Dr. Maya Weeks
@mayaweeks.bsky.social
Feminist political ecologist, artist, beginning grazier. I live on YTT Northern Chumash & Salinan land. Affiliated researcher at UC Davis Feminist Research Institute & lecturer at Rutgers University; views mine. mayaweeks.com
I am begging my fellow U.S. leftists to apply the "if he wanted to, he would" principle of contemporary dating to domestic politics. Democrats need to be made to understand that they stand to lose more than they stand to gain by supporting ICE.
January 25, 2026 at 3:11 AM
I am begging my fellow U.S. leftists to apply the "if he wanted to, he would" principle of contemporary dating to domestic politics. Democrats need to be made to understand that they stand to lose more than they stand to gain by supporting ICE.
Those of us who are researchers, writers, journalists, etc. are often motivated by the truth (as subjective as our interpretations of it may be!). Yet not everyone is motivated by truth. Politicians, for instance, are often motivated by narrative control: control over what story gets told. (1/2)
January 24, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Those of us who are researchers, writers, journalists, etc. are often motivated by the truth (as subjective as our interpretations of it may be!). Yet not everyone is motivated by truth. Politicians, for instance, are often motivated by narrative control: control over what story gets told. (1/2)
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It's also about convincing you that they impose reality and that they are the final arbiters of truth. Hence the importance of continuing to name reality and truth ourselves, at every single turn, with all that is available to us.
Every lie told by this regime, no matter how brazen, shocking, or dehumanizing, makes perfect sense when I think about their claim that immigrants were eating pets in Ohio. It's not about evidence or credibility, it's about pushing narratives to facilitate ethnic cleansing.
January 24, 2026 at 11:15 PM
It's also about convincing you that they impose reality and that they are the final arbiters of truth. Hence the importance of continuing to name reality and truth ourselves, at every single turn, with all that is available to us.
I've spent some time this weekend planning what I will do if I spot ICE in my neighborhood. I know what organization and friends and family I will contact and via which channels. I encourage anyone who cares about human rights and has not already done so to think about the same.
January 24, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I've spent some time this weekend planning what I will do if I spot ICE in my neighborhood. I know what organization and friends and family I will contact and via which channels. I encourage anyone who cares about human rights and has not already done so to think about the same.
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I'm sorry for the person who was beat to death and killed. My sincere condolences to their loved ones. ICE is going to continue to kill people because the purpose of a system is what it does. It is not what it says it does or what you hope it does. Maybe USians will finally confront this truth.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I'm sorry for the person who was beat to death and killed. My sincere condolences to their loved ones. ICE is going to continue to kill people because the purpose of a system is what it does. It is not what it says it does or what you hope it does. Maybe USians will finally confront this truth.
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Some broad thoughts on the winter storm.
From a hazards perspective, we are dealing with a tough situation. We have a multi-hazard event (ice, snow, sleet, rain, freezing temperatures, and wind) with extremes in terms of geographic scope (Texas to Maine) & intensity.
From a hazards perspective, we are dealing with a tough situation. We have a multi-hazard event (ice, snow, sleet, rain, freezing temperatures, and wind) with extremes in terms of geographic scope (Texas to Maine) & intensity.
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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I dreamt in Norwegian
January 24, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I dreamt in Norwegian
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Hoping to cast a wide net to find the right candidates for a Science Fellow (2 yr position) @ucs.org . Looking for PhD with expertise and interest in working on just land transitions and grid resilience, in California and beyond.
job posting: apply.workable.com/j/41E7503CD5...
job posting: apply.workable.com/j/41E7503CD5...
Science Fellow (Grant Funded) - Union of Concerned Scientists
Science Fellow (Grant Funded)TERM: Max 2 YearsWestern StatesUnion of Concerned ScientistsRemoteBargaining Unit Position: Yes Our organization The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is an independent ...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Hoping to cast a wide net to find the right candidates for a Science Fellow (2 yr position) @ucs.org . Looking for PhD with expertise and interest in working on just land transitions and grid resilience, in California and beyond.
job posting: apply.workable.com/j/41E7503CD5...
job posting: apply.workable.com/j/41E7503CD5...
