Andrew Montequin
@amontequin.bsky.social
Journalist, former biologist, Texan living in the Midwest.
2025 AAAS Mass Media Fellow at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
He/him
2025 AAAS Mass Media Fellow at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
He/him
Put in a hold at the library the second I finished this episode, excited to learn more
Howard Bryant joins Bomani for today's episode of Time Machine Tuesday!
We discuss his new book, Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America, and the complex legacies of both men
Live Now 📺: youtu.be/-clWNJtqvz8
We discuss his new book, Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America, and the complex legacies of both men
Live Now 📺: youtu.be/-clWNJtqvz8
Bomani Jones & Howard Bryant on The Untold Stories of Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson
YouTube video by The Right Time with Bomani Jones
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Put in a hold at the library the second I finished this episode, excited to learn more
Important work from Alex!
NEW: My research has found that 17 of the 200 highest-ranked U.S. colleges have removed references to gender identity, gender expression, and/or sexual orientation from their nondiscrimination policies. See the full list here: medium.com/prismnpen/to...
Top U.S. Universities Are Quietly Removing LGBTQ+ Discrimination Protections
From the Ivy League to elite state schools, this list might surprise you
medium.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Important work from Alex!
Between Ben Johnson and Da Pope, 2025 has been a banner year for Chicago math majors
December 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Between Ben Johnson and Da Pope, 2025 has been a banner year for Chicago math majors
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A stunning visual of Chicago's 20-year death gap, mapped on the L, via @myersjustinc.bsky.social @chicago.suntimes.com. Here's what residents & community leaders are doing to close this gap: tinyurl.com/47r2vcj5 @wbez.org @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social @watchdogdiva.bsky.social @kffhealthnews.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A stunning visual of Chicago's 20-year death gap, mapped on the L, via @myersjustinc.bsky.social @chicago.suntimes.com. Here's what residents & community leaders are doing to close this gap: tinyurl.com/47r2vcj5 @wbez.org @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social @watchdogdiva.bsky.social @kffhealthnews.org
My first byline in Inside Climate News! I made the trip down to Springfield to see how citizens are pushing for transit and energy reforms during this busy veto session insideclimatenews.org/news/1510202...
Illinois Residents Urge Lawmakers to Act on Transit, Energy Bills - Inside Climate News
As part of a “People Over Polluters” event, more than 100 local environmental advocates traveled to the state capital to lobby during the state’s short fall veto session.
insideclimatenews.org
October 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
My first byline in Inside Climate News! I made the trip down to Springfield to see how citizens are pushing for transit and energy reforms during this busy veto session insideclimatenews.org/news/1510202...
Lots of blooming going on tonight
September 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Lots of blooming going on tonight
Shouting from the rooftops: Paying for news isn't a subscription service.
Subscriptions are worthless if you don't use them. On the other hand, you can contribute to news orgs, read zero articles per year and still reap the benefits of living with a well-funded press.
Subscriptions are worthless if you don't use them. On the other hand, you can contribute to news orgs, read zero articles per year and still reap the benefits of living with a well-funded press.
83% of US adults haven't paid for news in the last year.
About half (49%) say their main reason is they can find plenty of free news elsewhere.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
About half (49%) say their main reason is they can find plenty of free news elsewhere.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
September 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Shouting from the rooftops: Paying for news isn't a subscription service.
Subscriptions are worthless if you don't use them. On the other hand, you can contribute to news orgs, read zero articles per year and still reap the benefits of living with a well-funded press.
Subscriptions are worthless if you don't use them. On the other hand, you can contribute to news orgs, read zero articles per year and still reap the benefits of living with a well-funded press.
To wrap up my time at the Journal Sentinel, I got to cover some of my favorite research I've seen.
Combining western science with Indigenous knowledge shows how cultural burns and environmental stewardship supported red pine forests around the Great Lakes.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
Combining western science with Indigenous knowledge shows how cultural burns and environmental stewardship supported red pine forests around the Great Lakes.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
Fire was part of the history of our land. Then we took it away. Can it begin again?
Can human activity help forests in a changing climate? Indigenous fire practices in the Great Lakes region supported forest ecosystems for centuries.
www.jsonline.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
To wrap up my time at the Journal Sentinel, I got to cover some of my favorite research I've seen.
