@brittanysbarker.bsky.social
Scientist (Asst Professor at OSU), ecological modeler, R coder, risk mapping tools, science advocate, invasive species, native-scaper, nature lover, indie rock 🐦🌎🪲🐝💚🎸
Absolutely amazing 💚🐸 #frogs
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We need scientists in Congress! Get after it New Jersey!
“As a federal civil servant, she worked to improve food security and combat climate change at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).”
meganorourkeforcongress.com/meet-megan/
📣 Do you live in the Portland, OR, area? We're especially in need of volunteers to help with some in-person parts of organizing the Cascadia R Conference (Jun 26-27, 2026). Volunteers get free registration for the conference!
#Rlang #PDX #Coding #R #Programming #Conference #RStudio
GET IN, DORKS! WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Yesterday was a big day for @standupforscience.bsky.social. We have endorsed our first congressional candidate, Aftyn Behn, running in the special election in TN & she has a shot!
We have two weeks to help Behn win...here's how YOU can help:
🔗 tr.ee/sufs-aftyn
Presenting a poster about adaptation to climate in the hairy weevil, a biocontrol agent for invasive yellow starthistle in the U.S. at the #EntSoc25 conference in PDX. Go weevils! 🤎🧡 #weed #ipm #evolution #biocontrol #genetics
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Screenshot of an online biology project page for Entomology 2025, showing project details, member stats, and recent insect and spider observations with images and identification details.
Have you added observations yet to the #EntSoc25 iNaturalist BioBlitz? There's still time to join in as you explore and discover the amazing biodiversity of the Pacific Northwest! www.entsoc.org/events/annua...
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#EntSoc25 Join us for our symposium on Ecophysiology of Social Insects. Wednesday at 9:30 am in Portland Ballroom 251. @entsocamerica.bsky.social @jelenabujan.bsky.social @mmlopezu.bsky.social @isabellamanning.bsky.social
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Check out presentations by me and my collaborators at Entomological Society of America meeting in Portland, OR (Nov 9-12)! Topics will cover weevils, biocontrol, modeling, and ecological genomics. @entsocamerica.bsky.social
#IPM #Weeds #InvasivePests #Entomology #Weevils #Model #Forecast #EntSoc25
Poster graphic for the 911 March for Health and Science with a hand holding a megaphone. Two bubbles list information: Nov 5th, 3:30pm and From the Mall to HHS HQ. A list of sponsoring organization logos and a blurb: Join us to deliver thousands of signatures to Impeach and Remove RFK “The Quack” Jr.
T-minus-1 week!
🚨UPDATED Location and time
Join us in DC to deliver 100k petition signatures calling for RFK Jr. to be impeached!
📣 🚨 911 March for Health and Science!
⏰ November 5th, 3:30pm ET
📍From the National Mall to HHS HQ (200 Independence Ave SW)
INFO 🔗 zurl.co/fapcS
RSVP 🔗 zurl.co/zew5F
A bold patriotic-style infographic from Stand Up For Science showing a large star and the phrase “KEEP AMERICA FED!” It says the shutdown puts SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans at risk. Three steps are listed: 1) Identify a food bank in your community. 2) Collect non-perishable foods. 3) Drop off collected goods once a week. Footer link: standupforscience.net/sufs-food-drive.
The science is clear - SNAP reduces food insecurity, improves health outcomes, and lower healthcare costs.
Although fed judges ruled the admin can NOT withhold SNAP disbursements, it appears they plan to do just that.
We’re mobilizing a national food drive - join here👇
zurl.co/BrvG5
New paper by @brittanysbarker.bsky.social in Insects using @gbif.org mediated data:
Real-Time Integrative Mapping of the Phenology and Climatic Suitability for the Spotted Lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula
#CiteTheDOI: ✅
#OpenAccess: ⭐️
https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16080790
The @nytimes.com climate section is profiling federal scientists who have been terminated and their work.
I spoke with tsunami expert Corina Allen, who worked to ensure tsunami alerts made it to the public. She was fired in February.
Read her story and others':
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/c...
Go Portland!! Huge success today.
