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Patrick Osborne

@patrick1950.bsky.social

Tropical ecologist; US Citizen since 2008. Lived in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. Democrat and Humanist.

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Please spread the words of Climate Justice advocate Charitie Ropati, who is Native (Yup'ik) and Pacific Islander (Samoan), with ties to both the Pacific and the Arctic.

This typhoon originated in the Pacific, then went upwards to Northern Alaska. We are all connected.

14.10.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES

DAY 27 AUGUST 2025

THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES

Today INNOCENT CHILDREN DIED & are injured

Keep them in your thoughts & heart πŸ™πŸ˜₯

Tonight I share the great Amanda Gorman

"We carry tragedy, terrifying & true "
"Even our children cannot be children"

"HYMN FOR THE HURTING"

27.08.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 524    πŸ” 188    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 5
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Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests β€” a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a β€œmini...

NEW: We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests β€” a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.

ICE claims officers use a β€œminimum amount of force.”

You can judge for yourself.

By @nicolefoy.bsky.social @mckenziefunk.com

31.07.2025 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3285    πŸ” 1787    πŸ’¬ 123    πŸ“Œ 136
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Celebrating a Notice of Award for our genetics training grant (!) and my first barber πŸ’ˆ cut since 2019β€¦πŸ€—

16.07.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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GSA Medal recipient @nkwhiteman.bsky.social describes his scientific journey into the world of herbivorous insects and their host plants and how with genetic and genome editing tools led to findings in herbivore resistance in plants.

Read more: buff.ly/w1GFmwL

2/2🧡

14.07.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Press release from Jay Jones on the Trump administration's "Outrageous Attacks on University of Virginia"

Press release from Jay Jones on the Trump administration's "Outrageous Attacks on University of Virginia"

β€œThe Trump Administration’s shameful and extreme political attacks against the University of Virginia undermine the rule of law, centuries of tradition, and all that UVA contributes to our Commonwealth." - @jonesjay bluevirginia.us/2025/06/uva-...

27.06.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Please share.
We have a fully-funded PhD position on animal migration. If interested, please apply by 27 July. More about us: shawanchowdhury.com. @idiv-research.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @uq-cbcs.bsky.social

#PhDposition #Ecology #Conservation #Migration #Rstats #AcademicTwitter

25.06.2025 05:52 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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🚨 2x Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Ecology positions at @monashbiol.bsky.social. Ecologists working on plants 🌱 are strongly encouraged to apply.

πŸ“Melbourne, Australia
Closes: 7th Aug 2025
πŸ”— careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

26.06.2025 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump administration considers adding 36 countries to travel ban list An internal memo reviewed by The Post sets a 60-day deadline for the targeted nations to conform with certain requirements, or face a full or partial entry ban.

The Trump administration is considering restricting entry to citizens of an additional 36 countries, in what would be a significant expansion of the travel ban announced early this month, according to a State Department memo.

14.06.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 138    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 28

We heard directly from more than 150 researchers, scientists and investigators about their terminated NIH grants and the science that’s being lost. Full story ‡️

14.06.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 983    πŸ” 386    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 19

Notable clip todayπŸ‘‡ in light of the news that the Trump administration successfully pressured ABC into suspending Moran

08.06.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7160    πŸ” 2566    πŸ’¬ 412    πŸ“Œ 130
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We’ve stopped bills like this before β€” by turning public pressure into political power. We can do it again.

05.06.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1428    πŸ” 289    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 15
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The Mount Etna video today is incredible.

@wutangforchildren.bsky.social

02.06.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1379    πŸ” 374    πŸ’¬ 119    πŸ“Œ 94
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In just the last few months, the Trump administration has taken or proposed unprecedented actions that threaten our health, the environment, and our democracy. We have a history of winning clean air, safe water, and a healthy climate for everyoneβ€”and we won't back down.

02.06.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"...who are able and willing to do so will have to enter the public arena and bring their voices to debates of critical societal importance. This is such a time."

02.06.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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More US scientists must speak out Nature Human Behaviour - The Trump administration has launched an extraordinary and dangerous attack on US science. Climate and water scientist Peter Gleick calls on scientists who are able and...

Just released. My Nature piece:

"Never before has the USA seen such an anti-intellectual, anti-science assault...
History tells us that there are times when the dangers of inaction become sufficiently threatening to individuals or the planet that scientists...

rdcu.be/eo3Hb

02.06.2025 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1071    πŸ” 453    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 31

Eliminate the cap and Social Security is fixed.

01.06.2025 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 955    πŸ” 271    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 15
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Same folks who complained about wearing masks in 2020?

27.05.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 281    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 6
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The "party of the working class," everyone.

21.05.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2669    πŸ” 1055    πŸ’¬ 116    πŸ“Œ 65
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RFK Jr. was so, so, so mad

20.05.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 236    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 3
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All he needs is the red nose –

What a clown.

We will all pay the price for Trumpβ€˜s quid pro quo with RFK Junior with our health.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86vTuj3/

20.05.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 381    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 17
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www.huffpost.com 'Shocking': Jon Stewart Exposes Trump's Most 'Suspicious' Behavior Yet

'Shocking': Jon Stewart Exposes Trump's Most 'Suspicious' Behavior Yet https://twp.ai/4iniX0

20.05.2025 09:38 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tornado damage in St. Louis.
For more updates from Saturday: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_d92d7175-bd9c-4e31-b14f-bd612fd74f21.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_Β 

17.05.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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www.youtube.com LIVE: Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii

LIVE: Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii https://twp.ai/4innkU

16.05.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Trump Bores UAE Businessmen About Sean Duffy & Lee Greenwood Cameos in Qatar | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show Trump Bores UAE Businessmen About Sean Duffy & Lee Greenwood Cameos in Qatar | The Daily Show

Trump Bores UAE Businessmen About Sean Duffy & Lee Greenwood Cameos in Qatar

youtu.be/U7X1kZZnD8c

16.05.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 393    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 22
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www.rawstory.com 'Makes my skin want to turn inside out': John Oliver grossed out by 'creepy' Trump comment

'Makes my skin want to turn inside out': John Oliver grossed out by 'creepy' Trump comment https://twp.ai/4inOmt

12.05.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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www.huffpost.com 'You F**king Heathens!': John Oliver Shreds Mike Johnson’s Ridiculous Fox News Flashback

'F**king Heathens!': John Oliver Shreds Mike Johnson’s Ridiculous Fox News Flashback https://twp.ai/4inOnQ

12.05.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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www.huffpost.com 'What's Going On?!?': Seth Meyers Cracks Up Over Trump’s Awkward Moment With U.K. PM

Seth Meyers Cracks Up Over Donald Trump’s Awkward Moment With U.K. PM https://twp.ai/4inTsX

09.05.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
David Attenborough in a blue suit standing in front of the Natural History Museum with text that says "Happy 99th Birthday Sir David Attenborough!"

David Attenborough in a blue suit standing in front of the Natural History Museum with text that says "Happy 99th Birthday Sir David Attenborough!"

Happy Birthday to master storyteller Sir David Attenborough! πŸŽ‰

We’ve loved working with Sir David as he delivered the narration to the upcoming immersive experience, Our Story with David Attenborough.

Tickets go on sale in just two weeks. Keep an eye out for the announcement!

08.05.2025 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1896    πŸ” 299    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 22

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