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Author, BAD NATURALIST: One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop, Jan 2025 from Timber Press/Hachette. Website: https://paulawhyman.com Newsletter: https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/
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It's a well established fact that invasive species (including cats) are one of the top drivers of biodiversity loss globally.
"Invasive alien species are considered to be the second cause of global biodiversity loss after direct habitat destruction" (IUCN)
www.fao.org/4/y5968e/y59...
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Media scholar Clare Wardle and colleagues developed a helpful typology:
Disinformation = false or misleading information spread deliberately to deceive or manipulate.
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Misinformation = false or misleading information spread by people who believe it’s true.
Malinformation = true information used in misleading or harmful ways.
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Such a great book.
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Yup........grim.
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In tiny Flint Hill, Va, there were at least 150 people and lots of support from passing drivers!
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Having a late lunch with a friend in a dc tavern on a summer afternoon where there was only one other patron, two tables away: Gene Hackman loudly stirring his iced tea. I whispered to my friend, he looks familiar--is that Karl Malden? (Oops)
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I see you liked my bsky pronouncement ("cold dead hands").
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Yes it is so hard! everything is a trade-off. (And I'm glad you liked that about the voles!)
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Oh my goodness, thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the book!
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Whispers: then they'd have to pay them
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Exactly!
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"If it weighs the same as a duck..."
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Ope and I shouldn't have hyphenated that, argh
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Tell or not, they will have to pry the em-dash out of my cold, dead hands
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Woolf and then Lawrence
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Can we sue them over this as a class action for endangering our health? Or do we have to wait until there's actual harm?
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I strongly encourage folks to check out the rest of the event, which will feature dozens of speakers over a 5 day period. The line-up is genuinely impressive--a veritable who's who of the American #weather and #climate world in 2025--so I'll be watching! wclivestream.com/schedule
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Of course that was supposed to say "unintended," like the error itself...
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That is gorgeous! Congratulations!
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Hmm, If this is chipmunks, then we must have about 1000 chipmunks! Which, I wouldn't complain…
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Yes thank you! More of this!!!
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My take on this is, the current administration is trying to destroy our democracy and how can we stop that from happening?
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I hasten to add that the rest of my neighbors are lovely!
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Omg
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Very important consideration, thank you