Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 24/08/2025The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention. 898372198321
Teresa R. Johnson @teresajohnson.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Check out our new publication on community benefit agreements in US offshore wind development doi.org/10.1016/j.oc...sciencedirect.comUnderstanding the roles, limits, and best practices for community benefit agreements in U.S. offshore wind developmentOffshore Wind (OSW) development in the U.S. receives broad public support, but individual projects often face challenges including opposition from com… 041
Teresa R. Johnson @teresajohnson.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Congratulations to Dr. Bob Steneck from UMaine for his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 🦞pressherald.comMaine marine scientist elected to America’s oldest honorary societyLobster researcher Bob Steneck is the first University of Maine faculty member to gain entry to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 020
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Plastic news is not usually good news, but a 40%!!! reduction of single-use plastics on EU coastlines is my news to me good news for May 8. #OceanOptimism #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and...joint-research-centre.ec.europa.euMarine litter on the EU coastline down by almost one-thirdBut more needs to be done, as it is still above the agreed threshold value. 112418
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 02/05/2025This really is some North Korea level kind of shit. 81751165
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Molly Edwards, PhD @science-irl.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Yesterday Tr*mp froze all NSF funds, today he announced a 56% budget cut. This is going to devastate science in the US. I've spent the morning calling my reps to raise hell and applying for jobs as it's clear I can't sustain my freelance scicomm business on NSF funding anymore (1/n) #scicomm #nsf 🧪 1413457
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson NPR @npr.org · 02/05/2025The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget.npr.orgScientists reel as turmoil roils National Science FoundationThe National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget 19531981347
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Amanda Schadeberg @amandaschadeberg.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Hot off the #MarSocSci press: A systematic review of behavioural economics in #fisheries. We read 140 papers and present insights into the mechanisms, interventions, and outcomes of the field. From social and cognitive biases to policy recommendations - it's all here: doi.org/10.1111/faf.... 🧵👇 194
Teresa R. Johnson @teresajohnson.bsky.social · 17/04/2025abc.net.auElusive colossal squid filmed swimming in deep ocean for first timeNew footage filmed 600 metres below the surface of the Southern Atlantic Ocean shows rare juvenile from world's heaviest squid species. 000
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 08/04/2025'Dandelions,' was painted by the Danish artist Bertha Wegmann around 1910. It wasn't an arbitrary choice of a plant to paint: the dandelion was used to promote the women’s liberation movement in Scandinavia because of its capacity for uncontrolled, strong-willed growth. 844736882
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson CIBBRiNA @cibbrina.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Incorporating fishers’ experiential knowledge into #fisheries science & management can improve trust, data quality & decision-making. A new paper by #CIBBRiNA partners from Wageningen Marine Research presents an evaluative framework, developed from a lobster #fishery project in the Netherlands. 1/3 153
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Hats off to the very strong #HandsOff signage yesterday! Thanks for making your voices heard. 🙏 902504187280
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 05/04/2025This! Research shows that protests 1) raise awareness, 2) empower people (especially the disadvantaged), and 3) exert pressure on elites. Anyone saying they don’t work is unfamiliar with the research and the history of movement building. 22976274
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Biggest self-own ever to go from that to whatever this is today. 1484875961
Teresa R. Johnson @teresajohnson.bsky.social · 02/04/2025@fisheriescoasttig.bsky.social Thank you SfAA fishy folks! I left deeply inspired by your presentations and many conversations! Missed those who could not be there. What a week!! 🦞🐟 🐙 🌊 011
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Amanda Daria Stoltz, PhD @sciencebarbie.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Am I the one behind the new Fisheries and Coastal TIG account on BlueSky??? Who can say? Should you follow @fisheriescoasttig.bsky.social if you like fisheries/coastal anthropology? Definitely. 021
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson danny @dabbs346.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Susan Collins speaking about the cost of heating oil on the Senate floor without mentioning how RFK Jr. (who she voted to confirm) just eliminated all of LIHEAP staff. Bonkers. #mesen #mepolitics 1104
