Joey Johannsen

Legume-specific recruitment of rhizobia by hyphae of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Abstract. The legume-rhizobia symbiosis possesses great potential for sustainable agriculture because of its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, reducing

Reading in (online) journal club:

Legume-specific recruitment of rhizobia by hyphae of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...

Fenix Museum in Rotterdam, NL

MIGRATION - The Fenix Museum is now open in Rotterdam, NL. www.fenix.nl/en/ Make a plan to see new exhibits and programs. The museum is “dedicated to the art and stories of migration”, located in the massive repurposed 1923 San Francisco shipping warehouse. Photo - Tornado. tinyurl.com/amd447kv

Stay cool ideas without Air-con

As the world warms and heatwaves become more frequent, we turn up the AC. But that contributes to climate change. What's the solution? What can history teach us? Ideas - www.bbc.com/videos/c1k33...

Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back.

While the courts still fulfill their purpose, we have to use them when harm has been inflicted.

There Is No ‘Energy Emergency,’ a New Lawsuit Claims

Bravo! Friday lawsuit from Washington, California, Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin pushback on White House EO… there is no energy emergency. Stop bypassing environmental protections…

April is the Cruelest Month | The Polycrisis Diversification and dedollarization in the world economy

"…in place of decades of reliance on the US and its assets, the rest of the world is now seeking to diversify, decarbonize, defend, and dedollarize…The US is becoming poorer and weaker as it dismantles the very system it once built…”

So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street

Volunteer chamomile growing in sidewalk crack

I agree with you. Resilient plants like this volunteer chamomile in the sidewalk crack.

Saturday Market produce in Rotterdam Centrum

Market day haul (fills the bicycle bags) from the Saturday Binnenrotte Markt in Rotterdam. tinyurl.com/4e4bvrrk

This is yet another in a long list of actions this administration is taking to attack the vulnerable, the poor and the disadvantaged. We need a collective action pushback. It starts by organizing in our workplace and home communities.

Join a coalition and speak up against end times fascism

An invitation for weekend reading: tinyurl.com/mu7xbx7m and tinyurl.com/7dxv4dmd

Naomi @naomiklein.bsky.social & Astra @astra.bsky.social are beacons of clarity; promoting collective action to rise up against end times fascism. Knowing what we are dealing with is important. They offer strategy.

Fig tree - full of fruit in May!

Celebrating our little fig tree - thriving in the Netherlands (permaculture care). Look it’s loaded with fruit. Typical growing season June - September in warmer climates.

ProPublica Wins Pulitzer Prize for Public Service The award, for exposing the fatal consequences of abortion bans, marks ProPublica’s 8th Pulitzer; investigation into mental health care access is named a Pulitzer finalist.

Thank you @propublica.org for consistently reliable investigative reporting.

Spain Is Using Defense Budgets to Combat Climate Change Effects Europe’s rush to rearm in support of Ukraine has led Spain to also bolster its climate defenses.

Throughout history decision makers were given a choice - invest in prevention/risk reduction or pay exponentially more later in the aftermath of extreme weather events. In unstable geopolitical environments do you boost your military or protect citizens from natural disasters? Can you do both?

Ignorance + Fear = Hate 🔥. Best if we can 🔍 Educate. 🧠 Think. 💬 Listen. ❤️ Empathize.

In the age of information warfare, ignorance is no excuse—and fear is no strategy.

A simple visual metaphor for a deep truth in human psychology and societal dynamics:

🧪 Ignorance + Fear = Hate 🔥.

🔍 Educate. 🧠 Think. 💬 Listen. ❤️ Empathize.

Full article: information-warfare.com/the-alchemy-...

Park Service suspends air-quality monitoring at all national parks The Trump administration has paused but not canceled contracts for the monitoring program, which collects data on harmful air pollutants at 63 national parks.

Trump just shut down air quality monitoring at *all* national parks.

That means more pollution, zero oversight, and no way to stop Big Oil from poisoning our air. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Katharine gave a powerful talk for SpeedZero and also a similar talk (start video at 14:33) youtu.be/gvBkB-rF8B0?...

Scientists just found a way to break through climate apathy In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career.

Helpful information, but not a new realization, @katharinehayhoe.com taught this years ago. The need is for effective data visualization in simple and relatable presentations; connecting with what matters (what you love/value/hope for) - like in her talk
youtu.be/oPtE0Cqw2V8.

On cusp of storm season, NOAA funding cuts put hurricane forecasting at risk Tropical cyclone track forecasts are 75 percent more accurate than they were in 1990.

Before they fully privatize weather forecasting read the article below and this companion article www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Without NOAA, where are there reliable alternative reporting sites that lower risk to life and property damage? (Not AccuWeather)

Charles Dowding on Substack Watering, a skill to learn. It will be a theme of the coming months.

When to water and how much? Gardeners, do you agree with Dowding’s suggestions?

The Art of Arrival I published this in Orion Magazine in 2014, about the environmental activist Jo Anne Garrett of Baker, NV, who would've turned 100 on April 30th. I wanted to pay tribute to her by republishing this (s...

I recommend @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social Meditations in an Emergency newsletter. A heart-felt tribute and thoughtful reflection on what it means to travel and embody the art of arrival. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-art-of-a...

Never thought I would ever repeat a quote by Ronald Reagen, but he is right, freedom, constitutional checks and balances and respect for political opponents are “the bulwark of our Republic,”

De Polderische Molen te Maasdam

Nationale Molendag 10-11 May.
During National Mill Day, many of the windmills in the Netherlands will be turning, and more than 950 of them will open up to the public.
More details here: www.natuurmonumenten.nl/nationale-mo...
The mill in this photo is de Polderische Molen te Maasdam

Meta Boycott May 5-11, 2025

So beginning Monday I make my big transition to BlueSky posting. A good week for change (not in their pocket).

Escalating armed conflict is most urgent threat for world in 2025, say global leaders World Economic Forum says responses from experts in business, politics and academia also highlight climate crisis

WEF 5 greatest risks facing the world in 2025 tinyurl.com/ycy957n9

Interactive: What is the climate impact of eating meat and dairy? Food production accounts for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. It takes up half of the planet’s habitable surface.

Interactive visuals and comparisons of food and greenhouse gas emissions interactive.carbonbrief.org/what-is-the-...

Yes, speaking in the language people can hear and talking about what they care about.

The bigger picture…

Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find First complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range in which modern civilisation emerged

This…

The blue marble: a 2023 perspective