Heather Williams
@hwilli.bsky.social
Studying marine and coastal sciences WWU. Lover of sharks and all things sea cucumber. Nerd-of-all-trades 🦈🐳🐡🌊
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Heather Williams
@hwilli.bsky.social
· Feb 4
@aoc.bsky.social gave us a rundown of what's happening, why, and what we can do about it.
Big takeaways:
Musk is doing this bc they need $4 tril. to cover the massive tax cuts that they want for the elite
DO NOT consent in advance Know your rights
Little actions help a lot
Call your reps
Breathe
Big takeaways:
Musk is doing this bc they need $4 tril. to cover the massive tax cuts that they want for the elite
DO NOT consent in advance Know your rights
Little actions help a lot
Call your reps
Breathe
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Political violence is evil, killing people is evil, a country with more guns in it than people is broken, and what the government is saying about political violence right now being a primarily leftwing phenomenon is factually, statistically untrue. They are using this moment to rewrite history.
September 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Political violence is evil, killing people is evil, a country with more guns in it than people is broken, and what the government is saying about political violence right now being a primarily leftwing phenomenon is factually, statistically untrue. They are using this moment to rewrite history.
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It's unfortunate that this needs to be said, but to stay alive, listen to scientific consensus (on health, climate, environment, etc.) and ignore the conspiracy theorists.
Exclusive | Ousted Vaccine Chief Says RFK Jr.’s Team Sought Data to Justify Anti-Science Stance
Dr. Peter Marks says the new health secretary’s team wants to show vaccines aren’t safe while promoting dangerous and unproven treatments.
www.wsj.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It's unfortunate that this needs to be said, but to stay alive, listen to scientific consensus (on health, climate, environment, etc.) and ignore the conspiracy theorists.
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I’m giving a (rescheduled until Thursday) free public talk about marine biology, ocean conservation, and sharks!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Why Sharks Matter: The science and law of saving threatened sharks from extinction. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining t...
Sharks are some of the most ecologically important, most threatened, and most misunderstood animals on Earth. Learn all about them with a presentation from marine conservation biologist Dr. David Shif...
us02web.zoom.us
September 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I’m giving a (rescheduled until Thursday) free public talk about marine biology, ocean conservation, and sharks!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Never forget this: Working people outnumber the billionaires and CEOs by a huge margin.
If workers stand together, they will win.
Solidarity.
If workers stand together, they will win.
Solidarity.
September 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Never forget this: Working people outnumber the billionaires and CEOs by a huge margin.
If workers stand together, they will win.
Solidarity.
If workers stand together, they will win.
Solidarity.
Okay, this is cool
❗ATTENTION SCIENTISTS, ARTISTS, WRITERS❗
Cohosted by me, Data Bloom LLC, & the UNL NoCoast SciComm Symposium — it’s the Science Remix Game Jam! 🧪🎮
No game dev experience needed! We’ll match scientists + devs into teams to make science games.
More info below
Signup here:
🔗 itch.io/jam/science-...
Cohosted by me, Data Bloom LLC, & the UNL NoCoast SciComm Symposium — it’s the Science Remix Game Jam! 🧪🎮
No game dev experience needed! We’ll match scientists + devs into teams to make science games.
More info below
Signup here:
🔗 itch.io/jam/science-...
Science Remix Game Jam
A game jam from 2025-09-25 to 2025-10-12 hosted by Data Bloom LLC. Transform science into something you can play. What if science could be felt, explored, and played from the comfort of your home? The...
itch.io
September 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Okay, this is cool
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Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
August 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
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In the chaos of reporting on the halting of Revolution Wind in Rhode Island, I totally missed that Trump — on the same day — signaled he will nix federal permits for MarWin, which is approved but not yet built.
MarWin was slated to be Maryland’s first #offshorewind farm. They also have great merch
MarWin was slated to be Maryland’s first #offshorewind farm. They also have great merch
August 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
In the chaos of reporting on the halting of Revolution Wind in Rhode Island, I totally missed that Trump — on the same day — signaled he will nix federal permits for MarWin, which is approved but not yet built.
MarWin was slated to be Maryland’s first #offshorewind farm. They also have great merch
MarWin was slated to be Maryland’s first #offshorewind farm. They also have great merch
Reposted by Heather Williams
Love this! Best $3 I’ve spent in a long time.
August 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Love this! Best $3 I’ve spent in a long time.
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I’ve partnered with the Center for Wildlife Studies to make an online take-at-your-own-pace version of my “public science engagement using social media” professional development workshop.
You can take it for graduate course credit, CPE credit, or just to learn a useful new skill.
You can take it for graduate course credit, CPE credit, or just to learn a useful new skill.
