Sarah Otterstrom
@ottermarie.bsky.social
I am a Mom and a biodiversity conservationist.
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Let's go, Team USA! 🇺🇸
California is proud to have 19 incredible athletes representing the Golden State at the #MilanoCortina2026 Winter Olympics.
Bring home the gold!🥇
California is proud to have 19 incredible athletes representing the Golden State at the #MilanoCortina2026 Winter Olympics.
Bring home the gold!🥇
February 6, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Let's go, Team USA! 🇺🇸
California is proud to have 19 incredible athletes representing the Golden State at the #MilanoCortina2026 Winter Olympics.
Bring home the gold!🥇
California is proud to have 19 incredible athletes representing the Golden State at the #MilanoCortina2026 Winter Olympics.
Bring home the gold!🥇
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They don’t just deport “illegals.” They manufacture illegality by stripping lawful status, then pretend they’re enforcing the law.
TPS holders were legal yesterday. Surprise! Today they aren’t!
This is exactly what the MSM needs to explain better.
TPS holders were legal yesterday. Surprise! Today they aren’t!
This is exactly what the MSM needs to explain better.
February 3, 2026 at 12:48 AM
They don’t just deport “illegals.” They manufacture illegality by stripping lawful status, then pretend they’re enforcing the law.
TPS holders were legal yesterday. Surprise! Today they aren’t!
This is exactly what the MSM needs to explain better.
TPS holders were legal yesterday. Surprise! Today they aren’t!
This is exactly what the MSM needs to explain better.
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If media is going to claim a "pivot," let's stipulate some threshold questions: Is ICE still treating US cities like occupied territory? Will there be serious governmental investigations into ICE killings? Any accountability for them? If not, nothing is changing. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 28, 2026 at 12:49 PM
If media is going to claim a "pivot," let's stipulate some threshold questions: Is ICE still treating US cities like occupied territory? Will there be serious governmental investigations into ICE killings? Any accountability for them? If not, nothing is changing. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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"New York has become a destination for many of them, and the city is now home to Mixes, Totonacos, Mixtecos, Otomís, Tlapanecos, Tepehuas, Amuzgos from Mexico; K’iches, Mams, Kaqchikels and Tz’utujils from Guatemala; Nahua from across Central America; and Quechuas and Aymaras from South America."
Indigenous Cultures Take Root in New York
The traditional systems of mutual support that undergird many Indigenous Central and North American cultures have formed a safety net during a very dark time in New York City’s history.
www.thenation.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:45 AM
"New York has become a destination for many of them, and the city is now home to Mixes, Totonacos, Mixtecos, Otomís, Tlapanecos, Tepehuas, Amuzgos from Mexico; K’iches, Mams, Kaqchikels and Tz’utujils from Guatemala; Nahua from across Central America; and Quechuas and Aymaras from South America."
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Why do the people who claim to be defending America not understand the first thing about America?
Micro nazi from the land of formerly free speech, Bovino says if you call federal agents “kidnappers” or “Gestapo,” there will be “consequences.”
January 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Why do the people who claim to be defending America not understand the first thing about America?
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My latest, for the MIT Press Reader: Why is an anti-immigrant extremist force cracking down on non-immigrants? Because when extremists can't win over their in-group, they must assign dissenting members to an out-group in order to maintain legitimacy.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/anatomy-of-e...
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/anatomy-of-e...
Anatomy of Extremism: What ICE Is Revealing in Minnesota
The federal persecution of immigrants and white citizens alike lays bare the unstable logic of in-group power.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
January 26, 2026 at 3:41 PM
My latest, for the MIT Press Reader: Why is an anti-immigrant extremist force cracking down on non-immigrants? Because when extremists can't win over their in-group, they must assign dissenting members to an out-group in order to maintain legitimacy.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/anatomy-of-e...
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/anatomy-of-e...
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The Tiny Owl Who Visited The Big Apple
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#owls🦉 #birds #ChristmasTree🎄 #RockefellerCenter #Manhattan🍎 #NYC🗽 grrlscientist.medium.com/the-tiny-owl...
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#owls🦉 #birds #ChristmasTree🎄 #RockefellerCenter #Manhattan🍎 #NYC🗽 grrlscientist.medium.com/the-tiny-owl...
The Tiny Owl Who Visited The Big Apple
Five years ago, a tiny northern saw-whet owl was discovered huddled inside the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree that had been transported…
grrlscientist.medium.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:45 AM
The Tiny Owl Who Visited The Big Apple
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#owls🦉 #birds #ChristmasTree🎄 #RockefellerCenter #Manhattan🍎 #NYC🗽 grrlscientist.medium.com/the-tiny-owl...
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#owls🦉 #birds #ChristmasTree🎄 #RockefellerCenter #Manhattan🍎 #NYC🗽 grrlscientist.medium.com/the-tiny-owl...
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I know I don't have a ton of media followers, but I'll put this out there anyway: if you need someone to comment/offer context on the removal of the slavery exhibit at the President's House site in Philly, get in touch. I just finished an entire book on Americans' fight over Washington and slavery.
January 23, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I know I don't have a ton of media followers, but I'll put this out there anyway: if you need someone to comment/offer context on the removal of the slavery exhibit at the President's House site in Philly, get in touch. I just finished an entire book on Americans' fight over Washington and slavery.
