Marrok Sedgwick

Close up of a black wolf

Wolves are a critical part of the environment. Together with bears they cull the weak the sick and the old from the herds they prey on. Reducing the spread of disease and increasing the health of the herds.

Without wolves, the system falls apart.

For some reason I thought it was about a plant/animal divide (and bacteria are neither) rather than sentience.

A western fence lizard perches on a chain link fence. Behind it is some dirt and golden grass.

In light of these trying times, please enjoy this western fence lizard hanging out on a fence, pun intended by me, maybe not by the lizard, who probably doesn’t know English

a big yellow moth and maroon moth and medium brown moth with cool eyespots look like they're holding hands next to each other. A smaller orange and black moth hangs out below. All standing on a white sheet bathed in blue light.

Happy National Moth Week everybody.

I promise I have nothing against vegan anything (I’m just trying to understand with my very basic understanding of biology) but why is it vegan if it comes from bacteria?

Rich men don’t own teenage beauty pageants for the fashion.

Funding cuts to PBS and NPR, attempts to stop the Wall Street Journal from publishing, Colbert canceled.

Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.

Lilya has until end of day today to get $600 for June and July's storage fees or all items they own go to auction.

Between medical emergency and a hotel for a medical trip canceling and delaying refund, they are out of money until their next SSI payment.

venmo: @WHolifield
paypal.me/WHolifield

Third time kayaking today. **** I love birds. So pretty and cute and funny. Seeing them from the water is next level cool. Trying to get back to the boat ramp against the wind was a workout, even on the little lake nearby. Good place to learn. Just wish the water wasn’t full of DDT (?!?!)

Context: It’s because they’re magnificent and I have the privilege of being near them (safely and legally, and with lots of training).

I’m out here having weirdly spiritual experiences… *checks notes* …placing subcu fluid lines in large wild animals that are offering to bite my face off for being in their space bubble. Wildlife volunteering rocks.

Ah yes, something looked ominous so someone had to touch it, for science. One of my favorite research methods.

If you're being snarky about children drowning in a flash flood what the fuck is wrong with you

We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.

… is it the inhaler but empty??? Or the med without the inhaler??? That’s all I can think of

Excellent thank you! My parents grow tons of kale in the front yard but my dad doesn’t like and my mom has decided she can’t eat it anymore for reasons not shared with me so there’s a lot I can use to try this!!

Today while on a sea lion rescue* a little girl told me yesterday the sea lions mommy came and got him from the beach, but today she didn’t. She wanted to make sure when our vets were done with him that we’d get him back to his mommy. So cute. *where I volunteer, we are trained and permitted

I’d dump someone who said that to me.

Every week someone tells me they had to put Covid aside to focus on bigger issues like fascism. The thing is, eugenics and fascism go hand in hand.

Historically pandemics have ignited fascism & normalized eugenics & indifference

Gotta try those! I love kale.

Survival is resistance. Joy is resistance. Today where I volunteer I got to place a fluid line for the first time on a live animal. Very grateful I get to do this work. Very grateful my patient didn’t bite me.

Also there’s a lot of policies being put into place/removed that will be very very hard to undue. Were will fight then yes but also gotta fight now

One of my fav papers in college was about spurious consensus, one of Yaniv’s (don’t remember the title but I’m sure there’s newer papers from decision scientists now that are just as good or better). Love this for your students.

Definitely nothing else as exciting as that!

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Transgender people deserve to dictate our own lives and futures.

No court decision can change who we know we are.

That birthday parade could’ve been an email.

It is so outrageously ableist to say we should ban masks & stop people from protecting their health & the health of those around you.

COVID is still spreading.

People are still dying from COVID.

Millions of people are struggling with #LongCOVID.

And COVID is just one of many reasons to mask

“No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States.” — Constitution of the United States, Article 1, section 9

The founding fathers themselves said #NoKings

They even put it in writing so we don’t forget.

You mean not everyone can be like these YouTubers making steak over a fire in the Alaskan bush and eating it outside with nothing but a lean to to block the wind, and eat outdoors year round no matter where they live? /sarcasm