Helen Boswell
@helenboswell.bsky.social
Professor of Biology, YA author, fierce single mama, daughter & caretaker, ASD, Pan, owner of small personal zoo. I once emceed an awards ceremony and was introduced as “eccentric.”
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I personally know some of these “probationary” employees had worked in their agency for decades but had gotten promoted to a new position less than a year ago so got tagged as “probationary.” Am so glad they will be offered back their jobs but what a nightmare they are going through.
JUST IN: Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement within the next week, a district judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were terminated unlawfully.
Thousands of fired federal workers must be offered reinstatement, a judge rules
Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement within the next week, a district judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were ter...
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March 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I personally know some of these “probationary” employees had worked in their agency for decades but had gotten promoted to a new position less than a year ago so got tagged as “probationary.” Am so glad they will be offered back their jobs but what a nightmare they are going through.
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Congrats, they heard you! The Social Security Administration has decided tonight to abandon its plans to end phone service for millions of Americans filing retirement and disability claims. Thank you to all who shared our post and made calls today—you did it!
March 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Congrats, they heard you! The Social Security Administration has decided tonight to abandon its plans to end phone service for millions of Americans filing retirement and disability claims. Thank you to all who shared our post and made calls today—you did it!
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After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.
Mark Hamill posting rebellious content in a battle against a dictator and his robotic sidekick is the most Star Wars shit ever.
February 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.
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My 2025 bingo card is full and they’re still calling numbers left and right
February 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
My 2025 bingo card is full and they’re still calling numbers left and right
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Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
February 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
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This morning, the US National Science Foundation fired 168 employees, approximately 10% of its workforce, for no cause other than they were the agency's most recent hires. 🧪
Co-workers are leaving supportive messages before they have to clear out of the building at 5 p.m. Sent to me by a source ⬇️
Co-workers are leaving supportive messages before they have to clear out of the building at 5 p.m. Sent to me by a source ⬇️
February 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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First page of the termination letter sent to probational staff. “performance has not been adequate” regardless of actual performance. Probationary doesn’t just mean new people. It’s also people who have been there for years but promoted to a new supervisory position within the past 12 months.
February 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
First page of the termination letter sent to probational staff. “performance has not been adequate” regardless of actual performance. Probationary doesn’t just mean new people. It’s also people who have been there for years but promoted to a new supervisory position within the past 12 months.
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The good news: CDC's webpages have been restored following court orders.
The bad news: many have this despicable banner attached to them. We will be getting into misconceptions in gender ideology in a later post. For now, we are hurt and ashamed, and we stand with the LGBTQIA+ community.
The bad news: many have this despicable banner attached to them. We will be getting into misconceptions in gender ideology in a later post. For now, we are hurt and ashamed, and we stand with the LGBTQIA+ community.
February 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The good news: CDC's webpages have been restored following court orders.
The bad news: many have this despicable banner attached to them. We will be getting into misconceptions in gender ideology in a later post. For now, we are hurt and ashamed, and we stand with the LGBTQIA+ community.
The bad news: many have this despicable banner attached to them. We will be getting into misconceptions in gender ideology in a later post. For now, we are hurt and ashamed, and we stand with the LGBTQIA+ community.
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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ICYMI: a post about why the firings at NIH this weekend devastated cancer research. And other biomedical research too.
Building a science lab is like building a new company: it takes years to put together the right team. Many lab groups are now broken.
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Building a science lab is like building a new company: it takes years to put together the right team. Many lab groups are now broken.
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February 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
ICYMI: a post about why the firings at NIH this weekend devastated cancer research. And other biomedical research too.
Building a science lab is like building a new company: it takes years to put together the right team. Many lab groups are now broken.
altnih4science.subst...
Building a science lab is like building a new company: it takes years to put together the right team. Many lab groups are now broken.
altnih4science.subst...
Oh hi. I guess I’m a dire threat to the American people & our way of life now.
And this is from a president who is dismantling checks & balances & democracy as a whole, day by day.
- From an autistic woman who was born autistic. (And so was my mom, long before vaccines btw.) WE AREN’T NEW.
And this is from a president who is dismantling checks & balances & democracy as a whole, day by day.
- From an autistic woman who was born autistic. (And so was my mom, long before vaccines btw.) WE AREN’T NEW.
A recent US presidential EO "refers to autism and other disabilities as 'a dire threat to the American people & our way of life.' This is fundamentally inaccurate. Autistic people have always been here, including before America existed. We aren’t new."
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ASAN Condemns Announcement of President’s “Make America Healthy Again” Commission and Harmful Ideas about Autism and Other Disabilities - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
On February 13th, the president issued an Executive Order saying that the administration would be establishing a commission to attempt to lower the prevalence of autism and chronic health conditions i...
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February 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Oh hi. I guess I’m a dire threat to the American people & our way of life now.
And this is from a president who is dismantling checks & balances & democracy as a whole, day by day.
- From an autistic woman who was born autistic. (And so was my mom, long before vaccines btw.) WE AREN’T NEW.
And this is from a president who is dismantling checks & balances & democracy as a whole, day by day.
- From an autistic woman who was born autistic. (And so was my mom, long before vaccines btw.) WE AREN’T NEW.
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They won’t ever learn will they
February 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
They won’t ever learn will they
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I feel like some 1- ⭐️ ratings are in order here….
As someone with an actual PhD in geography, I am utterly disgusted with Google for this. What a joke.
February 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I feel like some 1- ⭐️ ratings are in order here….
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Ooo this is a good one ☺️
February 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ooo this is a good one ☺️
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This profile has been scrubbed from the site. Rose Ferreira grew up without reliable electricity, immigrated to NY, then survived homelessness and cancer on her way to NASA. She was so moved by images from the Webb telescope she wept. This is what’s at stake
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NASA Intern Found Hope in the Moon - NASA
Lee esta historia en español aquí
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February 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This profile has been scrubbed from the site. Rose Ferreira grew up without reliable electricity, immigrated to NY, then survived homelessness and cancer on her way to NASA. She was so moved by images from the Webb telescope she wept. This is what’s at stake
web.archive.org/web/20231206...
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This. 😆
I’m usually pretty good about sticking to a healthy diet unless I’m really sad or celebrating or bored or eating out or ordering in or if it’s the weekend or Monday or if there’s something stressful going on
February 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This. 😆
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The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
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HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
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February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
So cute. Also, what a lucky kid 🥹
February 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
So cute. Also, what a lucky kid 🥹
I love Costco.
Costco promotes diversity while selling hot dogs complete with a drink for only $1.50 while paying their employees $30 an hour. They should be the ones to run the U.S. government.
February 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I love Costco.
Taking a break from doomscrolling to share this picture of my stepdaughter’s dog photobombing as I try to take a pic of my other two dogs snuggling.
These three are the best.
These three are the best.
February 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Taking a break from doomscrolling to share this picture of my stepdaughter’s dog photobombing as I try to take a pic of my other two dogs snuggling.
These three are the best.
These three are the best.
"As much as this administration eschews truth and honesty, it is important that we not allow it to erase history," Johnson said.
Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.
NSA museum covered plaques honoring women and people of color, provoking an uproar
Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.
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February 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"As much as this administration eschews truth and honesty, it is important that we not allow it to erase history," Johnson said.