Dr. Maya Weeks
@mayaweeks.bsky.social
Feminist political ecologist, artist, beginning grazier. I live on YTT Northern Chumash & Salinan land. Affiliated researcher at UC Davis Feminist Research Institute & lecturer at Rutgers University; views mine. mayaweeks.com
"Published in The Lancet Planetary (01.12.2025), the findings by academics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and ICTA-UAB, call into question the claim that such policies would not receive public backing."
First comprehensive investigation shows large support for core ideas of degrowth, but not the label.
Conducted by ICTA-UAB researchers @giorgoskallis.bsky.social & @jasonhickel.bsky.social together with the LSE @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
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Conducted by ICTA-UAB researchers @giorgoskallis.bsky.social & @jasonhickel.bsky.social together with the LSE @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
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First comprehensive investigation shows large support for core ideas of degrowth, but not the label
The first major study into public attitudes toward degrowth – the notion that high-income economies should prioritise wellbeing over growing...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"Published in The Lancet Planetary (01.12.2025), the findings by academics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and ICTA-UAB, call into question the claim that such policies would not receive public backing."
Ranching only works as healthy land stewardship when people actively pay attention to the land. Letting animals graze without monitoring or otherwise paying attention to what the land and animals are doing does not support ecosystem health.
NEW: Livestock graze on millions of acres of Western public lands. Congress dramatically reduced scrutiny of the impacts. As Trump seeks to expand grazing, we look at the consequences.
with @highcountrynews.org
with @highcountrynews.org
A Loophole Allows Ranchers to Renew Grazing Permits With Little Scrutiny of the Environmental Impact
With dwindling oversight, cattle are grazing where they’re not supposed to and in greater numbers or for longer periods than permitted. This can spread invasive plants, pushing out native species and ...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Ranching only works as healthy land stewardship when people actively pay attention to the land. Letting animals graze without monitoring or otherwise paying attention to what the land and animals are doing does not support ecosystem health.
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Ocean temperatures across much of the northern Pacific remained well above average through October. Really the only sizable cooler patch shows up near the traditional region for the ongoing La Niña.
Sea surface temperature data from NOAA OISSTv2.1 (downloads.psl.noaa.gov/Datasets/noa...).
Sea surface temperature data from NOAA OISSTv2.1 (downloads.psl.noaa.gov/Datasets/noa...).
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Ocean temperatures across much of the northern Pacific remained well above average through October. Really the only sizable cooler patch shows up near the traditional region for the ongoing La Niña.
Sea surface temperature data from NOAA OISSTv2.1 (downloads.psl.noaa.gov/Datasets/noa...).
Sea surface temperature data from NOAA OISSTv2.1 (downloads.psl.noaa.gov/Datasets/noa...).
"What work is that detail doing?" is one of the best questions I learned to ask (thank you, Juliana Spahr!) during my MFA in poetry and it has served me well beyond belief as both an artist and political ecologist. 🌱
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
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The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"What work is that detail doing?" is one of the best questions I learned to ask (thank you, Juliana Spahr!) during my MFA in poetry and it has served me well beyond belief as both an artist and political ecologist. 🌱
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it's saturday night & i'm hanging out in my inside clothes.... time to write a GIFT GUIDE for POETS, for some reason!!!
(but actually, i had a lot of fun putting this together)
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(but actually, i had a lot of fun putting this together)
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Unasked-for gift guide for poets in your life
I can't emphasize enough how nobody asked for this. But since you're here, take a pen.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
it's saturday night & i'm hanging out in my inside clothes.... time to write a GIFT GUIDE for POETS, for some reason!!!
(but actually, i had a lot of fun putting this together)
vibedigest.substack.com/p/unasked-fo...
(but actually, i had a lot of fun putting this together)
vibedigest.substack.com/p/unasked-fo...
It's so nice to have poet friends to exchange work with.
November 30, 2025 at 2:57 AM
It's so nice to have poet friends to exchange work with.
I think I saw 2 eagles on my way into town to run errands today!? 😍
November 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I think I saw 2 eagles on my way into town to run errands today!? 😍
"She discusses how livestock were critical actors of colonization within Dutch and English colonial contexts."
I cannot wait to read @pdxia.bsky.social's "Goats in America: A Cultural History (@osupress.bsky.social)!
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I cannot wait to read @pdxia.bsky.social's "Goats in America: A Cultural History (@osupress.bsky.social)!
