Erik Hoffner
@erikhoffner.bsky.social
Editor, photojournalist & award-winning podcast producer for nonprofit news outlet @Mongabay. Member of Society of Envi Journalists & Vermont Center for Photography
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Jellyfish sleep like humans — even though they don’t have brains
Studying ancient sea creatures’ snoozing habits could shed light on the origins of sleep.
www.nature.com
Jellyfish & sea anemones lack brains & yet seem to sleep in ways similar to humans
New findings bolster a theory that sleep evolved before centralized nervous systems to repair DNA damage that builds up in individual nerve cells while animals are awake.
“Neurons are very precious”
New findings bolster a theory that sleep evolved before centralized nervous systems to repair DNA damage that builds up in individual nerve cells while animals are awake.
“Neurons are very precious”
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The Trump regime has finally admitted that DOGE stole Social Security information and shared it with an advocacy group focused on overturning election results. This comes after it blatantly lied about not doing this and persuaded the Supreme Court to issue an emergency ruling giving DOGE access.
Trump administration admits DOGE accessed personal Social Security data
A DOGE employee signed an agreement to share Social Security data with the aim of overturning election results in certain states, according to a new court filing.
wapo.st
January 21, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The Trump regime has finally admitted that DOGE stole Social Security information and shared it with an advocacy group focused on overturning election results. This comes after it blatantly lied about not doing this and persuaded the Supreme Court to issue an emergency ruling giving DOGE access.
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Exciting forecast
I’m a huge fan of winter obv but my photo business also relies on a frosty landscape, www.instagram.com/erikhoffner
Temps in F and snow in inches ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
I’m a huge fan of winter obv but my photo business also relies on a frosty landscape, www.instagram.com/erikhoffner
Temps in F and snow in inches ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
January 21, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Exciting forecast
I’m a huge fan of winter obv but my photo business also relies on a frosty landscape, www.instagram.com/erikhoffner
Temps in F and snow in inches ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
I’m a huge fan of winter obv but my photo business also relies on a frosty landscape, www.instagram.com/erikhoffner
Temps in F and snow in inches ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
Exciting forecast
I’m a huge fan of winter obv but my photo business also relies on a frosty landscape, www.instagram.com/erikhoffner
Temps in F and snow in inches ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
I’m a huge fan of winter obv but my photo business also relies on a frosty landscape, www.instagram.com/erikhoffner
Temps in F and snow in inches ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
January 21, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Exciting forecast
I’m a huge fan of winter obv but my photo business also relies on a frosty landscape, www.instagram.com/erikhoffner
Temps in F and snow in inches ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
I’m a huge fan of winter obv but my photo business also relies on a frosty landscape, www.instagram.com/erikhoffner
Temps in F and snow in inches ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
Shrinking #coffee harvests effect more than our daily fix
Experts & orgs like @projectdrawdown.bsky.social suggest solutions like #agroforestry so @coffeewatch.bsky.social has now created a library of all research ever conducted on it, to help producers grow the finicky plant amid #climatechange:
Experts & orgs like @projectdrawdown.bsky.social suggest solutions like #agroforestry so @coffeewatch.bsky.social has now created a library of all research ever conducted on it, to help producers grow the finicky plant amid #climatechange:
The knowledge to save coffee already exists, now it’s in one e-library
Roughly half the world’s arabica coffee-growing regions will become unsuitable for cultivation of the crop by 2050 due to the effects of climate change. The consequences of a shrinking coffee harvest ...
news.mongabay.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Shrinking #coffee harvests effect more than our daily fix
Experts & orgs like @projectdrawdown.bsky.social suggest solutions like #agroforestry so @coffeewatch.bsky.social has now created a library of all research ever conducted on it, to help producers grow the finicky plant amid #climatechange:
Experts & orgs like @projectdrawdown.bsky.social suggest solutions like #agroforestry so @coffeewatch.bsky.social has now created a library of all research ever conducted on it, to help producers grow the finicky plant amid #climatechange:
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How big is Greenland?
