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Kate Kosinski, PhD

@pansiesforthoughts.bsky.social
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Biologist based in and around NYC. Public transit enjoyer. Opinions are my own. She/her

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 04/04/2026
What will happen to the 82 USFS experimental forests around the country? Many sites have decades-long experiments that are tracking how forests are changed by timber harvesting practices and climate change. As I say here, “you can't just pick up an experimental forest site and move it to SLC.”
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U.S. Forest Service unveils extensive closures of research facilities
Cost-cutting move is expected to cause resignations and turmoil
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 01/04/2026
Researchers at the New York Botanical Garden identified more than 500 places in the city where water used to be, where it still floods and where flooding is likely to get worse due to climate change. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/01/f...
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A Fifth of NYC Built on Bygone Water Now at Risk: Study Maps City’s 'Blue Zones'
Researchers at the New York Botanical Garden identified more than 500 places in the city where water used to be, where it still floods and where flooding is likely to get worse due to climate change.
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NYC’S FUCKING WEATHER @nycweather.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
big night for screenshotting the weather app temperature reading from the warmth and safety of ur own couch
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
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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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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Orwell wept.
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"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." - Matthew 5:9
For they shall be calleu sons of boù.
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The case against Graeberism and for Mamdanism dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
Instead of retreating into facile cynicism about the safety net and regulatory state, people on the left should be trying to occupy the bureaucracy at the state, local, and, after the MAGA putschists are finally expelled from power, federal level—not simply because we need good people in those jobs, but because enough good people in any given department can change its internal culture for the better. A lot depends, for example, on whether state and local transportation departments are staffed by car-brained traffic engineers or planners who are genuinely invested in walkability and developing viable mass transit networks. Just as much hinges on whether state health agencies are staffed by people with a genuine commitment to the cause of universal healthcare, even in the face of brutal federal Medicaid cuts.

There’s another reason for occupying the bureaucracy, too. For a movement that wants to transform the state, there is tremendous value in understanding how policy implementation and institutional change happens on a granular level. If you spend some time working inside the bureaucracy and you keep your eyes open, you can learn a lot about the points of leverage that leftist politicians and outside advocacy groups can press to their advantage. On the flipside, you can also learn a great deal about the tradeoffs associated with certain approaches and how well-intentioned but undercooked policy initiatives can produce unintended consequences. These are all important lessons for anyone trying to push any level of government in a more humane direction. But they’re especially important lessons for leftist officials who have ambitious agendas, a finite amount of time in which to implement them, and little room for error.
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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 06/01/2026
ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims. Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
that's so crazy. i'm sure you put him in prison and banned him from ever holding office again right
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Dr. Jey McCreight 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
If any journalist wants to talk to a trans man with a PhD in Human Genomics who was trained in labs that studied the evolution of sex, I'm right here Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Where is gas $1.99 a gallon?!?!?!
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Kate Kosinski, PhD @pansiesforthoughts.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
This could have been an email
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
Polymarket tweets: "BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani to require all New York elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals."

Laura Loomer replies: "You know things are bad when you can't tell if this is real or a joke. 

