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Natassa Romanou

@aromanou.bsky.social
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Oceans. Climate. Society. And everything in between. Climate scientist and numerical modeler, aka Anastasia Romanou. AR7 Tipping Points aficionado. Views my own -not anyone else's.

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Natassa Romanou @aromanou.bsky.social · 13h
Just sent the most massive email I have ever sent. The price to pay is that I now know everyone's out-of-office dates and forwarding info. Thanks and apologies.
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Natassa Romanou @aromanou.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hello Physical Oceanographers! Columbia University in New York City is seeking candidates for tenure track Assistant Professor level position, with special interest for combined PhysO and AI expertise. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/194070
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Ready for some good news? We can do it! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate solutions most likely to reach ‘positive tipping points’ revealed by scientists
Global shift towards clean electricity could trigger ‘cascade’ of progress, helping reduce air pollution, cut waste and revive oceans
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Charlie Koven @ckoven.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We have an open postdoc position at LBL, to work on pantropical vegetation dynamics, as part of the NGEE-Tropics project. Join us!
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Pantropical Vegetation Dynamics Postdoctoral Fellow in Bay Area, California, United States
We are looking for:PhD in relevant field (e.g. climate science, ecology, plant physiology, forestry, geography); Background in data intensive...
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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Interested in ocean 🌊 hydrography, climate & biogeochemistry? Quantifying long-term trends in ocean heat & carbon uptake? U.S. GO-SHIP opportunity Co-Chief Scientist for upcoming 2027 P16C cruise, with applications due by Sept. 21, 2026. usgoship.ucsd.edu/2026/09/06/s...
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We have a new paper on the response of land carbon to zero, declining, and negative emissions of CO2 across Earth System Models! w/ @ckoven.bsky.social @cristiproist.bsky.social @rosieafisher.bsky.social @benmsanderson.bsky.social & more (1/6) esd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
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Land carbon response to positive, zero, and negative CO2 emissions across Earth system models
Abstract. Land carbon sinks are responsible for removing about a quarter of anthropogenic CO2 emissions, and make up approximately half of total global carbon sinks. Uncertainty in the response of lan...
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Natassa Romanou @aromanou.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Climate Week fun: please consider joining us at this event luma.com/5wtyyd5l
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Navigating Non-Linear Climate Risk and Response: From the Arctic to the Global Climate System · Luma
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere are urgent and non-negotiable for climate stabilization, yet they are…
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Natassa Romanou @aromanou.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Lamont treasures
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The Neotoma Paleoecology Database @neotomadb.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
📢 Neotoma Social Media QR | Stay Connected with the Neotoma Paleoecology Database The Neotoma Paleoecology Database community is now easier to follow and connect with through a dedicated social media QR code. linktr.ee/neotomaDB
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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
@geofflean.bsky.social: We were warned. Four months ago top Himalayan experts reported the rate of ice loss doubling since 2000, with glaciers shrinking by a fifth since 1990. “This isn’t a distant problem” they said. “It’s happening in real time”. They predicted “catastrophe”.
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Hindu Kush Himalaya glaciers losing ice at double the rate since 2000, new ICIMOD report confirm - ICIMOD
Kathmandu, 18 March 2026 – Glaciers across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) are melting at an accelerating rate, with ice loss rates doubling since the year 2000, according to two new landmark reports th...
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Permafrost is thawing deeper and it’s happening worldwide. A new study of 156 monitoring sites found that the active layer, the soil that thaws each summer, increased significantly at many sites from 2000–2024. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Long-term monitoring of active layer thickness confirms global permafrost degradation - Communications Earth & Environment
Active-layer thickness increased at 55% and 38% of Arctic and Antarctic sites, and >90% in European, Asian, and South American mountains, driven by increasing thawing degree-days and rainfall, acco...
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
As the summer of climate shocks rages on, I wrote about how these climate shocks can motivate social change and what our new paper finds based on data from a nationally representative sample from the US. danarfisher.com/2026/08/29/h...
