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Dr Denise Herzing

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Marine mammalogist studying dolphins in the wild. Focusing on life history behavior and acoustics. Using AI to help us “ crack the code” of their language.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
In a country so deeply divided, isn't it nice to have something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheFiles-BeginTheTrials ⚖️
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Could not agree more! Not only did Hillary beat the Orange Atrocity by 2.8 MILLION votes, but Al Gore got 543,895 MORE votes than Bush! The Electoral College allows candidates who received less votes to win the presidency. ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Governor Kathy Hochul @governor.ny.gov · 25/01/2026
Secretary Noem has forfeited her right to lead. I’m calling on her to resign. Gregory Bovino must also be fired. No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
This you, Kristi?
A screenshot of a post from X (formerly Twitter). The top tweet is from user @covie_93 with the caption: “This tweet aged like Stephen Miller…..”. Below it is a tweet from Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) that reads:
“If Joe Biden federalizes the National Guard, that would be a direct attack on states' rights.
Over the last several years, we've seen Democrats try to take away our Freedoms of religion, assembly, and speech. We can't let them take away our right to defend ourselves, too.
South Dakota defends the Constitution.”
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
A great deal of our problems result from not holding those who tried to destroy our democracy accountable for their actions.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 26/08/2025
The Florida panther, whooping crane, and manatee are some of America’s most vulnerable species, Lois Parshley reports. Now the Trump administration's proposed changes may drive them to extinction.
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The Extinction Administration
Some species almost certainly won’t survive if Trump’s planned changes to environmental protections go through
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Peter Corkeron @petercorkeron.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
The process to the demise of the US Marine Mammal Protection Act. Jane Davenport from @awionline.org, pithy and accurate as usual: “The overall thrust is going to essentially put a stake through the heart of the statute.” 🐳🌍🦑
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The Law That Saved the Whales Is Under Attack
Proposed amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act would cut down protections to whales, dolphins, polar bears and other species
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Bennie Thompson @benniethompson.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Praying in the House, while preparing to vote away benefits for seniors, children, and the sick. Hypocrisy at its finest.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Targeting a private educational institute because it won’t conform its governance and curriculum to what the state wants is…communist.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
This photograph captures Sir David Attenborough seated outdoors on the rugged terrain of Skomer Island. Behind him, the ocean and coastal cliffs form a scenic backdrop under a clear sky. Sir David, dressed in a khaki jacket and light trousers, looks towards the camera with a gentle expression, exuding a sense of warmth, calm, and wisdom. Around him, puffins can be seen flying and perched on the rocky ground, illuminated in rays of golden sunlight as the sun sets behind the cliffs.
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Adrienne LaFrance @adriennelaf.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I got lots of advice, some very specific. But one thing I heard again and again: America, you are running out of time. Here is what I learned: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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A Ticking Clock on American Freedom
Autocracy is no longer something that happens only in other countries.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Support any institution or nonprofit that comes under attack by the White House.
A post from Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast
) on X reads: "People want their institutions to stand up." Below, an article from The Harvard Crimson (thecrimson.com) is shared, marked as an advertisement, with the headline: "As Garber Stands Against Trump, Money From Harvard Donors Pours In." The article includes an image of a modern Harvard University building with large windows and multiple floors.
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Dr Denise Herzing @drdherzing.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Dolphingemma will eventually be available as open source to researchers to input their own data. After years of looking at nonhuman communication as an analog for Seti signals it seems AI is finally here to help. Www.wilddolphinproject.org to see some of our talks at SETI Institute and others .
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Wild Dolphin Project
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Astrobiology @astrobiology.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
SETI Tech On Earth: DolphinGemma: How Google AI Is Helping Decode Dolphin Communication astrobiology.com/2025/04/seti... #astrobiology #SETI #CETI #language
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SETI Tech On Earth: DolphinGemma: How Google AI Is Helping Decode Dolphin Communication - Astrobiology
DolphinGemma, a large language model developed by Google
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
There we go.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 15/04/2025
Trump's executive orders targeting law firms are unconstitutional and threaten judicial independence. Firms should sue to stop them, Adam Unikowsky argues.