Dear God. It's real. Isn't it?"
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Harm to SNAP recipients, federal workers, and others is real. In a normal democracy it’d make sense to prioritize reducing that harm in the short term. In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
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Greg Chernack, CEO, Four Seasons Total Landscaping @gchernack.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Posting a photo of Ceausescu’s bathroom for no apparent reason.
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Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
People who say "you can't possibly read everything you cite" are saying a lot about themselves, IMO. It doesn't have to be a heavy lift. I spend about half an hour a day processing new-to-me papers by organizing them in my reference managers & adding topical tags so I can create bibliographies.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
"For too long, our leaders have forgotten New Yorkers with disabilities. We have been failed by those with their own agendas, those who care only about holding on to power to remain relevant and serve their own egos." - Quemuel Arroyo
Quemuel Arroyo, in a wheelchair holding a microphone, on stage with "Our Time Has Come" projected behind him.
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Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The Mark Bray situation is so completely fucked right now and if you're a journalist you need to start saying how it's fucked because you're fucking next. They won't stop at academics.
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Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥 We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪 Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
New from #SCIMaP - analysis of the White House’s Proposed FY 2026 National Science Foundation Budget. Take-home: Slashing NSF by >50% will lead to ~$11 billion in economic loss and extensive job loss and reduced training opportunities in communities nationwide. Report: osf.io/e8rnc a 🧵
Economic loss from the White House's NSF FY 2026 Proposed Budget
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Yuh-Line Niou @yuhline.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
As we head to Election Day, for folks who voted early, thank you. I know some folks have not yet made up their minds. I am making an appeal to you. Please do not rank Cuomo. I have worked with every single one of the candidates for mayor. I will tell you he does not like us.
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Kate Kosinski, PhD @pansiesforthoughts.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
You know what hell yeah Al Green
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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Biggest fucking loser on the planet, I swear. The only salve for my soul at the moment is knowing that Trump has to live with this shit day in, day out
Elon in a Trump hat in the oval office
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HBO MaXXXinoparsnip @dekkoparsnip2.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
When you're trying to get people to notice that your country is being taken over by techno-oligarchs
Still from Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy referencing the media that did make itRolling Stone, with "College Radio" guyWired, with "Weapons and Helmets Magazine" guyTeen Vogue, with "Girl Beat" lady
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Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
This @washingtonpost.com story is so important that I'm gifting it. These people appear to be operating totally illegally and outside the Constitution -- and they know it. wapo.st/40LVERn
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U.S. government officials privately warn Musk’s blitz appears illegal
The billionaire’s DOGE team has launched an all-out assault on federal agencies, triggering numerous legal objections.
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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Contrary to some info I've seen, 19-yr-old Doge staffer "BigBalls" Edward Coristine did not delete his X account, it's just renamed and is private. Wired reported that govt tech workers had to defend their work to the Neuralink intern in an Office Space-esque scene. / more for Canadians
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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 30/01/2025
Why do I have the feeling Democrats aren’t going to point out that Trump and Musk just gutted the FAA? Please let me be wrong this time.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
and yet no major tv, audio or print outlet has publicly talked to me about it. and getting credit has been a strain. not sure what gives.
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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."
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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
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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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Jackie Flynn Mogensen @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
If you're a researcher impacted by the NIH/CDC/FDA travel and communication pause and are open to chatting about your experience, big or small, please reach out to me at jmogensen@motherjones.com or DM for Signal
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Kate Kosinski, PhD @pansiesforthoughts.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Photo of cannabis tincture, ibuprofen and pepto bismol in a cabinet.
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Kate Kosinski, PhD @pansiesforthoughts.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I legitimately feel unwell after today.
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Christine Boylan @kitboylan.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
I’m in Japan right now so I’m obliged to remind the world — we don’t want AI. We want a robust rail system. We want trains. Metros. High speed. Locals. Cute trains. Efficient trains. Trains.
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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
You aren't a crusader and you aren't even brave enough to admit that you're a white supremacist. You're just a coward with bad tattoos.
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Kate Kosinski, PhD @pansiesforthoughts.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Once again, I’m thinking about the grad student experience. A year ago I was fighting to get my defense scheduled so I could get out of a deeply unhealthy environment. My physical and mental health was as bad as it had ever been. A year later, I am in a new job and feeling incredibly inspired.
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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
music is really loud math
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Kate Kosinski, PhD @pansiesforthoughts.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
God I love having a feed full of content I actually want to see
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Gators Daily 🐊 @gatorsdaily.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
ITS FLAT FUCK FRIDAY ROLL THE CLIP
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 15/11/2024
Vaccines are one of the most important inventions humans have ever made. Period.
Chart: Number of lives saved by vaccination from 1974 to 2004
Data source: Shattock et al. (2024). Contribution of vaccination to improved child survival: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization.
Credit: Gavi Alliance
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Micah @rincewind.run · 15/11/2024
leak the fucking report, you all have 473 reporters on speed dial, stop playing by rules nobody cares about and embarrass these people by any means necessary
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Snitty @clofsnitville.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
She also omits entirely that the food-borne illnesses that travel in raw milk are much more dangerous to children - that's a glaring, consequential omission, it's a choice, and it's a reckless and ugly one.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 13/11/2024
"When asked if he believed Gaetz has the character and experience needed to be attorney general, GOP Rep Mike Simpson replied, “Are you shittin me, that you just asked that question? No! But hell, you’ll print that and now I’m going to be investigated”" sakdljfkl omg newrepublic.com/post/188393/...
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Republican Senators Thought the Matt Gaetz Appointment Was a Joke
“This one was not on my Bingo card,” said one Republican about Trump’s pick for Matt Gaetz as attorney general.
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Kate Kosinski, PhD @pansiesforthoughts.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
New bingo card just dropped!!!! #clowncar
Screenshot of Fox News with the clown car of Trump Key Staff Picks for his administration to be used as a bingo card for the inevitable resignations and firings.
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