Debbie Gale Mitchell
@heydebigale.bsky.social
Chemist, 🧲 spectroscopist, mother, Associate Teaching Prof. of Chemistry at University of Denver. Loves reading romance and nonfiction 💖📚, currently writing a narrative nonfiction book on spectroscopy🚨Opinions and thoughts and posts are my own!
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I have some big news!
I’m writing a book about spectroscopy! 🚨🧲🌈🖼️🔦
My book is narrative nonfiction—with illustrations ✍️
A huge thank you to my wonderful agent Jessica Papin!!
Also thank you to my β-reader Sarah Zingales who has supported me through this whole process 🥹
I’m writing a book about spectroscopy! 🚨🧲🌈🖼️🔦
My book is narrative nonfiction—with illustrations ✍️
A huge thank you to my wonderful agent Jessica Papin!!
Also thank you to my β-reader Sarah Zingales who has supported me through this whole process 🥹
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Other people: "Don’t ask me about my political opinions of the President, because I’d rather not answer."
Me to my daughter, yelling down from our house's roof: "If I die, tell your grandkids I hated Donald Trump."
Me to my daughter, yelling down from our house's roof: "If I die, tell your grandkids I hated Donald Trump."
February 1, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Other people: "Don’t ask me about my political opinions of the President, because I’d rather not answer."
Me to my daughter, yelling down from our house's roof: "If I die, tell your grandkids I hated Donald Trump."
Me to my daughter, yelling down from our house's roof: "If I die, tell your grandkids I hated Donald Trump."
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“Ochoa is a Border Patrol agent who joined CBP in 2018. Gutierrez joined in 2014 and works for CBP’s Office of Field Operations. He is assigned to a special response team, which conducts high-risk operations like those of police SWAT units. Records show both men are from South Texas.”
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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February 1, 2026 at 9:34 PM
“Ochoa is a Border Patrol agent who joined CBP in 2018. Gutierrez joined in 2014 and works for CBP’s Office of Field Operations. He is assigned to a special response team, which conducts high-risk operations like those of police SWAT units. Records show both men are from South Texas.”
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February 1, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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It’s finally February!!
Our nonfiction science book club pick this month is WHEN TREES TESTIFY by Beronda Montgomery.
I read an ARC of this book back in November and it’s fantastic. I’m excited to read again with our virtual community this month!
If you’d like to join let me know!
#booksky!
Our nonfiction science book club pick this month is WHEN TREES TESTIFY by Beronda Montgomery.
I read an ARC of this book back in November and it’s fantastic. I’m excited to read again with our virtual community this month!
If you’d like to join let me know!
#booksky!
February 1, 2026 at 3:13 PM
It’s finally February!!
Our nonfiction science book club pick this month is WHEN TREES TESTIFY by Beronda Montgomery.
I read an ARC of this book back in November and it’s fantastic. I’m excited to read again with our virtual community this month!
If you’d like to join let me know!
#booksky!
Our nonfiction science book club pick this month is WHEN TREES TESTIFY by Beronda Montgomery.
I read an ARC of this book back in November and it’s fantastic. I’m excited to read again with our virtual community this month!
If you’d like to join let me know!
#booksky!
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FWIW does not seem to be restricted to ecology: www.reddit.com/r/GRFPApps/c... My student was also not ecology.
From the GRFPApps community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the GRFPApps community
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January 28, 2026 at 12:03 AM
FWIW does not seem to be restricted to ecology: www.reddit.com/r/GRFPApps/c... My student was also not ecology.
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Anyone dealt with challenging an "Ineligible" determination on a GRFP proposal?
A student's proposed was DQ'ed stating: "Applicants must select research in eligible STEM or STEM education fields."
However, Ecology is clearly listed in the solicitation. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Any wisdom?
A student's proposed was DQ'ed stating: "Applicants must select research in eligible STEM or STEM education fields."
However, Ecology is clearly listed in the solicitation. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Any wisdom?
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
January 27, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Anyone dealt with challenging an "Ineligible" determination on a GRFP proposal?
A student's proposed was DQ'ed stating: "Applicants must select research in eligible STEM or STEM education fields."
However, Ecology is clearly listed in the solicitation. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Any wisdom?
A student's proposed was DQ'ed stating: "Applicants must select research in eligible STEM or STEM education fields."
However, Ecology is clearly listed in the solicitation. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Any wisdom?
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Grad student in lab just had their GRFP returned without review. But their proposal is not on ag/crops/health. What gives?? 😡
January 27, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Grad student in lab just had their GRFP returned without review. But their proposal is not on ag/crops/health. What gives?? 😡
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I'm hearing from multiple people that students who submitted ecology GRFP proposals are having those proposals rejected without review, despite ecology being listed as an eligible field. If this is a programmatic change, this is devastating. Ecology is the study of Earth's life support systems.
A number of our students got the following comment back on a rejection for the NSF GFRP. They are in an eligible STEM field. Is this something people in other places are getting too? Is it a quirk or targeted?
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I'm hearing from multiple people that students who submitted ecology GRFP proposals are having those proposals rejected without review, despite ecology being listed as an eligible field. If this is a programmatic change, this is devastating. Ecology is the study of Earth's life support systems.
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NSF GFRP: Ineligible Proposed Research
The proposed research does not meet NSF GRFP eligibility requirements. Applicants must select research in eligible STEM or STEM education fields. Please review the current NSF GRFP Solicitation, Eligibility Information, for detailed eligibility requirements.
The proposed research does not meet NSF GRFP eligibility requirements. Applicants must select research in eligible STEM or STEM education fields. Please review the current NSF GRFP Solicitation, Eligibility Information, for detailed eligibility requirements.
