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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 5h

I think you're getting unfairly dragged for this. I don't think the average American makes dinner reservations on any kind of regular basis. I do think part of the marketing is aspirational, as in "You can do the things that rich people do with our tech," but you're not wrong

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Kylie Mohr @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Western hive mind! Looking for election season story ideas of races, candidates and angles that aren’t being widely covered elsewhere. Bonus points for pieces that don't follow the usual partisan narratives and are grounded in community. DM or email kylie.mohr@hcn.org. 💡

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Not fraud so much as ineffective ecologically. The species, pattern, and ages of trees planted matters more than how many go in the ground. 100,000 native trees is more valuable than 1,000,000 non-native trees imo, for example. This is a big topic haha news.mongabay.com/2021/09/shou...

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Should tree plantations count toward reforestation goals? It’s complicated

It’s as if a professional cleaner has been let loose in the rainforest. The whistles of birds and croaks of frogs have been vacuumed up, the messy understory cleared away. Where once chaotic tangles o...

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tree Planting expert here: this is indeed not that many trees. My org is planting 2/3s of that in one area in Madagascar that is about the size of Central Park this year.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You're far stronger than me. I gave up on Haunting of Hill House a couple chapters in because Shirley Jackson would not stop using run-on sentences

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thank you for affirming 14-year-old me's experience reading this book. I have been a hater ever sense

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ah, yes, only one of these is on my life list. How did you know I'm so awful at finding them?

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I was in Pullman at the time they came out and it was a Big Deal

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm generally less knowledgeable on indigenous history, but the incursion of railroads into the American West also at least contributed to the subjugation of native peoples throughout the interior. A tool for domination.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Mind immediately jumps to the environmental consequences of railroads too. Near-extinction of bison would not have occurred otherwise, same for the mass conversion of the Plains and western prairies to agriculture. One can only hope AI effects on nature are not as drastic.

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The Phoenix Conservancy @phoenixconservancy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is a good time to mention that our rainforest site in Madagascar is home to at least one entirely new frog species. Say hello to the adorable Boophis samuelsabini, known only from Ivohiboro! Photo courtesy of Edmund Basham #Conservation #Biology #Nature #Madagascar

A small, greyish brown frog, Boophis samuelsabini, clutches the fingers of a person

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Unsolicited pitch: selling wellness products (ironically) that actually do good in the world (unironically). EX: @phoenixconservancy.bsky.social launched Marula Oil for skin/haircare that legitimately restores rainforest in Madagascar. www.phoenixconservancy.org/marula

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Marula | Phoenix Conservancy

The Phoenix Conservancy offers cosmetic Marula oil as part of our endangered rainforest restoration efforts in Madagascar, saving lemurs and uplifting communities together.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just did research on these, and I have to say, everything I found suggested they were not worth it. They seem unreliable across the board and regularly break down after a year of use, including the really nice ones.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We're also looking for partners in getting Marula Oil into the hands of folks in the U.S. If you or someone you know works in sustainability, cosmetics, a related field, or even just runs a retail shop that might want some, please get in touch! #Madagascar #Conservation #Cosmetics #Beauty

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The Phoenix Conservancy @phoenixconservancy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What’s the biggest threat to rainforests in Madagascar? 🌴 A lot of people might say deforestation, or poaching, or wildfires, or climate change. Those are certainly all threats, but they’re not the biggest threat. Poverty is. #Conservation #Restoration #Madagascar #Nature

A group of children gather outside in a small village in rural Madagascar to look at the drone photographing them.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One of my favorite finds in Ivohiboro! Rare, unexpected plants are so much fun

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Pig of a Yellowstone Cutthroat caught in the Park over the weekend! Those fish make you work extra for every glance #Flyfishing #Fishing #Nature #Yellowstone

A large Yellowstone Cutthroat trout lies in a net partially submerged in water

A large Yellowstone Cutthroat trout is held in the hands of a person, partially submerging the fish in water

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

WHAT DO YOU MEAN I GET TO LIVE HERE?? Evening walks along Elliott Bay. Thanks for the Myrtle Edwards Park revamp, @parks.seattle.gov! #Seattle #Nature #Photography #PNW

The setting sun illuminates the Olympic Mountains as seen from Myrtle Edwards Park in Seattle. The sky is filled with vibrant oranges, reds, and blues, especially on scattered clouds.

