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Andy Andy
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Civil servant-took the oath and meant it / science advocate / sighsmologist / dad joker / lefty / victory gardener / cyclist / court jester / meadmaker / U South Carolina & U Arizona alum, views my own, he/him
Pinned
I had to make a meme for this and of course it’s you-know-what.
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US GEO folx: we’ve got one more webinar on the books (for now)! Come say hi, ask your burning questions, hear the latest about NSF/Earth Sciences. Thursday, Sept 18, 2p Eastern: www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-d...
NSF Division of Earth Sciences Informational Webinar
www.nsf.gov
September 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This kid’s 4000 year old wrong answer has to rank highly in the humiliation hall of fame.
August 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
As the old saying goes….”all’s well that ends in a well” (free water)
Look at that hydrograph! This is from a USGS monitoring well in Christiansburg, Montgomery County, VA. Observation well 27F2 SOW 019 is 450' deep, completed in carbonate rocks of the Elbrook Formation and well known for its response to quakes.

⚒️🧪

Data: waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-l...
July 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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when they close it all up, I do believe this will go down as the funniest video on the internet
July 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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AFGE Local 3403 President Jesus Soriano joined Rep. Zoe Lofgren and AFGE National President Everett Kelley to highlight the damage being done to NSF by the Trump Administration and discuss a letter sent to Congresswomen Lofgren signed by 150 NSF employees
#SaveNSF #SaveScience #FundNSF
July 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Has anyone done a fitness challenge this month and called it Joule-y?
July 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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National Science Foundation staff were notified that their office space will be taken over by Department of Housing and Urban Development. It's unclear where the 1,800+ NSF employees will work. Renovation plans apparently include a personal gym for the HUD secretary & family eos.org/research-and...
National Science Foundation Staff Booted From Headquarters - Eos
Staff at the National Science Foundation (NSF) were notified on 25 June that the agency’s office space, located in Alexandria, Va., will be taken over by Department of Housing and Urban Development (H...
eos.org
June 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Absolutely speechless as this press conference basically ignores that NSF is already working, living, loving this building. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdct...
Live: The New Golden Age of HUD | Secretary Turner Unveils HUD’s New Building
YouTube video by HUDchannel
www.youtube.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Someone consult Iben Browning’s notes to see if he called this.
Video captured the moment a road buckled and sent a car flying as a heatwave impacted Missouri on Sunday.
June 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Introducing...your sneak peek at the cosmos captured by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory!

Can you guess these regions of sky?

This is just a small peek...join us at 11am US EDT for your full First Look at how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos! 🔭🧪

#RubinFirstLook
ls.st/rubin-first-look-livestream
June 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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US Earth Scientists: We know you have questions, come get them answered directly from NSF/EAR POs! Tuesday, June 17, 2p Eastern. Register here: www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-d...
NSF Division of Earth Sciences Informational Webinar
www.nsf.gov
June 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
If you're a scientist on here, you can always doom post later.
From Alaska and Hawaii to Florida and New York, scientists made their voices heard on Capitol Hill today—because the stakes are high. 🌎 🔭 🌌 🛰️
June 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
People need to respect Stregavolcanoes.
The Mount Etna video today is incredible.

@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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This proposed budget is a policy statement, not an appropriation.
There are still a lot of steps and potential changes ahead before it becomes one. This is not a time to sit quietly, team. Let's go.
May 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Proud to be in this photo.
May 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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The National Science Foundation marks its 75th anniversary this week.

Rather than celebrate, it's time to save it.

www.savensf.com/nsf-at-75-to...
May 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Our union has thoughts on our CMO. Spread the word.
May 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
scim.ag
May 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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NSF PD Raleigh Martin out with another statement on the NSF grant freezes. 🧪 ⚒️ #climatesky
April 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Science friends, I’ll be honest: We have no idea yet what any of this will mean. But I can tell you that I work alongside some of the best humans around and that we are fighters. www.science.org/content/arti...
April 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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It’s Earth Day, and some of us have spent not just our careers but our whole lives loving + studying the Earth. It is not an easy time. But I hope you take a moment today to look at something beautiful, eat something delicious, squish someone you love, pet a dog, remember the nice parts. Yay Earth.
April 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Sometimes you just need a well branded bag of cow poop.
April 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Had a palette cleanse in the Florida Keys c/o this non-profit that rehabs injured/sick sea turtles.

So far in 2025, 2 out of 3 rescues (including Lenny!) have already been returned to the ocean, where they can do awesome things like eat jellyfish!

Heartening stuff: turtlehospital.org
March 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Getting laughs by reporting “I’m back from the dead!” at the IT desk when describing the nature of my systems access issues.
I had to make a meme for this and of course it’s you-know-what.
March 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM