Sharon P

Well-deserved break!

Can watch it over and over again.

Unbelievable

NONE in Life science?! NONE?!

Maryville, TN

I'm floored.

This is ONE stretch of ONE side of the street in deep red, small town Knoxville, TN today.

This is a city that Trump won in 2024 by 20+ points.

The scope of these protests are massive—American from both sides of the aisle are pissed.

There will be no kings.

Sweet tan dog lying in bed, rear view

Sweet tan dog, laying on bed, front view.

😂

Ember

Ss

Made me think of my dad. 💦

My quote of the day

…But without scientific progress no amount of achievement in other directions can insure our health, prosperity, and security as a nation in the modern world.

Vannevar Bush
Science: The Endless Frontier

Knoxville was awesome today

Curious - have you heard anything about the NSF NRT program?

👇👇👇

Contextualizing with limits on constitutional power is CRUCIAL.

I’m despise this man.

They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.

On the left, a drawing of a tipi that says “America before” On the right, a drawing of a Ku Klux Klan hood that says “America now”

Who according to Alina Habba or whatever her name is “aren’t fit to have jobs right now”.

I have work to do but I'm distracted by watching US scientific progress & leadership being irreversibly undermined because a few unelected malcontents are penalizing researchers for following legal requirements set out by congressional orders to augment basic research with benefits to society.

Destroying the world-class scientific research that we do in the US will not serve you well. Unless maybe you are an oligarch.

#floodthezone. Individual stories are what’s compelling, and there are so many!

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important

Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone

Call it a Day Of Transparency

Harvard Business Review "leadership bootcamp" ending with a discussion of DEI, and sticking with the data--the evidence on diverse teams improving outcomes and that equity and inclusion create the environment for diverse teams to thrive.

not paying indirect costs for research is like only paying the players in the Super Bowl.

can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities

“A dark day… today we all lose….”

Shuttering U.S.A.I.D. is impacting the soybean industry — Tennessee’s #1 cash crop, contributing billions to our economy.

More: arec.tennessee.edu/wp-content/u...

Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.

But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.

A small paper nautilus octopus female riding on the top of a pink jellyfish.

A dark orange octopus, possibly a male blanket octopus, riding on the top of a four tentacled jellyfish.

A small octopus, possibly a male blanket octopus, riding on an octopus that is only about as large as he is.

Semi-regular reminder:
Baby open-ocean octopuses sometimes ride on jellyfish like little hats.
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Snow-covered log in the woods

I refuse to let the next 4 years ruin the time I have here.
I will have joy.
I will laugh.
I will rest.
I will dance.
I will sing.
I will spend time with folks I love.
I will find ways I can help my community.
I will find the beauty.
I will hold on to peace.
I will live.
I will have joy.