Erika
@elevatedmn.bsky.social
Groundwater, hydrogeology, public utilities for the public. Probably too much manganese. Just Give People All The Things! Also love books, Judaica, and cats. she/her. #QueerInSTEM
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*me, following Virgil through the nine circles of hell* I’m hungry
November 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
*me, following Virgil through the nine circles of hell* I’m hungry
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So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays
With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, video doorbells, bluetooth trackers, fitness trackers,
www.eff.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
A fun thread! And a silly piece of family lore, my mom went to college at the same time as one of his granddaughters and apparently knew her socially. :D
I checked:
There's no rule in hockey that a dinosaur can't drive a Zamboni.
Let's talk about Frank Zamboni's marvelous invention.
Frank was born in 1901 to Italian immigrant parents & raised on a farm in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho (ironically?).
There's no rule in hockey that a dinosaur can't drive a Zamboni.
Let's talk about Frank Zamboni's marvelous invention.
Frank was born in 1901 to Italian immigrant parents & raised on a farm in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho (ironically?).
a t-rex is sitting on the back of a truck that says derock demolition
Alt: a t-rex is sitting on the back of a Zamboni ice resurfacer that says derock demolition
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A fun thread! And a silly piece of family lore, my mom went to college at the same time as one of his granddaughters and apparently knew her socially. :D
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Hey men-types with atypical genitalia: I’m really sorry the world is hyper-focused on the idea that Hitler, Musk, Trump, Epstein, and Ailes all have some sort of “weird” dick or micro-penis.
It’s fucking gross, and not for the reasons all the clickbaiters think.
It’s fucking gross, and not for the reasons all the clickbaiters think.
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Hey men-types with atypical genitalia: I’m really sorry the world is hyper-focused on the idea that Hitler, Musk, Trump, Epstein, and Ailes all have some sort of “weird” dick or micro-penis.
It’s fucking gross, and not for the reasons all the clickbaiters think.
It’s fucking gross, and not for the reasons all the clickbaiters think.
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If you're wondering why a large chunk of ostensibly left-of-center pundits are waging war on environmental protections in the form of an "abundance agenda," it's because Silicon Valley has quietly developed a culture of rampant pollution.
EPA fines Apple over hazardous waste violations at Santa Clara factory
EPA fines Apple over hazardous waste violations at Santa Clara factory
(KRON) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday that it has settled claims of hazardous waste violations at an Apple microchip factory in Santa Clara. In August 2023 and January 2024, federal regulators inspected Apple’s facility at 3250 Scott Boulevard after receiving a tip from the public. The inspections, according to the EPA, [...]
www.kron4.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you're wondering why a large chunk of ostensibly left-of-center pundits are waging war on environmental protections in the form of an "abundance agenda," it's because Silicon Valley has quietly developed a culture of rampant pollution.
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More decades-long studies like this, please! Science crammed into short grant cycles misses important patterns.
“After the first burn, the net productivity of those plots was really low and the controls looked a lot better,” said John Battles @natureatcal.bsky.social and @ucanr.edu. “But by the third burn, the patterns had switched.” ucanr.edu/blog/green-b...
Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big, fire-resistant trees | Green Blog
A two decade long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests’ long-term ability to store carbon whil...
ucanr.edu
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
More decades-long studies like this, please! Science crammed into short grant cycles misses important patterns.
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Social media and many of the places where we get perspectives are a mess with manipulation, conspiracy, and misinformation. Radicals hoping to fight oppression have to be mindful of where we listen and why. I wrote about this and more for @prismreports.org. prismreports.org/2025/11/20/a...
Another way out: Finding clarity for resistance
Facing a wave of misinformation and the manipulation of algorithms, resistance starts with choosing how we listen, not just how we speak
prismreports.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Social media and many of the places where we get perspectives are a mess with manipulation, conspiracy, and misinformation. Radicals hoping to fight oppression have to be mindful of where we listen and why. I wrote about this and more for @prismreports.org. prismreports.org/2025/11/20/a...
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Miss Bea works tirelessly to protect black trans people on this webbed site.
