Bre Rivera Waterman, PhD
@breriverwater.bsky.social
Environmental science KU, CEAE
Kstate & Okstate geology alum
Kstate & Okstate geology alum
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Gates’s argument mirrors modern society….a false separation between human welfare and ecological stability. Poverty and disease only grow on a dying planet.
apnews.com/article/bill...
apnews.com/article/bill...
Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering
Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem and that scientific innovation will curb it. In a memo released Tuesday, Gates argues for a strategic pivot in the global climate fight.
apnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Gates’s argument mirrors modern society….a false separation between human welfare and ecological stability. Poverty and disease only grow on a dying planet.
apnews.com/article/bill...
apnews.com/article/bill...
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I've received an 'exclusive' invite to try Nature's new 'research assistant', which will burn down a forest to provide a 'summary of the paper' I'm reading and I have SUCH exciting news for them, that's called an 'abstract' and the actual authors already wrote it for me, no forest-burning required.
October 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I've received an 'exclusive' invite to try Nature's new 'research assistant', which will burn down a forest to provide a 'summary of the paper' I'm reading and I have SUCH exciting news for them, that's called an 'abstract' and the actual authors already wrote it for me, no forest-burning required.
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It’s absolutely devastating. People are simply disappearing all over the place.
We have fallen to authoritarianism.
open.substack.com/pub/mdavis19...
We have fallen to authoritarianism.
open.substack.com/pub/mdavis19...
Reddit Thread Details Horrific ICE Encounters
These stories are happening all over the country. We CAN'T look away and we must share them.
open.substack.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
It’s absolutely devastating. People are simply disappearing all over the place.
We have fallen to authoritarianism.
open.substack.com/pub/mdavis19...
We have fallen to authoritarianism.
open.substack.com/pub/mdavis19...
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If I could just summarize 1 sentence from the new National Academy of Sciences study on climate, boldface, flashing red, it would be:
"the evidence for current and future harm to human health and welfare created by human-caused GHGs is beyond scientific dispute."
BEYOND SCIENTIFIC DISPUTE
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If I could just summarize 1 sentence from the new National Academy of Sciences study on climate, boldface, flashing red, it would be:
"the evidence for current and future harm to human health and welfare created by human-caused GHGs is beyond scientific dispute."
BEYOND SCIENTIFIC DISPUTE
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September 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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If I could just summarize 1 sentence from the new National Academy of Sciences study on climate, boldface, flashing red, it would be:
"the evidence for current and future harm to human health and welfare created by human-caused GHGs is beyond scientific dispute."
BEYOND SCIENTIFIC DISPUTE
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If I could just summarize 1 sentence from the new National Academy of Sciences study on climate, boldface, flashing red, it would be:
"the evidence for current and future harm to human health and welfare created by human-caused GHGs is beyond scientific dispute."
BEYOND SCIENTIFIC DISPUTE
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We’re thrilled to announce the Society for Freshwater Science 2026 Annual Meeting!
💡Gathering to Build Resilient Watersheds and Communities
📍 Spokane, WA
📆 May 17–21, 2026
Explore our meeting website for program details, travel, accommodations, field trips & more:
🔗 www.sfsannualmeeting.org
💡Gathering to Build Resilient Watersheds and Communities
📍 Spokane, WA
📆 May 17–21, 2026
Explore our meeting website for program details, travel, accommodations, field trips & more:
🔗 www.sfsannualmeeting.org
September 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
We’re thrilled to announce the Society for Freshwater Science 2026 Annual Meeting!
💡Gathering to Build Resilient Watersheds and Communities
📍 Spokane, WA
📆 May 17–21, 2026
Explore our meeting website for program details, travel, accommodations, field trips & more:
🔗 www.sfsannualmeeting.org
💡Gathering to Build Resilient Watersheds and Communities
📍 Spokane, WA
📆 May 17–21, 2026
Explore our meeting website for program details, travel, accommodations, field trips & more:
🔗 www.sfsannualmeeting.org
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This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.
September 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.
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The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
September 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
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In the worst tradition of the McCarthy-era anti-communist House Un-American Activities Committee, the GOP House Oversight Committee has just launch a massive, grotesque, ad hominem, partisan assault on the US National Academy of Sciences.
oversight.house.gov/wp-content/u...
