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Read Mahmoud Khalil’s letter from an ICE detention facility: defector.com/read-mahmoud...

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It's the best time of the year. Blue spotted salamanders are out, and they're the perfect animal

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We're all we've got left: defector.com/were-all-wev...

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Rebecca Clement, PhD, is an entomologist who has worked as a scientist at the USDA in Fort Collins, Colorado. She is the latest #fedscientist featured #SilencedScienceStories! Loved laying this out with #sciart by Laura Fitzgibbons silencedsciencestories.com/f/dr-rebecca...

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Dr. @zacklabe.com is a climate scientist passionate about exploring the intersection of climate variability, extreme events, and innovative data science methods. With a Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine,

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New scientist feature at @silencedscience.bsky.social! Are you a scientist or do you know a scientist affected by federal budget cuts, mass firings, or grant terminations? Tell us your story and we will illustrate it! Please share. #sciart #scicomm silencedsciencestories.com/f/jennifer-k...

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Eva (Dia) Windhoffer is a Natural Resources Scientist who worked as an Avian Biologist for BOEM when she was terminated due to federal cuts. Her background is in wildlife biology, and she is passionate about environmental work and conservation. Illustration by @sigridknemeyer.bsky.social

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Sabrina Imbler spoke to Sarah Cooley about the threats facing our oceans, the work she hoped to accomplish in her position, and the "what ifs" of the wreckage of NOAA. defector.com/an-interview...

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Totally agree with this. Flying a person to a third country that they may never have been to, directly into a prison where they are going to be forced to do hard labor, is not a deportation; it's something else entirely.

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Thought crimes.

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I LOVE trout lilies. Immediately bought this delight from her Etsy store.

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Morel mushrooms come in all shapes and colors. This pair are shaped a bit like thimbles. #MakersmARTch | Thimble #FungiFriends

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Got home and found crocuses in my yard! (and a critter tunnel in that flowerbed, vole, or maybe bigger? Chipmunk?)

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Daffodils! In a parking lot in Dover NH.

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It's said to be a fey forest, where you can get lost in time, years passing unnoticed. I wander aimlessly, lightly touching boles of ancient trees. Suddenly I emerge into sunlight. I blink. Who knows how long I've- "There you are! You were gone for half an hour, we were getting worried!" Damn.

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Small ways to care for community: -Check on your neighbors -Donate gently used/new clothing items to shelters -Restock a community fridge -Donate to a local food pantry -Participate in a community clean-up -Donate to mutual aid -Volunteer at your local community center or library Every act matters

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The macro workshop @mhedin.bsky.social and I taught yesterday in Anza-Borrego was great fun. After class time in the morning we wandered the desert for subjects. Among those were these amazing 3 mm. planthopper nymphs which I am calling Shaving Brush Bugs. We found them under rocks. 🐙🌿📷 #insects

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Sharing with ALT text for those who aren't aware of the ongoing real world implications for trans people in the U.S. "I'm afraid I could be arrested if I travel to that state..."

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"BRUTUS: Well, we still need to figure out how we’ll get Caesar to attend. Marketing thinks we should create a Facebook event called 'The Ides of March.' Thoughts?"

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This is what a lunar eclipse looks like... from the surface of the Moon. That dark circle is Earth. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander took this image last night.

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📢 BIG NEWS: You can now TEXT Trans Lifeline for support! 💜📲 📩 Text (877) 565-8860 🌎 Choose your language 🤝 Connect with a real trans operator—no AI! 🔒 No tracking, no stored emails, no cops 📞 Calls & texts stay anonymous. We’re here for you. 💜🏳️‍⚧️ #PeerSupport

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Please take a couple of minutes to read this piece. It's important. "We have ignored the perspectives, stories & voices of disabled people for so long that their actual needs, feelings and experiences are hardly acknowledged."

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KRAZY KARL'S KARS WHITE HOUSE CAR LOT

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Our first scientist feature is out as part of our effort to highlight the importance of the work of #firedfed scientists! This features Kelsey Hopland, PhD, illustrated by Lia Ferguson! #sciart Please enjoy and share. If you want to contribute, learn more: www.linkedin.com/company/scie...

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Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.

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If anyone needs me I’ll be putting boxes in my backyard for the bobcats.

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Here, have some tits Watercolor and colored oencil on board 4" x 4" (11 x 11 cm)

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Day 2, and we are already at 24k for gender affirming care! Our goal is 1 million by the end of Trans Day of Visibility on March 31st! This is the 4th year we have worked with @pointofprideorg to help others get the health care they need!!! Link in my bio has more info.

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Bill Nye at the Stand Up for Science rally in DC: "What are you afraid of? What is it about the process of science, modern medicine, caring for our neighbors, or Women's History Month, that you all find so scary?" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Ex-EPA chief and national treasure Gina McCarthy pens an essay for @mcsweeneys.net: "Make America Suck Again"

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I spoke with Sabrina Valenti, a NOAA budget analyst fired under the DOGE layoffs, about the work she did and her fears for NOAA's future defector.com/an-interview...

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As the U.S. war effort ramped up in the early 1940s, the Navy put out a request for chair design submissions. They needed a chair that was fireproof, waterproof, lightweight and strong enough to survive a torpedo blast. And they got this: buff.ly/2JmEO2L

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In one California mudflat, slug slime is kind of a big deal. buff.ly/KSkvJNd

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More than ever, now is the time to be the joy you want to see in the world.

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A nice little example of the toots of the Northern Pygmy-Owl from my encounter the other day. #birds #owls #nature

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Local coverage like this of the real world impacts on our communities is exactly what we need more of. Hurricanes are the most non partisan issue in Florida. This story is a template for how to make people question what Trump is doing flip.it/JUcjCl

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I spoke with Kaesee Bourne, a fish and wildlife biologist terminated under the DOGE layoffs, about the work she was doing for the government defector.com/an-interview...

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