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Prof. Jeff Ollerton @jeffollerton.bsky.social · 20h

Want to conserve #birds, #mammals and other vertebrates? Then don’t forget their #insects. Our new Nature Reviews Biodiversity paper explores the many ways vertebrates depend on insects — for food, shelter, protection and much more. I’ve written about it here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2026/09/30/w...

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Want to conserve birds and mammals? Then conserve their insects – our new paper in Nature Reviews Biodiversity sets out the details

It’s sometimes easy to forget quite how much of the living world depends upon insects. That might seem an odd thing for someone who has spent much of his career studying insects and their relations…

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Dang where to even begin on this story. So many threads to pull on. But targeting water infrastructure anywhere in our current era should be understood as a war crime. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

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Israel facing water shortages caused by destruction of Gaza’s treatment plants

Five desalination plants shut down for days, while Gaza remains in grip of severe water and sanitation crisis

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 21/09/2026

NEW – Analysis: ‘Super El Niño’ reaches ‘remarkable’ all-time record ✍️ Written by @zekehausfather.com Read here: buff.ly/4a9XUAK

Daily Niño 3.4 sea surface temperature anomalies, 1982-2026, each relative to a centred 30-year climatology (ONI convention). Chart by Carbon Brief.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Seeing those Mitch McConnell pictures brings to mind this Metallica video.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

As a Kansan myself, this is pretty remarkable. This wasn’t filmed in Overland Park or Lawrence, but in the middle of the state (Hutchinson). And Kansans are typically polite to a fault, so them booing their incumbent Senator is kinda wild to see. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

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WATCH: GOP Senator Gets Pelted With Boos Over Trump’s Tariffs

Incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) was relentlessly booed during a senatorial debate Saturday when he tried to defend President Donald Trump's tariffs.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It’s astounding how the $5K payout bait was pounced on like catnip by media/podcasters/etc as if they havent been falling for this exact trick for the past decade.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We collectively continue to overlook the changing oceanic biosphere and the risks it poses to infrastructure and security. And this is an “extremely rare event” only thus far in history. www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/c...

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Miles-long microalgae bloom knocks out most of Israel’s desalination plants | CNN

Microalgae in the Mediterranean has been blamed for temporarily shutting five of Israel’s six coastal desalination plants, threatening its main source of drinking water.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Incredible find! That is an amazing and very human passage from the past.

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Erin Sikorsky @erinsikorsky.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

And trust in the institution will be lower as well.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It seems that so many prognosticators are so traumatized by recent elections to even contemplate the increasingly probable, and sizable, Senate flip to the Democrats.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I woke up this morning with a song in my head I hadn’t heard for several decades (July Morning by Uriah Heep). And it has been playing in my head all day. Brains are weird.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Seems clear there should be a fourth branch of government that is separate from the executive branch: DOJ, the intelligence community, many agencies that used to be considered independent

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This is absolutely terrifying The Nino 3.4 forecast temperature anomaly mean is now at 4C, when even the biggest historical super ninos have seen less than 3C I really have no idea what this is going to bring over the next 12 months, but it will be very, very, grim

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Wow, there are a lot of racist fireworks in the MAGA-drenched megastore in WV.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

As the progressive wing of the Democratic Party continues to be ascendant, it will be interesting to see if a new vision of security is likewise articulated. Ecological security puts Earth system stress at the center, but also leans into equity and justice.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The Supreme Court continues to make the case why substantial court reform is increasingly a moderate position.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Let me be explicit. The massive heat waves we're seeing around the world more extreme and frequent due to human-caused #climatechange. And these heat waves are going to continue to worsen because of our failure to reduce carbon pollution. Just one of the many costs of #climate change.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Humans: We have a new plan to get rid of the algae. Algae: We have survived multiple mass extinctions. Buckle up.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

History will not be kind to these ghastly actions of the Trump administration. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/c...

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Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I don’t know how anyone can read the soul-crushing news on basically every front and not conclude that we need foundational and revolutionary change in the United States. Everything must be on the table for reconsideration.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I have been in the Situation Room a number of times. Couldn’t imagine that place as a staging center for political damage control.

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Great explainer of the arcane, mind-numbing way that rule changes by the Office of Management and Budget could devastate scientific research in the U.S. in ways that go way beyond funding cuts. Don’t go numb. Your public comment is desperately needed: Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o...

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Opinion | Trump’s Assaults on Scientific Research Just Got Worse

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/06/2026

Firefighters intervened to rescue a man who was overcome by a swarm of bees in Arizona last month. The attack was the latest in a series of similar episodes. Here’s what experts want you to know about the attacks and how to avoid them.

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Bees Are Swarming Earlier: What to Do if You’re Attacked

Experts discuss the threat and how to escape aggressive bees. Hint: Don’t jump in water.

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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The horn of Africa is grieving because their -Their farms are no longer yielding -Advancement of desert is alarming -Our major rivers are drying -Proliferation of pest and pathogens -Development of tropical diseases. -Our crop are dieing out. Climate change is a reality.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Would love to see an ascendant outlet to pick up E&E News, which was acquired by Politico some years ago. Crazy idea: The Onion (ala it’s nonsatirical AV Club) @bencollins.bsky.social

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Sarah Boon @snowhydro.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Hmm I think we'll have a strong El Nino this year.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This map is rather unsettling and the screwworm situation is possibly already out of control. The DOGEing of USDA has crippled our response, unfortunately. #ecologicalsecurity

map of New World Screwworm cases in the U.S.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

First time I’ve listened to Lolita Nation by Game Theory (1987) all the way through in at least ten years, probably longer. What a strange and beautiful piece of work by Scott Miller (RIP) and company.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

It seems many people don’t recognize how absurdly large a billion is compared to a million. A millions seconds is 11.5 days (a long vacation). A billion seconds is 31.7 years (a career). A million dollars stacked is about as tall as the Statue of Liberty. A billion stacks past the edge of space.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

AMR is amplified by many ecological stresses other than climate: biodiversity loss, microplastics, soil contamination (esp heavy metals), water scarcity, and air pollution. I consider AMR a top-tier ecological security threat, and it is intensifying in nature. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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Climate crisis is accelerating antibiotic resistance across world, study says

Experts say climate change linked to 10% rise in salmonella antibiotic resistance genes between 1940 and 2023

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Vox @vox.com · 27/05/2026

One of the worst ever Ebola outbreaks is underway. Blame foreign aid cuts. www.vox.com/future-perfe...

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This is what happens when you defund Ebola prevention

One of the worst ever Ebola outbreaks is underway. Blame foreign aid cuts.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I remember a time when NO Cabinet members resigned.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Today I’m missing the days I’d blow my pchem students’ minds by introducing and explaining the Casimir effect. Vacuum fluctuations and particle-in-a-box ideas combine towards an enormously satisfying outcome measurable in macroscopic space.

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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Rafe was incredibly generous to me as I began my ecological security work in the intelligence community in 2009. He was an outstanding advocate for people and societies on a changing planet, and he affected my professional outlook greatly. RIP Rafe. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

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Rafe Pomerance, who helped sound the alarm on climate change, dies at 79

He pushed for the first congressional hearings on climate change and helped negotiate a landmark U.N. treaty, the Kyoto Protocol.

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