If this was the best photo, what did the others look like?!?!? 😬
DEI, forever. Also bio/acoustics, freshwaters, invasive critters, technology + society, WA State stuff. Omfishient Consulting, mother, writer. "The revolution WILL put you in the driver's seat"--Gil Scott-Heron
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If this was the best photo, what did the others look like?!?!? 😬
THIS is something I can't wait to see! @ariellaelm.bsky.social does just incredible work
I’m so tired. I’m so very very tired I put in so much work and yet you still say this shit
I think you are right. I also think this is a "better" status for resistance and opposition than the Vance-led regime would be. I know Vance isn't popular, but I believe Rs will line up behind him, at this stage. In a year or two, less so...
1/2: Great news for Washington: Because of our multistate lawsuit, more than $21 million in funding for AmeriCorps service and volunteer programs throughout the state has been secured.
You have to organize. I don't know what else to tell people. And organizing is not sexy and it is difficult and it matters that you be persistent. We need long-distance runners right now.
ICYMI: I am offering a free online 2-hour crash course in how to write and publish a scientific paper, perfect for students and early career researchers about to write their first paper. The world of scientific writing and publishing can be confusing, but I'm here to help! 🧪🌎🦑
The denial is palpable: "For example, at super busy restaurants with long lines, a human team member might handle things better, he said." Because where you really *need* automation is at slow restaurants with short lines 😂
Hi Seattle! Come see my talk on the history of human-computer interaction. I'll explain U.S. gov funding of science has led to many of the innovations that power our economy & shape our lives — and call out the short-sightedness & hypocrisy of efforts to defund science in this field & so many others
I believe in getting mad, AND getting even! Here's how to submit author* contact information for the class action lawsuit bsky.app/profile/alex... *Pretty much anyone that's published anything ever
Sure - the thread that @alexdecampi.bsky.social made is really compact/helpful!
Here's to search and submit author information for settlement bsky.app/profile/alex...
“If every author in the class filed a claim, industry advocates warned, it would "financially ruin" the entire AI industry.” arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Add your name in support of the FEMA employees who spoke out @cdelawalla.bsky.social, #FEMA36, #31DaysOfAction #standupforscience , #SUFS@standupforscience.bsky.social www.standupforscience.net/katrina-decl...
Trump is desperately looking for a scapegoat to cover for his own failure to lower costs for Americans and firing Lisa Cook is his latest move. It’s an authoritarian power grab that blatantly violates the Federal Reserve Act, and any court that follows the law will overturn it.
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
Ever stared at a table of regression coefficients & wondered what you're doing with your life? Very excited to share this gentle introduction to another way of making sense of statistical models (w @vincentab.bsky.social) Preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf... Website: j-rohrer.github.io/marginal-psy...
The prolonged public torturing of a single man because the state cannot admit to its errors is not something that occurs in a free country
Louisiana has to build three new natural gas power plants to accommodate the "AI" data center that Meta just crammed through because said center will use *Three Times* as much electricity (and, thus, attendant resources) as the *Entire City Of New Orleans*, every year. Y'all this isn't sustainable.
The practical upshot is that justice delayed is justice denied; or to be more precise, a lab which had to fire all of its researchers and halt work on groundbreaking research isn't going to be able to ever restore itself to the same position it would have been without a multi-year pause in funding.
It’s hard to know what our Dems are doing when the tech giants suppress all of their work. As I was finding these stories, I noticed most posts had less than 100 views. And you can’t tell me that’s because they weren’t engaging. DAILY DEMS DOING THE WORK, MAKING NOISE, AND FIGHTING BACK Day 207 🧵
🧪 BREAKING: In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court allows NIH to re-terminate grants pending a full ruling. It's complicated though. Not a clear full win for Trump. And if you have terminations or active grants at ANY OTHER AGENCY -- NSF, EPA, etc. -- this concerns you too. 🧵 Let's break it down
7/ I'll end for now with... THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT NIH GRANTS!!! The underlying ruling concerns NSF, EPA, CDC, NEH, Dept of Ed, etc. In fact, today's ruling was essentially part 2 to SCOTUS's earlier ruling for Dept of Ed, back in April. So, this will hang over the heads of many ongoing suits.
Here, fixed it.
A great thread, and really captures my frustration, faced with the stark reality of every organizing and mutual aid meeting being 90% women. And the men that are there are often with a spouse. Its always been true (eg, any school night, PTAs etc) but extra in-the-face now...
