@arthursmid.bsky.social
Writer and illustrator in Portland, Oregon
Open for commissions and illustration projects: arthursmid.com
@arthursmid.bsky.socialWinnie-the-Pooh: The Graphic Novel Adapted by Kevan Chandler and artist Joe Sutphin (he did phenomenal work on the Watership Down adaptation)
@gregforcey.comReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.socialThis is a great independent publication to support and provide feedback to.
@mikedigirolamo.bsky.socialReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.socialSolutions to the legal gaps enabling the trade of exotic species, which is putting biodiversity and human health at risk--could be enacted relatively quickly. I spoke with Sandra Altherr from Pro Wildlife and Susan Lieberman from the Wildlife Conservation Society to discuss these solutions.
@mongabay.comReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.socialBeyond their role in ecosystems, mushrooms are emerging as key solutions for food security and plastic pollution alternatives.
This World Mushroom Day, Mongabay highlights four stories showing how fungi are shaping a sustainable future.
Read these mushroom stories. 👇️
mongabay.cc/xwpYte
@mongabay.comReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.socialHow does illegal wildlife trade move out of the Amazon? A new study maps trafficking routes across the Brazilian Amazon, revealing birds as top targets and showing how neighboring nations act as international export hubs for species like zebra pleco fish. @nandawenzel.bsky.social reports.
@mongabay.comReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.socialLand invasions and illegal clearing threaten Indigenous peoples across the Bolivian Amazon, with 186,500 hectares of forest lost over 20 years.
A new tracking tool called VISTA, launched by Nelfi Fernández Reyes for Mongabay and the @pulitzercenter.org aims to expose these threats.
@mongabay.comReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.socialRising demand for sand is eroding Sierra Leone’s Mahera Coast, disrupting ecosystems and local livelihoods.
With tens of thousands of cubic meters extracted each year, local women in the trade bear a disproportionate economic and social burden.
Fellow Patricia Sia Ngevao reports for #Mongabay.
@americanprogressaction.orgReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.socialNeera Tanden: We should tax the rich.
@propublica.orgReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.socialNEW on “Paper Trail”: A defense contractor CEO told the FBI that he had bribed politicians — and that Susan Collins was his most important patron. Then Trump shut down an elite FBI anti-corruption unit. So we took it upon ourselves to investigate.
@carlquintanilla.bsky.socialReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.social
@wsj.comReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.socialElon Musk is putting a small fortune into Republicans’ effort to salvage the Senate seat in Texas, seen as critical to the party keeping control of the chamber in the fall elections.
@serenaribena.bsky.socialReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.social'Having tried cloud seeding, water bombing and sending in army personnel to fight the fires, Indonesia’s coordinating security minister said dry ice would be dropped on the province of South Sumatra on Thursday.'
@davidagranoff.bsky.socialReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.socialThe 2nd feminist dystopia review today...Sarah Langan's new Pink Beam Press novella Bloody 13. A great science fiction sister to her massive release Trad Wife. One of Langan's best, a delightfully caddy work dripping with metaphors that deserve long discussions. Great stuff.
@japantimes.co.jpReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.socialStudio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki reflects on his career through conversations with three Buddhist priests in his new book "Zen and Ghibli," translated to English.
@davidrvetter.bsky.socialReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.social🚨🔥NEW: my Forbes explainer on this week's warning from insurance insiders that climate risk is being ignored by governments - and that inaction threatens the entire global economy.
@tedmccormick.bsky.socialReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.socialI’m sorry to have to be the bad guy here but we need to recognize that we live in a compressed air thrusters world now. If you’re not finding ways to teach the critical use of compressed air thrusters in your classroom, you’re setting your students up to fail when you could be setting them up to fly
@americanprogress.bsky.socialReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.socialTransferring public lands to benefit resort developers and give private access to Yosemite National Park could change the character of Yosemite and set a dangerous precedent for other treasured parks. https://ampr.gs/4zorBiz
@oah.orgReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.socialNovember is Native American History Month. Looking for a historian to speak at your event? The OAH Lectureship Program has the experts! For a list of lecturers speaking on Native and Indigenous histories, go to https://www.oah.org/lectures/topics/american-indian/.
@drilledmedia.bsky.socialReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.socialIn Thea Riofrancos' book, Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism, she visits communities most impacted by lithium mining, explores the mineral's politics & history, and proposes a path toward harm reduction.
We interviewed @triofrancos.bsky.social for this week's The Spill lnk.to/TheSpill
@japantimes.co.jpReposted by @arthursmid.bsky.socialDefense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has said that military drills in the western Pacific this week by a Chinese aircraft carrier strike group had highlighted Japan's "limited" monitoring capabilities in the area.