Public Science Engagement Using Social Media — Center for Wildlife Studies
www.centerforwildlifestudies.org
July 31, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reposted by Heather Williams
Friends, it’s never been more important for scientists to break out of the ivory tower and engage with the public.
My course- which you can take for graduate school course credit, continuing professional education credit, or just to learn a new skill- can help.
Please share!
🧪🦑🌎🐠🦈 #SciComm
My course- which you can take for graduate school course credit, continuing professional education credit, or just to learn a new skill- can help.
Please share!
🧪🦑🌎🐠🦈 #SciComm
Public Science Engagement Using Social Media — Center for Wildlife Studies
www.centerforwildlifestudies.org
July 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Friends, it’s never been more important for scientists to break out of the ivory tower and engage with the public.
My course- which you can take for graduate school course credit, continuing professional education credit, or just to learn a new skill- can help.
Please share!
🧪🦑🌎🐠🦈 #SciComm
My course- which you can take for graduate school course credit, continuing professional education credit, or just to learn a new skill- can help.
Please share!
🧪🦑🌎🐠🦈 #SciComm
So, is NCEI just...gone now?
May 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
So, is NCEI just...gone now?
Reposted by Heather Williams
Here's the start of a python script / notebook that starts tapping into some NCEI API's to get the data you need.
The goal here is for this to become a supplement to the RCC's ACIS API, should that go away for...reasons
github.com/jjrennie/nce...
The goal here is for this to become a supplement to the RCC's ACIS API, should that go away for...reasons
github.com/jjrennie/nce...
GitHub - jjrennie/ncei-climate-data-online: Jupyter Notebook to Access Data From NOAA/NCEI's Climate Data Online
Jupyter Notebook to Access Data From NOAA/NCEI's Climate Data Online - jjrennie/ncei-climate-data-online
github.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Here's the start of a python script / notebook that starts tapping into some NCEI API's to get the data you need.
The goal here is for this to become a supplement to the RCC's ACIS API, should that go away for...reasons
github.com/jjrennie/nce...
The goal here is for this to become a supplement to the RCC's ACIS API, should that go away for...reasons
github.com/jjrennie/nce...
Eagle rays have the cutest lil faces
April 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Eagle rays have the cutest lil faces
Reposted by Heather Williams
NOAA Datasets Will Soon Disappear eos.org/research-and...
NOAA Datasets Will Soon Disappear - Eos
NOAA has quietly reported that they will soon decommission 14 datasets, products, and catalogs related to earthquakes and marine, coastal, and estuary science.
eos.org
April 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM
NOAA Datasets Will Soon Disappear eos.org/research-and...
Reposted by Heather Williams
Absolutely dead serious: D&D nerds are exactly who you want doing this kind of work.
Last year, in more optimistic times, I even wrote a little guide for DMs who want to get involved in local politics: Roll for Climate Initiative: A Dungeon Master’s Guide to Running for Local Public Office
Last year, in more optimistic times, I even wrote a little guide for DMs who want to get involved in local politics: Roll for Climate Initiative: A Dungeon Master’s Guide to Running for Local Public Office
March 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Absolutely dead serious: D&D nerds are exactly who you want doing this kind of work.
Last year, in more optimistic times, I even wrote a little guide for DMs who want to get involved in local politics: Roll for Climate Initiative: A Dungeon Master’s Guide to Running for Local Public Office
Last year, in more optimistic times, I even wrote a little guide for DMs who want to get involved in local politics: Roll for Climate Initiative: A Dungeon Master’s Guide to Running for Local Public Office
Reposted by Heather Williams
Are you liking Bluesky, but thinking “gee, I wish there was more shark science and conservation on my feed?”
I have the solution to your problem right here!
🌎🧪🦑🐠🦈
go.bsky.app/Q1x1gJB
I have the solution to your problem right here!
🌎🧪🦑🐠🦈
go.bsky.app/Q1x1gJB
March 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Are you liking Bluesky, but thinking “gee, I wish there was more shark science and conservation on my feed?”
I have the solution to your problem right here!
🌎🧪🦑🐠🦈
go.bsky.app/Q1x1gJB
I have the solution to your problem right here!
🌎🧪🦑🐠🦈
go.bsky.app/Q1x1gJB
Reposted by Heather Williams
Prem might be the most important journalist in America right now, the only person covering this story with the urgency it needs. Absurd that there isn't wall to wall coverage of this.
SCOOP—Emails obtained by @zeteo.com show Mahmoud Khalil reached out for help from the Columbia administration *one day before* ICE detained him.
He said he couldn't sleep from threats he was receiving.
He even wrote that he feared ICE "might come to my home."
