Can confirm. I am okay and more motivated than ever to speak up. Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.

imagining a NSF PO handing a VC bro the stack of 10-to-15 proposals they'll have to be ready to discuss, then explaining that they'll be paid $600 for the three days of the panel meeting

This is a brag from the family group chat. My brother’s art peice protesting the so-called Alligator Alcatraz is showing in Miami. www.axios.com/local/miami/...

DOGE was nothing short of a catastrophic failure, taking a wrecking ball to everything from cancer research to lifesaving humanitarian aid that will almost certainly lead to millions of preventable deaths. The real fraud and waste is happening at the White House.

I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...

Listen.

Available now in @asn-amnat.bsky.social ! Taking on some big-scale natural history: processed >40k @inaturalist.bsky.social images of Monarda fistulosa using computer vision to query for flower presence and phenotype flower color: doi.org/10.1086/739413

Proud to share the preprint for some of my postdoctoral work in developing a high-throughput sequencing screen to find apomixis in plants. We sequenced 55 apple genotypes maintained by the USDA and over 1200 of their embryos. 🍎 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Dear BlueSky void, The economy is garbage and many people are suffering. One such person is my sister, who on top of trying to afford law school in the Tr*mp age now has a medical emergency with her pup. If you would like to help, here is her GoFundMe. Ruthie is a sweet pup. gofund.me/fcf0ea086

Same here. Half our income. Bills going late or partially-paid. My spouse still having to work (and work OVERTIME) for no money. And we were happy to muddle through, because the cause was worth it. Absolutely disgusted with Senate Dems.

So like, is anyone gonna talk about how this is a violation of the hatch act? www.usda.gov has the worst banner I’ve seen yet.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Using federal public lands for fun and leisure provides sustainable long-term value that drilling and mining do not, a first-of-its-kind report reveals. f-st.co/PaBB8SU

🧪hey all, a friend and colleague, @maddoxfornc.bsky.social, is running for Congress in North Carolina. He is a scientist, professor, and parent, perspectives that are especially important right now. I hope you will support his run for Congress. Find out more here: www.maddoxforcongress.com/about/

Spotify is running ICE ads. I went to cancel on mobile and saw that this isn’t allowed on mobile. They make you cancel on desktop. You think that’s gonna stop me, Spotify? I will erase you and forget you ever existed. THOU SHALT CANCEL SPOTIFY!!!

On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote. zohranfornyc.com/register

There are multiple assignments I’ve retired now that I can’t recommend a number of federal websites or most major newspapers in good faith.

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Censoring words, suppressing research, and silencing scientists doesn't change reality. Climate change will affect everything from intensifying weather patterns to disrupting our global supply chains. Treating it as "That-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named" will only make us woefully unprepared.

Goodbye, Disney+!

every conservative accusation is a confession

Meanwhile Dowd gets fired for giving an accurate account of Kirk's actions and words. This is a dangerous game the peeps in charge are playing.

We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing.

Reminder: At the start of his legal career, RFK Jr. failed the bar, was forced out as a D.A., and got arrested for heroin. Without the Kennedy name, that story ends there.

Spread the word 😃 Our department has an open position at the Assitant Professor level 🌱

Quelle surprise

PUBLIC ADVOCACY IS A PRIORITY over RESEARCH

“This is not normal, and I think a lot of people don’t see the damage that is being done.”

There is a lot less news reporting coming out of Gaza since Israel killed the entire Al Jazeera team of journalists.

Please repost and amplify ! We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina! Check us out and come be our colleague! sc.edu/study/colleg... Deadline for applications is Oct 1 #AcademicJobs #EvoBio

OMFG release the Epstein files you ferociously stupid clowns

Michigan State University, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship. eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...

People in Los Angeles have been protesting 24 hours for 2 weeks straight and no news outlet is covering it! 8/8/25

Devastated to see the NSF postdoctoral research fellowship in biology archives. This is a transformative creative opportunity and a path to the professorship for many (including myself). Postdocs are highly trained and often in the newest techniques which spur innovation. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

An aid worker in northern Gaza tells NPR that people are starving, water is scarce and basic supplies are out of reach. He warns thousands could die in the coming days if nothing changes.

How to stop this: 1. Don't look away 2. Call your member of Congress (whether they're DEM/GOP/IND) and give them an earful 3. Keep doing that over and over

The eff

But the Epstein files.

I really want us to sit and consider that the Department of Justice is using their time and resources to read faculty senate statements that support having a diverse faculty. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

“More than 140 employees of the National Science Foundation have signed a letter denouncing what they described as efforts to undermine one of the country’s main science funding agencies. … Out of fear of retaliation, all but one of the employees’ signatures are redacted.”

Letter to Representative Lofgren - Appeal to Defend Civil Service Protections and the Mission of the NSF

Got this email today that NSF is canceling the annual meeting for plant genome research (PGRP) awardees. I’m really sad that I’ll miss out on this amazing networking opportunity :(

Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government. No one has heard from you in 124 days. As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

This.👇

The next Trump #protest is Thurs. July 17: 'Good Trouble Lives On' with maps, locations in my latest for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91366137/goo... #justice #goodtrouble #resistance @indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social

ART OF THE DEAL! 4D CHESS! ARE WE TIRED OF WINNING?

My sister had her student status suddenly cancelled a few months back and she can’t get a hold of anyone to reinstate it. She’s faced with having to start paying back thousands of dollars in loans despite being in law school full time with several semesters left. These clowns are ruining lives.

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/