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Emily Coren

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Affiliate at Stanford in Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. Climate Change Communication. Co-editor of Storytelling to Accelerate Climate Solutions.

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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Our new #FlashFiction #competition has launched. We're asking for <500 words about moments of #epiphany where attitudes/behaviours change for the greener – see www.greenstories.org.uk/flash-fictio... £1000 ($1200) worth of prizes. #writerslife #WritingCommmunity
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Flash Fiction Competition: Epiphanies! - Green Stories Project
Green Stories is running a flash fiction competition for stories under 500 words on the theme of ‘epiphanies’. Deadline 27th August 2025. The writing competition invites writers to submit a story abou...
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The Global Climate And Health Alliance @gchalliance.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Bonn Climate Summit: Health Community Demands Ambition on Ending Fossil Fuel Dependence and Robust Investment in Protecting Communities bit.ly/sb62health #sb62 #health @jenimiller.bsky.social @jessbeagley.bsky.social
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Bonn Climate Summit: Health Community Demands Ambition on Ending Fossil Fuel Dependence and Robust Investment in Protecting Communities
Bonn, 16 May 2025:- As the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) SB62 UN Climate Change Conference opens today in Germany – and ahead of this year’s COP30 Climate Summit, in B...
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Emily Coren @emilycoren.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
The Climate-ConsciousWriters Handbook is now available from the Climate Fiction Writers League. climate-fiction.org/the-climate-...
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The Climate-Conscious Writers Handbook
Cover design by Rosemary Linnell Are you a writer who’s worried about the environment? Would you like to learn how to weave climate themes into genres like romance, thrillers or literary fiction? T…
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
NEW: Democracy is alive in Philly! Amazing scenes in Philadelphia as thousands hit the streets for the anti-Trump protest. #NoKings #50501Movement
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Trump’s provocations have turned Angelenos into pedestrians
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 14/06/2025
Trump just gutted California’s clean air waivers. This will unleash 1.6 billion metric tons of emissions and saddle consumers with billions in extra fuel costs. It’s all part of this administration’s Polluters First Agenda. We will fight this.
House Tries to Block California from Cleaning Its
Own Air
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Emily Coren @emilycoren.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired
Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 10/06/2025
The US now has no vaccine advisory committee, no CDC director, and an anti-vaxxer as Health Secretary.
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Eliza Barclay @elizabarclay.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
“I don’t think there’s any way to put this, other than saying that this is an unmitigated public health disaster" www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
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Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
This is grim… What is the National Academy of Sciences even doing? arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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US science is being wrecked, and its leadership is fighting the last war
Facing an extreme budget, the National Academies hosted an event that ignored it.
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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
All NIH and NSF grants for my entire team--and for all of Harvard, I guess?--have been terminated. As provocative as that sounds, the practical effect is probably not much. Everything was already frozen. 🤷‍♂️ On the upside, it makes tracking terminated grants easier. No more guesswork at Harvard!
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The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health @docsforclimate.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
With the rampant spread of mis- and disinformation, how can health professionals fight back with the truth? @johnfocook.bsky.social joined @lisapatel.bsky.social for a new episode of Healthy Climate America to explore this question and more. Listen here: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerca
A promotional graphic for the Healthy Climate America podcast. At the top, the podcast logo features a green and blue caduceus symbol with the text "Healthy Climate America." Below, two circular headshots are displayed: on the left, Lisa Patel, MD, MESc, labeled as "Host: Lisa Patel, Executive Director, The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health," and on the right, John Cook, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Center for Behavior Change." White soundwave graphics are in the background. The main text reads: "New Podcast Episode – Teaching the Choir to Sing: How Health Professionals Can Fight Misinformation." At the bottom, a green banner displays "Listen now: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica.
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Trump administration shuts down federal advisory committee on infection prevention Critics say the move will put patients at risk at a time when threats from emerging pathogens and antimicrobial resistance are on the rise. www.cidrap.umn.edu/h...
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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
"The overall risk of threats and hazards occurring in the US has increased since this administration took over, while the capacity of our emergency management system is being diminished" @samlmontano.bsky.social @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #climaterisk #emergencymanagement
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Trump cuts will lead to more deaths in disasters, expert warns: ‘It is really scary’
Layoffs and funding cuts to Fema and Noaa will impact how they predict and respond to disasters, warns professor Samantha Montano
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
This is not a science budget. This is a massacre. thebridge.agu.org/2025/05/05/t...
A table titled "Funding Levels Summary (in millions)" shows funding data for various U.S. federal agencies over fiscal years FY24, FY25, and the FY26 President's Budget Request (PBR). It includes five columns: 
Agency, FY24 Omnibus, FY25 CR (Continuing Resolution), FY25 Enacted, FY26 PBR, and % Change from FY25 to FY26 PBR.

Agencies and their respective funding levels (in millions) and percent changes are:

DOE (Department of Energy)

FY24 Omnibus: $50,246.75

FY25 CR: $50,246.75

FY25 Enacted: $49,800

FY26 PBR: $45,100

% Change: -9.4%

DOE Office of Science

FY24 Omnibus: $8,240

FY25 CR: $8,240

FY25 Enacted: —

FY26 PBR: $7,092

% Change: -13.9%

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

FY24 Omnibus: $9,158.89

FY25 CR: $9,158.89

FY25 Enacted: $9,100

FY26 PBR: $5,000

% Change: -54.5%

NASA

FY24 Omnibus: $24,875

FY25 CR: $24,875

FY25 Enacted: $24,800

FY26 PBR: $18,800

% Change: -24.3%

NASA SMD (Science Mission Directorate)

FY24 Omnibus: $7,334.20

FY25 CR: $7,565.70

FY25 Enacted: —

FY26 PBR: $3,908.2

% Change: -46.7%

NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

FY24 Omnibus: $997.02

FY25 CR: $997.02

FY25 Enacted: —

FY26 PBR: NA

% Change: NA

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

FY24 Omnibus: $6,319

FY25 CR: $6,319

FY25 Enacted: —

FY26 PBR: $4,799

% Change: -24%

NSF (National Science Foundation)

FY24 Omnibus: $9,060

FY25 CR: —

FY25 Enacted: $8,800

FY26 PBR: $3,900

% Change: -55.8%

USGS (United States Geological Survey)