Older women demo the same trend www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
Want to do something to curb the stabby feeling of tyranny? check out today's day of action - they make it so easy
I put a lot of work into this. I would be so happy if you would read and share: Why moving to the center won't save democrats: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/moderation...
holy shit this is a helluva ad from the Democrat running against Joni Ernst in Iowa. worth every second
These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers. My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers. We found 437 of them. Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all: “If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.” Israel just killed him.
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
I bought some sidewalk chalk and am trying to post daily messages around the UNC campus: yesterday's was "Trump's science cuts will end advances in cancer care"
Thanks, this was an extra great thread of updates! Not sure how you keep it up, with the overwhelming, persistent nihilism about what "dems aren't doing", even while you are literally providing endless, specific, compelling stories about it.
There are a lot of details in yesterday's sweeping executive order, but the bottom line is that it gives political appointees immense power over scientific grants, which have until now been stewarded by career civil servants and experts. My reporting: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A remarkable level of grace and humanity from Andry Hernández Romero, the hairdresser from Venezuela that the United States sent to CECOT in El Salvador, where prison guard forced him to perform oral sex. Despite all this, he shows a stunning level of grace. www.thebulwark.com/p/can-we-eve...
Some good news
This post is amazing - ChatGPT-5's Blueberry Hill to die on 🗡️ Sorry, I guess I mean Bluebberry Hill. Read to the end, to be rewarded with: "In fairness to GPT5, in my career I have indeed encountered PhDs with this level of commitment to their particular blueberry." 🤣
SO bad, and so illegal. I supposed it's good I've retained my capacity to be shocked - means I'm not totally inured - but, wow. But, who are the plaintiffs...? @davidimiller.bsky.social
If anyone is curious about the current list of search terms being used by right wing activist organizations to harass university professors, here's a public records request I received today from Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. Not intimidating or meant to curtail by my speech at all, right?
A group of former lawyers from the U.S. Justice Department and major law firms launched a new nonprofit on Monday to take on cases for free opposing actions by the Trump administration @davidjthomas.bsky.social reut.rs/4lgJTLc
Excellent story highlighting the amazing work community colleges do in the US, how they're being harmed by Trump's attacks on higher education, and how they are coming together in solidarity to share resources and fight back. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/m...
It's also worth noting: this entire case is only possible due to the bravery of INDIVIDUAL faculty members, not the uni admin. It's a class action suit for UC researchers brought by UC researchers. UCLA senior administrators, on the other hand:
This week, @sarahmackattack.bsky.social shares her innovative methods for connecting people with science in a more local, personal way. The Squid Facts Hotline! Skype a Scientist! Street Art! I really loved this conversation as a counterpoint to the mass communication perspective I usually have.
I think @ariellaelm.bsky.social #DailyDems is pretty brilliant for this Sometimes includes links to @democrats.org Daily Blueprint, but also so so so much more! bsky.app/profile/arie...
"In older people, confabulation is one of the clearest early signs of dementia...Once you have seen that Donald Trump is confabulating, it cannot be unseen — and all sorts of other mildly disturbing incidents suddenly fall into place." thehill.com/opinion/camp...
Looking for a way to do something? read the EPA reversal of the endangerment finding, and then file a public comment explaining why it is false, wrong, misguided. Your comment can be scientific, legal, or just about what the American people want.. Reversal: www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
From farm to faculty. Writing home to his community in Minnesota, Prof Jim Magnuson explains that the powerhouse behind U.S. research is the infrastructure, paid by “indirect costs”. “This system has made U.S. science the strongest in the world.” 🧪🏠 www.hometownsource.com/county_news_...
A while ago, we started a #FixItFriday tradition. We keep a running list - large & small, digital & analog, anything broken or annoying - and work on it together. Today's 30-second fix: to remove AI "preview" from search results, here's the setting for Chrome users: www.reddit.com/r/techsuppor...
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Some sweet people have been sending physical cards and letters to the Bethesda Declaration signers. This is so kind and meaningful. It would be GREAT if they received more. Cards can be sent to Ian Morgan NIGMS 45 Center Dr, MSC 6200 Bethesda, MD 20892-6200 Ian will share them with the signers.
This is a crisis. While I have very little confidence in this administration, I'm calling on POTUS to intervene. No one should starve or die from disease when aid is sitting across the border. Let all humanitarian actors get aid into Gaza. Make sure it can be delivered safely.
Grant Watch — now called Grant Witness — is the leading watchdog of lost research dollars from the NIH and NSF. I wrote about how the site came to be and about Scott Delaney (@scott-delaney.bsky.social), the Harvard research scientist who helped make it happen: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/24/b...
