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Stephen Murphy (smurph)

@smurph.bsky.social

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Professor at U Waterloo - Sch Environment, Resources & Sustainability. Ecologist, EIC Restoration Ecology, Botanist, Protected Areas. Grasslands. https://uwaterloo.ca/environment-resources-and-sustainability/blog/you-break-it-we-fix-it .. more

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Max Waugh @maxwaughphoto.bsky.social · 6h

The quick brown gibbon jumped over the green rainforest…

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 14h

For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health.

Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.

rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...

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Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · 15h

This is Australia, but you could apply it anywhere.

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 1d

the "Fight against climate" part, I'll buy.

Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 1d

Highly recommend both articles/posts from @angierasmussen.bsky.social & @brucearthur.bsky.social

Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 1d

Linked to this in the post, but I recommend reading Dr. Rasmussen's latest analysis of the ostrich debacle. I couldn't go this long, and obviously don't have this level of expertise. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 1d

No but sticking with the Verhoeven theme others noted, this video reminds me of this part...

a woman is wearing a scarf and a jacket and says two weeks .

ALT: a woman is wearing a scarf and a jacket and says two weeks .

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 1d

14 internets then

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ten internets

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 1d

Just practicing. For now...

a ground squirrel standing on its hind legs on a wooden railing

ALT: a ground squirrel standing on its hind legs on a wooden railing

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 1d

you win.

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 1d

nice!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 1d

I teach both undergrads and grads about R and stats and expt design. The two posts by @bharrap.bsky.social @hormiga.bsky.social are going in my syllabi this winter. Thanks to both of you.

Ben Harrap @bharrap.bsky.social · 2d

I clearly had a lot of thoughts/feelings from reading Terry's blog post, so I wrote one of my own

It ended up being a bit of a stream-of-thought post but I think it captures some of my worries

benharrap.com/post/2025-10...

#statssky #episky #academicsky

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 1d

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 1d

Look at this awesome figure per @vanhinsbergen.bsky.social & Jonny Wu for their book chapter. Pangea in one pic.

Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 1d

Nobel laureates fleeing the US for other places. Unsurprising.

Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 1d

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 1d

Way to go Batten School & VIMS Eastern Shore Laboratory #RestorationEcology

Sarah Primate @langurlover.bsky.social · 1d

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Bay scallops surge on Virginia's Eastern Shore

Virginia's bay scallop population is experiencing an unprecedented resurgence, thanks to years of dedicated restoration work led by the Batten School & VIMS Eastern Shore Laboratory (ESL) in Wachaprea...

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Sarah Primate @langurlover.bsky.social · 1d

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Bay scallops surge on Virginia's Eastern Shore

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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 1d

“Multiplying protest frogs” 🤣

Troops to Portland still on hold, multiplying protest frogs, fact-check on Trump claims: Get caught up

It’s not clear when the 9th Circuit panel will issue its ruling, but it will likely come before an Oct. 17 hearing

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 1d

Less doubt mongering.👎 More facts. 👍

COVID Vaccines Still Effective, Study www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

Effectiveness:
- 29.3% against emergency department visits
- 39.2% against hospitalizations
- 64% against deaths

"Vaccines were effective across age groups"

COVID Vaccines Still Effective Against Severe Outcomes, VA Study Suggests

Even as COVID's severity wanes, vaccines reduced emergency visits, hospital stays, and death

www.medpagetoday.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.

Seems bad?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Jennifer Robson 🇨🇦 @jrobson.bsky.social · 1d

Announcement from PM Carney moments ago and this is good news. I've been working on this issue with @saulschwartz.bsky.social and @agenestgregoire.bsky.social for years. We've documented how many Canadians don't file and miss out on or loose benefits, .. 1/3

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 1d

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dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 2d

there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif

Wide shot of many people in inflatable costumes

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Ben Harrap @bharrap.bsky.social · 2d

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 2d

When the power went out in Spain this spring, many people immediately pointed the finger at the country's solar and wind power as the cause.

That wasn't the trigger, but a new survey finds that all that misinformation?

It had an impact.

Read more here, only on @npr.org 🎧⬇️

After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

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Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 2d

Oil and gas companies will often claim to be partners in the clean energy transition, when it is politically expedient to do so, but new research finds their actual contributions are marginal:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Oil and gas industry’s marginal share of global renewable energy

Nature Sustainability - The decarbonization of oil and gas companies may not be as speedy or robust as advertised. This analysis finds that renewable energies make up just a minor fraction of the...

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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 3d

"Research shows wildfires are 4x more likely in areas w/roads than in roadless forests...and >90% of wildfires occur within 1/2 mile of a road. Even USFS's own research undercuts the argument that repealing the roadless rule would have a positive effect on fire mgmt."🌍 www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...

The Trump administration’s latest attack on cherished public lands | Opinion

“For more than two decades, the Roadless Rule has protected nearly 60 million acres of our national forests from industrial development.”

www.sacbee.com

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