@dendromecon27.bsky.social
Research Ecologist in a federal agency. I post a lot about this admin's impacts on science and conservation. But mostly I just want to plant native plants everywhere 🌺🌲🌴🌼🌿🌱🌳 🥄She/her
The largest payment eliminated by DOGE was $38,468,659 to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences for transition support services to adulthood for disabled children served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
The missles in this video cost more than that.
Prospective Car Buyer Takes SUV Out For Test Hit And Run https://theonion.com/prospective-car-buyer-takes-suv-out-for-test-hit-and-run/
Science needs more than funding. It needs integrity.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Kīlauea is popping off
I have spent my entire bike commuting life in NON-protected bike lanes and I do not wish that on anyone. In fact, can we get some in Reno please??? E-bikes more than welcome.
This is amazing.
When the government kills a crucial report, independent scientists decide to write it anyway and release it outside of government channels.
That’s science serving society, even when our political leaders don’t.
It's bizarre to me how many people in the comments here seem to think that automation is going to translate into more freedom for the working class.
When has that ever panned out? How much leisure time do you have, after years of these "innovations"? We are Charlie Brown trying to kick the football
My hate for Elon has more to do with the trauma inflicted on tens of thousands of federal workers but, yeah, bummer about twitter.
First daffodil is up 😊
Went for a weekend snowshoe with family to Echo Lake near Tahoe and I can’t stress enough how fast the snow is melting 😳
I can't compete with this.
I'm hiring my first postdoc! Apply by 20/4/26, position #20443. Seeking an environmental microbiologist with experience in metagenomics (preferably viromics) and molecular biology. Experience with targeted metabolomics is a plus.
international.au.dk/about/profil...
Last year, this guy (left) from DOGE used ChatGPT to find NEH grants that were too “DEI” for Trump, and canceled them, including mine, as shown by the letter I received last April (right). Huge new NYT article on the back story link below
“Goad and Chartwell made the laudable decision to make their code publicly available”
One day of spring cleaning the yard and my back is wrecked. Heeelllllloooo 50 😭😩😂
there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for
Homelessness is a policy choice
Thank you! At an event last night I said "If the word hope doesn't work for you try, 'Never fucking surrender.'" The word hope seems too sunny to a lot of people, but the heart of it as I'm interested in it is: we make the future in the present, if we show up, and that never surrender part.
Just tell them you let Word autocorrect your spelling. Boom. AI.
I can’t believe they included that scene. I am pretty sure they never watched the actual movie…
Weird chart. What happened in 2025 in the US? Did political leadership change and then start systematically dismantling education, science, health care, and government, levying arbitrary tariffs, randomly attacking major US cities, and destroying the economy?
Just asking.
7/ In reality, my colleagues still inside NIH tell me that their assessments are largely ignored.
Once a grant or application is picked up by the tool, they are almost never able to move the grant forward as is - regardless of the scientific justification.
Current NIH leadership want you to think they are using rigorous, consistent & scientific processes to screen studies to align them with agency priorities.
But the process that they have put down on paper is a sham.
It’s important to know NIH is not following its own guidance. Here’s why:
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Not every action is public. I feel this in my soul.
Thanks for the nudge to make a public comment.
There is still time for you, too, to submit your feedback to the January "Dear Colleague Letter" (see link below for context and instructions). The deadline for email submissions (directly to NSF_NCAR@nsf.gov) is March 13 (next week!). [2/4]
I just submitted my letter to NSF responding to its proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). I argue that doing so would be an astonishing and avoidable misstep, and that federal support for the institution should in fact be *increased.* [1/4]
Gonna do our best!
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Muffin tires, then
We are in Reno Nevada, and the planting site is in the Humboldt Toiyabe NF near Markleeville, CA. I think I might have found a solution at UNR though—thanks for checking in on that!!!