Todd Campbell

3 figures showing different states 1: Monthly mean wet-bulb global temperature (WBGT) in the shade during the hottest month of the year around the world (0 .5° × 0 .5° grid cells) for the period 1981–2010. Source: See Kjellstrom et al. (19) 2. Monthly mean WBGT in the shade during the hottest month of the year around the world (0.5° × 0.5° grid cells) for the end of the century (2071–2099) if aggressive measures are taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to keep the global mean temperature at a maximum 1.5°C increase with a decreasing trend in the second half of this century (RCP2.6, top panel), or if countries implement existing national policies (RCP6.0, bottom panel). Source: International Labour Organization, Working on a warmer planet (5)

“We basically have three choices: mitigation, adaptation and suffering. We’re going to do some of each. The question is what the mix is going to be. The more mitigation [(reduction of emissions)] we do, the less adaptation will be required and the less suffering there will be.”—Dr John Holdren, 2007

“When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.”

-Justice Sonia Sotomayor

As the Senate considers voting to approve Trump's devastating funding cuts to public broadcasting, listen to the words of LeVar Burton.

The Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121.

Contact your senators today and urge them to oppose these cuts.

Historian here 💯”Trump’s way forward is to go in reverse, by about a century”

Look at this amazing sign. #NoKings #butterfly

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Yesterday's Supreme Court decision on nationwide injunctions is one of the worst of 2025 so far.

Yet, these tools still exist:

1️⃣ More class-action lawsuits
2️⃣ More plaintiffs joining
3️⃣ Faster final judgements on the merits
4️⃣ Arguments about "complete relief"

🧵 Using science funding as example...

A Public Lands Sell-Off Is Struck From the G.O.P. Policy Bill

One piece of good news, Mike Lee’s bill failed!

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/c...

Historian of Reconstruction here the Supreme Court is behaving like its predecessor in the late 19th century when it gutted the Reconstruction constitution and federal civil rights laws. It refused to implement the 14th amendment against Trump and now he has a blank check to upend our constitution.

BREAKING: Coalition Sues to Protect the National Science Foundation from Trump and DOGE Assault

We’re suing on behalf of educators, researchers, professors, and graduate students to stop the latest effort by the Trump administration to weaponize federal funding to push their anti-equity agenda. 🧵

Tackling Real-World Problems: Impacts, Observations, and Challenges after Seven Years of the Environment Corps - AAAS | IUSE Caption: Stormwater Corps students learn to read development site plans with Instructors Bruce Hyde and Mike Dietz. In the spring of 2016, faculty members from several departments at the University of...

Excited 2 see this published about our E-Corp Project!
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two little girls are dancing on a stage . Alt: two little girls are dancing on a stage, one snaps her fingers

Been quiet lately for a good reason (vacation), but hopping onto to say:

🚨 NEW NSF LAWSUIT TODAY!!!

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Targets grant terminations & freezes in spending congressionally appropriated funds.

Press release: democracyforward.org/updates/coal...

Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts (the Reagan-appointed William Young) has declared the Trump administration's cuts to NIH grants — ostensibly over Trump's EOs on gender ideology and DEI — are "illegal" and "void." He's ordering many grants restored.

The neighborhood is getting ready for tomorrow

Cancers can be detected in bloodstream three years prior to diagnosis Detection of cancer before a clinical diagnosis could give patients and caregivers more time for intervention and may lead to better outcomes because tumors are more likely to be curable

Genetic material shed by tumors can be detected in the bloodstream three years before cancer diagnosis, according to a study led by investigators at Johns Hopkins University.

That study was made possible with federal funding. Now, many studies like this are canceled. hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/04/...

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Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance As President Donald Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The politicization of the army is the first step towards dictatorship as any historian of the post colonial global south will tell you www.military.com/daily-news/2...

Here’s a presidential pardon in the making

Threats to science according to Marcia McNutt, Natl Academies prez:

-Foreign competition
-Rising facilities costs
-Foreign talent exodus
-Budget deficit

FORGETTING ANYTHING????

How about, "administration hellbent on punishing unis, slashing science $, and turning science into a political tool"?

Please Share: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Engineering… | Todd Campbell Please Share: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Engineering Education  UConn College of Engineering and Neag School of Education - a state- funded UConn Indoor Air Quality Initiative

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🧪 This admin cares about research misconduct so much that…*checks notes*….

It caused the entire six-person team that investigated those claims at NSF to leave 😳

This *totally* gives me high confidence for how the agency will implement the “Gold Standard Science” EO…

San Antonio Express-News ® @ExpressNews Sen. Rafael Edward Cruz, who uses the preferred name Ted, has introduced a bill to limit the use of preferred names and pronouns.

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Former Connecticut Gov. Rowland receives pardon from President Trump Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland received a pardon from President Donald Trump.

Historian here presidential pardon is in the Constitution but the founders did not imagine they could be solicited through bribes or upend the rule of law. My take here.https://www.wfsb.com/2025/05/28/former-connecticut-governor-john-rowland-receives-pardon-by-president-trump/