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Ben Lockwood, PhD

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Ecologist & Geographer @ ecosystems.psu.edu | Writer | Editor of @briefecology.bsky.social & @rottingleafmag.bsky.social | DSA Organizer https://www.briefecology.com/

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kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

Anyways.

05.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 22609 πŸ” 8658 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 189

Fuck no. I write for humans, not slop slurpers.

06.03.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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What can biodiversity patterns during the Black Death tell us about our relationships with nature?

(hint: its not all bad!)

Read more in our new paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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05.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

For those who want to keep up with all things DSA, I created this list with every @demsocialists.bsky.social chapter/caucus/committee account I could find

bsky.app/profile/did:...

05.03.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨🚨 Operation Metro Surge is NOT over. ICE has received 4 large shipments of brand new vehicles in the past 24 hours. We urge everyone to continue to look out for their neighbors and supporting mutual aid efforts. We will not stop until ICE is OUT.

05.03.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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NIPSCO protest planned in Gary over high winter heating bills "People are wondering how they're going to pay for their car payment or child care," an organizer said.

"People are wondering how they're going to pay for their car payment or child care," an organizer said.

05.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous β€˜Stop Cop City’ Protestor A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...

New from 404 Media: Proton Mail, the privacy-focused email service, gave authorities data that let the FBI unmask an anonymous 'Stop Cop City' protester. It was payment data linked to the anonymous email account. From that, FBI ID'd them, then tracked their movements www.404media.co/proton-mail-...

05.03.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 2377 πŸ” 1350 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 331

Elites are so out of touch. They’re entirely committed to fossil fuels, AI, enshittification, war and worker exploitation. All the while the public is increasingly experiencing the human and environmental consequences of the ultra rich and their lifestyles. A reckoning is coming.

05.03.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We were promised that the rich were going to leave NYC after Mamdani won and instead we have this...

05.03.2026 11:12 πŸ‘ 458 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reasons to knock doors this Saturday to Tax the Rich:

1. Stop the budget cuts and win a New York we can all afford
2. FREE Tax The Rich beanies

Sign up for one of the 6 Saturday canvasses happening across the city with the Week of Tax-tion! dsa.nyc/ttr

04.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Email your representatives: No War with Venezuela! I just wrote a letter to my congressional representatives to urge them to oppose Trump's illegal war with Venezuela. Can you join me? https://admin.actionnetwork.org/letters/email-your-representative-...

The War Powers Resolution could come up for a vote in the House as soon as next week. Tell your representative: No war with Venezuela, No war with Iran πŸ‘‡

actionnetwork.org/letters/emai...

28.02.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In news that will surprise no one

05.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join our International Solidarity Working Group’s No Appetite for Apartheid Research Party on Saturday, March 7th. RSVP for Zoom or In Person location info.

We will be researching and power mapping businesses/products to boycott for our No Appetite for Apartheid campaign

teamup.com/ksc3uaa38o41...

04.03.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
We keep us safe Observer Trainnt. Learn best practices for non-violent peaceful action in your community as a legal observer along with how to get involved in your local response groups. Sunday, March 8th, 1-3pm, Macalester College, Olin Rice Room 350. Registration link in bio, with the Twin Cities DSA logo that has two loons, a star, and a rose, and a picture of an ice cube with an X across it.

We keep us safe Observer Trainnt. Learn best practices for non-violent peaceful action in your community as a legal observer along with how to get involved in your local response groups. Sunday, March 8th, 1-3pm, Macalester College, Olin Rice Room 350. Registration link in bio, with the Twin Cities DSA logo that has two loons, a star, and a rose, and a picture of an ice cube with an X across it.

Join us for this week's legal observer training at Macalester College in St. Paul! We are excited to be teaming up with Mac YDSA to keep growing the pool of community members who can keep us safe. All are welcome! RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/legal...

04.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A legal observer in Cold Spring urged us to share that on 2/5, an ICE agent threatened to kill them. The agent purposely stood in front of their car and used the bogus fear of being hit to justify the threat. As the news cycle turns its eye away from MN, we will not forget.

04.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

I understand why those in the Iranian disapora might feel a sense of relief right now, but I think they'll be in for a shock if they're under the assumption that either the US or Israel are even remotely interested in the wellbeing of the Iranian people

04.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Another girls’ school targeted by U.S.–Israeli missiles this time in Urmia

04.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is @governor.ny.gov going to govern for the millions of working New Yorkers, or a handful of billionaires?

The only way to deliver an affordable New York is to Tax The Rich. Join the fight to demand it. dsa.nyc/ttr

04.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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The Sacrificials When the sacrificials come through, the entire city shuts down, fireworks filling the night sky and music booming out from hastily set-up stages. The atmosphere is ecstatic, the way the tongue glor…

My body horror story "The Sacrificials" about trying to escape a communal accepted sacrifice party is live on Flash Fiction Online! www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...

04.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Our next monthly social this week on Thursday, March 5 from 6 - 8 PM at Woodstock's Pizza (238 G St, Davis). We hope to see you there!

04.03.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Scientific American has updated the figure, now grouped into swimmers, fliers, walkers/runners, and vehicles. A person on a bicycle remains the most efficient way to travel, compared to all forms of biological locomotion and mechanical transport.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...

04.03.2026 11:52 πŸ‘ 566 πŸ” 209 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 31

The economic structures that produce the ultra rich are the same that produce ecological collapse, climate change, international conflict, and human exploitation. In fact the wealthy cannot become wealthy without these effects. Global capitalism and imperialism rob the many to enrich the few.

04.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think about this take more often than I'd like to.

04.03.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 5155 πŸ” 1174 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 8
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It Can Now Be Plainly Said: Trump Is Planning a November Coup d’État During the campaign, it was kind of hard to picture the specifics of how Trump might pull such a thing off. Alas, it’s getting less hypothetical by the week.

The 2026 midterms are the next target for Trump’s anti-democratic playbook. Between extreme gerrymandering and plans to seize ballot boxes under "national emergencies," the stage is being set for a power grab that could dismantle congressional oversight for good.

newrepublic.com/post/207138/...

04.03.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
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#ICYMI Great turnout this morning as the Common Council passed two #ICEOut items, including a resolution calling to #AbolishICE!

04.03.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Is your data center getting a big discount on electricity? That’s redacted. Β» Yale Climate Connections A look at secret agreements in Montana.

Data centers are becoming *really* unpopular, and one thing that's def not helping them is that they make secret deals with public utilities.

Want to know the prices they pay? The details of their deal with your utility?

Well too bad! It's redacted.

yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/is-y...

04.03.2026 00:09 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Need an auto-block function applied to anyone whose post includes the string "I've started using AI"

03.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
03.03.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Academia in its current form is cooked

03.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0