Past Chair US Inv Sp Adv Comm ISAC Ask me your questions - Sustainability, ecosystems invasive species, natural philosophy, history, politics & current events
Maryland, USA
Joined May 2009
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"De la peur de tous naît, sous la tyrannie, la lâcheté du plus grand nombre.
Dalla paura di tutti nasce nella tirannide la viltà dei più."
#VittorioAlfieri
John Peter Thompson retweeted
Today in 1738 Canadian explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye reaches the western shore of Lake Michigan.
John Peter Thompson retweeted
#EarthDay - Equation of global warming goo.gl/S1M4vv #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #GeologicalChange #Earthquake #Hurricane
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Releasing aquarium pets into our ecosystems can have devastating impacts. FLNRO has just closed a lake in northern BC to fishing because of a goldfish infestation #invasivespecies #invsp #bc #fishing globalnews.ca/news/5417783/b…
John Peter Thompson retweeted
In this day and age of pure absurdity...
From editorialized news “shows”...
...to mindless and sometimes disturbing “reality” shows...
I AM THANKFUL FOR @PBS
-a true national and “local” arts and cultural programming American timeless staple.
John Peter Thompson retweeted
All renovated homes help revitalize local economies. These renovated Detroit houses also help revitalize kids, families and neighborhoods! bit.ly/2ND4MWt via @restorm
John Peter Thompson retweeted
To learn more about the Sunflowers at McKee-Beshers WMA, go here:
washingtongardener.blogspot.… #gardendc #McKeeBeshers #DMV #sunflowers
ALT Sunflower (c) Kathy Jentz, Washington Gardener Magazine
John Peter Thompson retweeted
As a strategy for early detection of #invasive #pests, sentinel #plants contribute to New Zealand’s #biosecurity through risk assessment & surveillance from pre-border to post-border.
New study #OA at: doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.48.….
#InvasiveSpecies #InvSp #Ecology #PlantScience
John Peter Thompson retweeted
After decades of gradual increases, Antarctic sea ice is now decreasing faster than that in the Arctic, according to new research based on 40 years' worth of satellite data cnn.it/2NDy7ju
John Peter Thompson retweeted
Men at some time are masters of their fates;
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
#ShakespeareSunday
John Peter Thompson retweeted
#Earthquake M4.0 14km WSW of Searles Valley, CA (USA) 7mins ago 4 Jul 17:37 UTC - report/info:
j.mp/2XonlNJ
John Peter Thompson retweeted
Dear America,
John Adams, who gets the most credit for lobbying the colonies to claim independence,
and Thomas Jefferson, who was the principal architect of the Declaration of Independence, died on the same day: July 4, 1826 - on the 50th anniversary.
Happy Independence Day!
John Peter Thompson retweeted
We're the home of the free because of the brave.
Happy #IndependenceDay from the U.S. Army.
#4thofJuly #ThursdayThought
John Peter Thompson retweeted
6.2 earthquake, 170km WSW of Bella Bella, Canada. 2019-07-03 19:30:47 at epicenter (5m ago, depth 12km). earthquake.usgs.gov/earthqua… – at Kitimat-Stikine C (Part 2), British Columbia
John Peter Thompson retweeted
Oh, #LosAngeles stay safe!
Breaking: An earthquake has just shaken Los Angeles. Preliminary reports from the @USGS says it was a 6.6 magnitude quake.
John Peter Thompson retweeted
Significant earthquake rattles California, USGS says
foxnews.com/us/significant-e…
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Happy #FourthofJuly from Elmer and Elsie! Here they are dressed up as Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty🇺🇸
P.s. This is one of their favorite looks (and one of our favorites too)!
John Peter Thompson retweeted
Even with a brain the size of a sesame seed, the dung beetle can navigate the world guided by the sun, moon, and the wind on.natgeo.com/2LJDpaH
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Happy #IndependenceDay from the Pacific with thanks to those preserving our freedoms and appreciation of all who support them.
John Peter Thompson retweeted
Beaut of a day in the gorge! Lots if native silky wave moths but also lots of invasive cotoneaster too! @CheckCleanDryGB #invsp #invasivespecies
