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Jim Elser

@drlimnology.bsky.social
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limnologist | Director - Flathead L Bio Station | Bierman Prof of Ecology - U Montana | Emeritus ASU |Adjunct Professor- NCSU | Director - Sustainable P Alliance | Member - NAS | opinions mine

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 37m
Lawsuits against fossil fuel companies are our best hope to stop climate change from getting worse, so this Supreme Court case is really about the habitability of our planet.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1h
The Trump regime’s border wall construction damaged the Las Playas Intaglio, a 6,500-7,300-year-old fish-shaped geoglyph in Arizona.
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Trump's Border Wall Construction Destroys 6,500-Year-Old Arizona Geoglyph – Older Than Stonehenge
Arizona's 6,500-year-old Las Playas Intaglio, the oldest dated geoglyph in the Americas, was irreparably damaged by border wall construction in April 2026.
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 1h
OOH. Ever since the National Maritime Museum installed their huge Ocean Map (the Spilhaus projection), I've been encouraging them to design matching ocean merchandise & here's a start: an A2 wall print & a 500 piece jigsaw. Ocean ppl, encourage more by buying these! 🌊🌊 shop.rmg.co.uk/collections/...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 1h
If you live in… Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Indiana Kentucky Mississippi Ohio Tennessee Texas Today is the last day you can register to vote! Text your friends and family. Check on your co-workers. Make sure the people in your life are registered to vote: BetterInAUnion.org/check
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Check Your Voter Registration Status
Have you moved, changed your name, or you're just not sure of the status of your voter registration? Fill out the form below to check your status.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1h
If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2h
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝙲. 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗 @charlescmann.bsky.social · 4h
Get your shingles shot, people! Up to 1/3 of unvaxxed people get it eventually, and it's *really* unpleasant even if you don't go blind or something.
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Aaron Becker @aaronjbecker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Every river in North America, every day for two years. The combined flow to the sea sinks as low as 53,000 m³/s in winter and swells past 290,000 by late June, more than quadrupling each spring. Data: GloFAS, @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social #rivers #dataviz #hydrology
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Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 20h
I often think about how the real thought-leaders and futurists are the ones who looked at -Internet of Things -NFTs -Metaverse -Gen AI and said, “nope, that’s terrible” in the face of hype cycles and industry-pivots. Many “innovation agencies” are just following the pack.
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 19h
Incredibly-reported piece on how introduced bumblebees in Patagonia are setting off an ecological cascade that's bad for everyone, including the people who introduced them.
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The Unwilding of Patagonia’s Pollinators  | bioGraphic
In a region synonymous with wilderness, native bumblebees are being replaced by industrial worker bees—and ecosystems are paying the price.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22h
Small victory
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After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea (Gift Article)
Under pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored.
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Sara Mitchell @sbmitche.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The cruelty is the point 😡
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
AI isn't reliable enough to get even a hamburger order right, but reckless Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pushing to expand artificial intelligence across the U.S. military, including AI-enabled targeting. "Would you like fries with that obliterated girls' school?"
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“We’re planning to build a nuclear reactor on the moon” “Cool. What about funding school lunch programs” “We don’t have that kind of money, sorry”
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Ryan J Hollister @phaneritic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Gift article about the magnificent Burro Lake and how a reporter’s Q inspired Yosemite’s park geologist (Greg Stock- a cool dude) to finally go check it out. Spoiler, it’s likely calcium carbonate scattering from an undetermined source in roof pendant. ⚒️ www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
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The Sierra Nevada’s bluest lake has a mystery even scientists can’t fully explain
At 10,000 feet, deep in the Eastern Sierra, lies a lake that’s intensely, cinematically blue.
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Jim Elser @drlimnology.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
More sunset action @umflbs.bsky.social
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is why we impeach all of them. Will it get them removed? Probably not.
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"For America to right itself, we need changes on the scale of Reconstruction and the New Deal. And I worry that’s not going to happen if Democrats and the broader anti-Trump left are taking their cues about what’s necessary and politically possible from the Times." newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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The Left Must Fight The New York Times’ Monopoly Too
The paper’s editorial vision is out of step with the robust liberalism needed today.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The problem with this entire “talking across difference” approach to politics is that it assumes a shared consensus about democracy that no longer exists b/w the 2 main 🇺🇸 political parties. You don’t need to have lunch with people who don’t believe in free elections, equal rights, & the rule of law.
Przeworski, Democracy and the marketDemocracy is a system in which parties lose elections
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Todd Dorman @tdorman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Iowa agriculture secretary race is a referendum on dirty water www.thegazette.com/opinion/iowa...