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This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
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No soy la marea que se retira,
sino la sal que se queda pegada a las rocas
Renee Nicole Good
sino la sal que se queda pegada a las rocas
Renee Nicole Good
January 14, 2026 at 1:19 AM
No soy la marea que se retira,
sino la sal que se queda pegada a las rocas
Renee Nicole Good
sino la sal que se queda pegada a las rocas
Renee Nicole Good
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Learn about climate trends & potential impacts on Ventura County crops at the @ucanr.edu Climate & Agriculture: Farming in a Changing Climate workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 20
Speakers include @weatherwest.bsky.social
Zoom option for people unable to attend in person
ucanr.edu/blog/green-b...
Speakers include @weatherwest.bsky.social
Zoom option for people unable to attend in person
ucanr.edu/blog/green-b...
UC ANR hosts Farming in a Changing Climate workshop on Jan. 20 | Green Blog
UC Cooperative Extension in Ventura County will host the Climate & Agriculture: Farming in a Changing Climate workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
ucanr.edu
January 14, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Learn about climate trends & potential impacts on Ventura County crops at the @ucanr.edu Climate & Agriculture: Farming in a Changing Climate workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 20
Speakers include @weatherwest.bsky.social
Zoom option for people unable to attend in person
ucanr.edu/blog/green-b...
Speakers include @weatherwest.bsky.social
Zoom option for people unable to attend in person
ucanr.edu/blog/green-b...
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There you have it; the Trump admin allows ICE lawyer James Rodden to stay on the job. His personal social media account praised Hitler, supported white nationalism, and said that America started going downhill the day that Lincoln was elected.
BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, who the Observer identified last year as the operator of the account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 AM
There you have it; the Trump admin allows ICE lawyer James Rodden to stay on the job. His personal social media account praised Hitler, supported white nationalism, and said that America started going downhill the day that Lincoln was elected.
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
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Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
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Here's a summary of all the data that supports adding more red meat to your diet
January 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Here's a summary of all the data that supports adding more red meat to your diet
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I taught (and co-taught) a course on human population genetics from 2000-2024. Having retired, I'm now making all the course materials public: github.com/alanrogers/p... #popgen #evbio
GitHub - alanrogers/popgen: A course on population genetics
A course on population genetics. Contribute to alanrogers/popgen development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I taught (and co-taught) a course on human population genetics from 2000-2024. Having retired, I'm now making all the course materials public: github.com/alanrogers/p... #popgen #evbio
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"This is rather dramatic but lost in the general media turmoil over everything else - 🇺🇸 is withdrawing from 66 international organizations and treaties, most notably everything connected with climate change, democracy and rule of law."
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Withdraws the United States from International Organizations that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
WITHDRAWING FROM INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the withdrawal of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
"This is rather dramatic but lost in the general media turmoil over everything else - 🇺🇸 is withdrawing from 66 international organizations and treaties, most notably everything connected with climate change, democracy and rule of law."
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
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This is the airbase in which VIP/gov't flights would have departed from. It is generally host to the Presidential transport (A319CJ 0001) and a bunch of mil/gov't private jets, liaison planes and helicopters.
Confirmation that La Carlota Air Base in Venezuela was struck.
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 AM
This is the airbase in which VIP/gov't flights would have departed from. It is generally host to the Presidential transport (A319CJ 0001) and a bunch of mil/gov't private jets, liaison planes and helicopters.
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I hate seeing Hiroshi Nagai's beautiful artwork being co-opted to create fascist slopaganda.
January 1, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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I see there’s a post about microplastics going around with a photo of drinking straws, so here is my semi-regular reminder that the 3 biggest sources of microplastics are tires (45%), synthetic clothing particles (35%) and paint (~10%).
Lay article attached:
Lay article attached:
One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires
Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go? The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particle...
www.pbs.org
December 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I see there’s a post about microplastics going around with a photo of drinking straws, so here is my semi-regular reminder that the 3 biggest sources of microplastics are tires (45%), synthetic clothing particles (35%) and paint (~10%).
Lay article attached:
Lay article attached:
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The DHS data also confirms my reporting from May, showing that over 50 Venezuelans sent to El Salvador were not illegal immigrants and entered the country legally. www.cato.org/blog/dhs-doe...
DHS Doesn’t List CECOT Prison Deportees in Its Worst of the Worst Data
The United States should have allowed most of these immigrants to reside and work in the country legally. They could have been economic assets to the United States, and it serves no legitimate purpose...
www.cato.org
December 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The DHS data also confirms my reporting from May, showing that over 50 Venezuelans sent to El Salvador were not illegal immigrants and entered the country legally. www.cato.org/blog/dhs-doe...
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"Bond’s work leaves behind an inconvenient lesson for an era of climate urgency: that speed is not a substitute for understanding, and that good intentions, applied without care, can erase ancient worlds as efficiently as neglect." A beautiful tribute to William Bond. Forever missed by many.
William Bond, defender of grasslands
In recent years, one of the loudest ideas in environmental policy has been that trees are the planet’s universal remedy. Plant enough of them, in enough places, and carbon will be soaked up, water wil...
www.butlernature.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:31 AM
"Bond’s work leaves behind an inconvenient lesson for an era of climate urgency: that speed is not a substitute for understanding, and that good intentions, applied without care, can erase ancient worlds as efficiently as neglect." A beautiful tribute to William Bond. Forever missed by many.
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.