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Neil Tsutsui @neiltsutsui.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We're hiring! Our search for an Assistant Professor in Arthropod Biodiversity just opened. Come join us at UC Berkeley in the amazing Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management! Feel free to contact me if you have questions. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05523

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Assistant Professor - Arthropod Biodiversity - Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Neil Tsutsui @neiltsutsui.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Job alert! Post-doc position available in the Tsutsui lab at UC Berkeley. I'm specifically looking for someone optimize and scale RNA interference for invasive ant control and eradication. Happy to take questions at ntsutsui@berkeley.edu. Spread the word! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05325

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Postdoctoral Scholar – Insect Molecular Biology – ESPM (Organisms & the Environment) - Tsutsui Lab

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/03/2026

RIP editorial cartooning.

A remarkable AP photo of a protester dressed as Lady Liberty being cuffed by helmeted cops. She is looking straight at the camera with a tired "you seeing this shit?" expression.

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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

A dominant, persistent, and record-breaking heat dome. This satellite animation shows the evolution of the ridge over the last 6 days.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Is the New York Times manufacturing consent for war in the Middle East? Is the mainstream media as a whole? Zeteo dug into some of the numbers in our First Draft newsletter this morning: zeteo.com/p/how-media-...

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Ken-ichi Ueda @kueda.net · 06/01/2026

I quit my job at #iNaturalist, the product I co-founded. If you'd like me to keep working on natural history software, support me on Patreon: patreon.com/kueda. FWIW, I'm building an iNat backup tool and an app for viewing geologic maps. Or, if you think you'd like to hire me, get in touch!

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Ken-ichi Ueda | Patreon

Natural history software

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

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Neil Tsutsui @neiltsutsui.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Earthquake on the day of the Great Shakeout. Perfect!

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Micah @rincewind.run · 04/10/2025

my wife is a Cal fan and apparently this week they’re putting a “59” on their football helmets to honor the 59 Nobel laureates tied to Cal in order to flex on Duke this is maybe my favorite dunk anyone has ever done on Duke

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Rachel Carlson @rachelspatial.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

We're hiring! My lab is seeking a 2-yr Postdoc in 🌊 marine ecology + 🛰️ remote sensing. You'll work with a big team (including @albertruhi.bsky.social @cgerleinsafdi.bsky.social) to study the impacts of changing rainfall on marine freshwater plumes + coastal organisms. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05114

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Postdoc Scholar - Marine ecology – ESPM The Coastal Climate Resilience Lab - MCECO - ESPM Ecosystem Sciences Div - Carlson Lab

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 03/09/2025

The Everglades Concentration Camp costs 3x one of these trains.

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Neil Tsutsui @neiltsutsui.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Attention entomologists! (and others) Here is a 4th very cool search in ESPM at UC Berkeley - Assistant Professor in Forest Health 🧪 aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05082

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Assistant Professor - Forest Health - Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Run On Climate @runonclimate.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

In 2023, Cleveland started a program that provided solar panels to low-income residents, which resulted in a 60% decrease in their energy bills. Solar policies benefit both climate & communities! Shoutout to mayor @justinmbibb.bsky.social & the Office of Sustainability & Climate Justice☀️ #cities

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Cleveland pilot project provides rooftop solar for low-income residents • Ohio Capital Journal

The new year is bringing energy bill savings to Kassy Allen and others in Cleveland’s first rooftop solar program designed specifically for low- and moderate-income families.

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The Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 22/07/2025

🌍🤔What do we want to accomplish by 2030? • Cut or store 3 gigatons of CO₂ yearly • Help 100M people facing climate disasters • Conserve billions of acres of land, rivers & oceans • Back 45M local stewards protecting nature daily Every goal brings us closer to a thriving planet. 🤝🌿💧

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TNC 2030 Goals

Our planet faces interconnected crises of rapid climate change and biodiversity loss. The TNC 2030 goals aim to help slow and reverse these trends.

