Whitney Bauck
@whitneybauck.bsky.social
Award-winning freelance journalist reporting @ the Guardian, Grist, WaPo, Bloomberg, etc
Particularly interested in climate, ag, transit, grassroots movements and fungi
https://whitneybauck.substack.com/
Particularly interested in climate, ag, transit, grassroots movements and fungi
https://whitneybauck.substack.com/
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Whitney Bauck
@whitneybauck.bsky.social
· Sep 18
Such an honor to have my story on the Palestinian Heirloom Seed Library for @theguardian.com win a 2025 @coveringclimatenow.org award.
Such heartbreak that the horrors that prompted me to write the story are still ongoing.
I'm proud of many of my stories, but this one in particular means a lot.
Such heartbreak that the horrors that prompted me to write the story are still ongoing.
I'm proud of many of my stories, but this one in particular means a lot.
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Hey folks. I have spent *days* reading and meticulously drafting comments on a very lengthy manuscript. Which I have just found includes an AI-faked quote. Attributed to ME.
Here is a thread of my feelings
Here is a thread of my feelings
a man in a blue shirt says " i am untethered and my rage knows no bounds ! "
ALT: a man in a blue shirt says " i am untethered and my rage knows no bounds ! "
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Hey folks. I have spent *days* reading and meticulously drafting comments on a very lengthy manuscript. Which I have just found includes an AI-faked quote. Attributed to ME.
Here is a thread of my feelings
Here is a thread of my feelings
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NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body."
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body."
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
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Mamdani cracks 1M votes, the first NYC mayor to do so since John Lindsay in 1969
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Mamdani cracks 1M votes, the first NYC mayor to do so since John Lindsay in 1969
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Harold's Auto Center, Spring Hill, Florida, 1965
Unknown photographer, but I love it so much.
Unknown photographer, but I love it so much.
November 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Harold's Auto Center, Spring Hill, Florida, 1965
Unknown photographer, but I love it so much.
Unknown photographer, but I love it so much.
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A good news story from the Lake Tahoe area, where Hope and her cub Bounce were going to be euthanized as nuisance bears, hemmed in by development and necessity. But the community wouldn't let it happen, keeping watch, & working hard to retrain the bears. Now they seem to be out of danger for awhile.
October 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A good news story from the Lake Tahoe area, where Hope and her cub Bounce were going to be euthanized as nuisance bears, hemmed in by development and necessity. But the community wouldn't let it happen, keeping watch, & working hard to retrain the bears. Now they seem to be out of danger for awhile.
Can’t imagine anything spookier than throwing away your vote in the NY mayoral race. New Yorkers, let’s get to the polls!
October 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Can’t imagine anything spookier than throwing away your vote in the NY mayoral race. New Yorkers, let’s get to the polls!
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
If you're completely oblivious to the world of hunting influencers and their political power, this is a fascinating read ryandbusse.substack.com/p/maga-is-a-...?
MAGA Is A Disaster For Hunters. Top Hunting Influencers Are Making It Far Worse
There are a few voting communities that are as tight-knit and culturally important as hunters and anglers.
ryandbusse.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If you're completely oblivious to the world of hunting influencers and their political power, this is a fascinating read ryandbusse.substack.com/p/maga-is-a-...?
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Illinois will effectively eliminate parking minimum requirements in ~all of Chicago and much of its suburbs thanks to the transit funding bill that passed last night.
Also contains parking reform! This is a preliminary map of Chicagoland based on the People Over Parking Act provision.
It would also apply downstate though!
It would also apply downstate though!
October 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Illinois will effectively eliminate parking minimum requirements in ~all of Chicago and much of its suburbs thanks to the transit funding bill that passed last night.
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This is right -- and, to add my personal two cents of experience, independent work is more inefficient. In a well-staffed newsroom, you have story editors, writers, social strategists, fact-checkers, copy editors, and so on, each honed on their skill. On your own, you're on on your own.
Patron-Supported Journalism Can’t Be the Future of News
Writing about the failure of patron-supported journalism is itself a kind of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is right -- and, to add my personal two cents of experience, independent work is more inefficient. In a well-staffed newsroom, you have story editors, writers, social strategists, fact-checkers, copy editors, and so on, each honed on their skill. On your own, you're on on your own.
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I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is [email protected] and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is [email protected] and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
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A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Serendipitous timeline juxtaposition
October 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Serendipitous timeline juxtaposition
New Yorkers: What are the best explainer(s) you've seen on props 1-6?
(From media orgs, advocacy groups, whomever. Just curious to see who people think has explained these props and what's at stake in them well for lay people)
(From media orgs, advocacy groups, whomever. Just curious to see who people think has explained these props and what's at stake in them well for lay people)
October 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Yorkers: What are the best explainer(s) you've seen on props 1-6?
(From media orgs, advocacy groups, whomever. Just curious to see who people think has explained these props and what's at stake in them well for lay people)
(From media orgs, advocacy groups, whomever. Just curious to see who people think has explained these props and what's at stake in them well for lay people)
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It's hard to overstate how fully engaged Chicago and the surrounding suburbs are in this ICE madness. There are neighborhood watch alerts, spontaneous crowds gathering outside schools at pick up & drop off plus madly blowing whistles and honking car horns, this city is fighting back and hard.
October 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It's hard to overstate how fully engaged Chicago and the surrounding suburbs are in this ICE madness. There are neighborhood watch alerts, spontaneous crowds gathering outside schools at pick up & drop off plus madly blowing whistles and honking car horns, this city is fighting back and hard.
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One of the biggest rights of nature developments this year will happen in November.
