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I appreciate this response from Ed Yong on why he requests that people mask at his events. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...

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“By adding over 1,000 acres of tree canopy coverage Seattle would achieve 30.1% coverage with these changes alone.”

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Adm. Lisa Franchetti spent roughly half of her 40-year career at sea, commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups and the U.S. Sixth Fleet.

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Meet the mighty Elwah River out on the Olympic Peninsula, site of one of the world’s largest dam removal projects. #River #Fluviophile #Rewilding #PNW #Landscape #Photography

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This old growth, lowland forest near Lake Crescent, WA, is one of my favorite mossy forest haunts out on the Olympic Peninsula in the PNW. #Forest #Nemophilist #PhotoMonday #Landscape #Photography #PNW

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I took a walk in the rain, today, at rhodygarden.org to see what was coming on. I found this Rhododendron moupinense, a shrub from China in bloom. It often flushes pink & usually has red spots. It’s limited in the wild, found among rocks & on cliffs sometimes as an epiphyte. #Bloomscrolling

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Sara Josephine Baker died #OTD in 1945. In 1917, she noted that babies born in the US faced a higher mortality rate than soldiers fighting in World War I, drawing a great deal of attention to her cause. She also is known for tracking down Typhoid Mary. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Jo... #womeninStem

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I don't think we're talking enough about the fact that the pressure to remove DEI from science means women die.

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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#CallToAction 🗣️📞☎️ STOP GOP FROM SLASHING MEDICAID The House Republicans budget plan just proposed slashing #Medicaid. See my script for phone calls (U.S. House switchboard operator at (202) 224-3121) or Resistbot text below. www.businessinsider.com/trump-medica...

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“I’ll tell you what freedom is to me. No fear.” —Nina Simone was born February 21, 1933

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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I took a walk in the rain, today, at rhodygarden.org to see what was coming on. I found this Rhododendron moupinense, a shrub from China in bloom. It often flushes pink & usually has red spots. It’s limited in the wild, found among rocks & on cliffs sometimes as an epiphyte. #Bloomscrolling

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#CallToAction 🗣️📞☎️ Reject Privatization of Vital Public #USPS See my script for your phone calls to your state’s legislators (U.S. House switchboard operator at (202) 224-3121) or yellow Resistbot text below to email your legislators. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Took an early ferry to Vashon to see my doc (& walk Burton Woods). My rural doc & staff happily masked up for me. I mask for health & also to remain in the natural control group for NIH funded Johns Hopkins COVID Long Study. 🤞🧪😷 Staying well through masking benefits me, others, & science.

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WA State K-12 Schools Told To Resist ✊ www.seattletimes.com/education-la...

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By cutting the Bonneville Power Administration, President Trump is increasing the risk of blackouts in our region. This is dangerous.

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Write a script & call your legislators. “Hello I’m [name], a constituent of [legislator name] at zip code [your zip code]” and read your script. See my script to stop Medicaid cuts below. Or email the script using ResistBot. These are our tools. Use it or lose it. bsky.app/profile/melo...

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We’ve got a new paper out today about hummingbirds and game theory. One of my co-authors, @kevinzollman.com, has written a very nice explainer thread here. 🪶

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#CallToAction 🗣️📞☎️ STOP GOP FROM SLASHING MEDICAID The House Republicans budget plan just proposed slashing #Medicaid. See my script for phone calls (U.S. House switchboard operator at (202) 224-3121) or Resistbot text below. www.businessinsider.com/trump-medica...

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This is happening, right now. The great "arribada" (arrival) of mother Olive Ridley sea turtles on the Odisha coast, where they dig sand-nests & lay their eggs, driven by ancient instinct. Heart-lifting, magnificent, moving: part of a geography of hope. 🎞️ by Bivash Pandav via my friend Yuvan Aves.

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When I was eight, my mother almost died from an ectopic pregnancy. I was there with her and saw it all. A friend got her to the hospital just in time. That's how I learned the word "ectopic."

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Another fiery exchange from Judge Reyes in the trans military case:

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reposting with alt text for accessibility BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years.

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✨Bridges are portals.✨ 📍Barnes Creek #Forest #Bryophilia #OlympicPeninsula #Landscape #Photography #PNW

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✨Bridges are portals.✨ 📍Barnes Creek #Forest #Bryophilia #OlympicPeninsula #Landscape #Photography #PNW

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Happy World Whale Day everyone #WorldWhaleDay #humpback #vancouverisland #campbellriver #wildlifephotography #ocean #photography #animals #whalesofbluesky @thephotohour.bsky.social @weathernetwork.bsky.social

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I’m asking you to check back in. A few minutes each day. Each one of us needs to be a witness.

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Thank you to everyone who has joined the resistance! Our ranks grow stronger every day.

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According to the Houston Chronicle, public health officials in Texas think that there are likely 200-300 people now infected with measles. If confirmed, this outbreak is already out of control. H/t to @mickiemo.bsky.social for the heads up. www.chron.com/news/houston...

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People who voted Trump who are feeling pissed off right now about broken promises are an organizing opportunity, not a gloating opportunity

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SCOOP: Naval Academy leaders sent an email to faculty this week that teaching about “divisive concepts” such as systemic racism + sexism is no longer permitted. Faculty also can’t talk about environmental justice or gender ideology. Our exclusive: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

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I heard that some of you people prefer to receive your snarky science fact-checking of viral news stories in meme format, and I am here to help.

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Breaking: A federal judge sides with Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota and has just blocked Trump's anti-trans EO banning care under the age of 19 via a TRO. This is the second federal judge in a row to conclude that the President's EO is likely unconstitutional.

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Today, I delivered a simple message with state leaders: President Trump's chaos will not stop us from working on behalf of the people. We will continue to serve the everyday needs of Washingtonians — and we will protect Washingtonians' rights and freedoms.

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