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Your weather app gets its info because of NOAA. Your mail arrives at your home because of USPS. Your plane navigates the skies because of the FAA. Your food is safer -- and we get alerts when it isn't -- because of USDA. You hear about earthquakes worldwide because of USGS.

submitted 4 days ago • 17 comments

To the religious group giving out fully bound books of psalms in front of my kids’ middle school today: 1) good luck getting middle school students to do literally anything; and 2) if you have enough $ to print books that will very likely end up in the trash, you have enough income to be taxed.

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For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...

submitted 5 days ago • 83 comments

GeoSPACE, our accessible hybrid field course, has found itself in need of fundraising due to recent events. Part of being accessible is offsetting the financial burden of attending. If you can spare anything to help out, a lot of students without other options would be grateful!!! ⚒️🔭🧪

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"[For the Right], D.E.I...is the mere presence of a woman or nonwhite person or disabled or transgender person in any high-skilled, high-status position. And their alternative isn’t some heretofore unknown standard of merit; it is the reintroduction of something like segregation." (gift link)

submitted 14 days ago • 336 comments

Women and girls belong in science, and their inclusion fosters innovation. In 2025, we join the United Nations to celebrate 10 years of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science—a key milestone in advancing gender equality and empowering women globally.

submitted 15 days ago • 4 comments

Hear, hear!

submitted 16 days ago • 56 comments

Those millions of white men who lost out to a “DEI hire” in pursuing high-level jobs? It didn’t happen. #DEI www.wsj.com/business/dei...

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Demagogues, oligarchs, and literal teenage boys are tearing apart our government. They are fueled by Silicon Valley’s dream of a monarchist network state and blood and soil white nationalism and every day they are in power means years of work required to fix it. www.garbageday.email/p/musk-s-sup...

submitted 23 days ago • 37 comments

For all the non-central valley folks, here’s some geographic context to highlight the absurdity of Trump’s Flows to Nowhere. Highlighted Kaweah and Tule rivers illustrate just how far removed they are from LA, w/ no connection to CA aqueduct that lifts water 1900’ over Tehachapi mtns.

submitted 25 days ago • 12 comments

How to Access the EOT Web Archives Visit web.archive.org Scroll to 🔎Collection Search section Select "End Of Term (US Gov 2024)" from the menu Type in your query term and click search Or download bulk WARC files from eotarchive.org/data/ #EOT2024 #EOTArchive

submitted 79 days ago • 38 comments

Elon Musk is locking government workers out of computer systems at U.S. agencies. This unelected freak is burning down our government. www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

submitted 26 days ago • 67 comments

✅ DEI Employer of the Day™ Albertsons (Safeway...) "commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging as well as thoughtful people practices are core elements of the company’s philosophy" "We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen and enrich our stores, our company and our society."

submitted 26 days ago • 448 comments

Stop fucking saying he blamed “DEI,” which is some abstract, non-tangible idea. He is blaming people of color having jobs he thinks they aren’t qualified for. He’s blaming race. He’s being racist every time he says it. Journalists need to get fucking backbones, my word.

submitted 27 days ago • 245 comments

i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there

submitted 27 days ago • 269 comments

I didn’t really believe it was about “health” last week. It’s not. Its about knowledge. Stopping science in its tracks. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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A Black woman named Aliyah was struggling to find work. So, she catfished herself and made a fake profile on LinkedIn named "Emily." Emily had the same qualifications as Aliyah but received 57.9% of interview invites while Aliyah received 8.9% This is what we mean when we say racism is systemic.

submitted 31 days ago • 74 comments

Two-thirds of Americans drink coffee every day. If Democrats can't make political hay out of TRUMP JUST PUT A 25% TAX ON YOUR COFFEE then I don't know what we're doing here. Figure comes from the coffee people: www.ncausa.org/Newsroom/Dai...

submitted 31 days ago • 79 comments

Faculty and staff at Sonoma State University were just notified of the closing of the Geology Department - they are organizing an email letter writing campaign for Monday 1/27 to rally support - see below🧪⚒️ It’s awful to see the closing of another Geology department and big loss for the community.

submitted 32 days ago • 4 comments

Fantastic article showcasing the inclusive field trip planned by IAGD at GSA this year

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

My latest on Trump's pick for the #2 spot at EPA. Among the legal work David Fotouhi has recently done is a challenge to the agency's asbestos ban www.propublica.org/article/davi...

submitted 35 days ago • 21 comments

Make sure to screenshot this info before it disappears.

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Stay strong. For us, this is more than just a job-it’s a calling. Together, we will stand to protect our parks, environment, and wildlife. Four years… we remain hopeful that the attack on our public lands will be less brutal this time.

submitted 37 days ago • 242 comments

For those impacted by wildfire smoke, Scripps atmospheric chemist and aerosol expert Kim Prather recommends building Corsi-Rosenthal boxes—a low-cost and efficient way to reduce harmful aerosol particles. @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social has more on how to build your own. ⬇️

submitted 43 days ago • 2 comments

Underrepresented undergraduate & graduate students in STEM majors! Apply soon for the US DOE Mickey Leland Energy 10-week summer research internship on minimizing env impacts of fossil fuels & industry while working to achieve net-zero emissions. Geology students needed! orise.orau.gov/mlef/ ⚒️ 🧪

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

Biologists of Bluesky… what are these that I found on my grass? They are mostly spherical, about 1/2 inch diameter, clear to translucent, squish into a gel. A quick search indicated maybe slug eggs?

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

This is how you do science communication! Excellent way to stand out in a sea of posters 😍

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

AEG friends! AEG is now on Bluesky @aegweb.bsky.social

submitted 79 days ago • 1 comment

Someday I will make this my Halloween costume: the Asbestos lady! Perfect foe of the Human Torch because she was fireproof.

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

From AGU's Position Statement on The Responsibilities & Rights of Scientists "The right to respond to inaccurate portrayals of #science by any individual or group including government & institutional administrators, the media, private companies or industry representatives, & political entities." 🚨

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Each year, the trans community loses too many lives, especially trans women of color, to hate and violence. More than ever, we must stand by our trans family and support them, hold space for them, and insist the scapegoating and targeting stop. Now.

submitted 98 days ago • 447 comments

creating a fresh start in the blue sky

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Hi Blue Sky! The International Association for Geoscience Diversity (the IAGD) is a volunteer-run, donation-powered 501c3 non profit dedicated to improving inclusion of people with disabilities in the geosciences. Follow along with our adventures and advocacy here 🧪♿⚒️

submitted 101 days ago • 1 comment

All of Trump's picks to lead health agencies have either spread anti-vaccine disinformation, opposed lifesaving public health measures during the pandemic, or promoted false health claims and unproven products. A Trump administration endangers the health of every person.

submitted 99 days ago • 30 comments

Geo buddies- come visit me at AEG’s booth at GSA Connects 2024! I have free stickers 🎉

submitted 157 days ago • 0 comments