Rachael Dyanne
@m0dgeek.bsky.social
Protecting the integrity of your Democracy as an Election Judge. ❤️Public Libraries #Climate #reading #Baseball #Illinois
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Pauline Copes Johnson, a descendant of Harriet Tubman, has died at 98.
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
December 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Pauline Copes Johnson, a descendant of Harriet Tubman, has died at 98.
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
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With subsidies that help consumers pay their health insurance premiums set to expire, health care shoppers face staggering prices. Lawmakers are running out of time to agree on a solution. n.pr/4pB8Off
ACA shoppers face sticker shock as Congress dithers on health care
With subsidies that help consumers pay their health insurance premiums set to expire, health care shoppers face staggering prices. Lawmakers are running out of time to agree on a solution.
n.pr
December 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
With subsidies that help consumers pay their health insurance premiums set to expire, health care shoppers face staggering prices. Lawmakers are running out of time to agree on a solution. n.pr/4pB8Off
I’m tired of people asking me about protein. It’s not just meat.
November 26, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I’m tired of people asking me about protein. It’s not just meat.
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I encourage everyone to watch. Another tirelessly researched video by @lindsayellis.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I encourage everyone to watch. Another tirelessly researched video by @lindsayellis.bsky.social
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The potential sale of 23andMe brings up many questions geneticists have been begging us to ask for years.
Most urgently: if you have an account, should you delete your data? (probably yes)
But importantly: how should we legislate protections for genetic info? ⤵️
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... 🧪
Most urgently: if you have an account, should you delete your data? (probably yes)
But importantly: how should we legislate protections for genetic info? ⤵️
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... 🧪
What happens to your data if 23andMe collapses? — Harvard Gazette
Health law policy expert says the biotech firm’s uncertain future shows the need for protections of personal, genetic information.
news.harvard.edu
March 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The potential sale of 23andMe brings up many questions geneticists have been begging us to ask for years.
Most urgently: if you have an account, should you delete your data? (probably yes)
But importantly: how should we legislate protections for genetic info? ⤵️
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... 🧪
Most urgently: if you have an account, should you delete your data? (probably yes)
But importantly: how should we legislate protections for genetic info? ⤵️
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... 🧪
Just a Friendly reminder that my Birthday is tomorrow. 🍪🎉
March 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Just a Friendly reminder that my Birthday is tomorrow. 🍪🎉
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The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
February 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
The Library knows….
@rebeccayarros.bsky.social
@rebeccayarros.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Library knows….
@rebeccayarros.bsky.social
@rebeccayarros.bsky.social
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“Bankrupting municipal budgets, fuelling preventable diseases, & helping to cause #ClimateChange — that’s how you start a conversation about why suburbs need to change, & why more of our growth should go to infill and transit-oriented development. The argument isn’t ideological, it’s mathematical.”
Dense urbanism is great for downtowns. But what about suburbs?
Urbanist Brent Toderian reflects on which suburbs can be saved and made more walkable.
www.vox.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:58 PM
“Bankrupting municipal budgets, fuelling preventable diseases, & helping to cause #ClimateChange — that’s how you start a conversation about why suburbs need to change, & why more of our growth should go to infill and transit-oriented development. The argument isn’t ideological, it’s mathematical.”
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An Ethiopian wolf foraging for nectar. Researchers speculate that it may be a rare case of a carnivore acting as a pollinator.
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Canids as pollinators? Nectar foraging by Ethiopian wolves may contribute to the pollination of Kniphofia foliosa
Click on the article title to read more.
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 7, 2024 at 9:54 PM
An Ethiopian wolf foraging for nectar. Researchers speculate that it may be a rare case of a carnivore acting as a pollinator.
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Advent Sci-Fact 7:
Heat Impacts Bumblebee Foraging!🐝
Bees at higher temperatures had lower metabolic rates, but made fewer, faster visits to many flowers, compared to bees at lower temperatures. Researchers believe this may be due to heat stress.
Paper: tinyurl.com/28ge2hh2
#SciComm🧪🌍 #SciArt #Bee
Heat Impacts Bumblebee Foraging!🐝
Bees at higher temperatures had lower metabolic rates, but made fewer, faster visits to many flowers, compared to bees at lower temperatures. Researchers believe this may be due to heat stress.