In the worst tradition of the McCarthy-era anti-communist House Un-American Activities Committee, the GOP House Oversight Committee has just launch a massive, grotesque, ad hominem, partisan assault on the US National Academy of Sciences.
oversight.house.gov/wp-content/u...
oversight.house.gov
September 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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In the worst tradition of the McCarthy-era anti-communist House Un-American Activities Committee, the GOP House Oversight Committee has just launch a massive, grotesque, ad hominem, partisan assault on the US National Academy of Sciences.
oversight.house.gov/wp-content/u...
In the worst tradition of the McCarthy-era anti-communist House Un-American Activities Committee, the GOP House Oversight Committee has just launch a massive, grotesque, ad hominem, partisan assault on the US National Academy of Sciences.
oversight.house.gov/wp-content/u...
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Nearly 6 billion people live in the 101 countries that a recent study has identified as confronting a net decline in water supply — signaling enormous challenges for food production and a heightening risk of conflict and instability.
By @abrahm.bsky.social, w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social, w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
www.propublica.org
September 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Nearly 6 billion people live in the 101 countries that a recent study has identified as confronting a net decline in water supply — signaling enormous challenges for food production and a heightening risk of conflict and instability.
By @abrahm.bsky.social, w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social, w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
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2 bits of data from new Economist/YouGov poll.....
13% support for cutting research funding to universities. 24% among Republicans. Polling on this continues to be catastrophic for the Rs, suggests Dems should be learning far harder into standing up for science and our universities. 1/
13% support for cutting research funding to universities. 24% among Republicans. Polling on this continues to be catastrophic for the Rs, suggests Dems should be learning far harder into standing up for science and our universities. 1/
August 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
2 bits of data from new Economist/YouGov poll.....
13% support for cutting research funding to universities. 24% among Republicans. Polling on this continues to be catastrophic for the Rs, suggests Dems should be learning far harder into standing up for science and our universities. 1/
13% support for cutting research funding to universities. 24% among Republicans. Polling on this continues to be catastrophic for the Rs, suggests Dems should be learning far harder into standing up for science and our universities. 1/
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Fight for teachers and education!
August 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Fight for teachers and education!
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The Trump administration has announced that the US will rewrite past climate reports, in a clear attempt to erase scientific history and undermine the consensus on human-caused climate change.
US to rewrite its past national climate reports
US President Donald Trump's administration is revising past editions of the nation's premier climate report -- its latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming.
www.france24.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The Trump administration has announced that the US will rewrite past climate reports, in a clear attempt to erase scientific history and undermine the consensus on human-caused climate change.
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Social movements play an essential role pushing for action on climate and nature, and it’s now widely recognised that support from scientists can make them more effective
But not everyone can take to the streets or risk arrest
That’s ok – there’s lots we can do in other ways
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But not everyone can take to the streets or risk arrest
That’s ok – there’s lots we can do in other ways
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July 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Social movements play an essential role pushing for action on climate and nature, and it’s now widely recognised that support from scientists can make them more effective
But not everyone can take to the streets or risk arrest
That’s ok – there’s lots we can do in other ways
🧵1/
But not everyone can take to the streets or risk arrest
That’s ok – there’s lots we can do in other ways
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Thanks to state legislation, state universities are compelling their employees to suppress their identities. Rather than prioritizing dignity, autonomy, and respect, Kansas leaders have demanded employees comply by erasing a piece of themselves. What message does this send to students?
KU staff, employees must remove gender pronouns from e-mail signatures by July 31
University of Kansas officials notified staff, employees and student employees Tuesday of a slew of changes meant to align with a recently adopted change passed by the Kansas Board of Regents.
www.kshb.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Thanks to state legislation, state universities are compelling their employees to suppress their identities. Rather than prioritizing dignity, autonomy, and respect, Kansas leaders have demanded employees comply by erasing a piece of themselves. What message does this send to students?
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“Water is the messenger that’s delivering the bad news about climate change to your city, to your front door.”
Heavy rain in southern New Mexico on Tuesday afternoon caused catastrophic flash flooding, sweeping homes away and forcing water rescues, as well as closing roads. Three people had been admitted to the hospital and were in stable condition as of Tuesday evening. Read more: https://trib.al/woWOsV4
July 9, 2025 at 6:37 AM
“Water is the messenger that’s delivering the bad news about climate change to your city, to your front door.”