Just donated, thank you for making it easier and less overwhelming
For those who asked. The link tree for the Sameer Project is here: linktr.ee/thesameerpro...
"We"? The problem is, *we* aren't building these systems. A very small number of very wealthy companies, controlled by a nearly-as-small group of even more wealthy men, are building these systems. And none of the incentives align with "helping people draw their own, more accurate conclusions".
Sharing this GIFT LINK so people can’t say they didn’t know what’s been happening in our name. wapo.st/3GZuXCW
For the record, we’re at NIH, EPA, NASA, NSF now all with public statements against leadership. EPA has retaliated, placing hundreds on leave pending a bullshit investigation. People working at scientific agencies signed up for one thing and are being told to do the opposite. They don’t like it.
"...signatories warned that grants now underwent a “covert and ideologically driven secondary review process” before being given to scientists and institutions, a process they described as contrary to the agency’s apolitical mission." This has been a theme in the PI/PM whisper network for months 🤬
🧪 YASSSS Nearly 150 employees of the National Science Foundation signed a letter of dissent and sent to Congress yesterday. Rep Lofgren, Dem leader of the House Science Committee, held a press conference today about it. Full letter (names redacted): democrats-science.house.gov/imo/media/do...
On Capitol Hill, I joined Sen. Bill Nelson @gretchentg.bsky.social @adamconner.bsky.social @cdelawalla.bsky.social to sound the alarm about the systematic dismantling of the US research infrastructure. The question isn't whether we can afford to invest in research. It's whether we can afford not to.
79 people shot in Gaza over the weekend: There is no excuse for starving people and then opening fire on civilians desperately lining up for food. None. Congress must not give Netanyahu another penny of unconditional military aid.
🧪 UPDATE: All 63 House appropriators will meet **this Thursday** about science funding levels. They'll deliberate on the proposed multi-billion dollar cut to NSF's budget ($9.0B --> $7.0B). If you think that's bad for our country, here's who to call: appropriations.house.gov/about/member...
There are some interesting tidbits in here! No surprise: it's about time management. One thing that few people talk about is that the surprising IPEDS data indicating that there isn't much difference in time spent on research between PUIs and R1s. The real difference is who you're mentoring.
🧪💲NSF's KTAs will guide funding priorities for coming years, so it's important they get input. It would be amazing if any experts can weigh in, even just on AI as a Key Technology Area! @wolvendamien.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @katestarbird.bsky.social @abeba.bsky.social @edzitron.com 4/4
Background: 1. NSF's Key Technology Areas were passed with CHIPS and Science Act, and act as a kind of bottleneck for some programs. More info on KTAs www.nsf.gov/focus-areas/... 2. KTAs are revisited, input is thru the public comment process. Comments must be short (Max 4 sentence/prompt) 3/4
2. Suggest a substitution, like Natural Resource Conservation, Environmental Sustainability, or Livable Communities, b/c tech can focus on conservation vs. consumption. They have a "Natural Disasters" category, but we have to wait for disasters to develop technology!?!? 2/4
🧪Science Advocacy📣 Public comments on NSF's 10 Key Technology Areas due today! If you can comment, I suggest: 1. Remove and/or put strict boundaries on AI, b/c of huge private sector investment + known problems www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... @standupforscience.bsky.social 🧵1/4
I am grateful to stand alongside Governor Ferguson, tribal leaders, and local officials today as we addressed the devastating fuel spill at Indian Creek. This is a moment that demands urgency, coordination and care —for our environment, public health, and for every family who calls this region home.
🧪 Win for NIH researchers: An appeals court just effectively upheld an earlier order to reinstate terminated NIH grants. Full opinion here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... SCOTUS may be next (see next post) 1/3
If you missed my talk "Misinformation in the Age of 'AI'" at the Durham County Library, Digging down on dis-/misinformation, authoritarianism, generative "AI", the stakes for consensus reality, and what we can try to do about it, the recording is now up on the tubes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=THE5...
Science funding is essential for Michigan cancer biologists Seema Shah and Kingsley Osuala as they carry forward America’s strong legacy in cancer research. As Mary Lasker said: “If research is expensive, try disease.” 🧪🏠 @princess-vimentin.bsky.social www.detroitnews.com/story/opinio...
One reason I can't get exorcised about the defunding of PBS is because it would take 4 rich Liberals 6 months to raise enough to cover the funding cut. They should do that. Yes I subscribe already but Liberal elites should fucking make themselves useful.
