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Scientist (Asst Professor at OSU), ecological modeler, R coder, risk mapping tools, science advocate, invasive species, native-scaper, nature lover, indie rock 🐦🌎πŸͺ²πŸπŸ’šπŸŽΈ

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BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.

You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off.
Leave your comment here:

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01.03.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1585    πŸ” 1847    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 130
6 DAYS TILL SUFS NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION TAKE BACK OUR SCIENCE RALLY!

standupforscience.net/march7

6 DAYS TILL SUFS NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION TAKE BACK OUR SCIENCE RALLY! standupforscience.net/march7

In just 6 days, the Take Back our Science Rally hits the streets in Washington DC and all across the country! Join at local rally, or start your own pop-up rally! Details at standupforscience.net/march7
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#March7
#standupforscience
#science

01.03.2026 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Check out the Portland, OR, rally! #Portland #Oregon #StandUpForScience #March7

01.03.2026 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Protect the National Center for Atmospheric Research Urge your members of Congress to oppose the Trump administration's plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR.) Act now to protect weather and climate research and help stop...

Contact your reps to protect the National Center for Atmospheric Research! secure.ucs.org/a/2025-prote... #StandUpForScience #Climate #Science #NSF #NCAR

28.02.2026 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Science is still under attack in America and it won't get any better, not if we don't do something about it!

BUT WE ARE!

Join us in our
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION to
TAKE BACK OUR SCIENCE on
SATURDAY, MARCH 7th

Rally in WASHINGTON D.C. and
NATIONWIDE!

Learn more at standupforscience.net/march7

27.02.2026 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Come join is in Portland, OR! #Portland #SUFS #StandUpForScience #TakeBackOurScience #ScienceNotSilence #March7

28.02.2026 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for a Stand Up For Science Rally in Portland, OR, Sat, 3/7 from 12-2:30 pm to defend science as a public good and a pillar of democracy. Our speaker line-up includes 5 experts who work on vaccines, immunology, climate, & endangered species! #StandUpForScience @standupforscience.bsky.social

27.02.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My modeling work is showing how climate change may be impacting pest activities. Notice how trends in predicted dates of adult emergence for 18 pest species align with rates of spring warming. Warmer temps = Faster development = More pest pressure. #InvasiveSpeciesAwarenessWeek #Pests #ClimateChange

27.02.2026 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

R enthusiasts! Submit a talk proposal for the Cascade R Conf by March 1! #R #PNW #Rlanf #CascadiaRConf

27.02.2026 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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3️⃣ days left to submit a talk proposal for the Cascadia R Conference 2026!!

Application close Sunday, March 1st, 2026 at 5 pm PT!

Submit here: cascadiarconf.com/cfp/

#CascadiaR #DataScience #rstats

26.02.2026 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
Take back our science, health, and democracy!

MARCH 7TH, 2026
YAKIMA, WA

Corner of S. 16th Ave & Nob Hill Blvd
12:00-2:00pm

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Visit website to register, volunteer, and donate!

standupforscience.net/march7

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION Take back our science, health, and democracy! MARCH 7TH, 2026 YAKIMA, WA Corner of S. 16th Ave & Nob Hill Blvd 12:00-2:00pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm Visit website to register, volunteer, and donate! standupforscience.net/march7

YAKIMA! Join your local March 7th rally to take back our science! Learn more at standupforscience.net/march7

#March7
#rally
#standupforscience
#March7Yakima
#science

25.02.2026 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@standupforscience.bsky.social

26.02.2026 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
MARCH 7, USA

TAKE BACK our SCIENCE RALLY!

ALL ACROSS THR COUNTRY

NATIONWIDE DAY OF ACTION

SAVE SCIENCE. PROTECT HEALTH. DEFEND DEMOCRACY.

standupforscience.net/march7

MARCH 7, USA TAKE BACK our SCIENCE RALLY! ALL ACROSS THR COUNTRY NATIONWIDE DAY OF ACTION SAVE SCIENCE. PROTECT HEALTH. DEFEND DEMOCRACY. standupforscience.net/march7

Let's hit the streets on Saturday, March 7th! The mission is simple: Save Science, Protect Health, Defend Democracy. Find a rally near you, start your own, or just get some friends together and have a pop-up protest! Links in bio, or visit standupforscience.net/march7

#science
#standupforscience

25.02.2026 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

America needs a Surgeon General who follows the science, not trending conspiracies and pseudoscience. Tell your Senator to vote against Casey Means as our nation’s doctor!

25.02.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 PORTLAND! Oregon! 🚨

We're getting excited for our March 7 rally to take back our science! Learn more at www.standupforscience.net/march7 and share widely! #StandUpForScience #SUFS #March7

πŸ“… When: Saturday, Mar 7, 12-2:30
πŸ—ΊοΈ Where: South Blocks Park, Market St - SW Columbia, near Farmer's Market.

