Another Tuesday, another election in ALX. Lots of knitting being accomplished at my polling place, get out there!

I don’t think there’s anyone left who hasn’t seen this thread but in case you’d like to relive the joy of last night’s Benito performance, I give you my friend’s brilliant study. Honored to have been present for the live (screaming) version. tbsky.app/profile/beck...

Singing about Puerto Rican independence while Pedro Pascal dances in a casita and the field is covered in native plants and also there’s a wedding is exactly the vibe I needed tonight

Days like this I love having the weather station. 26+ mph winds sometime this morning, even in our semi-sheltered yard!

Today's 4 minutes of halftime show prep My money is on this song being the closer

Oh hello new career, thank you for coming directly to my neighborhood

US NSF/GEO folks: if you/your students had GRFP applications that were returned without review, please send a note to [email protected] - they are logging and handling inquiries.

This is a terrible hit in a series of terrible hits to journalism. And as others have noted, for those of us in/around DC this is our local. It’s amazing to see how many (really phenomenal) local news outlets are growing in its absence, but this sucks nonetheless.

“The legal work behind detentions has largely been an overlooked battlefield that will likely rage on years after ICE departs the streets, leaving in its wake hundreds if not thousands of long-and-winding court cases.” Great profile of one of the lawyers on the ground in MN.

After seven days away and 18+ hours of travel we are back in ALX and wow you all weren’t kidding about the ice

We’re at a ball!

Bedside reading hits different in Vienna

Years of packing for the field have prepared me for fitting a ball gown into a duct taped cube for transport to the Vienna Ball of Science.

Voted for the second time in as many weeks, get out there (again) ALX!

DC just sent out two city wide alerts saying “Monday, January 20” (today is the 19th) so be advised this is happening tonight and could be visible around 8pm here in DC!

Eos has released a fantastic report today looking back at the last year of changes to science policy and the scientific workforce. The full report is split into 5 sections. Sit down with it, share it with colleagues and policymakers, and keep an eye out for what's likely next in 2026.

If you’re frustrated with national news coverage and like podcasts, let me rec the City Cast extended universe. In addition to DC I tune into Chicago, Portland, Twin Cities—TC had great segments today on local restaurants handling ICE and the mass resignation at the MN US atty office.

Do you care about the future of the US NSF and science in general? The agency is seeking feedback on the draft Strategic Plan. www.nsf.gov/od/updates/n...

Love to show up to vote one minute past doors-open and there’s already a line. Get out there, Alexandria!

Part of my doomscroll avoidance this weekend has been to binge Loot, and hot damn this soundtrack is phenomenal if you’re looking for a banger-filled playlist.

😍🌋🌋🌋

This could really go in so many directions

This is absolutely unreal, from a balcony in DC 😍

Melted a skirt, had wine and peppermint schnapps for dinner, sang Celine at the top of my lungs. A+ party @oconnell.bsky.social & all.

There is a lot to be unhappy about right now, and I sure am, but my current sadness is because they changed the title from Three Bags Full to The Sheep Detectives for the movie.

So sad to miss #AGU25 … especially right now. But very glad colleagues like Laura (and 6ish others from across NSF/GEO + BIO!) are there!

8 of my 15 years at NSF were spent right here. Our hallway was the most fun and the most productive and I will miss it. Goodbye, 2415 Eisenhower.

Last day in our NSF HQ at Eisenhower. So far we’re shredding, we’re labeling artwork, we’re eating.

@wdncnu.bsky.social TIM AND FAM this card is absolutely above and beyond, thank you thank you 💕🌋🚴🏻‍♂️

Hi US science folks, NSF has released some policy changes to the document I know you’ve memorized: the PAPPG. Take a look, send me your questions, I’ll add them to our own and try to get some answers. www.nsf.gov/policies/doc...

Taisha Estrada is just one of many amazing parts of the @dcabortionfund.bsky.social 30th! Fund Abortions, Not War. And thank for you for my first 9:30 hand stamp in years.

@portcityposter.bsky.social begins #ALXBeercember immediately post-commute with the Holiday Ale from Two Roads.

@arielwaldman.com Amazing to open my gorgeous Dandelion advent and find your name inside!

Happy Antarctica Day! Honor that amazing place by taking a moment to breathe with my favorite Weddell seal. He wants you to feel good this week.

Happy Antarctica Day! 1 Dec marks the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty, setting the continent aside for scientific research & peaceful int'l cooperation. Want to share it with kids? Check out this illustrated book we made, translated into 23 languages www.tumblr.com/celebratinga...

It’s time for feats of strength

Arrived in the coziest kitchen

Incredible.

Semeru, Indonesia is erupting. Communities are being evacuated. Incredible footage of pyroclastic density currents in the news. youtube.com/watch?v=ducv...

Alexandria small businesses! Please open something tasty in this empty Einstein’s in the corner of our new HQ, we will patronize it like mad

Science People: We at NSF are still recovering/catching up/getting our lives together. But the agency posted these FAQs about post-shutdown resumption of operations which might answer a lot of Qs for you: www.nsf.gov/resumption-o...

Exactly this. Sending strength to all our fellow feds, and to everyone else: please bear with us. Let’s see how this goes.

On Shutdown Night 43 I’ve reached my limit for news/doomscrolling while we wait to see if/when we return to work and so instead am watching a competitive British knitting show create dog outfits

@timladerach.bsky.social Get over there!

This is a fascinating thread

I thought I already had my high for the week, and then our library brought out the alpacas 😍

This does not fix everything but for now hot damn these wins feel so so good, keep it going country

I voted weeks ago and this feed is giving me hope at a time when it’s in short supply. Your vote is your voice! Let’s go!

ALX Skeets: DC resident Geoff is clearly ignoring our own plans to annex Shirlington, weigh in here.

That's right.