it’s the most wonderful time of the year (when defector watches christmas movies) 🎊

Rest in peace, Alice Wong 🕊️ thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...

the usual useful list: go.bsky.app/2Fq4P6e

I have been thinking A LOT lately about the flowering of art and culture under the New Deal, when the government decided it actively wanted to invest in job creation and creativity, so it's both sad and typical of the Trump admin to destroy that legacy.

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere. Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

And now for some backstory -- Bringing the Science Reporting Navigator into the world (out TODAY at @theopennotebook.bsky.social) was a true journey. www.theopennotebook.com/science-repo...

it’s Science Reporting Navigator day! 🎉 this incredible toolkit from @theopennotebook.bsky.social & @rjionline.bsky.social will help journalists fold science into all kinds of reporting. as a former local reporter, it was a joy to play a small part in bringing this resource to life. check it out!

The BS asymmetry principle: The amount of energy needed to refute BS is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it. Thank you to every science communicator who is doing the almost impossible work of countering misinformation every day. Every single one of you is saving lives!

yesterday i watched jaws in a theater with my partner, his mom (who was seeing it for the first time since it came out 50 years ago!), and my dear friend who’d never seen it at all 🦈

out this week with high country news: a feature on the importance of studying "dead things" on LA's beaches. www.hcn.org/articles/mee...

Time for some real talk: @thexylom.com, the only Asian American-run news outlet covering science, climate, and the environment, will run out of funding in July if we don't secure $7,500 by the end of the month. I might lose my job at a time while waiting for a visa extension -- a nightmare scenario.

One of the most underreported aspects of life for Black undocumented migrants can be summed up in one statistic: They’re deported at a rate four times more often than their numbers would suggest. capitalbnews.org/black-migran...

The act of writing can serve many purposes. It can be used to inform. It can be used to resist. It can be used to heal. Jasmin Graham & I wrote an essay about our terminated NSF grant, and hopefully, it accomplishes some of those goals. www.advancejournal.org/post/3147-gr...

Come hang out with me, @siricarpenter.bsky.social & @kaatefishman.bsky.social + the RJI team next week! We’re sharing a sneak peak of our interactive toolkit for local journalists, the Science Reporting Navigator 🧭

Going insane reading this Politico story about Musk's AI servers poisoning the air of a 90% Black community in Memphis followed immediately by this Washington Post story about states lining up their own communities to host the next ones

Games can be sense-making tools, allowing players to vicariously experience the risks of contracting COVID-19, recognize #LongCOVID’s most challenging symptoms, and connect with others amid an ongoing public health crisis. Read more from @kaatefishman.bsky.social: bit.ly/4iQhmuE

NEW: NOAA retires its widely cited billion-dollar weather and climate database amid staff cuts. Unique database had been tallying disaster costs for 45 years. www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/c...

delved into the world of games and Long COVID for one of my favorite pieces i've gotten to report! for @thesicktimes.bsky.social: some truly thoughtful perspectives and very cool games from @stevewilcox.bsky.social, @zoyander.cc, and @chantalbritt.bsky.social. thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...

This @thesicktimes.bsky.social features some clever and creative ways video games are being used to help others understand more about COVID and masking (via a short game), as well as the impacts Long Covid can have on you (via mods for Witcher 3, Dark Souls, Minecraft). Definitely worth the read.

This is such a brilliant, creative approach and such a delightful intersection of so many of my personal and professional interests that I am overwhelmed with… what is this feeling? Am I immediately in love with every person who was involved in any capacity??

👾 Millions of us have been experiencing the hell of "Long COVID Mode" for years. Now, video games & other games are illustrating how the disease can affect your abilities & what your risk of of developing it are. New feature by @kaatefishman.bsky.social ! thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...

Well, @theflytrapmedia.com has been bringing 🔥 feminist cultural criticism to the internet for six months now! We are celebrating with 15% off all subscriptions for a limited time only. If you've been thinking about taking the plunge, today is the day; help us get 1,000 new subscribers this month!

so loved working on this piece about games as a communication tool around Long COVID with @thesicktimes.bsky.social !

my hope is that AI can empower the Dumbest, Least talented slobs i know to replace everything i ever loved with One Million Years of Content

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: In response to numerous media inquiries about an octopus seen riding on a shark, marine biologist Dr. David Shiffman has released the following statement for attribution: “Neat!” www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w...

BREAKING: The mass firing of upwards of 1,800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including top climate scientists and weather forecasters, has begun. The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.

it was such a pleasure to consider the reported essay with insights from some truly talented journalists, in my final piece as a fellow for @theopennotebook.bsky.social !! www.theopennotebook.com/2025/02/11/l...