FY24 Omnibus: $1,455.43

FY25 CR: $1,455.43

FY25 Enacted: —

FY26 PBR: $891.43

% Change: -38.8%

Red text is used to denote percentage decreases in FY26 PBR compared to FY25. Several entries for FY25 Enacted are missing or denoted with a dash. NIEHS has no FY26 PBR or percent change listed.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
“Unconstitutional retaliation and viewpoint discrimination.” As we keep saying, an EO is not a law. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Judge Strikes Down Trump Order Targeting Law Firm Perkins Coie
The ruling declares the president’s action unconstitutional, a decision likely to serve as a model for judges in cases brought by other law firms.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
This isn't hypothetical. The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
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David Malakoff @davidmalakoff.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Trump’s proposed budget would mean ‘disastrous’ cuts to science | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Trump’s proposed budget would mean ‘disastrous’ cuts to science
Key research budgets would shrink by one-third to one-half in 2026 spending plan
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Emily Copeland @emilyscn.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
AGU GeoHealth, Current Environmental Health Reports, Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, (assuming others are too, feel free to add) stepping in to help with the big loss of #EHP 🧪 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Current Environmental Health Reports (CEHR) stands with the environmental… | Dave Love
Current Environmental Health Reports (CEHR) stands with the environmental health community amid cuts to U.S. federal health agencies during this uncertain time. If your review article was recently wi...
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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
An emerging story over the past 1-2 weeks is that NIH has started reinstating some grants it previously terminated. We don't yet fully understand what's happening, but it wasn't magic. Advocacy works. Keep up the pressure! @stephaniemlee.bsky.social with the story👇
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Emily Coren @emilycoren.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Science Writers Roundtable: Reporting in challenging free speech environments Presented by the NASW Board of Directors Event registration link: sciencewriters-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Registration is free and open to all NASW members.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Science Writers Roundtable: Reporting in challenging free speech environments. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the we...
Journalists from around the world will discuss their experiences working under constraints on press freedom. They will offer lessons and tips on news gathering in difficult circumstances, how to acces...
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
If you care about American children, read this: Toxic Toys and the Death of Oversight open.substack.com/pub/blanphea... Then contact your member of Congress and the White House and tell them start protecting our children from the companies that prioritize profits over people's health.
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Toxic Toys and the Death of Oversight
A Compelling Case for Stronger Public Health
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Rep. Jimmy Panetta @usrepjimmypanetta.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
The first 100 days of the Trump Administration have been chaotic, costly, created economic uncertainty, challenged our constitution, and weakened our institutions, alliances, and credibility.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
The EPA canceled 781 grants worth billions of dollars aimed at helping people and communities deal with the impacts of climate change.
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The EPA is canceling almost 800 environmental justice grants, court filing reveals
The Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged in a court filing that it plans to terminate 781 grants, almost twice the number previously reported.
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Paul Rohr @pevohr.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
With NIH + NSF grants being so chaotically cancelled, the government is making it difficult for anyone to track the impact of these cuts So kudos to @noamross.net, @scott-delaney.bsky.social, + affected researchers for collaborating on such excellent crowdsourced trackers! grant-watch.us
Grant Watch is a project to track the termination of grants of scientific research agencies under the Trump administration in 2025. We currently are tracking terminations of grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Our data on terminated NIH and NSF grants are collected from submissions from affected researchers as well as government websites and databases. We encourage researchers, program officers, and grant administrators to submit information via the forms here (NIH) and here (NSF) to help us keep our data up to date.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Scientists can’t speak under The New American Papacy Ex-NIH chief says he was "not allowed to speak" under Trump administration www.axios.com/2025/04/28/t...
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Ex-NIH chief says he was "not allowed to speak" under 2nd Trump administration
New NIH director Jay Bhattacharya said at his confirmation hearing he'd "establish a culture of respect for free speech."
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
More on this concern, as I was able to share with the NYT: “There may well be a sixth National Climate Assessment...The question is whether it is going to reflect credible science and be of real use to our communities as they prepare for climate change.”
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National Climate Assessment Authors Are Dismissed by Trump Administration (Gift Article)
The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt.
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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 25/04/2025
State Department eliminates Office of Global Change, which has led US involvement in UNFCCC, IPCC, etc
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Rubio eliminates office that oversees climate talks
The Office of Global Change was notified Thursday that it would be shuttered.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/04/2025
NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from. By @abrahm.bsky.social
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White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 22/04/2025
NEW: Read the resignation letter of three federal prosecutors who'd worked on the Eric Adams case: "Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
April 22, 2025
BY EMAIL
Todd Blanche
Deputy Attorney General
United States Department of Justice