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Glyphosate was the “safe” replacement for atrazine. Now diquat is the “acceptable” fallback for glyphosate. We’re not managing risks—we’re trading poisons and calling it agriculture.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Weedkiller ingredient widely used in US can damage organs and gut bacteria, research shows
Diquat is banned in the UK, EU, China and other countries. The US has resisted calls to regulate it
www.theguardian.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Glyphosate was the “safe” replacement for atrazine. Now diquat is the “acceptable” fallback for glyphosate. We’re not managing risks—we’re trading poisons and calling it agriculture.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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So they’re basically laundering our federal science budget over to the for-profit prison and concentration camp industry?
NSF’s 2024 budget was $9.06 billion.
NASA: $24.875.
NIH: $47.7 billion.
Fund science, not cruelty.
NSF’s 2024 budget was $9.06 billion.
NASA: $24.875.
NIH: $47.7 billion.
Fund science, not cruelty.
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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June 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
So they’re basically laundering our federal science budget over to the for-profit prison and concentration camp industry?
NSF’s 2024 budget was $9.06 billion.
NASA: $24.875.
NIH: $47.7 billion.
Fund science, not cruelty.
NSF’s 2024 budget was $9.06 billion.
NASA: $24.875.
NIH: $47.7 billion.
Fund science, not cruelty.
Reposted by Bre Rivera Waterman, PhD
Reposted by Bre Rivera Waterman, PhD
We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
June 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
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Environmentally friendly farming sounds great but if it's lower yield it means more land is needed - and that's worse for the rarest species
So we need high yield but sustainable farming
I think smallholder agroecology, rather than industrial agriculture, offers more potential for that
So we need high yield but sustainable farming
I think smallholder agroecology, rather than industrial agriculture, offers more potential for that
Sustainable high-yield farming is essential for bending the curve of biodiversity loss | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Food production does more damage to wild species than any other sector of human activity,
yet how best to limit its growing impact is greatly contested. Reviewing progress
to date in interventions tha...
royalsocietypublishing.org
June 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Environmentally friendly farming sounds great but if it's lower yield it means more land is needed - and that's worse for the rarest species
So we need high yield but sustainable farming
I think smallholder agroecology, rather than industrial agriculture, offers more potential for that
So we need high yield but sustainable farming
I think smallholder agroecology, rather than industrial agriculture, offers more potential for that
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Sharing A new app details where your food comes from — and just how fragile the global food system really is | Grist grist.org/food-and-agr...
A new app details where your food comes from — and just how fragile the global food system really is
A “first of its kind" tool could help untangle the complex global web of food supply chains and make it more resilient to climate shocks.
grist.org
June 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Sharing A new app details where your food comes from — and just how fragile the global food system really is | Grist grist.org/food-and-agr...
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“The Resistant Palestinian Pens is an independent media platform committed to amplifying Palestinian voices from Gaza and across occupied Palestine.”
resistant.blog
resistant.blog
Gaza News & Palestinian Voices: Unfiltered Field Reports, Justice & palestinian reality | The Resistant Palestinian Pens
Delve into the Palestinian reality with in-depth field reports and political analysis. Our platform amplifies silenced voices, advocates for justice and humanitarian rights, and drives global awarenes...
resistant.blog
June 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“The Resistant Palestinian Pens is an independent media platform committed to amplifying Palestinian voices from Gaza and across occupied Palestine.”
resistant.blog
resistant.blog
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They've got enough money to throw us into another war, but not enough money to fund the suicide prevention hotline. Very "pro-life." Very "pro-family." So "GREAT."
June 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
They've got enough money to throw us into another war, but not enough money to fund the suicide prevention hotline. Very "pro-life." Very "pro-family." So "GREAT."
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For those who asked: this article is now temporarily open access for everyone.
My latest for American Scientist Magazine helps give scientists the tools to fight back against politicized charges that our research is silly or pointless- tools that will work whether you’re asked “why are we funding this” from your asshole uncle at Thanksgiving or an asshole US Senator.
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“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
www.americanscientist.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
For those who asked: this article is now temporarily open access for everyone.