He said he couldn't sleep from threats he was receiving.
He even wrote that he feared ICE "might come to my home."
SCOOP: Emails Show Mahmoud Khalil Asked Columbia for Protection a Day Before He Was Detained
"I haven’t been able to sleep, fearing that ICE or a dangerous individual might come to my home. I urge you to intervene and provide the necessary protections to prevent further harm."
zeteo.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Prem might be the most important journalist in America right now, the only person covering this story with the urgency it needs. Absurd that there isn't wall to wall coverage of this.
Reposted by Heather Williams
GOPs are gonna claim Ds chose a shutdown if it comes to that. False. Johnson intentionally wrote a bill filled w non-starters for Ds, a whole medicine bottle of poison pills. This is Johnsons doing. A pure MAGA bill as our @emineirmakyucel.bsky.social explains. talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/5...
5 Points On The Funding Bill Johnson And Trump Want To Squeeze Through The House
The week in which Republicans must find a way to fund the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
GOPs are gonna claim Ds chose a shutdown if it comes to that. False. Johnson intentionally wrote a bill filled w non-starters for Ds, a whole medicine bottle of poison pills. This is Johnsons doing. A pure MAGA bill as our @emineirmakyucel.bsky.social explains. talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/5...
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I'm so thankful for the judiciary branch.
March 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I'm so thankful for the judiciary branch.
Reposted by Heather Williams
I want the t-shirts, the posters, the sepia prints, the velvet portrait, the trapper keepers, the lunch boxes, the I-phone covers.
Rep @algreen.house.gov is an American patriot.
Rep @algreen.house.gov is an American patriot.
March 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I want the t-shirts, the posters, the sepia prints, the velvet portrait, the trapper keepers, the lunch boxes, the I-phone covers.
Rep @algreen.house.gov is an American patriot.
Rep @algreen.house.gov is an American patriot.
Reposted by Heather Williams
NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Educator Voice — Hear from teachers on the plans to dismantle the DoE. "It will be like going back in time to the 1960s, when children with learning differences and challenging behavior were not entitled to an education at all" #EduSky #sschat
bit.ly/41HYHvE
bit.ly/41HYHvE
How shutting down the Department of Education would affect teachers and students
Hear from teachers what shutting down the Department of Education would mean for their classrooms
bit.ly
March 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Educator Voice — Hear from teachers on the plans to dismantle the DoE. "It will be like going back in time to the 1960s, when children with learning differences and challenging behavior were not entitled to an education at all" #EduSky #sschat
bit.ly/41HYHvE
bit.ly/41HYHvE
Reposted by Heather Williams
This NPR story, with local reporting from around the country, including from me in Seattle, paints a picture of the haphazard downsizing if not dismantling of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
Layoffs and potential closures of key facilities raise worries about NOAA's future
The Trump administration may end leases for some of NOAA's offices while the agency terminates several advisory committees at the important weather and climate agency.
buff.ly
March 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This NPR story, with local reporting from around the country, including from me in Seattle, paints a picture of the haphazard downsizing if not dismantling of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
Fellow Washington residents who are a constituent of House Rep Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, feel free to let her have it for being one of 10 House Dems to vote to censure Rep Al Green.
gluesenkampperez.house.gov/contact
gluesenkampperez.house.gov/contact
Get in Touch! - Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
gluesenkampperez.house.gov
March 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Fellow Washington residents who are a constituent of House Rep Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, feel free to let her have it for being one of 10 House Dems to vote to censure Rep Al Green.
gluesenkampperez.house.gov/contact
gluesenkampperez.house.gov/contact
Reposted by Heather Williams
We pre-bunked the lies and attacks on federal workers that Trump will likely make while addressing Congress tonight.
Remember: Trump's attacks are an attempt to erode the public’s faith in the federal government and the services it provides.
Don't let it work!
www.epi.org/blog/trump-w...
Remember: Trump's attacks are an attempt to erode the public’s faith in the federal government and the services it provides.
Don't let it work!
www.epi.org/blog/trump-w...
Trump will likely continue attacking the federal workforce in tonight’s joint address to Congress
Tonight, President Trump will deliver an address to a joint session of Congress where he will outline his political agenda for the next year. Among many other topics, the president is expected to high...
www.epi.org
March 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
We pre-bunked the lies and attacks on federal workers that Trump will likely make while addressing Congress tonight.
Remember: Trump's attacks are an attempt to erode the public’s faith in the federal government and the services it provides.
Don't let it work!
www.epi.org/blog/trump-w...
Remember: Trump's attacks are an attempt to erode the public’s faith in the federal government and the services it provides.
Don't let it work!
www.epi.org/blog/trump-w...