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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 2d

"The battle for academic freedom and institutional sovereignty in higher education continues to play out"

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www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/u... #academicfreedom #brownuniversity #democracy #freedom #mit #universityofpennsylvania #universityofsoutherncalifornia

4 universities decline White House offer for expanded access to federal funding in exchange for demands. Here’s what we know | CNN

The battle for academic freedom and institutional sovereignty in higher education continues to play out as another university has rejected a White House offer for expanded access to federal funding in...

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 3d

No sh_t, www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

US soybean crisis is a 'man-made disaster caused by' Trump. And farmers know it. | Opinion

On Oct. 10, Trump escalated trade tensions with China. By Oct. 12, he was posting that 'it will all be fine.' But that doesn't help America's farmers.

www.usatoday.com

beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 3d

And completely f_cking over US soybean farmers, www.usatoday.com/story/opinio... . DBAG!

US soybean crisis is a 'man-made disaster caused by' Trump. And farmers know it. | Opinion

On Oct. 10, Trump escalated trade tensions with China. By Oct. 12, he was posting that 'it will all be fine.' But that doesn't help America's farmers.

www.usatoday.com

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 3d

Antifa is real as someone who lived in PDX from 2018 - 2024. Proud Boys stronghold across the Columbia River in / around Vancouver, WA. Antifa prevented those dbags from overrunning PDX in 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_... . Why do you think tRump has such an itch to burn PDX down?

George Floyd protests in Portland, Oregon - Wikipedia

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 3d

@thethinkingatheist.com & @69eerrr.bsky.social Yes funny, but tell your Mother in Law to stop littering in the ocean, way too much stuff in the ocean (lakes, rivers and streams), en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_...

Marine debris - Wikipedia

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 3d

"Flamingos are making a home in Florida again after 100 years"

theconversation.com/flamingos-ar... #everglades #flamboyance #flamingo #flamingos #florida #floridabay #floridakeys #hurricaneidalia #restoration #sunshinestate #wadingbirds

Flamingos are making a home in Florida again after 100 years – an ecologist explains why they may be returning for good

The gradual return of flamingos to Florida coincides with long-term efforts to restore the Everglades and the state’s coastal ecosystems.

theconversation.com

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 5d

"The global presence of Chinese fishing vessels has alarmed other countries, as they are suspected of engaging in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, threatening ecosystems and the livelihoods of lawful fishers."

beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 5d

www.newsweek.com/chinese-fish... #argentina #chile #china #ecuador #fishingfleet #humboldtsquid #illegalfishing #iuu #peru #southamerica

Chinese fishing swarm raises alarm in South America

China said it combats illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and investigates all reports of suspected offending vessels.

www.newsweek.com

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 5d

Nothing to like about this.

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 5d

"Higher ocean temperatures have degraded coral reefs, which are crucial for marine life and provide habitats for ~25% of all underwater species. Reefs also support ~1 billion people so their deterioration is as much of an economic threat as well as an environmental one."

beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 5d

www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/cor... #bleaching #climatechange #coralbleaching #coralreefs #degradation #ocean #oceanwarming #tippingpoint

Coral reefs become first environmental system on Earth to pass climate "tipping point," report says

Crucial for marine life and the global economy, coral reefs are the planet's first major environmental system to cross a climate "tipping point" as the world warms.

www.cbsnews.com

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 5d

US farmers, especially soybean farmers, are being thrown under the bus by tRump, finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-w... #argentina #milei #soybeans #wtf

Trump to welcome Argentina's President Milei as US extends $20 billion lifeline

Argentina’s libertarian leader is lavishing praise on Donald Trump ahead of his first White House meeting with the U.S. president on Tuesday. It's a tactic that has helped transform President Javier ...

finance.yahoo.com

beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 5d

"The green turtle has been rescued from the brink of extinction in what scientists are calling a major conservation victory."

www.bbc.com/news/article... #arcticseals #beardedseals #conservation #endangeredspecies #greenturtle #harpseals #iucn #seaturtles #shrinkingseaice #worktobedone

Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win' - BBC News

Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 5d

"The U.S. has made zero sales to China in this new crop marketing year due to 20% retaliatory tariffs imposed by China in response to U.S. tariffs. This has allowed other exporters, Brazil and now Argentina, to capture our market at the direct expense of U.S. farmers."

beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 5d

www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/13/a... #argentina #brazil #china #soybeans #stupidisasstupiddoes #tariffs #usa

American Soybean Farmers Sold Out; Argentine Counterparts Bailed Out

Trade policy isn’t sexy, but it is weighty, economically speaking. Jobs and wage-income are at-stake. Take President Trump’s trade policy, notably his

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 6d

Elk herds on the Oregon coast, not surprised there are also cougars (aka mountain lions).

www.oregonlive.com/news/2023/08... #cannonbeach #cougar #cougars #haystackrock #mountainlion #oregon #pacificocean

More cougar sightings reported on Oregon Coast near Cannon Beach

Two weeks after a cougar made claim to Haystack Rock, two more cougar sightings were reported in the coastal town.

www.oregonlive.com

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 6d

www.bbc.com/future/artic... #africa #atlanticocean #gamma #marineprey #maritimelions #nambia #resilience #skeletoncoast

'Their resilience is a lesson to us all': The maritime lions hunting seals on the beach

In Namibia, a group of desert lions have left their traditional hunting grounds for the Atlantic coast and are now thriving as the world's only maritime lions.

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 8d

www.livescience.com/planet-earth... #alfredrusselwallace #biodiversity #charlesdarwin #coralreefs #coraltriangle #indianocean #indonesia #murkywater #pacificocean #phillipines

Coral Triangle: The giant hidden 'Amazon' beneath the sea that appears somewhat resilient to climate change

The Coral Triangle is an extremely biodiverse patch of ocean around the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Its relatively murky waters appear to shield it against climate change — for now.

www.livescience.com

beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 8d

Nothing to like about what's happening, RFK Jr. is a 🤡

beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 8d

Maine's lobster fishery is going to gradually fade away like Connecticut's, www.fox61.com/article/tech... , because the Gulf of Maine is the fastest warming body of water in the world and lobster's need cold water.

Connecticut lobster industry forces fishermen into new career

Many lobstermen thought they would be on the water until the day they die, but in Connecticut, that isn’t the case.

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 8d

apnews.com/article/seal... #marinemammalprotectionact #northatlanticrightwhale #ocean #overfishing #stupidisasstupiddoes

Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who n...

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 8d

"FORGET AMAZON...Support your community. Don’t go back to the big corporations who have sold out America. We all have to give up something to save America from the Corporate Control Age it is entering."

neilyoungarchives.com/news/1/artic... #amazon #dobetter #neilyoung #shopsmall #takeamericaback

Neil Young Archives

NYA contains the complete archives of Neil Young. The site is designed for a chronological exploration of artist output including music, books, films, & videos. Music is streamed in high-res with Xstr...

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 8d

Tour de Keys, tourdekeys.donordrive.com/home #bikeride #charity #florida #floridakeys #fun #gulfofamerica #gulfofmexico #keylargo #keywest #keys #marathon #paradise #supercool

I’m Pedaling for a Purpose!

The Tour de Keys brings riders together to support AH Monroe and MARC—two organizations building a healthier, more inclusive Florida Keys. Help me reach my goal with a donation today!

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 8d

"90% of the extra heat trapped by the atmosphere due to fossil-fuel pollution has gone into the ocean. “As the ocean warms, food webs will change and will be less productive,"

www.kuow.org/stories/retu... #blob #governmentshutdown2025 #heatwave #lanina #notgood #oceanwarming #pacificocean

Return of The Blob: Heat wave spans Pacific Ocean

A massive heat wave is hitting the Pacific Ocean from Kamchatka to California.

www.kuow.org

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beachgoods.com @beachgoods.bsky.social · 8d

Shameless is such a fitting descriptor for the orange one.

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