Hey y'all
I was hoping I wouldn't have to do this but I can't afford this one on my own:
I have to get a gum graft & the copayment is $2640. My insurance kicked in but only covers a part.
If you can contribute to help ya girl, I'd be super grateful 💜
(more info in thread)
ko-fi.com/beaeli/goal
I was hoping I wouldn't have to do this but I can't afford this one on my own:
I have to get a gum graft & the copayment is $2640. My insurance kicked in but only covers a part.
If you can contribute to help ya girl, I'd be super grateful 💜
(more info in thread)
ko-fi.com/beaeli/goal
November 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Miss Bea works tirelessly to protect black trans people on this webbed site.
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I cannot overemphasize that Marjorie Taylor Greene, Carlson, and Fuentes see a 2028 path to victory that involves building an isolationist populist coalition that traffics heavily in antisemitism and exploits existing negative sentiment against Israel.
We have to be SHARP on the left right now.
We have to be SHARP on the left right now.
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I cannot overemphasize that Marjorie Taylor Greene, Carlson, and Fuentes see a 2028 path to victory that involves building an isolationist populist coalition that traffics heavily in antisemitism and exploits existing negative sentiment against Israel.
We have to be SHARP on the left right now.
We have to be SHARP on the left right now.
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@elevatedmn.bsky.social The internet brought a gift today.
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
@elevatedmn.bsky.social The internet brought a gift today.
Exhausted today. Spent last night at an enraging two-hour public hearing, then emerged to find out dad had been in a car accident and was in the ER, and then later in the evening my neighbor had to go to the ER for a medication issue. Fat chance I was going to get a good night of sleep after that.
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Exhausted today. Spent last night at an enraging two-hour public hearing, then emerged to find out dad had been in a car accident and was in the ER, and then later in the evening my neighbor had to go to the ER for a medication issue. Fat chance I was going to get a good night of sleep after that.
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I need it
Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher which is headquartered in Springfield, just released an updated Collegiate edition with 5,000 new entries.
Merriam-Webster goes old school with first new hardcover Collegiate dictionary in 22 years
Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher which is headquartered in Springfield, just released an updated Collegiate edition with 5,000 new entries.
www.wbur.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I need it
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Any teachers out there? Ramping this back up again and figured I would advertise.
I am on the National Weather Service National School Outreach Team. We are composed of various NWS meteorologists across the country that give school talks about the weather. We can use just about any online platform.
I am on the National Weather Service National School Outreach Team. We are composed of various NWS meteorologists across the country that give school talks about the weather. We can use just about any online platform.
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Any teachers out there? Ramping this back up again and figured I would advertise.
I am on the National Weather Service National School Outreach Team. We are composed of various NWS meteorologists across the country that give school talks about the weather. We can use just about any online platform.
I am on the National Weather Service National School Outreach Team. We are composed of various NWS meteorologists across the country that give school talks about the weather. We can use just about any online platform.
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"The attorneys spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution. All three said the plan is not regional to New England, but a nationwide strategy."
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:29 AM
"The attorneys spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution. All three said the plan is not regional to New England, but a nationwide strategy."
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ONLY ON ASSIGNED MEDIA:
Fenway Health's annual gala Friday drew protests and cries of "Shame!" after the LGBTQ community health center ended care for trans people under 19.
@evanurquhart.bsky.social was there.
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www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Fenway Health's annual gala Friday drew protests and cries of "Shame!" after the LGBTQ community health center ended care for trans people under 19.
@evanurquhart.bsky.social was there.
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www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Protect Trans Futures and ACT UP Disrupt Charity Gala at Fenway Health — Assigned
The LGBTQ+ community health center recently announced they would no longer offer gender-affirming care to trans young people under the age of 19.
www.assignedmedia.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM
ONLY ON ASSIGNED MEDIA:
Fenway Health's annual gala Friday drew protests and cries of "Shame!" after the LGBTQ community health center ended care for trans people under 19.
@evanurquhart.bsky.social was there.
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www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Fenway Health's annual gala Friday drew protests and cries of "Shame!" after the LGBTQ community health center ended care for trans people under 19.
