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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 2d

"...resulted in a phenomenological
representation of the processes."

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Effects of nitrogen limitation on growth and nitrite excretion rates of the dinoflagellate Prorocentrum minimum on JSTOR

Antoine Sciandra, Rachid Amara, Effects of nitrogen limitation on growth and nitrite excretion rates of the dinoflagellate Prorocentrum minimum, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol. 105, No. 3 (March ...

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 2d

A nugget of wisdom from an 'old' paper:

"Another implication of this work is to emphasize the
difficulty in providing a theoretical framework of
phytoplankton dynamics in a changing nutrient environment.
A deterministic approach utilized in many
types of models has..."

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 29d

Lol, the Minister didn’t lie….

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29d

Kennedy withdrew after the country’s Minister for Social Affairs reportedly called him “cuckoo in the head.”

The saga of RFK Jr. and an Estonian vaccine skeptics conference

Kennedy withdrew after the country’s Minister for Social Affairs reportedly called him “cuckoo in the head.”

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Mauri Pelto @mauri-pelto.bsky.social · Aug 25

Prándarjökull, Iceland has lost all of its snow cover in 2025. This will lead to significant thinning and marginal losses in 2025. #glaciology #climatechange
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Prándarjökull, Iceland Loses all Snow Cover in 2025-Accelerating Loss

Prándarjökull on August 20, 2025 has no retained snowpack-with weeks left in the melt season (Sentinel false color image) Prándarjökull is an icecap northeast of Vatnajokull that has a summit eleva…

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · Aug 15

Meteor impact crater pond in Saaremaa - no cyanos in there 🙄

Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · Aug 9

Stop calling it a dead zone.

Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · Aug 8

A nearly Connecticut-sized, oxygen-depleted area of ocean is decidedly abnormal. But the last 4 decades of annual measurements and failed efforts to stop chemical pollution flowing off midwestern farms and into the Gulf made this week’s announcement entirely predictable.

Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · Jul 24

I did my PhD research in Baie Missisqoui and was harassed more than once by US border gestapos. They were always complete assholes. (I’m a US citizen, not that it matters now or then).

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Jul 24

Border Patrol says he was at the red mark, 65 feet south of the border, when he "made an abrupt starboard turn and struck the port bow of the Coast Guard small-boat," causing him to capsize.

He says that's ridiculous, he was in Canadian waters and was going to shore to talk when they hit him.

Map of the region. There's a red location arrow right underneath the border.

Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · May 28

An honor to be in Helsinki for @tomjilbert.bsky.social inaugural lecture as Professor of Environmental Geochemistry.

Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · May 27

If you’re in the USA, have or will soon have a MS, like working with high frequency water quality data or modeling, and are looking for a (fully funded) PhD program in the EU to escape the scientific/higher ed destruction — please reach out.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · May 15

In this era, I think it's more useful to sort people by whether they participate in democratic discourse or disordered discourse, rather than left vs right.

Nathan Bernard @nathantbernard.bsky.social · May 15

Weird how centrists Joe Rogan, Glenn Greenwald and Bari Weiss all solely platform Republican voices, amplify far-right conspiracies and backed Trump in 2024.

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · May 9

Lol. These morons have no clue what the LoC actually does.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · May 9

Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?

Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.

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Michael Twiss @mtwiss.bsky.social · May 9

DM me if you are going to IAGLR and are looking to stretch your legs - and link elbows - all for a good cause!

International Association for Great Lakes Research @iaglr.bsky.social · May 9

At #IAGLR25, cheer on your favorite team as they face off in the 14th IAGLR Defy Cup Challenge. It's a great time and a great cause, as the game raises funds for the IAGLR Scholarship. Register today before standard pricing ends to be in the stands: https://bit.ly/3E3BuuO

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · May 8

Ofc it is

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · May 8

What’s at the heart of Alberta premier Danielle Smith’s separation rhetoric? Oil.

Her position, @drewanderson.bsky.social writes, has been driven since the outset by the Free Alberta Strategy. It's a plan to back oil and gas — even if it means breaking up Canada.

thenarwhal.ca/free-alberta...

Alberta separatism plan is really about oil | The Narwhal

The Free Alberta Strategy has driven Danielle Smith’s government from the outset, a plan to back oil and gas even if it means breaking up Canada

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · May 8

Someday the masses will realize that all of the other nonsense was just to distract the sheep from the real goals, which are just about stealing money and making a few people richer. Remember the scene at the end of Die Hard, where Holly figures out that Hans wasn’t a terrorist, just a common thief.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · May 7

Exclusive: A series of internal government messages obtained by The Post reveal how U.S. embassies and the State Department have pushed nations to clear hurdles for U.S. satellite companies, often mentioning Starlink by name.

U.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables show

Some countries have turned to the satellite internet firm in preparation for trade talks, State Department staffers wrote. The U.S. has a strategic interest in countering Chinese internet providers, b...

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · Apr 29

Well, if this turns out to be true, I guess we’ll never have to wonder who the dingo was that ate Marco’s baby….

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Apr 29

A well-oiled machine 🫠

Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · Apr 5

No shots were harmed

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · Apr 4

Fox News attacking Obama for golfing during a market crash but make the footage Trump

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · Apr 5

I mean, is this take wrong?

JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · Apr 4

Donald Trump skipped the dignified transfer of four of our soldiers because he had to go golfing with the Saudis in the midst of a catastrophic stock market collapse he intentionally caused and you Yankee Doodle dipshits still think he gives a single flying fuck about this country?

Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · Mar 28

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PeterBMeme @peterbmeme.bsky.social · Mar 15

The #ElectoralCollege is #DEI for #RedStates

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · Mar 14

Absolutely spineless. The GOP is doing all of those things anyway. Resign immediately.

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · Mar 14

If we enter a shutdown, Congressional Republicans would weaponize their majorities to cherry-pick which parts of government to reopen.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · Mar 13

Yes, in 2021 JD Vance literally said
"[W]e have to honestly and aggressively attack the universities in this country... The professors are the enemy."
And no, he wasn't joking. The video is chilling.

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