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Why My Firm Is Standing Up for the Constitution
Big Law should remain independent rather than have the government dictate who it represents.
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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
She’s just a folksy woman of the people. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Bought Market Dip Before Trump Paused Tariffs, Profiting From the Rally
The Georgia congresswoman purchased at least tens of thousands of dollars in stock the day before and the day of President Trump’s pause of a sweeping set of tariffs that sent the market soaring.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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Dr Denise Herzing @drdherzing.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Exciting new work with Google and decoding dolphins www.facebook.com/share/p/1Vrp...
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Redirecting...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Republicans in Congress can repeal every tariff tomorrow and take Trump’s tariff authority away from him. But they choose not to. So every Republican in Congress owns EVERY SINGLE BIT of this. You can’t hide from the voters forever.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 07/04/2025
Trump has done the same damage to our health, environment and security as to our markets, it's just that there isn't a stock ticker that measures the impact so clearly
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 06/04/2025
After the national-security breach on Signal, Trump’s administration “again wants you to believe that two and two make five,” writes Peter Wehner. “When there is no objective truth, when everyone gets to make up their own reality,” authoritarians thrive.
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Trump Is Gaslighting Us
Trump is an agent of chaos, and chaos has a human cost.
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Jennifer Senior @jennifersenior.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
There really ought to be a Pulitzer for protest signs.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 05/04/2025
The ultimate check on Trump's abuses will be in the hands of the people, Cecillia Wang writes. "The constitutional system of checks and balances is still holding—for now":
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Defying the Courts Will Backfire
The public has not responded kindly to other politicians who have tried this in the past.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 06/04/2025
Fareed is right. Corruption is the point. www.cnn.com/2025/04/04/p...
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Fareed Zakaria reacts to Trump’s ‘fundamentally un-American’ economy | CNN Politics
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria says President Donald Trump’s tariffs opens the doors for unprecedented opportunities for corruption from companies seeking favor in Washington DC.
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
This!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/04/2025
Katherine Clark: "What they are doing here is wrecking the infrastructure of Social Security so they can rob the benefit ... it is an outrageous ripoff of the American taxpayer that we are seeing from this administration."
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 04/04/2025
"We cannot overstate what has just happened. It took just 71 days for Donald Trump to wreck the American economy, mortally wound NATO, and destroy the American-led world order" from @jvl.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/the-americ...
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The American Age Is Over
Emergency Triad: The United States commits imperial suicide.
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Dr Denise Herzing @drdherzing.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
WHAT. AN. IDIOT!
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Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
It's hilarious and pathetic seeing Fox News hosts who make several million dollars a year telling viewers to accept the pain and not worry about their 401ks plummeting.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/04/2025
MASSIVE SHIFT Pro-democracy channels on YouTube are now growing faster than right-wing channels for the first time. MeidasTouch is proud to lead the way as the fastest-growing YouTube channel in Q1 2025. Keep this momentum going: YouTube.com/@meidastouch
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
They have our business!
The image is a screenshot of a tweet from Pop Crave (@PopCrave
). The tweet reads: "Costco sees a gain in foot traffic for a 13th consecutive week after sticking with its DEL initiatives." Below the text, there is an image of the Costco Wholesale logo, which features the word "COSTCO" in red and "WHOLESALE" in white with blue lines above it, all on a blue background. The Pop Crave logo, consisting of a yellow and orange circle with the text "POP CRAVE," is displayed at the top left of the tweet.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Musk lies brazenly to hide his own conflicts.
The image is a screenshot of a social media post by Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen
). The post reads: "Says the guy who spent millions to elect a judge that will soon be the deciding vote on a case involving Tesla’s ability to sell cars in the state." Below, a post by Elon Musk (@elonmusk
) at 10:23 PM on 4/1/25 with 1.1M views states: "The long con of the left is corruption of the judiciary."
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Pay attention to who he is hurting most with these cuts.
The image is a screenshot of a social media post by Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts
), posted 2 hours ago. The post reads: "Donald Trump and Elon Musk have frozen funding for federal programs that provide support and sustenance to dozens of millions of older adults and people with disabilities, including Meals on Wheels." Below the post, there is an image of an older woman smiling at a younger woman who is facing her, with a caption that reads: "Agency for older adults, people with disabilities to be..."