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How Climate Shocks Motivate Social Change
Even though September begins on Tuesday, this summer of climate shocks has yet to slow down: record-breaking heat and extreme weather are continuing across much of the northern hemisphere and thous…
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Jonathan Coop @coopecology.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Our new paper assesses relationships between wildfire rate of spread, area burned, and severity in western + boreal North American conifer forests 2012-2023. Take home message in the title: faster--> bigger--> more severe. With @grumpyunclesean.bsky.social, @jessforplanet.bsky.social and more! 🔥🧪🌍
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Faster, bigger, more severe: Extreme wildfire spread sets the stage for forest ecosystem change in western and boreal North America
A relatively small number of rapidly spreading wildfire events burn disproportionately large areas. But beyond area burned, do fast fires produce distinct postfire ecological outcomes? Here, we measur...
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Dr. Hell No @chicknparts.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I was in Valencia
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Natassa Romanou @aromanou.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
#bourgos
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Natassa Romanou @aromanou.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
POSITION PAPER: Securing the Future of Ocean Carbon Observations 🌊 by the IOCCP Scientific Steering Group in close collaboration with the JPI Oceans Knowledge Hub on Ocean Carbon Capacities and the European Metrology Network for Climate and Ocean Observation www.ioccp.org/news/positio...
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POSITION PAPER: Call to secure a resilient global supply of certified reference materials for the seawater carbonate system
The IOCCP promotes the development of a global network of ocean carbon observations for research through technical coordination and communication services, international agreements on standards and me...
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Natassa Romanou @aromanou.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Morning moon and a wildfire pollution inversion layer over Athens. Realities of the Greek summer.
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Eos @eos.org · 30/07/2026
"Tinderbox conditions" created by climate change set the stage for the rapid spread of wildfires across France and Spain this month. 🧪 eos.org/research-and...
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Climate Change Made Spain Wildfires At Least 20 Times More Likely - Eos
Over the past two weeks, large wildfires in southwestern France and central Spain have burned 255,000 hectares, displaced hundreds of thousands of people, and created extremely poor air quality even h...
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Dr Joanne Williams @jowilliams.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Also operational weather forecasting. www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/wea...
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Marine data assimilation
Marine data assimilation is vital for Met Office ocean products. By integrating observations, we align ocean models more closely with real-time ocean conditions
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Willem Huiskamp @willemh.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🚨 New paper 🚨 from one of our awesome students 🌊 We ask: if the AMOC shuts down, does Antarctica feel the impact via the ocean? Using a coupled climate and ice sheet model we come to the conclusion: not much, actually 😅 (with caveats, of course) esd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
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Simulating the impact of an AMOC weakening on the Antarctic Ice Sheet using a coupled climate and ice-sheet model
Abstract. Climate model studies show that a shutdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) reduces northward heat transport into the North Atlantic, which causes an accumulation of...
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EGU Biogeosciences Division (BG) @egubg.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Ever worked on an interdisciplinary science project and felt like you spent all your time talking (past each other)? Sinnika Lennartz shares her top five ways to improve interdisciplinary communication skills in academia in our latest blog post. Read more here 👉️ blogs.egu.eu/divisions/bg...
