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Anna Burns
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Microbial ecology PhD student researching soil microbiome dynamics of (rewetted) peatlands. US -> DE.
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naomiaklein.bsky.social
Today is the day! A journey that Astra and I started as an essay in The Guardian is now officially out in the world. End Times Fascism – And the Fight for the Living World is in bookstores now. If you are inclined, please buy one from an indie bookseller or borrow it from your local library.
September 15, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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carlzimmer.com
Nature honors Dolly Parton's scientific legacy. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dolly Parton dies aged 80 – researchers celebrate her contributions to science
The country singer was an advocate for vaccines, public health, literacy and marginalized communities.
www.nature.com
August 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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pbfcomics.bsky.social
“What a beautiful universe, hon" says a telescope as gazes upon an aurora borealis. “It really is”, responds the telescope's partner, who it turns out is not a telescope, but a microscope. Hands full of algae, she wades waist deep in a disgusting swamp, amazed by the heavenly microscopic life all around them.
July 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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haymarketbooks.org
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition.
Free Ebooks: Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice an...
www.haymarketbooks.org
January 30, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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unigreifswald.bsky.social
Neue Studie: Moor-Emissionen doppelt so hoch wie geschätzt 🌍 Entwässerte Moore in der EU stoßen jährlich 232 Megatonnen CO₂-Äquivalent aus. Eine Hotspot-Karte zeigt, wo Schutz und Wiedervernässung am dringendsten nötig sind 🌱

#Klimaschutz #Nachhaltigkeit #Forschung
Ein ausgedehnter Sumpf und Teich mit üppiger Vegetation und Tieren in einer Waldlandschaft.
December 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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turntexasblue.bsky.social
No Kings-Chicago, IL
October 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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indivisible.org
😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
amburns.bsky.social
Excited to share our new manuscript about how ammonia oxidizing microbes respond to drought in rewetted fens, combining high-and low-throughput methods for both RNA and DNA. Looking forward to continuing this work in WETSCAPES2.0!

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Ammonia oxidizing archaea and bacteria respond dynamically to drought in rewetted fen peatlands
The impact of drought on ammonia oxidizing microbes (AOM) in peatlands remains unclear, despite their role in facilitating a rate-limiting step in nit…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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soilmicrobio.bsky.social
If you do #qPCR on soils you might be interested in this paper led by @aoifeduff.bsky.social @femsmicro.org which shows the effect of mastermix, sample type, platform and gene target on the inhibition, precision and accuracy of quantification academic.oup.com/femsec/artic...
Counting soil microbial communities: the impact of qPCR platform and mastermix on accuracy and precision
qPCR is used to measure soil microorganisms but can be affected by inhibitors, change in mastermix, and platform. This study measured precision and accurac
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July 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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ladyofsardines.bsky.social
"For decades, policy makers and profiteers have swapped human care for high-stakes testing, scripted curriculum, and surveillance. AI isn’t the disease — it’s a symptom of a colonizer’s model of schooling that is extractive and dehumanizing, rather than liberating."
Regulating AI Isn’t Enough. Let’s Dismantle the Logic That Put It in Schools.
AI in schools isn’t progress — it’s a sign of how far we’ve strayed from the purpose of education.
truthout.org
July 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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katharinahoff.bsky.social
@miamynta.bsky.social also has an exciting open PhD position withon #TRR420 #CONCENTRATE. Check it out: www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...
July 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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katharinahoff.bsky.social
Are you interested in doing your PhD in applied bioinformatics in Greifswald? Then apply now for this exciting open position!
#CONCENTRATE #TRR420 #AI #DeepLearning #Bioinformatics www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...
Research Assistant - Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science 25/Sa17
Stellenausschreibung Bioinformatik
www.uni-greifswald.de
July 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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esmmicrobes.bsky.social
Another day of exciting and enlightning talks and memorable encounters! #esm2025
June 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
amburns.bsky.social
I am honored to receive the ISME award for my poster presentation at ESM 2025, where I shared work on annotating ammonia oxidizing archaea genomes and mapping them against transcripts from fen peatlands. Feeling excited and inspired to return to research after a great conference!
esmmicrobes.bsky.social Ecology of Soil Microorganisms @esmmicrobes.bsky.social · Jun 19
#esm2025 is proud to publish @isme-microbes.bsky.social award winners: Anna Burns, Nompumemelo Dammie and Agnieszka Rzepczynska. Congrats for the memberships!
June 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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esmmicrobes.bsky.social
What an inspiring group of researchers! And they are all here in Helsinki for the soil microorganisms! 🤩
#esm2025 #soils
June 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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notandrewcuomo.bsky.social
I think about this from Victor Serge a lot.
Early on, I learnt from the Russian intelligentsia that the only meaning of life lies in conscious participation in the making of history. The more I think of that, the more deeply true it seems to be. The more I think of that, the more deeply true it seems to be. It follows that one must range oneself actively against everything that diminishes man, and involve oneself in all struggles which tend to liberate and enlarge him. This categorical imperative is in no way lessened by the fact that such an involvement is inevitably soiled by error : it is a worse error merely to live for oneself, caught within traditions which are soiled by inhumanity.
March 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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rotanen.bsky.social
I've set up a #TeslaTakedown event for Chicago:

901 N Rush Street, Chicago IL [Tesla Showroom]
Saturday, Feb 22, starting at 12 PM

actionnetwork.org/events/elon-...
Elon Musk Is a Nazi - TeslaTakedown Chicago Gold Coast
We are taking action at Tesla. ⚡ Sell your Teslas, dump your stock, join the picket lines. ⚡ Hurting Tesla is stopping Musk. ⚡ Stopping Musk will help save lives and our democracy. The stakes could...
actionnetwork.org
February 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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peatlandecr.bsky.social
3 jobs are available in the project WETSCAPES2.0 in Rostock, Germany. Check it out if your looking for a peaty, hands on job! Applications due March 3rd jobs.uni-rostock.de/jobposting/d...
Measurement Technology Engineer (m/f/d)
jobs.uni-rostock.de
February 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM