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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

@emmascales.bsky.social took a dense topic full of emotion and laid out the facts for @snapcoalition.org’s blog, Science Policy in a SNAP! This was a fun one to help edit :) #sustainableAg #sciencepolicy medium.com/science-poli...

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The need for farmer-forward sustainable livestock policy, not cheap foreign beef

Consumers' woes are farmers' woes- and our current policies prevent farmers from solving the problem.

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 10/07/2026

More than a quarter MILLION public comments. The administration still weakened protections for endangered species. I know everyone has their own lives, jobs, and problems to worry about, but a lot of people have been convinced that this is normal 😅 Photo from @emmascales.bsky.social

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Isako Di Tomassi @isakoditomassi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Yessss, new #Stance2026 starter pack just dropped! Stance on Science is a @snapcoalition.org initiative where early career researchers ask midterm candidates science policy related questions, and then publicize their answers. They are also hosting town halls! #scipol #midterms go.bsky.app/Qzcc5Kx

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Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Now published from our lab with new and improved data collected from a 30 day freeze - the answer to "how the heck can I cryopreserve this frustrating endosymbiont"? Congrats to @ruthwright.bsky.social and special thanks to #NewPI Slack for the crowdsourced ideas. journals.asm.org/eprint/J8WFT...

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Identifying effective cryoprotection agents for non-model bacterial species | Microbiology Spectrum

The ability to cryopreserve bacteria is important for optimizing laboratory procedures, preserving strains that have been genetically manipulated, and growing fresh cultures of microorganisms without ...

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 02/07/2026

Me as I check out @robp.bsky.social ‘s new version of salmon

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I do not think there is sufficient appreciation for how catastrophic yesterday’s decision in Slaughter is for this country. As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent and she intoned from the bench yesterday, “today the majority reshapes our Govt.”

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Annie Hatmaker, Ph.D. @annemakerofhats.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

If you weren't at the Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Conference, I hope this helps you decide to go next time. It's such a great community! starring @grantnickles.bsky.social cinematography by @emmascales.bsky.social

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Isako Di Tomassi @isakoditomassi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Forgot to say thanks to @snapcoalition.org for letting us use and adapt their open-source #scicomm course! #science #ECRs #gradstudents #PhDstudents

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Two ICE agents tracked down a woman *inside a polling place* yesterday. Why? They demanded that she take down an Instagram post in which she named Jonathan Ross as the man who shot & killed Renee Good (after the Star Tribune identified Ross). www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...

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Federal agents track down Syracuse woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE

She believes the warning was related to a post about the ICE agent who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis.

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Mindy Weisberger @laminda.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Gutted for the staff affected by Scientific American's layoffs & for the uncertain future of a science magazine that fed curious minds & showed us what excellent science reporting looked like. I hate that the more we need good science writing (and writers), the fewer staff jobs there are to do it

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Kate Wong @katewong.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Today is my last day at Scientific American, which has been sold to LabX media group. For three decades I've led the magazine's coverage of human origins, archaeology, paleontology, animal behavior, ecology, BIRDS. End of an era. Anyway this feels weird to say, but I'm now available for assignments!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 07/06/2026

A proposed OMB rule would allow political appointees to override scientific peer review when making federal research funding decisions. For ECRS, this isn’t abstract. It affects training, jobs, and future discoveries. Read more ⬇️ sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/05/w... From us @snapcoalition.org

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What Happens to the Next Generation of Scientists if Politicians, Not Peers, Determine Research Funding - Science Politics

Fewer trainees today will mean fewer scientific discoveries tomorrow.

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scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

The @snapcoalition.org -member @emmascales.bsky.social also writes "We need to remind ourselves of the terrible consequences of neglecting the social responsibility of scientists in order to reinvigorate our own commitment to that responsibility. "... We must not repeat the same mistakes..." 2/2

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scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

#BelatedShare "Scientific progress is often at odds with deep-rooted beliefs; It requires humility and a flexible mind from a scientist to sincerely accept new findings and criticism and integrate them into his or her approach." emphasizes @emmascales.bsky.social. medium.com/science-poli... 1/2

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The Lab Bench under Fascism

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Emma Scales @emmascales.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I will never understand why universities are finding it so implausible to implement policies like this across the board.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

UC Berkeley Law creates new AI policy that bans AI for "conceptualizing, outlining, drafting, revising, translating, or editing any work submitted for credit" or exams because "thinking remains the sine qua non of good lawyering (and of a quality legal education)." That's what I'm talking about.

