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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

This is, in large part, pandemic revenge. As far as these oligarchs are concerned, all science does is tell them stuff they cannot do. They can't keep spewing carbon. They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying. They have concluded that research is the enemy of profit.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Twenty-four hours into his time, Sen. Booker just passionately defended public science and universities-- which, at their best, are cornerstones of democracy and a powerful tool for collective liberation (which is why they've been so aggressively attacked). Thank you, Senator.

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The BlueGreen Alliance @bluegreenalliance.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

This attack is not about protection—it’s about power. 🚩 ⚠️ The latest executive order from Trump eliminates collective bargaining rights for nearly a million federal workers under the guise of “national security.” #AFGE #AFGEunion www.bluegreenalliance.org/resources/tr...

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BlueGreen Alliance | Trump Tries to Silence Nearly a Million Federal Workers

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

The distance between a legal resident who's not a citizen being deported without due process and a citizen being deported without due process is a hell of a lot shorter than many folks seem to believe, and when it does happen to a citizen, just remember it started here and who was quiet in response.

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Republicans: [hands giant piece of their constitutional authority and dignity to Trump] Trump: [cackling, starts to walk off] A DOOR SLAMS OPEN. The DEMOCRATS are standing tall in the door, their shadows cast long and defiant. Chuck Schumer: STOP! Trump: ? Schumer: you forgot this piece

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

JD Vance talking about housing as a supply issue while part of the Tariffs and Construction Worker Deportations admin is basically the whole NatCon shtick writ large: you accurately diagnose the problem, talk eloquently about it’s impacts, then enthusiastically commit yourself to being part of it.

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Setting a new standard for Alt Text 😂 "A mosaic of an owl, with part of the black and white corner of the mosaic border above him. The owl is a mess. He honestly looks like he hasn't slept for days."

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Daniel Colón-Ramos @dacolon.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I have not seen a crisis of this magnitude since yesterday

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Ulla Rajala @ullamr.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

A gold sword hilt fitting with cloisonné garnet inlay from the Staffordshire Hoard. The hoard was found in 2009 from Hammerwich near Lichfield, originally by metal detectorists. The find consists of almost 4,600 items. They date to c. 7th to 8th centuries AD. #FindsFriday

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

🚨ALL OUT FOR WORKERS RIGHTS! Tomorrow in D.C. at the Department of Labor—show Elon Musk and his lackeys that workers are ready and willing to fight back!! 🚨

Flyer: Keep DOGE out of DOL rally, February 5 at 3pm at 200 Constitution Ave NW

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

If you’re in or around Washington D.C. tomorrow (February 5), come out to 200 Constitution Ave. NW at 3pm and tell Elon Musk to keep his grimy hands off the Department of Labor:

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Ali Davis @alidavis.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

I went to my Congressman's local office today. First off, they were surprised that I was there. They said they had been getting phone calls, but I was the first walk-in. That said, the phones were not ringing off the hook. If the DC phone lines are busy, try calling the local office.

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Kat La Ronde @katlaronde.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Everyone in LA is sharing this story on insta, and I just want to make sure non-Angelenos know about this bear that crawled under a house during the fires. He had to be lured out with rotisserie chickens. Read it. You deserve a little treat.

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525-Lb. Bear Discovered Under Evacuated Altadena Home Too Fat to Tranquilize: 'Not an Option'

An Altadena, Calif., man was shocked to discover he couldn't return to his home — which he evacuated due to the Eaton fire — because a 525-lb. bear had nested in the crawl space under his house. It to...

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Katie Harris @katietherockdoc.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Let's make some calls. If you have R senators, keep calling them to oppose nominations. If you have D senators, call them and ask them to be as obstructionist as possible. Like circa 2016 Mitch McConnell levels of obstructionist.

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Ana Bastos @anabastos.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

“Scientists need to recognize that bold presentation, dissemination, and support of scientific knowledge has become both a basic commitment and a political act.”

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/02/2025

instead of affirming trump’s belief that he is king of america, it is important to recognize that federalism provides states the tools to push back or at least ignore these orders

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Tim Hannapel @timhannapel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Thankfully, unlike Musk’s depredation of Twitter, federal workers are represented by no-joke unions like NTEU, which has already called out his BS:

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs. Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."

SUBJECT:
Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs
'The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024. of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending wokeness" and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve.
This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements. For example, during the initial days of his Administration, President Donald J Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025).
Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan 20, 2025), Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025). Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20.
2025). Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20.

ent these orders, each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis of all jal assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that any of the President's executive orders. In the interian, to the extent applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency nay be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial
surice tot foreign nongovernmental organizations, DEL woke gender ideology, and the
pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the he temporary pause will become effective on January 28, 2025, at 5:00
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To the extent required by law, Federal agencies may continue nistrative actions. such as closeout of Federal awards (2 CFR 200.344), or expressly required by law

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 27/01/2025

The GOP loves to talk about "merit," but these proposed taxes on scholarships make clear that they see as "merit"-worthy only those people who benefit from (or can by some means overcome) systemic barriers to equality. www.forbes.com/sites/edward...

