Mollie Holmberg
@octoqueenphd.bsky.social
she/her | ♥s critters, hates capitalism | politics of EID response & One Health | Postdoctoral Fellow @ Balsillie School of International Affairs, WLU | phd geography | views are my own | donate to verified funds @ gazafunds.com, sudanfunds.com
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Just treatment on a damaged planet: Can we crip one health? And should we?
Disability justice (DJ) and One Health (OH) are two approaches to jointly addressing human, animal, and environmental health that emerged around the s…
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1st post-PhD manuscript out online in @politicalgeography.bsky.social (open access) 🥳
Informed by the crip organizing I was involved with during PhD while also (separately) reading and writing on histories and politics of One Health.
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Informed by the crip organizing I was involved with during PhD while also (separately) reading and writing on histories and politics of One Health.
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Israel has killed two Palestinian children in Gaza every single day since the so-called ceasefire
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Israel has killed two Palestinian children in Gaza every single day since the so-called ceasefire
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Also, stop being condescending shitheads when someone asks a question you think is obvious. If they're not asking why a certain group deserves human rights or something, there is literally NO REASON not to be generous and helpful!
This is so soulless, I can't stand it. We have BRAINS. We can USE THEM.
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Also, stop being condescending shitheads when someone asks a question you think is obvious. If they're not asking why a certain group deserves human rights or something, there is literally NO REASON not to be generous and helpful!
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Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
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We @uam-umd.bsky.social won. Faculty packed town halls, talked to their colleagues and collected hundreds of petition signatures. Now UMD is coughing up $8.75m, during a deficit, to fund faculty whose research is under attack. Not enough, but a helluva thing for a union the state calls illegal.
$8.75M Investment Supports ‘Research Resilience’… | Maryland Today
UMD, MPower Funds Combine to Help Preserve Institutional Capabilities, Lab Operations and More
today.umd.edu
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We @uam-umd.bsky.social won. Faculty packed town halls, talked to their colleagues and collected hundreds of petition signatures. Now UMD is coughing up $8.75m, during a deficit, to fund faculty whose research is under attack. Not enough, but a helluva thing for a union the state calls illegal.
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Hey y’all Sydette really needs a boost. Can you help her out right now?
She is one of the smartest, kindest people I know and she has put a lot in with very little reward.
She is one of the smartest, kindest people I know and she has put a lot in with very little reward.
Welp it’s gotten real real if you can please help. If you can’t it’s really hard out here so share
gofund.me/a5ee0064
gofund.me/a5ee0064
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hey y’all Sydette really needs a boost. Can you help her out right now?
She is one of the smartest, kindest people I know and she has put a lot in with very little reward.
She is one of the smartest, kindest people I know and she has put a lot in with very little reward.
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I still believe in what is basically a South Africa solution but the whites in South Africa did not commit 1,000 Sharpevilles a year for multiple years straight. What does truth and reconciliation look like in this circumstance? It would have to be based on actual foundational principle of justice.
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I still believe in what is basically a South Africa solution but the whites in South Africa did not commit 1,000 Sharpevilles a year for multiple years straight. What does truth and reconciliation look like in this circumstance? It would have to be based on actual foundational principle of justice.
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🌡️ India's heat crises are likely worse than we think. Official counts miss most heat-related deaths... though estimates rise to 150,000+ excess deaths for summers experiencing 5 heat waves.
Addressing gaps in data collection and urban public health systems will be good places to start.
Addressing gaps in data collection and urban public health systems will be good places to start.
How Many People Die in India From Hot Weather? Nobody Really Knows.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🌡️ India's heat crises are likely worse than we think. Official counts miss most heat-related deaths... though estimates rise to 150,000+ excess deaths for summers experiencing 5 heat waves.
Addressing gaps in data collection and urban public health systems will be good places to start.
Addressing gaps in data collection and urban public health systems will be good places to start.
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Study after study shows that using LLMs is bad for cognition, bad for learning, bad for understanding, bad for mental health. So why are our schools and universities still relentlessly pushing them?
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Study after study shows that using LLMs is bad for cognition, bad for learning, bad for understanding, bad for mental health. So why are our schools and universities still relentlessly pushing them?
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A nontrivial fraction of these people appear to be seriously unwell.
OpenAI claims that they have the situation well under control.
My inbox suggests otherwise.
OpenAI claims that they have the situation well under control.
My inbox suggests otherwise.
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
A nontrivial fraction of these people appear to be seriously unwell.
OpenAI claims that they have the situation well under control.
My inbox suggests otherwise.
OpenAI claims that they have the situation well under control.
My inbox suggests otherwise.
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It’s getting cold and Ranin is pregnant and has a one year old. If you can help her winterize her tent it would be appreciated
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Ranin. Ranin was a teacher before this. Ranin had two children Misk, 2 and Sanad, 1 but she lost sweet little Misk. Ranin is also pregnant and her tent was flooded this week. She has a new fundraiser and could really use help.
November 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
It’s getting cold and Ranin is pregnant and has a one year old. If you can help her winterize her tent it would be appreciated
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Today there was an attempted ICE raid in Bensonhurst & community members showed up. Even though NYPD collaborated with ICE by trying to disburse the crowd; community members stood their ground & ICE left without kidnapping a single person per the rapid response groups I'm on. We protect us!
