Must read piece on @carpentries.carpentries.org 's brave and principled decision to turn down a $1.5M NSF grant rather than compromise their core value of inclusion. Kudos to The Carpentries, and let's support them and others who won't cross the first line.

I don’t want the NIH to be fucking profitable, I want it to cure cancer and Alzheimer’s

Data, tech, ocean, climate, geography, GIS, etc friends. Huge opportunity. Distribute widely to colleagues. @deepseadawn.bsky.social @mgould.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @michaelemann.bsky.social @smbrander.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @andrewmaynard.net www.linkedin.com/posts/dalhou...

I don't want to see imposter syndrome from anyone ever again, ya hear?

In case you have been sleeping well - too well - lately, I give you....

"The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable." This quote is often attributed to economist John Kenneth Galbraith

Sooooo… ICE now has a bigger budget than the NIH which funds almost all of the biomedical research in America. This is precisely where the priorities of this administration lie.

South African President’s Approval Rating Expected to Soar After Trump Acts Like a Dick open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

It seems like the head of the Department of Homeland Security should know what habeas corpus is. Especially since it is a pillar of the Constitution, the WH Policy Director has said publicly that they may suspend it, and DHS will have to enforce that. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Here our piece ( @digital-science.com together with Peter Kolarz from Research On Research Institute (@rorinstitute.bsky.social)) on how Funders themselves need scrutiny if we want fair, unbiased decisions and a healthy research ecosystem.

😌 Relieved to see that Europe continues to choose #science, and with it, #openness, #reason, and #progress. In a world where some major powers like the USA under Trump seem to head in the opposite direction, this brings a sense of hope

And Svalbard has great fossil hunting! A random assortment I picked up ( and put back) simply by watching where I was walking ..

Svalbard is as beautiful as I remember.

On Mon, I held a livestream on accelerating efforts to dismantle not only American weather & climate science funding (via NOAA & NASA) but also real-time meteorological predictive & disaster response capacity--concerns that have only further escalated. www.youtube.com/watc...

Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

I can't help but wonder; does tRump not know that almost all golf equipment is made in Asia? Perhaps he's so rich that he doesn't care if only wealthy people will be able to play 🤔. Perhaps it's a crafty plan to keep the merely middle class off his courses?

The White House is weighing an executive order that would fast-track permitting for deep-sea mining in international waters and let mining companies bypass a United Nations-backed review process, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the deliberations.

THREAD The numbers are in. @bsky.app research sharing volumes vs X Formerly Twitter In March 2024, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to research published in 2025 than X. By quite a lot. Release the Kraken... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics 1/11

"But what about her emails?" 🧐 www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...

Octopodes are so cool and i'm imagining this as an evil underseas ratatouille situation

New: As companies seek to extract critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies from the deep sea, a showdown is underway in Kingston, Jamaica, this week over when and whether to allow mining of untouched, biodiverse ecosystems. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Luisa Araúz, Panama’s representative to the International Seabed Authority at the current meeting: “The potential consequences for marine ecosystems demand rigorous scientific scrutiny. The abyss has waited millions of years and it can wait for us to get this right.” www.mining.com/web/deep-sea...

I'm proud to have been a part of USENIX, a co-signer of this petition to the US federal government to restore funding to the many science agencies being cut. cra.org/wp-content/u...

It is stunning how committed Trump is to removing American soft power, built up over generations.

I found this quite interesting. app.adfontesmedia.com/chart/intera...

Today, on the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami - an event which killed more than 20,000 people - tsunami mitigation, preparedness, alerting, & response are in critical danger here in the US. Funding & staffing cuts to NOAA endanger our tsunami warning centers... (cont)

Spending time in nature reduces stress, improves mental health, boosts the immune system, and enhances overall well-being. That’s the scientific version. On nights like this though, I just say that it restores my soul ☀️

I am becoming quite a fan of Senator Hassan.

"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."

No, Democrats, these little auction signs aren't it. You're acting like Wes Anderson characters who don't understand that they're in a Tarantino movie.

As my friend @drshepherd2013.bsky.social says, asking why we need a National Weather Service when we have apps and the Weather Channel is like asking why we need potato farmers when we can buy fries at McDonalds.

A reminder for these times.

Jesus Christ.

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Speaking strictly for myself, I'm mortified by what happened in the White House today. My government should be ashamed of their behavior there. I certainly am. Angry also, obviously.

This is phenomenal news. Brandon is a science leader from NSF who brings a perspective infused with experience, wisdom, and expertise.

#Resisters @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social @ghhen.bsky.social @gerald79.bsky.social @manalivehouston.bsky.social @morsamplexus.bsky.social @horsnhound.bsky.social @susanseekshope.bsky.social @dyani028.bsky.social @guitarpicker10.bsky.social @mad-cou.bsky.social @democracysummer.bsky.social

I am now hearing from multiple folks in the past two hours (including some who have personally been fired) that mass firings have now commenced within NOAA--including, yes, at the National Weather Service.

just a reminder to all the non-profit world people who follow me, who will deal with far more malicious asks than this, probably starting with things like pronouns: they will take your funding away even if you do it

The Atlantic story on the situation at NIH is sobering. We are so screwed. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Sea surface temperatures. Note 2023 and 2024.

Nothing else to say.

@newsweek.com interviewed me about AIR-BORNE. We talked about Covid, anthrax bombs, and the trillions of insects you don't see in the sky. www.newsweek.com/2025/03/07/c...

from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler

”L'état, c'est moi." Louis XIV, 1655

If your argument is "sure, a terrible modern event has a parallel in the 1920s and 30s but don't worry we turned out just fine", might I suggest reading about the 1940s.

Note to self: avoid preemptive capitulations to anticipated actions whenever possible. Foxholes are looking pretty good right now but stand your ground if you can.