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dan barshis

@danbarshis.bsky.social
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corals, genomics, rebreathers, ecology, bikes, kids, and waves | ODU professor | supporter of diversity (dei, people, bio, and otherwise), conservation, freedom, and lifting up not tearing down | i have a lab too! sites.wp.odu.edu/barshis-lab

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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The overdue firing of Kristi Noem will have no bearing on the continued plans for unwanted warehousing of human beings across the country. The spotlight should focus on these warehouses (de facto concentration camps) during Markwayne Mullin's confirmation hearing. truthout.org/articles/ice...
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ICE Wants to Buy Warehouses for Mass Detention. Communities Are Fighting Back.
People across the political spectrum are realizing these federal detention warehouses will harm their communities.
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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The most wonderful expedition you've probably never heard about, but need to cheer on NOW. Follow 25 female indigenous & non-indigenous scientists, explorers, storytellers, artists & ocean advocates from 9 countries as they explore "the bottom of the world." arcg.is/1HTTuv3 🌊 🦑 🧪 ⚒️ 🌎 🌍🌏 🇦🇶 #gischat
The Breaking Boundaries at the Bottom of the World website where you can follow the extraordinary Sea Women Expeditions journey taking place February 14 – March 10, 2026. The Daily Journal features expedition reflections, creative moments and scientific field notes from the 25 explorers. Use the purple filters to narrow in on a specific explorer or boat and click on a point to learn more about their experience.
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Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
You cannot do a kindness too soon, because you never know how soon it will be too late. --Emerson ⏱ #ShareGreatNotHate
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Dr. Michael D. L. Johnson @copperbae.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
STEM Black History Fact 3/28 Dr. Marie Maynard Daly helped establish the biochemical link between cholesterol and heart disease and became the first Black woman to earn a PhD in chemistry. science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/s...
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10 Black Scientists You Should Know
You might have heard of George Washington Carver and Neil deGrasse Tyson. But what about Patricia Bath? Or Percy Julian? Meet 10 African American scientists who have made the world a better place for ...
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LA Star @lastar.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE: Renee Good: $1,499,580 Alex Pretti: $1,289,249 Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423 Parady La: $45,848 Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991 Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640 Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538 Geraldo Lunas: $2,260 Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
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The Coral Reef Research Hub @coralreefresearch.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
JOB OPPORTUNITIES: Reef Resilience Coordinator and Monitoring Technician (two positions) - American Samoa Dept. of Marine and Wildlife Resources / Coral Reef Advisory Group Full details here: www.americansamoa.gov/jobs #coralreefs #coraljobs #jobs #careers #coralresilience #coralreefecology
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The Coral Reef Research Hub @coralreefresearch.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Assistant Professor (Marine Invertebrates) - Jacksonville Univeristy Full details (select faculty openings): www.ju.edu/humanresourc... #coralreefs #jobs #careers #marineinvertebrates #assistantprofessor #marinescience #jacksonville #florida #marineecology #marinebiology
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Oceana @oceana.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
READ: Protecting the oceans is vital for the health of our planet, our survival, and the well-being of countless species. While the reasons seem endless, here are 5 five reasons to protect our oceans. oceana.ly/49o76qF 🌊 💙
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dan barshis @danbarshis.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Powerful fictional vision of a future without reefs. Let us hope/pray that we spring back from this current dark time to avoid a future such as this: therevelator.org/ghost-reefs/
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Ghost Reefs of 2083: The Paleontology of Color (A Speculative ‘Fiction’) • The Revelator
What will the loss of coral reefs cost the planet — and humanity?
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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 06/01/2026
The Republican Party tried and failed more than 60 times to repeal Obamacare when they were out of power. 60 fucking times. Maybe Democrats should consider trying to impeach Trump more than *twice*?
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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Sheila and Andra remind us to stand up to protect marine monuments and stop deep sea mining www.guampdn.com/opinion/lett...
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LETTER From the Marianas to American Samoa: Our ocean is not a sacrifice zone
We are thousands of miles apart, but the Pacific Ocean unites our islands. The archipelagos of the Mariana Islands (the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam) and American Samoa are also
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John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
To those who celebrate #barnacles, Merry #Crustmas ⭐
image from https://archive.bigelow.org/mitzi/mid_4.html of a basic acorn barnacle modified with holiday ornaments
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George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 Marine Scientist Position – Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), full-time, permanent Marine Scientist position based in Panama. Application review begins February 15, 2026 (open until filled). Early-career researchers are strongly encouraged to apply. www.stri.si.edu
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute was founded with the purpose of increasing and sharing knowledge about the past, present and future of tropical ecosystems and their relevance to human welf...
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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
We need a Hallmark Christmas movie where a BOEM official visits the Mariana Islands with the intent of ripping up the seafloor, but meets an Indigenous ocean advocate who teaches him the true meaning of Christmas www.postguam.com/news/local/d...
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Deep-sea mining comment period extended 30 days, far short of island leaders' request
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management extended the public comment period for its deep-sea mining proposal near the Mariana Trench by 30 days, officials announced Friday, falling well short of
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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Nola said it best: We are the Northern Mariana Islands We need your help to stop deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench Drop a 🦈 in the comments if you support us Please sign and share our petition Si yu'use ma'ase
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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Deep-sea mining interests raise alarms among Mariana Trench communities news.mongabay.com/2025/12/deep...
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Deep-sea mining interests raise alarms among Mariana Trench communities
U.S.-led plans to mine the deep seabed have gained momentum since President Donald Trump signed an executive order that called for the industry’s rapid formation to bolster U.S. national security. One...
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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
New story from @mongabay.com about deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench news.mongabay.com/2025/12/deep...
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Deep-sea mining interests raise alarms among Mariana Trench communities
U.S.-led plans to mine the deep seabed have gained momentum since President Donald Trump signed an executive order that called for the industry’s rapid formation to bolster U.S. national security. One...
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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
One week of public comment left Drop a 🐙 if you oppose deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench We've made it easy for you to participate Click on the link in my bio for all the links
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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Please sign and share our petition to oppose deep sea mining in the Mariana Trench (yes, Trump wants to rip up the sea bed in the Marianas) forms.gle/zpftbyXgHBxv...
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Petition to Oppose Imposition of Deep Seabed Mining in US territories
This petition is organized by the Friends of the Mariana Trench in response to a Request for Information from the federal government and in support of our community. Our mission is to be the guardia...
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ntherk.bsky.social @ntherk.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Excited to recruit a new PhD student for Fall 2026 in my lab at Cornell! Looking for someone interested in evolutionary genomics + fisheries/conservation applications. Quick timeline this year—reach out soon. More details: www.therkildsenlab.org/join-us.html
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Join Us
The lab of Nina Overgaard Therkildsen in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell University invites applications for a PhD position starting in Fall 2026. Our group works...