Rule:
The use of AI is prohibited for aid in conceptualizing, outlining, drafting, revising,
translating, or editing any work submitted for credit. AI use is prohibited for any use for
any purpose in any exam situation. Students may not upload course
materials—including assignments, readings, slides, class recordings, or other class
content—into generative AI systems. AI can be used for research on papers ONLY for the
limited purpose of identifying sources, such as cases, statutes, or secondary sources.
Students are responsible for the accuracy of their research and all other aspects of their
submitted work. Citations to sources that do not exist will raise a presumption of
prohibited AI use

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The number of NIH competitive awards is down 50% from 2025, and down ~70% from prior years. Even if they catch up by the end of the year, only wealthy institutions can bridge these huge funding gaps.They're killing science-and violating the constitution-by weaponizing the bureaucracy

figure showing the trends I detail in the tweet text

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

After intense lobbying, Trump signed executive orders to fast-track data center construction and weaken state-level AI regulations. AI firms are also pumping huge sums into our elections. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction. www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/0…

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Emma Scales @emmascales.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Such an awesome study and I love that you worked with an illustrator and credited her :)) <3

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Isako Di Tomassi @isakoditomassi.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

How does mentorship affect development of #STEM undergraduate students' STEM identities? Find out! Graduate Research Day at @ufl.edu @gator-pase.bsky.social founder @kassstem.com presenting their work <3

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Emma Scales @emmascales.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I'm curious what people think about this article I wrote a couple weeks ago for the @snapcoalition.org blog, especially given the news this week that Penn will be required to hand over a list of all Jewish students and faculty to the federal gov't... tinyurl.com/scifascism

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The Lab Bench under Fascism

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Isako Di Tomassi @isakoditomassi.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

HAPPENING NOW @snapcoalition.bsky.social panel discussing the work to mobilize scientists to engage with communities and policy makers @sneharao.bsky.social @eselland.bsky.social @emmascales.bsky.social @alexlando.bsky.social and David Ramotowski

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Jordan Williams (she/her) @jolybdenum.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

This post by @emmascales.bsky.social is a MUST read. Scientists have a social responsibility to be a barrier against #fascism in science & #scipol. @snapcoalition.bsky.social

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Scientist Network for Advancing Policy @snapcoalition.org · 24/03/2026

It’s #blog post day! SNAPper Emma Scales (@emmascales.bsky.social) asks us to recognize patterns in science & #scipol that lead to compliance with & progression of #fascism. What must change to avoid repeating history? 🤔 TW: genocide, racism, murder Read on Medium: medium.com/science-poli...

A graphic showing the new blog post, entitled “The Lab Bench under Fascism” was published on Medium.

Original illustration by @emmascales.bsky.social for the blog post. It’s a moody picture in varying shades of red. Scientists working at lab benches with glassware are surrounded by blood vessel looking vines that pump things away from the experiments and scientists themselves.

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Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club (ASAP) @cornellasap.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Check out the work of ASAPers @alexlando.bsky.social and @emmascales.bsky.social speaking on the incredible work done by @snapcoalition.bsky.social and by them individually. Also a #StanceOnScience informational poster by another ASAPer @isakoditomassi.bsky.social #SciComm #SciTalk2026 #ECRs

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Sneha Rao @sneharao.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

So excited to present on a panel at SciTalk with my amazing fellow SNAPpers @alexlando.bsky.social David Ramotowski @eselland.bsky.social @emmascales.bsky.social! If you're attending, stop by the SNAP posters too! Cael Dant @disha-patel3.bsky.social @isakoditomassi.bsky.social @jpflores.rbind.io

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Emma Scales @emmascales.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Had the best time helping dozens of amphibians cross the road during their annual migration to vernal pools (& some toads just out for the love of the game) with my local patrol group, TCAMP! Earlier this week when we went out we only saw spring peepers, this time: an explosion of diversity :)