Paper: tinyurl.com/28ge2hh2
#SciComm🧪🌍 #SciArt #Bee
December 7, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Advent Sci-Fact 7:
Heat Impacts Bumblebee Foraging!🐝
Bees at higher temperatures had lower metabolic rates, but made fewer, faster visits to many flowers, compared to bees at lower temperatures. Researchers believe this may be due to heat stress.
Paper: tinyurl.com/28ge2hh2
#SciComm🧪🌍 #SciArt #Bee
Heat Impacts Bumblebee Foraging!🐝
Bees at higher temperatures had lower metabolic rates, but made fewer, faster visits to many flowers, compared to bees at lower temperatures. Researchers believe this may be due to heat stress.
Paper: tinyurl.com/28ge2hh2
#SciComm🧪🌍 #SciArt #Bee
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Reposted by Rachael Dyanne
Zoning, walkability and sprawl
How many people want to live in a "15-minute city"?
How many people want to live in a "15-minute city"?
Zoning, walkability and sprawl
How many people want to live in a "15-minute city"?
evanstonnow.com
December 8, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Zoning, walkability and sprawl
How many people want to live in a "15-minute city"?
How many people want to live in a "15-minute city"?
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The problem with the current #a2council approach to bike lanes...
December 8, 2024 at 5:09 PM
The problem with the current #a2council approach to bike lanes...
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🔥 New paper out 🔥
Seed dispersers help plants tracking climate change on mountains!
Animals are dispersing plant species to higher elevations... but over half of the plants arriving at higher elevations were exotic. 🦎🐦💩🌿
@newphyt.bsky.social
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nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Seed dispersers help plants tracking climate change on mountains!
Animals are dispersing plant species to higher elevations... but over half of the plants arriving at higher elevations were exotic. 🦎🐦💩🌿
@newphyt.bsky.social
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nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Climb forest, climb: diverse disperser communities are key to assist plants tracking climate change on altitudinal gradients
Climate change is forcing species to shift their distribution ranges. Animal seed dispersers might be particularly important in assisting plants tracking suitable climates to higher elevations. Howe.....
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:34 AM
🔥 New paper out 🔥
Seed dispersers help plants tracking climate change on mountains!
Animals are dispersing plant species to higher elevations... but over half of the plants arriving at higher elevations were exotic. 🦎🐦💩🌿
@newphyt.bsky.social
🧪🍁🌐🌏
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Seed dispersers help plants tracking climate change on mountains!
Animals are dispersing plant species to higher elevations... but over half of the plants arriving at higher elevations were exotic. 🦎🐦💩🌿
@newphyt.bsky.social
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nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Bird nesting boxes are short term solution for cavity nesting birds when large enough trees are not available
We installed 15 nesting boxes at a local bird sanctuary and planted 200 cottonwood trees for future wildlife habitat
Tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) May 14, 2024
#birdhabitat
#swallow
We installed 15 nesting boxes at a local bird sanctuary and planted 200 cottonwood trees for future wildlife habitat
Tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) May 14, 2024
#birdhabitat
#swallow
December 3, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Bird nesting boxes are short term solution for cavity nesting birds when large enough trees are not available
We installed 15 nesting boxes at a local bird sanctuary and planted 200 cottonwood trees for future wildlife habitat
Tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) May 14, 2024
#birdhabitat
#swallow
We installed 15 nesting boxes at a local bird sanctuary and planted 200 cottonwood trees for future wildlife habitat
Tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) May 14, 2024
#birdhabitat
#swallow
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If you were interested in natural history in 1840, you may have read this book and believed that this is what orang-utans actually looked like.
December 3, 2024 at 10:07 PM
If you were interested in natural history in 1840, you may have read this book and believed that this is what orang-utans actually looked like.
