Brian Williams
@oaktreehopper.bsky.social
Geographer, photographer, fungi enthusiast, occasional social media user.
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1) A photo of a springtail (Ptenotrix marmorata) 2) grazing in a field of pyramids 3) on the cap of a mushroom (Amanita polypyramis) 4) in the understory of a forest in Mississippi. When evil looms I find some comfort and courage in the existence of the tiny things.
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Vou botar essa música aqui em loop
February 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Vou botar essa música aqui em loop
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People understand that Iran is not actually developing nuclear weapons right
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
June 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
People understand that Iran is not actually developing nuclear weapons right
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Bernie Sanders did in fact find out about the attack on Iran during his speech in Tulsa. This is that gut wrenching moment when he stopped his speech and announced Trump’s post then informed the audience that we are now at war with Iran. Sanders made clear it’s unconstitutional.
June 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Bernie Sanders did in fact find out about the attack on Iran during his speech in Tulsa. This is that gut wrenching moment when he stopped his speech and announced Trump’s post then informed the audience that we are now at war with Iran. Sanders made clear it’s unconstitutional.
Absolute creeps.
6/21, Los Angeles: A neighborhood volunteer documenting ICE was stopped by agents in an unmarked car, surrounded, and threatened by masked agents while they filmed him on their phones.
June 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Absolute creeps.
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NEW: Trump's anti-diversity crusade is sowing fear at Mississippi State University, leaving marginalized students without organizations that were a lifeline and academics unsure if their life's work can even be considered for promotion or if their jobs will remain.
@trjackson.bsky.social reports:
@trjackson.bsky.social reports:
Anti-Diversity Crusade Sows Fear at Mississippi State
Mississippi State University faculty are uncertain about the future under the cloud of President Donald Trump’s anti-diversity orders.
www.mississippifreepress.org
June 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
NEW: Trump's anti-diversity crusade is sowing fear at Mississippi State University, leaving marginalized students without organizations that were a lifeline and academics unsure if their life's work can even be considered for promotion or if their jobs will remain.
@trjackson.bsky.social reports:
@trjackson.bsky.social reports:
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10 national unions repping 3 million members demand the release of abducted immigrant workers and call for employers and university admins to refuse to cooperate and elected officials to “find their spines.”
This is the way.
labornotes.org/blogs/2025/0...
This is the way.
labornotes.org/blogs/2025/0...
April 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
10 national unions repping 3 million members demand the release of abducted immigrant workers and call for employers and university admins to refuse to cooperate and elected officials to “find their spines.”
This is the way.
labornotes.org/blogs/2025/0...
This is the way.
labornotes.org/blogs/2025/0...
Ahhh, springtime! Birds are singing, flowers are blooming, the woods are green again, and slime molds are throwing plasmodial parties on the forest floor.
This is honeycomb coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa), one of my favorites, and one of the first to spring back to life in Mississippi.
This is honeycomb coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa), one of my favorites, and one of the first to spring back to life in Mississippi.
April 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Ahhh, springtime! Birds are singing, flowers are blooming, the woods are green again, and slime molds are throwing plasmodial parties on the forest floor.
This is honeycomb coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa), one of my favorites, and one of the first to spring back to life in Mississippi.
This is honeycomb coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa), one of my favorites, and one of the first to spring back to life in Mississippi.
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these are the dullest people alive
Can’t say I’m looking forward to several years of takes like this.
March 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
these are the dullest people alive
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OPINION: "FIRE calls us a haven of free speech, but the absence of meaningful dialogue about the university’s ties to war and occupation suggests otherwise. Why is there such silence on these critical issues?" Matthew Reeves writes.
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March 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
OPINION: "FIRE calls us a haven of free speech, but the absence of meaningful dialogue about the university’s ties to war and occupation suggests otherwise. Why is there such silence on these critical issues?" Matthew Reeves writes.
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Con law prof here. This shit is WILD. "Plenary authority, derived from Article II and the mandate of the electorate" to disappear whoever the state deems a terrorist is not a fucking thing in any kind of constitutional democracy. It's unvarnished tyranny.
Hooooo boy: "The Executive Branch hereby notifies the Court that no further information will be provided in response to the Court’s March 18, 2025 Minute Order based on the state secrets privilege." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Con law prof here. This shit is WILD. "Plenary authority, derived from Article II and the mandate of the electorate" to disappear whoever the state deems a terrorist is not a fucking thing in any kind of constitutional democracy. It's unvarnished tyranny.
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This seems like a good time to remind folks of what Hannah Arendt once wrote:
March 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This seems like a good time to remind folks of what Hannah Arendt once wrote:
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Hours before he was killed by Israel, Hossam Shabat filed his last report for @dropsitenews.com, “Report from the Frontline of Israel’s War of Annihilation.”
We are publishing Hossam’s story along with a deeply moving tribute to Hossam by Sharif Abdel Kouddous:
www.dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-sha...
We are publishing Hossam’s story along with a deeply moving tribute to Hossam by Sharif Abdel Kouddous:
www.dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-sha...
