Caitlin S., PhD
@paleophile.bsky.social
Research Dev't & #SciPol | doing my best for science | Evolutionary Anthropology PhD | #celiac | 🐶 #DogRescue | #FosterCare | Personal account.
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The oldest documented rock art in the world.
Rock art from at least 67,800 years ago in Sulawesi - Nature
A hand stencil painted on a cave wall on a small island off the coast of Sulawesi more than 67,800 years ago suggests a very early occupation of Wallacea.
www.nature.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:16 PM
The oldest documented rock art in the world.
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I visited the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center today to hear about how they'll use funding I secured to continue supporting survivors.
Trump tried to slash funding to prevent violence against women—but I fought tooth and nail & we secured RECORD funding instead.
Trump tried to slash funding to prevent violence against women—but I fought tooth and nail & we secured RECORD funding instead.
January 21, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I visited the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center today to hear about how they'll use funding I secured to continue supporting survivors.
Trump tried to slash funding to prevent violence against women—but I fought tooth and nail & we secured RECORD funding instead.
Trump tried to slash funding to prevent violence against women—but I fought tooth and nail & we secured RECORD funding instead.
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ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
January 21, 2026 at 11:14 PM
ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
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‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:11 AM
‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@nbcwashington.com when will snow/ice hit on Saturday? Flight scheduled to land 3:30pm at DCA (from LAX). Wondering if I should get a flight Friday, instead.
a close up of a woman 's face with the words killing eye on the bottom right
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with the words killing eye on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:19 AM
@nbcwashington.com when will snow/ice hit on Saturday? Flight scheduled to land 3:30pm at DCA (from LAX). Wondering if I should get a flight Friday, instead.
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An appeals court has suspended a decision that restricts the aggressive tactics of immigration officers in Minnesota.
Court lifts restrictions on immigration officers' tactics in Minnesota
An appeals court has suspended a decision that restricts the aggressive tactics of immigration officers in Minnesota.
www.nbcwashington.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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Ted Cruz has been caught on camera flying to Laguna Beach, California as Texas is expected to experience another dangerous winter storm.
January 21, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Ted Cruz has been caught on camera flying to Laguna Beach, California as Texas is expected to experience another dangerous winter storm.
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One year into Trump's second term, we parse the lasting impact of his policies and executive orders. Here's the first of a four-story package appearing this week. www.science.org/content/arti...
Which of Trump’s upheavals to U.S. science are likely to stick?
A future president could reverse many changes, but greater White House control of science agencies may be here to stay
www.science.org
January 20, 2026 at 10:16 PM
One year into Trump's second term, we parse the lasting impact of his policies and executive orders. Here's the first of a four-story package appearing this week. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Inbox: The Trump administration is advertising its science & tech accomplishments.
January 21, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Inbox: The Trump administration is advertising its science & tech accomplishments.
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I found the Senate report language (not legally binding)
The committee explicitly called out the Memoli project.
"The Committee urges NIAID to prioritize research.. to ensure that all universal influenza vaccine research activities are approved by NIH's rigorous multi-tiered review system."
The committee explicitly called out the Memoli project.
"The Committee urges NIAID to prioritize research.. to ensure that all universal influenza vaccine research activities are approved by NIH's rigorous multi-tiered review system."
![Universal Flu Vaccine.—The Committee includes $270,000,000 to
support efforts to develop universal influenza vaccines that provides long-lasting protection against numerous flu strains, rather
than a select few. The Committee notes that on May 1, 2025, NIH
received a $500,000,000 transfer from the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response [ASPR] to accelerate the development of universal vaccines using beta-propiolactone [BPL]-inactivated, whole-virus platform. Given this substantial increase,
within the total provided, the Committee does not provide funding
to support vaccine development using the beta-propiolactone [BPL]-
inactivated, whole-virus platform. The Committee urges NIAID to
prioritize research needed to develop a universal influenza vaccine
and directs NIH to ensure that all universal influenza vaccine research activities are approved by NIH’s rigorous multi-tiered review system, including the NIAID National Advisory and Infectious
Diseases Council.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xtytenkhytpek3zszl3rh44t/bafkreif67jjpdkwul5xvm2fqnu4xlhlvp27les4y3dsmzlbawrdjggpr5e@jpeg)
January 20, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I found the Senate report language (not legally binding)
The committee explicitly called out the Memoli project.