. @opc-california.bsky.social is currently hiring for 3 positions: Biodiversity Program Manager & Coordinating Tribal Liaison #MarineJobs (1/3)
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
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BIODIVERSITY PROGRAM MANAGER & COORDINATING TRIBAL LIAISON
Looking to make a difference? Join our strong and mighty workforce. We offer benefits and growth opportunities and impact the lives of millions of Californians.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:40 PM
. @opc-california.bsky.social is currently hiring for 3 positions: Biodiversity Program Manager & Coordinating Tribal Liaison #MarineJobs (1/3)
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It is such a privilege to collaborate with Dr. Smiles. As I wrote in my testimonial, "his leadership in research and education ripples outward well beyond the academic, geographic, and social parameters of the laboratory itself."
Culturally, as an Ojibwe person, it feels very weird to brag about myself and my accomplishments.
However, a trusted mentor recommended that I create a page highlighting words of support and endorsement from colleagues, lab members, and students.
Here it is!
deondresmiles.com/testimonials...
However, a trusted mentor recommended that I create a page highlighting words of support and endorsement from colleagues, lab members, and students.
Here it is!
deondresmiles.com/testimonials...
Testimonials about Dr. Smiles
Below are quotes from academic colleagues, speaking to my impact both inside and outside the classroom, as well as to my ethics of care, respect, and empathy in my research, service, and teaching. …
deondresmiles.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:44 PM
It is such a privilege to collaborate with Dr. Smiles. As I wrote in my testimonial, "his leadership in research and education ripples outward well beyond the academic, geographic, and social parameters of the laboratory itself."
It was a pleasure to speak with @lonningspils.bsky.social about mixed-methods feminist environmental research, marine plastic pollution on the west coast of Sweden, bringing poetry off the page, and more ⛵ Thank you, Gregory!
New on Lønningspils today.
I interviewed @mayaweeks.bsky.social about translating the author's note for Tove Jansson's "Sun City", studying plastic pollution in Sweden from a feminist environmental justice perspective, making ambient records & so much more.
lonningspils.ca/2026/01/09/i...
I interviewed @mayaweeks.bsky.social about translating the author's note for Tove Jansson's "Sun City", studying plastic pollution in Sweden from a feminist environmental justice perspective, making ambient records & so much more.
lonningspils.ca/2026/01/09/i...
January 19, 2026 at 9:23 PM
It was a pleasure to speak with @lonningspils.bsky.social about mixed-methods feminist environmental research, marine plastic pollution on the west coast of Sweden, bringing poetry off the page, and more ⛵ Thank you, Gregory!
Contributor’s copies (I translated the author’s note) of Sun City arrived! Thank you @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social!
January 19, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Contributor’s copies (I translated the author’s note) of Sun City arrived! Thank you @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social!
I am writing an essay for the first time in a few years (!) and, well, we'll see what my editor has to say (hahaha hi Aaron!), but I think doing my Ph.D. in geography seriously improved my nonfiction writing skills. I have so! Many! Facts! To share!
January 18, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I am writing an essay for the first time in a few years (!) and, well, we'll see what my editor has to say (hahaha hi Aaron!), but I think doing my Ph.D. in geography seriously improved my nonfiction writing skills. I have so! Many! Facts! To share!
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Center for Art, Science, and Biocultural Ecologies Directorship call! This Center in Singapore also collaborates w Max Planck Inst. History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social. Pls share w folks committed to putting interdisciplinary research results into action! #HistSci #art #EnvHum Deadline 5 Feb
Associate/Full Professor of Curatorial Practice
Director of Centre for Art, Science and Biocultural Ecologies (CASBE) Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Young, research intensive, and outward-looking Nanyang Technological University, Singa...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Center for Art, Science, and Biocultural Ecologies Directorship call! This Center in Singapore also collaborates w Max Planck Inst. History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social. Pls share w folks committed to putting interdisciplinary research results into action! #HistSci #art #EnvHum Deadline 5 Feb
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We’re excited to share a late-approved search for a new Assistant Professor in Human Geography and Technology in the School of Policy, Planning, and Environmental Studies at San José State University. Please circulate widely. jobs.sjsu.edu/sj/en-us/job...
San José State University - Details - Assistant Professor- Human Geography and Technology
jobs.sjsu.edu
January 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
We’re excited to share a late-approved search for a new Assistant Professor in Human Geography and Technology in the School of Policy, Planning, and Environmental Studies at San José State University. Please circulate widely. jobs.sjsu.edu/sj/en-us/job...
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🌊📊 #Postdoc opening: Coastal Adaptation Governance
Research + practitioner partnerships. Interdisciplinary. Decisions, policies, ethics. First review Feb 1
careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job...