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Iowa agriculture secretary race is a referendum on dirty water
Mike Naig, a Republican, is up for reelection this fall. He is being challenged by Democrat Chris Jones, a scientist and evangelist for clean water. But his plan is not
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine @nationalacademies.org · 03/10/2026
With 280+ reports and 320+ events across 244 topics in the past year, there’s a lot happening at the National Academies. Our new Substack will help you discover work you might otherwise miss — and we want to hear what you’d like to see there. Follow us: ow.ly/Xnpf50ZU7rL
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What a lie. Some of these people are being imprisoned indefinitely in squalid condition in African prisons. Others report being beaten and arbitrarily deported in violation of international law back to their home countries, where they face persecution or torture.
The indefinite nature of their confinement has taken a severe toll. In October 2025, a Cuban man who was on the July flight went on a hunger strike for a month-until he started showing signs of organ failure —to protest the conditions of his detention, including his ongoing confinement and lack of access to legal counsel.
Terrified of being imprisoned in Eswatini forever, another man repeatedly told his attorney that the prison there never lets people go. One man told his attorney that he feels like a caged animal with no end in sight. The prison does not have air conditioning, making the hot, humid summer months especially uncomfortable for the men.
Food is insufficient, medication is scarce, and requests often go unmet or are belatedly met.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
~Approximately no one in the general public knows because the leaders of the R1 research universities - whose budgets, programs, & personnel are entirely or significantly dependent on federal funding - have been totally absent from the public square in explaining & collectively protesting this.
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
‘The National Science Foundation, one of the biggest sources of federal research funding, withheld $1.4 billion that Congress had intended for research over the course of the past year” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 03/10/2026
Bizarrely, this is one of the six graphs illustrating "just how much we need A.I.".
Graph of wages and salaries 
Graph of after-tax corporate profits
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Early voting in Texas starts Oct 19 and I am planning to be first.
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
BREAKING📢 Crack team of climate scientists show "it is no longer defensible for companies proposing new or extended fossil fuel projects to claim the climate harms will be negligible. Our research shows the harms are, in fact, tangible and quantifiable – and no project is too small to matter"
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For the first time, we linked a new fossil fuel project to hundreds of deaths. Here’s the impact of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project
The results challenge claims that the climate risks posed by an individual fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be quantified.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 03/10/2026
Trump corrupted America's most innovative institution, the National Science Foundation, by stealing $1.4B mandated by Congress for research. 🧪 🧵
A photo of Trump in front of the U.S. National Science Foundation entrance, overlaid headline that reads "Trump admin stole $1.4B for world changing science against the will of congress", with a Stand Up for Science logo beneath it.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We are now, without a doubt, the greatest kleptocracy the world has ever known. By virtue of Donald Trump and the Republican Party promising to hate and abuse those people a nation of angry rubes wants to hate and abuse, they have lifted the national wallet and handed it back to the rubes, empty.
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Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Two Assistant Professor Positions in Evolutionary Biology and Mechanistic Processes - including microbes! faculty.utexas.edu/career/191568
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Faculty Careers - The University of Texas at Austin
Unleash your intellectual power by joining a world-renowned faculty that is solving the world's most urgent problems. At UT Austin, we provide you the freedom to blaze trails, follow your curiosity, e...
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UNR Biology Buzz @unr-biologybuzz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We are hiring! 🧪 Tenure-track position in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Great colleagues, nearby mountains, and of course a certain lake... Application info: nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNR-external... www.unr.edu/biology #evolution #EEB #ecoevo #evolsky #academicjobs
A winter view of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada mountains with snow on the ground and trees
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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
These numbers make EVs inevitable... www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
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Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK  - Carbon Brief
The latest surge in fossil-fuel prices means it is now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive an electric vehicle (EV) than a petrol or diesel car, shows Carbon Brief analysis.
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
elifesciences.org/articles/08347
Dengue
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King Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"creative" is an interesting choice of words here www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
The extraordinary move — holding back about one-fifth of the N.S.F.’s primary research budget — is the latest sign of how the Trump administration is finding creative ways to work around Congress. Lawmakers from both parties have consistently opposed White House-led proposals to cut funding to major science agencies, including the N.S.F. and the National Institutes of Health.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 01/10/2026
When wildfires burn in cities, metals in the smoke, ash, soil, and debris pose a health risk. People living in the footprint of the 2023 Maui fire had 40 times more antimony and 2.2 times more arsenic in their urine than reference levels. In PNAS: ow.ly/AML150ZTyNv
Devastation in Lahaina, Maui, after the August 2023 wildfires.
