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Andrew Montequin

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Molecular biologist at Northwestern, science writer in training, Texan living in the Midwest. 2025 AAAS Mass Media Fellow at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel He/him

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Yawning cat in a box stuffed with packing material

Yawning cat in a box stuffed with packing material

Queen of the night flower blooming

Queen of the night flower blooming

Lots of blooming going on tonight

25.09.2025 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Actually reading/learning from the news is arguably the second most valuable thing you get from paying for news

21.09.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shouting from the rooftops: Paying for news isn't a subscription service.

Subscriptions are worthless if you don't use them. On the other hand, you can contribute to news orgs, read zero articles per year and still reap the benefits of living with a well-funded press.

21.09.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Incredible

10.09.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Fire was part of the history of our land. Then we took it away. Can it begin again? Can human activity help forests in a changing climate? Indigenous fire practices in the Great Lakes region supported forest ecosystems for centuries.

To wrap up my time at the Journal Sentinel, I got to cover some of my favorite research I've seen.

Combining western science with Indigenous knowledge shows how cultural burns and environmental stewardship supported red pine forests around the Great Lakes.

www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...

29.08.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
BANKS OF THE RIO GRANDE
YouTube video by Lizzie No BANKS OF THE RIO GRANDE

Best live performance goes to Lizzie No at Judson & Moore (didn't make it to the Hideout show in this video)
youtu.be/6801zEvNZaU?...

28.08.2025 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And thanks to 100.7 FM in Cheboygan, MI for introducing me to this one
youtu.be/2t7ECnE43QE?...

28.08.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Four CD cases. Clockwise from top left: The Window by Ratboys, Yoshimi... by Flaming Lips, Not God by Finom, Van Lear Rose by Loretta Lynn

Four CD cases. Clockwise from top left: The Window by Ratboys, Yoshimi... by Flaming Lips, Not God by Finom, Van Lear Rose by Loretta Lynn

Did a lot of driving in a car without Bluetooth this summer, need to give a special shout-out to these CDs

28.08.2025 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital A hospital strike in southern Gaza has killed at least eight people, including four journalists. The attack happened on Monday.

Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war.

She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb

25.08.2025 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2530    πŸ” 1331    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 89

Adding to my 2030 bingo card: "DeAndre Jordan's 2015 free agency decision is relitigated during a primary debate (any party)"

10.08.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯²

09.08.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of stream behind fence with sign warning about electric fish barrier

Picture of stream behind fence with sign warning about electric fish barrier

And I've got a ton of unpublished threads of stories leftover from this. AMA about electric fish barriers!

07.08.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
In the war against invasive sea lampreys, researchers find new success with old ideas Can we fine-tune our fight against sea lampreys? Researchers are testing supplemental controls to use when other tools aren't an option.

Had a great time wading through streams, fishing for lampreys to report for this story!

Learn about more layers of protection against invasive sea lampreys scientists are studying

www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...

07.08.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Will be paying attention to this going forward

07.08.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Crumbling cobblestone and streetcar rails in the median of a street undergoing construction

Crumbling cobblestone and streetcar rails in the median of a street undergoing construction

My idea of fun - finally got to get out there and see the exposed streetcar rails on Clark

02.08.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Selfie taken while standing in a river wearing waders, a life vest and a baseball cap with a notebook in my chest pocket

Selfie taken while standing in a river wearing waders, a life vest and a baseball cap with a notebook in my chest pocket

Gone fishin' (for lamprey larvae)

01.08.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Box of 10 tea bags called "Pure Happiness" with a very imprecise sketched Pegasus on the box

Box of 10 tea bags called "Pure Happiness" with a very imprecise sketched Pegasus on the box

I allow myself one impulse buy per grocery shop, today it was this Greek tea. Hoping it lives up to what it says on the box.

29.07.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI is making advances every day. But humans are still best at a classic pastime: cribbage. Thanks to the luck, uncertainty and unique play of cribbage, humans can still beat the best computers. How long will that last?

Humans are still better than AI at cribbage! For now, at least. One of my favorites to write (so far)

www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...

28.07.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Crowd with bikes gathered in a street with the sun out

Crowd with bikes gathered in a street with the sun out

Finish line woo-hoo

26.07.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sigmund Snopek III WisconsInsane 11 Thank God This Isn't Cleveland
YouTube video by Mike VB in AZ Sigmund Snopek III WisconsInsane 11 Thank God This Isn't Cleveland

Will probably have this on repeat for the rest of the #RW24
youtu.be/4yZYnAj165I?...

26.07.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Things in my stomach:
- Bacon
- Pancake
- Popsicle
- Pizza
- Swedish fish
- Hot dogs
- Coffee
- Mimosa
- Water
- Black bean and corn taco

26.07.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of Milwaukee skyline with river a little bit visible

Picture of Milwaukee skyline with river a little bit visible

Slept too long, oops. Back at it.

26.07.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Empty stage at Beerline Plaza

Empty stage at Beerline Plaza

Will be back at it in the morning

26.07.2025 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
20 mile ride badge in Garmin app

20 mile ride badge in Garmin app

Hour 4

26.07.2025 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Banner that says "home stretch" over a street with a band playing

Banner that says "home stretch" over a street with a band playing

+3.5 hrs #RW24

26.07.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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If anyone knows the band playing on Humboldt/Wright, tell them they rock

26.07.2025 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Punk band playing in the street with a kid chalking in front

Punk band playing in the street with a kid chalking in front

1 hr in, already have a new appreciation for Milwaukee's DIY scene

26.07.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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More cyclists

25.07.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A few dozen bikers gathering on a residential street with a Start/Finish line and tent set up

A few dozen bikers gathering on a residential street with a Start/Finish line and tent set up

Hour -0.5 of the Riverwest 24 #RW24

25.07.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of Washington Post homepage. Lead headline is: "Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise." 

Lead image is of a woman in Gaza holding an almost impossibly emaciated child

Screenshot of Washington Post homepage. Lead headline is: "Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise." Lead image is of a woman in Gaza holding an almost impossibly emaciated child

Harrowing lead story and image on the Washington Post homepage right now. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

24.07.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 553    πŸ” 272    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 28

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