Its so big it covers up 99% of the Epstein files.
Its so big it covers up 99% of the Epstein files.
January 20, 2026 at 1:32 AM
How big is Greenland?
Its so big it covers up 99% of the Epstein files.
Its so big it covers up 99% of the Epstein files.
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Danish soldiers are now arriving in Greenland as the military presence increases.
January 19, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Danish soldiers are now arriving in Greenland as the military presence increases.
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“An Irish man responsible for leaking the identities of thousands of US immigration enforcement officers has said he will continue…until the #Trump administration stops targeting immigrant communities…his website #ICE List has received millions of views”
#spéirgorm
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
#spéirgorm
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Irish man risks US retaliation for unmasking thousands of Ice officers online
Dominick Skinner started publishing identities last year and is assisted by over 500 volunteers across America
www.irishtimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:08 PM
“An Irish man responsible for leaking the identities of thousands of US immigration enforcement officers has said he will continue…until the #Trump administration stops targeting immigrant communities…his website #ICE List has received millions of views”
#spéirgorm
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
#spéirgorm
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
January 19, 2026 at 8:47 AM
The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
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Silvopasture is a highly recommended climate solution and it’s slowly gaining momentum in South America.
Read the full article: news.mongabay.com/2026/01/silv...
Read the full article: news.mongabay.com/2026/01/silv...
Silvopasture gains momentum in the Amazon, but can it shrink beef’s footprint?
In the rolling hills of Iñapari, a remote town in the Peruvian Amazon on the tri-border with Bolivia and Brazil, cattle ranchers are ditching grass monocultures, which have been shown to harm biodiver...
news.mongabay.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Silvopasture is a highly recommended climate solution and it’s slowly gaining momentum in South America.
Read the full article: news.mongabay.com/2026/01/silv...
Read the full article: news.mongabay.com/2026/01/silv...
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People can make of all this what they will. But teaching kids the true course of events is *never* a bad idea.
Personally, I don't think knowing what actually happened automatically makes you "hate America." Maybe it's revealing that Musk apparently does.
Personally, I don't think knowing what actually happened automatically makes you "hate America." Maybe it's revealing that Musk apparently does.
January 15, 2026 at 5:44 PM
People can make of all this what they will. But teaching kids the true course of events is *never* a bad idea.
Personally, I don't think knowing what actually happened automatically makes you "hate America." Maybe it's revealing that Musk apparently does.
Personally, I don't think knowing what actually happened automatically makes you "hate America." Maybe it's revealing that Musk apparently does.
Pretty pottery made by people of northern Mesopotamia ~6,200 to 5,500 BC is painted w/ flowers that have 4, 8, 16 or 32 petals, some show arrangements of 64
These show a clear understanding of symmetry & spatial division long before written numbers came into use, researchers now argue:
These show a clear understanding of symmetry & spatial division long before written numbers came into use, researchers now argue:
This ancient pottery holds the earliest evidence of humans doing math
Flower designs on 8,000-year-old Mesopotamian pots reveal a “mathematical knowledge” perhaps developed to share land and crops, archaeologists say.
www.sciencenews.org
January 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Pretty pottery made by people of northern Mesopotamia ~6,200 to 5,500 BC is painted w/ flowers that have 4, 8, 16 or 32 petals, some show arrangements of 64
These show a clear understanding of symmetry & spatial division long before written numbers came into use, researchers now argue:
These show a clear understanding of symmetry & spatial division long before written numbers came into use, researchers now argue:
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[free download] #Agroforestry combines useful trees w/ shrubs, crops & livestock in a system that supports #biodiversity, builds soil horizons & water tables, and sequesters #carbon
An ancient system, even rubber has been/is still grown this way, here's a free book published by @cirad.bsky.social
An ancient system, even rubber has been/is still grown this way, here's a free book published by @cirad.bsky.social
From jungle rubber to Rubber Agroforestry Systems - History of rubber agroforestry practices in the world - (EAN13 : 9782759239351) | Quae Open Acess
From jungle rubber to Rubber Agroforestry Systems - History of rubber agroforestry practices in the world - (EAN13 : 9782759239351)
www.quae-open.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
[free download] #Agroforestry combines useful trees w/ shrubs, crops & livestock in a system that supports #biodiversity, builds soil horizons & water tables, and sequesters #carbon
An ancient system, even rubber has been/is still grown this way, here's a free book published by @cirad.bsky.social
An ancient system, even rubber has been/is still grown this way, here's a free book published by @cirad.bsky.social
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America has tried to be a real multiracial democracy for just over 60 years and that attempt has been contested at every step along the way.
