Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
@mikemascia.bsky.social
Conservation Pioneer | Thought Leader | Changemaker | Evidence, Strategy, & Impact
Bridging science & policy to build a better world for people & nature.
Bridging science & policy to build a better world for people & nature.
Pinned
Conservation Social Science: Understanding People, Conserving Biodiversity
<p><b>Groundbreaking book that examines the essential contribution of the social sciences to understanding and conserving biodiversity across the globe</b> <p>Authored by leading scholars at the nexu...
wiley.com
Conservation Social Science: Understanding People, Conserving Biodiversity. For conservation practitioners, scholars, & students.
For more info, see www.wiley.com/en-us/Conser...
For more info, see www.wiley.com/en-us/Conser...
Trump Administration to End Protections for 58 Million Acres of National Forests
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
"...the National Institutes of Health axed about $500,000 of a five-year, $1.25 million grant this month. The grant is part of the Pilot Project Program to support a variety of research by young scientists"
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #Healthcare #science
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #Healthcare #science
MaineHealth’s federal grant cut off over previous research on vaccine hesitancy
A prominent Maine scientist said the system for supporting health research is "under siege."
www.pressherald.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"...the National Institutes of Health axed about $500,000 of a five-year, $1.25 million grant this month. The grant is part of the Pilot Project Program to support a variety of research by young scientists"
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #Healthcare #science
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #Healthcare #science
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
Hands off our public lands!
www.publicdomain.media/p/senate-vot...
www.publicdomain.media/p/senate-vot...
Senate Votes Down Measure Aimed At Blocking Public Land Sell-Off
Republicans are eyeing federal public land sales to help offset Trump's tax and spending cuts.
www.publicdomain.media
April 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hands off our public lands!
www.publicdomain.media/p/senate-vot...
www.publicdomain.media/p/senate-vot...
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
"The cuts could mean significant harm to community organizations of all kinds who receive money from those federal agencies. ... 'What happened over the past 24 hours is worse than what I would have imagined in those worst-case scenarios...' "
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #museums #libraries
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #museums #libraries
Maine cultural organizations reeling from canceled grants, threats to funding
Letters were sent Thursday to recipients of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, telling them their grant awards were terminated.
www.pressherald.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"The cuts could mean significant harm to community organizations of all kinds who receive money from those federal agencies. ... 'What happened over the past 24 hours is worse than what I would have imagined in those worst-case scenarios...' "
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #museums #libraries
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #museums #libraries
The mindset behind the mayhem.
Opinion | The Rise and Fall of Elon Musk (Gift Article)
His belief that liberal democracy has failed and that technologists should lead can be traced to the unusual life of his grandfather.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The mindset behind the mayhem.
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
"...many immigrants — including those with visas or green cards — are wary of being plucked off the street and pulled into an unmarked [gov't vehicle]. ...with each new arrest, more and more families are choosing to stay home from work or school..."
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #Immigration
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #Immigration
Maine immigrants, undocumented or not, ‘walking on glass’ as enforcement ramps up
The Trump administration's focus on detaining and deporting suspected undocumented immigrants, coupled with differing approaches by local law enforcement agencies, has spread fear and uncertainty.
www.pressherald.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"...many immigrants — including those with visas or green cards — are wary of being plucked off the street and pulled into an unmarked [gov't vehicle]. ...with each new arrest, more and more families are choosing to stay home from work or school..."
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #Immigration
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #Immigration
@hcrichardson.bsky.social: Trump's approach to tariffs, vaccines, etc., remind me of Soviet approach to agriculture with Lysenko. Did not end well. Is history rhyming?
Trofim Lysenko - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social: Trump's approach to tariffs, vaccines, etc., remind me of Soviet approach to agriculture with Lysenko. Did not end well. Is history rhyming?
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
Education. Social Security. Fisheries.
Maine "has been subjected to unusual, overlapping investigations and arbitrary reversals of funding, turning it into a test case for the Trump administration’s approach to perceived adversaries."
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #WaPo
Maine "has been subjected to unusual, overlapping investigations and arbitrary reversals of funding, turning it into a test case for the Trump administration’s approach to perceived adversaries."
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #WaPo
How the Trump administration took aim at Maine
Maine has faced investigations and arbitrary reversals of funding, turning it into a test case for the Trump administration’s approach to perceived adversaries.
wapo.st
April 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Education. Social Security. Fisheries.
Maine "has been subjected to unusual, overlapping investigations and arbitrary reversals of funding, turning it into a test case for the Trump administration’s approach to perceived adversaries."
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #WaPo
Maine "has been subjected to unusual, overlapping investigations and arbitrary reversals of funding, turning it into a test case for the Trump administration’s approach to perceived adversaries."
