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Valerie C Virta, PhD @zebrafishevodevo.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Some proposed rule changes that folks can make a public comment on: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/c...

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Interior Department Moves to Relax Rules for Drilling on Public Lands

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Michaela Barnett | Running for TN-02 @michaelafortn.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

When you’re a youngish person who is publicly doing pro-planet, pro-people, pro-community work, something you hear a lot is: you give me hope for the future.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🚨 HUGE ongoing surge of ICE arrests, with ICE directing 80% of all officers to go out into the field and round people up, aiming to hit 2,000 arrests a day; which would be more than during the Minneapolis surge. This may be why the nun in Texas got briefly picked up. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u...

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Immigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down

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Valerie C Virta, PhD @zebrafishevodevo.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Part of the reason we have the Paperwork Reduction Act is so the government is transparent to the public about what information it collects, why, and what it’s used for.

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

GOOD MORNING, DORKS! I have 18k followers and there are just over 8k comments. Which means 10k of you need to head to the link and STAND UP FOR SCIENCE (and democracy) by leaving your public comment. 🔗 fight2win.standupforscience.net @standupforscience.net

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Valerie C Virta, PhD @zebrafishevodevo.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Some proposed rule changes that folks can make a public comment on: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/c...

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Interior Department Moves to Relax Rules for Drilling on Public Lands

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Project Gutenberg @gutenberg.org · 07/06/2026

During the Revolution, American Women Fought for Freedom, Spied on the British, Cared for the Sick and Fell in Love. by Meilan Solly www.smithsonianmag.com/history/duri... Books in American Revolutionary War at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books... #Books #WomenInArt #history

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Valerie C Virta, PhD @zebrafishevodevo.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Please tell your friends in Michigan-11 about @ufford4michigan.bsky.social! We need more scientists in Congress

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Valerie C Virta, PhD @zebrafishevodevo.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🚨 Please contact your Representative & ask them to protect the Grand Staircases! More here: morethanjustparks.com/save-grand-s... ☎️ 202-224-3121 or use @5calls.org AMERICA IS AN IDEA ✊🏻🇺🇸❤️🤍💙🇺🇸✊🏻

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The House Vote That Decides Grand Staircase's Future

The Senate can't be trusted. We can win the fight in the House.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21/05/2026

Why I voted for Xavier Becerra: He’s the most qualified person on the ballot. Son of farmworkers. Stanford Law. Former California Attorney General, where he sued the Trump administration more than just about anyone else. 🧵

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The House Vote That Decides Grand Staircase's Future

The Senate can't be trusted. We can win the fight in the House.

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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Agree: “He cannot have $1.7 billion.”

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butterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Mississippi called a special session TODAY to erase the only Black congressman in this state. Mississippi residents showed up. All of them. On their doorstep. In their streets. To show them what they're fighting against. ✊🏼 #mississippi #democracy

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/05/2026

Please send this message to Schumer and Jeffries. Call them. Keep calling all your reps and senators and ask them to impeach AND introduce legislation to dissolve this fund.

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Xavier Becerra @xavierbecerra.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I’m running to be a governor who reflects the people of this state — raised in California by Mexican American parents, shaped by the values of hard work, community, and civic duty. ¡Caballo que alcanza gana!

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Valerie C Virta, PhD @zebrafishevodevo.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🚨 Call to Action by NOON TODAY‼️ Comment on the proposed Arch in Memorial Circle! A revised design submission is scheduled to be discussed at the next Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) meeting May 21, 2026. Sign up by emailing cfastaff@cda.gov to testify in person or submit comments by noon May 20th! 🇺🇸

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Susan Marquis @slmwrite.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Please read, register, and make your comment today. This is the Arc d'Trump the president intends to build between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.

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Valerie C Virta, PhD @zebrafishevodevo.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

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Michaela Barnett | Running for TN-02 @michaelafortn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Relational Organizing is all about using the connections you already have to turn your friends and family into voters. Start with 10 people in your contacts, keep track of your conversations, and help us track who’s planning to show up at the polls in August & November: getempower.com/mb4tn

Text: a volunteer reaching out to a friend is 9x more effective than an organizer calling a stranger. Michaela for Tennessee quilt square emblem. Michaela Barnett embracing a supporter.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Xavier Becerra on HHS under RFK Jr. and Trump: “They’ve decided to use politics, not science, to make decisions… And now we’re seeing the results.”