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Delphine Mestdagh @delphine-art.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Hi! 🌊 I'm proud to introduce Oceans Unmined, a #sciart project for #ArtSeaMatchmaking 💙 We'll make #coloringpages of #deepseacreatures and we'll organise workshops for children to raise awareness about #deepseabeauty and #DeepSeaMining 🐙 More #marinebiology and #art soon! #ClarionClippertonZone
This is the logo of my sciart project called Oceans Unmined, the logo shows a polymetallic nodule with a tiny anemone living on top of it. It symbolises the frailty and wonder for the deep sea ecosystem.
For this project I'm collaborating with a marine biologist and ichtyologist called Gayathra Bandara. The project is for ArtSea Matchmaking, a DSBSoc-initiative. The purpose of this project is to reach out and raise awareness. Gayathra and I will organise workshops and teach children about deep sea mining, the creatures that are threatened by it and what we can do to help, all while we have fun creating art.
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Black in Robotics @blackinrobotics.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
@blackinx.bsky.social #massblackout @blackincardio.bsky.social @blackinastro.bsky.social @blackinneuro.bsky.social @blackinnhms.bsky.social @blackinbiophys.bsky.social @blackinbme.bsky.social @blackinmicro.bsky.social @blackinbiology.bsky.social #blackout 11/25-12/2/25
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Trump and his family have pocketed more than $1.8 BILLION since his reelection. @neeratanden.bsky.social lays out the receipts—and you can see them all at www.americanprogress.org/feature/tr…
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 24/10/2025
Facts. op: dejoncampbell (via IG)
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dan barshis @danbarshis.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Help us show the Trump administration how unpopular their plans to open our protected areas to industrial fishing are Please sign and share our petition forms.gle/WfkshZpsqJGi...
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Jeanne Brennan @jeanneenabottle.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Rest in peace, Dr. Jane Goodall💚
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Katie Langin @klangin.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP www.science.org/content/arti...
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‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry
The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Today is “drag and tag,” tagging sharks with drag queens while raising money for LGBQT+ youth organizations in Florida! www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
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Drag Queens Tag Sharks in Annual Florida Science Celebration
The annual “Drag ’n Tag” expedition takes place amid a wave of antitransgender legislation
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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
The GRFP lives!! (due end of October) www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
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The Nature Conservancy Science @science.nature.org · 20/08/2025
Over half of the world’s corals have vanished in 50 years. To help restore reefs at scale, TNC and the Coral Restoration Consortium created a science-based guide with best practices, tools, and case studies tailored to local conditions. Resilient reefs start here. 🔗 nature.ly/4mRosBE
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SCB Marine Program @scbmarine.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
🌊 New SCB Marine webinar series - "Navigating Marine Conservation Careers" kicks off w/ amazing speakers: Dr. David Obura (CORDIO East Africa) & Dr. Austin Allen (Dolphin Quest) Come learn about marine conservation careers! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #MarineConservation #OceanScience
Poster of our New Webinar
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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
US folks: Did you know the EPA (currently run by someone more concerned with businesses than the environment) has a public-comment period right now? This is our opportunity to tell them why we think they should not repeal the 2009 Endangerment Finding. www.epa.gov/regulations-...
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Proposed Rule: Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards | US EPA
The proposed rule on the reconsideration of the greenhouse gas endangerment finding and motor vehicle rule
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dan barshis @danbarshis.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
ODU put out a cool feature article about our work! A nice way to celebrate my first official week as full professor!! www.odu.edu/monarch-maga...
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Researching Resiliency Below the Waves
By Victoria Bourne Dan Barshis, Ph.D., was a sixth-grader at summer camp in Wisconsin when he first tried scuba diving. He recalls the panic that set in as his mask began to leak when he was fully sub...
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Jeff Speck @jeffspeck.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Rule 52: Justifying Biking Investment Bike infrastructure brings health, equity, & economic gains. Bike commuters have a 41% lower risk of early death & 40% are low income. Bike projects also create 2x more jobs than road projects. Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
If there’s going to be a liberal version of Project 2025, whoever gets this job will be a lead author on it. Some of you should apply.
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Center for American Progress hiring Executive Vice President, Policy in Washington, DC | LinkedIn
Posted 3:14:36 PM. Reports to: President and CEODepartment: ExecutivePosition classification: Exempt, full…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Applications now open for the SSE GREG Rosemary Grant Advanced Awards! These grants provide up to $3500 to expand your dissertation work. Submit your proposal by September 15! www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...
Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Graduate Research Excellence Grants. Rosemary Grant Advanced Awards, Deadline: September 15, 5:00 PM Eastern.
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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Ocean Ramsey perpetuated this common trope in ocean conservation: Whites are the heroes Asians are the villains Black/browns are the victims, and dont know what's best for themselves time.com/7300868/shar...
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'Shark Whisperer' Villainizes Native Hawaiians Like Me
"'Shark Whisperer' claims to honor marine life, but it often confuses reverence with control," writes Kaniela Ing.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 06/07/2025
"There’s no messiah who will sweep in and make everything better. That’s up to you and me." Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance | Ordinary people have more power than they know. Read it + share it with a friend: trib.al/pAjBVa2
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Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance
Ordinary people have more power than they know.
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Florida Museum of Natural History @floridamuseum.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Scientists have completed the largest survey of soft coral diversity ever conducted. Their results show that soft corals have been radiating in a small corner of what was once a giant sea. 🪸 Story: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/worl... Study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
a close up of what looks like a tuft of flower buds that are pale blue and pearly gray that are radiating from a thick white base as if it's an unusual stationary sea creaturea heavy white trunk is erupting from a dirty yellow base to support crinkly pink nodules along its stubby arms somewhat like an illustration of a stylized treethere is a highly irregular, almost velvet-like green palm-shaped surface covered in warts of tissue that seems like it's attached to a sturdy white base as if it was a sea creature that lives stationary on a rock
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Samoa’s new marine spatial plan protects 30% of the country’s ocean
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Samoa’s new marine spatial plan protects 30% of the country’s ocean
Samoa, an archipelagic country composed of nine islands in the South Pacific Ocean, is on the frontline of climate change. Rising sea levels, ocean warming and acidification all pose significant…
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Get the word out far and wide. New opportunity from the Simons Foundation in the Eco-Evo space. 2026 Simons Graduate Fellowship in Ecology and Evolution Awards, due July 31, 2025, only for incoming PhD students who plan to start their PhDs in Fall 2026. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
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Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...
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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Here's our updated speaker list for #Upwell2025 In person RSVPs are almost full -- but we have plenty of space in our virtual room Please register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-20...
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Dr. Carly Kenkel @drcarl.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Its that time again - the list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2026 is live! PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/2XTHBP6CZGEn... Prospective students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share! 🧪
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Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2026
Please complete this form if you are a PI recruiting graduate students for a Fall 2026 start. If you are NOT recruiting, feel free to share the response sheet with prospective students looking for lab...
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Alex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 16/05/2025
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first.

