Eco Trekkie (he/him)
@ecotrekkie.bsky.social
Star Trek, Restoration, Nature, Autistic/Neurodivergent Rights, and Opposing Fascism -- Make it so!
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Very cool radioactive fungus news
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability
The Chernobyl exclusion zone may be off-limits to humans, but ever since the Unit Four reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded nearly 40 years ago, other forms of life have not only move...
www.sciencealert.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Very cool radioactive fungus news
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
Busy weekend out getting logs and wood chips for my restoration work. This is the third load of logs and I got about 3 cubic yards of wood chips. I also salvaged 3 native hazelnuts and 2 native red osier dogwoods and planted them today. Fall and winter are always busy doing this type of work here. 🌱
December 2, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Busy weekend out getting logs and wood chips for my restoration work. This is the third load of logs and I got about 3 cubic yards of wood chips. I also salvaged 3 native hazelnuts and 2 native red osier dogwoods and planted them today. Fall and winter are always busy doing this type of work here. 🌱
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No one wants to use the planet burning plagiarism engine that lies all the time except the most worthless employees in any given company, the executives?
I'm shocked!
I'm shocked!
a cartoon of a man wearing a yellow uniform with a star on it
ALT: a cartoon of a man wearing a yellow uniform with a star on it
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
No one wants to use the planet burning plagiarism engine that lies all the time except the most worthless employees in any given company, the executives?
I'm shocked!
I'm shocked!
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Exciting news: my union @pen-guild.bsky.social won our fight to hold management accountable for rolling out AI tools with no notice & for failing to hold the bots to the same standards all of us humans must follow — in violation of the contract they agreed to. A neutral arbiter said we were right!
PEN Guild wins landmark arbitration on AI protections - Washington-Baltimore News Guild
This marks one of the first major labor-arbitration rulings on the impact of AI on journalism, setting an important precedent for the U.S. news industry.
wbng.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Exciting news: my union @pen-guild.bsky.social won our fight to hold management accountable for rolling out AI tools with no notice & for failing to hold the bots to the same standards all of us humans must follow — in violation of the contract they agreed to. A neutral arbiter said we were right!
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The federal government has never lived up to its commitment to shoulder 40 percent of the cost. Now, advocates want the feds to pony up, @juliametraux.bsky.social writes.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This disability education law turned 50 today. Disability advocates want more.
"Our civil rights are not up for negotiations," Rep. Lateefah Simon said.
www.motherjones.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The federal government has never lived up to its commitment to shoulder 40 percent of the cost. Now, advocates want the feds to pony up, @juliametraux.bsky.social writes.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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With the release of the Star Trek Enterprise D in LEGO, I have an even better excuse to get the Sherlock Holmes set as a Holodeck add-on….
November 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
With the release of the Star Trek Enterprise D in LEGO, I have an even better excuse to get the Sherlock Holmes set as a Holodeck add-on….
I have been busy doing some deep dives into Star Trek cosplay. Planning on having my first full trek costume for next Halloween. Probably going with a Picard season 3 jacket design (blue, science division, I'm an ecologist) because I really like the look of them. But... haven't decided yet.
I made a Star Trek Combadge out of metal! I don't have a costume to go with the badge yet, so this is currently one of my favorite fridge magnets. #startrek
November 29, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I have been busy doing some deep dives into Star Trek cosplay. Planning on having my first full trek costume for next Halloween. Probably going with a Picard season 3 jacket design (blue, science division, I'm an ecologist) because I really like the look of them. But... haven't decided yet.
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
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Here it is with the byline and alt text
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Here it is with the byline and alt text
I love these little birds! I got to hangout with them when I spent a year in England. I remember doing some gardening and having one running around looking for bugs and worms right where I was working and later two of them tumbling around on the ground in a battle over said bugs and worms.
November 28, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I love these little birds! I got to hangout with them when I spent a year in England. I remember doing some gardening and having one running around looking for bugs and worms right where I was working and later two of them tumbling around on the ground in a battle over said bugs and worms.
I ordered some native edible plants today! 15 cattails, 3 woodland strawberries (for my in-laws place), 6 yampah, and 6 California compassplants. All edible plants native to the west coast of the United States. Yampah and California compassplants are new to me, but hopefully they will work out. 🌱
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I ordered some native edible plants today! 15 cattails, 3 woodland strawberries (for my in-laws place), 6 yampah, and 6 California compassplants. All edible plants native to the west coast of the United States. Yampah and California compassplants are new to me, but hopefully they will work out. 🌱
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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UBI plus universal public healthcare would open up so many options for artists and others who want to do things that often don't pay a living wage. Maybe one day...
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
UBI plus universal public healthcare would open up so many options for artists and others who want to do things that often don't pay a living wage. Maybe one day...
If I need to fly, I'm going to dress in a way that is comfortable for me. I will be in a much better mood and kinder to the people around me if I'm not dealing with sensory overload from uncomfortable clothes. And yes, that will involve sandals of some sort. Probably my hiking ones.