The setting sun illuminates buildings and trees of Queen Anne in Seattle as seen from Myrtle Edwards Park. The sky is filled with vibrant pinks, reds, and blues, especially in the reflections on the windows of an office building.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Great Plains and Great Skies 🌤️ It takes soul to love a prairie, and mine is full after a week collecting seeds to restore this incredible, endangered landscape. 📍Sunrise over Fort Pierre National Grassland, SD, USA #Nature #Photography

The morning sky glows pink, yellow, and blue above the grassy expanses of the Great Plains in South Dakota. Scattered clouds hover above the landscape, transitioning from fiery reds and oranges on the horizon to dull purples with distance from the rising sun.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Given this, it's remarkable that 1) people don't use buttons when available and especially 2) people don't keep an eye on oncoming traffic while crossing. We can't expect every car to stop every time! Onus is still on drivers ofc

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The species name literally means "giant fake leaf" lol

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A person that cannot appreciate the glory of nature without the violent collision of tectonic plates scarring the landscape is a person without a soul.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Proud of our team in Mada! They're making excellent progress

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Cruelties across centuries created the conditions that made USAID a necessity. It's never enough, but so many people dedicated their lives to giving others a chance. USAID was a miracle of an organization despite its flaws. Musk is an evil, wretched thing unfit for cohabitation with the rest of us.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Idk if they had imported buffalo at the time from nearby Africa or if Aurochs were still around, but I could make an argument for these guys being "blue"

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Even the ambient temperature of all the corpses is rising!

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Better to resent tourists than all of humanity. See: Pigeon Forge, TN

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The Phoenix Conservancy @phoenixconservancy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Happy #FlowerFriday! 🌼🌸🌻 Fern-leaved Biscuitroot (Lomatium multifidum) is a fixture on Yu-mos-tos, also known as Steptoe Butte, which harbors the largest and most intact endangered Palouse Prairie remnant. #Nature #Conservation #Restoration #Wildflower #Photography #Palouse #Washington #PNW

A Fern-leaved Biscuitroot (Lomatium multifidum) wildflower appears in the foreground among many other plants on a gently sloping hillside of Yu-mos-tos, also known as Steptoe Butte, in the Palouse Prairie of Eastern Washington. White text reading "Fern-leaved Biscuitroot (Lomatium multifidum)" appears just above a white arrow pointing to the focal plant.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

And none of that even touches the issues with designated wilderness as a political and cultural concept! Going to stop now before I really start ranting to myself haha

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

... clearing trails almost inherently means not that many people are going to be around in the first place! Popular trails get cleared first in the early season before crowds arrive anyways, and those places are few and far between to begin with.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The blanket ban on chainsaws is ridiculous. I'd favor imposing some limits, like during dawn and dusk hours to protect birds and frogs, disallowing nighttime use for nocturnal animals, and minimizing use in peak visitation periods to preserve the "wilderness" quality many people seek. BUT...

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I've always understood that "motorized equipment" focuses on modes of transport, not handheld devices. The line is "no ... motorized equipment or motor boats," which is sandwiched between other lines about not using motor vehicles, landing aircraft, or using "other forms of mechanical transport."

Text from Section 4 of the Wilderness Act. "PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN USES (c) Except as specifically provided for in this Act, and subject to existing private rights, there shall be no commercial enterprise and no permanent road within any wilderness area designated by this Act and except as necessary to meet minimum requirements for the administration of the area for the purpose of this
Act (including measures required in emergencies involving the health and safety of persons within the area), there shall be no temporary road, no use of motor vehicles, motorized equipment or motorboats, no landing of aircraft, no other form of mechanical transport, and no structure or installation within any such area. "

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

EXHAUSTED of DST discourse pretending like there isn't an absolute consensus among experts about what the right choice is. Permanent standard time is it, full stop. Any argument to the contrary is about personal preferences. The number of people who throw out expert advice on this topic is maddening

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Patty Murray is bragging about what she's about to do to WA is driving me insane

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JeannieNH @jeannienh.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Please NO permanent DST! Permanent Standard Time.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

My hands are prehensile but I can guarantee picking me up *by my hand* could do plenty of damage! I can't think of a single animal that is appropriately lifted by an appendage

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

You've given a rabbit hole to go down in Google Scholar later tho!

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Generally not for any global scenarios, no. Different technologies are studied based on supposed CO2 or CO2-equivalent reductions, along with costs and other consequences, but I'm not aware of anyone applying data to global models outside of hypotheticals. I don't think that's really being priced in

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Is the straight up air temperature? Not even the "feels like" temp?

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I CANNOT believe I get to see this on my evening walks holy hell View of Tahoma looming over Elliott Bay 🏔 #Nature #Seattle #Washington #Photography

View of Tahoma, a large stratovolcano, looming over the waters of Elliott Bay in Puget Sound. A sail boat cruises the water in the foreground, with other ships and buildings of Seattle near the shore in the midground. The mountain glows pink and orange in sunset.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Sometimes the lines make themselves obvious. 🌱 Palm 📍 Hawai'i (Big Island) 📸 Sony A7III #Nature #Photography #Hawaii

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

haha look at this fishy I saw last week

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The people of NYC are truly living different lives than the rest of us.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Making time for calls here in WA today!

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The Phoenix Conservancy @phoenixconservancy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

🐐 Goats are back at Conservation Park in Pullman, Washington this week! Come hang out with them until Sunday (May 10th) to see the goats work and learn more about our conservation efforts! www.PhoenixConservancy.org/goat-week #Conservation #Goats #Pullman #Nature #Palouse #Washington

A young goat with blond fur stands in green grass

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