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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Jess Corman @limnojess.bsky.social · 5h

Lots of folks out to support UNL Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. The department is slated to be cut - a decision that would mean Nebraska would loose its only meteorology degree program (let alone the faculty and students). 🤦‍♀️ eas.unl.edu

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Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social · 16h

From Dr Chris Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social

"The waste produced by livestock [beef cattle, dairy cows, hogs, chickens & turkeys] in the St. Croix River watershed is equivalent to 3.25 million more people living in the region."

wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/07/31/r...

Researcher finds livestock waste in St. Croix watershed equivalent to more than 3 million people • Wisconsin Examiner

Livestock farming within the St. Croix River watershed has created waste equivalent to 3.25 million extra people living in the region.

wisconsinexaminer.com

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Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability (STEPS) @steps-stc.bsky.social · 15h

🌾 STEPS researchers have published a new study ,"Pre-flooding phosphorus-iron interactions and nutrient uptake under flooded rice cultivation in histosols of South Florida," pinpointing how crucial phosphorus-iron (P-Fe) interactions are in fields.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2025.2563297

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Jim Elser @drlimnology.bsky.social · 19h

Congratulations @marenstriebel.bsky.social !

Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · 20h

Happy to announce that #PlanktonEcologyLab researcher @marenstriebel.bsky.social received the university-wide recognition as best PhD advisor - already a second time. Congratulations and so well deserved
@icbm-uol.bsky.social @hifmb.de

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Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · May 18

There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.

University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · May 18

A must read

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Jim Elser @drlimnology.bsky.social · 1d

Amboseli: wow.

Sunrise on snow covered Mount Kilimanjaro with acacia in foreground and a hot air balloon aloft.

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Jim Elser @drlimnology.bsky.social · 1d

Giraffe ✅ waterbuck ✅ gazelle ✅ flamingo ✅

Jim Elser @drlimnology.bsky.social · 4d

I said there would be giraffes incoming.
At the Giraffe Center.

Looking forward to getting out of the city tomorrow.

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Dr. Crystal A. Kolden @pyrogeog.bsky.social · 8d

Published today: our new paper showing a 44-year trend of increasing global wildfire disasters (fatalities and economic losses) due to climate change-induced extreme weather. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Climate-linked escalation of societally disastrous wildfires

Climate change and land mismanagement are creating increasingly fire-prone built and natural environments. However, despite worsening fire seasons, evidence is lacking globally for trends in socially ...

www.science.org

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Jim Elser @drlimnology.bsky.social · 5d

This is what you can watch on Voice of America channel in Kenya.

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televisionary.bsky.social @televisionary.bsky.social · May 29

“If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we're cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America's long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Jim Elser @drlimnology.bsky.social · 5d

In Nairobi now, getting ready for 2week tour of Kenya and Tanzania. Giraffes incoming.

J and M on skyscraper overlooking the city.

A colorful starling looking at the camera

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 5d

In the American system of government, a legislature of the people’s elected representatives decide how to allocate the people’s money, then an unelected appointee in the executive branch called “OMB Director” decides if he feels like distributing the people’s money that way or if he’d rather not.

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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 7d

"If the populations of high- and mid-income countries were to limit beef & lamb consumption to about one serving/wk, they could reduce emissions = to Russia’s annual emissions total."
@enviroem.bsky.social

⬆️ THIS is the recommendation outlined in the EAT-Lancet report, are you in?

bit.ly/476DOgl

A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say

Scientists are presenting new evidence that the worst effects of climate change can’t be avoided without a major transformation of food systems.

apnews.com

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Mark Miodownik @markmiodownik.bsky.social · 6d

I dont often agree with Ryan Air boss Michael O’Leary but he is right about SAF "There is no possibility of meeting 6% SAF by 2030; not a hope in hell."
Thats because the bio feedstock for SAF will hit food production and cause inflation. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘This is real progress’: airlines on sustainable aviation fuels and the chances of net zero flying

The EU and UK have imposed mandates, and investors see its value – but the industry has mixed views

www.theguardian.com

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Jim Elser @drlimnology.bsky.social · 7d

Learned about Pan Africanism, W.E.B. Dubois, and ancient to modern history of Ghana today during a city tour of Accra.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 7d

According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...

‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building

YouTube video by MSNBC

www.youtube.com

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Titus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social · 7d

Changes in phosphorus concentration and flux from 2011 to 2023 In major U.S. tributaries to the Laurentian Great Lakes

#GreatLakes 🧪

"Spring accounted for the largest share of annual P flux in most tributaries"

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Changes in phosphorus concentration and flux from 2011 to 2023 In major U.S. tributaries to the Laurentian Great Lakes

Reducing phosphorus (P) flux to the Great Lakes is critical for improving water quality and controlling eutrophication. We used 13 water years (2011–2…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Jim Elser @drlimnology.bsky.social · 7d

Had a fun sendoff party to close #sps8 ! Looks like the next P Summit will be in Japan !

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Jim Elser @drlimnology.bsky.social · 8d

What kind of a ridiculous headline / story is this ? Good lord.

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Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography @aslo.org · 8d

Dive into the new #ASLO_Bulletin for the latest news in #aquaticscience! This issue features articles on ‘The Power of Pack Mules’ and a ‘Journey of Creating an Immersive Museum Exhibit’. Discover meeting highlights, community news, viewpoints & more: aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Jay T Lennon @jaytlennon.bsky.social · 8d

asm.org/press-releas...

Microbiology Leaders Launch Global Climate Change Strategy

ASM and other leading microbiology organizations have unveiled their first joint global strategy to harness the power of microbial science in addressing the climate crisis.

asm.org

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Caryn Vaughn @lovemussels.bsky.social · 8d

The Oklahoma Biological Survey at the University of Oklahoma is hiring a tenure-track freshwater ecologist. This is a great opportunity at a wonderful place to work. Please spread the word and encourage folks to apply: apply.interfolio.com/174472

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Jim Elser @drlimnology.bsky.social · 8d

A joyful ending to #sps8 celebrating the launch of the African Sustainable Phosphorus Network. Some great momentum generated.

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