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sledford.bsky.social

Urban hydrology- water and cities. Pretending to be a geographer these days. Associate professor of Geosciences in Atlanta. Izzo 🐾🌈 7-19-24

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The Washington Post and LA Times editorial pages have gone full MAGA, MSNBC has purged all of its anti-Trump anchors, and Twitter is owned by a literal Nazi. Here's why liberal media bias is still a problem.

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my view is that as soon as the administration froze disbursement of congressional appropriations we entered constitutional crisis territory

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Raise your hand if you made Cruz’s list. 🙋‍♀️

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Talk about a (bad) pendulum swing from “we want to support you” to “obey in advance” but @agu.org

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The NIH overhead cut doesn't just hurt universities. It's deadly to the US economy. The US is a world leader in tech due to the ecosystem that NIH and NSF propel. It drives innovation for tech transfer, creates a highly-skilled sci/tech workforce, and fosters academic/industry crossfertilization.

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Most rewarding thing I've done today is create this list, which is now enriched by many great suggestions from others. But I need water orgs based outside North Am and Europe. Who can help me extend the inclusiveness of this list? bsky.app/profile/did:...

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NEW: We obtained the directions NSF program officers are following to review all grants for compliance with the Trump EOs and the turmoil it has created in an agency mandated to broaden STEM participation. Our story: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Remember that fascists want you to feel hopeless and helpless. We are neither. Continue to be a pain in their fucking ass, even if that just means refusing to go away.

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Entering hour 5 straight of my heat pump running to try to keep my house at 67. I know I used to be one of those northerners making fun of Atlanta, but we really aren’t built for this.

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Hello Bluesky community! #ESWN is a non-profit providing opportunities for peer mentoring, community building, and career development for scientists, educators, and professionals who contribute to and support the earth, space, and environmental sciences. Give us a follow and say hi!

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Doing a directed readings with a PhD student interested in urban flooding, especially from a planning perspective. Any key books/papers/policies (especially municipal) we should read?

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For @thexylom.com, I discovered that Mayor Andre Dickens' office repeatedly lied about their "environmental stewardship" of "Cop City", where one of Atlanta's "four lungs" was razed for a $100+ million police training facility. My reporting later won an Atlanta Press Club Award:

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Happy new year! Thrilled to announce Women Advancing River Research (WARR) 2025, featuring inspiring women on water research from around the world. 11 am, US eastern, 3rd Thursday every month. Register: psu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Recordings 2021- 2024: www.cee.psu.edu/events/women...

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I talked to @nbedera.bsky.social about her devastating research into Title IX offices & new book On the Wrong Side: “There’s this myth men’s lives are ruined when they’re accused of sexual violence—it isn’t just untrue, it becomes justification for giving them benefits to compensate for that."

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Join the AGU-H3S team! Applications due January 15th! shorturl.at/WuRzQ

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If you’re in Cleveland, the Nela Park Christmas lights, celebrating 100 years of displays, are some of the best I remember.

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Our CSAW video is posted to share! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-q1... We are recruiting applications for summer 2025 REU and fall 2025 MS cohort! csaw47.wixstudio.com/csaw

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This hits hard, especially how many of my faculty have weaponized incompetence to get out of service…service that then falls to those of us who will do it competently.

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