We had an amazing time last night with @michaelemann.bsky.social and @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social as they discussed their new book #ScienceUnderSiege! One poignant quote: “Anti-science is a lethal force.” Standing up for science saves lives! ✊

I used to think that this was only true because no one knew how to actually debate and how to actually moderate a debate. Lots of people make that mistake. It does harm because it communicates to them and the world that their bullshit hatred might have merit.

Every time you want to give the democrats a pass on trans issues, ask yourself if you would be ok if they threw black, Latino, lgbtq or women under the bus the same way. The answer always has to be no. Period.

We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...

Do you want to go to grad school in #paleontology 🦖, #geology ⚒️, or #biology🧪? Join the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social Graduate School Application Prep Group! We’ll walk you through the application process in weekly workshops. Sign up with this form! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

New piece with @stuartsumida.bsky.social, Kristi Curry-Rogers, and Kenshu Shimada, and help from @magratnj.bsky.social : theconversation.com/fossils-are-...

This looks like required reading!!

AI in the DOE report? This ref (p29) is fake: Lee, S., Byrne, M. P., Loikith, P. C., & O’Dell, C. W. (2024). Zonal contrasts of the tropical Pacific climate predicted by a global constraint. Climate Dynamics, 62(1–2), 229–246. doi:10.1007/s00382-023-06741-7 www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...

The FTC is seeking public comment about gender affirming care in order to go after providers and restrict access. Share your stories instead of how this care has helped you and how it is life saving. We need to counteract their false narratives. Please share! www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2...

I wish there had been articles like this when I started my PhD. If this is you, you're not alone! There are way more tools out there today. Don't be afraid to use them. www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...

Definitely. Great to see someone holding the line.

She said: “I cannot in good conscience comply with a culture of censorship, especially when it targets vulnerable communities…when transgender people are being legislated against, silenced, and endangered…silence is not an option.” Free read: Amy Sherald Cancels Show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/a...

As I was scrolling I saw this and thought “What? An early female paleontologist or geologist that I never heard of?” Nope, but her story is still amazing.

Have an idea for an #AABA2026 symposium? The submission portal is OPEN! Check out the guidelines and submit your proposal by August 15 bioanth.org/95th-annual-...

This is a really important point. Most Medicaid recipients likely have NO idea that they’re about to lose their coverage.

Greetings, fellow friends of prehistoric vertebrates! Which dinosaur without “Tyrannosaurus” in its name is the best? Extra internet points if you name something still alive today!

1. On Tuesday, Congresswoman Sarah McBride gave a interview with Ezra Klein at the New York Times. It has been used to seed the ground for a rightward shift in the Democratic Party on trans rights. Some allies have failed to grasp the problems with her approach. Here's what McBride gets wrong.

The Supreme Court’s Blindness to Transgender Reality www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/o...

Same here.

Anti-ICE march in New York City concludes at Washington Square Park, where demonstrators are now dancing to music. Crowd thinned a lot from beginning, but still number several hundred. An outdoor jazz event kicks off as “ICE outta New York” chants wind down & people disperse.

We’re off to a great start at #HBES2025 at #StocktonUniversity in our Atlantic City Campus!! @humbehevosoc.bsky.social @stockton.edu

“They describe spending hours grading papers that took their students seconds to generate: “I've been thinking more and more about how much time I am almost certainly spending grading and writing feedback for papers that were not even written by the student… That sure feels like bullshit.”

Caroline Stanhope, Countess of Harrington (1722 – 1784) was a British socialite and a notorious bisexual. 🌈 After being blackballed by the English social group The Female Coterie, she founded The New Female Coterie, a social club of courtesans and "fallen women".

Don't even pirate it.

Check out this brand new fellowship from the Simon’s Foundation in Ecology and Evolution. Incoming grad students this year are eligible to apply. No citizenship restrictions. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...

Impressive. Only one horseman to go & he’s got the set.

"I question if their buyers know that what they’re selling is lumps of plaster and plastic they're calling a dinosaur” EXCELLENT reporting on the shady world of fossil auctions (and FREE to read!) cowboystatedaily.com/2024/12/14/w...

I encourage everyone to read the full report. There are some improvements, but parents/family are still not stepping up and doing the one fundamental thing they should do: love, accept, & support their LGBTQ family (and especially their trans family members). Be better.

If you care about science and innovation in the US, please contact your congresspeople about the budget for FY2026 #SaveScience #SaveNSF

See this helpful review of cuts in NSF’s budget request for next year….see the end of the thread for ideas of what to do.

Sounds like someone used AI to create their report. If I published this as a scientist, no one would ever believe me again. It would have repercussions for my grants and job. If I were tenure-track I would not get tenure. 1/2 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...

substack.com/@democraticw... No child should be in zip ties. No one showing up to court voluntarily should be in zip ties.

My ongoing request: If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here. NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h... NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h... Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.

NEW: The Cass Review into UK trans healthcare is 'deeply flawed', containing biased research, outdated data, and manipulated evidence, an international team of experts has said Read more on this story: www.thenational.scot/news/2516682...

This feel like betrayal.

1) USPS did not lose $3.3b. It provided a service that cost $3.3b. *The Pentagon* loses you money, however, every time it accidentally yeets a fighter jet off the deck of a carrier

I don't see how this is any different than Russia forcing workers to clean out Chernobyl. The ruling class using and abusing the bodies of the working class to line their pockets. It's why the wealthy refer to us as "human capital stock." www.cbsnews.com/news/west-vi...

As a biologist, I've read the literature (US and global), too, and my conclusion is that Jay Bhattacharya cannot comprehend scientific literature.

This is terrible news. I did not know him well, but he was so kind back in the early days of my being a Fellow. I am deeply saddened by his much too early loss. www.linnean.org/news/2025/05...

For my friends anywhere near Biloxi!!

Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday night urged the legal profession to toughen up. "If you’re not used to fighting, and losing battles, then don’t become a lawyer," she said. Her remarks came against the backdrop of immense stress on lawyers from the Trump administration.

Elon Musk and DOGE have spent the last 3 months wreaking havoc on the civil service. We’ve spent the last 3 months taking action. If you’re a fired federal employee in need of free legal services, we’ve got you covered. Visit WorkersLegalDefense.org to learn more. #PSRW2025

nothing good has ever come from presenting disabled and sick people as a literal threat to the nation

It's like the government read from a textbook (or AI) on "how to make sure the USA stops producing significant science" and maybe "how to make sure the US has no voice that might compete with the current government."