Dear Deputy Attorney General Blanche,
The Department placed each of us on administrative leave ostensibly to review our, and
the Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney's Office's, handling of the Adams case. It is now clear that one of the preconditions you have placed on our returning to the Office is that we must express regret and admit some wrongdoing by the Office in connection with the refusal to move to dismiss the case. We will not confess wrongdoing when there was none.
We have served under Presidents of both parties, advancing their priorities while pursuing
justice without fear or favor. The role of a career prosecutor is not to set policy. But a prosecutor must abide by the oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and the rules of professional ethics set by the bar and the courts. The Department has long understood that these duties can and should coexist with the need to follow Department policies and orders. This is to the benefit of all: the courts, defendants, and the public, who can have confidence in the good faith and judgment of line prosecutors; the Department, which retains credibility while still receiving zealous advocacy from its lawyers; and the prosecutors themselves, who can stand in court confident that they are ethically carrying out their duties.
Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington. That is wrong.
Serving in the Southern District of New York has been an honor. There is no greater privilege than to work for an institution whose mandate is to do the right thing, the right way, for the right reasons. We will not abandon this principle to keep our jobs. We resign.
Sincerely,
Celia V. Cohen
Andrew Rohrbach
Derek Wikstrom
Assistant United States Attorneys
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Over 270 university and academic leaders have now signed. "We must oppose undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live, and work on our campuses." www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
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Christina Toms @christinatoms.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
This is a five-alarm fire - it cannot be overstated how important institutions like the USGS Western Ecological Research Center are to landscape and resource management in California. Wetlands, wildfires, endangered species, hunting game, species, climate change… their work covers the gamut.
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Environmental Voter Project @environmentalvoter.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
"Nearly half of Americans—or about 156 million people—are living in counties with failing grades for ozone or particulate matter pollution... That’s 25 million more people than in the 2024 report." insideclimatenews.org/news/2304202...
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Nearly Half of Americans Are Breathing Unhealthy Air as Pollution Exposure Numbers Reach Decade High - Inside Climate News
A new report from the American Lung Association notes a drastic decline in air quality and raises health alarms. Climate change and Trump administration actions, experts warn, will worsen the trend.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Against authoritarianism or fascism, Silence = Consent.
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A Ticking Clock on American Freedom
It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.
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Phil Levin @phillevin.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
They canceled the National Nature Assessment. We kept going. The science didn’t stop. Neither did our hope, or our resolve. The work is still happening—independent, evolving, and grounded in purpose. Because weareunitedbynature.org 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...
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Opinion | We Found a Work Around to Trump Defunding Science
When knowledge is threatened, don’t just mourn it. Build around it.
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Emily Coren @emilycoren.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
The National Academy of Medicine Climate and Health Summit is today. Starting at 9am EST/ 6am PST. nam.edu/event/climat...
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NAM Climate and Health Summit - NAM
The NAM 2nd annual Climate & Health Summit on April 22, 2025 features leading climate and health experts, offering insights into innovative programs nationwide.
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Governor Jay Inslee @govjayinslee.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Washington just took the reasonable step of not allowing the National Guard of other states to operate here without our agreement. It’s not the Guard personnel we are concerned about, it’s other governors in the Trump cult. katu.com/news/local/g...
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Gov. Ferguson signs bill restricting out-of-state military forces in Washington
Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed a new law that restricts out-of-state military forces from entering Washington without explicit permission.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 22/04/2025
Over 100 university, college and scholarly society presidents published a joint statement opposing the Trump administration's treatment of higher education institutions reut.rs/42Vhp3x
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US academic leaders unite against Trump's higher education policies
Over 100 university, college and scholarly society presidents published a joint statement on Tuesday opposing the Trump administration's treatment of higher education institutions, coming together to speak out after Harvard University said the administration was threatening its independence.
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Climate Psychology Alliance of North America @climatena.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
www.wired.com/story/fema-i...
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FEMA Isn’t Ready for Disaster Season, Workers Say
Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. “We are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School! Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101. Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Columbia Canceled My Course on Race and Media. I'm Going to Teach It Anyway.
This is not a time for media literacy or historical knowledge to be held hostage by institutions bending the knee to authoritarianism.
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Jennifer Weeks @jenniferweeks83.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
“Russia and China put up thousands of people to monitor all these phone calls at the very top, and the No. 1 target besides the president … would be the secretary of Defense,” said Bacon. “He’s acting like he’s above the law — and that shows an amateur person.” www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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‘An amateur person’: GOP Rep. Bacon says Hegseth should go
The Nebraska lawmaker is the first House Republican to recommend the president fire the secretary of Defense.
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Weather History @weatherhistory.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
From SERCC... "The Southeast Regional Climate Center products and services have been restored as our NOAA contract has been renewed. We very much appreciate the support we received from our many users." sercc.com
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SERCC – Southeast Regional Climate Center
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Sorry, we promised not to post much today but we had to make a special callout. We forgot to give a proper shoutout to a few places yesterday. Denver and Dallas Fort Worth, you broke records. You were incredible.
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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
The National Climate Assessment is a report required by law. Another example of Trump administration lawlessness.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/04/2025
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the Trump administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades.
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Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose…
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Sean Sublette @subletteweather.com · 20/04/2025
Matt and Chris are my colleagues and friends. Trust them.
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SF Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility, SFBayPSR.org @sfbaypsr.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Protesters fill the streets in cities across the US to denounce Trump agenda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Protesters fill the streets in cities across the US to denounce Trump agenda
Organizers call for 11 million people to march and rally in this weekend’s effort to ‘protect democracy’
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Rachael Sirianni, PhD @docsirianni.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Things are breaking. eRA commons was down for me most of yesterday- I am sure this is just the start. Make sure to download personal copies of all of your records from commons! www.wired.com/story/depart...
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HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.
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Michael Lowry @michaelrlowry.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
NOAA is hemorrhaging personnel, NWS offices are short-staffed by as much as 60%, workers are living in fear of losing their jobs, afraid of political retribution for speaking out, and they think gaslighting the entire weather community is an effective PR strategy? There is no joy in Mudville.
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Dennis Mersereau 🛰️ @wxdam.com · 20/04/2025
What a bunch of nonsense. They just strung a bunch of buzzwords together to sound smart and authoritative. The administration is gutting NOAA and weather forecasts are suffering. What's "disrespectful" is cutting life-saving services out of spite.
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