Michael Tlusty

A good use of AI- replacing administrative bloat. Anyone have case studies of where this was tried? I can think of a few administrators that could be replaced…. www.chronicle.com/article/dont...

We can’t stop the #illegalwildlifetrade #iwt with yesterday’s tools. Thank you @sheldonjordan.bsky.social and Colin Saravanamuttoo. www.hilltimes.com/2026/09/02/c...

Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”

HUGE PROGRESS! Keep up the volume, speak up, speak out! I put together a one-stop action page. Call, text, sign, takes five minutes. Link 👇. Do it today.

For the first time in decades, consensus broke at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The United States cast the lone “no” vote on a document aimed at improving justice systems for women and girls worldwide. Misogyny is the official policy of the US under Trump.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

If you can automatically register them for the draft... You can automatically register people to fucking vote.

5 forces reshaping food systems in 2026: Aid redesign amid scarcity; defence budgets crowd out food/climate ; trade & compliance rules squeeze small producers; “stable” prices ≠ resilience; philanthropy can’t replace public investment. odi.org/en/insights/...

We wrote a whole paper on this in 2017, on the women who often leave the field sciences as their only route to get away from harassment anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

The Species Declared #Extinct in 2025 -- includes one of the few extinctions to date attributed to #climatechange @sejorg.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org therevelator.org/extinct-2025/

[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social] Trained in marine biology, Gayatri Reksodihardjo-Lilley recorded the decline of once-vivid ecosystems. But over time, she realized that the reefs would not heal through data alone. “Managing those resources means managing people,” she once said.

@tlustym.bsky.social on the #tedxboston stage talking about the importance of data modernization in the wildlife trade to protect endangered species #CITES #EndangeredSpecies

Folks a conservation hero passed today. Gayatri made a massive impact in Indonesia for her beloved Les Village and worked with the community to make lasting change throughout Indonesia. I was so looking forward to visiting with her again.

It costs ~$70 to produce a year’s supply of insulin. Yet, the average annual cost of insulin went from $2,864 in 2012 to $5,705 in 2016 to $18,000 in 2025. A 25,714% markup. That isn’t inflation or supply chain—It’s corporate greed. Now—California will sell insulin for $11. Make this nationwide!

#UNFSS4 wrapped this week with a clear message: We need bold, urgent action to address #hunger, #inequality & ecological breakdown. Our Calls to Action offer a roadmap for real change: 🌱 Inclusive governance 🌱 Investment in #agroecology 🌱 Equity + sustainability 📖 futureoffood.org/publication-...

If you're new around here: The actions taken by the Trump administration against FEMA have made it impossible for FEMA to effectively respond to any large disaster. This is what we have been warning about for the past six months. I'll drop some links if you need to catch up. It's alot.

Hey #science - let’s not lose sight of the damage pulling grants has done. Can we start using a +/- index for our grants? I had 2 EPA and 1 USAID grants pulled from me, so I’m -3. What is your #SciencePlusMinus?

Happy Monday! The interactive ATLAS and StoryMap of the 5th National Climate Assessment can still be reached on Esri servers at nca-atlas-nationalclimate.hub.arcgis.com and storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0c8f... NCA5 will soon be at www.ncei.noaa.gov/nca2023/ after NOAA finishes security scans 🧪

#BWPUC - anyone know how to fix overlooked species? I have Baltimore Orioles at my feeder (Massachusetts) and the PUC barely records them. Also pretty sure we don’t have bluebirds.

When you sample the product all your lagers turn large. Go Fleet! #beer @pwhlfleet.bsky.social

Global biodiversity monitoring such a cool figure from @gbif.org data reported by @mongabay.bsky.social. Also shows inherent biases on global science. imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/u...

1% research finding for aquaculture globally. Thanks to John Hargreaves plenary at WAS2025.

Guerilla advertising seen in the London Metro

New article! On a certain plutocrat invading our government to steal our future: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-miners

For the academics in the audience- Anyone teaching #sustainability this semester? What messaging are you using about the current US actions? We start next week and I’m trying to figure out what our students need most.

How much do we really know about the scale of the legal wildlife trade? Find out in our new paper: The magnitude of legal wildlife trade and implications for species survival 🌎🧪🌐 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Hornbills are increasingly threatened by loss of habitat and the illegal wildlife trade. We are working to counter the illegal trade, but need your support. Please help us save the gardeners of the forest on @globalgiving goto.gg/63224 #donate #support #wildlife #birds #conservation #hornbills

"A study of federally funded research projects in the United States estimated that principal investigators spend on average about 45% of their time on administrative activities related to applying for and managing projects rather than conducting active research" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Outraged by Jan 6, he spent two years getting inside the top ranks of militias like the Oath Keepers. He was stunningly successful. He penetrated a new generation of militia leaders, which included doctors, cops & government attorneys. This is his story. www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...

I agree with much of what Michael wrote, yet deplore a lack of vision. We show no sign of eating less meat, as he writes, because so few journalists explain to us the huge benefits this would bring, for the planet, our health, our wallets. Such articles are rare: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🇺🇸 better off Danish!

Going back and watching clips of her from earlier this year, stumbling through short, prepared remarks, with this context. She was chair of House Appropriations, one of the most important jobs in Congress.

@qatarwings.bsky.social - you delayed leaving 15 min so I missed my connection. During the 11 H on the ground in DOH- why did you not also tell me you lost my bag? Send a call # so I can talk to someone about this terrible service.

@rajpatel.bsky.social - any plan to update Stuffed and Starved? Great book!

Half a decade of work has finally come to fruition. Drink Rum. Save Turtles. This Rum Protects the Ocean: the world’s first conservation distillery is open for business. www.southernfriedscience.com/this-rum-pro...

Here a starter pack on critical sustainability, planetary boundaries, doughnut economies, circularity etc. Just a start. Please send suggestions — and not only of yourselves thanks (-; go.bsky.app/TwH9JHE