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Gerard Fitzgerald
@gfitz.bsky.social
Military-Environmental History, #envhist Department of Engineering and Society, UVA, Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities U. Stavanger, History of Airborne Disease, Technology, Chemistry, Biology, Senses, CW & BW… and ships and railroads.
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David Glosser, Stephen Miller’s uncle, told CNN his nephew is an “immigration hypocrite”:

“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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We are SO CLOSE to 75% of our fundraising goal.

The fundraiser will end on Tuesday. Have you given yet? If not, can you send $20 our way.

The average donation right now is $189, but we heartily welcome smaller donations!

fundrazr.com/niche2025?re...

#envhist #envhum #cdnhist #envstudies
November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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There's a danger within our military that not enough people are talking about:

Flight crashes are killing our troops at record rates.

I'm pushing for answers to get to the bottom of this.
November 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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I'm in favor of ALL these winners.
Japan beats Italy and wins the world tiramisu championship in Rome.
Japanese woman wins gold with piano-shaped tiramisu at the World Championships in Rome.
italianismo.com.br
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Our November newsletter just went out, featuring

... Report of SCAR at 44th CCAMLR Meetings
... INSTANT workshop at CliC OSC 2026
... SCAR at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil
... and more!

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November 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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The University of Bristol will offer their summer school in Environmental Humanities again!

@bristoluni.bsky.social #envhum #envhist
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Then Frog ran back to Toad's bed. “Toad, Toad, wake up! It is May now.”
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Polish cartoonist Andrzej Rysuje nails it.
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Even now, thinking about himself
November 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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This is well worth reading (& watching). In particular, it's by far the most direct articulation of what @nichecanada.bsky.social has been up to over the past decade. Kudos, @micaamy.bsky.social!
November 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... via @seattletimes
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Ahead of launching a war on Venezuela, the US would like to announce that no one in Venezuela should help US forces, it'd be stupid to do so, the US will denigrate you and screw you over no matter how much you help, and blame you if even one Venezuelan who also helped the US ever does something bad.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
So there will less healthy food or no food at all in the future. Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Beekeepers, Farmers and the Fight to Save a Century-Old Research Hub www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
Beekeepers, Farmers and the Fight to Save a Century-Old Research Hub
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your roast walnut!
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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"Dickensian"
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A book people should read that was decades ahead of the curve!

The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Riddle me this, how in the fuck is this making our communities any safer? This ICE agent sprays this disabled woman directly in the face in St Paul, Minnesota with pepper spray and then throws her to the ground. I hope she sues the hell out of ICE for this‼️#Abolish 🧊🧊🧊
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Mark Kelly Is Being Investigated for Telling the Truth www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Opinion | Mark Kelly Is Being Investigated for Telling the Truth
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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It’s not that complicated, people.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Across 9 million square miles at the top of the planet, climate change is writing a new chapter.

“Three years ago, temperature in ground above our permafrost was minus 3 Celsius [27 degrees Fahrenheit],”
This year, temperature was plus 2 degrees.

www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
Arctic permafrost is thawing fast. That affects us all.
As the frozen ground warms much faster than expected, it’s reshaping the landscape—and releasing carbon gases that fuel global warming.
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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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...
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
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For decades, the New York–New Jersey Harbor was a dumping ground for sewage and industrial waste. After years of intensive cleanup, locals are enjoying the waterway again—but a new pipeline is threatening to reverse that progress.
The Fight Against This NYC Area Pipeline Is Not Over
Constructing the offshore NESE pipeline would pollute waterways and come with higher energy bills for New Yorkers.
www.nrdc.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM