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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Getting really excited for NaNoWriMo in a couple days! My story idea has gone from “set in the steam tunnels under a college campus” to “a quantum experiment goes wrong, tossing the scientists into a parallel universe” (still set in caverns beneath a college campus, though). @nano2.bsky.social

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Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation. Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

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Saranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension @sarahstubbssays.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Giving right wing pop culture shit take accounts spewing rage bait the time of day even to quote dunk them is playing into what they want. It literally makes them money through visibility. Block and move on. Don’t give them oxygen.

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Remember to add alt text to your images!

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

@nano2point0.bsky.social so excited, I finally have a project for NaNoWriMo! Previous attempts at multiple short pieces just weren’t enough to carry me through. Im writing an interactive fiction novel/game set in the steam tunnels of my college campus. Working on plot, map, & characters this month.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Tomorrow at 5:30pm, we’re going to get together to fold “How to Report Ice” zines in Philly. DM me for the address. Would love to see some of you there!

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

the whole point of last October's #invertebrate #SciArt series of doodles was to showcase how just across the UK you can find absolutely wild organisms! With even more being showcased every day by the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social Darwin Tree of Life team! www.darwintreeoflife.org/genomes/geno...

a collage of 32 invertebrate drawings on a black background with the list of their scientific names in the middle.
DToLtober 2024

1 | Thyatira batis
2 | Sphecodes monilicornis
3 | Halyzia sedecimguttata
4 | Bugulina stolonifera
5 | Meta bourneti
6 | Scaeva pyrastri
7 | Ocypus olens
8 | Vespa crabro
9 | Nematostella vectensis
10 | Papilio machaon
11 | Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
12 | Alitta virens
13 | Allacma fusca
14 | Andrena fulva
15 | Anoplius nigerrimus
16 | Aporia crataegi
17 | Patella pellucida
18 | Bombylius discolor
19 | Chrysoperla carnea
20 | Diadumene lineata
21 | Calliphora vomitoria
22 | Apoderus coryli
23 | Gibbula magus
24 | Mimas tiliae
25 | Lineus longissimus
26 | Parasteatoda lunata
27 | Melolontha melolontha
28 | Marthasterias glacialis
29 | Emmelina monodactyla
30 | Gymnosoma rotundatum
31 | Laothoe populi
extra | Nephrotoma flavescens

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

@petnoodle.bsky.social it was fun running into you at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens yesterday! Hope you had a great rest of the walk.

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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

And for #invertefest, a pun I’m particularly proud of. #SciArt

Digital drawing of two anemones with their tentacles touching, almost as if fighting with each other. Text says, “The anemone of my anemone is my frond.”

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Carmen 📚 Latinx Book Influencer 📚 @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️

Scatterplot titled “Empirical Evidence of Ideological Targeting in Federal Layoffs: Agencies seen as liberal are significantly more likely to face DOGE layoffs.”
• The x-axis represents Perceived Ideological Leaning of federal agencies, ranging from -2 (Most Liberal) to +2 (Most Conservative), based on survey responses from over 1,500 federal executives.
• The y-axis shows Agency Size (Number of Staff) on a logarithmic scale from 1,000 to 1,000,000.

Each point represents a federal agency:
• Red dots indicate agencies that experienced DOGE layoffs.
• Gray dots indicate agencies with no layoffs.

Key Observations:
• Liberal-leaning agencies (left side of the plot) are disproportionately represented among red dots, indicating higher layoff rates.
• Notable targeted agencies include:
• HHS (Health & Human Services)
• EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
• NIH (National Institutes of Health)
• CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
• Dept. of Education
• USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development)
• The National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE), despite its conservative leaning (+1 on the scale), is an exception among targeted agencies.
• A notable outlier: the Department of Veterans Affairs (moderately conservative) also faced layoffs despite its size.

Takeaway:

The figure visually demonstrates that DOGE layoffs disproportionately targeted liberal-leaning agencies, supporting claims of ideological bias. The pattern reveals that layoffs were not driven by agency size or budget alone but were strongly associated with perceived ideology.

Source: Richardson, Clinton, & Lewis (2018). Elite Perceptions of Agency Ideology and Workforce Skill. The Journal of Politics, 80(1).

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 14/02/2025

Some agencies are starting to terminate probationary employees. Many law firms are considering legal action on a class or group basis. If you have been terminated, please see link below with contact information for legal representation. federalworkerrights.com/2025/02/13/m...

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Mass terminations of probationary employees: is there any recourse?

According to media reports, several agencies have begun mass terminations of probationary employees. These agencies include the Department of Education, Small Business Administration, the CFPB, and…

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Eric Schmeltzer @ericschmeltzer.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it. Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on. Making this my pinned post.

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Title 5 of the US Code states that enforcement of a presidential policy or regulation that conflicts with a union contract constitutes an unfair labor practice. Only legislation passed by Congress requires unions to return to the bargaining table to negotiate how policy changes are implemented.

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Union email- “OPM recently released a memo instructing agencies to… ignore Collective Bargaining Agreements and force employees to return to the office 5 days a week… Please know that [CBAs] hold the force of law and cannot simply be swept aside.

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

9. I love making paper snowflakes. I also spent awhile years ago (when I worked for a botanic garden) cutting realistic leaves out of construction paper. I used them this fall to decorate over my fireplace. I liked it so much I haven’t replaced it with a more wintery display.

Paper leaves of various trees in the shape of a sunburst on a cream-colored wall. Some of the leaves are slim, pointy-lobed oaks, some are wide, palmate maples and sycamores. Scalloped ovals of beech leaves and acorn silhouettes are there as well. At the center of the sunburst is a mask in shades of brown, made with soft bird feathers. The colors of the paper cutouts are pale yellow, golden yellow, orange, red, deep crimson, green, and a few light blue. To the left of the sunburst is also a small wire tree sculpture with a felt praying mantis ornament hanging below it.

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Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 24/01/2025

To instrumentalize what my sister is saying below: every time someone says DEI say “you mean civil rights?” Every time someone says they are against woke reply “oh so you’re a segregationist!” Words have meaning! Don’t allow that nonsense to stand.

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Miriam Goldstein @miriamgoldstein.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Can the society encourage other key civil society entities to speak out? Hospitals? Patient groups? Resource users? Work together to show the concrete impacts of these dire and shortsighted actions.

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Miriam Goldstein @miriamgoldstein.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The society is a more powerful voice than you alone. Are there impacts to your work, such as the NIH right now? The society should be hammering on the door of your Congressmembers and state governments.

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Bríd Nic Annaidh ☘️ @bridgetmcgann.medsky.social · 23/01/2025

If you can write and submit a journal article, you can write and submit an OpEd! Here is a thread of OpEd writing tips for scientists and health professionals. 👇 #ScienceNotSilence 🧪

Graphic with a raised fist holding a magnifying glass.

OP-ED WRITING TIPS
For Scientists

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

8. Star Trek. Exploring and discovering with the goal of learning more but not disturbing pre-existing people’s, and trying to emphasize peace, is a real comfort & inspiration.

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

7. The quiet outside after snow. Years ago after a heavy snowfall, I was the first one out in my neighborhood. I cleared off my car in the quiet morning, listening to snowflakes pattering on the trees, and chickadees calling from the bare branches. I did my neighbor’s driveway too, it was so lovely

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

6. Cooking with friends. I love being in a kitchen full of laughter and gentle teasing while we each contribute different things (peeling the apples, making the pie dough, simmering some soup, etc) to a big communal meal

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

5. Urban fantasy. My favorite sub genre is ordinary world folks that get thrust into another reality, and other ways of blending real world settings/characters with fantasy elements. Charles de Lint & Seanan McGuire are two favorite authors

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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 23/01/2025

🏳️‍⚧️ Paid opportunities for Trans+ creatives! Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? Trans+!? This is for you. With @transhistoryweek.bsky.social we're investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to create official content for Trans+ History Week Deadline 16th Feb 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🧵 The details 👇

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

4. Moss-covered tree trunks. I love going on a rainy hike and finding trees with miniature forests of thick moss on their bark. I hope someday to get a portable microscope and go looking for tardigrades

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

3. My darling cat Luna. I adopted her during pandemic lockdown, so her early life had very few humans. She eas very uneasy about people besides me for a couple years, but now has realized my friends & partners are the source of great cuddles. Anytime I have someone over, she ends up on their lap.

Grey and white cat curled up on my lap, I am wearing a skirt with owls and full moons on the fabric. Her fur is thick and fluffy, and her ears are perked up

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

2. Bugs. Even more than birds I adore finding insects. I started with butterflies and have expanded to katydids, cicadas, and of course the myriad beetles. Best moment so far was spotting an ant milking honeydew from its herd of aphids. I’d read about it but never dreamed I’d see it in real life.

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

1. Birding. I love taking my binoculars to a nearby park. Or watching the birds that come to my birdfeeders. I can be counted on to turn any trip into a birding trip. At Disney World once I saw a common moorhen with a fluffy little black chick- best moment of the trip!

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

We’ve stood strong before—this time is no different. Together, we’ve got this.

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Alma Katsu (INCARNATE is out now!) @almakatsu.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

There's nothing else going on 😁 Join us for a party

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Baked focaccia today during the snow/sleet storm. Came out delicious! 😋

Golden-brown bread in a glass pan, sprinkled with dried herbs

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Played Biome today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app

Wooden table with multicolored playing cards and a playing mat in the middle of the table. Tokens are on some of the cards and the mat.

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Eli @elissiae.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Just a heads up for peeps, if you bought a Neil Gaiman audiobook from Audible, they are allowing refunds for them with no questions asked and no matter how long ago you bought them. I don’t even have an active subscription and they gave me credits back for two titles purchased in 2020.

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Kamau Franklin @kamaufranklin.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

One week into the new year and this June Jordan quote is the mantra

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Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️‍⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I’m in this post and I don’t like it

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

A lot of fun! And pretty easy to set up and learn the basic rules

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Going outside every day is great advice no matter where you live! Adding to my New Year’s resolutions…

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Played Biome today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app

The final layout of our played game of Biome. Many multicolored cards spread on a wooden table, some with tokens resting on them.

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Had a lovely solstice with a partner tonight. Listened to a witchy solstice playlist and wrote things we wanted to release on bits of paper. Then we tossed those into the fire. When the fire was down to embers, we discussed things we wanted more of instead. It was mellow and tender and warming.

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Antlers Teeth Claws @gravewriter71.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

#UnionYes Don't buy from the zon, don't cross the picket!

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Ranger Jodi @rangerjodi.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Hope it turns out to be something minor (and inexpensive to treat). 🫶🏽

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 13/12/2024

Time to catch up with our puffin chicks! 🐣 Spud 🥔 and Yuzu 🍋, are growing unbeaklievably fast! Spud’s already showing off some serious feather fashion, and Yuzu is waddling into their best life. Drop some love for these pufftastic pals as they keep soar into their next chapter! 💛

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Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

We'd love to get ~1000 scientist volunteers before our first match of 2025. By volunteering with us, you're agreeing to be matched with classrooms for Q&A sessions about your science! You can volunteer for 1-5 classrooms a semester, up to you! Sign up here: www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

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