Reposted by Nicola BarberRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 13/12/2025My position on taking action. And on the important space between everything and nothing. 181319505
Reposted by Nicola BarberTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/04/2025It's really hard to overstate how hugely favored conservatives were up until two months ago. Here's the graph of Canadian polling between March 2023 and March 2025. (Reminder: blue is conservative.) Those are months and months of 20+ point leads for Tories. 962676676
Nicola Barber @nicolabarber.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Pretty strong case for Liberals and Carney from Laura Loomer 000
Reposted by Nicola BarberSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 03/04/2025Big news: on a bipartisan basis the Senate just voted to reject Trump's tariffs on Canada. The House has to vote on it next, where it's less likely to pass, but the cracks are starting to form. Trump is losing support from Republicans on his costly trade war. 1803163475
Reposted by Nicola BarberMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/03/2025SCOOP—Trump plans to issue an executive order designating fentanyl as a "Weapon of Mass Destruction," per copy of EO reviewed by me. Source at State speculates purpose is to designate cartels as terrorist orgs/justify military ops in Mexico/Canada. Context/full text of draft only on The Handbasket:thehandbasket.coTrump to declare fentanyl “Weapon of Mass Destruction," per draft EOA copy of the draft was obtained and reviewed by The Handbasket. 105359822564
Reposted by Nicola BarberYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil. 17158142715
Nicola Barber @nicolabarber.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Proud to see so many of my general biology students show up with signs and friends for our local #StandUpforScience rally at the University of Oregon! 160
Reposted by Nicola BarberKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Jeff Douglas, an actor who pivoted into a pretty good CBC broadcaster, filmed a new video with a loud nod to an iconic Molson beer ad from *25* years ago about how Canadians are very different than Americans and absolutely don't want to be annexed by the US: youtu.be/_OzbmriDgQc?...youtu.beWe Are CanadianYouTube video by Jeff Douglas 213131
Reposted by Nicola BarberMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 04/03/2025SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education. I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”. Here is a portion: 68671103964
Reposted by Nicola Barberderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵 468135463578
Nicola Barber @nicolabarber.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Our public K-12 school district in Eugene OR is first to join the lawsuit against Trump admin deadline to end diversity programming. Proud of leadership here and hope others join to stand up for our students www.registerguard.com/story/news/e...registerguard.comEugene 4J becomes first public K-12 district in US to join suit vs. Trump administrationThe lawsuit is over orders that critics say could destabilize education funding and "undermine efforts that support success of all students." 0105
Reposted by Nicola BarberMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Worst. Episode. EVER. 851311558639
Reposted by Nicola BarberAndré K. Isaacs @drdre4000.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Diversity is our greatest asset, even if the government disagrees… They not like us! POC in STEM are here to stay. They tried to rig the game but you can’t fake influence! Mustard on the [Be][At] bro. Happy Black History Month! 411727321
Nicola Barber @nicolabarber.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Gloves are off immediately in Canada USA hockey 👀🇨🇦🇺🇸🏒 000
Reposted by Nicola BarberRachel Lense is Professionally Curious @rachellense.bsky.social · 14/06/2024I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖 14225003519720
Reposted by Nicola BarberJennifer @jennyanydots00.bsky.social · 13/02/2025There is definitely a change in attitude. Even in little things. Grocery stores are now clearly identifying Canadian products on the shelves and in flyers. PC now has a swap option in their app so you can easily find the Canadian version for items on your list. 118132
Reposted by Nicola BarberGhouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Honestly, this guy. He’s so upbeat, so genuine, so optimistic. A bridge-builder. And this video shot in the snow is visually stunning. 1252331514
Reposted by Nicola BarberCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Top tip. Don’t have insomnia in the middle of a coup. An executive order has now given DOGE oversight of all government departments. It’s a complete takeover of the federal government by Musk. A Musk ‘team lead’ will now make all hiring decisions according to a ‘data-driven’ model 811681865
Reposted by Nicola Barberjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/02/2025i am going to put a finer point on this: executive orders are not laws. and they certainly are not royal decrees. they are interpretations of existing law for the purposes of enforcement. the fact that so many people are treating them as laws is actually driving me a bit insane. 391260686440
Reposted by Nicola BarberJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Hearing that DOGE went into the Dept of Education today and shut down almost the entirety of the department's in-house research arm, Institute of Educational Sciences, cancelling contracts totally about $900m. 717124394845
Reposted by Nicola BarberM Gessen @mashagessen.bsky.social · 08/02/2025In which there are many reasons to obey and one not to. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...nytimes.comOpinion | To Obey Trump or Not to ObeyThe voluntarily surrender of the public’s power is how autocracies are built. 31319144
Reposted by Nicola BarberMatt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings. But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.nih.govDirect Economic ContributionsNIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation. 7244142089
Reposted by Nicola BarberMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 05/02/2025NEW — DOGE now has full access to HHS Payment Management System, I’ve learned. The system distributes almost $1 trillion per year in grants (largest in the govt) and supports all of NIH, CDC + many other public health initiatives. Musk guy Luke Farritor is actively delaying payments to recipients. 27270143385
Reposted by Nicola BarberMeredith Wadman @meredithwadman.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Are you an HHMI-funded researcher affected by the cancellation today of IC3 (Inclusive Excellence 3)? Find me at mwadman@aaas.org or on Signal: meredithwadman.13 5160130
Reposted by Nicola BarberCooper Battle @chbattle.com · 05/02/2025Extremely disappointed to see HHMI decide to kill their Inclusive Excellence program, including terminating the current IE3 awards to over a hundred institutions effective this year in the middle of a 6-year grant. I was hoping HHMI (and other private funders) would continue to lead the way. 15344141
Reposted by Nicola BarberAndré K. Isaacs @drdre4000.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Just got word that our Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) Grant was being canceled. All 100+ institutions. So even private funding is susceptible to this administration’s unraveling of DEI initiatives 40412213
Nicola Barber @nicolabarber.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Thought this was going to be a about tuxedoes but SO much better ❤️🇨🇦 000
Reposted by Nicola BarberMaggie Koerth @maggiek.bsky.social · 31/01/2025If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comDownloaded CDC Data And Where To Find ItJournalists and scientists are downloading a bunch of public health data they suspect might be at risk of deletion. Instead of all of us privately reinventing the wheel over and over, what if we share... 6725101402
Reposted by Nicola Barberj m gabriel, a circus of faults and vices @jmgabriel.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Everyone concerned about data loss right now should learn about the End of Term Web Archive, which I believe has been working on preserving federal websites for the past 8 months. The dataset you fear has been lost may well be here Just an incredible project. Thank you to everyone involved 261696854
Reposted by Nicola BarberDavid Atkins @davidoatkins.bsky.social · 01/02/2025On the bright side, this excellent from the CA Dept of Education: "our offer is this: *nothing.*" 443414795
Reposted by Nicola BarberNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 16/01/2025“care alone is not enough. Without competence, even the best intentions can falter when faced with complexity…Inclusion requires more than good intentions, it demands skill, strategy, and consistent effort.” 053
Reposted by Nicola BarberPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 16/01/2025In Canada, a meteorite impacted just outside someone's house…and it was caught on video! This may be the first time a physical impact was recorded with audio. However, it's not *exactly* what you might expect. badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-wee-mete... 🔭🧪badastronomy.beehiiv.comA wee meteorite impact caught on video, Gaia closes its eyesVery rare footage of a mini-impact, and the Gaia spacecraft has been shut down 1525942
Nicola Barber @nicolabarber.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Apparently it’s not worth paying ESPN to air an ad during a Canucks game. Not complaining. 131
Nicola Barber @nicolabarber.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Recrudescent. Adjective. That breaks out again; renewing morbid or dangerous activity after abatement, suppression, or cessation. As, a recrudescent boil…(Webster’s, 1934) 011
Nicola Barber @nicolabarber.bsky.social · 13/11/2024How am I only learning LEGO works like this today from my 6 year old?!?!!??!! 061
Reposted by Nicola Barberjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/11/2024"kamala harris will protect your right to disagree with her" is something i haven't really heard from another surrogate and i find it genuinely compelling? 144116542488
Nicola Barber @nicolabarber.bsky.social · 06/10/2024Was scheduled for vaccines this afternoon but in some retaliatory measure my insurance company (Providence) has decided not to cover vaccinations from CVS. 😡 000
Nicola Barber @nicolabarber.bsky.social · 24/09/2024Nothing will prepare you for the day your baby starts raiding your closet. 100
Nicola Barber @nicolabarber.bsky.social · 01/09/2024If you see this, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery. (Yesterday evening’s sunset on the north Oregon coast) 041
Reposted by Nicola BarberStefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · 19/08/2024If you’re preparing slides for teaching, the Atkinson Hyperlegible font might come in handy: – Designed for readers with partial visual impairment – Compatible with LaTeX, Quarto, RMarkdown, PowerPoint, and Google Slides – Download: brailleinstitute.org/freefont 18432
Nicola Barber @nicolabarber.bsky.social · 04/07/2024Son enjoying a mint chip oat milk ice cream bar. Says it tastes like toothpaste and cheese. 000
Reposted by Nicola BarberMatt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · 13/06/2024Excited to be back in Atlanta for #ASMicrobe! It has been too long! 021
Reposted by Nicola BarberDr. Robin Bond, biogeochemist at a PUI 🧪 @diygeochemist.bsky.social · 22/05/2024When I gripe about academic pay, people say things like: "Well, leave then." OR "You chose that." BUT 3143
![After President Trump's inauguration last month, he has steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep these education promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology extremism, and discrimination in admissions. President Trump has also been focused on eliminating wasteful bureaucracy and harmful programs in the federal government. To that end, today he signed [Executive Order XYZ, entitled "Eliminating the Department of Education,] which has given us a clear and final mission.
We are to identify which of the Department's functions, programs, and offices are not mandated by statute, and eliminate them. This reorganization will impact staff, budgets, reporting, and more —and in coming months, we will determine how it can be accomplished with minimal delay and disruption. The President further tasked us with creating a plan to reallocate and reassign functions of the Department of Education that would be more effectively managed by other agencies. This plan will offer Congress a road map toward fulfilling the expectations of the President and the American people.
The new vision—which I hope each of you will embrace going forward—can be expressed as four main convictions:
Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education.
Students deserve to be protected from physical violence, racial discrimination, medical tyranny, and gender extremism ideology on campus.
Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs.
Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics.
As we move to reduce the Department's middleman role in education, these four convictions must guide us toward conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals
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