Female Octopuses Throw Things at Male Harassers Scientists observed common Sydney octopuses launching shells and silt at particularly annoying individuals

Undid a quote post because I don't know if the video is real, but lady octopuses really do throw things at male octopuses who hassle them!

Thanks to rosebud27 for this!

EPSTEIN FILES NOW

had to share. Perfect explanation of geopolitics 🤪

Aerial photo of a Rice's whale in the Gulf of Mexico. The rare whale was recently determined to be a distinct species from the similar Bryde's whale. Credit: NOAA.

Now Hegseth has declared war on ... whales? To help Big Oil?

“It’s grotesque for Pete Hegseth to use national security as a pretext for giving the oil industry a free pass to wipe out America’s most endangered whales,” said the Center's Brett Hartl.

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Tell Etsy and eBay: Stop Selling Wildlife Products The global wildlife trade poses a significant risk to animals and plants around the world. Yet you can buy wildlife products on Etsy or eBay -- and every sale helps push species closer to extinction. Call on these platforms to commit to ending sales of ...

Nautilus-shell bolo ties. Imperiled cacti in pots. Jewelry made from butterfly wings and threatened sharks' teeth.

You can buy these things (and more) on Etsy or eBay — and every sale pushes species closer to #extinction.

Call on these platforms to end these sales by the end of the year 🦈🐚🦋

Doctor Green’s Emotional Rescue for Environmentalists • The Revelator Our resident psychologist answers environmentalists’ questions about staying mentally resilient when eco-challenges get you down.

Eco-anxiety, eco-grief, burnout, PTSD ... environmentalists can experience all of this and more. Our new mental health advice column is here to help. @therevelator.org

Read, share, and submit your own questions here: therevelator.org/dr-green-emo...

Come join us for the 2026 Sustainable Development Law and Policy Symposium at American University's Washington College of Law!

Skokie woman held by Border Patrol at O’Hare - Evanston Now Family says she was released Saturday morning from detention center in Wisconsin after nearly 48 hours.

#KavanaughStop

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Come join us for the 2026 Sustainable Development Law and Policy Symposium at American University's Washington College of Law!

Even MAGA Republicans Hate Plans to Put a Border Wall in Big Bend Virtually no one, it seems, thinks a physical barrier in the region is a good idea. The Trump administration is rushing to build one anyway.

DHS is rapidly pushing to wall off Big Bend National Park.

Big Bend's former NPS superintendent says:

“This is the biggest incursion on the integrity of national parks since the construction of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite more than a century ago.”
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Restoration Update: In the Wake of Klamath Dam Removal • The Revelator Conservation crews have helped plant and seed thousands of native trees and other vegetation. Salmon have responded in kind.

Our readers are clamoring for positive environmental news. This story took off like a rocket when we published it this morning. #conservationoptimism

Restoration Update: In the Wake of Klamath Dam Removal @therevelator.org therevelator.org/klamath-rest...

Photo shows a golden iridescent fish underwater. The water has moderate levels of turbidity, creating some cloudiness.

When we think about #EndangeredSpecies, we often think of the big, fuzzy ones.

Let us introduce you to a tiny fish that deserves big love too: the Fish Lake Valley tui chub, found in #Nevada.

Urge Fish & Wildlife to finalize federal protection for this rare species before Friday ➡️ bit.ly/3OD2DKe

Celebrating Women’s History Month by honoring the women who shape our community through leadership, learning, service, and impact—today and every day.

#ChampionWhatMatters

Otero, Skelton Highlight Third Day at Conference Championships - McDaniel College LANCASTER, Pa. - First-year Marisa Otero placed 20th in the 100-yard backstroke to lead the McDaniel College women's swimming team on the third day of the 2026 Centennial

With only one senior at Championships, captain MacKenzie Skelton, this young women's team did remarkably well at Championships and will only get better! #GreenTerrorSpirit

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Navarra Highlights Third Day at Conference Championships - McDaniel College LANCASTER, Pa. - McDaniel College men's swimming sophomore Niall Navarra qualified for the B final in the 400-yard individual medley to highlight day three of the

Great swimming by the entire men's swim team at Championships even though we were missing a few key swimmers. #GreenTerrorSpirit mcdanielathletics.com/news/2026/2/...

An alligator floats on the surface of calm, dark water dotted with leaves.

New records show that #Florida applied for nearly $1.5 billion in federal funding to keep the massive immigrant detention center in the #Everglades afloat.

The facility is harming the waters and endangered plants and animals in one of Florida’s most cherished wild places.

Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3MShznh

Applications for the DataCorps Fellowship are now open. Through this Fellowship, from May to June, students will gain practical experience in data collection and assessment of disaster relief efforts across the U.S. Apply here: cece.american.edu/datacorps-gr...

#DataCorps #DisasterRelief

Will Your State Bird Disappear? • The Revelator A new study shows that tens of millions of Americans could lose the chance to see their state bird due to climate change.

Will Your State Bird Disappear?

"Currently around 86% of the portion of the U.S. population included in the study has access to their state bird. That drops to 79% with 1 degree of warming, 75% with 2 degrees of warming, and 71% with 3 degrees of warming." therevelator.org/state-birds-...

In honor of Black History Month, the poignant and powerful poem "I, Too" from Langston Hughes...

The National Park Service has already pushed out 1/4 of the agency's staff. Now they're firing more rangers while bringing in surveillance drones & self-driving shuttles.

This is the corporatization of our National Parks while the surveillance state creeps into our public lands.

Shell of a win for desert tortoises in California’s western Mojave Desert 🎉

A federal judge has prohibited off-road vehicle use in the tortoises' critical habitat, protecting more than 2,200 miles of proposed routes across 1 million acres of conservation lands.

Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4q1dn1S

This Saturday at Harlow Pool on campus in Westminster, MD. 1pm start. Come check out some fast swimming and good times! #McDanielSwimming #GreenTerrorSwimming #GetOnTheHill

Federal judge appears skeptical that Trump has legal authority to proceed with White House ballroom | CNN Politics A federal judge expressed deep skepticism Thursday that the White House has legal authority to construct President Donald Trump’s massive new ballroom without express authorization from Congress.

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“He Can’t Do That” Is a Hope, Not a Strategy The Steady State |by Steven A. Cash

“He Can’t Do That” Is a Hope, Not a Strategy open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
"The question is are we prepared to respond when [Constitutional] limits are tested, ignored, or broken. History suggests that waiting until the law is fully cast aside is always too late."

RFK’s dietary guidelines will wreak havoc on the planet. Even a 25% increase in protein consumed would need 100m more acres of farm land each year, about the size of California — plus hundreds of millions of tons more pollution writes @olliemilman.bsky.social

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Russia is invading Europe and the president of the United States is ranting about the danger that "windmills" pose to the Western World.

Champion of Kindness: Tabitha Pitzer Named National Jurist Law Student of the Year The first-generation AUWCL student reflects on the power of community, the importance of public service, and why the law should always lead with humanity.

Congrats to 3L Tabitha Pitzer, National Jurist's Law Student of the Year! As a first-gen law student & leader of Advance, Tabitha shows that you can be a fierce advocate while leading with kindness. Check it out: https://tinyurl.com/Tabitha-Pitzer
#ChampionWhatMatters #lawschool #lawstudent

This Saturday at Harlow Pool on campus in Westminster, MD. 1pm start. Come check out some fast swimming and good times! #McDanielSwimming #GreenTerrorSwimming #GetOnTheHill

Utah Seizes Control of 8 Million Acres of Your Land How a Smiling “Partnership” Hands Utah the Keys to Your National Forests

This is how public lands are lost. Not all at once. Not with a single vote. But through smiling press conferences, hollow assurances & “partnerships” with people who have proven, repeatedly, that they cannot be trusted with what belongs to the public.
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Half of Fossil Fuel Carbon Emissions in 2024 Came From 32 Companies - Inside Climate News As fossil fuel-based carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise to record levels, a new analysis shows that a majority of these emissions can be traced back to a shrinking number of large corporate ent...

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