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
I think a case could be made that we're witnessing the fastest onset of authoritarianism in a western government since Hitler. In fact, Trump, as @anneapplebaum.bsky.social has pointed out in the below v. good piece, is moving much faster than Orban did in Hungary www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
‘For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law’ meanwhile January 6 insurrectionists who brutalized Capitol piece roam free
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Pushback works, part gazillion: "Here are the facts: DOGE moved forward with plans to close multiple field offices. Then, without public notice or explanation, they reversed their plans. Now they are trying to pretend like they were never planning to close the offices." popular.info/p/how-the-so...
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How the Social Security Administration and DOGE are gaslighting Americans
The Social Security Administration (SSA) sent an email on March 27 to beneficiaries saying that reports that field offices were closing was an invention of fake news media.
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Matt McDermott @mattmfm.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Chris Murphy has confirmed he’s joining Cory Booker in solidarity on the Senate floor all night to protest Trump’s lawlessness and corruption.
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Man: *very slow* “If you want to speak Mexican, go back to Mexico. In America, we speak English.” Woman: “Sir, I was speaking Navajo. If you want to speak English, go back to England.””
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
In House Rules Committee hearing, Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) rips the GOP for moving forward with the SAVE Act, a bill that makes it harder for eligible voters to register to vote. "The SAVE Act is a voter suppression bill," he says. "That's all it is."
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/04/2025
House GOP puts judges on ‘Wanted’ posters. Elon Musk pays voters to attend his WI rally. Trump floats a 3rd term. The world realigns on trade—without the U.S. And much more. Catch up on a wild day in politics:
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 102. 3/31/25
… Some House Republicans put up ‘Wanted’ posters outside their offices with the faces of federal judges on them who have made rulings against the Trump Admin.
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Zoë Schlanger @zoeschlanger.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Even if no one in the administration will say it out loud, the Greenland thing is a climate thing. By @brettvsimpson.bsky.social; gift link: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
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When Trump Talks About Greenland, He’s Talking About Climate Change
The U.S. had started to treat global warming in the Arctic as a military concern. Will the Trump administration?
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 28/03/2025
Trump acts as if climate change does not matter. But the security concerns he raises about Greenland are global-warming issues, Brett Simpson writes.
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The Truth About Trump’s Greenland Campaign
When the president talks about security in the Arctic, he’s talking about climate change.
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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #conservation "Marine protected areas stage of establishment and level of protection are good predictors of their conservation outcomes" Horta e Costa et al.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
He fired the black chairman of the joint chiefs for being woke and hired his brother.
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Wild Dolphin Project @dolphinresearch.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Our new coffee table book is here and ready for your home! It will be available for purchase at our annual Wild Ocean Science event this Saturday. Don't miss the chance to get a signed copy from Dr. Denise Herzing herself! We'll also have other books, t-shirts, and merchandise available for sale.
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Sarah Benson-Amram @sarahba.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
I am excited to announce that @neeltjeboogert.bsky.social and I are co-editing a special collection in the journal Animal Cognition on "Cognition in the Wild". Submissions are due by June 15. We are excited to see the amazing work you have been doing! link.springer.com/collections/...
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Animal Cognition in the Wild
Recent technological advances have improved our ability to study animal cognition in the wild, and the field has made significant progress in recent years. ...
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Wild Dolphin Project @dolphinresearch.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Do not miss your chance to see Her Deepness, Sylvia Earle, in person at our annual Wild Ocean Science event at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, FL. Be sure to get your tickets now! More info 👇 www.wilddolphinproject.org/media/wos2025/
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Whale Tales @whaletalesorg.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
It was great to have Dr. Cindy Elliser & Kat White from @pacmam.bsky.social on the #WhaleTalesPodcast to share their results from the paper Resident Harbor Porpoises in the Salish Sea: Photo-Identification Shows Long-Term Site Fidelity, Natal Philopatry, & Provides Insights into Longevity & Behavior
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
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