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NPR @npr.org · 18/07/2025

Congress has decided to claw back previously approved funding for public media. This decision hurts people in communities across the country, but it has only strengthened our resolve to keep Americans informed and connected. (1/2)

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

In today’s @latimes.com print edition: My column on the Big Oil sponsorship that now unites the Dodgers and Giants, and also the Houston Astros: www.latimes.com/environment/...

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David Sacerdote @davidsacerdote.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

data.wastewaterscan.org still shows what's going around in many communities across the US. Also, you can bulk order triple COVID/RSV/Flu tests from Europe for less than what a COVID-only costs retail in the US.

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WastewaterSCAN Dashboard

WastewaterSCAN Data Dashboard tracks infectious diseases across the US via wastewater surveillance.

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NBC Bay Area @nbcbayarea.com · 28/05/2025

Five gray whales have died in the greater Bay Area over the past week, bringing the region’s 2025 whale death toll to 14, officials announced. nbcbay.com/HZElrGx

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants. "This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."

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Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program

In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Four months after the most devastating wildfires in L.A. history, Mayor Karen Bass wants to shut down the city's climate emergency office to save $700,000. It's not hard to figure out that climate action isn't a high priority for Bass. My latest column: www.latimes.com/environment/...

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Commentary: Climate change is cooking Los Angeles. Does Karen Bass care?

The L.A. mayor wants to eliminate a city office that protects people from deadly extreme heat.

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Julie Packard @juliepackard.montereybayaquarium.org · 29/04/2025

We have a big win to celebrate! Thanks to California's bold leadership in enacting #SB54, we can say goodbye to plastic foam takeout food containers. The statewide ban took effect because producers didn't reach a 25 percent recycling rate by Jan. 1. #PlasticPollution #ActOnPlastic #CircularEconomy

Two golden-brown waffles and two clear plastic containers of syrup sit inside a white polystyrene foam take-out container. They rest on the lap of a person holding the container in the front seat of a car. A black steering wheel is in the background. Photo by David Tran under a creative commons license, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/

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Albert Ruhí @albertruhi.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Looking for a quantitative ecology #postdoc? Check out this opening on time-series modeling of estuarine food webs - based in my group @natureatcal.bsky.social, in collaboration w/ State agency scientists. Apply ASAP - review of applications starts Apr 4. More info: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04818

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Postdoc Employee – Quantitative ecology – ESPM: Organisms & The Environment

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Darren Irwin (he / him) @darrenirwin.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

OK who's ready for some science? Do you like speciation? Genomics? Hybridization? Bioinformatics? Then this is for you: Published today: "The Distribution & Dispersal of Large Haploblocks in a Superspecies" Bonus interest if you like ring species and cute greenish birds: doi.org/10.1111/mec....

Four figure panels from the paper. At upper left, a map of Asia showing the breeding ranges of six subspecies of greenish warblers, five of which are in the main ring: viridanus in blue in west Siberia, ludlowi in green in the western Himalayas, trochiloides in yellow in the central and eastern Himalayas, obscuratus in orange in central China, plumbeitarsus in red in eastern Siberia. The western form nitidus in grey, is also shown. In the lower left panel is a plot of genomic PC1 vs. PC2, with each little diamond symbol representing a single bird. This shows viridanus and plumbeitarsus as very distinct, while being connected by gradual or stepwise change through the populations around the southern ring. This is also shown in the lower central panel, which plots location around the ring vs. PC1. In the right panel, genotypes at 12 different Large Haploblock Regions are shown for 257 individuals arranged in order around the ring. Distinct differences between viridanus (in blue) and plumbeitarsus (in red) are seen, with more gradual variation through the ring connecting them. A single backcross of an F1 and a plumbeitarsus is seen in the lower row of this panel.

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Ben Phillips @benflips.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

It actually exists! A few copies of my new book just arrived. Nice to see it in person, finally. If you've ever wondered about the ecology or evolution of an invasive population, this one's for you. #evobio 🌏 #bioinvasions #ecoevo

A book, "the ecology and evolution of invasive populations", atop another identical book.

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Neil Tsutsui @neiltsutsui.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

The simple, powerful, and true case that all academics and scientists should be making. youtube.com/watch?v=qqfk...

