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Irina Marinov

@irinaclimatemom.bsky.social
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mom, oceanographer, climate scientist, prof at Univ of Pennsylvania, West Philly resident. Romanian to start with, Middlebury BA, Princeton PhD, then MIT and WHOI.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Men who physically assault their wives say the same thing.
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ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.
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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The rare Good news A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
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A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
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Dr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Bad future for US science #research www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
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Jeffrey AKA The Hairless Hippie @mojochefjeff.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
open.substack.com/pub/contrari... This is a pretty "good" list of the horrible things that Trump and his goons have cooked up to end our lives prematurely, but it fails to mention FEMA and NOAA cutbacks, and I am sure there are others that could be added #TrumpHatesAmerica #MAGAIsAmericaLast
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14 Ways The Trump Administration is Trying to Kill Us
Deadly policy shifts from Trump’s first year back in office
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
"La science est-elle en train de devenir un sport de combat?" ["Is science a contact becoming sport?"] | Great review of #ScienceUnderSiege by Benjamin Caraco for #NonFiction (French): www.nonfiction.fr/article-1257... [English translation: www-nonfiction-fr.translate.goog/article-1257... ]
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/01/2026
The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
"This is such a strange decision with no clear rationale. None of it really makes sense.”
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NASA quietly ends financial support for planetary science groups
The U.S. space agency will quit funding several independent science advisory groups this year
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 21/01/2026
If Europe found a way for him to save face and move on, great. But Carney's speech was still spoken and was still true. The bell has rung.
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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
An Unhinged President on the Magic Mountain www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
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Opinion | An Unhinged President on the Magic Mountain
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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
At Davos, a Clash Between Trump’s World and the Old World www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
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At Davos, a Clash Between Trump’s World and the Old World
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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Wow - I stand with Canada
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
"No Kings" in bright lights above the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
"No kings" above the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
urgently looking for a postdoc for this UPenn- Nature Conservancy multi-disciplinary project - climate science and development intersection. deadline =January 30. Project Area: Coastal Adaptation Strategies for Stability in the Global South. Link here for details: viest.upenn.edu/sustainabili...
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Sustainability and Conservation Science Postdoctoral Fellowship | Vagelos Institute
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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Ha!!! White House and Government Agencies Join Bluesky, Then Attack Democrats www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
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White House and Government Agencies Join Bluesky, Then Attack Democrats
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Christoph Bertram @christoph-bertram.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
This one really left an impression because just this morning I heard from multiple people in the neighborhood who were too scared to go downtown. And I understand why, so all the more important that so many others showed up to express their deep care for rule of law, democracy, and solidarity
Inflatable unicorn holding sign saying "We are the ancestors of future generations.
Will your legacy be loud with courage or silent with fear."
In background you see a sign: "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attrntion"
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
It's official. Nearly 7 million people. Today is the single largest day of protest in American history. Americans from all corners of the country are standing up and saying #NoKings. This is what peaceful, patriotic protest looks like.
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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
DC churches rang their bells in support of protestors today. We must keep those bells of freedom ringing. No Kings
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Lyda Astrove @lydaa.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc... “If you think Trumpism will simply end in three years, you are naive. Left unopposed, global populism of the sort Trumpism represents could dominate for a generation. This could be the rest of our lives, and our children’s, too.”
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America Needs a Mass Movement—Now
Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.
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Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
WOW! Protesters created a HUGE human sign on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach reading “No Kings YES on 50” to support California’s Prop 50 and stand up against Donald Trump’s fascist regime
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Frettie Fingers @frettiefingers.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#nokings Portland frog brigade
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thekoolaidmom.bsky.social @thekoolaidmom.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al. A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator" 3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u... Wild fires produce cancer in firefighters. Trump cuts — delay healthcare to these firefighters.
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Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying
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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Russia Steps Up Disinformation Efforts as Trump Abandons Resistance www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/b...
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Russia Steps Up Disinformation Efforts as Trump Abandons Resistance
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
“Michael Mann, on how the second US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement may alter the world’s climate change landscape" by Dan Drollette for @thebulletin.org (premium/paywalled article): thebulletin.org/premium/2025...
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Michael Mann, on how the second US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement may alter the world’s climate change landscape
The climate scientist behind the "hockey-stick graph" of global warming has a message for younger scientists: Don't give up. Be part of the fight for science, for reason, for fact-based discourse, and...
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 04/09/2025
More on the latest threats in the weather and climate space… “White House cuts to science funding threaten AI weather forecasting institute.”
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White House cuts to science funding threaten AI weather forecasting institute
The Trump administration has proposed a 55% budget cut for the National Science Foundation, but Congress has yet to pass a budget.
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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
I made a timeline of everything the Trump admin has done to kill offshore wind. Pretty much everything on the list was requested by anti-offshore wind groups in a memo to the Trump transition team in January, as reported by @jael.bsky.social. heatmap.news/politics/tru...
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Trump’s War Against Wind Energy: A Timeline
All of the administration’s anti-wind actions in one place.
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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Kennedy Rejects Criticism, Data and Decorum in Contentious Hearing www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
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Live Updates: Kennedy Rejects Criticism, Data and Decorum in Contentious Hearing
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Jonathan Overpeck @greatlakespecktwo.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
A reminder - a majority of Americans in every state are aware of climate change and are worried about what it means for the future. climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizatio...
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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Love this
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500 Women Scientists @500womensci.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
We are living in a post-accountability world, at least for the rich and powerful and their enablers. Tracking their actions and impacts is critical to have the kinds of accountability we need...accountability needs numbers #resist 500womenscientists.org/updates/2025...
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By the numbers — 500 Women Scientists
Numbers matter. If they didn’t matter, wanna-be authoritarians wouldn’t be censoring labor statistics that don’t show them in favorable terms. The “flood the zone” strategy the Trump administration ha...
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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
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Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
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isaac @sevier.io · 22/08/2025
love to see it
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
One of the most remarkable and impactful transformations of all human technology and civilization in history is happening right now!
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
"Contrarian climate assessment from U.S. government draws swift pushback -- Researchers say DOE report [yes, #JudithCurry is one of the 5 authors] cherry-picks data to downplay threat of greenhouse gases" via #Science: www.science.org/content/arti... "
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Contrarian climate assessment from U.S. government draws swift pushback
Researchers say DOE report cherry-picks data to downplay threat of greenhouse gases
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
As for that infamous Trump administration DOE "climate report" that Judith Curry recently co-authored, here are some assessments from the experts First, @sciencefeedback.bsky.social: science.feedback.org/review/misle...
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Misleading U.S. Department of Energy climate report chooses bias over science, climate scientists say
DOE report written by climate contrarians shares misleading information on climate change and excludes well-established evidence.
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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
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Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Cut N.I.H. Grants for Disfavored Research
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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Missed this the other week … Trump Administration Freezes $108 Million in Funds to Duke University www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/u...
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Trump Administration Freezes $108 Million in Funds to Duke University
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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Trump Officials Press Case Against Harvard, and Add a New Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...
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Trump Officials Press Case Against Harvard, and Add a New Investigation
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 07/08/2025
Stanford University’s student-run newspaper sued two senior Trump administration officials Wednesday, challenging Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.
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Stanford newspaper sues Trump administration over student deportations
The lawsuit challenges Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Available in the UK and Australia from #ScribeBooks: scribepublications.co.uk/books-author... scribepublications.com.au/books-author...
cover of book, showing microscope on fire
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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 05/08/2025
International Student Enrollment Could Drop 15% This Fall New international enrollments in the U.S. could drop by as many as 150,000 students in the next year, according to scenario modeling by @nafsa-official.bsky.social and JB International. bit.ly/41ryr8c #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky
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International Student Enrollment Could Drop 15% by Fall
Data modeling shows 150,000 fewer students may enroll in U.S. higher education due to visa challenges.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
HHS Winds Down mRNA Vaccine Development Under BARDA

 

WASHINGTON, DC—AUGUST 5, 2025—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), including the cancellation and de-scoping of various contracts and solicitations. The decision follows a comprehensive review of mRNA-related investments initiated during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

 

“We reviewed the science, listened to the experts, and acted,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “BARDA is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development investments because the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu. We’re shifting that funding toward safer, broader vaccine platforms that remain effective even as viruses mutate.”
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Dr. Julia K. Baum @baumlab.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Attention Climate Solutions Scholars! @uvic.ca seeks its next Canada Excellence Research Chair 🇨🇦: www.uvic.ca/research-inn... You: world class scholar, looking to make a move Us: #5 in world for climate action, collegial, stunning location (B.C.) w award-winning climate policy Pls share widely!
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Canada Excellence Research Chair - University of Victoria - University of Victoria
Find information about applying to be Canada Excellence Research Chair at the University of Victoria
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CNN @cnn.com · 29/07/2025
In one of its most significant reversals on climate policy, the Trump administration proposed to repeal a 2009 scientific finding that human-caused climate change endangers human health and safety, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced.
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Trump admin proposes to revoke EPA’s ability to make rules about climate pollution | CNN
If successful, the repeal could strip away the federal government’s most powerful way to control the country’s planet-warming pollution and fight climate change.
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Amanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
First it gutted climate work across the federal government. Now the Trump administration is hand-picking contrarian scientists to do new research with fossil-friendly findings. Gift link:
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How Trump-Vetted Scientists Are Trying to Shred the Climate Consensus
A new report commissioned by the Energy Department downplays global warming as the administration seeks to unwind environmental rules.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
"Climate Scientists Look to Fight Back Against DOE’s ‘Antiscientific,’ ‘Deceptive’ Climate Report" by Dennis Pillion for @insideclimatenews.org: insideclimatenews.org/news/3007202...
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Climate Scientists Look to Fight Back Against DOE’s ‘Antiscientific,’ ‘Deceptive’ Climate Report - Inside Climate News
Climate scientist Michael Mann called the report “a deeply misleading antiscientific narrative, built on deceptive arguments, misrepresented datasets, and distortion of actual scientific understanding...
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Karin Kirk @karinkirk.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Gorgeous imagery of the power of our amazing planet. Science helped inform public policy like sensor networks and warning systems. This is exactly what science strives to do. We can't let fear and greed tear it down.
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