The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Indiana University Cancels MLK Celebration Dinner
Indiana University in Indianapolis canceled a dinner in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. hosted annually in January by the Black Student Union, Mirror Indy reported.
www.insidehighered.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
America has tried to be a real multiracial democracy for just over 60 years and that attempt has been contested at every step along the way.
The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
[free download] #Agroforestry combines useful trees w/ shrubs, crops & livestock in a system that supports #biodiversity, builds soil horizons & water tables, and sequesters #carbon
An ancient system, even rubber has been/is still grown this way, here's a free book published by @cirad.bsky.social
An ancient system, even rubber has been/is still grown this way, here's a free book published by @cirad.bsky.social
From jungle rubber to Rubber Agroforestry Systems - History of rubber agroforestry practices in the world - (EAN13 : 9782759239351) | Quae Open Acess
From jungle rubber to Rubber Agroforestry Systems - History of rubber agroforestry practices in the world - (EAN13 : 9782759239351)
www.quae-open.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
[free download] #Agroforestry combines useful trees w/ shrubs, crops & livestock in a system that supports #biodiversity, builds soil horizons & water tables, and sequesters #carbon
An ancient system, even rubber has been/is still grown this way, here's a free book published by @cirad.bsky.social
An ancient system, even rubber has been/is still grown this way, here's a free book published by @cirad.bsky.social
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[New just-in-time arrival]
"How to Live Under Fascism: New Poems" by @andreicodrescu.bsky.social
"A guide to living in the dictatorship of the new American plutocracy. I was born and raised in Romania...where poetry was always a nightmare for the state, and a lifeline to the terrified citizen."
"How to Live Under Fascism: New Poems" by @andreicodrescu.bsky.social
"A guide to living in the dictatorship of the new American plutocracy. I was born and raised in Romania...where poetry was always a nightmare for the state, and a lifeline to the terrified citizen."
January 11, 2026 at 10:43 PM
[New just-in-time arrival]
"How to Live Under Fascism: New Poems" by @andreicodrescu.bsky.social
"A guide to living in the dictatorship of the new American plutocracy. I was born and raised in Romania...where poetry was always a nightmare for the state, and a lifeline to the terrified citizen."
"How to Live Under Fascism: New Poems" by @andreicodrescu.bsky.social
"A guide to living in the dictatorship of the new American plutocracy. I was born and raised in Romania...where poetry was always a nightmare for the state, and a lifeline to the terrified citizen."
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This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
January 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
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Sustainable pirarucu fisheries in Brazil’s Amazonas are restoring once-depleted populations of this freshwater giant, thanks to community-led management systems and sales to brands overseas.
Jenny Gonzales on @mongabay.com
news.mongabay.com/2026/01/cowb...
Jenny Gonzales on @mongabay.com
news.mongabay.com/2026/01/cowb...
Cowboy boots made from pirarucu leather fund Amazon’s sustainable fishery
A massive Amazonian fish yields the unique and once overlooked leather prized by luxury brands and Texas cowboys.
news.mongabay.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Sustainable pirarucu fisheries in Brazil’s Amazonas are restoring once-depleted populations of this freshwater giant, thanks to community-led management systems and sales to brands overseas.
Jenny Gonzales on @mongabay.com
news.mongabay.com/2026/01/cowb...
Jenny Gonzales on @mongabay.com
news.mongabay.com/2026/01/cowb...
