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Victoria Schlesinger

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Editor of Bay Nature magazine, posts my own. Environmental science. Ecology. Beauty. Self-deprecating humor. Signal VicSch.99

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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Read this one now. Things are happening fast. baynature.org/2026/08/25/c...
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Another Last-Minute California Forever Shipyard Bill Goes to Solano Supervisors
A bill to exempt the proposed shipyard from environmental analysis is doing the time warp again.
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John @johnbull.wtf · 24/06/2026
Huh???
Earthquake alert
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Bay Area! Come join us tonight for a conversation about trails. Dillon Osleger has written a beautiful book, Trail Work, that took me back to my formative years in the outdoors and a kind of love for being outside that can be so hard to describe. But he's done it.
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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Over 100,000 Family Separations in Deportation Push, Report Estimates
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Sarah Boon @snowhydro.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
What we lose when the Forest Service is decimated. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/c...
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As Wildfire Risks Rise, Forest Service Shutters Labs That Study Them
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
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Could Oil Derricks Come To Mount Diablo?
BLM wants to open up areas for drilling near beloved Bay Area parks and wild spaces. We break down how likely that is.
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
California has had about the average amount of rain expected for this time of year, but snowpack is half of normal and melting fast. This is absolutely evidence of #climatechange.
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
The editorial team Bay Nature is hiring a general assignment/climate change reporter for a one-year, full-time fellowship. The application is open until March 16. Please share widely! baynature.org/employment-o...
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Employment Opportunities
General Assignment Reporter fellowship
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Hey Bay Area peeps- Ideas for celebrating Black History Month in these parts: baynature.org/2026/02/10/e...
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One Way to Celebrate Black History Month: Go for a Hike
What does nature mean for Black community? Our photography fellow kicks off a new project.
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
This is one to read and share.
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Underneath California Forever
Tech billionaires are fighting for their proposed 400,000-person city in Solano County. At least 21 imperiled species depend on the ecosystems where the new city could be built.
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 23/10/2025
Law enforcement drove through the barrier of more than 50 protesters who were walking through the crosswalk at the entrance of Coast Guard Island, eventually using flash bangs to break through. 🎥: Sarah Ravani
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Fun beaver/fish interaction: When I approached this pond, I startled brown trout preparing to spawn below it (beavs filter sediment & keep downstream substrate clean). The fish dashed to the dam & hid in its base. Beavers created perfect spawning grounds: pristine gravel adjacent to dense cover! 🤯🦫🐟
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 21/10/2025
After securing $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid earlier this year, Trump is now demanding a $230 million payday from the government.
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Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
If I were ever elected president, the first thing I’d do is take a sledgehammer to that ballroom.
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Patty Smith @pattysmith65.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Trump has no right to destroy any part of the White House. He doesn't own it. It is THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE. He is only a temporary tenant whether he wants to believe it or not. Why did they allow this destruction. The Rose Garden has already been turned in to an outdoor speakeasy.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/10/2025
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Good news for the Amah Mutsun Land Trust and tribe! baynature.org/2025/09/20/t...
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A Land Back Success for the Amah Mutsun Within Its Historical Territory - Bay Nature
The tribe has been without a land base for more than 200 years.
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Fall issue of @baynature.org has arrived!
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Alexis Madrigal @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Woah! This is awesome.
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Heartbroken by this news. baynature.org/2025/08/20/r...
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Remembering Malcolm Margolin -
It is with great sadness we share news of the passing of Malcolm Margolin, writer, editor, book publisher, and co-founder of Bay Nature magazine. Malcolm died Wednesday, August 20, from complications ...
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
I research and write Bay Nature magazine's quarterly nature almanac and Jane Kim illustrates it. Seeing those hours of exploration and research turn into these drawings from a classroom of kiddos in Alameda, broke me in the best kind of way.
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Back to School with Bay Nature
Eduction is action! Help Bay Nature bring environmental education to life in local middle and high schools.
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NPR @npr.org · 23/07/2025
The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]
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Former Afghan interpreter for U.S. military detained by ICE after routine immigration appointment
Zia’s arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betra...
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
A year ago we spied the first Western fence lizard in our backyard. It was so tiny, and mainly camped out in a slim crevice between two old steps. We've seen it a dozen times over the year, and then nothing for about two months. But here today: full-grown and thankfully hard to see!
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
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Opinion | I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here.
