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Robb Hannawacker @hannawacker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 of the 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 $1.7 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 12 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘜𝘵𝘢𝘩'𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴. DOI 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 "𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵" 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯'𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘜𝘵𝘢𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘺.

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The Trump admin blocked nearly $2M for projects at Utah’s national parks. Here’s what won’t get done.

The Trump administration blocked funding for projects at Utah's popular national parks. Here's where that funding would have gone, and what won't get done.

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Robb Hannawacker @hannawacker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

20 million dollars is being funneled into pro Trump TV ads. This is not what our hard earned money is for. If you are not okay with this, take 10 seconds and sign to demand an end to this propaganda. I recommend that you write persuasively, rather the inflammatory canned speech from CC.

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Robb Hannawacker @hannawacker.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱’𝘴 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘜𝘚𝘗𝘚 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭 – 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴.

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This is amazing news! Pancreatic cancer is hard to treat, with limited treatment options. It is often diagnosed at late stages. This drug gives additional hope for those who have had chemotherapy that may not have worked. This pill can be a second line treatment. 🧪 archive.today/HaZDP

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F.D.A. Approves Drug Poised to Transform Care for Pancreatic Cancer

In a key clinical trial, patients who got the pill, daraxonrasib, lived twice as long as those who got chemotherapy.

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In cased you missed it: This pop-up live-stream was recorded and is now available at the link below. I did share a lot of footage from the Himalayan glacier disaster; please be aware some of this may be hard to watch.

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Robb Hannawacker @hannawacker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Public media is under fire. With $1.1B in funding gutted and the CPB closed, over 550 layoffs have hit stations nationwide. I love PBS and NPR for news and education. If you do too, join me in taking action now. app.sosha.ai/s/xs1ZDQ1Z

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Robb Hannawacker @hannawacker.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Snowbrush Ceanothus Ceanothus velutinus Verdi Ridge, California, USA

A broad expanse of dense clusters of creamy-white blossoms creating the appearance of late-season snow draped across Verdi Ridge, stretching toward a low ridgeline backed by the layered blue silhouettes of distant mountains fade into atmospheric haze.

Snowbrush Ceanothus is one of the most conspicuous shrubs of western montane forests, occurring from California and Oregon eastward into the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains. It thrives on dry, sunny slopes, forest openings, and disturbed sites, often forming extensive stands such as this one. The species is easily recognized by its shiny, resinous leaves and masses of fragrant white flowers that bloom from late spring into early summer.

This shrub plays an important ecological role in post-fire landscapes. Its seeds can remain dormant in the soil for decades, protected by a hard seed coat. Heat from wildfire helps scarify the seeds, triggering germination. Following fire, Snowbrush often becomes one of the dominant early successional plants, stabilizing soils, reducing erosion, and providing cover for wildlife.

Like many members of the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae), Ceanothus velutinus forms a symbiotic relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria in root nodules. This allows it to enrich nutrient-poor mountain soils by converting atmospheric nitrogen into forms usable by plants. As a result, Snowbrush frequently improves site fertility for the conifers and other vegetation that follow.

The flowers are highly attractive to native bees, butterflies, flies, and other pollinating insects. During peak bloom, stands such as this can hum with insect activity. Deer, elk, and other browsing mammals feed on the foliage and young growth, while dense thickets provide nesting and escape cover for birds and small mammals.

This scene captures a fire-adapted shrub community in full bloom, simultaneously supporting pollinators, enriching soils, and preparing the way for the next generation of forest.

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Robb Hannawacker @hannawacker.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Dog Valley Chilcoot County, California, USA

This picturesque landscape captures **Dog Valley**, located near the California-Nevada border in the eastern Sierra Nevada region (historically associated with Sierra/Plumas counties near Chilcoot). The photograph showcases a sweeping, elevated viewpoint of a vast alpine meadow system framed by dense coniferous forests and distant, rolling mountain peaks.
### Key Visual Elements:
* **Foreground:** The immediate foreground features the vibrant green needles of nearby pine branches, slightly soft in focus, which frame the right and bottom edges of the shot and establish a strong sense of depth.
* **The Valley Floor:** A wide, undulating meadow dominates the mid-ground. The valley floor transitions through various shades of green, pale yellow, and dry gold, indicating a seasonal alpine ecosystem. A small, meandering creek bed or seasonal drainage area is visible, marked by darker clusters of low-lying riparian shrubs and willows winding through the grass. Scattered, solitary pine trees dot the open pasture.
* **The Forested Ridges:** Rising sharply from the valley floor is a dense, uniform forest of evergreen trees—predominantly Jeffrey pines, ponderosa pines, and firs characteristic of the high-desert transition zone. The forest blankets a long, horizontal ridge that spans the entire width of the mid-background.
* **Background Mountains:** In the far distance, a massive, barren mountain peak rises above the tree line under a clear, pale blue sky. The mountains exhibit a soft blue-grey hue with visible ridges and contours shaped by erosion, typical of the Great Basin and eastern Sierra topography.
### Atmosphere and Lighting:
The photo is taken during a bright, clear day with harsh, direct sunlight coming from the upper left, casting distinct shadows from the trees onto the valley floor. The overall atmosphere is peaceful, remote, and characteristic of the rugged, high-elevation wilderness found along the northern Sierra Nevada periphery.