#adaptation #resilience #academicjobs
Research + practitioner partnerships. Interdisciplinary. Decisions, policies, ethics. First review Feb 1
careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job...
#adaptation #resilience #academicjobs
January 15, 2026 at 11:18 PM
🌊📊 #Postdoc opening: Coastal Adaptation Governance
Research + practitioner partnerships. Interdisciplinary. Decisions, policies, ethics. First review Feb 1
careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job...
#adaptation #resilience #academicjobs
Research + practitioner partnerships. Interdisciplinary. Decisions, policies, ethics. First review Feb 1
careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job...
#adaptation #resilience #academicjobs
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Please do use this worksheet that we labored over for quite some time, and even tested with users! It’s a good starting point for thinking about specific wildfire-related interventions that water systems can undertake (figure alt text in responses)
@edithdeguzman.bsky.social, @fkearns.bsky.social and I came up with a "menu" that is included as a worksheet in the appendix to our "Water Systems’ Wildfire Fighting Capacities and Expectations" report released last week.
January 13, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Please do use this worksheet that we labored over for quite some time, and even tested with users! It’s a good starting point for thinking about specific wildfire-related interventions that water systems can undertake (figure alt text in responses)
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we're hiring in STS @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social!
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
Assistant Professor Science, Technology and Society Studies
Assistant Professor Science, Technology and Society Studies
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl
January 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
we're hiring in STS @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social!
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
It's the anniversary of the beginning of the Eaton and Palisades fires. We live in such a profoundly different world than we used to live in.
January 8, 2026 at 5:13 AM
It's the anniversary of the beginning of the Eaton and Palisades fires. We live in such a profoundly different world than we used to live in.
For current PhD students:
Please consider joining our 2026 Political Ecology spring school!
Planetary Political Ecologies: Environmental disasters, conflicts and possibilities in & beyond capitalism
▶️ 13-17 April 2026
▶️ Wageningen
With Annah Zhu, Erik Swyngedouw, Sumit Vij & others!
wass.crs.wur.nl/courses/deta...
Planetary Political Ecologies: Environmental disasters, conflicts and possibilities in & beyond capitalism
▶️ 13-17 April 2026
▶️ Wageningen
With Annah Zhu, Erik Swyngedouw, Sumit Vij & others!
wass.crs.wur.nl/courses/deta...
WASS Courses
Prof. Bram Büscher (Wageningen University)
Prof. Robert Fletcher (Wageningen University)
Prof. Erik Swyngedouw (Manchester University)
Dr. Annah Zhu (Wageningen University)
Dr. Sumit Vij (Wageningen University)
wass.crs.wur.nl
January 6, 2026 at 11:51 PM
For current PhD students:
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Hurrah!
I'm working on a review of Kim De Wolff's "Synthetic Frontiers: Ocean Plastics and the Persistence of Trash Islands" (@mitpress.bsky.social) for @oaklandreviewofbooks.org & I truly cannot wait to explain why this book is so fantastic & I encourage anyone at all interested in pollution to read it.
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Hurrah!
Victor Hugo would have LOVED this @sandtclassics.bsky.social
We had to Google what & where Sark is—a tiny Channel Island off Normandy that’s car-free and beautiful. Residents want to safeguard its rich seas, limiting harmful trawling and boosting sustainable fishing & blue tourism by formally declaring their waters as a "Highly Protected" MPA.
#OceanHoptimism
#OceanHoptimism
Plans to create Marine Protected Area around Sark
Marine habitats around Sark could be getting extra safeguards through a new protection order.
www.bbc.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Victor Hugo would have LOVED this @sandtclassics.bsky.social
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Each summer, I lead a week-long creative retreat for environmental researchers & academics on Catalina Island. We develop your most ambitious project ideas. It's truly life-changing.
Applications for the 2026 Storymakers fellowship are now open! Deadline is Feb 1. dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...
Applications for the 2026 Storymakers fellowship are now open! Deadline is Feb 1. dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...
Storymakers Program - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Creating a more sustainable and environmentally just future for our planet and all who live on it
dornsife.usc.edu
December 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Each summer, I lead a week-long creative retreat for environmental researchers & academics on Catalina Island. We develop your most ambitious project ideas. It's truly life-changing.
Applications for the 2026 Storymakers fellowship are now open! Deadline is Feb 1. dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...
Applications for the 2026 Storymakers fellowship are now open! Deadline is Feb 1. dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...
Newts we can use
January 3, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Newts we can use