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Justice Connection @justiceconnection.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Tonight, Justice Connection projected John Adams’ warning over the Trump banner hung on DOJ headquarters. We are “a government of laws, not of men.” Because this administration is turning DOJ into one man’s sword and shield.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/05/2026

Wow! Jasmine Crockett just endorsed Xavier Becerra for governor, and I was here to see it. Amazing morning. [Dulan’s Restaurant]

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 20/05/2026

Nothing makes someone look guiltier than forcing the Justice Department to promise never to investigate your taxes or prosecute you for anything they might find

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/05/2026

California friends, if you haven’t voted, I urge you to watch Jasmine Crockett’s endorsement of Xavier Becerra. It’s everything. And check back later. I was able to ask both Becerra and Crockett additional questions that I think matter. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @xavierbecerra.bsky.social

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Valerie C Virta, PhD @zebrafishevodevo.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Michiganders, check out @ufford4michigan.bsky.social and tell your friends in District 11! 🇺🇸

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Valerie C Virta, PhD @zebrafishevodevo.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

State Supreme Court races matter & there’s one going on in Georgia right now so I wrote postcards @tovoters.bsky.social to get out the vote! AMERICA IS AN IDEA ✊🏻🇺🇸❤️🤍💙🇺🇸✊🏻 #FairGACourt #PostcardsToVoters

Postcards to voters for the Georgia State Supreme Court race. Election Day is May 19th!

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

America's chief Middle East negotiator - Jared Kushner - is almost completely dependent on Middle East government investment in his chief business. It's probably the biggest conflict of interest in American diplomatic history and we should be talking about this way more.

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Valerie C Virta, PhD @zebrafishevodevo.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

AI data centers are frying our power grids and hiking our bills. Bernie and AOC just dropped a bill to freeze them. Tell Congress to pass it. Takes 30 seconds: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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Tell Congress: Pass the Bernie Sanders - AOC AI Data Center Moratorium Act

Contact Congress today!

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Valerie C Virta, PhD @zebrafishevodevo.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Please call ☎️ your Congressfolk at 202-224-3121 & tell them to protect the National Science Foundation! @5calls.org In all this chaos, NSF is being attacked. 🔬Rehire experienced scientists 🧬A serious, qualified nominee should lead 🔭Increase the budget, don’t gut it! youtube.com/shorts/ms5Dz...

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The U.S. built the future with this agency. Trump wants to destroy it.

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Gallifrey Stands @drgallifreystands.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The NSB has always been the gold standard for independent governance because it prioritized “talent as treasure”… The results of this independence speak for themselves. The NSF didn’t just fund research. It nurtured the architects of the modern world. www.contrariannews.org/p/the-evisce...

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The Evisceration of the American Mind

The National Science Board has always been the gold standard for independent governance because it prioritized 'talent as treasure'

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Valerie C Virta, PhD @zebrafishevodevo.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

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The U.S. built the future with this agency. Trump wants to destroy it.

YouTube video by MS NOW

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I love this woman. One of the best representatives in Washington. TT: Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D)

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Danielle ❌👑 @danielleloveswords.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

This is the level of energy we need from every Democrat running for office in 2026. Tailor the method to speak to the constituency, but the urgency is non-negotiable. We have a moral imperative to win in the midterms.

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Valerie C Virta, PhD @zebrafishevodevo.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

“Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Federal Employees Health Benefits and Postal Service Health Benefits Programs Service Use and Cost Data” Sure seems like an awful lot of personal health data for OPM to collect www.regulations.gov/document/OPM...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Child: I know your name. Mamdani. Obama: What’s his first name? Child: Mayor.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

If Mamdani and Obama singing The Wheels On The Bus with a group of tiny kids doesn't spark some sort of joy in you, I've got nothing for you.

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ImmigrantsAreUS @immigrantsareus.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Seems not only a risk, but likely an illegal ask.

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Valerie C Virta, PhD @zebrafishevodevo.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

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Valerie C Virta, PhD @zebrafishevodevo.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

There’s a lot going on today and anyone with a loving heart is suffering. So I want to share this story of tenacity and hope. A crab 🦀 love story. 💕 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/m...

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Saving Hermit Crabs by Breeding Them in the Suburbs

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