#ICYMI #NewsFromMaine #NoPaywall #WaPo
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
U.S. gov't sets stage to open national monuments, critical habitat, & other protected lands for mining & fossil fuel extraction.
#nature #biodiversity #climate #energy #backsliding #PADDD
www.latimes.com/environment/...
#nature #biodiversity #climate #energy #backsliding #PADDD
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Interior Secretary Burgum eyes national monuments for energy resources
Conservation groups fear the Trump administration may seek to redraw the boundaries of national monuments, including two newly created ones in California.
www.latimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
U.S. gov't sets stage to open national monuments, critical habitat, & other protected lands for mining & fossil fuel extraction.
#nature #biodiversity #climate #energy #backsliding #PADDD
www.latimes.com/environment/...
#nature #biodiversity #climate #energy #backsliding #PADDD
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
Conservation Biology and Conservation Science and Practice are now on Bluesky! Give them a follow:
@conbiology.bsky.social and @conservationsp.bsky.social
@conbiology.bsky.social and @conservationsp.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Conservation Biology and Conservation Science and Practice are now on Bluesky! Give them a follow:
@conbiology.bsky.social and @conservationsp.bsky.social
@conbiology.bsky.social and @conservationsp.bsky.social
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
Countering disinformation: good practices.
Countering Disinformation Effectively: An Evidence-Based Policy Guide
A high-level, evidence-informed guide to some of the major proposals for how democratic governments, platforms, and others can counter disinformation.
carnegieendowment.org
February 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Countering disinformation: good practices.
This is not normal. Trust your eyes, raise your voice, & remind your elected officials to do the right thing.
Opinion | How Trump is reshaping reality by hiding data
Sweeping statistical purges are part of a broader attempt to reinvent “truth.”
wapo.st
March 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This is not normal. Trust your eyes, raise your voice, & remind your elected officials to do the right thing.
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
Other SCB Bluesky accounts to follow:
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SCB Oceania - @scboceania.bsky.social
SCB Europe - @scbeurope.bsky.social
#conservation #biodiversity #wildlife
ICCB 2025 - @iccb2025.bsky.social
SCBNA - @scbnorthamerica.bsky.social
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SCB Europe - @scbeurope.bsky.social
#conservation #biodiversity #wildlife
March 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Other SCB Bluesky accounts to follow:
ICCB 2025 - @iccb2025.bsky.social
SCBNA - @scbnorthamerica.bsky.social
SCB Oceania - @scboceania.bsky.social
SCB Europe - @scbeurope.bsky.social
#conservation #biodiversity #wildlife
ICCB 2025 - @iccb2025.bsky.social
SCBNA - @scbnorthamerica.bsky.social
SCB Oceania - @scboceania.bsky.social
SCB Europe - @scbeurope.bsky.social
#conservation #biodiversity #wildlife
A reminder: Richest 50 people in America have more wealth than poorest 165 MILLION.
But that isn't enough...
so they're dismantling the Federal gov't and gov't services (that 99% of us rely on) and pushing through massive tax cuts (for themselves).
But that isn't enough...
so they're dismantling the Federal gov't and gov't services (that 99% of us rely on) and pushing through massive tax cuts (for themselves).
The 50 Richest Americans Are Worth as Much as the Poorest 165 Million
A look at U.S. wealth data through the first half of 2020 shows stark disparities by race, age and class.
www.bloomberg.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A reminder: Richest 50 people in America have more wealth than poorest 165 MILLION.
But that isn't enough...
so they're dismantling the Federal gov't and gov't services (that 99% of us rely on) and pushing through massive tax cuts (for themselves).
But that isn't enough...
so they're dismantling the Federal gov't and gov't services (that 99% of us rely on) and pushing through massive tax cuts (for themselves).
"courage is contagious"
MacArthur Foundation to Increase Giving for Two Years in Response to ‘Crisis’
The move was prompted by the Trump administration’s freeze on federal foreign aid and the now-suspended freeze on federal grants.
www.philanthropy.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"courage is contagious"
Reposted by Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
I'm compiling a list of money wasted by Elon's mass firings in National Parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands. If you know of an example, please add it here. I'll publish the result.
February 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I'm compiling a list of money wasted by Elon's mass firings in National Parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands. If you know of an example, please add it here. I'll publish the result.
Countering disinformation: good practices.
Countering Disinformation Effectively: An Evidence-Based Policy Guide
A high-level, evidence-informed guide to some of the major proposals for how democratic governments, platforms, and others can counter disinformation.
carnegieendowment.org
February 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Countering disinformation: good practices.