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Kelly Andersen

@kmander7.bsky.social
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Tropical ecologist, root researcher, and enthusiast of the above- & below ground realms.

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Kelly Andersen @kmander7.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS ST LOUIS (DOWNTOWN)” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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NO KINGS ST LOUIS (DOWNTOWN) · No Kings
NO KINGS RALLY & MARCH 📍 Where: Aloe Plaza, 1820 Market Street,, St. Louis, MO 63103 📅 When: March 28, 2026 ⏰ 1:00–1:30 PM: Rally ⏰ 1:30 PM: No Kings March (begins and ends at Aloe Plaza) NO KINGS i...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
"We have to pull out the most powerful arsenal in defense of our democracy that we have, and that's impeachment and removal. And we can't wait."
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Mongabay Latam @mongabaylatam.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
#DíaInternacionalDeLaMujer Recorren la selva durante días, vigilan su territorio y denuncian amenazas ambientales. En Ecuador, Perú y Colombia, tres lideresas indígenas están rompiendo barreras en las guardias territoriales y abriendo espacio para más mujeres.
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Día Internacional de la Mujer: tres lideresas rompen el molde en las guardias indígenas dominadas por hombres
En comunidades amazónicas de Ecuador, Perú y Colombia, mujeres indígenas jóvenes reclaman su espacio en las guardias indígenas.
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Amelia Shevenell @ashevenell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.
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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
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ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
This is not a policy quibble. This is a battle for the soul of our nation. ICE is kidnapping children, murdering our neighbors in concentration camps, & executing innocent people in broad daylight. They must be abolished. @delauro.house.gov, defend your constituents from fascism or resign
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Dr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti
Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

“We are heartbroken but also very angry.

Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact.

I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. 

Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 16/01/2026
New research shows young tropical forests grow far faster — and store much more carbon — when soil nitrogen is available. In the first decade of recovery, trees can grow twice as fast, though the effect fades in older forests, pointing to smarter reforestation strategies.
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Nitrogen may turbocharge regrowth in young tropical forest trees
New research finds that tropical forests can grow significantly faster and sequester more climate-warming carbon dioxide when additional nitrogen is available in the soil. “With this information we…
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights. There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us. This is my favorite guide.
nonviolent-conflict.org
CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
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Kelly Andersen @kmander7.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
We are gathering momentum for @tropiroot.bsky.social activities. It’s an exciting time to join us if you’re interested in root traits in the tropics! 🌴🌳🌵🌱🪾🌾
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Kelly Andersen @kmander7.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
#NExTropics symposia at #ATBC2025 find out the latest from nutrient addition experiments from across the tropics
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Kelly Andersen @kmander7.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Congratulations to Amanda Cordeiro for leading this effort & to all the @tropiroot.bsky.social members who contributed! Putting tropical roots on the map!
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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Upset about federal funding cuts in the US? Want some ideas of what to do? I wrote a long-ish blog post about it here ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com summarizing things I learned meeting with Senate & House aides this week with the @aibsbiology.bsky.social Congressional Visits Day event.
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Eco-Evo Evo-Eco
Academic musing by Hendry, Bolnick, Gotanda, and awesome guests. Opinions and statements expressed on this blog are the views of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent endorsement by the blog...
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Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her) @waterbarnes.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
More bad news for US science, indirect rates capped at 15% will further gut our research institutions & univerisities www.nsf.gov/policies/doc...
nsf.gov
Policy Notice: Implementation of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 02/05/2025
Good news for today! The @agu.org and @amspolicy.bsky.social are teaming up to support climate science in the US and fill the vacuum left by the cancellation of the support team and dismissal of the authors of the Sixth National Climate Assessment. More from @drshepherd2013.bsky.social here:
forbes.com
2 Major Science Organizations Unite For Vital Climate Collection
With the 6th National Climate Assessment in limbo, two respected science organizations, AMS and AGU, are stepping up their actions.
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boehninglab @boehninglab.com · 02/05/2025
Budget released today: 40% cut to NIH 50% cut to NSF If enacted, this will destroy academic research in the United States. It will also have a major trickle down effect on the entire academic ecosystem
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years. 1/n
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a cartoon of a man holding a frying pan and a spoon with red alert written above him
ALT: a cartoon of a man holding a frying pan and a spoon with red alert written above him
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Happy Earth Day! 💚
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Kelly Andersen @kmander7.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
🥳 Congrats to Dr Lee who passed his PhD defense today. Ming Yang is a founding Team Underground student & @tropiroot.bsky.social member who studies root ecology in Southeast Asian tropical forests trying to understand how diverse forests overcome phosphorus limitation.
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Kelly Andersen @kmander7.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
To the 3137 (1000+ who should have received the #GRFP this year) & countless qualified grad or soon to be grad students. This sucks, but you don’t. I’m sorry for your bad luck & timing.👇👇👇
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Kinsey Brock @doc-brock.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Dang, only 1000 NSF GRFP awards this year... A more than 50% cut in the number of fellowships from last year. Congratulations to all of the fellows ! I am sad for the 1000+ people who should be added to this list that don't get this life-changing opportunity... www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...
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Research.gov :: GRFP
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
The NatSec group chat shitshow illustrates why DEI is necessary. Otherwise, completely unqualified people will be hired just because they're white dudes.
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Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
The LSU herbarium is featured in the most recent Country Roads. Check out the article here! countryroadsmagazine.com/lsu-herbarium/
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The Flower Files
Inside the Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium, the largest collection of plants and fungi specimens in Louisiana
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Today is the international day of the Woman and Girl in Science. To all badass women, scientists keep doing what you do: discovery, mentorship, and hard work. YOU belong in SCIENE. To others, uplift the Women scientists you know, cite them, promote them, sponsor them, invite them - be an upstander.
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Jalene LaMontagne @jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science! I'm proud to work with so many excellent women scientists and to teach and mentor the next generation of #WomenInSTEM.
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a cartoon of two women standing next to each other holding hands .
Alt: a cartoon of women standing next to each other and then lifting each other up.
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Robbie Hart @oreotrephes.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Grateful to be working with colleagues like these #WomenInSTEM discoverandshare.org/2024/03/15/w...
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Women in Science: William L. Brown Center - Discover + Share
Get to know the women in science who work at the William L. Brown Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden during Women's History Month.
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Franciska de Vries 🟥 @frantecol.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
On #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience let me remind you that we are NOWHERE NEAR parity. A few examples. 1. Women are credited less in science than men. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Women are credited less in science than men - Nature
The difference between the number of men and women listed as authors on scientific papers and inventors on patents is at least partly attributable to unacknowledged contributions by women scientists.
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WHO @who.int · 11/02/2025
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Marie Curie, Physicist and chemist.
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GeoLatinas @geolatinas.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
¡Hoy en el #DiaInternacionalDeLaMujerYLaNiñaEnLaCiencia queremos celebrar a todos nuestros increíbles miembros! Les agradecemos por hacer que nuestra comunidad sea fuerte mientras nos abrazamos y nos empoderamos mutuamente e inspiramos a las próximas generaciones de #MujeresEnCiencia 👩‍🔬🧪 #11Feb
Geolatinas (Latinas in Earth and Planetary Sciences). An inclusive, member-driven, circular organization embracing, empowering, and inspiring Latinas in Earth and Planetary Sciences. All welcome and included. 
Geolatinas logo.
Photos with faces of a lot of women.
Words in Spanish: acogiendo, comunidad, inspirando, apoyo mutuo, desarrollo
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Tropical Root Trait (TropiRoot) @tropiroot.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
📢📢TropiRoot has transitioned to a new leadership team for next two years and is gearing up for exciting projects ahead! We’re expanding our outreach efforts and networking. If you’re a tropical root researcher, interested in synthesizing and mobilizing your data, we’d love to connect with you!
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Kelly Andersen @kmander7.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
@ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Is publishing policy changes at multiple US gov levels & issued a letter members. Hopefully that will be online soon! esa.org/esablog/poli...
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Policy News Headlines – Ecotone | News and Views on Ecological Science
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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Pleas share links to the US (or int'l) professional societies who have published statements about what's happening in the US.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 04/02/2025
Sabotage. Criminal sabotage. "[The NSF] is planning to lay off between a quarter and a half of its staff in the next two months, a top National Science Foundation official said Tuesday." www.eenews.net/articles/sci...
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Science funding agency threatened with mass layoffs
National Science Foundation staff heard the plans at a meeting Tuesday.
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Daniela Cusack @daniela-cusack.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Great leadership meeting with @tropiroot.bsky.social this morning! Reach out if you are a tropical root researcher interested in synthesizing and mobilizing your data with us!
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Robbie Hart @oreotrephes.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Major new initiative at Missouri Botanical Garden will revolutionize plant species identification and allow global access to big biodiversity data. 6 million newly digitized specimens = manifold uses and stories for botany, conservation, and history. www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
The label of one herbarium specimen from the Missouri Botanical Garden Herbarium collected in 1869 by George Engelmann, the first scientist at the Garden. The Garden's herbarium collection is now close to 8 million specimens and will be comprehensively digitized as part of a new initiative called Revolutionizing Species Identification (https://mobot.org/RSI)
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Kelly Andersen @kmander7.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Tropical plant ecologists unite!
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Kelly Andersen @kmander7.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
@tropiroot.bsky.social has made the move to Bluesky!!
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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
As a society dedicated to supporting you and your career, we are pleased to share the following award opportunities that celebrate excellence across our botanical community. More information and deadlines can be found at: botany.org/home/awards.... #BSAawards #IamaBotanist
Green graphic from the Botanical Society of America (BSA) announces that several BSA awards are now open for applications, including Graduate Student Research Awards, J.S. Karling Graduate Student Research Award, AJ Harris Graduate Student Research Award, Graduate Student Dissertation Award in Phylogenetic Comparative Plant Biology, Donald R. Kaplan Dissertation Award in Comparative Morphology, and Corresponding Member Awards. Includes a QR code for more information, along with the BSA logo on a leaf background with water droplets.
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