19.10.2025 01:33 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Frogs Against Fascist Overlords🔥🔥
Peace Frogs were what they got when the left-of-center people were still trying to work across the aisle with unreasonable people.
Now you get #FAFO frogs from the intolerant left because the unreasonable people became actual Nazis.
#SheShed #NoKings
Do you know what a group of frogs is called?
AN ARMY
My favorite, but mostly because I have a tuxedo cat 😺!
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OK guys, post your best signs from today for entry into my Top 15 No Kings Sign Contest.
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(around an image of the No Kings logo) IT’S OFFICIAL Nearly 7 million people have attended today's peaceful protests, which makes No Kings Day the biggest single-day protest against tyranny in American history! With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, No Kings Day was 14 times larger than both of Trump's presidential inaugurations (combined).
After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
18.10.2025 21:57 — 👍 7437 🔁 2434 💬 161 📌 212About 40,000 people matched through Portland, OR, for No Kings. Here's the list bit! This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings #PDX
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I'll NEVER stop marching for science. No Kings! 🔭🧪💪 #NoKings #StandUpForScience #ScienceNotSilence
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Ribbit! Ribbit! It's a froggy No Kings Day in Portland, OR!! #NoKings #PDX 💚🐸
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No Kings in Portland, OR! #NoKings #PDX 👑
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"These are defining times. These are also frighteningly clarifying times. No one is coming to save us but ourselves. So, if you can, if you feel safe enough, please join a peaceful, powerful No Kings protest near you." #StandUpForScience #NoKings
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Trump made NOAA shut down daily operations of its award-winning Climate.gov website. You can support the building of Climate.us—an independent, nonprofit successor to Climate.gov. #NOAA #Climate #StandUpForScience
https://donorbox.org/climate-us-protected-by-you
As the founder and executive director of an organization @standupforscience.bsky.social who is saying *AND DOING* exactly this:
You can support our fresh, edgy, nimble, grassroots efforts by donating TODAY. act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
Poster Image with a woman yelling into a megaphone.; Title reads: Fight for Science. Bubbles read: 3:00pm, Rally, Oct 17th.; Subtitle reads: Health and Science for the People!; A pin emoji with text: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC; a Virtual Call emoji with text: Join us virtually at: bit.ly/4mXwrfY ; bottom corner has QR code and a logo for Stand Up For Science
FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏
⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️
📲 Join us Virtually!: zurl.co/Um47l
Don't be a cherry-picker. 🍒 #StandUpForScience #ScienceNotSilence #SciemceUnderSiege
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I love Portland so much 🤣🥰💚🐸
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Graphic with two red and white images of Trump and Vought facing each other in profile. Torn off newspaper text reads: Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown. Text at the top reads: Trump and OMB director Vought are firing patriotic public servants in their attempt to advance project 2025.
Red text on a dark blue background reads: What’s Going on? Two white bubbles of text float behind a red and white image of Vought in profile. Bubble 1: Russell vought, director of the omb and author of project 2025, announced mass REDUCTIONS-IN-FORCE (RIFS) in federal agencies. Bubble 2: the exact scope is still unclear, but reports say LAYOFFS HAVE HIT at least the Interior, Homeland Security, Treasury, EPA, Commerce, Education, Energy, HHS and HUD.
Poster graphic reading: This isn’t just a shutdown standoff. Project 2025 aims to critically slash our federal workforce and dismantle our agencies. Doge already laid off 300k. Project 2025’s real goal? At least 1 Million federal employees laid off. In bold red highlighted text: Vought wants to finish the job.
Highlighted text at top of graphic reads: Solidarity with federal workers! In red text below: Take Action! Two blue bubbles read: Call Congress and let them know: Stop Vought! and Stand with Federal Workers! Links in our Bio to sign: A list of petitions: Solidarity with NASA, EPA, FEMA, NIH
Russell Vought, OMB Director, is using this shutdown to further the aims of Project 2025. He is slashing the federal workforce, and dismantling our agencies.
This is not just a shutdown standoff — it's finishing the job of DOGE. Take action for federal workers here! zurl.co/up9de
Share your story if your research has ended as a result of policy changes by the Trump administration. #ScienceUnderSiege #ScienceNotSilence
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