Cynthia Hooper
@cynthiahooper.bsky.social
Artist / Essayist / Nature and Infrastructure Enthusiast
http://cynthiahooper.com/
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Salmonscape
California’s Central Valley Chinook salmon are landscape makers. As they migrate through the state's water projects, they have an indelible impact on the watershed.
placesjournal.org
Read about how the environmental, governmental, and agricultural communities can work together for salmon conservation (and what we can lose) in my new piece for @placesjournal.bsky.social #Chinook #salmonconservation #extinction #centralvalleydams #californiawaterinfrastructure #californiawater
Sarah McBride is articulate, empathetic, and brilliant! Such an inspiring listen ❤️
Sarah McBride talks Donald Trump, AOC, Trans Rights and Being Targeted In Congress
YouTube video by Pod Save America
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April 22, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Sarah McBride is articulate, empathetic, and brilliant! Such an inspiring listen ❤️
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If “protected status” is no protection against extra-judicial imprisonment, what do the laws mean? www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
If “protected status” is no protection against extra-judicial imprisonment, what do the laws mean? www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Our fave part of this raw milk takedown article? Suggesting a cult rename of pasteurization to a "sacred, ancient French ritual that uses the heat of the hallowed flame to warm ethereal resistance molecules ... to create vitality that balances evil humors".
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vajenda.substack.com/p/gwyneth-pa...
Gwyneth Paltrow's Dairy Delusion
Milking conspiracy theories and JAQing off is even more harmful when it comes from celebrities
vajenda.substack.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Terrific short video on #PST projects by the @centerforlanduse.bsky.social
Remote Sensing: Explorations Into the Art of Detection | Fusing Art & Science | PBS SoCal
YouTube video by PBS SoCal
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March 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Terrific short video on #PST projects by the @centerforlanduse.bsky.social
This is just about as good as a podcast can get 🔥❤️
Heather Cox Richardson on the evolution of the Republican Party
YouTube video by UC Berkeley
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March 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
This is just about as good as a podcast can get 🔥❤️
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Alternate stream in case the Twitch audio wasn't working for you! bsky.app/profile/stan...
Getting reports of some sound problems with our Twitch livestream.
Here's another stream while we sort out some technical difficulties!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eemj...
Here's another stream while we sort out some technical difficulties!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eemj...
WATCH LIVE: 'Stand up for Science' rally with Bill Nye and others at Lincoln Memorial in Washington
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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March 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Alternate stream in case the Twitch audio wasn't working for you! bsky.app/profile/stan...
Dr. Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social in defense of NOAA: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_IG...
Special Weather and climate office hour 03/07/2025: Stand Up for Science 2025
YouTube video by Weather West
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March 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Dr. Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social in defense of NOAA: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_IG...
A 12-minute must-listen
What an F.B.I. Under Patel and Bongino Might Mean for America
YouTube video by New York Times Podcasts
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February 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
A 12-minute must-listen
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The Tea Party are not the only ones who can do it:
February 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The Tea Party are not the only ones who can do it:
This is a fantastic tutorial on a critical Salmonscape in the Sacramento Valley. 🙏 Zeke Lunder! ❤️
Our latest Lookout video looks at the geography of Chinook Salmon and steelhead trout in California's Central Valley, with a focus on Spring Run Salmon on Butte Creek, near Chico, and obstacles the fish face in returning to much of their historic habitats.
https://buff.ly/41qYywD
https://buff.ly/41qYywD
February 24, 2025 at 4:13 AM
This is a fantastic tutorial on a critical Salmonscape in the Sacramento Valley. 🙏 Zeke Lunder! ❤️
The crowd started shouting “tax the wealthy,” “tax the rich” and “tax the billionaires”
Another Town Hall(s) Goes Off the Rails – Oregon 2nd District Edition
In Oregon’s 2nd district, Rep. Cliff Bentz (R) got a rude awakening...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The crowd started shouting “tax the wealthy,” “tax the rich” and “tax the billionaires”
California's salmon numbers continue to plummet
Fall salmon returns to Sacramento and Klamath Rivers much lower than forecasted by fishery managers
Despite the closure of salmon fishing in California river and ocean waters in 2023 and 2024, the number of Fall Chinook Salmon returning to both the Sacramento and Klamath River Basins was well below ...
www.dailykos.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
California's salmon numbers continue to plummet
Raskin is the best
FINALLY: Jamie Raskin with MUST-SEE plan to DEFEAT Trump & Elon
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
www.youtube.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Raskin is the best
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The National Science Foundation fired all its experts.
