Jacquelyn Gill
@jacquelyngill.bsky.social
Climate, extinction, and biodiversity scientist at the University of Maine researching Earth’s past for a better future. Writing and podcasting for the planet. Chaotic good professor. Forever DM. Working to be a good ancestor. She/her.
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There are a bunch of fake pictures of protests among my friend networks on other sites. They are really, obviously AI, but I understand how in all the pressures at the moment you can see it, have a feeling, and hit share.
Instead: go to local news. Here’s my outlet I write for. There are others.
Instead: go to local news. Here’s my outlet I write for. There are others.
Live: Thousands gather to memorialize woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis
The mother of the deceased driver identified the woman as Renee Nicole Good, 37. Video of the shooting shows agents near the vehicle as Good reversed and then pulled forward. One agent appeared to fir...
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:17 PM
There are a bunch of fake pictures of protests among my friend networks on other sites. They are really, obviously AI, but I understand how in all the pressures at the moment you can see it, have a feeling, and hit share.
Instead: go to local news. Here’s my outlet I write for. There are others.
Instead: go to local news. Here’s my outlet I write for. There are others.
Wow. I guess we keep fighting.
January 8, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Wow. I guess we keep fighting.
@amyroeder.bsky.social Can we have one of these?
January 8, 2026 at 1:44 AM
@amyroeder.bsky.social Can we have one of these?
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I'm feeling pretty useless so I called my state rep and said they needed to get on with passing the MELT act and doing everything in power to stop this administration.
Senator Fahy Introduces MELT Act to Prohibit Masking by ICE Agents
ALBANY, N.Y. – Senator Patricia Fahy announced today she is introducing the Mandating End of Lawless Tactics (MELT) Act (S.8462 Fahy/A.8908 Simone), previously introduced in the State Assembly by Asse...
www.nysenate.gov
January 7, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I'm feeling pretty useless so I called my state rep and said they needed to get on with passing the MELT act and doing everything in power to stop this administration.
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It's a really scary time. Our president is rattling sabers across the globe. Government thugs are shooting people in the streets.
This is a good week to go to a meeting in your community, in person if possible. Be with others and remember: YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
This is a good week to go to a meeting in your community, in person if possible. Be with others and remember: YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
January 7, 2026 at 5:33 PM
It's a really scary time. Our president is rattling sabers across the globe. Government thugs are shooting people in the streets.
This is a good week to go to a meeting in your community, in person if possible. Be with others and remember: YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
This is a good week to go to a meeting in your community, in person if possible. Be with others and remember: YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
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I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
I’m eating lunch, I’m having a panic attack, I’m charging my phone, and then I’m going back out to try and keep my neighborhood safe.
January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
This is such a great idea!
January 8, 2026 at 12:08 AM
This is such a great idea!
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Human brains feed off of negativity. Negative thoughts are easily digested and play in a loop in your mind all of the time. The reality, however, is that there is also A LOT OF GOOD happening every single minute. You have to do more work to pay attention to the good but it's worth it.
January 7, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Human brains feed off of negativity. Negative thoughts are easily digested and play in a loop in your mind all of the time. The reality, however, is that there is also A LOT OF GOOD happening every single minute. You have to do more work to pay attention to the good but it's worth it.
When you feel immobilized, remember: there is a world outside these apps. Sometimes, when we feel helpless, the best thing is to look to our own communities. Reach out to a friend going through it. Feed someone. Ask a shelter what they need. Spreading the light somewhere helps it grow everywhere.
January 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
When you feel immobilized, remember: there is a world outside these apps. Sometimes, when we feel helpless, the best thing is to look to our own communities. Reach out to a friend going through it. Feed someone. Ask a shelter what they need. Spreading the light somewhere helps it grow everywhere.
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We don't have to live like this.
January 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
We don't have to live like this.
See also: local middle schooler bags 10-point buck.
January 7, 2026 at 1:14 PM
See also: local middle schooler bags 10-point buck.
I love getting the local paper. There’s no comments section, I get to donate the papers to the herbarium or the parrot rescue after, and you get gems like today’s front-page story.
January 7, 2026 at 1:00 AM
I love getting the local paper. There’s no comments section, I get to donate the papers to the herbarium or the parrot rescue after, and you get gems like today’s front-page story.