January 29, 2026 at 2:19 PM
NSF GFRP: Ineligible Proposed Research
The proposed research does not meet NSF GRFP eligibility requirements. Applicants must select research in eligible STEM or STEM education fields. Please review the current NSF GRFP Solicitation, Eligibility Information, for detailed eligibility requirements.
The proposed research does not meet NSF GRFP eligibility requirements. Applicants must select research in eligible STEM or STEM education fields. Please review the current NSF GRFP Solicitation, Eligibility Information, for detailed eligibility requirements.
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A number of our students got the following comment back on a rejection for the NSF GFRP. They are in an eligible STEM field. Is this something people in other places are getting too? Is it a quirk or targeted?
January 29, 2026 at 2:19 PM
A number of our students got the following comment back on a rejection for the NSF GFRP. They are in an eligible STEM field. Is this something people in other places are getting too? Is it a quirk or targeted?
During the chemical equilibria section in gen chem, students learn to construct ICE tables (Initial, Change, Equilibria) to predict the extent of a reversible chemical reaction.
With everything happening, a student suggested we call them RICE tables instead (Reaction, Initial, Change, Equilibria).
With everything happening, a student suggested we call them RICE tables instead (Reaction, Initial, Change, Equilibria).
January 29, 2026 at 4:07 PM
During the chemical equilibria section in gen chem, students learn to construct ICE tables (Initial, Change, Equilibria) to predict the extent of a reversible chemical reaction.
With everything happening, a student suggested we call them RICE tables instead (Reaction, Initial, Change, Equilibria).
With everything happening, a student suggested we call them RICE tables instead (Reaction, Initial, Change, Equilibria).
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LinkedIn probably wasn’t the best channel to post this, but I stand by it
January 26, 2026 at 6:23 AM
LinkedIn probably wasn’t the best channel to post this, but I stand by it
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I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.
Tho I will say, in his defense, he's not the first person to be confused by how quickly the romance authors & readers can whip up finely tuned logistics out of nothing. 😂
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.
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Someone in Bree's mentions is like warning her that there are some racist romance authors and they're not all like us, which....
Ahem.
We know. Every skill you see being deployed here was learned in the first place through romance on romance violence.
Ahem.
We know. Every skill you see being deployed here was learned in the first place through romance on romance violence.
January 26, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Someone in Bree's mentions is like warning her that there are some racist romance authors and they're not all like us, which....
Ahem.
We know. Every skill you see being deployed here was learned in the first place through romance on romance violence.
Ahem.
We know. Every skill you see being deployed here was learned in the first place through romance on romance violence.
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TikTok has been under new leadership for like a day and I made a slideshow with posts from the ICE rally today and it immediately got out under review and is not being published. Incredible.
January 26, 2026 at 3:15 AM
TikTok has been under new leadership for like a day and I made a slideshow with posts from the ICE rally today and it immediately got out under review and is not being published. Incredible.
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This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
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They like cops so much that all we’re getting is cops. No roads, no bridges, no school funding, no culture money, just a bouquet of different types of cops
January 22, 2026 at 9:56 PM
They like cops so much that all we’re getting is cops. No roads, no bridges, no school funding, no culture money, just a bouquet of different types of cops
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Abolish ICE. Fire them all. Prosecute *every single abuse*.
January 24, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Abolish ICE. Fire them all. Prosecute *every single abuse*.
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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Something you almost certainly won’t see in the national news is how many tiny protests are all over the Twin Cities today.
They’re at stoplights. Parks. Bridges. Just everywhere. And people walking by are joining in. The solidarity is so deep.
It’s beautiful and brave. I love this city.
They’re at stoplights. Parks. Bridges. Just everywhere. And people walking by are joining in. The solidarity is so deep.
It’s beautiful and brave. I love this city.
January 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Something you almost certainly won’t see in the national news is how many tiny protests are all over the Twin Cities today.
They’re at stoplights. Parks. Bridges. Just everywhere. And people walking by are joining in. The solidarity is so deep.
It’s beautiful and brave. I love this city.
They’re at stoplights. Parks. Bridges. Just everywhere. And people walking by are joining in. The solidarity is so deep.
It’s beautiful and brave. I love this city.
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Grieving for Alex, Keith, Renee, and the rest of our dead.
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Grieving for Alex, Keith, Renee, and the rest of our dead.
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Call even if you think they are not going to listen to you
Mine never do but I know the staff struggle emotionally with what I say to them and I plan to wear them down
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Mine never do but I know the staff struggle emotionally with what I say to them and I plan to wear them down
bsky.app/profile/blue...
call the republicans too
The Senate Switch Board Number is: (202)224-3121.
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Call even if you think they are not going to listen to you
Mine never do but I know the staff struggle emotionally with what I say to them and I plan to wear them down
bsky.app/profile/blue...
Mine never do but I know the staff struggle emotionally with what I say to them and I plan to wear them down
bsky.app/profile/blue...
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Call. Your. Senators. Right. Fucking. Now. It’s ok if your voice shakes while you leave the voice mail. If you cry. If you cuss. If you’re inarticulate. Just get the message across.
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I called yesterday and will call again today. If you’re new to it, 5calls.org has got your back.
January 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Call. Your. Senators. Right. Fucking. Now. It’s ok if your voice shakes while you leave the voice mail. If you cry. If you cuss. If you’re inarticulate. Just get the message across.
bsky.app/profile/jaso...
bsky.app/profile/jaso...
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Abolish ICE. Not reform. Not train. And certainly not fund.
Abolish.
Abolish.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Abolish ICE. Not reform. Not train. And certainly not fund.
Abolish.
Abolish.
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We are calling our senators right now and demanding that they vote no on the omnibus with DHS funding
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
We are calling our senators right now and demanding that they vote no on the omnibus with DHS funding
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning