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Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥

@jaishrijuice.bsky.social

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Social-ecological scientist. Adaptations, transformations, emergence in rivers, landscapes, fires, biodiversity, cities, communities, people. History/archaeology nerd. Aspiring polyglot.

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Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · Nov 16

A compilation of all the starter packs relevant to me 1/: bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Danielle Zoe Rivera @danielle-rivera.bsky.social · 5h

This article is an amazing reconceptualization of rural water capacities! First-authored by an awesome colleague of mine! www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Linking variation in water democracy to system performance on the human right to water

Nature Water - Access to safe, affordable and accessible drinking water is influenced by various socioeconomic factors. A survey of a large number of California water systems shows how different...

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Robb Edwards 🌱 @robedwards1.bsky.social · 6h

Deforestation can cause eight-fold increase in flood event risk

New research, based on forest fires in Australia, proves there is a significantly higher risk of large-scale flooding when major deforestation has occurred in catchment areas

phys.org/news/2025-10... via @physorg_com

Deforestation can cause eight-fold increase in flood event risk

New research, based on forest fires in Australia, proves there is a significantly higher risk of large-scale flooding when major deforestation has occurred in catchment areas. The chance of large-scal...

phys.org

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Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 14h

🤣🤣🤣

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

#WarRavagedPortland

Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 14h

"47% of truck drivers, 64% of accountants and 89% of fast food and counter workers". That is assuming no change in consumer patterns and behavior especially in the last case. It might lead to the death of fast-food chains and the rise of mom-and-pop diners where folk prefer a more human experience.

Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 14h

—>the report estimated that emerging technologies "could destroy nearly 100 million U.S. jobs in a decade," replacing 47 percent of truck drivers, 64 percent of accountants and 89 percent of fast food and counter workers.

AI could ‘destroy nearly 100 million jobs,’ Senate report finds

The report identified 20 jobs at significant risk from AI, 15 of which could see more than half of their positions replaced.

www.newsweek.com

Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 17h

**Sigh**

AI Could Wipe Out the Working Class | Sen. Bernie Sanders

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 23h

Wow....I'm True Neutral! But it has been a while since I read a honest-to-god paper book. Mostly on Kindle these days so I'm a good Lawful Neutral gal!

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 1d

Book Alignment Chart
Lawful Good Neutral Good. Chaotic Good
Book ribbon. Sentence pointer. Scrap paper/receipt

Lawful Neutral. True Neutral Chaotic Neutral
Ebook. Proper bookmark. Leaf

Lawful Evil. Neutral Evil. Chaotic Evil
Memorising Book face-down. Dog Ear.
Page Numbers

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Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 1d

I hate so much these days....

Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah....SOEs in red states like Virginia are charging residents excessive amounts to fund data centers thanks to Young Glennkin

Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 1d

Utility grift is the number one problem in the energy sector for the last 2 years and the next 2. At a time when folks are thrown down several socio-economic rungs, AI + data centers are collaborating with local & state governments, particularly in red states but also blue ones to suck people dry.

Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 1d

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Michael Piccorossi @michaelooch.bsky.social · 1d

Republican lawmakers have estimated that, this time around, U.S. farmers could need as much as $50 billion in economic support to offset the Trump tarriffs. Where that money will come from remains an open question. nyti.ms/3J2xLAh

Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops

As it did in 2018, the White House plans to dole out relief funds to struggling U.S. farmers who have lost their biggest customer.

www.nytimes.com

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Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · 1d

Adaptive ecosystem restoration to mitigate zoonotic risks www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This Perspective discusses essential considerations for how ecosystem restoration may influence spillover of zoonotic pathogens, and how such considerations may be integrated into restoration design 🧪

Fig 2 from Ecke et al 2025 in Nature Ecology Evolution. The figure legend reads "Zoonotic hazard as a function of habitat degradation and ecosystem restoration" and depicts 6 different habitat scenarios represented by a taiga forest in which habitat degradation, restoration and recovery can potentially influence the levels of zoonotic hazard

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Sarah Primate @langurlover.bsky.social · 1d

#Archaeology

Archaeologists uncover ritual platforms that helped pave the way for Chinese unification

Archaeologists have excavated three c. 3,000–2,400-year-old ritual structures in Shandong Province, China, indicating that the origins of a shared Chinese cultural identity lie in ceremonial gathering...

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Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 1d

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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 1d

NEW PUBLICATION - in this article Will Hopkinson, Paul Tobin, @matpaterson.bsky.social and I show how Australian climate policy has changed since the Climate Change Act in 2022 after the ‘Lost Decade’. The article is Open Access - www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

From ‘Lost Decade’ to incomplete ‘transformation’: Australian climate policy via ideas, interests, and institutions

Australia’s centre-right Coalition government’s ‘Lost Decade’ (2013–2022) entailed the dismantling of climate policy. Subsequently, the centre-left Labor government passed the Climate Change Act in...

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Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 1d

That last is a thing? Interesting!

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Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 2d

Not a dosa in sight on that plate!

Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 2d

Political scientist | Social scientist | Sociologist

Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 2d

Guy after my own heart.

5 Reasons Why Soybean Farms Are Collapsing, And Why No One Is Surprised.

YouTube video by Large Man Abroad

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Alan Pearse @arpearse.bsky.social · 2d

My anti-research assistant, Dr Boris B. Bayes, PhD. His research interests include
(1) Optimal methods for screaming louder than 120dB,
(2) Finding excuses to bite, and
(3) Figuring out where fruit and almonds come from and how to make them appear on command.

Green cheek conure sitting on a shoulder

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Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 3d

This is super cool!!!

Elephants joyfully react to didgeridoo performance - ABQ BioPark Zoo

YouTube video by NMBioParkSociety

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Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 3d

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Jeremy Hsu @jeremyhsu.bsky.social · 3d

Intriguing plan that goes well beyond symbolism. "Trucks from the First Nation could soon be transporting food, furniture and even critical minerals south of the border along ancestral pathways once used to move buffalo hides and pemmican across the plains—without paying taxes or tariffs."

Kevin Carson 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇹🇯 @kevincarson1.bsky.social · 3d

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border ino.to/agDxSX2

Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 3d

How rad would it be if ALL Indigenous nations did this across Canada-US-Mexico, reviving the good ol' trade network system? I live to see this happen!!

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Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 3d

I should have known that the Lakotas would lead the charge again! Heartened to see this! 🤘🏽

Kevin Carson 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇹🇯 @kevincarson1.bsky.social · 3d

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border ino.to/agDxSX2

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border

“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

ino.to

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Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · 3d

Stunning shot!!

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I Post Animal Vids... 😊 @realjfairclough.bsky.social · Aug 14

Mother teaching her babies how to climb a tree... 😊 #bluesky

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