There’s so much happening right now, I thought I’d put together a running thread on the dismantling of #climate and research and knowledge infrastructure in the United States 🧵

Everyone needs to understand that dismantling NSF will have devastating long term consequences in our competitiveness and innovation in science, technology and beyond. 1/

Why does science need government funding? What are the impacts to the US of cutting polar science? @zhonggg.bsky.social paints the picture here www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/c...

The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired. Please amplify. (This helps the lawyers establish standing for bringing legal cases against the administration!) democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

This is an attack on US science. NSF staff provide critical support for scientific infrastructure and global excellence. These are valuable dedicated public servants. Please contact your reps, write letters, make noise! Are there any plans for rallies at NSF headquarters? Journalists: COVER THIS!

Please repost this government led survey to get this into every fired government employees hands! 🧪 democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

We are outraged to hear that >160 NSF employees were suddenly fired yesterday morning with no notice. If you are directly affected by any of these continuous layoffs/firings please reach out and tell us how the community can best support you during this time www.wired.com/story/nation...

Thanks to the more than *1100* members of the scientific community who have signed the letter to insist that the Royal Society remains true to values that we all hold dear but that Musk FRS has ridden roughshod over. Please keep signing & sharing. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Values aren’t slogans prepared by public relations specialists or negotiated with the government. When you drop diversity you reveal that it was never a core value and you don’t get to claim it again when the government or public sentiment changes.

Happening Now: US Senate Committee hearing "Nuuk and Cranny: Looking at the Arctic and Greenland’s Geostrategic Importance to U.S. Interests" www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/nuuk-...

Aurora Roth and others have drafted a community letter affirming US researcher support for Greenland's self-governance and autonomy. Please consider reading and signing the letter (please use personal email if vulnerable to retaliation!) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Hey @agu.org put it back or we (your members) are OUT

We are happy to share a new component of the CryoCommunity webpage to encourage connection around fieldwork. The new CryoCommunity Gear Sharing page is a space for individuals seeking fieldwork gear to connect with individuals willing to share gear. cryocommunity.org/gear-sharing/

Hi everyone! CryoCommunity is now on BlueSky! Please share us around so everyone who has switched over to this app can find us! Thank you! ❄️ #glaciology #cryosphere