Reposted by M. Goud CollinsDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Party of limited government: we will pass a law to resolve internal family disputes. 30880117
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsThe Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The fact that the tree is as old as the United States should not be lost on anyone. What a metaphor. 422512949
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Always read @jeffgoodell.bsky.social. IMHO, attribution science, which connects specific extreme weather events to climate change, is the most important area of climate science.nytimes.comOpinion | The Science That Has Oil Companies Running Scared (Gift Article)However the U.S. Supreme Court rules, the work of holding oil companies accountable for climate change has a bright future. 214452
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsIIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 02/10/2026💼 This is your opportunity to work with us! ⏳ Researcher / Research Scholar - Mitigation pathways (apply by 25 October) ⏳Researcher - Exploring real zero (apply by 25 October) ⏳ Junior / Research Software Engineer - GAINS model (apply by 1 November) 👉 iiasa.ac.at/employment/j... 002
Reposted by M. Goud Collinsemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Do yourself a favor and read this for your local elections before you fill our your ballot. It's really useful now and will be really useful after the election. 6288148
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsThe Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s… 311174873319
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsIIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 22/09/2026Authors: @setupelz.bsky.social, Oliver Fricko, Keywan Riahi, @shonali-p.bsky.social, Elina Brutschin, @joerirogelj.bsky.social, Volker Krey, Dr Injy Johnstone, Adriano Vinca, @carlschleussner.bsky.social, @kikstra.bsky.social and @gidden.bsky.social @ioppublishing.bsky.social 012
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsIIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 22/09/2026⚖️ New IIASA-led research shows that integrating fairness into climate models can change how the global mitigation effort is shared across regions while still achieving the same climate goal. The findings offer new insights for translating global ambition into action. 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/sep-202...iiasa.ac.atFairness informs how the world cuts emissionsWho cuts emissions fastest, and who supports others do so, are central questions in global climate action. New IIASA-led research shows that building fairness into climate models from the start can in... 12111
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026“From Paris, it seems like a mystery. How could the United States, which has set the pace for global science for nearly a century, systematically dismantle its dominant position – and, above all, why?” From here, too, mes amis. www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...lemonde.frTrump takes aim at American science as China pulls aheadNEWS ANALYSIS. For US President Donald Trump, science is plagued by 'woke ideology.' His administration announced that, starting in October, research projects eligible for funding must align with 'gov... 24310133
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsGrantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Global temperatures are set to cross 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels within years, leading to an escalation of climate impacts, warns @unep.org in a landmark report co-authored by @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social 's @joerirogelj.bsky.social Read in full 👉 buff.ly/ZKLfRau 053
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This right here is a campaign issue the entire Dem party should be running on right now. Invoke our beloved Dolly and point out Republicans don't want you to read ... for obvious reasons. www.rawstory.com/dolly-parton...rawstory.comGOP lawmakers quietly slash funds for Dolly Parton children's book charityRepublicans this year quietly cut millions of dollars of funding for the late and beloved Dolly Parton's children's book charity, according to multiple reports.Imagination Library, the nonprofit found... 22611304
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsBen Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 19/08/2026It's go time, folks. Time to start prepping those public comments. 0227
Reposted by M. Goud Collins250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Ben Wikler is an American political organizer, NYT bestselling author, and former chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. Wikler profiles Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette, the Wisconsin reformer who battled corporate power and drove great victories for the Progressive Movement. #WeAreAmerica250 323178
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsStatus @status.news · 15/08/2026Donald Trump's executive order attempting to gut the childhood vaccine schedule was built on debunked science. Too much of the news media’s coverage treated it as a political dispute. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/trump-vacc...status.newsThe Media's Vaccine HesitancyDonald Trump's executive order attempting to gut the childhood vaccine schedule was built on debunked science. Too much of the news media’s coverage treated it as a political dispute. 324071
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/08/2026I love this. Senate candidate Annie Andrews says she decided to jump into the race the day RFK Jr was nominated to lead HHS. She’s a pediatrician. Saw what was coming & decided she couldn’t sit on the sidelines. THIS is what I’m talking about. Feeling called to serve & actually following through. 208123663844
M. Goud Collins @sciencecooperation.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Thanks for bringing this list together. Lots of people I follow, some I've missed previously. Lots of insight and talent and hope. 000
