhile, this one just came back from her third walk in the rain today 🐠🐶💦🌧️

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Captain Quoll @kudelka.bsky.social · Jul 19
Eric Abetz remains the most egregious dickhead in the entire state.

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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · Jul 19
excuse the wind noise but baby bob met lucy and they had the best golden romp ever 🥹🥹🥹

#baddogclub

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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · Jul 19
bad dog beach club became bad dog mountain club today thanks to @peckmaths.bsky.social for letting us use the new dog park! 🐶❤️

#baddogclub

Reposted by Bianca Fileborn, Fernanda Alves

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mr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · Jul 11
Moo Deng! Remember the tiny adorable hippo? It's her birthday! Everyone say happy birthday Moo Deng www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Moo Deng is turning one year old. Finally a news story I can bear to read | First Dog on the Moon
Perhaps I can go through the rest of my life as a cartoonist reading only good news stories – I’m sure nobody will notice
www.theguardian.com

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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · Jul 7
3 weeks later - look how little she is without all her hair 🥹
a brown labradoodle and a golden retriever pulling on a blue foam ring a person is holding a shaggy brown labradoodle and a golden retriever pulling on a blue foam ring a person is holding

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · Jun 21
Every country is warming.

Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info

Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.