More than a quarter MILLION public comments. The administration still weakened protections for endangered species. I know everyone has their own lives, jobs, and problems to worry about, but a lot of people have been convinced that this is normal 😅 Photo from @emmascales.bsky.social

The second is raising funds to purchase two used ambulances. They have just passed the goal needed for one ambulance and are now raising funds for the second. www.instagram.com/p/DaOiZKLkl8... Any donation is greatly appreciated, if you can't donate, even sharing these fundraisers is so helpful!

Yessss, new #Stance2026 starter pack just dropped! Stance on Science is a @snapcoalition.org initiative where early career researchers ask midterm candidates science policy related questions, and then publicize their answers. They are also hosting town halls! #scipol #midterms go.bsky.app/Qzcc5Kx

Now published from our lab with new and improved data collected from a 30 day freeze - the answer to "how the heck can I cryopreserve this frustrating endosymbiont"? Congrats to @ruthwright.bsky.social and special thanks to #NewPI Slack for the crowdsourced ideas. journals.asm.org/eprint/J8WFT...

Me as I check out @robp.bsky.social ‘s new version of salmon

I do not think there is sufficient appreciation for how catastrophic yesterday’s decision in Slaughter is for this country. As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent and she intoned from the bench yesterday, “today the majority reshapes our Govt.”

If you weren't at the Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Conference, I hope this helps you decide to go next time. It's such a great community! starring @grantnickles.bsky.social cinematography by @emmascales.bsky.social

Forgot to say thanks to @snapcoalition.org for letting us use and adapt their open-source #scicomm course! #science #ECRs #gradstudents #PhDstudents

Hi, #scipol #scicomm and #scisky peoples! You should follow the @snapcoalition.org blog, "Science Policy in a SNAP"! Check it out here: medium.com/science-poli... #ECRs #science #policy

Two ICE agents tracked down a woman *inside a polling place* yesterday. Why? They demanded that she take down an Instagram post in which she named Jonathan Ross as the man who shot & killed Renee Good (after the Star Tribune identified Ross). www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...

Gutted for the staff affected by Scientific American's layoffs & for the uncertain future of a science magazine that fed curious minds & showed us what excellent science reporting looked like. I hate that the more we need good science writing (and writers), the fewer staff jobs there are to do it

Today is my last day at Scientific American, which has been sold to LabX media group. For three decades I've led the magazine's coverage of human origins, archaeology, paleontology, animal behavior, ecology, BIRDS. End of an era. Anyway this feels weird to say, but I'm now available for assignments!

sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/05/w... #OMB #SciPol #ECR #science @snapcoalition.org

A proposed OMB rule would allow political appointees to override scientific peer review when making federal research funding decisions. For ECRS, this isn’t abstract. It affects training, jobs, and future discoveries. Read more ⬇️ sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/05/w... From us @snapcoalition.org

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The @snapcoalition.org -member @emmascales.bsky.social also writes "We need to remind ourselves of the terrible consequences of neglecting the social responsibility of scientists in order to reinvigorate our own commitment to that responsibility. "... We must not repeat the same mistakes..." 2/2

#BelatedShare "Scientific progress is often at odds with deep-rooted beliefs; It requires humility and a flexible mind from a scientist to sincerely accept new findings and criticism and integrate them into his or her approach." emphasizes @emmascales.bsky.social. medium.com/science-poli... 1/2

I will never understand why universities are finding it so implausible to implement policies like this across the board.

UC Berkeley Law creates new AI policy that bans AI for "conceptualizing, outlining, drafting, revising, translating, or editing any work submitted for credit" or exams because "thinking remains the sine qua non of good lawyering (and of a quality legal education)." That's what I'm talking about.

The number of NIH competitive awards is down 50% from 2025, and down ~70% from prior years. Even if they catch up by the end of the year, only wealthy institutions can bridge these huge funding gaps.They're killing science-and violating the constitution-by weaponizing the bureaucracy

After intense lobbying, Trump signed executive orders to fast-track data center construction and weaken state-level AI regulations. AI firms are also pumping huge sums into our elections. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/number-go-up/

Such an awesome study and I love that you worked with an illustrator and credited her :)) <3

How does mentorship affect development of #STEM undergraduate students' STEM identities? Find out! Graduate Research Day at @ufl.edu @gator-pase.bsky.social founder @kassstem.com presenting their work <3

I'm curious what people think about this article I wrote a couple weeks ago for the @snapcoalition.org blog, especially given the news this week that Penn will be required to hand over a list of all Jewish students and faculty to the federal gov't... tinyurl.com/scifascism

HAPPENING NOW @snapcoalition.bsky.social panel discussing the work to mobilize scientists to engage with communities and policy makers @sneharao.bsky.social @eselland.bsky.social @emmascales.bsky.social @alexlando.bsky.social and David Ramotowski

Panelists from @snapcoalition.bsky.social ‘s mobilizing early career researchers panel today at @sciencetalkorg.bsky.social !!! #sciencecomm #SNAP @sneharao.bsky.social @alexlando.bsky.social @emmascales.bsky.social

This post by @emmascales.bsky.social is a MUST read. Scientists have a social responsibility to be a barrier against #fascism in science & #scipol. @snapcoalition.bsky.social

It’s #blog post day! SNAPper Emma Scales (@emmascales.bsky.social) asks us to recognize patterns in science & #scipol that lead to compliance with & progression of #fascism. What must change to avoid repeating history? 🤔 TW: genocide, racism, murder Read on Medium: medium.com/science-poli...

