Dr. Jessica Carilli

B/W Effin’ Bird of a parrot with the words “YOU CAN SEE HOW STUPID THIS IDEA IS FROM SPACE”

There will always be a birb to fit every situation and tonight’s first birb is this one

THIS

at least he didn't do something truly reckless like try to forgive student loans

My dad will be on this tomorrow night!

Weather and climate science are so important. We rely on so much basic & applied science for forecasts, disaster preparedness, climate resilience, and more.

⛈️🌀🌡️🌤️

Tune in to learn more! #StandUpForScience #FundScience #ScienceSavesLives

Pollution From the Tijuana River Affects Air Quality in San Diego A new study from UC San Diego examines how pollutants from the Tijuana River travel and are transmitted in the atmosphere through coastal aerosols. The study found a mixture of drugs and chemicals fro...

Our paper just came out in Science Advances showing the chemicals in the air in Imperial Beach (many aerosolized from the polluted Tijuana River). Thanks to the entire team--especially to Prof. Nate Slade and his (then) graduate student (now Dr.) Adam Cooper.

today.ucsd.edu/story/tijuan...

Not Antisemitism (according to MAGA):

- Firebombing a Jewish governor‘s house during Passover
- Doing a Sieg Hitler salute
- Eating dinner with neo-Nazis

Antisemitism (according to MAGA):

- Saying Israelis and Palestinians deserve rights and dignity
- Using freedom of speech on campus

Look smart, save money #sciart

I say this every time de-extinction comes up: it makes no sense to devote science to bringing back extinct animals when we can’t be bothered to keep extant ones alive in the first place.

“From April 14-18, select UBC graduate programs at UBC Vancouver will re-open their applications for US citizens to be considered for Sept 2025 or Jan 2026 entry - they are ready to provide quick admissions decisions for these applicants“ #gradstudent #gradschool

www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...

Experts dispute Colossal claim dire wolf back from extinction Independent experts say three white wolf puppies are not dire wolves, as claimed by US company Colossal

“Experts dispute claims dire wolf brought back from extinction”

The NIH-funded Haskell-KU Bridges Program was terminated. It was one of the longest running programs of its kind, placing >130 Native American students into STEM labs over the last ~25 years. So many alums spoke of this program as being the entry point to their interest, and later, careers in STEM.

Trump administration cancels more than a dozen international student visas at University of California, Stanford Amid a national sweep over student visas that has hit colleges across the U.S., the Trump administration on Friday canceled more than a dozen international student visas at the University of Californi...

NEW: The Trump administration swiftly cancelled dozens of international student visas Friday at Stanford and University of California campuses, including UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego. One UC San Diego student was taken into custody at the border for deportation: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Can confirm this is the case at NIH 🧪🦠

Heyo. To all my fellow young and/or early-career scientists (especially fellow feds), in case you're not hearing it from your supervisors and mentors right now:
- You matter.
- Your work is important. It is not a waste.
- Your energy and your ideas are needed.
- You are the future.

"They'll take your guns, so vote for us," said Republicans.

You still have guns.

"They'll take your jobs, so vote for us," said Republicans.

Trump just cut 200,000 jobs.

"They'll take your freedom, so vote for us," said Republicans.

Republicans are imprisoning people illegally. /

Wildfire Smoke Makes Mental Health Conditions Worse Too Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

This new study, which found that PM2.5 from wildfire smoke increases mental health emergency department visits, was funded by a grant from NHLBI. And the disparities it uncovered are just the kind of thing that would make obviously important research a target now.

Massive, Unarchivable Datasets of Cancer, Covid, and Alzheimer's Research Could Be Lost Forever Days before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that 10,000 HHS staffers would lose their jobs, a message appeared on NIH research repository sites saying they were "under review."

Petabytes of critical government research that is marked for possible deletion cannot be archived because of technical and legal restrictions, meaning it is very likely to be lost forever:

www.404media.co/nih-archives...

Mass Protests Across the Country Show Resistance to Trump (Gift Article) Demonstrators packed the streets in cities and towns to rail against government cutbacks, financial turmoil and what they viewed as attacks on democracy.

Millions of people showed up around the US to protest all the illegal shit that the Trump administration is doing.

Thank you for your service!

Interesting. Senate votes 51-48 to revoke the "national emergency" Trump declared to unlock the (probably unconstitutional) power to impose these tariffs.

The House could end this (specific) madness right now.

I’m a German Citizen in 1933, and Is It Just Me or Is It Really Hard to Get Any Work Done Right Now? Guten tag. I’m just wondering if anybody else can relate to this feeling I’ve been having that I just can’t shake. It’s only Tuesday, but what a we...

"Should we do something? It feels like we should do something. Hopefully, I’ll feel more like I can dedicate the brain space to that just as soon as I finish my work, which is tuning this glockenspiel."

To be(e) fair, researchers know a lot of reasons it *might* be happening.

They’re just not sure which one is worst, or what to do about it.

And they probably all just got fired anyway. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Nothing makes sense anymore

Patriotism isn't worshipping and defending everything your country does. That's called Nationalism.

Being a patriot requires you to point out when we aren't living up to our stated values. When we falter. It's being a steward.

We are not living up to the spirit of 'America' right now.

Opinion | I’m a Republican Who Still Supports Ukraine. America Must Not Give In to Putin. (Gift Article) The administration must be crystal clear that we are aligned with democracy, free markets and the rule of law.

A Republican speaks up.

Not to self: Do not fly to the San Francisco Bay Area.

Perhaps newly relevant today… back in the 1930s, a West Point professor/librarian fought back against efforts to ban books on the New Deal. warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/the...

Same prof would later be forced to explain to McCarthy’s staff about why the library there had books on Marxism.