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After a going through a horrendous year, this is a relief. A 15% cap on overhead costs for university research is a death punch. It doesn't improve efficiency. Research would come to a stop. Recall that changes to #NIH funding DECREASED the number of grants funded in 2025.
🧪 archive.today/KXEIs
🧪 archive.today/KXEIs
Trump Can’t Cap Overhead Rate on NIH Grants to Research Universities, Appeals Court Rules
The ruling is a victory for higher-education associations who challenged the proposed 15-percent cap, calling it illegal and claiming it would devastate the research enterprise.
www.chronicle.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
After a going through a horrendous year, this is a relief. A 15% cap on overhead costs for university research is a death punch. It doesn't improve efficiency. Research would come to a stop. Recall that changes to #NIH funding DECREASED the number of grants funded in 2025.
🧪 archive.today/KXEIs
🧪 archive.today/KXEIs
I'm so sorry that took so long. One of the reasons I talk about this is because it disproportionately impacts early career folks.
I can say that if you end up in a tenure-track job, reviewing is one of the metrics we use as evidence of reputation, and counts towards service in your field.
I can say that if you end up in a tenure-track job, reviewing is one of the metrics we use as evidence of reputation, and counts towards service in your field.
January 6, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I'm so sorry that took so long. One of the reasons I talk about this is because it disproportionately impacts early career folks.
I can say that if you end up in a tenure-track job, reviewing is one of the metrics we use as evidence of reputation, and counts towards service in your field.
I can say that if you end up in a tenure-track job, reviewing is one of the metrics we use as evidence of reputation, and counts towards service in your field.
I've often found people in Google Scholar but then can't find an email anywhere. Editors have no way to know if the email we send bounces (the system doesn't tell us), so if you've moved institutions it can be hard to find folks again unless we can find you via searching.
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I've often found people in Google Scholar but then can't find an email anywhere. Editors have no way to know if the email we send bounces (the system doesn't tell us), so if you've moved institutions it can be hard to find folks again unless we can find you via searching.
Everyone I know is happy to invite postdocs! In my experience, though, it can be harder to find early career folks. Turning on your Google Scholar profile, making sure your email address is somewhere we can find it (website, etc.), and updating your email in journal databases all help.
January 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Everyone I know is happy to invite postdocs! In my experience, though, it can be harder to find early career folks. Turning on your Google Scholar profile, making sure your email address is somewhere we can find it (website, etc.), and updating your email in journal databases all help.
Thank you. We said goodbye to my kitty of twenty years on Saturday morning. <3
January 6, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Thank you. We said goodbye to my kitty of twenty years on Saturday morning. <3
Yes!! I stepped down from a Wiley journal over this. And then we pulled a paper at another Wiley journal that had sat for nine months without assignment.
January 6, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Yes!! I stepped down from a Wiley journal over this. And then we pulled a paper at another Wiley journal that had sat for nine months without assignment.
The Expanse is also such a good example of how a realistic depiction of science can add to, rather than detract from, the action. Gravity is practically a character in this show.
January 5, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The Expanse is also such a good example of how a realistic depiction of science can add to, rather than detract from, the action. Gravity is practically a character in this show.
I’m rewatching The Expanse. One thing that I really love about this show is that it’s one of the only I’ve seen that envisions a future that depicts climate change impacts. It feels like such a glaring omission when other media just…don’t address it.
January 5, 2026 at 11:41 PM
I’m rewatching The Expanse. One thing that I really love about this show is that it’s one of the only I’ve seen that envisions a future that depicts climate change impacts. It feels like such a glaring omission when other media just…don’t address it.
Well, the crying is persistent, so I’m just looking for something to protect my skin until that settles down.
January 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Well, the crying is persistent, so I’m just looking for something to protect my skin until that settles down.
That’s all we buy!
January 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM
That’s all we buy!
Mine is definitely from crying for days, so that’s at least sorted.
January 5, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Mine is definitely from crying for days, so that’s at least sorted.
Tear-related, but that’s also apt!
January 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Tear-related, but that’s also apt!
Yeah, this particular issue is definitely year-related, fortunately.
January 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Yeah, this particular issue is definitely year-related, fortunately.