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Please share: The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Democratic Staff, is surveying the impact of the Trump Admin’s mass firings of federal employees from science agencies. If you were terminated since 20 Jan 2025 please fill out this survey: democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

Steve Leibman, career USDS employee, now DOGE employee, wrote an epic reply to the 5 bullet point email that you should read: “Because of the indiscriminate firings and newly introduced culture of fear, I'm the only one left to work on my current project.” www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-d...

submitted 5 hours ago • 3 comments

I'm gonna remind people that I feel pretty strongly that if you bought one of my ebooks legitimately, then you own the book and however you secure that ownership is fine by me mashable.com/article/how-...

submitted 21 hours ago • 171 comments

🤿 HIRING POSTDOC 🤿 🌊 We are hiring a full time postdoc in ecological oceanography (2 yr) at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Seeking excellent candidates w/ experience in coral reef ecology & oceanography to develop research projects in Hawai'i & Okinawa, Japan. ID# 225109 www.rcuh.com/work/careers/

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You GUYYYYSSSSSSS The military choir sang Do You Hear the People Sing from Les Mis at the governor's dinner at the white house. Thanks to @beebrookshire.bsky.social for helping me fact check tihs one. As far as I can it's only "officially" been posted on Dan Scavino's FB

submitted 1 day ago • 89 comments

Untitled, by Joan Mitchell, 1992, 📸 via @dimfilipovic.bsky.social

submitted 2 days ago • 51 comments

A movie you've watched at least six times, gifs only

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

Excellent birthday present to me!

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

#spongeThursday

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Completing a science summer writing internship, but not sure the stipend will cover costs? @sciencewriters.org's got you www.nasw.org/2025Diversit...

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Has anyone heard anything about Fulbright cuts or is it flying under the radar? We have a potential scholar coming this year and I'm just not terribly confident that it's going to happen. 🧪🎓

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Every scientist, long before they were a scientist, was a little kid who stood in front of a fish tank or stared up at the stars or turned over a rock to look at the bugs underneath and said “wow”. On the best days, working in science still feels like that.

submitted 6 days ago • 27 comments

🧪🌊 🐋

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FYI, Amazon will no longer enable the downloading of ebooks to exterior devices starting February 26th. Here’s a tutorial on how to download your ebooks off of Amazon. You can use Calibre (free software) to reformat the kindle books to be used on other devices. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2DQuRqn/

submitted 9 days ago • 125 comments

Literally the reason the ACA is such a weak law compared to what it was envisioned as is because of this. We could have had universal healthcare if the Republicans rolled over the same way the Democrats are.

submitted 7 days ago • 25 comments

This, precisely.

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Apparently deadlines elude me, so here are the beginnings of a Blue spotted ribbontail ray for #SundayFishSketch

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...

submitted 9 days ago • 403 comments

Bun update

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Nuestro artículo sobre cómo varían en el medio natural las actividades del pez león de acuerdo con su edad llegó a 10 citas y 200 lecturas. Disponible en: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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From an FDA probationary employee: the firings are coming from outside the agency without cause and with zero input from supervisors (as promised.) More firings expected between now and Tuesday. Do not open the termination email before you download your documents and performance evals.

submitted 9 days ago • 291 comments

my take is that your willingness to accept this gulf of america nonsense is an indicator of your willingness to accept much worse things coming from this administrator

submitted 10 days ago • 1168 comments

To probationary federal employees who have been terminated: Democracy Forward has filed a first-of-its-kind class-wide complaint with the Office of Special Counsel. If civil servants want to join in the complaint, you can email [email protected]

submitted 9 days ago • 30 comments

We've got a good one for you today! This is the skull of an Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin that we caught in Okinawa. This particular fish is special because it is both the largest fish that I've ever collected, and ever scanned. S/O to @jaimiagray.bsky.social for helping out with the scan!

submitted 11 days ago • 5 comments

This version of Hackers really blows

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

I maxed out my credit card, emptied my savings account, and took out a loan to move from Alabama to Bethesda, MD. I don’t even qualify for unemployment since I’ve only worked at NIH for a month. I will be financially and medically devastated. Seeking suggestions for anywhere that’s hiring!!

submitted 10 days ago • 708 comments

Backdoor access to the Treasury is up on GitHub fucking a

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NEW RESEARCH: Seamounts are a HUB for sharks! New research on seamounts off Ascension Island has found that there are 41 TIMES the amount of sharks there than in the open ocean, despite no increase in primary productivity. Read the full paper here - doi.org/10.1371/jour... 🦑🌊🦤🌍🌐🧪 #AcademicSky

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

Bun update🐇

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Show that special someone* how you feel by nominating them for the Award of Excellence in Public Outreach this Valentine’s Day! *yes, this includes you #selfcare

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Please watch this video, this dude is amazing and utterly charming while describing being accidentally swallowed by a whale 🐋 🌊 bbc.com/news/videos/...

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Bun update

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We found some baby buns under the house today

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Only 3 days left to submit an application to this summer's #REU - BLINKS program! We're excited to have so many awesome projects lined up.☁️ Diversity VALUED! Please pass this along and check out our website for project descriptions and application info: fhl.uw.edu/research/sum... 🧪 Please boost!

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

‘You Can’t Let This Happen,’ Says Fundraising Email From Sitting U.S. Congressperson

submitted 13 days ago • 309 comments

I know people on bluesky know what's happening. I'm telling you people offline don't. Maybe flier your neighborhood

submitted 13 days ago • 145 comments

Public Statement on Recent Attacks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives Sincerely, the Executive Board of the ASIH (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists) #TeamFish #TeamHerps #ASIH www.asih.org/2025-asih-ex...

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🪸 #coral #coralreef This is a great article in #ScientificAmerican about ways that coral can deal with heat stress. Some corals swap symbionts for more heat tolerant varieties. Others down regulate the amount of nitrogen they give to the symbionts www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

A little more light hearted news for your feed. 🐟🦑 "The film delves into the complex relationship between humans and nature, promoting a message of harmonious coexistence between the two: something we hope to echo through this naming." www.bbc.com/news/article...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

@maralliance.bsky.social is here!

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Looking for #STEM advice? 👩‍🔬💡 @ivalina.bsky.social - our Science Coordinator and deep-sea fisheries expert - knows firsthand how vital diversity in STEM fields is for driving innovation and finding solutions to the world’s biggest challenges.

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment