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Isako Di Tomassi
@isakoditomassi.bsky.social
she/her #Phytophthora #PotatoPathology #SciPol #SciComm

#PhD student #CornellPPPMB plant pathology - #fungi & #oomycetes

studied agroecology - fungi - soil @ #PennState

Board member @ local non-profit org Ithaca Community Gardens #Leguminati
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Dr. Teresa Iturriaga is an incredible resource, and one-of-a-kind! We are so lucky to have her.

Also, I didn't know CUP had over 400k fungal specimens!

#Cornell #PPPMB #FungiFriends #Mycology #Mushrooms

cornellsun.com/2025/02/28/t...
The Scientists Behind Cornell’s Mushroom Museum - The Cornell Daily Sun
The Cornell Plant Pathology Herbarium (CUP) is home to extensive fungi research, connecting students and faculty to the exciting field of mycology.
cornellsun.com
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NEW Science Policy in a SNAP just dropped!

Learn more about members @ashyeneng.bsky.social @brycewedig.bsky.social and @bdavisbio.bsky.social, and why they do the amazing things they do.

medium.com/science-poli...
Member SNAPshots: February 2026
Our Member SNAPshot series shines a spotlight on the early-career researchers who make up the Scientist Network for Advancing Policy. Each…
medium.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Listen to #ECRs @mjarnett.bsky.social @erinmorrow.bsky.social @jpflores.rbind.io @isakoditomassi.bsky.social and Alex Rich about "Building a New Generation of Scientists Who Lead in Policy and Civic Engagement"

Then join us at our reception to learn more! forms.gle/8AQkJAtHoqvC...

#AAAS2026
February 10, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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US corn–soybean farmers use far more nitrogen fertilizer than crops can absorb,  wasting them money, polluting drinking water, and producing climate emissions comparable to as many as 14 million gasoline-powered cars a year. Read our new report to learn more:
Less Fertilizer, Better Outcomes
Every year, US farmers apply between 30 and 50 percent more synthetic nitrogen fertilizer than their crops can actually absorb, and the excess that runs off farm fields does harm to people, ecosystems, and the climate.
www.ucs.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Want to work with the AGU SciPolicy Team? Voices for Science participants conduct regular outcomes-focused outreach to make a tangible impact at the local, federal, or global level. Applications for the U.S. cohort are open Dec 15 – Feb 15 buff.ly/BHStsrh
February 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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Doing so will take more than "twos", but a continuum and coalitions, including organizations willing to speak assertively in public and to the public, including @standupforscience.bsky.social, @snapcoalition.bsky.social, @defendpublichealth.bsky.social & more.
February 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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The @aaas.org meeting is coming up.

I hope and trust that the meeting will include a diversity of voices who are willing to share their approaches so that others can learn from them in confronting the real and ongoing threat to science, scientists, and institutions.
February 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Bravo to the Environmental Defense Fund and @ucs.org - their lawsuit led a Reagan appointed judge to conclude the Department of Energy acted illegally in creating a panel to review climate change composed of climate deniers

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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Somebody rented this billboard outside Tesla’s flagship London store in Tottenham.
February 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
@researchamerica.bsky.social is honoring the McClintock Letters Initiative a "Meeting the Moment" award: www.researchamerica.org/advocacy-awa...

We are so grateful to all of the participants of the #McClintockLetters! @snapcoalition.bsky.social and @cornellasap.bsky.social really crushed it!
The McClintock Letters - Research!America
The MEETING THE MOMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AWARD recognizes an individual or organization that has been a “clear voice,” playing a key role in communicating important public health information to the […...
www.researchamerica.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Also, my goodness, that is simply too many emails, JP.
February 5, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Ya, I seriously need to get a better system for responding. Maybe I'll just start doing what my old PI did and only respond to emails for a couple hours first thing in the morning. Generally if it wasn't in his inbox by 8 a.m., he would get to it the next morning during his "email time."
February 5, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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Tribal citizens are being grabbed off the streets by Trump's masked ICE agents. Held for days or weeks while their family has no idea where they are.

A Republican's response? "There will be mistakes."

@rephuffman.bsky.social wasn't having it 👇
February 3, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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Federally recognized Tribes are Sovereign Nations.
Tribal citizens are being grabbed off the streets by Trump's masked ICE agents. Held for days or weeks while their family has no idea where they are.

A Republican's response? "There will be mistakes."

@rephuffman.bsky.social wasn't having it 👇
February 3, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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The Trump administration's unnecessary deployment of National Guard troops in our cities wasted $496 million in 2025, and could waste even more money if it's not stopped.

Congress must take action and make it clear: No troops on our streets.
Trump's National Guard deployments could cost over $1 billion this year, CBO projects
The operation in Washington, D.C. alone is projected to cost upwards of $660 million if it runs through the end of this year as expected, according to new data released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
www.npr.org
February 4, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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Holy shit there's still a functioning newspaper in this country.
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 24, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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🚨 *Updated Black History Graphic

Just 4 years after the ratification of the 15th amendment giving Black men the right to vote, for the 1st time, there’s Black Representation in the Senate for 6 full years

Don’t let them keep you from the polls & take away your vote!

GOTV & Show UP in 2026!
February 3, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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Please welcome this #PlantScience company to BlueSky! We see their contributions in a lot of journals, particularly @jipb.bsky.social!
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February 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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This is a harrowing look at Epstein's connections to academia. It shows how Epstein was able to woo high-profile scholars with witty banter, promises of research funding, and help from a well-connected literary agent, despite not having a degree himself.

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Nine More Higher Ed Names in the Epstein Files
Through coffees, phone calls and private flights, at least nine more academics are linked to Jeffrey Epstein in the latest disclosure of documents from the Justice Department.
www.insidehighered.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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This, along with the seizure of ballots and voting data, is another massive red flag for Americans: This is the kind of thing authoritarians say and do when they are preparing to rig the vote.

They are preparing to steal your vote, and you have to take action now to stop them.
February 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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A century of hair samples proves leaded gas ban worked arstechnica.com/science/2026...
A century of hair samples proves leaded gas ban worked
“We should not forget the lessons of history. And the lesson is those regulations have been very important.”...
arstechnica.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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Apple, Google, Meta, Bluesky, Ring, Telegram—all these companies could offer stronger protections for our chats and our data. www.encryptitalready.org
Encrypt It Already
End-to-end encryption protects the privacy of your data.
encryptitalready.org
February 2, 2026 at 11:02 PM