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Robb Hannawacker @hannawacker.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Desert Marigold Crescent Dunes Nye County, Nevada, USA (More in ALT)

A vibrant cluster of Desert Marigold (Baileya multiradiata) glows in the foreground beneath the towering sands of Crescent Dunes in Nye County, Nevada. The bright yellow blossoms stand in striking contrast to the muted tans and shadows of the massive dune rising behind them. Long evening or early morning light casts soft illumination across the scene, emphasizing the textures of the wind-shaped sand and the silvery-green foliage of the hardy desert wildflowers.

The sweeping dune dominates the background with elegant curves and deep shadow, conveying both scale and the stark beauty of the Mojave Desert landscape. Sparse desert vegetation scattered across the sandy flats hints at the resilience of life in this arid environment. The composition balances delicate detail in the flowers with the monumental simplicity of the dune, capturing a moment where fragile seasonal bloom meets the timeless forces of wind, drought, and shifting sand.

Crescent Dunes is known for its remote desert scenery and dramatic dune formations, and this image highlights the contrast between harsh conditions and sudden spring vitality after favorable moisture.

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Robb Hannawacker @hannawacker.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

A dune, duning itself. Crescent Dunes, Nevada, USA

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Robb Hannawacker @hannawacker.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Crescent Dunes Northwest of Tonopah, Nevada, USA

The bottom half of the image consists of a gently rising sandy slope that serves as the transition zone into the true dunes.

• Vegetation: The sand here is stabilized by a sparse but resilient network of low-growing scurf pea. The plants are scattered unevenly, with more concentrated, slightly taller four-wing Salt Bushes are clustering near the base of the massive dune on the mid-right side of the frame.

• Texture and Ground: The sand in the foreground is a pale, neutral tan color, lightly textured by wind ripples and the shadows cast by the small plants. The sparse vegetation leaves plenty of exposed sand, highlighting the arid environment.

The Midground: The Great Crescent Dune
Rising sharply from the right and middle sections of the photo is a massive, towering sand dune.

• Form and Line: The dune forms a magnificent, sweeping crescent shape. A clean, razor-sharp ridge line curves diagonally from the center-left of the image up toward the top right corner, separating the windward slope from the steeper slip face.

• Texture and Light: Unlike the scrubby foreground, the sand on the upper dune is completely pristine, smooth, and devoid of vegetation.

The Background: The Great Basin Desert Floor and Mountains

On the far-left side of the frame, the dune slopes down to meet the flat desert floor, revealing a wide-open perspective of the surrounding Basin and Range topography.

• The Flats: A distant, flat plain of dark green and brown desert vegetation stretches horizontally across the left third of the image.

• Human Scale: In the middle-distance on this flat plain, a small white travel trailer or RV is parked next to a tiny dark vehicle.
• Mountain Range: On the far horizon, behind the flat plain, a chain of low, jagged mountains stretches horizontally.
The Sky

The upper third of the photograph features a vibrant, deep blue sky.

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Robb Hannawacker @hannawacker.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘕𝘖𝘛 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 6𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 2020 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺. 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴.

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Robb Hannawacker @hannawacker.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Anna Knight is a friend. We’ve worked together. Her and I have the same passions, love of the land, and sense of duty. Health forced me out of my career with US Federal Agencies, before DOGE abuses. It’s been about punishment and destruction of public institutions. www.upr.org/show/access-...

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The dismantling of government science on Access Utah

Every year on or near Earth Day, we check in with writer and photographer Stephen Trimble. Today we talk with Trimble and three scientists.

