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Don Orth

@donaldorth.bsky.social
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Retired, Fish Conservation, SCIcomm, Flowing Waters, Author of Fish, Fishing, and Conservation, #OER vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/… Reflections vtichthyology.blogspot.com/2023/05/…

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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
R.I.P. DOLLY PARTON 🥲
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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RescueJen @rescuejen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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Women Forward ❌ 👑 @womenforward.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The #Obama Presidential Center officially opens to the public today!
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Women Forward ❌ 👑 @womenforward.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
#MAGA = Make Algae Great Again
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Andrew Nelson @ninesnorth.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The World Cup content you didn’t know you needed!
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Trump must go
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Alliance for Retired Americans @retiredams.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The Trustees’ reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds was released today. If Congress does not make any changes, the Social Security Trust Fund will only be able to pay 78% of scheduled benefits to all current and future beneficiaries. Read our full statement, 🔗 in comments.
Press release from Alliance for Retired Americans urging Congress to protect Social Security by making wealthy individuals pay their fair share.
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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
David has a new book! “Why Sustainable Seafood Matters” is now available for preorder! Here’s what it’s about, and why I decided to write it. www.southernfriedscience.com/why-sustaina...
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“Why Sustainable Seafood Matters” is now available for preorder! Here’s what it’s about, and why I decided to write it.
I am thrilled to announce that “Why Sustainable Seafood Matters,” my second book, is now available for preorder through my publisher Johns Hopkins University Press! Use code HWSSM for 3…
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Seahorse finding in Taiwan “Trawl bycatch causes >90% mortality, rendering current release protocols ineffective”
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Maurine Neiman @maurineneiman.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
@iowacitydarwinday.bsky.social member Peter Nitsche, a @uiowabiology.bsky.social student in my lab group, created this lovely graphic novel about the fascinating biology of sex. We hoped to print it time to sell @ICDD 2026, but it won't be ready yet...but you can buy online! a.co/d/0blNjMjL
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Weird Atlas: A Magical Field Biologist’s Guide
Weird Atlas: A Magical Field Biologist’s Guide [Nitsche, Peter Bennett] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Weird Atlas: A Magical Field Biologist’s Guide
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Paul Ehrlich R.I.P. theconversation.com/paul-ehrlich...
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Paul Ehrlich, often called alarmist for dire warnings about human harms to the Earth, believed scientists had a responsibility to speak out
Paul R. Ehrlich will be remembered as a scientist whose books about population and threats to the environment shaped the idea of limited growth in the modern era.
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
I'm attending MoveOn's event, “[LIVESTREAM] People's State of the Union” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...
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[LIVESTREAM] People's State of the Union · MoveOn
At the State of the Union (SOTU), Republicans in Congress are once again bending the knee to Trump and hanging their constituents out to dry. Nobody should participate in Trump’s vanity project, and t...
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American Fisheries Society @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
We aren't saying they'd win gold every time, but they'll definitely place. Which fish are you cheering for?
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Anthony (Tony) J. Martin @ichnologist.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Last semester in my 'Environmental Communication' class, taught my undergrad students about DARVO (= "Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender") & its use in undermining solutions to environmental problems. I hope my students are also applying that knowledge to everything else happening now. 1/2
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
First they came for California And I did not speak out Because I was not a Californian Then they came for Minnesota And I did not speak out Because I was not a Minnesotan Then they came for Maine And I did not speak out Because I was not a Mainer Then they came for my state...
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Conservation Value Solutions @win-with-nature.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Elsewhere on social media...
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I have now seen multiple groups who have taken it upon themselves/their social groups to re-create the historical signs that the federal gov't took down in Philly yesterday. The best way to get people to spread a message (especially in this anti-authority, fuck-you town), is to try to censor it.
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 23/01/2026
Let me be clear: I cannot vote for legislation that gives ICE even more funding to terrorize our communities. Not after 2025 was the deadliest year on record to be in ICE custody in two decades. Not after they killed a mom in cold blood with zero accountability.
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Dauphin Island Sea Lab @disealab.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Thank you to all of our friends who visited the Alabama Aquarium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in 2025. We recorded our second-highest attendance in history🐙! bit.ly/4ptwAZV
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Alabama Aquarium Reaches Second-Highest Attendance in History, Welcoming Over 111,000 Visitors in 2025
The Alabama Aquarium, a core department of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, celebrated a landmark year in 2025, recording its second-highest attendance in history with more than 111,000 visitors.
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Latest assessment of management of groupers www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Does fishery management for groupers (Teleostei: Epinephelidae) protect them effectively? Context from the IUCN's Red list of threatened species
Worldwide, groupers (Epinephelidae) are commercially valued fishes, which also play key ecological roles on tropical and subtropical reefs. In 2007 an…
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 03/01/2026
Oil, conflict, and climate change – there is a direct connection.
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Love this
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Tell Congress: No War With Venezuela act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
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Tell Congress: No War With Venezuela
The Trump regime has been amassing forces in the Caribbean as it threatens war against Venezuela. Over the past few months, they’ve bombed small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that they claim were...
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
One of the chief virtues of the book is that it’s nearly the only remaining form of media that isn’t constantly being interrupted by ads. Between the covers is the last place on earth where no one is trying to sell you shit, a place where you can still be a human being rather than a mark.
