Sheri L. Williamson 🪶🌎🧪
@sherilwilliamson.bsky.social
Naturalist 🦋 birder 🦉 ornithologist & hummingbird researcher 🪶 field guide author 📖 photographer 📷 artist 🎨 gardener 🌱 chicken/dog mom, desert rat, border resident 🇺🇲🇲🇽, democracy fan 🗽. She/her.
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Hey, BlueSky! I'm a conservation professional and equal-opportunity nature and science enthusiast trying to pull away from FB and Threads without feeling out of touch. I'm an erratic poster, but follow me if you enjoy the occasional hummingbird, birding, garden, and pet chicken posts in your feed.
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Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
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Residents form a long line every day at WCK’s distribution point in Roaring River, Westmoreland Parish. We met Clevaniqre while she was enjoying her curry goat & rice. She told us the meal next to her was for her sister, who she was waiting for so they could enjoy the food together. #ChefsForJamaica
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Residents form a long line every day at WCK’s distribution point in Roaring River, Westmoreland Parish. We met Clevaniqre while she was enjoying her curry goat & rice. She told us the meal next to her was for her sister, who she was waiting for so they could enjoy the food together. #ChefsForJamaica
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Did you know there's a 500-million-year-old species that lives in the deep sea called Paleodictyon, but we only know it from trace fossils and marks on the seafloor and have absolutely no idea what the animal is?
It could be a sponge or a foram or a xenophyophore or something totally different.
It could be a sponge or a foram or a xenophyophore or something totally different.
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Did you know there's a 500-million-year-old species that lives in the deep sea called Paleodictyon, but we only know it from trace fossils and marks on the seafloor and have absolutely no idea what the animal is?
It could be a sponge or a foram or a xenophyophore or something totally different.
It could be a sponge or a foram or a xenophyophore or something totally different.
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Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly.
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
www.americanscientist.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly.
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
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Iceland has designated the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) a national security concern and an existential threat.
Yet still fossil fuel usage continues to grow, and they barely agreed to *name* the problem at #COP30.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Yet still fossil fuel usage continues to grow, and they barely agreed to *name* the problem at #COP30.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Iceland deems possible Atlantic current collapse a security risk
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case scenarios, the country's climate minister told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) a national security concern and an existential threat.
Yet still fossil fuel usage continues to grow, and they barely agreed to *name* the problem at #COP30.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Yet still fossil fuel usage continues to grow, and they barely agreed to *name* the problem at #COP30.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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The numbers vary from study to study but hundreds of thousands of people have died because of Elon Musk and Marco Rubio illegally disbanding USAID — a body count on par with the first eight years of the Syrian civil war — In just seven months. It’s mass death that is simply unfathomable in scale.
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The numbers vary from study to study but hundreds of thousands of people have died because of Elon Musk and Marco Rubio illegally disbanding USAID — a body count on par with the first eight years of the Syrian civil war — In just seven months. It’s mass death that is simply unfathomable in scale.
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Thrilled to see two PUP science titles on the @wsj.com Holiday Gift Books: Science guide! Find out why Intraterrestrials and Sharks would make great gifts for the natural history lovers in your life: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Thrilled to see two PUP science titles on the @wsj.com Holiday Gift Books: Science guide! Find out why Intraterrestrials and Sharks would make great gifts for the natural history lovers in your life: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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Foxy fun on our Arctic cam!
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Foxy fun on our Arctic cam!
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🐠 Help #GiveBHLWings. After nearly two decades under the Smithsonian, BHL must become independent by 1 Jan. Your donation helps us take flight and keep 500 years of biodiversity knowledge accessible. 🧪 📖 #GivingTuesday #ILoveBHL #BHLTransition 💚 Give today: ancrywkv.donorsupport.co/page/GiveBHL...
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🐠 Help #GiveBHLWings. After nearly two decades under the Smithsonian, BHL must become independent by 1 Jan. Your donation helps us take flight and keep 500 years of biodiversity knowledge accessible. 🧪 📖 #GivingTuesday #ILoveBHL #BHLTransition 💚 Give today: ancrywkv.donorsupport.co/page/GiveBHL...
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Come with me to Lander, Wyo. to meet Bill, Lee and Barb. They were supposed to be retired from the Forest Service. But they're back as volunteers — driving 100s of miles a week, cleaning 5 bathrooms a day — determined to protect forests Trump abandoned. wapo.st/4r4727z
They retired from the government. Now they’re back, protecting forests Trump abandoned.
