Jonathan

Dear people merging onto the interstate/highway/freeway, etc,

SPEED UP! Seriously, don’t slow down to hesitantly merge, GUN IT and zipper in.

Hugs and kisses,

A woman who drive a six speed manual and never makes people slam in their damn brakes when she freaking merges 💗

Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.

The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.

#auspol #ClimateChange

David Lynch (RIP) meme variation where in a conversation with fellow filmmaker Jason Barlow, David Lynch said, "Python feels like soldering; R feels like painting." When Barlow asks him to "Elaborate on that," Lynch smiles and says, "No."

Possibly weirded out my long-suffering colleagues with this idiosyncratic observation last week, and feel like it belongs in a meme.

#RStats #Python #RIPDavidLynch

Cape York land returned to owners 255 years after Captain James Cook arrived A native title claim in the region where Captain James Cook made landfall after his ship crashed into the Great Barrier Reef in 1770 is among one of three to finally be settled by the Federal Court th...

Native title on 900,000ha of Cape York has been returned to the traditional owners, and it’s expected that Native Title for all of entire Cape York will be settled by the end of next year.

What is the science behind health improvements often experienced when listening to nature?

earth.fm/earth-storie...

The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

Statistical Ecologist <p>The Human Footprint Analyst plays a pivotal role in one of ABMI&rsquo;s most recognized programs&mdash;the Human Footprint Monitoring Program&mdash;tracking human land use patterns across Alberta&r...

The @abbiodiversity.bsky.social is hiring a statistical ecologist! This is my previous position and is IMO an awesome job. Focus will be on birds 🐦 and acoustics 🔉, holler if you'd like to chat about it!

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what a shit show.

Explaining Canadian Thanksgiving to Americans

Two burrowing owls in the rain. The one on the left is facing away from the camera and is looking back over his shoulder. The one on the right is in profile and is shaking water off his back.

Moist owlettes. 🪶

Cover of the classic children's book Frog And Toad Are Friends. Drawing of Toad, a brown toad, sitting on a bench, dressed in a green jacket and slacks. He is reading a book to his friend Frog, a green frog dressed in a brown jacket and slacks. They are surrounded by green plants and mushrooms. There is a silver Caldecott Medal in the corner. Text has been altered from original. It reads Fiftieth Anniversary Frog and Toad Are Antifa by Arnold Lobel Commemorative Edition

hell yeah

YEG municipal election: be wary of candidates running under The Pace Party. A lot of right wing talking points and complete nonsense.

Image of a person making a disgusted face next to the words "Weird AI music". Below is the same person making an intrigued face but she also has photoshopped curly hair, glasses, mustache, accordian and loud shirt so she looks like Weird Al Yankovic. The caption below says "Weird Al Music".

Sent! Hopefully adding your voice too will influence the implementation of this bill. Thanks Aerin for sharing the link!

one of my favourite quotes ever from a childhood book

"Unless someone like you
cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better.
It's not."

#books #TheLorax #ChildrensBooks #philosophy #ethics #morality #politics #fascism

An Overview of Tuna and its Sustainability in 2025 - Sustainable Fisheries UW Is tuna sustainable in 2025? Learn how to make informed seafood choices with this comprehensive guide to tuna sustainability.

What tuna is sustainable for consumers? A guide: sustainablefisheries-uw.org/tuna-sustain...

Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:

“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”

Israel just killed him.

🌟 I think a lot about joy. call me a joyologist.

Goddamn. What a sobering and poignant piece of conceptual art. What an amazing artist.

Motherfucking wind farms…

"If you choose not to laugh at farts, your life will contain less laughter but still the same amount of farts".

Now I'm thinking about Dad.

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Picture of bird. Text is Plain Chachalaca. Ortalis vetula. To 2 ft. (60 cm) Comment above reads "Les flamboyant relative of the Boom Chachalaca"

I didn't do it, but I wish I had.

Everyone asks Where the Wild Things are, but no one asks HOW the Wild Things are. 😔

I'm going to present a slightly different take on this article than most. I really feel as though many are responding to the headline. If you read the full interview, it's a different story.

He's saying it's too late to avoid bad effects. He never says it's too late to do anything at all

Picture of a yellow-rumped warbler perched on a tree branch

Researchers have recently found the answer to how birds can keep themselves aloft for several days without eating: mitochondria. Hear @hanner.bsky.social‬ discuss how mitochondria changes during bird migration.
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Kainai Nation: the first Indigenous fire guardians program in Canada | The Narwhal With funding from Natural Resources Canada, Kainai Nation is restoring cultural burns on the landscape with its Indigenous fire guardians program

“Our culture is being threatened — not just by colonial aspects, but invasive species, climate change — and we’re trying to figure out ways to reignite those cultural pathways,” Alvin First Rider, Kainai’s environmental manager, says.

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Fun. Canadian version:

A young Great Blue Heron sunning on the boardwalk railing. I can tell this is a young one by the brown edging of the feathers.