The National Science Foundation. Fired. All of its. Experts.
And they weren't even told to! The leadership worked toward the Fuhrer and went beyond the cuts demanded of them in anticipation of many, many more firings—up to *half* its staff.
The National Science Foundation. Fired. All of its. Experts.
And they weren't even told to! The leadership worked toward the Fuhrer and went beyond the cuts demanded of them in anticipation of many, many more firings—up to *half* its staff.
“NSF fired about 10 percent of its staff at the end of Tuesday, removing 168 people who included most of the agency’s probationary employees and all of its experts, a class of contract workers who are specialists in niche scientific fields.” — www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
‘Cowardliness at the top’: Science agency staff revolt over cuts
At an emotional meeting, foundation officials announced layoffs for about 10 percent of their workforce and warned of more firings to come.
www.politico.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The National Science Foundation fired all its experts.
The National Science Foundation. Fired. All of its. Experts.
And they weren't even told to! The leadership worked toward the Fuhrer and went beyond the cuts demanded of them in anticipation of many, many more firings—up to *half* its staff.
The National Science Foundation. Fired. All of its. Experts.
And they weren't even told to! The leadership worked toward the Fuhrer and went beyond the cuts demanded of them in anticipation of many, many more firings—up to *half* its staff.
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The thing about destroying NIH is NIH’s scale in medical research just dwarfs everyone else.
For ex, in 2023 the American Cancer Society gave out $64.5 million worth of grants. Sounds big, right?
But NIH’s budget was $49 billion. With a B.
Kill NIH and the floor drops out of US science.
For ex, in 2023 the American Cancer Society gave out $64.5 million worth of grants. Sounds big, right?
But NIH’s budget was $49 billion. With a B.
Kill NIH and the floor drops out of US science.
HHS might as well be wrapping a wire around a piece of metal and running a current through it and see what happens.
February 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The thing about destroying NIH is NIH’s scale in medical research just dwarfs everyone else.
For ex, in 2023 the American Cancer Society gave out $64.5 million worth of grants. Sounds big, right?
But NIH’s budget was $49 billion. With a B.
Kill NIH and the floor drops out of US science.
For ex, in 2023 the American Cancer Society gave out $64.5 million worth of grants. Sounds big, right?
But NIH’s budget was $49 billion. With a B.
Kill NIH and the floor drops out of US science.
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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
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Trying to find whatever happened to America.
February 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Trying to find whatever happened to America.
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
"Happily, today’s car buyers can find plenty of quality electric vehicles built by companies whose CEOs have neither destroyed a federal agency nor endorsed extremism. If you’re in the market for an EV, buy one of those."
Americans Are Actually in a Position to Make Elon Musk Feel Our Rage
His car company is in a precarious spot.
slate.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"Happily, today’s car buyers can find plenty of quality electric vehicles built by companies whose CEOs have neither destroyed a federal agency nor endorsed extremism. If you’re in the market for an EV, buy one of those."
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Also, even a temporary or partial interruption in NOAA/NWS 24/7 lifesaving services--which are often used in an hour-by-hour (even minute-by-minute) context--would have this effect. The NWS is a critical public utility and it would be extremely difficult to rebuild if torn down.
February 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Also, even a temporary or partial interruption in NOAA/NWS 24/7 lifesaving services--which are often used in an hour-by-hour (even minute-by-minute) context--would have this effect. The NWS is a critical public utility and it would be extremely difficult to rebuild if torn down.