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 15/04/2026

When you are targeting a marginalized community as a marginalized person... look at who is laughing with you... Because the ones laughing WITH you will be the ones laughing AT you

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The acceleration of the closure of small liberal arts colleges is such a gut punch. These are often the kinds of places that are life-changing experiences for students, providing opportunities for exploration, connection, and learning outcomes that aren't possible at larger universities.

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Robb Hannawacker @hannawacker.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

United Nations Tablet Bears Ears National Monument San Juan County, Utah, USA 8 March 2016

$This photograph captures a massive, majestic sandstone butte known as the United Nations Tablet, located within the Bears Ears National Monument, in San Juan County, Utah. The image is taken during the "golden hour," where the low angle of the sun bathes the rock in a deep, glowing orange and burnt-sienna hue. The Landscape The Butte: The central focus is a towering, flat-topped rock formation. It rises vertically with rugged, sheer cliffs that show distinct vertical fractures and weathering patterns. The top is relatively level, resembling a giant pedestal or "tablet." The Base (Talus Slope): Surrounding the vertical walls is a wide, sloping apron of debris shattered rocks and boulders known as a talus slope. This slope is a darker, shadow-filled crimson, indicating the constant natural erosion of the monument. The Foreground: In the bottom-most section of the frame, there is a silhouette of a dark, horizontal ridgeline, providing a sense of depth and scale against the sunlit monument behind it. The Sky: The background is a clean, minimalist gradient of pale, dusty blue-grey, which makes the warm, vibrant colors of the sandstone "pop." Geography & Geological Context Bears Ears National Monument is a masterpiece of high-desert geology. The United Nations Tablet is primarily composed of Wingate Sandstone, a formation famous for its massive, cliff-forming properties and its ability to glow brilliantly under direct sunlight.$

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Female octopuses throw rocks at males that bother them, documented in Octopus tetricus

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

🧪While we are enjoying the stunning images from Artemis II, here is a reminder that: While F47 told the astronauts that he saved NASA, WH proposed massive cuts for NASA’s budget for FY27, including a 47% cut to its science division. Of course, the military budget could get a 44% increase for wars.

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Prof. Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Humanity did that. Science did that. Publicly-funded research did that. Excellent universities did that. Diversity did that. International cooperation did that. Artemis II is a perfect example of what we can do at our best. Welcome home, Integrity crew!

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Robb Hannawacker @hannawacker.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

A rock castle, Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA. 26 February 2014.

Typical Characteristics of Joshua Tree Monzogranite Formations

Physical Structure: These rock castles typically rise 10-30 meters above the desert floor, with rounded, bulbous shapes formed by exfoliation weathering. The granite has a coarse-grained texture with visible crystals of quartz, feldspar, and mica that create a speckled appearance.

Surface Texture: The rock surfaces feel rough and granular to touch, with deep vertical cracks and horizontal sheeting joints. Weathered areas feel smoother, almost polished, where wind-blown sand has abraded the surface over millennia.

Color Palette: Typically pale pinkish-gray to tan, with darker mineral flecks creating contrast. Lichen growth adds patches of orange, gray, or white depending on moisture exposure.

Geological Context: These formations are erosional remnants—harder rock that resisted weathering while surrounding material eroded away. They represent ancient magma chambers cooled 70-85 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period.

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Robb Hannawacker @hannawacker.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

“In a loving partnership with the IRGshe — by my order, the Strait of Hormuz is now the 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘴. Since the UK betrayed me, I will be sending boots on the ground — to take over their straight of Gibraltar colony to apply tolls for the Trump Enterprise and its subsidiary, the United Shtates.”

A photograph by the international space station crew (low Earth orbit satellite space station).

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The Strait of Gibraltar separates Europe from Africa
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iss074e0425752 (March 29, 2026) - The Strait of Gibraltar separates the European nation of Spain (left) from the African nation of Morocco (right) and connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. The International Space Station was orbiting 266 miles above Spain at the time of this photograph. Credit: NASA

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 31/03/2026

Encouraging kids to be their authentic selves is suicide prevention. Conversion therapy is a death sentence. It’s time we all get clear on that.

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Robb Hannawacker @hannawacker.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Gosh. I’m thinking, “a new ringtone?”

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Robb Hannawacker @hannawacker.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

While still a ranger, a hiking guide from Europe approached me, for advice on his group itinerary. He took a swig of coffee creamer. Not to shame him, I said, “oh that’s coffee creamer. It’s meant to put into your coffee.” Not understanding me, he took another swig, Yaw it is not very good.”

A comic book illustration of white male hiking guide, drinking CoffeeMate Vanilla creamer from the bottle. Back ground is inside of A national Park visitor center.

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