That's when Ecuadorians will decide whether to allow their Trump-allied president to rewrite the constitution, potentially gutting the charter's protection for nature's rights
insideclimatenews.org/news/2310202...
That's when Ecuadorians will decide whether to allow their Trump-allied president to rewrite the constitution, potentially gutting the charter's protection for nature's rights
insideclimatenews.org/news/2310202...
Ecuadorians to Vote on Constitutional Rewrite, Possibly Gutting Rights of Nature - Inside Climate News
Ecuadorians will go to the polls on Nov. 16 to decide whether to allow right-wing President Daniel Noboa to rewrite the 2008 constitution. Lawyer César Rodríguez-Garavito explains what that could mean...
insideclimatenews.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
One of the biggest rights of nature developments this year will happen in November.
That's when Ecuadorians will decide whether to allow their Trump-allied president to rewrite the constitution, potentially gutting the charter's protection for nature's rights
insideclimatenews.org/news/2310202...
That's when Ecuadorians will decide whether to allow their Trump-allied president to rewrite the constitution, potentially gutting the charter's protection for nature's rights
insideclimatenews.org/news/2310202...
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not post-adjacent but when i read things like this it's so funny to remember that 10 years ago espn had something called a "magazine" and "grantland" that were described as "loss leaders" because they were meaningful endeavors. esquire rebooted its features department. buzzfeed had a huge newsroom.
Some news: The Washington Post is preparing to cut newsroom staff even after several high profile exits. Bezos’ new opinion editor has privately told people The Post is in “severe financial distress.” Details in @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...
Pain at The Post
As morale sinks and top talent exits, staffers at The Washington Post are bracing for more pain ahead of the holidays—raising questions about Will Lewis’ leadership, nearly two years into his tenure a...
www.status.news
October 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
not post-adjacent but when i read things like this it's so funny to remember that 10 years ago espn had something called a "magazine" and "grantland" that were described as "loss leaders" because they were meaningful endeavors. esquire rebooted its features department. buzzfeed had a huge newsroom.
Holy cow.
“I could tell right away that this was something I had never seen before” said Björn Hjaltason who found three mosquitos in his garden in #Iceland - which has not until now been considered a country where mosquitoes are native.
🧵 1/2
icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/20...
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icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/20...
Mosquitoes found in Iceland
Three mosquitoes of the species Culiseta annulata were found in Iceland last week, after Björn Hjaltason of Kiðafell in Kjós noticed them in his garden.
icelandmonitor.mbl.is
October 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Holy cow.
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Uhhhhh: "36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters."
🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Disaster Recovery Is an $8 Trillion Driver of US Growth
Investors are on the hunt for companies powering the disaster industrial complex, which are fueling US growth and outpacing the S&P 500
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Uhhhhh: "36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters."
Great story from @hammerandhope.bsky.social on how Black organizers noticed gaps in the Zohran campaign's strategy for reaching Black voters—and then set out to do something about it by canvassing in Black neighborhoods, hosting their own outreach events, and more. hammerandhope.org/article/zohr...
Will Zohran Mamdani Win Over Black New Yorkers?
Five people talk about their experience of the Mamdani campaign — from the inside and the outside.
hammerandhope.org
October 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Great story from @hammerandhope.bsky.social on how Black organizers noticed gaps in the Zohran campaign's strategy for reaching Black voters—and then set out to do something about it by canvassing in Black neighborhoods, hosting their own outreach events, and more. hammerandhope.org/article/zohr...
"You can get the drivers on the street to show up to a meeting because they’re going to lose three parking spaces. But you can’t get the 300 people an hour who might bike down that street if it were safe to show up to the meeting." @volts.wtf x @thewaroncars.bsky.social www.volts.wtf/p/yes-you-we...
Yes, you weenies: a war on cars
Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon join me to discuss their new book and why a future with fewer cars is a happier one.
www.volts.wtf
October 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
"You can get the drivers on the street to show up to a meeting because they’re going to lose three parking spaces. But you can’t get the 300 people an hour who might bike down that street if it were safe to show up to the meeting." @volts.wtf x @thewaroncars.bsky.social www.volts.wtf/p/yes-you-we...
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My friend Todd’s paper on cassowary casques was published in @amornith.bsky.social’s journal Ornithology, “Species-specific casque shapes in the genus Casuarius and implications for visual display.” He had me do the scientific illustrations for the paper 😊
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October 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
My friend Todd’s paper on cassowary casques was published in @amornith.bsky.social’s journal Ornithology, “Species-specific casque shapes in the genus Casuarius and implications for visual display.” He had me do the scientific illustrations for the paper 😊
academic.oup.com/auk/advance-...
academic.oup.com/auk/advance-...
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The thing about solar geoengineering is that once you start you cannot stop *ever* unless somehow you have already removed all the multi-billions of tons of carbon emitted since the day you started.
If you stop at the higher CO2 concentration you get virtually instantaneous catastrophic heating.
If you stop at the higher CO2 concentration you get virtually instantaneous catastrophic heating.
"If geoengineering works well initially & you see this temperature drop, the tempempation to keep going & extracting fossil fuels will be greater than ever, because it will seem that you have a technologically that can cut off the link between temperature rises & fossil fuel combustion."
Overshoot & Climate Breakdown - Wim Carton & Andreas Malm | #39
YouTube video by Jesse Damiani
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The thing about solar geoengineering is that once you start you cannot stop *ever* unless somehow you have already removed all the multi-billions of tons of carbon emitted since the day you started.
If you stop at the higher CO2 concentration you get virtually instantaneous catastrophic heating.
If you stop at the higher CO2 concentration you get virtually instantaneous catastrophic heating.