Check out the work of ASAPers @alexlando.bsky.social and @emmascales.bsky.social speaking on the incredible work done by @snapcoalition.bsky.social and by them individually. Also a #StanceOnScience informational poster by another ASAPer @isakoditomassi.bsky.social #SciComm #SciTalk2026 #ECRs

So excited to present on a panel at SciTalk with my amazing fellow SNAPpers @alexlando.bsky.social David Ramotowski @eselland.bsky.social @emmascales.bsky.social! If you're attending, stop by the SNAP posters too! Cael Dant @disha-patel3.bsky.social @isakoditomassi.bsky.social @jpflores.rbind.io

Had the best time helping dozens of amphibians cross the road during their annual migration to vernal pools (& some toads just out for the love of the game) with my local patrol group, TCAMP! Earlier this week when we went out we only saw spring peepers, this time: an explosion of diversity :)

@emmascales.bsky.social & I are grateful to receive @researchamerica.bsky.social Meeting the Moment Award on behalf of @snapcoalition.bsky.social and @cornellasap.bsky.social for the #McClintockLetters #SciComm initiative! Thank you SO MUCH to all ML writers bit.ly/47sVJwE #RAAwards #SciAdvocacy

Great speakers and signs at the Stand up for Science rally today. #standupforscience

Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers. The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇

Thank your NIH POs: they are working under challenging dictates, including being required to multi-year fund (and therefore cut) grants. Congress caving on MYF means that the NIH budget has been effectively cut significantly. There’s no sugar-coating this.

Here’s why this matters: 80% of sexual assaults go unreported because of r*pe culture, where even when people KNOW the truth, they decide it’s not important enough to change anything. We owe it to the survivors in the scientific community to reverse this behavior that has persisted for far too long.

In a Dec. 16, 2011, email, Epstein wrote to Greene, “lets do it =gain” with the subject line “fun.” Greene replied two days later, writing “Good =o see you and would be fun to hang out =gain.” 1/n

You’ve asked #ECRs repeatedly what we need - we need science to stop associating with evil for money. We also need everyone to do better about calling out evil and injustice when we see it. We have to do better. #AAASmtg #AAAS2026

This. SNAP was incredible and gives me hope for the future of scientific organizations. The fact that #ECRs were the only ones to walk out of the plenary is telling as well. #AAASmtg #AAAS2026

Unacceptable @aaas.org! Time for a clear statement about how “good scientists” don’t associate with famous pedophiles, perhaps? This speaker should apologize too.

It is beyond insulting for @aaas.org to plan to host Brian Greene, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, for a plenary talk at #AAAS2026, then cancel it the day before, only for the replacement to insist Greene was a “good scientist” and that he wished we could all hear from him.

ASAPer Tim Mulderrig presenting his excellent wheat breeding work at #AAASmtg #AAAS2026

@snapcoalition.bsky.social memeber @brycewedig.bsky.social described his modeling process for dark matter subhalos in an expertly phrased story that any person could understand! Truly incredible example of #scicomm skills. Remarkable work responding to judge questions, as well. #AAASmtg #AAAS2026

SNAPper Shreya Venkatesh shared info at the ESEP Townhall at #AAAS2026 about the exciting things SNAP is doing here! Come join us! #AAASmtg #ECRs #SciPol

Listen to #ECRs @mjarnett.bsky.social @erinmorrow.bsky.social @jpflores.rbind.io @isakoditomassi.bsky.social and Alex Rich about "Building a New Generation of Scientists Who Lead in Policy and Civic Engagement" Then join us at our reception to learn more! forms.gle/8AQkJAtHoqvC... #AAAS2026

@snapcoalition.bsky.social member Alex Byrne presenting his #chemistry work on "Analyzing sensitivity of molecular cloud chemistry to gas phase kinetics" at #AAASmtg #AAAS2026

I should be celebrating the incredible showing we had for SNAP at the AAAS annual meeting this year, including an insightful and inspiring plenary panel, but my first time attending this conference left a sour taste in my mouth.

@researchamerica.bsky.social is honoring the McClintock Letters Initiative a "Meeting the Moment" award: www.researchamerica.org/advocacy-awa... We are so grateful to all of the participants of the #McClintockLetters! @snapcoalition.bsky.social and @cornellasap.bsky.social really crushed it!

Of course also huge thanks to @emmascales.bsky.social @alexlando.bsky.social @hannaherf.bsky.social @erinmorrow.bsky.social @mjarnett.bsky.social @jpflores.rbind.io @bdavisbio.bsky.social @rosemalb.bsky.social @sneharao.bsky.social @ksxue.bsky.social @ashyeneng.bsky.social & all others who helped!

January 30th is World #NTD day, the perfect time to bring together my research on #schistosomaisis and interest in #sciencepolicy. Read “The Intersection of Policy and Schistosomiasis on Neglected Tropical Disease Day“ by Emily Selland on Medium: medium.com/science-poli...