Hossam Shabat’s Last Article
Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.
www.dropsitenews.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Hours before he was killed by Israel, Hossam Shabat filed his last report for @dropsitenews.com, “Report from the Frontline of Israel’s War of Annihilation.”
We are publishing Hossam’s story along with a deeply moving tribute to Hossam by Sharif Abdel Kouddous:
www.dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-sha...
We are publishing Hossam’s story along with a deeply moving tribute to Hossam by Sharif Abdel Kouddous:
www.dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-sha...
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Look at how El Salvador’s president Bukele describes the future these captives are facing in his pinned tweet.
March 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Look at how El Salvador’s president Bukele describes the future these captives are facing in his pinned tweet.
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When I wrote my camps book, people sometimes had difficulty understanding how concentration-camp regimes were proud of what they were doing and wanted attention for it, even as they also hoped to keep many aspects secret and terrorize vulnerable classes. Anyway, this is what that looks like.
Leavitt: "We are encouraging illegal immigrants to actively self-deport to maybe save themselves from being in one of these fun videos."
March 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
When I wrote my camps book, people sometimes had difficulty understanding how concentration-camp regimes were proud of what they were doing and wanted attention for it, even as they also hoped to keep many aspects secret and terrorize vulnerable classes. Anyway, this is what that looks like.
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If you supported a 10 year old American child with brain cancer, on her way to medical treatment, being deported because her parents are undocumented (but have no criminal records), then you’re a horrific person and I’m not sure how you sleep at night.
Parents deported to Mexico while seeking brain cancer treatment for young American daughter | CNN
The undocumented parents of a 10-year-old US citizen whose family was removed to Mexico say they are desperately seeking a way for either of them to return to the US with the girl so she can continue ...
www.cnn.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
If you supported a 10 year old American child with brain cancer, on her way to medical treatment, being deported because her parents are undocumented (but have no criminal records), then you’re a horrific person and I’m not sure how you sleep at night.
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It is National Artichoke Day! Did you know that the artichoke is CA’s state vegetable and 99.9% of US chokes are grown here? (Mostly along the Central Coast.) Photo of artichoke field next to Wilder Ranch State Park, Santa Cruz. #farming #gardening #photography
March 17, 2025 at 5:52 AM
It is National Artichoke Day! Did you know that the artichoke is CA’s state vegetable and 99.9% of US chokes are grown here? (Mostly along the Central Coast.) Photo of artichoke field next to Wilder Ranch State Park, Santa Cruz. #farming #gardening #photography
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Every person on Bluesky should know:
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic
www.404media.co/the-200-site...
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic
www.404media.co/the-200-site...
March 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Every person on Bluesky should know:
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic
www.404media.co/the-200-site...
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic
www.404media.co/the-200-site...
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Students in Mississippi, South Dakota, Arkansas, Montana and Alaska could be affected the most if rules or oversight changes for how states spend education funds.
During the 2021-2022 school year, these states relied on federal aid for at least 20% of school funding.
Read more: buff.ly/0tobO1W
During the 2021-2022 school year, these states relied on federal aid for at least 20% of school funding.
Read more: buff.ly/0tobO1W
March 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Students in Mississippi, South Dakota, Arkansas, Montana and Alaska could be affected the most if rules or oversight changes for how states spend education funds.
During the 2021-2022 school year, these states relied on federal aid for at least 20% of school funding.
Read more: buff.ly/0tobO1W
During the 2021-2022 school year, these states relied on federal aid for at least 20% of school funding.
Read more: buff.ly/0tobO1W
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A teacher in Idaho has been told to remove posters reading "Everyone is welcome here" - specifically because it features different skin tones. As I wrote last week, this is a global political movement that has explicitly set the goal of eradicating the very concept of equality.
West Ada teacher stands firm after she’s told to remove ‘Everyone is welcome here’ signs
Sarah Inama said she was told by administrators that her signs “don’t allow people to express differing opinions.”
www.idahostatesman.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A teacher in Idaho has been told to remove posters reading "Everyone is welcome here" - specifically because it features different skin tones. As I wrote last week, this is a global political movement that has explicitly set the goal of eradicating the very concept of equality.
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I never met her, but was enthralled during a brilliant keynote she gave at a DOPE (dimensions of political ecology) conference way back when in Kentucky. Brilliant thinker. May she rest in peace.
A dear feminist science studies mentor passed on March 5. Have a good journey Sandra Harding. ❤️
Harding was UCLA Distinguished Professor Emerita of Education and Gender Studies, former Director of the Center for the Study of Women.
Link is an oral history interview with Sandra on her career.
Harding was UCLA Distinguished Professor Emerita of Education and Gender Studies, former Director of the Center for the Study of Women.
Link is an oral history interview with Sandra on her career.
Oral history interview with Sandra Harding
Sandra Harding was born in San Francisco, California, the first of five children born to Lloyd and Constance Harding. Her father's struggle to find work during the Great Depression led the family to L...
digital.sciencehistory.org
March 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I never met her, but was enthralled during a brilliant keynote she gave at a DOPE (dimensions of political ecology) conference way back when in Kentucky. Brilliant thinker. May she rest in peace.