The U.S. Forest Service lost thousands of workers under Trump. Volunteers and retirees are trying to help — but things are breaking.
wapo.st
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Come with me to Lander, Wyo. to meet Bill, Lee and Barb. They were supposed to be retired from the Forest Service. But they're back as volunteers — driving 100s of miles a week, cleaning 5 bathrooms a day — determined to protect forests Trump abandoned. wapo.st/4r4727z
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BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
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Invasive species cost the U.S. economy an estimated $10 billion annually in damage to crops, forests and ecosystems. Climate change is expanding their range and making them harder to control, yet the federal funding supporting research to combat them has been cut
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From invasive species tracking to water security – what’s lost with federal funding cuts at US Climate Adaptation Science Centers
The people who manage America’s aquifers, wetlands, shorelines and recreation areas rely on federal science as they face new and rising risks in a changing climate.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Invasive species cost the U.S. economy an estimated $10 billion annually in damage to crops, forests and ecosystems. Climate change is expanding their range and making them harder to control, yet the federal funding supporting research to combat them has been cut
buff.ly/vFbelW5
buff.ly/vFbelW5
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Sharpen your pencils & channel your outrage: the 30-day public comment period starts Friday.
They tried changing rules earlier this year and got ~357,700 comments—vehemently against any changes in language that undermine ESA protections. Months later, the proposed rules have not yet been adopted!
They tried changing rules earlier this year and got ~357,700 comments—vehemently against any changes in language that undermine ESA protections. Months later, the proposed rules have not yet been adopted!
"proposed changes would allow federal govt more power to weigh economic impact against habitat designations, remove safeguards against future events—incl impacts from climate crisis—and rescind the “blanket rule” that automatically grants 'threatened' species the same protections as 'endangered'."
Trump officials reveal plan to roll back regulations in Endangered Species Act
Experts fear plan, one of many attempts Trump’s made to dismantle wildlife protection, will speed up extinction crisis
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Sharpen your pencils & channel your outrage: the 30-day public comment period starts Friday.
They tried changing rules earlier this year and got ~357,700 comments—vehemently against any changes in language that undermine ESA protections. Months later, the proposed rules have not yet been adopted!
They tried changing rules earlier this year and got ~357,700 comments—vehemently against any changes in language that undermine ESA protections. Months later, the proposed rules have not yet been adopted!
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This is an older article I still link to all the time because it continues to be so relevant. electricliterature.com/taylor-swift...
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This is an older article I still link to all the time because it continues to be so relevant. electricliterature.com/taylor-swift...
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Another destructive solar project approved in n CA -- “There's nothing environmentally friendly about cutting down 4,000 oak trees, the most ecologically valuable native tree in all of North America. Over 2,000 other species depend on them." 🌎 www.capradio.org/articles/202...
SMUD’s controversial Coyote Creek solar project moves forward
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the project at a packed Tuesday meeting, where over 150 people showed up to voice concerns or support.
www.capradio.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Another destructive solar project approved in n CA -- “There's nothing environmentally friendly about cutting down 4,000 oak trees, the most ecologically valuable native tree in all of North America. Over 2,000 other species depend on them." 🌎 www.capradio.org/articles/202...
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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#birdoftheday is #Mr&Mrs so here’s one more, a recent shot from Costa Rica—Broad-billed Motmots. Not sure who’s Mr and who’s Mrs but it’s enough that they do.
November 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#birdoftheday is #Mr&Mrs so here’s one more, a recent shot from Costa Rica—Broad-billed Motmots. Not sure who’s Mr and who’s Mrs but it’s enough that they do.
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Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
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Seen on our research vessel
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Seen on our research vessel
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Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
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Bird conservation is often framed as optional, yet evidence shows it underpins ecosystem stability and human wellbeing.
This editorial explores why defending conservation is not idealism but necessity.
theornithologist.org/in-defence-o...
#ornithology #birds #birdconservation #theornithologist
This editorial explores why defending conservation is not idealism but necessity.
theornithologist.org/in-defence-o...
#ornithology #birds #birdconservation #theornithologist
In Defence of Bird Conservation in a Broken World
In a world torn by wars and crises, bird conservation can seem irrelevant. Yet to protect life itself is not indulgence – it’s resistance.
theornithologist.org
November 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Bird conservation is often framed as optional, yet evidence shows it underpins ecosystem stability and human wellbeing.
This editorial explores why defending conservation is not idealism but necessity.
theornithologist.org/in-defence-o...
#ornithology #birds #birdconservation #theornithologist
This editorial explores why defending conservation is not idealism but necessity.
theornithologist.org/in-defence-o...
#ornithology #birds #birdconservation #theornithologist
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
If you have multiple Gmail accounts connected to the Android app, look for "Smart features" under the "General" settings for each account rather than in "General settings."
You'll need to disable "Smart features" on each account individually.
You'll need to disable "Smart features" on each account individually.
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Group emails with the same topic together. This setting may take some time to apply.
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When you turn this setting on, you agree to let Gmail, Chat, and Meet use my email, chat, and video content to personalize your experience with smart features in these products. [Arrow pointing to check box to right of text]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mp2ypatbzlpruuscy76f3axx/bafkreiaogslklr76hl33m6y6jkdgody6dfu5kpu2bcbz4q47pgf3fyd37a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If you have multiple Gmail accounts connected to the Android app, look for "Smart features" under the "General" settings for each account rather than in "General settings."
You'll need to disable "Smart features" on each account individually.
You'll need to disable "Smart features" on each account individually.