Laura Trethewey

Rick Steves' Iran (2009) YouTube video by Rick Steves' Europe

This is a beautiful portrait from the inimitable @ricksteves.bsky.social of the people who are suffering in Iran, both under its theocracy and from our nation's warmongering.

Plastic junk? Researchers find tiny particles in men's testicles The new study has scientists concerned that microplastics may be contributing to reproductive health issues.

There are literally microplastics turning up in men's balls. Could this be the tipping point to finally stop #plasticpollution?

www.npr.org/sections/hea...

wish everybody asked how you're doing like they do when you're pregnant :/

What I Found When I Tried to Walk Across Dallas in a Day Determined to find adventure in my own backyard, I tramped across my famously pedestrian-averse hometown. The most memorable part turned out to be the serendipitous encounters with neighbors I met alo...

Man, I miss meandering experimental #longform journalism like this. North Dallas dad walks across the city in a day + meets the city folk is incredibly touching. @texasmonthly.bsky.social

www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

Meet "Larua!" - my sloppy alter-ego who signs off most of my emails.

Kristina Gjerde, defender of the deep ocean, has died Half the planet lies outside any country’s border. In those waters, rules have long been thinner than the myths: freedom to fish meant freedom to take; “out of sight” became “out of mind.” The deep oc...

Very sad to hear about the passing of Kristina Gjerde. news-mongabay-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/news.mon...

The angry sea will kill us all It was strip mined by Kiwis, now our Pacific neighbour is drowning.

"A few years ago... another song captured [Kiribati's] airwaves...Its ominous chorus went: "The angry sea will kill us all". @stuff.co.nz

interactives.stuff.co.nz/2017/10/kiri...

What the.... Horrible news.

Udo Lindenberg - Andrea Doria (Video von 1973) YouTube video by Udo Lindenberg - UTube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ2Q...

Sounds like a dream job! Except I'm not based anywhere in BC sadly...

Pregnant, 19 and facing down a mutiny: how did Mary Ann Patten steer her way into seafaring lore? Finding herself in charge of her sick husband’s clipper, a self-taught working-class teenager overcame storms, icebergs and a disloyal first mate to get her ship to safety

I've been covering the ocean for at least 10 years now, and I've never heard this story before. Wow. Sounds like a roaring yarn.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

B.C. lawsuit accuses deep-sea miner of 'unlawful intimidation' in $23.6B mineral claim The Metals Company allegedly used 'armageddon' threats to hijack a U.S. application to mine critical minerals in the Pacific Ocean following an executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump

I know many are following this story including intrepid journalist and author @laura-trethewey.bsky.social . Looking at the quantity of these harvestable nodules is astonishing. I thought this was 'the future' but the sea bed is being destroyed as I write.
www.biv.com/news/economy...

Carney’s Message to the World: The Rules No Longer Protect You | The Walrus In a blunt Davos address, the prime minister warns middle powers must prepare for a harsher geopolitical reality

thewalrus.ca/carney-speec...

👏👏🥲

"We knew the story of the international rules-based order was partially false. That the strongest would exempt themselves when convenient. That trade rules were enforced asymmetrically...that international law applied with varying rigour depending on the identity of the accused or the victim."

Deep sea mining tests YouTube video by MiningWatch Canada

Look at the pollution from a minor deep sea mining test with cloudy wastewater containing rock debris and sediment, pouring out from the side of the ship the will that will impact marine life Imagine the damage industrial Deep Sea mining will do
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ2m...

Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...

Every country needs to be following Finland's lead here. Media literary skills are going to be crucially important in the age of AI, where knowing what's real and what's not is going to be increasingly difficult

apnews.com/article/fake...

Biologist kidnapped in Mexico In the mountains of central Veracruz, scientific work is rarely abstract. It means walking narrow paths through cloud forest, speaking patiently with communities, and learning to read landscapes that ...

Heartbreaking details...

"One snake from Oaxaca, Geophis lorancai, bears his name, an honor usually conferred after a career has run its course."

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Petition against deep sea mining near Mariana Trench gaining support The appeal has been signed by 3000 people from US territories.