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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
I have numerous colleagues who work for the agency, but this FWC comment is wild.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 18/12/2025
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year. Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/493Tpgx
Qianjiadong Reservoir in southern Hunan, China, produces a double harvest: solar energy and yellow carp. The solar farm produces up to 80 megawatts of power while the fish forage beneath the panels. With a massive scale-up of solar and wind at home and cheap exports of the technology, China is driving a worldwide surge of renewable energy—Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
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American Fisheries Society @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
“If I had a wish, I wish everybody could put on a mask & snorkel and just sit there and watch fish.” @julielovesfish.bsky.social is making conservation more human and more heard. See more in #TomorrowsCatch: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
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Julie Claussen - Tomorrow's Catch
Julie Claussen is transforming science communication in fisheries by making research more accessible by bridging science, storytelling, and conservation.
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Matthew L. Miller @matthewlmiller.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Perhaps the best place to see some of the Mojave Desert’s unique fishes in their native habitat is Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Desth Vslley. A path takes you to pools with endemic pupfish & you can learn more at the excellent visitor center. #25DaysofFishmas
A clear pool at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, home to endemic pupfish and other unique spring-dwelling creatures.
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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
You better not cry, you better not trout, ‘cause Salmonid Claus is coming to town! 🎅🐟 On Day 10 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head to Arizona's White Mountains to meet the Apache Trout (Oncorhynchus apache), whose recovery isn't a #Fishmas miracle, but a result of over 50 years of people working together
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with Apache trout on December 10
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS NEW River Valley” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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NO KINGS NEW River Valley · Mobilize
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
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Women Forward ❌ 👑 @womenforward.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. Together we’re making it clear that America belongs to us—not wannabe dictators. Join us Oct. 18th for #NoKings 🔗 www.nokings.org
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Women Forward ❌ 👑 @womenforward.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we celebrate & honor the cultures, traditions, & contributions of our country's first people. We're dedicated to creating a more equitable & inclusive nation, acknowledging the sovereignty of Tribal Nations, & electing leaders who treat Tribal Nations with dignity.
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Javier Lazaro - scientific illustration @lazaroillustration.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
"Fishman", proposal for a journal cover. Commissioned by MY Dennis' lab @mydennis.bsky.social for a study focused on identifying human-specific gene duplications and their role in brain evolution using genomics and zebrafish as model. @dcsoto.bsky.social #art #digitalart #sciart #fish
Illustration of a fishman creature with human limbs and fish head and tail, interacting with a DNA string
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
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Why isn’t the media reporting on Trump’s growing dementia?
Trump’s increasingly bizarre behavior can no longer be attributed to a calculated “strategy.”
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Please enjoy my interview on the American Fisheries Society podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2... 🧪🌎🦑🦈 #SciComm
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2025 Excellence in Public Outreach Award recipient David Shiffman
Podcast Episode · AFS Beneath the Surface · 09/19/2025 · 25m
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
open education Thanks @billryerson.bsky.social
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Celebrity endorsements for Garbubu toy Cute @solomonrdavid.bsky.social
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Minorities in Shark Sciences @misselasmo.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Great news! We are fiscally sponsoring an exciting project! 🦈 The Shark Lady: The Life and Legacy if Dr. Eugenie Clark is a new play featuring a blend of songs, scenes, puppetry, projections, & ensemble-based movement. 💙 donate.misselasmo.org/thesharklady
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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
PREVIEW of Alveus Adventures episode 1: a visit to @garlab.bsky.social! Full episode drops 12pm Central 9/4/2025!!!
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
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When technology joins storytime
What happens when technology joins storytime? CoDeS Lab students are blending AI with classic storybooks to spark curiosity, boost learning, and involve parents in a new way when it comes to reading. ...
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Another reason to skip the soda/pop www.thehealthy.com/cancer/news-...
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Drinking This May Increase Your Risk of Oral Cancer, Finds New Study
It's a refresher, especially as the temps turn up—but 12,000 people will likely die from oral cancer in the United States this year alone.
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
My sun Sam and his wife Salina are facing an incredibly tough time right now, as all cancer trials are stopped. They now need to focus on what matters most: being together. Please consider donating or sharing their story. Every bit counts. gofund.me/81e78428
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Donate to Help Salina & Sam Focus on Healing, Not Stress, organized by Salina Mejia
Hi friends, family, kind strangers, and anyone who happened to wander here… Salina Mejia needs your support for Help Salina & Sam Focus on Healing, Not Stress
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Jeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Massive walkout underway at CDC. RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
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Sean Dague @dague.net · 29/08/2025
The CDC still needs to sign off on the fall COVID vaccine. It's likely this showdown was because RFK is still trying to kill access to it, and the CDC leadership was having none of it
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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Tae Heung “Will” Kim, a doctoral student at Texas A&M University and longtime US permanent resident, has been in ICE detention for OVER one month. The AAUP stands with the Texas AAUP state conference in demanding Mr. Kim’s release. www.aaup.org/news/aaup-st...
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AAUP Statement on Continued Detention of Tae Heung “Will” Kim
The AAUP stands with the Texas AAUP state conference in demanding the release of Tae Heung "Will" Kim from ICE detention.
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
A PERSON WHO TELLS THE TRUTH DOESN'T MIND BEING QUESTIONED. A LIAR DOES.
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
news.vt.edu/videos/k/202... News.vt.edu By Clark DeHart
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When hellbenders thrive, clean water flows downstream
Professor William Hopkins and his team, along with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, are tracking the species’ survival, studying stream impacts, and using a “head-start” program that rai...
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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
www.wearealldc.com
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We Are All DC
On September 6, we march to Stop the Trump Takeover. Show up at Malcolm X Park (16th St NW & W St NW) on Saturday, September 6 at 11 AM. We march at 12 PM. Allies join us!
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