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Society for Applied Anthropology @appliedanthro.bsky.social · 02/04/2025What a week! Thank you to all those who made #SfAA2025 such a fantastic Annual Meeting. We are already looking forward to #SfAA2026 in Albuquerque, March 17-21, 2026! #SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology 084
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Lynn Plourde @lynnplourde.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Let them freeze...the Trump administration said... www.pressherald.com/2025/04/01/d...pressherald.comTrump administration cuts entire federal heating assistance staffAbout 20 people in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program office, which serves thousands of Maine households, were among the roughly 10,000 DHHS staffers terminated Tuesday. 006
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble. For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity. What will you do? 9295393410117
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Reflective and reflexive practice help us question assumptions, learn from experience, and adapt in complex situations. This resource page shares practical tools and insights to deepen reflection, enhance decision-making, and foster meaningful change. learningforsustainability.net/reflective-p...learningforsustainability.netReflective and reflexive practice - learningforsustainability.netOverview of reflective practice, its use in professional learning, and how it supports work in sustainability and complex systems. 063
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Science friends! Many of you, alarmed by grant funding cuts that make expensive field ecology research difficult or impossible, have been thinking about what to do instead. Great idea. Some of you have been saying "I'll just do some social science surveys," without learning how. Bad idea! 🧵🧪 718546
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Society for Applied Anthropology @appliedanthro.bsky.social · 15/03/2025The current issue of Human Organization, Vol. 84, No. 1, is now available online. www.tandfonline.com/toc/rhum20/8... #SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology #HumanOrganization 022
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 12/03/2025🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave. Tell them: 1. Vote NO on Cloture AND 2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it. TODAY is the showdown. 🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121 25515379718603
Teresa R. Johnson @teresajohnson.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Another round of chaos for Maine led by the Trump/Musk Admin. USDA pauses funding to UMaine system -- funding supports key industries in Maine - like fisheries, forestry, agriculture, hunting, etc. etc. 😢mainepublic.orgUSDA pauses nearly $30 million in funding to University of Maine System amid Title IX reviewLast month, the USDA announced a Title IX compliance review of UMaine for failing to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order barring transgender athletes from competing in girls and women... 011
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Society for Applied Anthropology @appliedanthro.bsky.social · 06/03/2025The #SfAA has a number of committees & Topical Interest Groups (TIGS). Check out what the Fisheries & Coastal Communities TIG is planning for Portland. More info: appliedanthro.org/annual-meeti... #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology #SfAA2025 #fisheries #coastalcommunities 021
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 06/03/2025ok what are some good nonfiction maritime yarns besides the wager, in the heart of the sea, and icebound 19525627
Teresa R. Johnson @teresajohnson.bsky.social · 05/03/2025pressherald.comTrump administration agrees to renegotiate Maine Sea Grant fundingSen. Susan Collins pressured the commerce secretary Tuesday and said withdrawing the $4.5 million award that funds years of research would "cause devastating harm" to the state's coastal communities. 010
Teresa R. Johnson @teresajohnson.bsky.social · 02/03/2025This is devastating! Maine Sea Grant works tirelessly for our coastal and fishing communities, their impact is widespread and spans decades. These are the best people! Call you senators and representatives. Stand up for NOAA Sea Grant programs! 💔bangordailynews.comUMaine loses multi-million-dollar Maine Sea Grant funding from NOAAIt is the latest fallout for Maine from the cuts the Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk has made in the last few weeks. 121
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 01/03/2025 185511029326859
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Phil Levin @phillevin.bsky.social · 28/02/2025A generation erased, dreams gutted, minds that mapped oceans, tracked fish fleeing warming tides. They knew the sea’s voice, spoke reef’s tongue, now silenced. Who hears the currents now? Who watches the fish? We bury tomorrow’s voices, feeding today’s greed. 217042
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Could not agree more. The Prez & VP are shameful, embarrassing Putin puppets & a disgrace to our country. 🤮 #SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦 15926527712398