Petition against deep sea mining near Mariana Trench gaining support

6 Otherworldly Deep-Sea Images from 2025 From the first sighting of a colossal squid in the wild to a seriously goofy octopus, 2025 delivered some astounding photos from the ocean’s depths

From the first sighting of a colossal squid in the wild to a seriously goofy octopus, 2025 delivered some astounding photos from the ocean’s depths

Yesterday @geodams.bsky.social

UN experts commend Norway decision to postpone deep-sea mining licensing GENEVA – Norway’s decision to halt the issuance of any deep-sea mining licences until at least the end of 2029 and to withhold all public funds for such activities – a move endorsed by the Parliament ...

🌊 #Norway hits pause on #DeepSeaMining till 2029 and gets a UN thumbs-up. 👍

🌍✋ Special rapporteurs write in a statement that this is a win for the ocean, human rights and future generations. 💪🐙

Thanks to @astridpuentes.bsky.social et al.

#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep #Moratorium

Seamounts are the ocean’s hidden rest stops — vital places where migratory species pause, feed, and survive on journeys across the planet. Protecting them means protecting ocean connectivity itself.

One ocean. Many connections.

#DefendtheDeep

I mention author @laura-trethewey.bsky.social in this blog posting of yore.

I wish Ms.T.
and all who care about
the sea
a note of gratitude:
for being examples of ocean
advocacy🐠

Deep-sea mining interests raise alarms among Mariana Trench communities U.S.-led plans to mine the deep seabed have gained momentum since President Donald Trump signed an executive order that called for the industry’s rapid formation to bolster U.S. national security.…

U.S. regulators have signaled interest in leasing seabed minerals near the Northern Mariana Islands, opening the door to deep-sea mining.

Critics say the move was rushed & opaque, with little consultation, & warn it could cause irreversible marine harm & echo colonial exploitation in the Pacific.

Study measuring impacts of deep-sea mining machine finds abundance of animals at the site decreased by 37% A new report reveals the results of a study exploring biodiversity in a region targeted for seabed mining—capturing baseline data, tracking natural changes and assessing the impacts of a polymetallic ...

Phys Org - Study measuring impacts of deep-sea mining machine finds abundance of animals at the site decreased by 37%

The reduction in abundance of animals caused a 32% reduction in species richness in the directly impacted regions.
phys.org/news/2025-12...

Reuse and return schemes could help eliminate plastic pollution in 15 years, says report Pew Charitable Trusts finds plastic pollution will more than double globally by 2040 unless action taken

Make it happen, people.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

AI kind of feels like the endgame of this bit Graeber described in the original Bullshit Jobs essay: these people have been so thoroughly cleaved from any sense of purpose that they resent those who have one. They hate artists for their skill and think poverty should be the price of having a calling

Monitor display of Northern Ryukyu Islands, Japan and coral bleaching alert area level 4 (high). Sea surface temperature anomaly is relatively high.

People looking down at the coral health monitor at ground level and looking up at video installation of "CORAL SONIC RESILIENCE." In the foreground is a solar-powered device that was part of Marco Barotti's acoustic intervention.

Sounds of healthy reefs can help corals grow! 🎶🪸 Reclaiming '🐢s All the Way Down' Working Group @mpiwg.bsky.social visited media artist Marco Barotti's exhibit "Beyond Us" @ berlinscienceweek.com/exhibition-beyond-us 日本の皆様、Coral Sonic Resilienceが2026年2月13-15日まで、DIGSHIBUYAで展示される予定です。 #ecology #marine

Screenshot of Guardian headline available at link

This is deeply disappointing from Starmer.

The UK *helped design* this 'TFFF' fund, designed to stop deforestation, and supposedly 'continues to back the fund' (in theory). But now isn't putting any money into it 🤯

How embarrassing for the UK.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Anyone I know on here live in Hamburg? Join me at the International Maritime Museum in Hamburg on November 26, 6:30 pm, where I'll reading from my book THE DEEPEST MAP, recently translated into German by Mare Verlag.
The talk is in English and free to attend.

www.imm-hamburg.de/veranstaltun...