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Dixon on Parr, 'Goats in America: A Cultural History' | H-Net
Parr, Tami. Goats in America: A Cultural History. : Oregon State University Press, 2025. 236 pp. $24.95 (paper), ISBN 9781962645454. Reviewed by Taryn Dixon (Northwestern University) Published on H-En...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:58 AM
"She discusses how livestock were critical actors of colonization within Dutch and English colonial contexts."
I cannot wait to read @pdxia.bsky.social's "Goats in America: A Cultural History (@osupress.bsky.social)!
networks.h-net.org/group/review...
I cannot wait to read @pdxia.bsky.social's "Goats in America: A Cultural History (@osupress.bsky.social)!
networks.h-net.org/group/review...
"Some facilities use different plastic designs (large flat surfaces rather than floating pellets) or denser materials such as ceramic or stone that are less likely to escape."
Yes to ceramic and stone in waste infrastructure! @theconversation.com
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Yes to ceramic and stone in waste infrastructure! @theconversation.com
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Plastic ‘bio-beads’ from sewage plants are polluting the oceans and spreading superbugs – but there are alternatives
Small plastic pellets, used in wastewater treatment facilities since the 1990s, are more than just plastic pollution – they carriy potentially dangerous bacteria.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Some facilities use different plastic designs (large flat surfaces rather than floating pellets) or denser materials such as ceramic or stone that are less likely to escape."
Yes to ceramic and stone in waste infrastructure! @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/plastic-bio-...
Yes to ceramic and stone in waste infrastructure! @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/plastic-bio-...
It is no wonder that people are going through puberty and the menopausal transition at younger ages given the immense pervasiveness of endocrine disruptors like TFA. We need strong PFAS regulations for healthy societies at the most basic levels.
Scientist @hanspeterarp.bsky.social warns, "It’s accumulating in our tap water, the food we’re eating, plants, trees, the sea, + all in the past few decades”. David Behringer adds, “If you’re drinking water, you’re drinking a lot of TFA, wherever you are in the world"
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Rapidly rising levels of TFA ‘forever chemical’ alarm experts
Trifluoroacetic acid found in drinking water and rain is thought to damage fertility and child development
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November 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It is no wonder that people are going through puberty and the menopausal transition at younger ages given the immense pervasiveness of endocrine disruptors like TFA. We need strong PFAS regulations for healthy societies at the most basic levels.
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In addition to the questionable wisdom of spraying PFAS on food crops, organisations like @paneurope.bsky.social highlight, many PFAS pesticides break down into TFA, a forever chemical German authorities class as reprotoxic - harmful to fertility + child development - which can get into groundwater.
Sweden is re-evaluating 38 PFAS pesticides over links to TFA
#TFA is a short-chain #PFAS contaminating water sources 🌊
Earlier this year, Denmark banned several pesticides tied to TFA. The UK has yet to take any action on #PFASpesticides 🌱
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#TFA is a short-chain #PFAS contaminating water sources 🌊
Earlier this year, Denmark banned several pesticides tied to TFA. The UK has yet to take any action on #PFASpesticides 🌱
swedenherald.com/article/pfas...
PFAS agents in Swedish agriculture are being re-examined | Sweden Herald
The use of plant protection products containing PFAS is now to be re-examined
swedenherald.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
In addition to the questionable wisdom of spraying PFAS on food crops, organisations like @paneurope.bsky.social highlight, many PFAS pesticides break down into TFA, a forever chemical German authorities class as reprotoxic - harmful to fertility + child development - which can get into groundwater.
Shoutout to the 2-pound bag of oatmeal that looked insurmountably large when I purchased it on sale but which I have put away in a matter of weeks.
November 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Shoutout to the 2-pound bag of oatmeal that looked insurmountably large when I purchased it on sale but which I have put away in a matter of weeks.
It's the time of year when listening to my favorite song - Nils Bech's version of "O Helga Natt" - makes sense!!
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Nils Bech "O Helga Natt" (Official Audio) - DFA RECORDS
YouTube video by DFA Records
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November 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
It's the time of year when listening to my favorite song - Nils Bech's version of "O Helga Natt" - makes sense!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VccY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VccY...
This paid ($25/hour) editorial internship at @defector.com for summer 2026 is taking applications
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Big news: Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2026. Wow! That could be you! How could it be you? I am here to answer that question, and many more. What will a Defector inte...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This paid ($25/hour) editorial internship at @defector.com for summer 2026 is taking applications
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"New Jersey is likely to see between 2.2 and 3.8 feet of sea-level rise by 2100 if the current level of global carbon emissions continue, but seas could rise by as much as 4.5 feet if ice-sheet melt accelerates," according to a new study led by @bobkopp.net
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whyy.org/articles/new...
Sea-level rise accelerates in New Jersey, raising coastal flooding risk, study says
Landmark report forecasts water levels and temperature gain but avoids policy prescriptions.
whyy.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"New Jersey is likely to see between 2.2 and 3.8 feet of sea-level rise by 2100 if the current level of global carbon emissions continue, but seas could rise by as much as 4.5 feet if ice-sheet melt accelerates," according to a new study led by @bobkopp.net
whyy.org/articles/new...
whyy.org/articles/new...
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& on the backroad, new moon clutching the old, breath of frost as the stars start to grit through
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
& on the backroad, new moon clutching the old, breath of frost as the stars start to grit through
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Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
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Also @ucanr.edu's Small Farms Network is seeking a Communications Specialist to lead storytelling, digital outreach, and brand strategy that uplifts diverse #farming communities across California.
Apply 🔗 bit.ly/48vehya by Dec 1
Apply 🔗 bit.ly/48vehya by Dec 1
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Also @ucanr.edu's Small Farms Network is seeking a Communications Specialist to lead storytelling, digital outreach, and brand strategy that uplifts diverse #farming communities across California.
Apply 🔗 bit.ly/48vehya by Dec 1
Apply 🔗 bit.ly/48vehya by Dec 1
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Data centers popping up on Indigenous lands everywhere, but especially perilous to us desert tribes where water availability for crops and for communities have new competition.
The data center boom in the desert
The AI race is transforming northwestern Nevada into one of the world's largest data-center markets—and sparking fears of water strains in the nation’s driest state.
www.technologyreview.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Data centers popping up on Indigenous lands everywhere, but especially perilous to us desert tribes where water availability for crops and for communities have new competition.
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Once again: read @mariahblake.bsky.social's "They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals"
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EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food
Critics warn the EPA’s approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Once again: read @mariahblake.bsky.social's "They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals"
bookshop.org/p/books/they...
bookshop.org/p/books/they...
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Editors! @ucanr.edu is hiring an editor for peer-reviewed materials produced by @uofcalifornia.bsky.social scientists. First application review date is Dec. 5
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Working at UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Collaborating to solve problems. Connecting to serve communities.UC Agriculture and Natural Resources brings UC information and practices to all 58 Cal...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Editors! @ucanr.edu is hiring an editor for peer-reviewed materials produced by @uofcalifornia.bsky.social scientists. First application review date is Dec. 5
@sciencewriters.org See careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucanr/EM... 📚https://ucanr.edu/careers
@sciencewriters.org See careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucanr/EM... 📚https://ucanr.edu/careers
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After two weeks of #COP30 negotiations, countries agreed to BEGIN DISCUSSIONS on fossil fuel phase out. And as the article says, "they achieved this incremental progress only in the teeth of implacable opposition from oil-producing countries."
THIS is the problem with requiring unanimous decisions.
THIS is the problem with requiring unanimous decisions.
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
After two weeks of #COP30 negotiations, countries agreed to BEGIN DISCUSSIONS on fossil fuel phase out. And as the article says, "they achieved this incremental progress only in the teeth of implacable opposition from oil-producing countries."
THIS is the problem with requiring unanimous decisions.
THIS is the problem with requiring unanimous decisions.
"Ineos’s assessment found that projected direct annual carbon emissions would be 655,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2e), roughly the same as Eritrea’s output. But lawyers say the company failed to calculate full lifecycle emissions."
The plant, would make ethylene for plastics manufacture - likely to cause ammonia, ozone, nitrogen oxide + PM2.5 pollution - linked to increased cases of heart + breathing conditions - and carcinogenic VOCs - risking people's health says @clientearth.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Pollution from Ineos’s Antwerp plastic plant ‘could cause more deaths than jobs created’
Lawyers challenge €4bn Project One development, saying emissions and health impacts vastly underestimated
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 AM
"Ineos’s assessment found that projected direct annual carbon emissions would be 655,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2e), roughly the same as Eritrea’s output. But lawyers say the company failed to calculate full lifecycle emissions."
This was an amazing reading and I was lucky to be part of it. Thank you for hosting, Tom!
November 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This was an amazing reading and I was lucky to be part of it. Thank you for hosting, Tom!
I have been energized by poetry. This was so excellent.
this month marks TWO YEARS of Night Light readings, and I am excited to celebrate with this stunningly excellent lineup coming at you live this Thursday!
don’t miss this fantastic group of poets — sign up to listen in at the 🔗 below :) 💡
don’t miss this fantastic group of poets — sign up to listen in at the 🔗 below :) 💡
November 21, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I have been energized by poetry. This was so excellent.