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Trump's anti-DEI purges are wiping out stories of my Air Force service. It's un-American censorship. Source: Business Insider share.newsbreak.com/cc78sji1

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PhD student opening: understanding of the relationships between assimilate supply, metabolism and seed architecture at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research www.ipk-gatersleben.de/en/career/jo... #PlantSciJobs #genetics #metabolomics #crops

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

My old friend is Elon Musk's right-hand fixer. It was heartbreaking to write this. But it's an analysis I haven't seen elsewhere...Via @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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submitted 55 days ago • 3 comments

My kid was having trouble preparing for middle school science olympiad because the cdc pages that are linked as resources for basic epidemiology info are gone. I found an archived version, but unsurprisingly, they do not want you to know how to calculate whether a vaccine is effective.

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

Stop the madness!

submitted 69 days ago • 364 comments

This statement from AG Bondi is a disgrace. The judge did not “support” terrorists. He decided a case, based on facts and law, finding the requirements of the Alien Enemy Act lacking.

submitted 69 days ago • 399 comments

Know a U.S. healthcare worker? We want to hire them. B.C. has unveiled a plan to fast-track recognition of U.S. doctors' and nurses' credentials and is planning an advertising and recruitment blitz in West Coast states. globalnews.ca/news/1107668...

submitted 74 days ago • 9 comments

Get in loser, we're tanking the economy

submitted 74 days ago • 1366 comments

Brilliant.

submitted 74 days ago • 5 comments

Surprised to find that the staffing level at the Dept of Education is less than 100 people per state. Surely this already counts as an Efficient Agency. Of course that is beside the point for the bloodletting…

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression theonion.com/trump-s...

submitted 75 days ago • 209 comments

Musk has now poured $8.3 million into buying the tie-breaking Wisconsin Supreme Court seat for Brad Schimel. That is vastly more than any other single donor—to eliminate a state-level check on his and Trump's power. Help us fight back and elect Susan Crawford: PeopleVMusk.com

submitted 75 days ago • 188 comments

NOAA carries a two century legacy of America’s first government science agency www.southernfriedscience.com/noaa-carries...

submitted 75 days ago • 1 comment

NASA briefing telling folks to get through tough times, stay positive, and focus on the science. I CAN’T FOCUS ON THE SCIENCE THAT I DO WITHOUT A JOB #LPSC2025

submitted 74 days ago • 6 comments

The day after Felonius the First decrees we’ll stop countering Russian cyber attacks he cuts off aid to Ukraine. It’s not like anyone couldn’t see this pattern before the election. It’s not like we didn’t warn you. Shame on you who ignored the warnings. #DemVoice1

submitted 81 days ago • 9 comments

You can’t overstate the historic importance of today’s speech to both American and Canadian citizens by Canada’s Prime Minister. Please watch it and share it wherever you live, but especially if you’re in the United States. You need to know what Trump is doing, and why. youtu.be/wz_42pckM7w

submitted 81 days ago • 41 comments

In Trump’s SOTU address, he claims to be chosen by god and says he’ll take Greenland “one way or another”, “reclaim” Panama, impose punitive tariffs, end “wokeness”… A masterclass in wild egomaniacal bullshit and ugly threat, delivered to standing ovations. Christ America. You’ve completely lost it.

submitted 80 days ago • 81 comments

If you're wondering what happens when a democracy slides into authoritarianism, here it is! truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

submitted 81 days ago • 159 comments

I advise NOAA on Tribal and Indigenous issues on the ocean as a member of the Marine and Coastal Area Management Federal Advisory Committee Well, I used to anyway Trump just dissolved it

submitted 82 days ago • 18 comments

Trump Orders Permanent Govt Shutdown – No, Really … talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...

submitted 82 days ago • 87 comments

LAST CALL: If you or a loved one was terminated from a federal agency during your probationary period based on a FALSE claim of poor performance, please contact us as www.centerforemploymentjustice.com. We have a plan that we will be deploying very soon and may be able to help you.

submitted 82 days ago • 1 comment

How Trump’s compulsion to dominate sabotages dealmaking, undermines democracy and threatens global stability

submitted 82 days ago • 11 comments

A lot of people are going to die from this

submitted 84 days ago • 1204 comments

Okay, nerds, buckle in! It's time for some SCIENCE. Back in the late 1960s, a scientist got some government funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Atomic Energy Commission to look for interesting bacteria living in extreme environments. 1/x

submitted 83 days ago • 146 comments

Let's take a look back how this nightmare started.... www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

submitted 83 days ago • 10 comments

A reminder for these times.