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University research is the "invisible hand" in advancing innovation

YouTube video by Dr. Michael M. Crow

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Neil Tsutsui @neiltsutsui.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

I’m happy to report the new album from The Devil Makes Three is excellent, from start to finish open.spotify.com/track/4ynn3H...

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The Devil Makes Three · Spirits · Song · 2025

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Neil Tsutsui @neiltsutsui.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

It’s never been more important for science to have a voice in the political arena, and I’m super excited to be elected as a Delegate to the California State Democratic Party. Let’s support some science and education, and kill off some fossil fuels!

Election results for 2025 ADEM delegates to California Democratic Party. I’m listed as the #2 “other than self identified female” candidate with 709 votes.

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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Energy transition is slowable but not stoppable. Two trillion investment last year is my news to me good news for Feb 28. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries.

Graph shows increasing investment in clean energy from 2004-2024 from BloombergNEF: power grids, clean industry, transport, and clean energy. Total exceeded 2 trillion $US for first time last year.

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Craig Cheslog @craigcheslog.com · 03/02/2025

By taking a step back and reporting like U.S. foreign correspondents would about other nations, @vermontgmg.bsky.social provides one of the best summaries I've seen about our present Constitutional emergency.

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Why are Karen Bass & Gavin Newsom rushing to rethink clean energy rules in the wake of the L.A. fires? Rebuilding homes with gas furnaces won't be any cheaper or faster. If anything, all-electric homes are the best thing for everyone. My @latimes.com column: www.latimes.com/environment/...

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Column: The Los Angeles fires are no excuse to slow down on clean energy

State and local officials seem to be rushing to rethink climate policies. It's a terrible idea.

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Ben Stone @benstemon.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

It’s official: all funding requests made on Tuesday by postdocs for their salaries have been unilaterally rejected by NSF.

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Drew Tuma @drewtuma.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

San Francisco is one of the warmest places in the entire U.S. this morning

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Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources @natureatcal.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

A new collaborative study from University of Chicago, UC Berkeley, @envdefensefund.bsky.social, and @rff.org researchers finds the habitat protections of the Endangered Species Act not only protect wildlife, but are boosting home values in surrounding communities. nature.berkeley.edu/...

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Study: Habitat protections boost home values in surrounding communities

Home prices within areas protected by the Endangered Species Act are barely changing, while prices in surrounding communities have increased by as much as 10 percent.

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

LA area fires Stunning stat: In downtown Los Angeles, just 0.16 inches of rain has fallen since May 6, compared to the average of greater than 4 inches, per the National Weather Service. This is the city's second-driest May 6 to Dec 31 period on record www.axios.com/2025/01/12/l...

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LA area fires: Climate change playing key contributing, but not sole, role

Global warming makes wildfires like the LA County blazes more severe, likely and frequent, studies show.

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Rebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change. Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk: www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...

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Wildfire climate connection

Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...

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Neil Tsutsui @neiltsutsui.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Finished my reading challenge for the year! (barely) Here are four books that I especially enjoyed. What were your favorites this year?

Station Eleven, by Emily St John Mandel. My favorite book of the year. So good.

You Like It Darker, by Stephen King. A fun collection of dark and/or weird short stories.

All Systems Red, by Martha Wells. I first read this a couple years ago, then burned through all the other books in this series. It was still a fun read the second time around.

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Neil Tsutsui @neiltsutsui.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Salamander season! …some larger than others. (Arboreal salamanders, Aneides lugubris)

A very young, small arboreal salamander next to a Swiss Army knife for scale.

An adult arboreal salamander, brown with yellow speckles, on concrete with brown leaves.

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Big climate accountability news out of New York, where Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law requiring major fossil fuel companies to help pay for billions of dollars in damages from extreme weather: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/n...

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Hochul Signs Law That Penalizes Companies for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The measure will seek to raise funds to pay for some of the damage caused by extreme weather events, which are becoming more frequent because of the combustion of fossil fuels.

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Neil Tsutsui @neiltsutsui.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

A very nice, comprehensive round-up of environmental news from California and the western states.

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