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Silvia Secchi
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Natural resource economist, geographer, meanderer, informed agitator, immigrant.
Trans rights are human rights.
💧Dall’acqua salata a quella dolce e zozza💧
My views are my own and do not represent my employer.
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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · Nov 7
Seems like a good time to remind ourselves that in 1931, when Mussolini forced academics to sign an oath of allegiance to the fascist regime, only twelve refused.
Academic freedom and fascism: A new book on the Italian professors who said NO in 1931
Inclusive searches & sources @UvA Romance languages (32) Earlier addressed in the Library333 series Inclusive searches & sources @FMG Library – with posts on the Academic Freedom Inde…
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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 7h
Today I am thankful that many of us recognize the horror we are living under, are not being quiet about it, and do our best to oppose it.
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seen on WT Harris in E Charlotte
Sign reading "he sold you flowers and ICE took him."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
Trump calls Tim Walz “seriously retarded”
migrant earning $30,000 with a green card will get roughly $50,000 in yearly benefits for their family. The real migrant population is much higher. This refugee burden is the leading cause of social dysfunction in America, something that did not exist after World War II (Failed schools, high crime, urban decay, overcrowded hospitals, housing shortages, and large deficits, etc.). As an example, hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia are completely taking over the once great State of Minnesota. Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for “prey” as our wonderful people stay locked in their apartments and houses hoping against hope that they will be left alone. The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both, while the worst “Congressman/woman” in our Country, Ilhan Omar, always wrapped in her swaddling hijab, and who probably came into the U.S.A. illegally in that you are not allowed to marry your brother, does nothing but hatefully complain about our Country, its Constitution, and how “badly” she is treated, when her place of origin is a decadent, backward, and crime ridden nation…

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 10h
Be safe! It looks like it’s going to be bad.

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 12h
We are about to sit down and eat a dinner that includes Brussels sprouts. As I was cooking them I was thinking about the workers who tended to and harvested them, and the water and chemicals they require.
dustinmulvaney.bsky.social Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 20h
Nearly the entire brussels sprouts supply in the US comes from California’s central coast.
ufw.bsky.social United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 1d
Brussels sprouts grow upright on a tough, woody stem. This picture is a partly mechanized harvest, but a crew of workers used machetes to cut off the stalks in the field, while another worker trims off the leaves as he feeds the stalks into the machine. It's grueling work especially when it is hot.

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 12h
Thank you! It’s wood so it’s got years of good use. Artifact puzzles is one of our puzzle splurge places.

Reposted by Silvia Secchi, Stephen A. Meserve, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Gregory Hays @aristofontes.bsky.social · 13h
Endowing a faculty position runs about $2–3 million, in case you were wondering
LSU confirms Kelly was fired 'without cause' and is owed his full $54 million buyout
Former LSU coach Brian Kelly has received a letter from LSU confirming that he was fired without cause and is owed his full $54 million buyout.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13h
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
Homeland Security tweet says “there us no room at the table for invaders.”

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 15h
First puzzle of the holiday season
Photo of the puzzle “Monastery” by Artifact puzzles. A multicolored pastel building with many turkeys on top of a mountain.

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 20h
Nearly the entire brussels sprouts supply in the US comes from California’s central coast.
ufw.bsky.social United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 1d
Brussels sprouts grow upright on a tough, woody stem. This picture is a partly mechanized harvest, but a crew of workers used machetes to cut off the stalks in the field, while another worker trims off the leaves as he feeds the stalks into the machine. It's grueling work especially when it is hot.

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 1d
We spend billions subsidizing the corn/soybean duopoly via crop insurance, direct & conservation payments, R&D at land grants plus pay for ethanol & biodiesel mandates. We ignore their massive environmental impacts. Meanwhile, the majority of US oats is imported (from Canada). Smart AND sustainable!
mprnews.org MPR News @mprnews.org · 3d
Some corn and soybean farmers in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa have started planting oats for environmental reasons, but also in an effort to diversify what’s grown in the Midwest. One area farmer has broken ground on a new oat mill in Albert Lea, Minn. for a local market.
‘Oat Mafia’ in search of a market for oats in the upper Midwest market
Some corn and soybean farmers in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa have started planting oats for environmental reasons, but also in an effort to diversify what’s grown in the Midwest. One area far...
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d
another Lizza article is circulating, which reminds me to tap the sign reminding you to please support independent, worker-run, billionaire and felch-free news outlets when and how you can. if you can spare some $, here's some w/NewsMatch, which will 2x your donation through the end of the year!
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Chuang Tzu @chuangtzucat.bsky.social · 1d
Aurora tonight outside of Reykjavik.
#travel
#northernlights
#Iceland

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 1d
Well I have a paper in the same journal forthcoming and I am not the corresponding author so I thought it might be about that…

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Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 1d
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
vulture.com Vulture @vulture.com · 1d
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
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Robin G Nelson @robingnelson.blacksky.app · 1d
The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.

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Vulture @vulture.com · 1d
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 1d
Got this email this morning from Springer about a recently published article of mine.
This is completely absurd, particularly since last week I reviewed an article w/ tons of fake references that were obviously AI generated.
There really are no adults in the room, just greedy unethical publishers.
Dear Silvia Secchi, You have every right to be proud of your work and your publications. So, what are the best ways to tell your peers and the wider community about it? Based on your accepted article by "Agriculture and Human Values" with Springer from the Springer Nature family you are invited to explore promotional tools to enhance the visibility of your work. Promote your article AI-generated social media posts AI-Generated social media posts Promote your latest article quickly and easily, saving time while expanding your reach. Let AI do the work with ready-to-use social media posts. Promote your article

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 2d
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)

RTs appreciated.

Reposted by Silvia Secchi, Nicole Guenther Discenza

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Trump: "Despite their size, Secretary Kennedy has formally certified that these are the first ever MAHA turkeys. They could be fat, but they're still MAHA. They've been fattened on a steady diet of grass, beef, to allow the smoothies and all the other things they have been eating for this occasion."

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 2d
Lol Ben Smith just got Chotinered, he may not have recovered yet by then. And Shapiro's RGGI move was a huge disappointment, even with my low expectations of his leadership.

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 3d
I am so sorry Laura, this must be very stressful and painful for all of you.

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Eran Tal @erantal.bsky.social · 3d
🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Equity, Ethics, and Policy and Department of Philosophy, McGill University - PhilJobs:JFP Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Equity...
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 3d
Some corn and soybean farmers in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa have started planting oats for environmental reasons, but also in an effort to diversify what’s grown in the Midwest. One area farmer has broken ground on a new oat mill in Albert Lea, Minn. for a local market.
‘Oat Mafia’ in search of a market for oats in the upper Midwest market
Some corn and soybean farmers in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa have started planting oats for environmental reasons, but also in an effort to diversify what’s grown in the Midwest. One area far...
www.mprnews.org

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 3d
The Daily is the worst NYT product and there’s plenty to choose from.

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 4d
This happens in part because scientists in the global North do small science like the kind I am disappointed in btw.
mongabay.com Mongabay @mongabay.com · 4d
[COMMENTARY]

“This is the Amazon COP. If it ends with a decision that ignores Indigenous rights and props up offset markets that science says cannot work, it will squander the moral clarity of this moment,” a new op-ed argues.

** The views expressed are those of the author.
It’s time to end the carbon offset era, COP30 scientists & communities say (commentary)
At COP30 in Belém, the first climate summit held in the Amazon, something rare has happened. For years, the risks and failures of carbon offsetting have been dismissed as activist exaggeration or…
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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 4d
I cannot even begin to unpack how disappointed I have been that so many colleagues doing research on how to mitigate and adapt to climate change in US agriculture have been squandering their time to produce small science that just parrots and validates industry talking points. Yuck. Yuck. Yuck.
profsecchi.bsky.social Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 4d
Not doing 💩 science that benefits the fossil fuel lobby and big ag would not hurt too in my field lol

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 4d
Not doing 💩 science that benefits the fossil fuel lobby and big ag would not hurt too in my field lol

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 4d
I really do believe that a way we meet the moment as higher ed educators is to ensure students have strong theoretical foundations and a good understanding of history. And they also must appreciate the role of the executive and SCOTUS in dismantling Federal legislation and the science behind it. 2/2

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 4d
It's pretty much the same for US environmental policy these days. Prof. Saideman explains how he has pivoted in the 🧵.
I've had to do it too. How?
1) teaching the theory of environmental policy mechanisms
2) focus on implementation past and present and distributional impacts. 1/
smsaideman.bsky.social Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 4d
Why do i bother teaching US foreign policy? No process, no institutions.