Gaythia Weis @Gaythia@qoto.org

"The Right’s agenda is to dismantle American democracy and civil society to prevent us from becoming a true multiracial democracy. They’re willing to damage every institution and piece of infrastructure they can in service of that goal. No one is safe, and staying silent or pretending to be politically neutral won’t save you."

~ Melissa Ryan

#RightWing #Republicans #diversity #PoliticsofDestruction #race

https://www.altrightdelete.news/p/end-white-male-mediocrity-once-and

If you're paying attention, you'll realize Claudine Gay's resignation is only nominally about plagiarism, anti-semitism, DEI. Ryan Enos explains why we should be very worried about attacks on public and private higher education in the US. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/01/03/opinion/claudine-gay-resignation-harvard-mob-rule/?event=event12

I prefer to remember and honor the heroes of that day.

The firestorm of criticism Claudine Gay faced from reactionaries like Elise Stefanik or Christopher Rufo has nothing to do with antisemitism or plagiarism.

We know this because Stefanik herself is a plagiarist. Hypocrisy is mandatory on the right now. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elise-stefanik-kathy-manning-letter-universities_n_65786041e4b0881b79187d76

@GottaLaff
I’m going to post this photo everywhere today.

Today with breathtaking clarity the political journalists of the New York Times show us they cannot rise to the challenge of this election. The will portray it as just two candidates clashing, each calling the other a threat to democracy. “Reality Is at Stake” the headline reads—but these reporters will not tell us what the reality is, even though they know.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/us/politics/jan-6-trump-biden.html

Abortion on FL Ballot!

A coalition of Florida abortion rights supporters surpassed the required number of signatures needed to put a referendum on next year's ballot, according to the latest data from the state Division of Elections.

Why it matters: If advocates succeed in enshrining abortion rights in Florida's constitution through the ballot measure, it would have massive implications for reproductive health care across the South.
#AureFreePress #abortion #Florida

https://www.axios.com/2024/01/05/florida-abortion-ballot-vote-2024

Lesson from #Chile
Left: The contribution of tree #plantations to #burned area is increasing
Right: #forest plantations act as a net carbon source in contrast to the #native forests (#sink)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534723002458 @TrendsEcolEvo

@ecology @wildfirescience @nature @biodiversity @conservation @management @chileconciencia @chilebosque @arcana2023

Evolutionary Ecology of Fire - a review of the current state of the art just published in Ann Rev Ecol Evol Syst @AnnualReviews

How #fire shaped our #biodiversity in temperate and boreal forests, shrublands, savannas & grasslands across the globe?

https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-102320-095612 | https://jgpausas.blogs.uv.es/2022/11/04/evolutionary-ecology-of-fire/

#evolutionary #ecology #fire #FireEcology #PlantEcology #PlantStrategies #evolution #resprouting #seeding #adaptation @wildfirescience

Pres. #Biden's speech was amazing.

@atrupar gave us highlights here:

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1743369308497904081.html

Why do large earthquakes occur along Japan's western coast, even though the subduction zones are to the east? In our latest post, we explore the tectonics to understand damaging events like the January 1 M7.5 below the Noto Peninsula.

Read more:

https://earthquakeinsights.substack.com/p/tectonics-of-the-january-1-2024-m75

https://www.europesays.com/987219/ “The whole world is watching what we do. You know who else is watching, is Vladimir Putin and President Xi in Bejing! They’re watching too, whether the United States really will prove to be a reliable partner” John Kirby, from the White house news briefing about the halted support to Ukraine #ConflictInUkraine #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #Ukrainian #UkrainianConflict

Notice how the right wingers who banned Black people from schools, jobs, military, & public spaces, banned Latino & Asian immigration, locked up Japanese Americans, broke hundreds of treaties with Native Americans—& are now banning teaching that history—want you to stop making everything about race.😐

🤯 Breaking news! After his wife Neri Oxman admitted to "cited but unquoted sources" in her academic work (gasp! The same thing Claudine Gay did!), Bill Ackman is calling for his wife to be fired immediately!

Just kidding. You already know that he's not.

The same dudes that attacked Claudine for saying, "My bad. Will add the quotes. But I stand by my work. I didn't take ideas." are calling Neri "brave" and "setting a good example" for doing the exact same thing🙂🙃

But you already knew that too.

So good (and a free link)

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/claudine-gay-chris-rufo-war-on-higher-education

The diminutive Karoo dwarf tortoise may play a key role in seed dispersal of plant species in its semidesert habitat in South Africa, a new study finds.

A germination trial showed the tortoises transport seeds to microsites suitable for germination, a potentially vital means for plants to survive drought in the arid Karoo region.

by Sean Mowbray
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/study-tiny-tortoise-may-play-large-role-in-south-africas-karoo-landscape/

#News #Conservation #Environment #Wildlife #Animals #Africa