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
KneeDeep Times in hiring. Check it here www.kneedeeptimes.org/assistant-ed...
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Assistant Editor Job Announcement – KneeDeep Times
Part-time, freelance job opening with Bay Area climate resilience magazine.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
“As protesters and law enforcement officers clashed in downtown Los Angeles, an L.A. Police Department helicopter flew over a crowd on 1st Street, announcing, “I have all of you on camera. I’m going to come to your house.”” Wtaf www.latimes.com/california/l...
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LAPD officers in riot gear clash with protesters in downtown L.A.
Law enforcement faced off with protesters Sunday afternoon in downtown Los Angeles after National Guard troops arrived in the city earlier at President Trump's behest.
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Who could have predicted...
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California is cutting support for local news. Now Google is, too
California’s first-in-the-nation program to prop up the ailing news industry is starting off with half the money initially promised.
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I love George Saunders, every time. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
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Opinion | George Saunders: Shame on the White House
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
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White House says it’s not targeting green groups’ tax status
The comments follow speculation that the Trump administration would seek to revoke environmental groups’ tax-exempt status.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/04/2025
We found the government “waste, fraud, and abuse”.
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
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Opinion | Trump’s Gulag Archipelago
Trump is seeking to establish a truly chilling proposition: that no one can stop his administration from imprisoning anyone it wants, anywhere in the world.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Dark Pence is back.
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
New on Bay Nature baynature.org/article/how-...
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Trump Is Destroying Historic Environmental Regulation—And Marin Audubon’s Name Got (Arbitrarily) Caught Up In It - Bay Nature
A judge with a peccadillo ended up tying Marin Audubon’s name to the demise of 50 years of environmental regulations.
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Yes!!! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
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Liberal Wins Wisconsin Court Race, Despite Musk’s Millions
Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
A hero @booker.senate.gov
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
@corybooker.com @booker.senate.gov Thank you Corey Booker for standing up for the American people who really care about democracy.
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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Near the moment Booker crossed the finish line, he alluded to the fact that, as a Black lawmaker, his very presence on the floor was a direct defiance of Thurmond’s 24-hour plus effort to fight Civil Rights. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-bo...
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Cory Booker Just Gave The Longest Speech In The History of The US Senate
Only two men have spoken on the floor of the U.S. Senate...
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
"Orbán always predicts “very bright days in the future; success, unimaginable success.” “Please trust us,” Orbán declared in his annual state-of-the-nation speech in early 2023. “You can bet on it: By the end of the year, we will have inflation in single digits.”
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Yep
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
According to a source I have at the CIA, Director Radcliffe lied today under oath. Signal is absolutely not loaded on agency computers. As a matter of fact it’s specifically prohibited as an outside app. Skype is allowed for conference calls but not Signal. He’s lying. @markwarner.bsky.social
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
JUST IN: American Oversight is suing Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe et al, saying their messaging via Signal is a violation of the Federal Records Act. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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Rep. Moulton (D-MA) on if Defense Secretary Hegseth was Incompetent or Drunk
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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Morten 🇩🇰 @mortenc.eurosky.social · 26/03/2025
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Bay Nature's spring issue has hit mailboxes and is online: baynature.org/magazine-arc...
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Spring 2025 - Bay Nature
In this issue, we swim down to the depths of Monterey Canyon (with our ears, at least) to listen to sperm whales, whose utterances scientists are just beginning to understand. We celebrate 15 years of...
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
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Opinion | This Is the Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare
Mahmoud Khalil’s detention is a frightening sign of an authoritarian slide.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/03/2025
The Trump administration warned 60 universities on Monday that they could face penalties from pending investigations into antisemitism on college campuses, a threat sharpened in recent days by its cancellation of funding to Columbia University and the arrest of a protest leader there.
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Trump Officials Warn 60 Colleges of Possible Antisemitism Penalties
The administration’s warning came just after it pulled hundreds of millions of dollars from Columbia University.
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Jason Dove Mark @jasondovemark.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
30 years ago, the environmental dream was that China would "leapfrog" over fossil fuel development and go straight to renewables. It turns out the future was unevenly distributed (see: China's massive coal burning), but it has finally arrived www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
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How China came to dominate the world in renewable energy
China now eclipses every other country in the world — including the United States — in the green technologies of the future. Here’s how it achieved this lead.
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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
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Internal Memos: Senior USAID Leaders Warned Trump Appointees of Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths From Closing Agency
One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos estimate...
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