26.02.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy #NationalInvasiveSpeciesAwarenessWeek! We have predictive models for 18 invasive pest species at OSU's USPest.org decision support system to help you know where and when to expect pests. Learn more at https:/uspest.org/CAPS #pests #EarlyDetection #InvasiveSpecies

25.02.2026 03:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
MARCH 7th
WASHINGTON, D.C.
and nationwide!

TAKE BACK our SCIENCE RALLY!

standupforscience.net/march7

MARCH 7th WASHINGTON, D.C. and nationwide! TAKE BACK our SCIENCE RALLY! standupforscience.net/march7

We need YOU to come fight for science in D.C. or your local rally on March 7th! Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to learn more!

#standupforscience
#science
#rally
#March7
#RemoveRFKJr

21.02.2026 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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πŸ’ͺ Join the local rally in Portland, OR, or the one closest near you! www.standupforscience.net/march7 #StandUpForScience #PDX #SUFS #TakeBackOurScience

21.02.2026 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
15 DAYS UNTIL WE RALLY NATIONWIDE TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE!

standupforscience.net/march7

ARE YOU READY?

15 DAYS UNTIL WE RALLY NATIONWIDE TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! standupforscience.net/march7 ARE YOU READY?

FIND YOUR LOCAL EVENT OR HOST YOUR OWN!

VOLUNTEER!

DONATE AND FUEL THE FIGHT!

standupforscience.net/march7

FIND YOUR LOCAL EVENT OR HOST YOUR OWN! VOLUNTEER! DONATE AND FUEL THE FIGHT! standupforscience.net/march7

In just 15 days we are back for round two, nationwide! The fight for science needs YOU! Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to register to host a rally in your city, volunteer at a rally, find more info on your local rally, and donate!

#March7
#rally
#standupforscience
#ImpeachTheQuack
#ImpeachRFKJr

20.02.2026 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
We are rallying NATIONALLY on MARCH 7th to TAKE BACK our SCIENCE

We need YOU to host an event in your city!

Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to register to host a rally in your city!

We are rallying NATIONALLY on MARCH 7th to TAKE BACK our SCIENCE We need YOU to host an event in your city! Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to register to host a rally in your city!

This March 7th, we are going bigger than last year and need YOU to help us get there! To register to host a rally in your city, visit standupforscience.net/march7
If there's already a rally in your city, sign up to volunteer at the link!

#March7
#Rally
#ImpeachRFKJr
#RFKJr
#RemoveRFKJr

18.02.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 PORTLAND! Oregonians! 🚨 Join your local March 7th rally to take back our science! Learn more at www.standupforscience.net/march7 and share this post! #StandUpForScience #SUFS #March7

πŸ“… When: Saturday, March 7, noon to 2:30
πŸ—ΊοΈ Where: South Park at Market St - SW Columbia (N of Farmer's Market)

19.02.2026 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We're organizing a local rally in Portland, Oregon. #SUFS #TakeBackOurScience #ScienceNotSilence #PDX #Oregon

16.02.2026 05:49 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Has your CDC grant been terminated? Please use this form: grant-witness.us/submit-cdc.h... to share your story!

Share this post & form!

12.02.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
4-panel Comic "Women in Science" by War and Peas. 1. Man in ancient clothes and wig enters the room. He says, "I've returned from my trip to the future!" 2. "Women are doing science!" 3. Another man answers, "But there's still structural inequality and sexism making it difficult for them?" 4. "YES!" "Thank God!"

4-panel Comic "Women in Science" by War and Peas. 1. Man in ancient clothes and wig enters the room. He says, "I've returned from my trip to the future!" 2. "Women are doing science!" 3. Another man answers, "But there's still structural inequality and sexism making it difficult for them?" 4. "YES!" "Thank God!"

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience

11.02.2026 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1158    πŸ” 314    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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Trump cut science funding. Small businesses are paying the price. Some federal contractors are feeling the squeeze after the president slashed support for climate programs and other research efforts.

Cuts to federal science funding and firings/RIFs of federal scientists will continue to harm small businesses. #TakeBackOurScience #StandUpForScience
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

09.02.2026 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
THERE IS NO SCIENCE-AS-USUAL UNDER AUTHORITARIANISM.
"​The new Nazi commissar wasted no time on the amenities. He immediately announced that Jews would be forbidden to enter university premises and would be dismissed without salary on March 15; this was something no one had thought possible despite the Nazis' loud anti-Semitism. Then he launched into a tirade of abuse, filth, and four-letter words such as had been heard rarely even in the barracks and never before in academia. He pointed his finger at one department chairman after another and said, "You either do what I tell you or we'll put you into a concentration camp." There was silence when he finished; everybody waited for the distinguished biochemist-physiologist. The great liberal got up, cleared his throat, and said, "Very interesting, Mr. Commissar, and in some respects very illuminating; but one point I didn't get too clearly. Will there be more money for research in physiology?"
​The meeting broke up shortly thereafter with the commissar assuring the scholars that indeed there would be plenty of money for "racially pure science." A few of the professors had the courage to walk out with their Jewish colleagues, but most kept a safe distance from these men who only a few hours earlier had been their close friends. I went out sick unto deathβ€”and I knew that I was going to leave Germany within forty-eight hours."
​SOURCE: PETER DRUCKER FOR THE ATLANTIC, "THE MONSTER AND THE LAMB"
​SCIENCE NEEDS DEMOCRACY.

THERE IS NO SCIENCE-AS-USUAL UNDER AUTHORITARIANISM. "​The new Nazi commissar wasted no time on the amenities. He immediately announced that Jews would be forbidden to enter university premises and would be dismissed without salary on March 15; this was something no one had thought possible despite the Nazis' loud anti-Semitism. Then he launched into a tirade of abuse, filth, and four-letter words such as had been heard rarely even in the barracks and never before in academia. He pointed his finger at one department chairman after another and said, "You either do what I tell you or we'll put you into a concentration camp." There was silence when he finished; everybody waited for the distinguished biochemist-physiologist. The great liberal got up, cleared his throat, and said, "Very interesting, Mr. Commissar, and in some respects very illuminating; but one point I didn't get too clearly. Will there be more money for research in physiology?" ​The meeting broke up shortly thereafter with the commissar assuring the scholars that indeed there would be plenty of money for "racially pure science." A few of the professors had the courage to walk out with their Jewish colleagues, but most kept a safe distance from these men who only a few hours earlier had been their close friends. I went out sick unto deathβ€”and I knew that I was going to leave Germany within forty-eight hours." ​SOURCE: PETER DRUCKER FOR THE ATLANTIC, "THE MONSTER AND THE LAMB" ​SCIENCE NEEDS DEMOCRACY.

This is why we say there can be no science-as-usual now. This passage is from Peter Drucker’s essay in the Atlantic about the crossroads that science stood at during Nazism. Science doesn’t just need funding β€” it needs the fundamental freedoms that come with democracy. Freedom of speech.
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06.02.2026 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 189    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5

We gotta group organizing for a rally for Oregon. Contact me if interested! #oregon #standupforscience #takebackourscience #sufs #rally πŸ’ͺ

05.02.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oregonians, we need you. Anyone want to help organize a local rally for the Portland or Salem area? #SUFS2026 #StandUpForScience #ScienceNotSilence #Oregon

03.02.2026 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Top of the photo in black text reads: "Ending cancer research doesn't make America healthy." Below that is a black and white photo of a cancer patient in a wheelchair. On the bottom of that photo is a news clipping reading: "Landmark Cancer Vaccines Face Delays Due to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s mRNA Cuts. Oncologists and scientists warn that extensive cuts to mRNA funding will have devastating impacts on cancer vaccine development." Below that in bold black text reads: "SAVE LIVES. REMOVE RFK JR." Below that is the red "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo.

Top of the photo in black text reads: "Ending cancer research doesn't make America healthy." Below that is a black and white photo of a cancer patient in a wheelchair. On the bottom of that photo is a news clipping reading: "Landmark Cancer Vaccines Face Delays Due to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s mRNA Cuts. Oncologists and scientists warn that extensive cuts to mRNA funding will have devastating impacts on cancer vaccine development." Below that in bold black text reads: "SAVE LIVES. REMOVE RFK JR." Below that is the red "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo.

The top of the photo has large red boxes with white text reading: "ACTION MENU". Below that in a blue box is a link reading: "standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr". Below that is a checklist of three tasks.
"1. Endorse our articles to IMPEACH and REMOVE RFK Jr."
"2. Contact your House Representative to ask them to CO-SPONSOR the articles."
"3. SHARE WIDELY! The more pressure we create, the more changes we can make!"
Below that is bold black text reading: "SAVE LIVES. REMOVE RFK JR.".
Below that is the "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo.

The top of the photo has large red boxes with white text reading: "ACTION MENU". Below that in a blue box is a link reading: "standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr". Below that is a checklist of three tasks. "1. Endorse our articles to IMPEACH and REMOVE RFK Jr." "2. Contact your House Representative to ask them to CO-SPONSOR the articles." "3. SHARE WIDELY! The more pressure we create, the more changes we can make!" Below that is bold black text reading: "SAVE LIVES. REMOVE RFK JR.". Below that is the "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo.

RFK Jr. cut vaccine research for cancer, cancer being one of the leading causes of death in the world. Help us impeach & RemoveRFKJr to save lives and restore cancer vaccine research.

Use this link to take action! : standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr

31.01.2026 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 148    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scientists Must Act: Five Ways You Can Stand Up to Authoritarianism Today History provides powerful lessons for the special role that scientists can and must play to defend democracy.

Scientists Must Act: Five Ways You Can Stand Up to Authoritarianism Today #StandUp #FightBack
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30.01.2026 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0