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 10/08/2026As ships languish in the Strait of Hormuz, they're attracting unwanted passengers. WHOI's Carolyn Tepolt co-authored a paper suggesting the spread will go unchecked without genetic monitoring. Learn more from @insideclimatenews.org: go.whoi.edu/icn-hormuz 📸 H. Zell/CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Commons 0215
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsEos @eos.org · 11/08/2026“The loss of the Arctic Report Card would be significant not only for the scientific community, but also for decision-makers and the public,” says @zacklabe.com. eos.org/research-and...eos.orgGovernment Pulls Funding for the Arctic Report Card - EosThe Trump administration is pulling funding from NOAA’s Arctic Report Card, an annual, peer-reviewed report about the state of the region, which is warming more quickly than anywhere else on Earth. 17237
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsJordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Susan Collins will vote no on Trump’s own criminal defense lawyer for Attorney General. They let her vote no. They always had the 50th vote. Shame on her. Vote her out. 9730131
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsWarlock @w4rlock.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Growing up in the South I’m used to Lost Cause nonsense, but I am not used to this rhetoric of the Confederacy as “more” American than the Union. That is a frightening ideological evolution. 1212
M. Goud Collins @sciencecooperation.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Will Left-Wing Democrats Reinvent the Party or Hurt Its Chances in November? Decision making under uncertainty, illustrated in the choices offered to progressives in the American political system. No clear answers, but good questions in Isaac Chotiner- Faiz Shakir exchange. 100
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026The US built the greatest talent magnet ever, attracting the smart, skilled, and striving. They’d come to study, then stay and build things here, or leave with positive impressions and fruitful connections. Helped make the US wealthy and powerful. Then America chose to throw it away. And for what? 20746301578
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 18/07/2026Trump / Miller are now limiting student visas to 4 years. PhD programs typically run 5-6 years in many disciplines.bbc.comTrump administration tightens visa rules for foreign studentsStudents will need federal permission to stay longer than four years in the US and universities will lose the power to extend visas. 15447161
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsLaura Hercher @laurahercher.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I was recently at a conference where 3 incredible scientists talked about recent breakthroughs in gene therapy. One was from China, one from Russia, one from Italy. In the next generation, not one of them will come here. 16831
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsJeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Very good article in the NYT about the global trend toward EV’s, while the US goes in the opposite direction, primarily because of Trump’s actions. For example, in Norway, 98% of new car purchases are EV’s. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/m...nytimes.comThe American E.V. Has Been Crushed. Will It Take the U.S. Auto Industry With It? (Gift Article)The largest U.S. automakers have backed away from electric vehicles, even as global sales are booming. The decision may make them obsolete. 63917
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsFerris Jabr @ferrisjabr.bsky.social · 07/07/2026For the @nytimes.com Magazine, I wrote about the increasingly fervent native plant movement; its esteemed guru, the entomologist and bestselling author Douglas Tallamy; and the complexities of ecologically responsible gardening in our modern era. Gift link 🎁 : www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/m...nytimes.comI Wanted an Ecologically Responsible Garden. It Was Harder Than I Thought. 1521274
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 02/07/2026A new study shows that female bottlenose dolphins may keep mental tabs on problematic males in their social circles by tracking signature whistles. WHOI's Laela Sayigh says this finding illuminates how this species communicates and makes decisions. 📲Learn more: go.whoi.edu/natgeo-dolphin 0258
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Could you rewrite this like a journalist instead of a stenographer? 311644229
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 26/06/2026my kind of Jubilee, the Japanese national team vs. 100 kids 18782002328
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsPoint Defiance Zoo & Aquarium @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Ice, ice, baby, Bao! 🧊 It’s time for some cool enrichment behind the scenes. The small-clawed otter family received piles of ice to explore, and the tiny, happy otter hops may be the cutest thing you’ll see. 💖 📹: Animal care staff Katie 5419105
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsClimate.us @climate.us · 26/06/2026We also re-published the Fifth National Climate Assessment report in its website form at nca5.climate.usnca5.climate.usFifth National Climate AssessmentThe Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the sc... 1157
Reposted by M. Goud Collinsspaliga.bsky.social @spaliga.bsky.social · 26/06/2026✅ Climate.us = former NOAA scientists ✅ naturerecord.org <= The National Nature Assessment formed by Biden Admin 2022, work w federal agencies & terminated by trump; Scientists decided to compile & publish info independently www.pugetsoundinstitute.org/nature-asses... naturerecord.org/chaptersnaturerecord.orgChapters - The Nature RecordNow it’s our turn to shape what comes next. A new project. A mission years in the making. 1136
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsOur World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 19/06/2026Many of us can save a child's life, if we rely on the best data. Giving money to a charity is one of the best things you can do for others. Your donation can make a huge difference. But whether or not your donation makes a difference greatly depends on *where* you donate. 2446