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If I need to fly, I'm going to dress in a way that is comfortable for me. I will be in a much better mood and kinder to the people around me if I'm not dealing with sensory overload from uncomfortable clothes. And yes, that will involve sandals of some sort. Probably my hiking ones.
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OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Trees are awesome, and this is a great video about the amazing biology of trees. 🌱
Trees Are So Weird
YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Trees are awesome, and this is a great video about the amazing biology of trees. 🌱
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Abolishing ICE is only the beginning. Have you looked at your local cops?
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According to mappingpoliceviolence.us, police kill at least three people per day; from a meta analysis published in NYT, we now know the number could be six or even more.
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According to mappingpoliceviolence.us, police kill at least three people per day; from a meta analysis published in NYT, we now know the number could be six or even more.
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Abolishing ICE is only the beginning. Have you looked at your local cops?
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According to mappingpoliceviolence.us, police kill at least three people per day; from a meta analysis published in NYT, we now know the number could be six or even more.
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According to mappingpoliceviolence.us, police kill at least three people per day; from a meta analysis published in NYT, we now know the number could be six or even more.
I love the moopsy references in the comments. If you don't know. Moopsy is a creature in Star Trek Lower Decks that will drink your bones while looking like a cute little white ball. And it will say moopsy over and over. Very dangerous though can be distracted by teeth.
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I love the moopsy references in the comments. If you don't know. Moopsy is a creature in Star Trek Lower Decks that will drink your bones while looking like a cute little white ball. And it will say moopsy over and over. Very dangerous though can be distracted by teeth.
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Stubby season is here in the Pacific Northwest and this chonker is showing some big feelings about being photographed by turning white and burying itself in the sand!
This color change is super hard to photograph, let alone light, but I'm pretty happy with how these turned out.
#marinelife
This color change is super hard to photograph, let alone light, but I'm pretty happy with how these turned out.
#marinelife
November 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Stubby season is here in the Pacific Northwest and this chonker is showing some big feelings about being photographed by turning white and burying itself in the sand!
This color change is super hard to photograph, let alone light, but I'm pretty happy with how these turned out.
#marinelife
This color change is super hard to photograph, let alone light, but I'm pretty happy with how these turned out.
#marinelife
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I’m beyond honored to have the support of Sunrise Movement! Together we will win a Green New Deal and finally make polluters pay.
There’s so much work to be done but I’m proud to be in this fight with you, @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social 🌞 evanstonnow.com/abughazaleh-...
There’s so much work to be done but I’m proud to be in this fight with you, @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social 🌞 evanstonnow.com/abughazaleh-...
Abughazaleh scores top climate endorsement - Evanston Now
Group to support her campaign with volunteers across district.
evanstonnow.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I’m beyond honored to have the support of Sunrise Movement! Together we will win a Green New Deal and finally make polluters pay.
There’s so much work to be done but I’m proud to be in this fight with you, @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social 🌞 evanstonnow.com/abughazaleh-...
There’s so much work to be done but I’m proud to be in this fight with you, @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social 🌞 evanstonnow.com/abughazaleh-...
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A mother and her 15 year old autistic son are reunited after nearly 50 days apart.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 AM
A mother and her 15 year old autistic son are reunited after nearly 50 days apart.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
Got a whole bunch of logs and other wood pieces today. Two full truck loads that I loaded myself but got for free. All from a local golf course. Going to use them to create habitat for frogs and other critters in my wetlands. 🌱
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Got a whole bunch of logs and other wood pieces today. Two full truck loads that I loaded myself but got for free. All from a local golf course. Going to use them to create habitat for frogs and other critters in my wetlands. 🌱
Even if you look past the moral issues with generative AI, a tool that provides false information 35% of the time is just not useful. And these tools look to be getting worse not better over time.
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Even if you look past the moral issues with generative AI, a tool that provides false information 35% of the time is just not useful. And these tools look to be getting worse not better over time.
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"If confirmed, he will maintain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without changes. CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism."-Bill Cassidy when he confirmed RFK Jr. in February 2025
CASSIDY: I know it's titillating, but I think we need to move beyond the titillation
TAPPER: This isn't about titillation. This is about the fact that you are the chairman of the health committee and you voted to confirm somebody that by all accounts is actually making America less healthy
TAPPER: This isn't about titillation. This is about the fact that you are the chairman of the health committee and you voted to confirm somebody that by all accounts is actually making America less healthy
November 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"If confirmed, he will maintain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without changes. CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism."-Bill Cassidy when he confirmed RFK Jr. in February 2025
I wanted to work in nature with a focus on protecting nature and restoring habitat for wildlife. I also wanted to work in the public sector to avoid profit driven work. And having a union job with at least some protections and benefits. Took awhile but eventually I got a job that fits this.
November 23, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I wanted to work in nature with a focus on protecting nature and restoring habitat for wildlife. I also wanted to work in the public sector to avoid profit driven work. And having a union job with at least some protections and benefits. Took awhile but eventually I got a job that fits this.