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Five ways to improve your interdisciplinary communication skills
Oh, but you should know that… It is a short sentence, often spoken with good intentions. Yet in interdisciplinary conversations, it can bring a discussion to a complete halt. The moment someone says,…
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 29/07/2026
#Arctic climate rankings are now in for June 2026: zacklabe.com/archive-2026/. Unfortunately, still no new data available for sea-ice volume and thickness. #SciComm #DataViz #OpenScience #OpenData
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Data Ranking Archive – 2026
December 2026 November 2026 October 2026 September 2026 August 2026 July 2026 June 2026 May 2026 April 2026 March 2026 February 2026 January 2026 Other climate year statistics: Data Archive –…
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Universität Tübingen @unituebingen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Herzlichen Glückwunsch! 👏 Katerina Harvati vom Institut für Naturwissenschaftliche #Archäologie und dem #Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment wird mit dem Albert Einstein World Award for Science 2026 des World Cultural Council ausgezeichnet: 👉 uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet/…
Porträtfoto von Katerina Harvati, Text im Bild: „Katerina Harvati erhält den Albert Einstein World Award for Science“.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 28/07/2026
Bordeaux wildfire.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
"'Mind-blowing' El Niño stuns scientists. Why are they so concerned?" | Comprehensive, balanced piece by @dinahvp.bsky.social on the current El Niño event and what we're likely to see, via @usatoday.com: www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
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'Mind-blowing' El Niño stuns scientists. Why are they so concerned?
A Pacific El Niño is setting daily warm water records. Scientists say the world is in uncharted waters and they aren't sure what will happen next.
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Natassa Romanou @aromanou.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
You know what I think? I think if you are a co-author, a commenter, a reviewer or any type of text contributor and you provide a reference, make sure you add the citation. Otherwise, you aint very nice! #grumpy_editing
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 25/07/2026
Whew, the editors of @science.org are getting real.
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The Assault On Science Funding Continues
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Natassa Romanou @aromanou.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
There is another me somewhere in the universe actually modeling this in an Earth system model of the Triassic. 🫠
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Natassa Romanou @aromanou.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I am attending the Warming Induced Emissions model intercomparison project (WIEMIP) workshop this week at the Aspen Global Change Institute in Colorado. Tomorrow there is a gret public lecture planned, you can watch too. Register here bit.ly/44DfikX
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Modeling Earth’s Future: How models help us understand and shape decisions in a changing world. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email abo...
The Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) proudly presents this Walter Orr Roberts Memorial Public Lecture, presented by David Lawrence, Senior Scientist and Chief Scientist of the Community Earth Syst...
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Absolutely wild. Read that again: the *actual* costs of *just wildfire smoke* are higher than the currently projected costs of *all climate impacts combined*.
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Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
'Our findings indicate that more severe fire effects are expected in Canada because of the warming climate' www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Canadian forests are more conducive to high-severity fires in recent decades
Canada has experienced more-intense and longer fire seasons with more-frequent uncontrollable wildfires over the past decades. However, the effect of these changes remains unknown. This study identifi...
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Natassa Romanou @aromanou.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The FOD has dropped!! Thanks to the heroic efforts of so many people. 10 chapters and one Atlas. #IPCC #AR7 please register to review!
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Climate.us @climate.us · 16/07/2026
In June, NOAA announced that ENSO—Earth’s most powerful natural climate pattern—had entered its warm phase. Our new animation shows a big reason models expected a strong El Niño from the start: a deep pool of warm water building beneath the tropical Pacific since late 2025. 🌍️🧪 (1/3)
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Eos @eos.org · 16/07/2026
Attribution science is getting better, says a new @nationalacademies.org report. That could be good news for plaintiffs suing fossil fuel companies. 🧪 eos.org/research-and...
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We're Getting Better at Knowing When Climate Change is to Blame, National Academies Report Says - Eos
Scientists have gotten much better at parsing how severe events are linked to climate change, a long-awaited report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has found. The re...
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adamplatform.bsky.social @adamplatform.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Smoke from more than 100 #wildfires burning across #Canada is affecting #airquality across #NewYork and #NewJersey. The extent of the event is clearly visible in the #Copernicus #Sentinel5P air quality map on July 15, highlighting the regional-scale impact of fires emissions. #climateemergency
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Natassa Romanou @aromanou.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
If you are an oceanographer you know how important Argo floats have been for our understanding of ocean hydrography & circulation, more recently, ocean biogeochemistry. Today, like everything else, they are in peril. Commentary led by @solilyquy.bsky.social Read & show your support. bit.ly/4fd2whZ
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Argo at a Crossroads: Achievements, Impacts, and the Imperative for Sustained Global Ocean Observations | Oceanography
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Natassa Romanou @aromanou.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Review alert: Please consider participating in IPCC-AR7 WGI expert review. Registration will be open until 25 Sep 2026 23:59 (CEST). The First Order Draft will be available for Expert Review between 10 August and 2 October 2026. Register here: apps.ipcc.ch/comments/ar7...