It's a scramble for Ottawa which hopes to keep its iconic 7km skating corridor viable ❄️
Robots & such being debated vs the inevitable creep of #climatechange via Canada's own fossil fuel policy
Canal opened early this year but is now closed again due to a warm spell, bringing unsafe conditions 😑
Robots & such being debated vs the inevitable creep of #climatechange via Canada's own fossil fuel policy
Canal opened early this year but is now closed again due to a warm spell, bringing unsafe conditions 😑
The Rideau Canal Skateway’s climate change challenge
Science, engineering and consistent cold are all factors in ensuring the world’s largest rink opens to skaters each winter
canadiangeographic.ca
January 13, 2026 at 12:49 PM
It's a scramble for Ottawa which hopes to keep its iconic 7km skating corridor viable ❄️
Robots & such being debated vs the inevitable creep of #climatechange via Canada's own fossil fuel policy
Canal opened early this year but is now closed again due to a warm spell, bringing unsafe conditions 😑
Robots & such being debated vs the inevitable creep of #climatechange via Canada's own fossil fuel policy
Canal opened early this year but is now closed again due to a warm spell, bringing unsafe conditions 😑
[New just-in-time arrival]
"How to Live Under Fascism: New Poems" by @andreicodrescu.bsky.social
"A guide to living in the dictatorship of the new American plutocracy. I was born and raised in Romania...where poetry was always a nightmare for the state, and a lifeline to the terrified citizen."
"How to Live Under Fascism: New Poems" by @andreicodrescu.bsky.social
"A guide to living in the dictatorship of the new American plutocracy. I was born and raised in Romania...where poetry was always a nightmare for the state, and a lifeline to the terrified citizen."
January 11, 2026 at 10:43 PM
[New just-in-time arrival]
"How to Live Under Fascism: New Poems" by @andreicodrescu.bsky.social
"A guide to living in the dictatorship of the new American plutocracy. I was born and raised in Romania...where poetry was always a nightmare for the state, and a lifeline to the terrified citizen."
"How to Live Under Fascism: New Poems" by @andreicodrescu.bsky.social
"A guide to living in the dictatorship of the new American plutocracy. I was born and raised in Romania...where poetry was always a nightmare for the state, and a lifeline to the terrified citizen."
❄️ New in my photo series on winter & wonder ❄️
For 25 years I've strapped on skates to find refrozen ice fishing holes, they look like eyes or exploding stars in the morning light
Many of these images are in public or private collections now
See more at Instagram: www.instagram.com/erikhoffner/
For 25 years I've strapped on skates to find refrozen ice fishing holes, they look like eyes or exploding stars in the morning light
Many of these images are in public or private collections now
See more at Instagram: www.instagram.com/erikhoffner/
January 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM
❄️ New in my photo series on winter & wonder ❄️
For 25 years I've strapped on skates to find refrozen ice fishing holes, they look like eyes or exploding stars in the morning light
Many of these images are in public or private collections now
See more at Instagram: www.instagram.com/erikhoffner/
For 25 years I've strapped on skates to find refrozen ice fishing holes, they look like eyes or exploding stars in the morning light
Many of these images are in public or private collections now
See more at Instagram: www.instagram.com/erikhoffner/
The most successful Indigenous rebellion against colonization in the history of what became the US happened in New Mexico long before the American Revolution
Po’pay led the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, as described in fascinating detail by @theconversation.com:
Po’pay led the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, as described in fascinating detail by @theconversation.com:
The 17th-century Pueblo leader who fought for independence from colonial rule – long before the American Revolution
Po'pay, a Tewa religious leader, led the Pueblo Revolt, the most successful Indigenous rebellion in what’s now the United States.
