John Gerrath
@johngerrath.bsky.social
Plant Ecologist in Ohio. Formerly Michigan. Formerly Canada.
Bugs are cool, birds too.
Bugs are cool, birds too.
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This looks like a good starting point (also, WOW, this is amazing!!): mixmag.net/feature/expl...
January 26, 2026 at 4:45 AM
This looks like a good starting point (also, WOW, this is amazing!!): mixmag.net/feature/expl...
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dawned on me just now that at some point ice is going to arrest someone who's in ice
January 24, 2026 at 1:09 AM
dawned on me just now that at some point ice is going to arrest someone who's in ice
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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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How to get into nature.
January 20, 2026 at 1:04 PM
How to get into nature.
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“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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This month in Labor History, we take a look back at Colored National Labor Union (CNLU), the first national union established in 1869 to address black workers’ needs, and the Akron Rubber Workers Strike of 1936 that introduced sit-down strikes.
Labor History: First National Union Formed for Black Workers; Akron Rubber Workers Innovate Strike Tactics | American Postal Workers Union
(This article appeared in the January/February 2026 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) First National Union Formed to Address Black Workers’ Needs During Reconstruction Era Jan. 5, 1869:…
apwu.org
January 18, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This month in Labor History, we take a look back at Colored National Labor Union (CNLU), the first national union established in 1869 to address black workers’ needs, and the Akron Rubber Workers Strike of 1936 that introduced sit-down strikes.
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Minnesota wants to win a war of attrition
Sousveillance over civil war.
www.theverge.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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A load of onions washed up on the beach and someone rescued a load of them and ate them and things are kicking off on Facebook. Am now very invested in the sea-onion-saga. #TeamOnion
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 AM
A load of onions washed up on the beach and someone rescued a load of them and ate them and things are kicking off on Facebook. Am now very invested in the sea-onion-saga. #TeamOnion
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
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I'm a 50-year resident. Two minutes of this lady yelling is all you'll ever need to hear:L www.youtube.com/live/3zDzfZD...
LIVE ICE CLASH With Protesters as Trump THREATENS Insurrection Act | LIVE From Minneapolis
YouTube video by Status Coup News
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January 16, 2026 at 5:12 AM
I'm a 50-year resident. Two minutes of this lady yelling is all you'll ever need to hear:L www.youtube.com/live/3zDzfZD...
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i wrote about laughing at ICE and that one margaret atwood quote about men being afraid of women laughing at them
www.patreon.com/posts/148398...
www.patreon.com/posts/148398...
January 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM
i wrote about laughing at ICE and that one margaret atwood quote about men being afraid of women laughing at them
www.patreon.com/posts/148398...
www.patreon.com/posts/148398...
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If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 AM
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
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reading (and writing) is how I process the horrible things in the world, so if you’re like me I highly recommend checking it out
January 17, 2026 at 5:24 PM
reading (and writing) is how I process the horrible things in the world, so if you’re like me I highly recommend checking it out
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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Leeks are great in soup at this time of year. Thankfully, workers on California’s Central Coast are packing and loading up the day’s harvest for your soup bowl. #WeFeedYou
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Leeks are great in soup at this time of year. Thankfully, workers on California’s Central Coast are packing and loading up the day’s harvest for your soup bowl. #WeFeedYou
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One of the things about people showing up to protest for the first time, that many, many armchair theorists don't grasp, is the effect of seeing what happens with your own eyes, then seeing how media covers it, and what is said ABOUT YOU by media and political personalities/office holders.
January 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM
One of the things about people showing up to protest for the first time, that many, many armchair theorists don't grasp, is the effect of seeing what happens with your own eyes, then seeing how media covers it, and what is said ABOUT YOU by media and political personalities/office holders.
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Fletcher Hanks' brief comics career gave us such gifts.
January 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Fletcher Hanks' brief comics career gave us such gifts.
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The Gods Have Returned, Baby! From Jack Kirby's Von Däniken-inspired Eternals comic series, 1970
January 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The Gods Have Returned, Baby! From Jack Kirby's Von Däniken-inspired Eternals comic series, 1970
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lmao Mad Magazine has still got it
January 11, 2026 at 1:07 AM
lmao Mad Magazine has still got it
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Facts. America in a nutshell is “we as a society can’t have nice things because Black people would also have them”.
Our entire history has been this, and it’s far past time for all of us white people to wake up to these facts.
Our entire history has been this, and it’s far past time for all of us white people to wake up to these facts.
White people have always felt a fraction of what Black people feel. That's the agreement they signed up to. Less safety so Black people have none. Less access to healthcare so Black people have less. Housing insecurity so Black people can't accrue wealth. All to satisfy their desire to erase us.
January 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Facts. America in a nutshell is “we as a society can’t have nice things because Black people would also have them”.
Our entire history has been this, and it’s far past time for all of us white people to wake up to these facts.
Our entire history has been this, and it’s far past time for all of us white people to wake up to these facts.
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New paper! Real-time flood inundation mapping (FIM) services are an incredibly valuable tool for emergency management and affected communities. But do their visualizations help users quickly and accurately interpret information to make decisions? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Comparing Flood Inundation Map Features and Diagnosing Decision Support Design Challenges
Using visualisation typologies, we developed a diagnostic evaluation method for eight user-controlled ensemble FIM visualisations. Key design challenges include unclear messaging, non-accessible and ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
New paper! Real-time flood inundation mapping (FIM) services are an incredibly valuable tool for emergency management and affected communities. But do their visualizations help users quickly and accurately interpret information to make decisions? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...