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#Republicans worship a leader who tramples the rule of law, hailing every scandal as genius... yet they’re quick to vilify Biden. Double standards much?! When their KING rewrites the rules, justice becomes a joke, and #accountability is only for the other side.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Johnson says Biden pardon leaves trust in justice system 'almost irreparably damaged'
The House speaker called President Joe Biden's pardon of son Hunter Biden an “abuse” of the justice system.
www.politico.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:24 PM
#Republicans worship a leader who tramples the rule of law, hailing every scandal as genius... yet they’re quick to vilify Biden. Double standards much?! When their KING rewrites the rules, justice becomes a joke, and #accountability is only for the other side.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Another role for sustainable forestry in a lower carbon #bioeconomy :
🌲🌳 rayon, viscose, modal, lyocell etc
🌲🌳 rayon, viscose, modal, lyocell etc
The global market for sustainable fabrics is expected to reach $27.8 billion by the end of 2029, with a compounded annual growth rate of 8.1% from 2024 to 2029, due to consumers’ increasingly sustainable shopping habits (especially among millennials and Gen Z).
www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
December 3, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Another role for sustainable forestry in a lower carbon #bioeconomy :
🌲🌳 rayon, viscose, modal, lyocell etc
🌲🌳 rayon, viscose, modal, lyocell etc
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#TNC doing great work thinking and burning over dense forests in central Washington.
Not all fire is bad and not all trees are good. It’s a delicate balance to maintain healthy forest ecosystems
#RestoreNature
#RxFire
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Not all fire is bad and not all trees are good. It’s a delicate balance to maintain healthy forest ecosystems
#RestoreNature
#RxFire
🌎🧪🌿🪻🔥 🌲
In Washington’s Central Cascades, The Nature Conservancy is carrying out cutting-edge forest restoration work to reduce wildfire risk, improve watershed health and build climate resilience.
www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/w...
www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/w...
A living lab approach to forest restoration | CNN
In Washington’s Central Cascades, The Nature Conservancy is carrying out cutting-edge forest restoration work to reduce wildfire risk, improve watershed health and build climate resilience.
www.cnn.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:56 AM
#TNC doing great work thinking and burning over dense forests in central Washington.
Not all fire is bad and not all trees are good. It’s a delicate balance to maintain healthy forest ecosystems
#RestoreNature
#RxFire
🌎🧪🌿🪻🔥 🌲
Not all fire is bad and not all trees are good. It’s a delicate balance to maintain healthy forest ecosystems
#RestoreNature
#RxFire
🌎🧪🌿🪻🔥 🌲
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There is talk of Trump dropping Peter Hegseth as his Defense Secretary nominee.
Good.
As @premthakker.bsky.social reports, having read Hegseth's books, some of the Fox host's views on Muslims, women, Israel and more, are truly shocking:
Good.
As @premthakker.bsky.social reports, having read Hegseth's books, some of the Fox host's views on Muslims, women, Israel and more, are truly shocking:
5 Things You Need to Know About Pete Hegseth, Trump's Islamophobic Pick for Defense Secretary
I scoured Hegseth’s books, and what he wrote about Muslims, women, Israel, and more is truly shocking.
zeteo.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:40 PM
There is talk of Trump dropping Peter Hegseth as his Defense Secretary nominee.
Good.
As @premthakker.bsky.social reports, having read Hegseth's books, some of the Fox host's views on Muslims, women, Israel and more, are truly shocking:
Good.
As @premthakker.bsky.social reports, having read Hegseth's books, some of the Fox host's views on Muslims, women, Israel and more, are truly shocking:
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NEW: The Biden admin announced a sweeping set of export controls today that make it harder for China to manufacture its own semiconductors
In my reporting, I learned that a sanctioned Chinese chip fab literally built a bridge connecting it to a non-sanctioned fab lol www.wired.com/story/2024-c...
In my reporting, I learned that a sanctioned Chinese chip fab literally built a bridge connecting it to a non-sanctioned fab lol www.wired.com/story/2024-c...
The US Just Made It Way Harder for China to Build Its Own AI Chips
The Biden administration announced a sweeping set of export controls on chip-manufacturing equipment, memory, and software that will make it more difficult for companies like Huawei and ByteDance to d...
www.wired.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:19 PM
NEW: The Biden admin announced a sweeping set of export controls today that make it harder for China to manufacture its own semiconductors
In my reporting, I learned that a sanctioned Chinese chip fab literally built a bridge connecting it to a non-sanctioned fab lol www.wired.com/story/2024-c...
In my reporting, I learned that a sanctioned Chinese chip fab literally built a bridge connecting it to a non-sanctioned fab lol www.wired.com/story/2024-c...