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsLiz Borkowski @lizborkowski.bsky.social · 16/06/2026“Lysenkoism demonstrated that allowing politics to control the scientific process can halt or even reverse a nation’s progress … When science becomes politicized, everyone loses.” @nejm editors recognize how destructive the new OMB rule is. Comment against it by July 13! www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....nejm.orgThe OMB and the Politicization of Science | NEJMThe Editors highlight three aspects of OMB’s recently proposed rule changes as particularly striking: that decisions on research funding would be made by political appointees, that funding could be... 05239
M. Goud Collins @sciencecooperation.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Congratulations to Morgan Edwards @energymorgan.bsky.social on behalf of the IIASA @iiasa.ac.at community in the US! We're proud to be associated with you! 120
M. Goud Collins @sciencecooperation.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Among the finest scholars and most generous colleagues in the academic universe. Complex adaptive systems forever! 020
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsVicki Hird MSc FRES @vickihird.bsky.social · 10/06/2026An appalling preventable slaughter "more than 1,000 harbour porpoises and common dolphins killed annually, 10,000 seabirds and 500 seals. Six humpback whales and 30 minke whales were also found dead in Scottish creel ropes" @WildlifeTrusts @WCL_News www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comBycatch has ‘shocking’ toll on British marine life, first-ever analysis revealsConservationists say cherished creatures such as whales, dolphins and seabirds are being killed in large numbers by fishing tackle 11513
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsPatricia Cohen @patcohen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026My latest on the increasing concentration of wealth. Musk's IPO is showing in real time how it happens. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/b...nytimes.comBillionaires’ Billions Are Increasing Faster Than Ever 66917
M. Goud Collins @sciencecooperation.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Interesting conversation. Some exploration of AOC's suggestion that we're in a "pre-rules based order": the post-WWII regulatory framework is a touchstone for negotiating rules appropriate to coming decades. 000
Reposted by M. Goud Collinsdigby @digby56.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Can someone explain why TV Dems tie themselves in knots when a GOPer says, "You said you were above this, you're hypocrites!" about Platner instead of just laughing and throwing Trump, Hegseth, Patel, Paxton et al right in back in their faces. 812524
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 09/06/2026Worth reading @hannahdaly.ie's full research here - it contains some really stunning numbers. The most important point is the 80% renewable mandate delayed by six years: meaning six years of massive gas use and emissions, breaching carbon budgets and spiking bills zenodo.org/records/2058...zenodo.orgData centre expansion in Ireland: the conflict between grid connection policy and national energy and climate targets 49156
M. Goud Collins @sciencecooperation.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Time to re-think our seafood production methods. Gift article from NYT. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/o...nytimes.comOpinion | How to Fish Better 010
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsThe National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine @nationalacademies.org · 08/06/2026From climate and biodiversity to coastal resilience, ocean science helps us understand a changing world. On #WorldOceansDay, explore our recent report identifying key research priorities for the next decade of #OceanScience: ow.ly/QeAH50Z8Ua3 063
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsJohn J. Cullen @johncullenocean.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Someone who doesn't know much about oceanography asked me if the dismantling of ocean monitoring capabilities was stupid and/or evil. It is stupid AND evil. The War on Science continues. As more people see it and push back, maybe the tide can be turned. 🌊🧪 www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comDismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring systemOcean Observatories Initiative, $368m network that has provided crucial climate data, latest victim of Trump cuts 3337166
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsMark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I have often been critical of the leadership @aaas.org but they just took action on the new OMB rules that will politicize science, speaking out and notifying members. I hope all take the time to follow their advice, contact Congress, and most important, post a comment www.aaas.org/news/aaas-st... 0228122
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsIIASA Geo-Wiki @geo-wiki.org · 05/06/2026💡Understanding the Earth’s water cycle & land-surface processes requires access to high-quality& harmonised in situ observations! Join this free webinar to learn about three key international data centres&how they support researchers&policymakers by providing Analysis-Ready Data 021
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 05/06/2026As an ocean scientist, I'm frankly amazed at the attention the dismantlement of OOI has gotten, while the removal of the RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer (our only Antarctic icebreaker) and the failure to replace the JOIDES Resolution (our only scientific drilling ship) were met with near silence. 🌊nytimes.comTrump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System 15300128
Reposted by M. Goud CollinsEos @eos.org · 03/06/2026"This is not a routine regulatory update...What it actually does is restructure the foundational rules of US science funding—with cascading impact for global collaborators—to serve political priorities rather than the public good." -@agu.org Pres. Brandon Jones. fromtheprow.agu.org/a-rule-that-...fromtheprow.agu.orgA Rule That Would Rewrite the Terms of U.S. ScienceThe Office of Management and Budget has proposed sweeping revisions to the regulations that govern all federal grants, cooperative agreements, and other forms of federal financial assistance. 37955