Trump’s EPA just eliminated its entire research arm—the “heart and brain” of the agency—and is laying off 3,700 workers. That’s 1,155 scientists, chemists, and biologists gone. Less science. More pollution. This isn’t reform. It’s sabotage. #ProtectOurPlanet
Fascinating. Microsoft emailed me to say it was raising the price of Microsoft 365, but when i went to cancel it offered me me the old price — without all the AI bullshit. It’s forcing AI on everyone and making them pay more for it, then only telling them they don’t have to if they try to cancel.
👋 Agatha Christie devotee here, read most of the books (multiple times) and seen a lot of the films. You won't regret anything w/Suchet as Poirot and Hickson as Marple - genius. And here's my ordered recs of the books, which I just made for a friend last week 🔖😊 Also, her autobiography🤩!
Terrible Friday news dump.The wealth of expertise. The decades of scientific progress. The emerging and urgent challenges we were focused on tackling. It is all so short-sided and cruel. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
🧪Have a terminated NSF grant? Or been impacted by such a termination? Call your Senators, esp if they're Repub!! An amendment to restore killed NSF grants will later be debated on the *full Senate* floor, after it narrowly failed in committee today. 🧵 Brief thread 1/4
While everything in science is up in the air, we can (re)build a better community by changing tenure criteria. scienceforeveryone.science/p/tenure-cri... 🧪
NYT leaving nothing for @nytpitchbot.bsky.social to do
[Arby’s CEO pointing to the bottom layer on a chart of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs] Our beef sandwiches go here
What a damn shame. And let's be clear: this rescissions package was merely a test. A start. 🧪 Science folks: Expect a similar bill coming soon for codifying cuts to this year's budget for NSF, NIH, etc. 🧵 Brief thread 1/3
It's past 10pm on a Wednesday night, and Republicans are still working to defund PBS, rural radio, lifesaving aid, and more. Democrats have been forcing amendment votes for hours, and we're still at it. I'm voting NO on these DOGE cuts, and so should every Senator.
Just a lovely, armored fish. The northern spearnose poacher.
The people who keep telling you that they plan to colonize Mars are also telling you that housing must be unaffordable and groceries expensive.
Nearly 3,000 ( ‼️ ) registrations for tonight! Do join us here and don't miss this: t1p.de/9lugy cc @ninajankowicz.com @alexandrageese.bsky.social
I will not stay silent. I served this country, and now I’m demanding it do right by me.”
“My name is George Retes. I’m a 25-year-old U.S. Army veteran, a U.S. citizen, and I work as a security guard at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, California. On July 10th, I was wrongfully detained by ICE agents while simply trying to report to work.
The SRRT Day of Social Justice on Monday August 4th will focus on "AI and Social Justice." Free, online, open to everyone. Topics include critical AI resistance, the socio-environmental impacts of AI, technoableism, AI literacy in carceral settings, & more. www.ala.org/srrt/events/... 📚
In his new book, More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity, Adam Becker probes the technocrat worldview. Interview ⤵️
Our community held a solemn procession from Most Holy Trinity to the ICE office in Detroit to deliver a letter protesting harmful tactics against our migrant community. We weren’t allowed into the bldg. We’ll turn to our congressional reps to deliver it. While waiting, we prayed for the detained.
I wrote my first blog about why I felt that writing about my family's experiences with the mass deportation of people of Mexican descent during the Great Depression was more important than the National Science Foundation grant I was writing last summer. communities.springernature.com/posts/i-m-a-...
Just sent this as an email to my department but figured I'd share more broadly in case it is useful. This describes the procedure happening now for science funding in Congress (@davidimiller.bsky.social can correct me if I got this wrong). Importantly, there are still actions that can be taken.
I talked to a journalist at the Geneva Solutions about the censorship i experienced at the AI for Good Summit 2 days ago genevasolutions.news/science-tech...
Biomedical engineer Hunter Gaudio writes home to New Jersey, “Imagine a future where annual blood work catches cancer in its earliest stages, years before symptoms appear.” Science funding builds that future. 🧪🏠 www.trentonian.com/2025/06/27/g...
@standupforscience.bsky.social in Seattle Monday!
Big Tech companies snuck a line into the Republican bill that'd stop local and state governments from having ANY rules about AI for TEN YEARS. But we fought back — and won! This fight is not over, but we are not powerless.
Here is my weekly pep-talk covering: 1. Why you feel so tired/overwhelmed/discouraged/sad about ~everything~ and 2. What you can DO to feel better. Read this, internalize it, share it with your friends. We are in this together and we are NOT the minority. a thread 🧵 1/x
NOTE: Be careful when seeing quick takes here. This is a series of long and complex opinions, with significant questions about how the next steps will play out.