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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

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Gabi Serrato Marks @gserratomarks.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

This #Pride month, queer people don't need you to turn your logo into a rainbow. We need you to: 1️⃣ Speak up for trans rights. 2️⃣ Learn from LGBTQ+ scholars and activists. 3️⃣ Work to create a safer, more welcoming world. Quiet & "neutral" support isn't going to cut it.

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Gabi Serrato Marks @gserratomarks.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

NIH moved up the expiration date for some funding opportunities, effectively *canceling* the next application date without removing it from the standard table. I can't even imagine how many people are still prepping these grants. 👀 List of impacted opportunities: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Screenshot of NIMH BRAINS funding opportunity. The expiration date is now before the next application due date.

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Urging researchers who are scrambling for funding and thinking that private money is The Answer to read widely and think deeply about what exactly “science-first philanthropy” is doing.

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging." Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council. I wrote about my decision in TIME. time.com/7285045/resi...

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Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress

I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

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Stellate Communications @stellatecomms.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Is your foundation’s website pulling its weight? Our free Web Strategy Checklist helps science-focused funders evaluate what’s working — and what might be holding you back. Find out how well you are showcasing your impact online: 📥 stellatecomms.kit.com/foundations-...

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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Want to learn more about all of the amazing work that has been part of #DisabledInSTEM? Check out this recent @natureecoevo.bsky.social interview with Alyssa Paparella to see the insights of starting this platform while being a graduate student! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Advocacy for disability in STEM - Nature Ecology & Evolution

DisabledInSTEM is a platform that offers support, mentorship opportunities and shared resources for persons who are navigating science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields with disab...

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Rebecca Heisman @rheisman.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

SOOTHING BIRD FACT 🐦 The only birds with truly green feathers are the turacos, which produce a unique coppery pigment called turacoverdin. All other "green" birds create the color through light's interaction with their feathers' molecular structure. 📷 René Cortin, via Wikimedia Commons

photo showing head/upper body of a white-cheeked turaco, a green bird with an orange beak, bare orange skin around its eyes, and white spots on its cheeks

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Stellate Communications @stellatecomms.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

We’re thrilled to announce that Lily Campbell is now an equity-holding partner at Stellate! Please join us in celebrating Lily’s well-deserved next chapter as a member of our leadership team. The future is bright! ✨

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Kylie Eleison @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Today is the 35th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl, in which disabled activists discarded their mobility aids at the foot of the Capitol steps to climb them in support of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Ac. Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, 8, told reporters "I'll take all night if I have to!"

Three people in sky blue shirts and jeans climbing the steps of the US Capitol, including a young blonde girl wearing a red and white bandanna around her head and turning to look at the camera

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I wish there was a way to quantify the collective amount of work lost due to stress and despair over the last few weeks, independent of barriers to funding.

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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06

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Gabi Serrato Marks @gserratomarks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Hi Bluesky, excited to reintroduce myself 💙 I'm a co-founder at @stellatecomms.bsky.social and a fierce advocate for equity & accessibility in STEM. I was trained as a geochemist but now spend my time deep in comms & operations. I love birdwatching, Boston, and drinks with a straw!

Gabi is wearing sunglasses and smiling outside, in front of a sign with a child's drawing of a quail, an arrow and a TRAIL label.

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Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Congratulations to all of you out there who: - submitted grad apps! 🎉 - submitted fellowship apps! 🎉 - submitted letters of rec! 🎉 - submitted your grants! 🎉 - submitted your paper! 🎉 Just making it through the process is a triumph. I complain about failures- but we must celebrate the wins too. ❤️

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a drawing of pink balloons with the words celebrate every tiny victory above them

Alt: a drawing of pink balloons with the words celebrate every tiny victory above them

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 04/12/2024

my latest @teenvogue.bsky.social: I interviewed trans teens across the U.S.—including L.W., the 16-year-old at the heart of U.S. v. Skrmetti—on their fears and anxieties about the threat of gender-affirming care bans and a looming Trump admin. "Trans healthcare is suicide prevention, at its core."

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U.S. v. Skrmetti: Teen At Heart of the Supreme Court's Trans Healthcare Case Calls It "Body Horror"

What trans teens fear about U.S. v. Skrmetti, reported from the steps of the Supreme Court.

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Gabi Serrato Marks @gserratomarks.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Post a picture of yourself from a different era --

Gabi is in a cave with stalactites above her. She is facing away from the camera, collecting a sample in a plastic tube. She is wearing a helmet and headlamp.

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Virginia Schutte @vgwschutte.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The ultimate guide to #SciComm on Bluesky 🧪 #AcademicSky Use the feed to talk *about* SciComm, not to *do* SciComm. If you have an astronomy or ocean fact to share: neat! But the ppl who want to engage w you are not on the feed. Feed ppl are talking shop 1/🧵 bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

You won’t want to miss this amazing workshop for first-time reviewers on How to Write Inclusive and Equitable Reviews, with @reviewerzero.bsky.social on December 4th! Register here: blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-5883989 #AcademicSky #PhDSky #Blackademics 🧪

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Gabi Serrato Marks @gserratomarks.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

This really does feel like the old science twitter 💙 🦋

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Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Re-sharing a thread before I delete it from x because I think it’s a useful one: In a work email, we had a fantastic thread about the use of "stakeholder" — many collaborators have stated they do not want this term used, and scholarship has supported this.

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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

Bus stops in Houston, Texas, can reach temperatures that put people at risk. The hottest shelters all had Plexiglas-like material on three sides, while those with an open design and canopy tree cover recorded cooler temperatures. 🧪 #ClimateWeek2023 www.sciencefriday.com/segments/hou...

There are two bus shelters, one is under tree shade, and one isn't. The one with no shade gets to be 100 degrees inside.

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