I keep seeing this circulating, and I'm disappointed in my colleagues in the natural sciences who think if they can "shed" enough of their humanity they will some how be protected from fascism.
Scientists who are bending to jingoism to try and protect funding aren't asking the right questions.
13.08.2025 21:16 β π 634 π 197 π¬ 23 π 18
See network map here: earthquake.alaska.edu/network
03.07.2025 21:50 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
Darn, there are seismic stations out there (with Vaisalas on them) but real time data is down. Hopefully they are still recording data on site.
03.07.2025 19:14 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
As of a few weeks ago, climate researchers thought they had at least until Sept before DOD cut off its passive microwave weather satellite data, used to track sea ice since the 1980s.
Now the cut off is coming in 5 days. Hope more reporters will cover now.
My recent story in @science.org:
25.06.2025 19:45 β π 25 π 12 π¬ 0 π 1
HUD secretary's hostile takeover of the NSF building have angered NSF employees
25.06.2025 15:46 β π 34 π 21 π¬ 1 π 1
Call your Senators and House Reps to point out what an egregious example of waste, fraud, and abuse this would be. HUD Sec Turner is asking for extensive renovations including a private elevator, gym, and luxury dining room for himself and his cronies.
25.06.2025 01:53 β π 0 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1
NSF's policies under the present administration are now actively antithetical to American science.
This is a direct violation of 42 USC 1862p-14: Broader Impacts Review Criterion.
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...
And, as obliquely admitted by the FAQ, the Civil Rights Act + Constitution.
18.04.2025 19:44 β π 19 π 8 π¬ 1 π 0
Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
18.04.2025 22:40 β π 3095 π 1375 π¬ 143 π 64
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200/subpart-D/subject-group-ECFR86b76dde0e1e9dc/section-200.342
π§ͺ I just saw a specific NSF grant termination letter and it is FUCKING WILD.
The letter said "not subject to appeal", which is a **blatant** violation of NSF's own policies and broader cross-agency regulations (regulation below): www.ecfr.gov/current/titl...
NSF just opened itself up to lawsuit.
18.04.2025 22:06 β π 275 π 101 π¬ 6 π 4
This statement from the NSF is insane.
Science is, in essence, designed to separate the true from the false.
Understanding how falsehoods spread is key to the scientific endeavor. It is not a violation of free speech to be proven wrong.
18.04.2025 20:51 β π 2653 π 1002 π¬ 98 π 110
NSF Award Search: Award # 2318257 - Collaborative Research: An Equitable, Justice-Focused Ecosystem for Pacific Northwest Secondary CS Teaching Lock
My NSF CS for All grant was just terminated (www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...).
Nationwide, we were:
β’ Improving the quantity + quality of K-12 CS teachers
β’ Ensuring the sustainability of K-12 CS teacher prep programs
β’ Ensuring all youth in the U.S. have access to great CS teachers
18.04.2025 23:20 β π 288 π 111 π¬ 29 π 8
I went to a bluegrass festival and the only person I ran into during the four days was my NSF program manager.
19.04.2025 07:29 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Itβs essential to revive this earlier point:
NSF is REQUIRED BY LAW to evaluate all proposals for broader impacts. DOGE will likely ask/make NSF break the law. And itβs key for members of Congress and the public to know that.
More NSF-specific legal context: www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
17.04.2025 01:11 β π 118 π 63 π¬ 1 π 2
Judge blocks Trump administrationβs mass firings of federal workers
A federal judge ruled that the terminations at several agencies, including the Department of Defense, were likely illegal.
β A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Office of Personnel Management to rescind directives that initiated the mass firing of probationary government workers in several agencies across the government, ruling that the terminations were probably illegal.β βπ» #AFGE
wapo.st/3QJEf7f
27.02.2025 23:35 β π 12 π 5 π¬ 1 π 1
GeoLatinas started as a Twitter account in 2018. + 14k posts tell our story, and we are bringing them to BlueSky.
Find again our Friday Features, links to podcasts and blogs, all here!
Lets continue amplifying the voices of Latin American women in Earth & Planetary sciences
π§ͺπ©βπ¬βοΈπ #WomenInSTEM
17.02.2025 21:55 β π 73 π 29 π¬ 1 π 0
"The recent termination of thousands of federal employees... will undermine the critical scientific expertise required to keep the country safe from natural hazards and provide national security." Full statement by SSA President and President-Elect: buff.ly/4k2Q06a βοΈπ§ͺ
15.02.2025 22:26 β π 67 π 32 π¬ 3 π 5
Do not let transgender people be erased. Go to this NPS page, scroll down to the question βWas this page helpful?β and provide your response.
Then make sure to read up and share their stories: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewa....
14.02.2025 01:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
I fully expected to be able to tag them but I forget that this community is still being built! :) Iβll text Matt.
06.02.2025 23:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Iβve snapped quite a few views of it but this was one of the better ones. Was straining to see any of the monitoring equipment! The pilots often give a heads up which helps.
06.02.2025 23:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Stellar views on the SEA>ANC flight today: 1) the snow capped volcano Mount Edgecumbe with its shorter companion Crater Ridge and 2) a mosaic of massive ice floes in Turnagain Arm just offshore Anchorage.
Thank you, @alaskaairlines.bsky.social!
06.02.2025 22:25 β π 13 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
NASA did a feature on me last year. It was up this weekend but now when you click on the link you get a 404 message.
05.02.2025 05:04 β π 3283 π 1826 π¬ 119 π 140
Trans people deserve respect and peace and visibility.
04.02.2025 05:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Woman standing and pointing in front of an overlook of Mount St Helens volcano on a blue sky day.
Happy to join the blue sky community! (finally)
10.11.2024 18:53 β π 19 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
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