Combining western science with Indigenous knowledge shows how cultural burns and environmental stewardship supported red pine forests around the Great Lakes.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
Combining western science with Indigenous knowledge shows how cultural burns and environmental stewardship supported red pine forests around the Great Lakes.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
Did a lot of driving in a car without Bluetooth this summer, need to give a special shout-out to these CDs
August 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Did a lot of driving in a car without Bluetooth this summer, need to give a special shout-out to these CDs
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Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war.
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital
A hospital strike in southern Gaza has killed at least eight people, including four journalists. The attack happened on Monday.
apnews.com
August 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war.
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
Adding to my 2030 bingo card: "DeAndre Jordan's 2015 free agency decision is relitigated during a primary debate (any party)"
August 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Adding to my 2030 bingo card: "DeAndre Jordan's 2015 free agency decision is relitigated during a primary debate (any party)"
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August 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Had a great time wading through streams, fishing for lampreys to report for this story!
Learn about more layers of protection against invasive sea lampreys scientists are studying
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
Learn about more layers of protection against invasive sea lampreys scientists are studying
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
In the war against invasive sea lampreys, researchers find new success with old ideas
Can we fine-tune our fight against sea lampreys? Researchers are testing supplemental controls to use when other tools aren't an option.
www.jsonline.com
August 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Had a great time wading through streams, fishing for lampreys to report for this story!
Learn about more layers of protection against invasive sea lampreys scientists are studying
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
Learn about more layers of protection against invasive sea lampreys scientists are studying
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
Will be paying attention to this going forward
niche thing i love is when baseball parks have advertisements for local newspapers on the scoreboard, i know there are more but these are the ones i immediately thought of
August 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Will be paying attention to this going forward
My idea of fun - finally got to get out there and see the exposed streetcar rails on Clark
August 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
My idea of fun - finally got to get out there and see the exposed streetcar rails on Clark
Gone fishin' (for lamprey larvae)
August 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Gone fishin' (for lamprey larvae)
I allow myself one impulse buy per grocery shop, today it was this Greek tea. Hoping it lives up to what it says on the box.
July 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I allow myself one impulse buy per grocery shop, today it was this Greek tea. Hoping it lives up to what it says on the box.
Humans are still better than AI at cribbage! For now, at least. One of my favorites to write (so far)
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
AI is making advances every day. But humans are still best at
a classic pastime: cribbage.
Thanks to the luck, uncertainty and unique play of cribbage, humans can still beat the best computers. How long will that last?
www.jsonline.com
July 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Humans are still better than AI at cribbage! For now, at least. One of my favorites to write (so far)
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
Reposted by Andrew Montequin
Harrowing lead story and image on the Washington Post homepage right now. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
July 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Harrowing lead story and image on the Washington Post homepage right now. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Taking the advice to "just post some stuff"
July 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Taking the advice to "just post some stuff"
Reposted by Andrew Montequin
The Chicago Reader's Gossip Wolf column remembers the recently passed CHIRP DJ Clarence Ewing. It's a very nice story.
chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...
chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...
CHIRP mourns a pillar of its volunteer community - Chicago Reader
CHIRP mourns a pillar of its volunteer community, the Chosen Few Picnic turns 35, Ganser kick off Kilbourn Park’s summer series, and more.
chicagoreader.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The Chicago Reader's Gossip Wolf column remembers the recently passed CHIRP DJ Clarence Ewing. It's a very nice story.
chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...
chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...
Excellent reporting from Caitlin Looby on how Enbridge and the Army Corps of Engineers have disrespected Odawa tribes to try to extend the life of the Line 5 pipeline
www.jsonline.com/story/news/i...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/i...
Unearthed bones, land swap, expedited review: Enbridge Line 5 tunnel review leaves tribes behind
Records, court filings and emails reveal how federal review of Enbridge's Great Lakes tunnel project leaves tribal officials feeling cast aside.
www.jsonline.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Excellent reporting from Caitlin Looby on how Enbridge and the Army Corps of Engineers have disrespected Odawa tribes to try to extend the life of the Line 5 pipeline
www.jsonline.com/story/news/i...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/i...
New Rubin Observatory images are stunning! Read about how Wisconsinites made them possible
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
Wisconsin science, industry play critical roles in creating powerful new Rubin Observatory
Building Rubin Observatory in Chile spanned three decades and as many continents. Important support came from right here in Wisconsin.
www.jsonline.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New Rubin Observatory images are stunning! Read about how Wisconsinites made them possible
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...