From the moment I had the idea to write this piece, this section was something I knew I was going to say. Using AI is.... Not for everyone (read: me) but learning about it can help you make that case when people try to tell you it's part of your workflow now!

"Mere weeks ago, media outlets were still publishing pieces asking where the 'resistance' was. It seems we are now well past that."

For our free February post, we have @nicolefroio.bsky.social's analysis of Bad Bunny's latest album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS”, a meditation on loss and paradise that is bringing decolonial politics to the mainstream global stage during a time of fascism.

Information hygiene request - please circulate & take action. I’m getting bombarded with frantic fragments. Information flow is crucial right now, and every link in the chain matters. This is a concrete place where you can play a massive role in improving transmission. Start with SIFT method:

Chuffed to be a source in this great article on the reported essay. I talked with @kaatefishman.bsky.social about my Confetti Westerns column at @highcountrynews.bsky.social and how I reported my essay "Learning how to Live and Die with Long COVID". www.theopennotebook.com/2025/02/11/l...

I make a teeny tiny appearance in this excellent article by @kaatefishman.bsky.social. TON is a non-profit that does some really excellent work. If you're a science journalist, or want to become one, check them out

El ensayo periodístico es difícil de definir, pues se encuentra en un punto medio entre el argumento conciso de un artículo de opinión y el enfoque de un reportaje en la información factual y la narrativa. De @kaatefishman.bsky.social, becaria de @bwfund.bsky.social. #TONenEspañol 🧪

The reported essay is slippery to define, falling somewhere between an opinion piece’s clear-cut argument and a news feature’s focus on factual reporting and narrative storytelling. From @bwfund.bsky.social fellow @kaatefishman.bsky.social with @shaylalove.bsky.social and others. 🧪

dear friends: gentle reminder that things are moving quickly and just because you haven’t seen something reported on yet doesn’t mean it’s the result of suppression or that an outlet “doesn’t care” about the issues. reporting — especially good, thorough reporting — takes time.

My latest for @the-revelator.bsky.social : I spoke to experts about some of the most threatened species in US waters, the threats they face, the policy solutions they need to recover, and why the second Trump administration is likely to be a disaster for them. Please read and share. 🧪🦑🌎

Today in @thesicktimes.bsky.social, Jenna Laila Bitar writes about the experience of being a Palestinian American with Long COVID. "When I reflect on my own experience of disability...sometimes it feels like a manifestation of generational trauma." thesicktimes.org/2025/01/17/i...

Social media. Should you use it? Which platforms should you use? How are journalists making sense of an ever-shifting landscape? 🧪

After Trump was elected, I started to wonder what could the grassroots, cities, and states do to move the needle on climate change without federal support. It turns out, a lot (gift link)

"We’re about to be deluged with the most brazen and dangerous lies of our lifetimes." @laurahelmuth.bsky.social has been flying free for < 1 week and publishes a BANGER showing how RFK Jr. got where he is and why he's VERY dangerous. slate.com/_pages/cm3qc... I want to add, RE: vaccines...

In this behind-the-scenes interview with @kaatefishman.bsky.social, @ericajberry.bsky.social explains how she teased different kinds of knowledge from the people she interviewed. 🧪

as you'll see by my sporadic bluesky feed, i haven't really figured out where to put my energy on social media as a journalist these days! i convened a group to talk about our fragmented social media landscape for @theopennotebook.bsky.social www.theopennotebook.com/2024/09/17/r...

"Of the Twitter alternatives, my favorite is Bluesky, which is trying hard to recruit scientists and science communicators. I don’t know what the “next big thing” is, and I don’t know if anyone else does either. Maybe there will be 10–20 small things" - me 🧪 #SciComm

Mastodon. Bluesky. Threads. Reddit. Where should science writers and journalists spend their time now? @kaatefishman.bsky.social tries to make sense of it with @annaleen.bsky.social, @nyaruai.bsky.social, @WhySharksMatter.bsky.social and others. www.theopennotebook.com/2024/09/17/r... 🧪

Great read from my former colleague @kaatefishman.bsky.social on integrating climate into weather reporting!

“There’s an emotion that you’re building” for audiences when your reporting connects relevant climate issues and possible solutions with people’s daily lives, climate communications researcher Henri-Count Evans tells @kaatefishman.bsky.social. 🧪

Weather is the only topic that most U.S. adults often follow in local news and local media in the U.S. has more power than national outlets to influence attitudes on climate change across political divides, writes @kaatefishman.bsky.social. 🧪