"The Committee urges NIAID to prioritize research.. to ensure that all universal influenza vaccine research activities are approved by NIH's rigorous multi-tiered review system."
The committee explicitly called out the Memoli project.
"The Committee urges NIAID to prioritize research.. to ensure that all universal influenza vaccine research activities are approved by NIH's rigorous multi-tiered review system."
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We're one year in. The speed, scope and severity of what's happening to American science is beyond anything we've seen before. The reliability of the Federal science and technology enterprise and the people within it, has been shattered. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:42 PM
We're one year in. The speed, scope and severity of what's happening to American science is beyond anything we've seen before. The reliability of the Federal science and technology enterprise and the people within it, has been shattered. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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A year ago, under a flurry of executive orders, it became clear that the second Trump administration was going to make dramatic changes on US science. Here's our 10,000 foot look at the damage.
with @maxkozlov.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, and Rich Monastersky
with @maxkozlov.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, and Rich Monastersky
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
A year ago, under a flurry of executive orders, it became clear that the second Trump administration was going to make dramatic changes on US science. Here's our 10,000 foot look at the damage.
with @maxkozlov.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, and Rich Monastersky
with @maxkozlov.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, and Rich Monastersky
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The FDP posted an Update on the Status of Federal Research Security Requirements on December 17, 2025. The update provides an overview of the current status of federal research funding agency implementation of research security requirements.
https://post.citiprogram.org/4sP0R8w
#ResearchSecurity
https://post.citiprogram.org/4sP0R8w
#ResearchSecurity
RSB Vol. 2 No. 1 | SECURE Center
Explore SECURE Center resources, tools, and services supporting research security for IHEs, nonprofits, and small businesses under the CHIPS and Science Act.
post.citiprogram.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The FDP posted an Update on the Status of Federal Research Security Requirements on December 17, 2025. The update provides an overview of the current status of federal research funding agency implementation of research security requirements.
https://post.citiprogram.org/4sP0R8w
#ResearchSecurity
https://post.citiprogram.org/4sP0R8w
#ResearchSecurity
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The conference (agreement between House and Senate) appropriations bill that includes HHS and NIH was released this morning.
www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...
1/5
www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...
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Committee Releases Conferenced Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bi...
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
www.appropriations.senate.gov
January 20, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The conference (agreement between House and Senate) appropriations bill that includes HHS and NIH was released this morning.
www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...
1/5
www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...
1/5
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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January 19, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
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If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
January 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
January 19, 2026 at 7:31 PM
For #MLKDay tomorrow, may I recommend everyone just turn on @tcmtv.bsky.social for the day?
January 19, 2026 at 3:25 AM
For #MLKDay tomorrow, may I recommend everyone just turn on @tcmtv.bsky.social for the day?
Who's done it?? Is it awesome? Will I meet @benmank77.bsky.social or @eddiemuller.bsky.social?!? Is part of the tour Mario doing Joan Crawford? Please say yes! #TCMparty
January 19, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Who's done it?? Is it awesome? Will I meet @benmank77.bsky.social or @eddiemuller.bsky.social?!? Is part of the tour Mario doing Joan Crawford? Please say yes! #TCMparty
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Happy Cary Grant Day.
Please enjoy this portrait from the GD smouldering years at Paramount.
Please enjoy this portrait from the GD smouldering years at Paramount.
January 18, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Happy Cary Grant Day.
Please enjoy this portrait from the GD smouldering years at Paramount.
Please enjoy this portrait from the GD smouldering years at Paramount.
All I do anymore is just think,"WTAF?!" over and over.
"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:16 AM
All I do anymore is just think,"WTAF?!" over and over.
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Another truly dark event for science.
The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
January 18, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Another truly dark event for science.