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 21/02/2025If we have enough people with the knowledge and moral fortitude of Maine Governor Janet Mills, and the Associated Press- we might be able to save our Democracy 526169893588
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Society for Applied Anthropology @appliedanthro.bsky.social · 19/02/2025The Political Ecology Society (PESO) is a co-sponsor for #SfAA2025 in Portland. Here are a few PESO-sponsored sessions you'll want to be sure and check out. For more info: appliedanthro.org/annual-meeti... #SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology #SfAA2025 #PESO #PoliticalEcology 011
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16/02/20251/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety” 21415963223282
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Happy Valentine’s Day to the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 🥰 And to those messing with the agencies I love, jeopardizing the critical services they provide to us all, I hope Cupid pus you on his shit list. open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...open.substack.comFor the love of NOAA🩵 and EPA💚A Valentine’s Day note to my favorite federal agencies. 110223
Teresa R. Johnson @teresajohnson.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Making room in a shared drive and I need to decide if I should keep this probably very important file named: "Copy of Copy of Untitled spreadsheet" 000
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Super Bowl ad drives home the critical point: When it comes to acting on climate change #lateristoolate. But SOLUTIONS EXIST. If we act now, we can help protect the people and places we love. Bravo Science Moms & Potential Energy Coalition 🌏🏈 17910231
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Society for Applied Anthropology @appliedanthro.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Join us for the Traditional Foods Forum at the 2025 #SfAA #Portland meeting on March 25-26! To register and for more info: appliedanthro.org/product/trad... #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology #SfAA2025 051
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Society for Applied Anthropology @appliedanthro.bsky.social · 04/02/2025We have some great tours planned for #SfAA2025! All tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to get registered right away on our website. Register here: appliedanthro.org/tours/ #SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology #SfAA2025 #Portland 042
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Society for Applied Anthropology @appliedanthro.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Our "I Heart SfAA" campaign is launching soon—help us preserve the anthropology voices for future generations! Donate: appliedanthro.org/i-heart-sfaa Oral History Project: appliedanthro.org/resources-pr... #SfAA #SocialScience #Anthropology #AppliedAnthropology #OralHistory #PreserveVoices 082
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Society for Applied Anthropology @appliedanthro.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Check out this wonderful opportunity during #SfAA2025! More info: appliedanthro.org/annual-meeti... #SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology #SfAA2025 042
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Society for Applied Anthropology @appliedanthro.bsky.social · 06/02/2025We have some great workshops coming to #SfAA2025! Here's a look at what we have for Thursday, March 27. For a complete list of workshops available, please visit our website. appliedanthro.org/annual-meeti... #SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology #SfAA2025 021
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Society for Applied Anthropology @appliedanthro.bsky.social · 08/02/2025#Portland is one of the very best places to explore locally roasted coffee, gourmet chocolate, and artisan donuts! Be sure to get signed up for this delicious #SfAA2025 tour before it sells out! Register here: appliedanthro.org/tours/ #SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology 061
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson danny @dabbs346.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Quite the update -- Susan Collins claims funding was restored to a rural community health care center, but they said they haven't received the funds. www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/05/b... #mesen #mepolitics 43498175
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Josh Campbell @joshscampbell.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Trump Justice Department shutters specialized FBI team combatting foreign election interference threats --> www.cnn.com/politics/liv... 66590380
Reposted by Teresa R. Johnson Tyler Kingkade @tktk.bsky.social · 04/02/2025If you work at a federal agency touched by DOGE, particularly the Education Department — or if you have other information about DOGE that you'd like to share with @nbcnews.com — I'd love to speak with you. I'm on Signal at: tylerkingkadenbc.20 We are good at protecting sources' identities. 16055681654