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Today there was an attempted ICE raid in Bensonhurst & community members showed up. Even though NYPD collaborated with ICE by trying to disburse the crowd; community members stood their ground & ICE left without kidnapping a single person per the rapid response groups I'm on. We protect us!
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If you can, you should join an organization. Your random "advice" on social media is just that, random advice. If you are part of an organization, then you can convince others to execute those ideas with you.
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
If you can, you should join an organization. Your random "advice" on social media is just that, random advice. If you are part of an organization, then you can convince others to execute those ideas with you.
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Jamaica more or less out of the news entirely just a few weeks after Melissa hit. It shouldn't be.
"Hurricane Melissa changed the life of every Jamaican in less than 24 hours."
"Hurricane Melissa changed the life of every Jamaican in less than 24 hours."
‘This is survival’: Jamaica leads calls from vulnerable nations at Cop30
Countries including Mauritius and Cuba reiterate life-or-death nature of cutting emissions, calling it ‘a moral duty’
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Jamaica more or less out of the news entirely just a few weeks after Melissa hit. It shouldn't be.
"Hurricane Melissa changed the life of every Jamaican in less than 24 hours."
"Hurricane Melissa changed the life of every Jamaican in less than 24 hours."
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I see a lot of people speculating about how Alice died and I am asking you to...please not do that. If her family wants to share information about that on their own time, they will, but the speculation and sometimes outright conspiracy theories are actually really upsetting for them to see.
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I see a lot of people speculating about how Alice died and I am asking you to...please not do that. If her family wants to share information about that on their own time, they will, but the speculation and sometimes outright conspiracy theories are actually really upsetting for them to see.
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can’t say what’s going through my head right now
But something about US history, Black women, Native women, and Nazis
But something about US history, Black women, Native women, and Nazis
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
can’t say what’s going through my head right now
But something about US history, Black women, Native women, and Nazis
But something about US history, Black women, Native women, and Nazis
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Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.
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Support my family 💔 Gaza under fire and death is very near.
Please do evry thing to save us
Donate: 🙏
gofund.me/e64e4380
Please do evry thing to save us
Donate: 🙏
gofund.me/e64e4380
October 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Support my family 💔 Gaza under fire and death is very near.
Please do evry thing to save us
Donate: 🙏
gofund.me/e64e4380
Please do evry thing to save us
Donate: 🙏
gofund.me/e64e4380
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Nine cases reported in Ethiopia's Omo region, bordering conflict-wracked South Sudan, which has a fragile health system.
Ethiopia confirms first outbreak of Marburg virus
Nine cases reported in Ethiopia's Omo region, bordering conflict-wracked South Sudan, which has a fragile health system.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Nine cases reported in Ethiopia's Omo region, bordering conflict-wracked South Sudan, which has a fragile health system.
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Good morning/afternoon!
As of 5 days ago, our Airalo partner account has started using $1000 of data a day in top ups.
We are going to quickly run out of funds to reimburse. With your steady support we can prevent that from happening!
#ConnectingGaza
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
As of 5 days ago, our Airalo partner account has started using $1000 of data a day in top ups.
We are going to quickly run out of funds to reimburse. With your steady support we can prevent that from happening!
#ConnectingGaza
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Good morning/afternoon!
As of 5 days ago, our Airalo partner account has started using $1000 of data a day in top ups.
We are going to quickly run out of funds to reimburse. With your steady support we can prevent that from happening!
#ConnectingGaza
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
As of 5 days ago, our Airalo partner account has started using $1000 of data a day in top ups.
We are going to quickly run out of funds to reimburse. With your steady support we can prevent that from happening!
#ConnectingGaza
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
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They're continuing to starve them on purpose
24 hours after the Israeli army announced it would reopen the Zikim crossing, it remains closed, with no trucks entering Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports.
The shutdown leaves all of northern Gaza without a functioning entry point for humanitarian or commercial supplies...
Image: Anera
The shutdown leaves all of northern Gaza without a functioning entry point for humanitarian or commercial supplies...
Image: Anera
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
They're continuing to starve them on purpose
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Flash fundraiser closes today!! Any amount helps.
Etransfer [email protected] With Sudan in memo for Sudan Solidarity Collective.
All funds will go to Emergency Response Rooms and to families displaced from El Fasher to Tawila and Kurma.
www.weavingourworlds.ca/flash-fundra...
Etransfer [email protected] With Sudan in memo for Sudan Solidarity Collective.
All funds will go to Emergency Response Rooms and to families displaced from El Fasher to Tawila and Kurma.
www.weavingourworlds.ca/flash-fundra...
Flash Fundraising Drive for Sudan
Join us in raising 8k for our comrades at Sudan Solidarity Collective!
Etransfer [email protected] With Sudan in memo. Collecting etransfers this way helps our comrades save on individual t...
www.weavingourworlds.ca
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Flash fundraiser closes today!! Any amount helps.
Etransfer [email protected] With Sudan in memo for Sudan Solidarity Collective.
All funds will go to Emergency Response Rooms and to families displaced from El Fasher to Tawila and Kurma.
www.weavingourworlds.ca/flash-fundra...
Etransfer [email protected] With Sudan in memo for Sudan Solidarity Collective.
All funds will go to Emergency Response Rooms and to families displaced from El Fasher to Tawila and Kurma.
www.weavingourworlds.ca/flash-fundra...
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to: