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Tim Van Deelen @trvandeelen.bsky.social · 1d

Eager to have a look at this one.

Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Publication Day!!!! 🥹 timberpress.com/titles/dexte... 🪶

From the co-founder of Wisconsin's BIPOC Birding Club comes a fun and accessible guide to birding throughout the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes region is teemi...

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Tim Van Deelen @trvandeelen.bsky.social · 2d

Drove through there yesterday. With the hot wind out of the south, it was a Yikes! moment.

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Tim Van Deelen @trvandeelen.bsky.social · 16d

Good morning, Madison.

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Jens-Christian Svenning @jcsvenning.bsky.social · 18d

Debating the aesthetics of #wind & #solar is a luxury. The real crisis is climate change—threatening billions with deadly heat & catastrophic ecosystem breakdowns ♨️🥵🔥 Green #energy is a necessity🍃 Challenges exist (noise, land use) but are manageable - biggest risk is inaction #dkpol #climatechange

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Tim Van Deelen @trvandeelen.bsky.social · Sep 3

Welcome back!

UW–Madison @uwmadison.bsky.social · Sep 3

Good morning, Badgers. Welcome to the Fall 2025 semester.

We wish you a successful start to your academic year.

Let’s begin.

Aerial view of Bascom Hall at sunrise, with campus buildings, Picnic Point, and Lake Mendota in the background.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · Aug 8

Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’ [yeah, that was me] | Mark Oliver for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’

Ex-fossil fuel executive Chris Wright said administration is reviewing national assessments made by past governments

www.theguardian.com

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 7

Stanford University’s student-run newspaper sued two senior Trump administration officials Wednesday, challenging Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.

Stanford newspaper sues Trump administration over student deportations

The lawsuit challenges Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · Aug 2

HUGE: The Trump administration will no longer permit any solar or wind projects on federal lands unless they produce more energy-per-acre than coal, gas or nuclear power plants.

Solar and wind literally produce less energy per acre, so simply this may just kill off any project on federal lands.

Interior Order Chokes Off Permits for Solar and Wind on Federal Lands

The department creates a seemingly impossible new permitting criteria for renewable energy.

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Debra K Rienstra @debrakrienstra.bsky.social · Jun 30

Besides the usual stuff, two great books, two great interviews, and a killer graph. Plenty of inspiring and clarifying goodies this time!
refugianewsletter.substack.com/p/refugia-ne...

Refugia Newsletter #96

Ocean conservation, women and climate action, epistemic anthropology, farm refugia, and climate art

refugianewsletter.substack.com

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · Jun 25

Spot on, as usual, from @doctorvive.bsky.social...

"We need to correct a false narrative that the #climate threat is under control. These enormous risks are potentially catastrophic. They would undo the connections between human & ecological systems that form the basis of all of our civilisation"

‘This is a fight for life’: climate expert on tipping points, doomerism and using wealth as a shield

Economic assumptions about risks of the climate crisis are no longer relevant, says the communications expert Genevieve Guenther

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Van Deelen @trvandeelen.bsky.social · Jun 8

Bird joy. Dexter is is the best.

Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · Jun 8

New website is LIVE! 🫶 www.wiscobirder.com

Wisco Birder

Personal website for Dexter "The Wisco Birder" Patterson. Dexter is a proud Bird Nerd wandering Wisconsin and spreading Bird Joy. Creator of the popular You Ready? Let’s GO! videos on social media, co...

www.wiscobirder.com

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Tim Van Deelen @trvandeelen.bsky.social · May 21

Me too. Join us.

Screaming Parrot @screamingparrot.bsky.social · May 21

I'm attending National Wildlife Federation's event, “Virtual Rally to Save the Cornerstone of Conservation Science” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/79...

Virtual Rally to Save the Cornerstone of Conservation Science · National Wildlife Federation

We need YOU as we rally in support of critical federal government services at risk of being lost forever. The U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystems Mission Area is responsible for many of the programs tha...

www.mobilize.us

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Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · May 14

Scientists have been publishing climate models since ~1970.

A good way to evaluate their skill is to compare what they expected to happen in the years after the model was published to observed climate changes.

It turns out most models were pretty spot-on:

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · May 13

This is an extraordinarily important piece and all 🧪⚛️🔭 should read it.

Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · May 13

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."

Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.

I wrote about my decision in TIME.

time.com/7285045/resi...

Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress

I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

time.com

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WARF (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation) @warfnews.bsky.social · May 12

Congratulations to James Dahlberg, professor emeritus at @uwmadison.bsky.social and @morgridgeinstitute.bsky.social, on being named one of the Bayh-Dole Coalition's 2025 Faces of American Innovation! #WisconsinInnovates

UW-Madison professor emeritus honored for groundbreaking gene variation research

Today, James Dahlberg, professor emeritus of biomolecular chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was highlighted in the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s 2025 “Faces of American Innovation” report for his pioneering gene variation research, which has enabled the creation of diagnostic tests for numerous serious illnesses.

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · May 10

A victory for the federal scientific workforce! We could not stand by while this irreparable harm continues at NSF, NOAA and all our scientific agencies.

TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.

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Mike Wagner @prowag.bsky.social · Apr 15

Adding the brilliant and kind Ankur Desai to the panel to talk about what is happening to research about climate change.

Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Apr 15

Thanks to @prowag.bsky.social for organizing this teach in about what is happening to our country & to our universities. Glad to join my friends & colleagues to discuss these crucial issues & challenges with our students. This is the Wisconsin Idea.

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Tim Van Deelen @trvandeelen.bsky.social · Apr 4

Something to look in to.

David Keith @davidkeith.bsky.social · Apr 4

Hey Yanks, here is something Canadian you can envy: the opportunity to buy a Mooshead Presidential Pack, 1,461 beers, getting you through Trump, one beer per day of a presidential term.

It started as a joke, but they are selling them.

mooseheadbeershop.ca...

The Presidential Pack

1,461 473mL cans of Moosehead. Just enough Canadian Lagers to get through a full presidential term. The Presidential Pack is only available to customers in NB, NS, & ON. Beverage container deposit & applicable taxes applied at checkout. Please enjoy responsibly.

mooseheadbeershop.ca

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Apr 2

He wore the cheesehead hat in WI. Spent $20 million. Paid people to sign petitions. Paid people to canvas. Did million dollar giveaways. A rally. TV interviews. But I guess people in Wisconsin didn’t appreciate an oligarch trying to buy their civil liberties.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Mar 28

1. One of capitalism’s greatest successes is to shut down our imaginations. With the help of its favoured tools - neoliberalism and fascism - it persuades us that “there is no alternative”. Our first task is to re-ignite our moral imaginations and name our alternatives. 🧵

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John (Jack) Williams @iceageecologist.bsky.social · Mar 7

Scenes and signs from the March for Science, Wisconsin State Capital. A strong turnout on a snowy day

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Mar 3

Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.

It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎

48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science

48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science

www.ucsusa.org

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Marshall Ramsey @marshallramsey.bsky.social · Feb 28

Thinking about the good people of @noaa and @nws today. Such a dark day for our nation and our safety.

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Tim Van Deelen @trvandeelen.bsky.social · Feb 26

The Cooperative Wildlife Research Units are under threat.
#WildlifeScience #EcologyandConservation
www.jsonline.com/story/sports...

Concerns raised over potential cuts to federal fish, wildlife and co-op programs in Wisconsin

Concerns are being raised over potential federal job cuts to U.S. Geological Survey wildlife health and co-op programs in Wisconsin.

www.jsonline.com

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