One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish.

Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points.

We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are.

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Freshman, Yarmouth High School
Yarmouth
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore @repgwenmoore.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
I know what it’s like to go cold and hungry as a child. If Republicans were truly concerned about getting women to have babies, they wouldn’t cut SNAP or leave America’s poorest children behind in their CTC proposal. Our children are worth every dime.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
When confronted by Trump, so many people and organizations look to polling for guidance, get paralyzed, talk in circles or just fold like a cheap suit. Disabled American Veterans, on the other hand, has taken the right approach. This is how you respond.
DAV statement on the proposal to rename Veterans Day:

No.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 11/04/2025
There are five categories of climate denial: 1/ it’s not real 2/ it’s not us 3/ it’s not bad 4/ we can’t fix it 5/ it’s too late They might sound different but do not be deceived, they all have the same goal: to delay climate action as long as possible.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
I keep seeing heartbreaking stories about people who spend years in grad school, apply to jobs, and only then learn that their dream job needs a skill they didn’t learn during grad school. Looking at job ads *now*, years before you’re applying, can help identify skills to develop. 🧪🌎🦑🐠
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Here’s what I teach my students about finding jobs in marine biology and conservation
Our field is competitive, some job postings are confusing, and some career advice is contradictory or wrong. Here’s an exercise I have my students perform that I hope can help you. Graphic vi…
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BWEEMS @official-bweems.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Let's all take a moment to our mini grant recipients! Congratulations to our five Track 1 recipients! Recipients were awarded up to $1000 USD to support personal expenses.
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