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Christopher Monks @crmonks.bsky.social · 12d

If we’re lucky, a few months from now, after most colleges & universities refuse to sign this thing, we’ll see stories like, “Vidal Sassoon Cosmetology College, The Connecticut School of Broadcasting, and ITT Technical Institute have refused to sign Trump’s compact.”

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12d

The University of Virginia said it would not sign the Trump administration’s proposed offer of priority access for federal funding, the fifth university to turn down the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”

University of Virginia turns down Trump deal for priority federal funding

The rejection comes after a tumultuous summer at the University of Virginia during which President James E. Ryan resigned amid DOJ pressure over DEI investigations.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 12d

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

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Kim Landsbergen Ph.D. @treebiology.bsky.social · 11d

Happy Sunday friends

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Kim Landsbergen Ph.D. @treebiology.bsky.social · 20d

Congratulations to someone who is NOT a FASCIST “VERY STABLE GENIUS”!
María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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Kim Landsbergen Ph.D. @treebiology.bsky.social · Jul 2

American freedom sometimes means making #outsider #art in the medium of #lawn ridicule. As much as ‘mericans worship #conformity, perfection & #monoculture, this #ecologist does what she can to find #creative #joy as our nation celebrates kicking #monarchy and #fascism’s ASS 🇺🇸

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · May 23

Here's the latest comparison of global surface temperature observations (red) with IPCC climate model simulations (through March 2025, via @hausfath.bsky.social):

plot comparing global surface temperature observations ("Berkeley Earth" project--red) with IPCC ("CMIP6") climate model simulations (black is average over all models; blue shading shows spread among models)

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · Jun 30

The warming is steady and global temperatures will continue to increase until we bring carbon emissions to zero.
#TheTruthIsBadEnough

Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · May 23

Here's the latest comparison of global surface temperature observations (red) with IPCC climate model simulations (through March 2025, via @hausfath.bsky.social):

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Kim Landsbergen Ph.D. @treebiology.bsky.social · Jun 22

Fixed Yer Headline, @washingtonpost :

“Wounded by a failed birthday parade and No Kings Day, oligarch puppet presidenr pushes war button and imperils us all for the sake of his fragile yet planetary-sized ego.”

“Subheadline: And the Nation Stands Idly By”

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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · Jun 10

We are so cooked part one billion
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘It’s so boring’: gen Z parents don’t like reading to their kids – and educators are worried

Screen time has increasingly replaced story time, and experts warn this could lead to children falling behind

www.theguardian.com

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Will @fringetastic.bsky.social · May 17

@djjohnrichards.bsky.social "you are not alone" wapo.st/4j9ltSQ

Man sits with chairs and his sign: ‘You are not alone. I will listen.’

“I am available to listen,” said Paul Jenkinson, who sets up chairs and a table in public places. “But only if you want me to.”

wapo.st

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DatNoFact @datnofact.bsky.social · Jun 7

America has to one of the only countries in the world that will try to turn a story about crippling medical debt into a feel-good story.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jun 13

“The fact that we don’t have a government framework for dealing with these issues is not just an Alaska problem, it’s a national problem,” one climate adaptation consultant told us.

Read the full story here (w/ @washingtonpost.com‬ & KYUK):

Newtok, Alaska, Was Supposed to Be a Model for Climate Relocation. Here’s How It Went Wrong.

The project’s challenges highlight how ill-prepared the U.S. is to respond to the way climate change is making some places uninhabitable.

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Kim Landsbergen Ph.D. @treebiology.bsky.social · May 10

“There’s one in every car”

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Kim Landsbergen Ph.D. @treebiology.bsky.social · May 10

you got bad blood,
i believe you need a shot…
climb up on the table baby,
let the doctor see what else you got

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Bad Blood

Champion Jack Dupree · Blues From The Gutter · Song · 1958

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Kim Landsbergen Ph.D. @treebiology.bsky.social · May 1

Happy Workers Day!
Good people what are we waiting on?
Tear those fascists down!

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Kim Landsbergen Ph.D. @treebiology.bsky.social · Apr 22

EPA orders staff to begin canceling research grants | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

EPA orders staff to begin canceling research grants

Agency targets programs that award up to $40 million annually

www.science.org

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Kim Landsbergen Ph.D. @treebiology.bsky.social · Apr 22

Wearing my #NoMusicOnADeadPlanet @moby shirt today in honor of #EarthDay. Thanks @refurbished_rach for the excellent tie dye updo!

And yes, these frames are literally called “Thelma” (from ScoobyDoo)

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Kim Landsbergen Ph.D. @treebiology.bsky.social · Apr 22

Thank you to my college President Jane Fernandez @antiochcollege for being a part of this

Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · Apr 22

NEW TODAY: 200 college and university presidents band together to condemn “unprecedented government overreach” in higher education and reaffirm the “essential freedom to determine, on academic grounds, whom to admit and what is taught, how, and by whom.” www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...

A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U

A Call for Constructive Engagement

www.aacu.org

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · Apr 22

NEW TODAY: 200 college and university presidents band together to condemn “unprecedented government overreach” in higher education and reaffirm the “essential freedom to determine, on academic grounds, whom to admit and what is taught, how, and by whom.” www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...

A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U

A Call for Constructive Engagement

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Kim Landsbergen Ph.D. @treebiology.bsky.social · Apr 22

Happy Earth Day - do something joyful for yourself and for Pacha Mama today (Tuesday April 22nd) 🫶

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Curious Citizen 🦋 @curiouscitizen.bsky.social · Apr 14

Statue = American Democracy

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Apr 14

JD Vance just broke apart the College Football Playoff National Championship trophy on live television.

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Kim Landsbergen Ph.D. @treebiology.bsky.social · Apr 2

#Wisconsin, I love you ❤️
#FelonElon #DumpTrump

Wisconsin supreme court race: Liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · Mar 19

"I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped

I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

www.theguardian.com

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