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Isako Di Tomassi @isakoditomassi.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

@emmascales.bsky.social & I are grateful to receive @researchamerica.bsky.social Meeting the Moment Award on behalf of @snapcoalition.bsky.social and @cornellasap.bsky.social for the #McClintockLetters #SciComm initiative! Thank you SO MUCH to all ML writers bit.ly/47sVJwE #RAAwards #SciAdvocacy

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❌👑🐸 @edowd.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Great speakers and signs at the Stand up for Science rally today. #standupforscience

Photo with capitol building in background, speaker and signs reading stand up for science and the assault on science will haunt this country for generations

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers. The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇

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White House stalls release of approved US science budgets

The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

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Hiten Madhani @hitenmadhani.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Thank your NIH POs: they are working under challenging dictates, including being required to multi-year fund (and therefore cut) grants. Congress caving on MYF means that the NIH budget has been effectively cut significantly. There’s no sugar-coating this.

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Emma Scales @emmascales.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Here’s why this matters: 80% of sexual assaults go unreported because of r*pe culture, where even when people KNOW the truth, they decide it’s not important enough to change anything. We owe it to the survivors in the scientific community to reverse this behavior that has persisted for far too long.

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

In a Dec. 16, 2011, email, Epstein wrote to Greene, “lets do it =gain” with the subject line “fun.” Greene replied two days later, writing “Good =o see you and would be fun to hang out =gain.” 1/n

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Jordan Williams (she/her) @jolybdenum.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

You’ve asked #ECRs repeatedly what we need - we need science to stop associating with evil for money. We also need everyone to do better about calling out evil and injustice when we see it. We have to do better. #AAASmtg #AAAS2026

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Jordan Williams (she/her) @jolybdenum.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

This. SNAP was incredible and gives me hope for the future of scientific organizations. The fact that #ECRs were the only ones to walk out of the plenary is telling as well. #AAASmtg #AAAS2026

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Brian Lovett @lovettbr.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Unacceptable @aaas.org! Time for a clear statement about how “good scientists” don’t associate with famous pedophiles, perhaps? This speaker should apologize too.

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Emma Scales @emmascales.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

It is beyond insulting for @aaas.org to plan to host Brian Greene, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, for a plenary talk at #AAAS2026, then cancel it the day before, only for the replacement to insist Greene was a “good scientist” and that he wished we could all hear from him.

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Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club (ASAP) @cornellasap.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

ASAPer Tim Mulderrig presenting his excellent wheat breeding work at #AAASmtg #AAAS2026

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Isako Di Tomassi @isakoditomassi.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

@snapcoalition.bsky.social memeber @brycewedig.bsky.social described his modeling process for dark matter subhalos in an expertly phrased story that any person could understand! Truly incredible example of #scicomm skills. Remarkable work responding to judge questions, as well. #AAASmtg #AAAS2026

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Scientist Network for Advancing Policy @snapcoalition.org · 12/02/2026

SNAPper Shreya Venkatesh shared info at the ESEP Townhall at #AAAS2026 about the exciting things SNAP is doing here! Come join us! #AAASmtg #ECRs #SciPol

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Scientist Network for Advancing Policy @snapcoalition.org · 10/02/2026

Listen to #ECRs @mjarnett.bsky.social @erinmorrow.bsky.social @jpflores.rbind.io @isakoditomassi.bsky.social and Alex Rich about "Building a New Generation of Scientists Who Lead in Policy and Civic Engagement" Then join us at our reception to learn more! forms.gle/8AQkJAtHoqvC... #AAAS2026

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Isako Di Tomassi @isakoditomassi.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

@snapcoalition.bsky.social member Alex Byrne presenting his #chemistry work on "Analyzing sensitivity of molecular cloud chemistry to gas phase kinetics" at #AAASmtg #AAAS2026

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Emma Scales @emmascales.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I should be celebrating the incredible showing we had for SNAP at the AAAS annual meeting this year, including an insightful and inspiring plenary panel, but my first time attending this conference left a sour taste in my mouth.

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