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Blake Matthews @ebmatthews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Three new evolutionary ecology PhD positions are open in Switzerland (Eawag, and Uni. Bern) to work on Greenland lake ecosystems. We are interested in how stickleback and copepods evolve, and how their evolution affects the trajectories of lake ecosystem development. apply.refline.ch/673277/1403/...
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3 PhD positions in the fields of Evolutionary Ecology, Evolutionary Genomics, and Ecosystem Science
The Department of Fish Ecology & Evolution (FishEc) has vacancies for
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Most people are underreacting to this El Niño.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 02/10/2026
Children's brain tumor research, PTSD research in veterans, pesticide/agriculture research, and cancer research doesn't need to be funded according to the Trump administration.
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Stuart McDaniel @stuartmcdaniel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
UF Biology is searching for an Assistant Professor in Plant Ecology, pass it along explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/search...
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University of Florida - Search Results
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Like so many things in the Trump era, you can thank .. John Roberts for this entire mess. Had the worst chief justice in history not overseen the wholesale degradation & kneecapping of the lower courts, we wouldn’t be here. Just as much as Todd Blanche, Roberts owns this.." Important read:
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Tristy Vick-Majors @tjvmajors.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
PhD opportunity alert: Glacial Biogeochemistry at Stockholm University. Deadline soon! Please share. More info at the link (in multiple languages). su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
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Doktorand i naturgeografi med inriktning mot glacial biogeokemi
Institutionen för naturgeografi är en av de större institutionerna inom Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, med ca 100 anställda och ca 1 000 studenter per läsår. Vi undervisar och forskar i naturgeo
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Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography @aslo.org · 01/10/2026
📢 ASLO is hiring a new Executive Director! Help advance ASLO’s publications, conferences, partnerships, and professional development for a global community of scientists. Read more here: www.aslo.org/call-for-app...
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
He just lives in his own little fantasy world, no doubt spoonfed lies by the protective cocoon of syncophants around him.
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Classic study: male beetles that have big weapons for fighting with other males have small genitals.
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Evolutionary trade-off between weapons and testes | PNAS
It has long been recognized that male mating competition is responsible for the evolution of weaponry for mate acquisition. However, when females m...
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Eldrin Arguelles @eldrinarguelles.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My feature article about invasive diatom species is out at the International Society for Diatom Research (ISDR) website: isdr.org/the-hidden-m...
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The Hidden Microbial Partners of an Invasive Diatom: Uncovering the Ecology of Cymbella janischii Blooms - International Society for Diatom Research
Eldrin tells us how an invasive freshwater diatom is transforming river ecosystems across Japan.
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Nick Smith @nickgregsmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I am hiring a Postdoc on Plant Ecophysiology to join our new group at U Nebraska. The link below has the full ad and instructions for applying. Please share widely! #botany #botanyjobs #ecophysiology #ecophysjobs #globalchange employment.unl.edu/postings/102...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Plant Ecophysiology
A postdoctoral position examining plant physiological responses to environmental variability is available in the lab of Dr. Nick Smith in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebrask...
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
First Nations along the 'Pacific Link' pipeline route are speaking out about the lack of consultation by the Carney government over the project now designated in the national interest. One is pondering legal action. www.aptnnews.ca?p=295352
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First Nations along Pacific Link route denounce lack of consultation
A First Nation along the route of the proposed West Coast Oil Pipeline (now called Pacific Link) says it’s considering court action.
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Wisconsin Sea Grant @uwiscseagrant.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What's the most effective way to communicate about PFAS in drinking water? Gavin Dehnert, our emerging contaminants scientist, and Lyn van Swol, UW–Madison communication arts professor, discuss best practices in the latest episode of Water Talk. www.watertalkpodcast.com
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Water Talk
Meet water talk - a podcast by water specialists at the University of California’s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The goal of Water Talk is to bring communities across California together to talk about water issues, including climate change, agriculture, and more.
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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · 01/10/2026
Go California! $7.5B CA Science Bond now heading to the ballot! The bond would establish the largest ever state-level investment in critical scientific research, including a new “Cal-ARPA” initiative, modernizing our public research facilities, and clinical trials. www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/30/a...
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At the top of the Golden Gate Bridge, Governor Newsom signs his final bill — investing in California’s next generation of innovation | Governor of California
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Jim Elser @drlimnology.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A new piece about our "new lakes" sampling in Glacier NP. @umflbs.bsky.social @umontana.bsky.social hungryhorsenews.com/news/2026/se...
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Researchers examining Glacier National Park's newest lakes
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK ­— Sperry Basin is a place of beautiful juxtapositions: wet, lush streams interrupt vast stretches of red and purple rock. Fields of snow lead to meadows of wildflowers. Turquois...
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