@evanurquhart.bsky.social was there.
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www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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It's not retaliation to remove people who are capitulating though.
Trump will not just be four years of bad management. The culture of these organizations will be fucked for a long time. The pressure to retaliate and clean house will be strong, and no-one wants to work in a war zone.
November 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It's not retaliation to remove people who are capitulating though.
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⚒️🧪 Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (among other programs) to be eliminated at University of Nebraska-Lincoln #UNL. A tragedy all around. #Geosciences
They are really planning to go through with these cuts at Nebraska, despite recommendations not to. Unbelievable.
If you want to hire highly qualified, very successful earth and atmospheric sciences faculty in teaching and research, quite a few are probably looking for jobs for next year.
If you want to hire highly qualified, very successful earth and atmospheric sciences faculty in teaching and research, quite a few are probably looking for jobs for next year.
Final Budget Reduction Plan | Budget Process | Nebraska
budgetprocess.unl.edu
November 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
⚒️🧪 Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (among other programs) to be eliminated at University of Nebraska-Lincoln #UNL. A tragedy all around. #Geosciences
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One of the things that is wrong with the US that comes from a specific strain of forgiveness which means if you forgive people they don't have to face consequences and they continue to be in your life the same as they harmed you before.
These are people showing they can't be trusted to
These are people showing they can't be trusted to
November 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
One of the things that is wrong with the US that comes from a specific strain of forgiveness which means if you forgive people they don't have to face consequences and they continue to be in your life the same as they harmed you before.
These are people showing they can't be trusted to
These are people showing they can't be trusted to
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Is there anyone good with tree parasites here? This American Sycamore on Ohio State’s Columbus campus appears to a have one growing from the trunk. I’m used to mistletoes growing in branches more than on the main trunk, and we’re northwest of the mistletoe core range by quite a bit.
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Is there anyone good with tree parasites here? This American Sycamore on Ohio State’s Columbus campus appears to a have one growing from the trunk. I’m used to mistletoes growing in branches more than on the main trunk, and we’re northwest of the mistletoe core range by quite a bit.
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I love the Hattusa Lion Gate. they just look so excited to be here
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I love the Hattusa Lion Gate. they just look so excited to be here
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BREAKING: CAIR, Kapitan Gomaa Law, and Hawks Quindel are suing the University of Kentucky and the Department of Education for punishing tenured Professor Ramsi Woodcock over his criticism of Israel. tinyurl.com/4prfvev9
November 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
BREAKING: CAIR, Kapitan Gomaa Law, and Hawks Quindel are suing the University of Kentucky and the Department of Education for punishing tenured Professor Ramsi Woodcock over his criticism of Israel. tinyurl.com/4prfvev9
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“We will continue to support Will’s return to his studies at Texas A&M and work and reiterate that this should never have happened,” said the National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC). “At every step, CBP and ICE ignored Will’s constitutional right to due process.”
Some much needed good news this morning: “Tae Heung ‘Will’ Kim, a U.S. permanent resident from South Korea, has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after being detained for months.” asamnews.com/2025/11/17/w...
U.S. permanent resident released from ICE custody – AsAmNews
South Korean U.S. permanent resident Tae Heung “Will” Kim has been released from ICE custody after being detained for months.
asamnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“We will continue to support Will’s return to his studies at Texas A&M and work and reiterate that this should never have happened,” said the National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC). “At every step, CBP and ICE ignored Will’s constitutional right to due process.”
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Well it seems it is going to be to late for @lastweektonight.com to help with their hiatus. Any suggestions for a big sci com/science interested news account I should play with to help save PRI?
Tag them in the comments with your pitch for why they should help out this museum maybe
Tag them in the comments with your pitch for why they should help out this museum maybe
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Well it seems it is going to be to late for @lastweektonight.com to help with their hiatus. Any suggestions for a big sci com/science interested news account I should play with to help save PRI?
Tag them in the comments with your pitch for why they should help out this museum maybe
Tag them in the comments with your pitch for why they should help out this museum maybe