submitted 84 days ago • 667 comments

Is using the Russian army as a threat to Ukraine the best way to get a low price on Ukrainian minerals? Or is it best to support genocide by Russia and buy the minerals from the new overlords? This University of Chicago economist has thoughts.

submitted 83 days ago • 15 comments

I believe Musk and DOGE disbanded 18F because we stood in the way of their "procurement capture" operation. We get the government out of wasteful contracts. Musk wants that money back for himself. Explanation by @anildash.com of procurement capture: www.anildash.com/2025/01/04/D...

submitted 83 days ago • 71 comments

It occurs to me that not everyone knows how to get to Sugarbush, the ski resort JD Vance is visiting. It’s a great mountain, but even if you don’t ski, it’s a beautiful drive to get there, especially on a clear day like tomorrow. You can get directions here. You’re welcome!

submitted 83 days ago • 661 comments

Horrific: One of the USAID programs Trump just terminated was set to deliver lifesaving treatment to hundreds of thousands of starving kids abroad. Much of it is now sitting in a Georgia warehouse. Rubio's promise to preserve urgent assistance was a lie. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/1921...

submitted 84 days ago • 207 comments

1/2 This is the second vaccine planning meeting canceled in the last few weeks. Unfounded claims by RFKjr morphed into “just looking for more information” during confirmation hearings. But I’ve seen no evidence that he is getting more information in time…

submitted 83 days ago • 2 comments

The suit exchange should go down in history showing how brilliantly sharp and funny Zelensky is and how he put Vance down (all in his second language). Vance: Why don’t you wear a suit? You never wear a suit. Zelensky: When the war is over I’ll wear one. Maybe one like yours or maybe a better one.

submitted 85 days ago • 33 comments

@royalsociety.org meet on Monday to discuss #ElonMuskFRS. If his contribution to science is any consideration, then they will want to take account of, among many other similar indicators, the assault by #DOGE on #NOAA.

submitted 85 days ago • 1 comment

NEW: “CDC staff should not be co-authors on manuscripts/abstracts with WHO staff,” nor publish papers on work "funded by WHO." From an interim guidance shared yesterday with the Influenza Division of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-wh...

submitted 85 days ago • 21 comments

Hundreds of workers at the CDC. More than 1,000 at the NIH. Scores of staffers at the FDA. Trump’s purge of federal employees includes those doing lifesaving work. Many of them expressed fear at what would happen to the projects they left behind. By @anniewaldman.bsky.social & @deldeib.bsky.social

submitted 84 days ago • 38 comments

Well, another hit to the wildland fire community today. NWS folks fired include meteorologists who provide spot forecasts from local offices, work at the Emergency Ops Center, help us understand climate trends, and serve as Incident Meteorologists on large fires. 1/

submitted 85 days ago • 11 comments

Our USGS colleagues who help run the seismic network in conjunction with @caltechseismo.bsky.social are no longer allowed to stay in a hotel (new sudden DOGE rule). Some sites in the network require 5 - 8 hours of driving to get to them. Our network will suffer.

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.

submitted 89 days ago • 72 comments

Since federal health information is getting harder to come by, I thought I'd share this new resource. Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine launched an online Avian Flu Resource Center--a one-stop clearinghouse for trustworthy information on bird flu. www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...

submitted 95 days ago • 26 comments

One of the distinctive things about @theconversation.com is that in addition to being free to read, we give away all of our articles, for free, to anyone who wants to republish them. We're the 2nd-largest publisher of news free for all to use under @creativecommons.bsky.social in the world. 🧵

submitted 95 days ago • 3 comments

I know it's small in the whole scheme of things, but the bloodbath at NPS in Hawaii is almost certainly going to lead directly to the extinctions of no fewer than 4 native Hawaiian songbirds in the next 4-5 years.

submitted 98 days ago • 13 comments

When the dismantlists talk about "trimming the fat" or "bloated" whatever relating to the federal government, remind them that there have been about the same number of federal employees since the 1960s. Meanwhile US population has increased by ~70% and GDP has increased 29-fold.

submitted 95 days ago • 14 comments

If you also feel like displaying the NSF's "banned words" wherever you go, you can get them on a t-shirt, tote, or mug. The proceeds are donated to various science and research nonprofits in the US. www.bonfire.com/store/nerd-b... 🧪

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

submitted 95 days ago • 826 comments