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IPCC Review Comments - AR7WG1
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Natassa Romanou @aromanou.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I must have finished the world's reserve in swiss chocolate to drown my sorrows.
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Katerina Harvati @katharv.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
✨Our paper on the Uluzzian of Klissoura Cave, Greece, is now published online #openaccess ✨, one of the important studies of the @erc.europa.eu Advanced Project FIRSTSTEPS and a Greek-Italian collaboration! Congratulations to Giulia Marciani, @serena-lombardo.bsky.social and team! 🎉👏 rdcu.be/ftlpN
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Serena Lombardo @serena-lombardo.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Thrilled to see our paper on the #Uluzzian of Klissoura Cave now published! It was a truly wonderful collaborative effort, and I’m grateful to everyone involved! ❤️ @harvatilab.bsky.social @boneslab.bsky.social
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 11/07/2026
The 13 biggest myths about heatwaves – and how to bust them Every heatwave and every summer is hotter than it would otherwise have been without past greenhouse gas emissions, primarily from burning fossil fuels. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The 13 biggest myths about heatwaves – and how to bust them
With some still unable to accept humanity’s role in climate chaos, we tackle common misconceptions and deceptions
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Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry (OCB) @usocb.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It's official...GLODAPv3 is out! glodap.info 🌊
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Ken Caldeira @kencaldeira.com · 08/07/2026
GLODAPv3 represents heroic foundational work necessary for, among other things, evaluating and improving the physical and biogeochemical ocean models used to predict consequences of human interference in Earth systems. Projects like GLODAP give us greater confidence in climate model projections.
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Matt Luongo @luongomatt.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Interested in understanding how the subsurface tropical Pacific has responded to GHG forcing? Interested in understanding whether models and observations agree on that response? Check out our recent paper in @jgroceans.bsky.social! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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Explaining the Equatorial Pacific Thermocline Response to Climate Change With a Model Hierarchy
Climate models can largely recreate observed equatorial Pacific subsurface temperature trends from 1958 to 2020 The observed subsurface temperature change is due to wind changes, remote sea surfa...
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BGC_Argo @bgc-argo.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
and also a record-breaking scientific and societal impact! ▸ 4 million ocean profiles ▸ 7,600 publications ▸ 340,000 citations
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BGC_Argo @bgc-argo.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🌊 25 years of Argo and ocean observation records! ▸ 50,000 km: the longest journey ▸ 6,000 m: the greatest depth reached ▸ 16 years: the longest operational lifetime ▸ 3 years: the longest continuous mission beneath sea ice Challenge: can you guess which float achieved each records?!
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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
📣 IPCC opens registration for experts to review the First Order Draft of Working Group I contribution to Seventh Assessment Report. The review runs from 10 August until 2 October. Interested experts can register until 25 Sept 2026: bit.ly/4vi25cq Read more 🔗 bit.ly/WGI7Fod
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
"What's the use of having developed a science well enough to make predictions if, in the end, all we're willing to do is stand around and wait for them to come true?" -- the late, great Sherry Rowland
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World Resources Institute @worldresources.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🌡Limiting global warming to 1.5°C has been the world's North Star for climate action. A critical benchmark against which policies are set and progress is measured. So, what happens if we breach it? We break it down➡️ go.wri.org/1-5-c-bs
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 06/07/2026
A possibility we haven’t discussed enough is that they will start reinvesting in science but in a way where people have to sign away their souls. Things like: 1. You agree not to care about DEI in a meaningful or noticeable way 2. You agree to serve the Pentagon if they call 🧪
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