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Richard Waite
@waiterich.bsky.social
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Director, Agriculture Initiatives, World Resources Institute. Working with colleagues around the world to create a sustainable food future. DC-based. Own views.

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · Oct 21
The world is facing a global land squeeze as food, feed, fiber and fuel demand rises. How to manage it? 🧪

- PRODUCE more food and fiber sustainably on existing working lands
- PROTECT remaining natural ecosystems
- REDUCE waste and growth in demand for land-intensive goods
- RESTORE degraded lands
How to Manage the Global Land Squeeze? Produce, Protect, Reduce, Restore
By 2050, an area of land twice the size of India will be converted to agriculture. A four-pillared approach can ensure the world meets growing demand for food and fuel without destroying the environme...
www.wri.org

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 35m
A 9-word post. Concise. Point made. Point taken. 👍🏼

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 52m
Two solid choices.

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 54m
Hi, this is also me
lorak.bsky.social Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 55m
who has time for all the podcasts, videos & clips? let me read transcripts please. i kinda cannot deal with the vanity aspect of all things needing to be on camera some days.

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 55m
who has time for all the podcasts, videos & clips? let me read transcripts please. i kinda cannot deal with the vanity aspect of all things needing to be on camera some days.

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1h
Far be it for me to complain about a long weekend, but it really takes me about 4 days to truly unplug, and Thanksgiving weekend is…ya know

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1h
That’s a cool idea. I need to get a French version.

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1h
The only trilogy I’m reading tonight is Llllllllllord of the Rings

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 3h
I'm still working on a document rather than making cranberry sauce

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 6h
I hope everyone has had a happy “cram 5 days of work into 3” week 😬

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 9h
Not sure I've ever seen a 10-point emoji Likert scale before

The 5 seems too sad
How likely are you to recommend Foxit PDF Editor to others? Shows 10 emojis from 1 to 10 varying from very angry to very happy with heart eyes

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 15h
*Butterfly meme*

Is this sentience?

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 15h
Reminds me of a CD player I had 20+ years ago, which sometimes would mysteriously stop working and display “no” in the simple digital screen that normally displayed the track number

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 17h
📋 #COP30 closed with mixed results. There was some movement on adaptation finance, climate and trade, and nature, but no agreement on fossil fuel or deforestation plans. Major gaps remain for global climate ambition.

Full analysis 👉 bit.ly/4ipD75Z

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Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 1d
Dispatch from the Wizards streak-snapping win over the Atlanta Hawks

www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
CJ McCollum’s Wizards crush the Hawks to snap their 14-game skid
Powered by McCollum’s 46 points, Washington rolled, 132-113, for its first-ever win in NBA Cup competition.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d
This thread 😱
rbrbndgrl.bsky.social Rubberband Girl @rbrbndgrl.bsky.social · 2d
My aunt dropped the gravy while preparing to bring it out to the dining room and she sopped it up with paper towels and squeezed it back into the gravy boat.

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d
Depends on how many pies

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d
Exactly. I will eat all the pies. Especially for breakfast all weekend.
moreorloess.bsky.social Joe Mason @moreorloess.bsky.social · 1d
Apple pie, made with a good crust and good apples, is very very good. So is cherry pie. If you don't like them, more for me.

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Joe Mason @moreorloess.bsky.social · 1d
Apple pie, made with a good crust and good apples, is very very good. So is cherry pie. If you don't like them, more for me.

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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 1d
Kīlauea is erupting! 🌋 Here’s a link to one of the three @USGS live cams - enjoy! www.youtube.com/live/tk0tfYD...

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d
Big fan of whole cranberry sauce here. Below are some more interesting options:
byzantienne.bsky.social Arkady Martine | Dr. AnnaLinden Weller @byzantienne.bsky.social · 1d
hello skyline.

I like (fresh) cranberries a lot. I am however bored of Cranberry Sauce

give unto me your Interesting/Experimental Cranberry Recipes.

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Arkady Martine | Dr. AnnaLinden Weller @byzantienne.bsky.social · 1d
hello skyline.

I like (fresh) cranberries a lot. I am however bored of Cranberry Sauce

give unto me your Interesting/Experimental Cranberry Recipes.

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Sophie W @biologizing.bsky.social · 1d
If you ever wonder why people say "slippery as an eel" I can confirm that one time we had to hold an eel for a vet to do a blood draw and that eel ended up on the floor 47 times out of 48 attempts

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d
Better than usual 😫

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d
This is about as good as it gets these days, other than when there’s aurora or World Series Game 7

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d
My feed is currently 1/3 Thanksgiving merriment, 1/3 US politics angst, 1/3 environmental angst

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 1d
Red at morning, sailors take warning
This morning's red sky sunrise over the bay & shoreline.

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Laura @lauropea.bsky.social · 1d
when you and your co-authors try to find that one (1) footnote you definitely saw the other day
painting of St Catharine confounding the learned men who are confusedly flipping through books

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d
Not this year

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d
Thinking my contribution to the great annual cranberry sauce discourse this year is:

1. We’re almost 11/12 of the way through 2025 (but who’s counting)

2. If people enjoy whole berry sauce, fine

3. If people enjoy sliced canned sauce, fine

4. If people would rather not have any sauce, fine

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 2d
Not that you asked, but here's a thread of intriguing (real!) food facts to amuse/bore your friends and family.

Great for gatherings when you need to change the subject!