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"French Socialist MEP says Washington’s embrace of dictators negates the values that led France to bestow the iconic statue some 140 years ago." Freedom fries, here we come... https://www.politico.eu/article/statue-of-liberty-france-nyc-mep-socialists-democrats-group/

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Plagiarism in academic journals (1/N) I have encountered plagiarism more than I would have liked to. Most of the time, the text just stood out as being in a different style and a quick search on the internet would come up with the original source. #plagiarism #academia #AcademicPublishing

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If you are concerned about the proposed 50% cut to #NASA's science budget, then write your representative in congress. The #PlanetarySociety provides on online form that will only take 2 minutes of your time: https://www.planetary.org/advocacy-action-center#/50

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It has been almost 35 years since the end of the Yugoslavia wars in Croatia, and they are still not free of #landmines. When you think of #Ukraine, think of how long it will take them to rebuild and recover. https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatia-set-to-be-cleared-of-landmines-by-march-next-year/

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The Planetary Society: reported cuts to NASA would amount to an “extinction event” for space science and exploration. https://www.planetary.org/press-releases/cuts-to-nasa-planetary-society-statement #PlanetaryScience #NASA

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Can someone explain to me why the portable document format (#PDF) is no longer as portable as it used to be? I have rarely encountered any serious issues since it was created in the 1990s. But over the past year or so, I have been increasingly encountering all kinds of issues with compatibility […]

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If you are going to the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (#LPSC) next week, please take the time to reflect on the future #PlanetaryScience and to use the time at the conference to organize and prepare for the future.

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Planetary Research: Open call for editors Planetary Research is a community-led #DiamondOA journal for #PlanetaryScience that will launch in January 2026. We are looking for an editor-in-chief, 5 editors and 10 associate editors. The deadline to apply is […] [Original post on solarsystem.social]

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If you missed our last #PlanetaryResearch meeting for creating a #PlanetaryScience #DiamondOA journal, here is the recording. Next step: Creation of the Planetary Research Cooperative non-profit! […]

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If you are in #PlanetaryScience and read the Planetary Exploration Newsletter (PEN), they are looking to leave X. They just opened a poll to help them decide which platform is the best, and only one of their choices is open source and federated! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PEN_media

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The new diamond open access journal Advances in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry is now open for submissions! #PlanetaryScience #AGC #DiamondOA

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The Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (#IPGP) is looking for a new director! The deadline to apply is July 15. https://www.ipgp.fr/actus-et-agenda/actualites/poste-de-directeur-de-linstitut-de-physique-du-globe-de-paris/

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#PlanetaryScience is not being spared by the #TrumpCultureWars. #KeepThePlanetsGreatAgain

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Here is the recording of our last #PlanetaryResearch #DiamondOA journal meeting. Most of the discussion was about our upcoming call for an editor-in-chief, editors, associate editors, and media team members. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voD9x3TtBRU https://planetary-research-journal.online

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The new journal Advances in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry is now open for submissions! #AGC is diamond open access journal, which means that there are no article processing fees for authors, and no subscription fees for readers. https://journals.uu.se/AGC #DiamondOA #PlanetaryScience

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And here's another poster for #LPSC2025, this one for Mattermost.

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Making some posters for the upcoming #LPSC2025 conference.

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I'm happy to report that the Institute de physique du globe de Paris (#IPGP) has left X. I'm unhappy to report that they have switched to Bluesky. And of course no one in our institute was consulted […]

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An Open Letter to All European Politicians and Leaders to Abandon X/Twitter: "By abandoning X/Twitter, leaders can reduce its credibility, promote fairer alternatives, and take a stand against the spread of disinformation, ensuring democratic principles are upheld." H/T to @everton137 for […]

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The planetary science community is creating a diamond open access journal that will be free to access without a subscription and that won’t charge authors article processing fees. Following a community vote, we now have a name! Planetary Research #DiamondOA #PlanetaryScience

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Now with bluetooth?

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The #PlanetaryScience community is in the process of creating a new diamond open access journal that will be free for authors and free for readers. Check out the video of our second meeting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64rap9a3P7Y&list=PLPXeplhp1d03WmrwwDFMjy5y0S6eiyeFE&index=2 #DiamondOA

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Mural of the Croatian scientist Andrija Mohorovičić in the city of #Osijek where he once taught. He is best known for his discovery of the crust-mantle interface using seismic data from a 1909 earthquake. This interface is now known as the Moho, as no one can pronounce or properly spell his name.

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Just another paywall from #Nature. But, what does "RENT THIS ARTICLE" mean? Has that always been an option? #DiamondOA

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If you are a planetary scientist who is part of a #Slack community using the free plan, consider migrating your team to #Mattermost on the Solar System Social #PlanetaryScience server. Slack will start deleting your content that is older than 1 year starting January 28, 2025!

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