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Republican Proposal Would Make College Scholarships Taxable Income

Republican lawmakers are considering making college scholarships fully taxable to help pay for continuing tax cuts that mostly benefit wealthy families.

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Dr Matt Pope @mattpope.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

This is the most satisfying things I've seen on a screen all day. Levallois ❤️ 🏺

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Katie Harris @katietherockdoc.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Exactly. And stop saying oligarchy. There's lots of more relatable substitutes- fat cats, billionaires, tech bros, robber barons etc etc

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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 23/01/2025

I suspect most of my followers know but this is a case where actual scientists calling Congress — both houses, both parties — and making a BIG stink FAST can possibly make a difference. Gonna make my calls as soon as I'm out of lab

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Ellen Roche @ellroche.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Fellow scientists, please consider speaking w/ media about what this means for "regular Americans." The link below is to contact a reporter who's collecting stories about the unfolding NIH situation - pls share anonymously or on record. @anniewaldman.bsky.social www.propublica.org/people/annie...

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ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 22/01/2025

China appears set to become the world's first clean tech hegemon, their global influence & domestic economy secured through a network of minerals, batteries, EVs, solar, wind & nuclear production & exports. Meanwhile, the US under Trump tries to hang on to its role as 20th century petro-hegemon. 🔌💡

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance. Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

/3 Fidelity to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and to us all being created equal and endowed with those rights, defies Trumpism. Caring about values and principles defies Trumpism (and also nihilists, but why should they care?). Affirming that how you act matters defies Trumpism.

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

/2 It’s something anyone can do. Caring about whether something is true or not, and calling out lies, defies Trumpism. Treating people as humans even if Trumpists don’t think they are is defiance of Trumpism. Refusing to hate and revile Trumpists’ targets defies Trumpism. You can do that.

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Not everyone can fight Trumpism and Trumpists directly. But remember this: kindness, decency, and fidelity to American values are defiance in the face of Trumpism. So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

No matter where you fall on the TikTok ban, the President undoing by “executive order” a law passed by Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court is an unconstitutional abuse of power.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

CARTOON OF THE DAY 🫤🇺🇸

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 19/01/2025

before tiktok, before bluesky, before twitter, before meta, before it all, there were sewers. after all, there will be sewers.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I remember when Americans thought they were too smart to fall for ham-fisted authoritarian propaganda, such as these TikTok manuevers. I confess I thought that a lot of people who are showing themselves right now were smarter than that. But these techniques are time-tested because they work.

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

"I feel like I am safe in saying that we are not thriving on our changing planet...But I’m not filled with despair or fatigue or ready to give up trying to help. We can be both realistic & hopeful of finding a positive solution–one that doesn’t accomplish everything, maybe,but one that does enough."

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

We used to motivate our science proposals with the need for research to understand what to do about climate change. Those days are over. Now we should motivate our proposals with the need for research to understand how dangerous the world will get if we continue to do nothing about climate change.

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Graham Taylor @pottedhistory.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

1/8 I'm often asked "Why do amphorae have pointed bases?" and as a potter who has now made hundreds of them, I have to say that it's something that I have thought about a lot. For a start they'd be a lot easier to make if they had a flat base. As it is you start throwing from..

Graham Taylor of Potted History, standing behind two of his replica Roman Amphorae. He is resting his elbow on the rim of the larger of the two which stands at one point two metres tall,

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Molly Carney @mollyrcarney.bsky.social · 25/09/2023

Hi world! I’m looking to hire someone to make a few illustrations for journal articles, presentations, and outreach pieces on PNW management histories. I’d love to support an Indigenous or Native artist or archy student. Anyone have recs? 🏺🧪

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Katie Harris @katietherockdoc.bsky.social · 22/09/2023

Archaeology isn't my day job right now, so I'm always looking for ways to engage with my profession on my own time. Thus why I was excited when I was asked to review #LadySapiens for #Science - out today! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Read the book Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @jphillll.bsky.social · 13/07/2023

For one, brief moment my feeds across the internet are just one big celebration of organized labor. I fucking love it

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Katie Harris @katietherockdoc.bsky.social · 13/07/2023

This law ain't perfect, but love to see those peer-reviewed emissions reductions numbers: "economy-wide emissions drop 43 to 48% below 2005 levels by 2035" Emissions and energy impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science…

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