Eric R. Eaton
@bugeric.bsky.social
Nonfiction author, blogger, insect identifier, ally. Presenter/speaker. #SciComm, entomology, urban nature, human conflict with other species, other humans. Opposed to colonialism, capitalism. Married Progressive in Kansas, USA.
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Congratulations, Indiana University! Thank you for reminding us that good guys can finish first.
January 20, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Congratulations, Indiana University! Thank you for reminding us that good guys can finish first.
OMG, what a touchdown run.
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
OMG, what a touchdown run.
Too many accounts here still not using ALT text on photos, artwork…. Maybe make it your New Year’s resolution to do that? It will boost your following. Thank you.
January 19, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Too many accounts here still not using ALT text on photos, artwork…. Maybe make it your New Year’s resolution to do that? It will boost your following. Thank you.
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💸 New @greenpeace.eu report exposes EU's corporate-run farming model.
EU subsidies = wealth for the rich: in some countries, the top 1% takes up to 40% while small-scale farmers go under, EU countryside is industrialised, and nature is destroyed☠️
It can be so different. Check our CAP vision below⤵️
EU subsidies = wealth for the rich: in some countries, the top 1% takes up to 40% while small-scale farmers go under, EU countryside is industrialised, and nature is destroyed☠️
It can be so different. Check our CAP vision below⤵️
January 19, 2026 at 1:28 PM
💸 New @greenpeace.eu report exposes EU's corporate-run farming model.
EU subsidies = wealth for the rich: in some countries, the top 1% takes up to 40% while small-scale farmers go under, EU countryside is industrialised, and nature is destroyed☠️
It can be so different. Check our CAP vision below⤵️
EU subsidies = wealth for the rich: in some countries, the top 1% takes up to 40% while small-scale farmers go under, EU countryside is industrialised, and nature is destroyed☠️
It can be so different. Check our CAP vision below⤵️
Sharing for the post, not the link. From what I understand, Substack is similar to Ex in tolerating (if not promoting) hate speech. I rarely read articles from there.
Who really benefits from the current farming system? Certainly not the farmers, locked into rising input costs and shrinking margins. Certainly not the insects. Definitely not the ecosystems that sustain us.
Nuclear Notebook
What a freebie from a farming conference says about who controls the land
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January 19, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Sharing for the post, not the link. From what I understand, Substack is similar to Ex in tolerating (if not promoting) hate speech. I rarely read articles from there.
If the Rams are way ahead at the end of the third quarter, then the Bears have them right where they want them.
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
If the Rams are way ahead at the end of the third quarter, then the Bears have them right where they want them.
Periodic reminder that if I see a post featuring generative AI content, I will block your account.
January 17, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Periodic reminder that if I see a post featuring generative AI content, I will block your account.
We need to have a lot more conversations related to this in the United States, but we must include everyone, with particular attention to the wisdom of Indigenous peoples.
The rural-urban divide is age-old but one thing that’s changed is that for many years the two areas enjoyed a natural symbiosis—farms and markets for farm products. But advances in technology and trade mean that now only a small percentage of *rural* Americans are farmers, weakening the link.
January 17, 2026 at 5:22 AM
We need to have a lot more conversations related to this in the United States, but we must include everyone, with particular attention to the wisdom of Indigenous peoples.
Please do this if you are a United States resident. Also, get the Five Calls app to make calling easier. Thank you.
ICE and Border Patrol agents must be reined in. Here is one thing we can do right now. Please read and share. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-gestapo
January 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Please do this if you are a United States resident. Also, get the Five Calls app to make calling easier. Thank you.
Oh, my, I am officially an old person.... senseofmisplaced.blogspot.com/2026/01/birt... #blogpost #personalessay
Birthday Thoughts
I recently turned the big sixty-five, and there is possibly no other anniversary more important for a resident of the United States. As an o...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Oh, my, I am officially an old person.... senseofmisplaced.blogspot.com/2026/01/birt... #blogpost #personalessay
Given his war with the Federal Reserve, I guess Trvmp believes he is bigger than money itself.
January 14, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Given his war with the Federal Reserve, I guess Trvmp believes he is bigger than money itself.
Debating whether to renew the Eset security on my PowerSpec desktop computer (running Windows 11). Can any tech professionals please advise? Thank you.
January 13, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Debating whether to renew the Eset security on my PowerSpec desktop computer (running Windows 11). Can any tech professionals please advise? Thank you.
This has a few thoughtful comments.
Trying to remind myself, we’re just animals who learned to walk upright and use our thumbs.
January 12, 2026 at 11:08 PM
This has a few thoughtful comments.
I keep coming to the same conclusion myself, and my ancestry goes back to the Mayflower, literally.
January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I keep coming to the same conclusion myself, and my ancestry goes back to the Mayflower, literally.
Absolutely delighted by Indiana University’s resounding victory over U of Oregon tonight! I know it’s inconsequential in the grand scheme, and that I’m being petty, but the motherDuckers helped screw my alma mater out of an entire conference (Pac 12), so I make no apologies.
January 10, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Absolutely delighted by Indiana University’s resounding victory over U of Oregon tonight! I know it’s inconsequential in the grand scheme, and that I’m being petty, but the motherDuckers helped screw my alma mater out of an entire conference (Pac 12), so I make no apologies.
More new "bugs" in the new year, thanks to warm weather.... bugeric.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-... #bugsky #blogpost #insects #entomology
New Year’s Insects and Spiders
Happy New Year to my friends and followers! I do hope that you are finding reasons to celebrate, and are getting out into nature. Our local ...
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January 9, 2026 at 11:53 PM
More new "bugs" in the new year, thanks to warm weather.... bugeric.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-... #bugsky #blogpost #insects #entomology
If you attended my virtual presentation today for Smithsonian Associates, and you have an unanswered question, you are welcome to email me (address in the supplemental material from the chat).
January 9, 2026 at 1:46 AM
If you attended my virtual presentation today for Smithsonian Associates, and you have an unanswered question, you are welcome to email me (address in the supplemental material from the chat).
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
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Next week, Jan 8 at 12:00 pm EST, hear @bugeric.bsky.social, author of Bugwatching, discuss the fun and importance of observing our planet's most abundant, yet most overlooked, animals in this virtual event with Smithsonian Associates!
Come learn to appreciate the small things: buff.ly/yWNSQF0
Come learn to appreciate the small things: buff.ly/yWNSQF0
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Next week, Jan 8 at 12:00 pm EST, hear @bugeric.bsky.social, author of Bugwatching, discuss the fun and importance of observing our planet's most abundant, yet most overlooked, animals in this virtual event with Smithsonian Associates!
Come learn to appreciate the small things: buff.ly/yWNSQF0
Come learn to appreciate the small things: buff.ly/yWNSQF0
The thread attached to this video is well worth the read. May the new year bring you reconnection to joy and reverence.
Finished up this delightful book nook build that spouse got me for Xmas. It was soothing blend of Lego building and puzzle making that I found extremely satisfying, promoting extreme focus and deep work that magically settled anxiety. Now I understand the "old people working on puzzles" stereotype.
January 1, 2026 at 3:44 PM
The thread attached to this video is well worth the read. May the new year bring you reconnection to joy and reverence.
Thank you to everyone who made my publisher money by purchasing one of my books! No, seriously, Princeton University Press puts out some great books.
Loooook what my husband bought me from my wish list!!! @bugeric.bsky.social I can’t wait to dive in!! 🐞
December 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Thank you to everyone who made my publisher money by purchasing one of my books! No, seriously, Princeton University Press puts out some great books.
I remember Psychology Today. Was that not fast enough for ya?
December 31, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I remember Psychology Today. Was that not fast enough for ya?