theconversation.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The most successful Indigenous rebellion against colonization in the history of what became the US happened in New Mexico long before the American Revolution
Po’pay led the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, as described in fascinating detail by @theconversation.com:
Po’pay led the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, as described in fascinating detail by @theconversation.com:
Ontario officials mowed a resident’s #pollinator garden, saying it violated bylaws
But she identifies as an animist who believes in the “personhood and intrinsic value in all life-forms”
So, now the city is suing her for $400K but she's fighting back, saying they violated her freedom of religion:
But she identifies as an animist who believes in the “personhood and intrinsic value in all life-forms”
So, now the city is suing her for $400K but she's fighting back, saying they violated her freedom of religion:
The city ripped up a butterfly haven in this Burlington woman’s front yard. Now she’s in court fighting the move on religious grounds
Karen Barnes says the city’s actions have violated her constitutional rights to freedom of expression — and religion.
www.thestar.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Ontario officials mowed a resident’s #pollinator garden, saying it violated bylaws
But she identifies as an animist who believes in the “personhood and intrinsic value in all life-forms”
So, now the city is suing her for $400K but she's fighting back, saying they violated her freedom of religion:
But she identifies as an animist who believes in the “personhood and intrinsic value in all life-forms”
So, now the city is suing her for $400K but she's fighting back, saying they violated her freedom of religion:
[nonprofit #journalism impact] @mongabay.com's team investigated impacts of EU desires for recyclable paper packing:
➡️ Mozambique thus became home to giant eucalyptus plantations that communities in Portugal now reject, displacing farmers & poisoning waterways
🏆 A new award spreads their story:
➡️ Mozambique thus became home to giant eucalyptus plantations that communities in Portugal now reject, displacing farmers & poisoning waterways
🏆 A new award spreads their story:
Mongabay's Mozambique coverage wins award, screens at a film festival - Environmental Journalism and Education
In April 2025, Mongabay’s video team published an investigative film about price of Europe’s paper packaging boom, which is having an outsized effect in far away Mozambique. The rise in e-commerce has...
mongabay.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
[nonprofit #journalism impact] @mongabay.com's team investigated impacts of EU desires for recyclable paper packing:
➡️ Mozambique thus became home to giant eucalyptus plantations that communities in Portugal now reject, displacing farmers & poisoning waterways
🏆 A new award spreads their story:
➡️ Mozambique thus became home to giant eucalyptus plantations that communities in Portugal now reject, displacing farmers & poisoning waterways
🏆 A new award spreads their story:
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- Jamming vital infrastructure with 'Anne of Green Gables' souvenirs
- Giving birth to future resistance fighters without taking on crippling debt
- Sunglasses art night
- Giving birth to future resistance fighters without taking on crippling debt
- Sunglasses art night
Future Canadian Resistance Tactics
“We need to prepare for the possibility that the U.S. uses military coercion against Canada.” — Headline from op-ed in The Globe and Mail. - - -Jam...
buff.ly
January 8, 2026 at 4:20 PM
- Jamming vital infrastructure with 'Anne of Green Gables' souvenirs
- Giving birth to future resistance fighters without taking on crippling debt
- Sunglasses art night
- Giving birth to future resistance fighters without taking on crippling debt
- Sunglasses art night
This recent Mongabay video about #Greenland not be more timely
US rhetoric about its security is actually about 'rare earth' or 'critical' minerals
The livelihoods of subsistence hunters / fishers & Indigenous lifeways are at stake - some oppose new mines and US imperialism, others welcome it:
US rhetoric about its security is actually about 'rare earth' or 'critical' minerals
The livelihoods of subsistence hunters / fishers & Indigenous lifeways are at stake - some oppose new mines and US imperialism, others welcome it:
What does the global mineral rush mean for Greenland's future?
YouTube video by Mongabay
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:36 PM
This recent Mongabay video about #Greenland not be more timely
US rhetoric about its security is actually about 'rare earth' or 'critical' minerals
The livelihoods of subsistence hunters / fishers & Indigenous lifeways are at stake - some oppose new mines and US imperialism, others welcome it:
US rhetoric about its security is actually about 'rare earth' or 'critical' minerals
The livelihoods of subsistence hunters / fishers & Indigenous lifeways are at stake - some oppose new mines and US imperialism, others welcome it: