Ian Ramjohn
@iramjohn.bsky.social
Wikipedia expert at @wikieducation.bsky.social.
Plant ecology Ph.D. 🇹🇹Trinbagonian in exile
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Ian Ramjohn
@iramjohn.bsky.social
· Feb 19
Eulogy for my father, Ian Ramjohn (1931–2025)
YouTube video by Ian Ramjohn
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I recorded this for my father's funeral today.
youtu.be/c6WWROsaCwY
youtu.be/c6WWROsaCwY
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Near as I can tell, this is the first impeachment resolution filed out of thousands over the years to directly allege the crime of capital murder.
December 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Near as I can tell, this is the first impeachment resolution filed out of thousands over the years to directly allege the crime of capital murder.
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Rep. Thanedar has filed two articles of impeachment against Hegseth, one for "murder and conspiracy to murder" and the other for "reckless and unlawful mishandling of classified information." 🧵
(Full disclosure: I was happy to consult a bit on drafting this.)
(Full disclosure: I was happy to consult a bit on drafting this.)
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Rep. Thanedar has filed two articles of impeachment against Hegseth, one for "murder and conspiracy to murder" and the other for "reckless and unlawful mishandling of classified information." 🧵
(Full disclosure: I was happy to consult a bit on drafting this.)
(Full disclosure: I was happy to consult a bit on drafting this.)
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We are exactly six weeks out from the release of my new book "When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy". I'm so excited to share this work.
If you haven't already done so, please pre-order & look out for book evens.
Link in bio or at berondamontgomery.com.
If you haven't already done so, please pre-order & look out for book evens.
Link in bio or at berondamontgomery.com.
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
We are exactly six weeks out from the release of my new book "When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy". I'm so excited to share this work.
If you haven't already done so, please pre-order & look out for book evens.
Link in bio or at berondamontgomery.com.
If you haven't already done so, please pre-order & look out for book evens.
Link in bio or at berondamontgomery.com.
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Ecologists recognize the importance of integrating across scales, yet our models often target specific scales. Our new paper presents models of population growth that scale up to explain community-level patterns, including interactions of temperature, light & nutrients. doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
December 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Ecologists recognize the importance of integrating across scales, yet our models often target specific scales. Our new paper presents models of population growth that scale up to explain community-level patterns, including interactions of temperature, light & nutrients. doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
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Terry Gross Conducts ‘Fresh Air’ Interview On Bluetooth During Uber Shift
https://theonion.com/terry-gross-conducts-fresh-air-interview-on-bluetooth-during-uber-shift/
https://theonion.com/terry-gross-conducts-fresh-air-interview-on-bluetooth-during-uber-shift/
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Terry Gross Conducts ‘Fresh Air’ Interview On Bluetooth During Uber Shift
https://theonion.com/terry-gross-conducts-fresh-air-interview-on-bluetooth-during-uber-shift/
https://theonion.com/terry-gross-conducts-fresh-air-interview-on-bluetooth-during-uber-shift/
"Wikimedia Foundation appoints Bernadette Meehan as Chief Executive Officer"
I know nothing about her. She sounds like she has the experience to manage a non-profit *like* WMF (though WMF is kinda sui generis, and a new CEO is unlikely to understand that). She has non-profit experience...
I know nothing about her. She sounds like she has the experience to manage a non-profit *like* WMF (though WMF is kinda sui generis, and a new CEO is unlikely to understand that). She has non-profit experience...
Wikimedia Foundation appoints Bernadette Meehan as Chief Executive Officer – Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation today announced the appointment of Bernadette Meehan as Chief Executive Officer.
wikimediafoundation.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"Wikimedia Foundation appoints Bernadette Meehan as Chief Executive Officer"
I know nothing about her. She sounds like she has the experience to manage a non-profit *like* WMF (though WMF is kinda sui generis, and a new CEO is unlikely to understand that). She has non-profit experience...
I know nothing about her. She sounds like she has the experience to manage a non-profit *like* WMF (though WMF is kinda sui generis, and a new CEO is unlikely to understand that). She has non-profit experience...
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Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
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OK, seriously. This is wild.
Judge Jay Bybee (1) raises a new issue — the Domestic Violence Clause of the Constitution — to consider in the troop deployment cases; (2) extensively details its historical application;
Judge Jay Bybee (1) raises a new issue — the Domestic Violence Clause of the Constitution — to consider in the troop deployment cases; (2) extensively details its historical application;
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
OK, seriously. This is wild.
Judge Jay Bybee (1) raises a new issue — the Domestic Violence Clause of the Constitution — to consider in the troop deployment cases; (2) extensively details its historical application;
Judge Jay Bybee (1) raises a new issue — the Domestic Violence Clause of the Constitution — to consider in the troop deployment cases; (2) extensively details its historical application;
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Jay Bybee is famous because he signed the torture memos written by John Yoo when he was head of OLC
JUST IN: Famous 9th Cir Judge Jay Bybee (GWBush) pens 64-page opinion on how Constitution's 'domestic violence' clause may block Trump deployment of National Guard in OR. Judge Eric Tung's (Trump) insulting response: 'A great labor producing a mouse.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
OregonvTrumpCA9AmOrd120825
www.documentcloud.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Jay Bybee is famous because he signed the torture memos written by John Yoo when he was head of OLC
Wandering through a new-to-me indy bookstore and noticing the books that I wouldn’t buy with a credit card.
Wasn’t planning to buy them. Wouldn’t have worried what I was seen buying a year and a half ago, but would now.
Living under the governance of USCIS weighs more than it once did.
Wasn’t planning to buy them. Wouldn’t have worried what I was seen buying a year and a half ago, but would now.
Living under the governance of USCIS weighs more than it once did.
December 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Wandering through a new-to-me indy bookstore and noticing the books that I wouldn’t buy with a credit card.
Wasn’t planning to buy them. Wouldn’t have worried what I was seen buying a year and a half ago, but would now.
Living under the governance of USCIS weighs more than it once did.
Wasn’t planning to buy them. Wouldn’t have worried what I was seen buying a year and a half ago, but would now.
Living under the governance of USCIS weighs more than it once did.
I used to see this sign all the time when I worked for OU, and always hoped it meant something. My department chair had my back as I taught evolution, but I was less sure higher up the chain.
David Boren, for all his faults, had the political clout to stand up to the state, so things are worse now.
David Boren, for all his faults, had the political clout to stand up to the state, so things are worse now.
“What I think that professors should do is always teach the truth. We have a moral obligation. There are some things that are worth the consequences...If these red states get their way, this will fundamentally destroy higher ed, fundamentally destroy facts."
— Leonard Bright, TAMU AAUP
— Leonard Bright, TAMU AAUP
As colleges clamp down on the teaching of gender, advocates say professors taking the hit
Professors are taking the brunt of the storm as new fights over the teaching of gender and race erupt in college classrooms. An Oklahoma University (OU) student is accusing her instructor of religious...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I used to see this sign all the time when I worked for OU, and always hoped it meant something. My department chair had my back as I taught evolution, but I was less sure higher up the chain.
David Boren, for all his faults, had the political clout to stand up to the state, so things are worse now.
David Boren, for all his faults, had the political clout to stand up to the state, so things are worse now.
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I've seen a lot of snakes in Trinidad, but never a bushmaster. One of the reasons I love r/whatsthissnake - seeing really cool snakes you've never seen in real life.
www.reddit.com/r/whatsthiss...
www.reddit.com/r/whatsthiss...
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I've seen a lot of snakes in Trinidad, but never a bushmaster. One of the reasons I love r/whatsthissnake - seeing really cool snakes you've never seen in real life.
www.reddit.com/r/whatsthiss...
www.reddit.com/r/whatsthiss...
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Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid
December 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid
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"I am Spartacus" but for sex pests
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"I am Spartacus" but for sex pests
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Stories of resistance in NOLA, with historical background & antecedents. Good work, as always, by @willbunch.bsky.social Right up your alley @donnerkay.bsky.social @drangelasutton.bsky.social @ebonyteach.blacksky.app and in your neighborhood @mschleifstein.bsky.social
There was revolution in the air in New Orleans when the Border Patrol invaded their city - as brave citizens blew whistles, chased convoys, and confronted masked agents of a tyrannical government
From Minneapolis to Manhattan, an uprising has begun. A special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/immi...
From Minneapolis to Manhattan, an uprising has begun. A special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/immi...
In New Orleans and across U.S., anger over ICE raids sparks a 2nd American Revolution | Will Bunch
Everyday folks are rising up to resist immigration raids with whistles, car chases, and noisy protests. Revolution is in the air.
www.inquirer.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Stories of resistance in NOLA, with historical background & antecedents. Good work, as always, by @willbunch.bsky.social Right up your alley @donnerkay.bsky.social @drangelasutton.bsky.social @ebonyteach.blacksky.app and in your neighborhood @mschleifstein.bsky.social
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The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in Eastern Market on Wednesday, nearly 15 years after someone proposed it in a viral social media post.
Detroit finally has a RoboCop statue - Detroit Metro Times
Nearly 15 years later, Detroit finally has its statue of RoboCop. The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in East...
www.metrotimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in Eastern Market on Wednesday, nearly 15 years after someone proposed it in a viral social media post.
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this gets to the fundamental lawlessness. the difference between law as a game and law as a tool of government.
birthright citizenship is the law. nothing has changed. the documents are the same. if that can change based on *nothing*, you don't have a real constitution in the first place.
birthright citizenship is the law. nothing has changed. the documents are the same. if that can change based on *nothing*, you don't have a real constitution in the first place.
also, let’s say wurman is right. well, we have had nearly 160 years of unlimited birthright citizenship that has been affirmed again and again by generations of Americans. whatever the original intent, that is what the birthright clause *means*.
December 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
this gets to the fundamental lawlessness. the difference between law as a game and law as a tool of government.
birthright citizenship is the law. nothing has changed. the documents are the same. if that can change based on *nothing*, you don't have a real constitution in the first place.
birthright citizenship is the law. nothing has changed. the documents are the same. if that can change based on *nothing*, you don't have a real constitution in the first place.
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This year I've been reflecting upon and writing about my life as a neurodiverse author. Here's one of the most personal essays I've ever written about being on the spectrum. In addition, an updated version of my free booklet "Tips and Strategies for Neurodiverse Writers" is available.
The Mask Comes Off When I Write | Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine
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December 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This year I've been reflecting upon and writing about my life as a neurodiverse author. Here's one of the most personal essays I've ever written about being on the spectrum. In addition, an updated version of my free booklet "Tips and Strategies for Neurodiverse Writers" is available.
This was an incredibly eye-opening read for me. I knew the mythical version of event wasn't true (I've learned some in the last decade or so) but so much of this was completely new to me.
Like @prisonculture.bsky.social, I've been worried about the ways popular myths of the civil rights movement make it hard to see how to struggle today. On the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott, the things we get wrong & what a fuller history shows us: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What we get wrong about the Montgomery bus boycott – and what we can learn from it | Jeanne Theoharis
The movement’s success was never a given. It took much longer and required tremendous sacrifice without certainty it would work
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This was an incredibly eye-opening read for me. I knew the mythical version of event wasn't true (I've learned some in the last decade or so) but so much of this was completely new to me.
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BLEAK. I need to know more about the conviction, but it makes sense that it came under Biden at the end of 2024. We need a long national debate about what a foreign policy built on the values of freedom and democracy looks like in real time.
"Obama, Trump and Biden all stood by their man in Honduras for the 8 vicious, destructive years he was in power. They ignored his drug connections, supported the military&police that kept him in power through state terror, and countenanced his illegal re-elections www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s pardon of an ex-Honduran president is shocking. So is the history of US support for him | Dana Frank
Obama, Trump, and Biden stood by their man in Tegucigalpa for the eight vicious, destructive years he was in power
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
BLEAK. I need to know more about the conviction, but it makes sense that it came under Biden at the end of 2024. We need a long national debate about what a foreign policy built on the values of freedom and democracy looks like in real time.
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The impact of Anders Breivik and his manifesto is underestimated by nearly everyone
Except the fascists, they understand Breivik's importance all too well
Except the fascists, they understand Breivik's importance all too well
It says a lot that This lady was cited in the manifesto of Anders Breivik and she is still invited to be on TV over 15 years later
Everyone involved knows Mel is a virulently racist fascist lunatic with horrendous views on the use of massive, murderous violence against civilians. But there she still is on Sky News, because her crackpottery is well within acceptable opinion, for our political/media class.
December 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The impact of Anders Breivik and his manifesto is underestimated by nearly everyone
Except the fascists, they understand Breivik's importance all too well
Except the fascists, they understand Breivik's importance all too well
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This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
Dreamt I asked Mamdani's younger siblings why his opponents hadn't branded him a hypocrite for following a faith led by a billionaire (the Aga Khan).
Mamdani's an only child, and while he's Khoja, he's Twelver Shia, not Nizari. Sometimes dreams area almost as unreliable as the Trump administration.
Mamdani's an only child, and while he's Khoja, he's Twelver Shia, not Nizari. Sometimes dreams area almost as unreliable as the Trump administration.
December 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Dreamt I asked Mamdani's younger siblings why his opponents hadn't branded him a hypocrite for following a faith led by a billionaire (the Aga Khan).
Mamdani's an only child, and while he's Khoja, he's Twelver Shia, not Nizari. Sometimes dreams area almost as unreliable as the Trump administration.
Mamdani's an only child, and while he's Khoja, he's Twelver Shia, not Nizari. Sometimes dreams area almost as unreliable as the Trump administration.
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“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...