Sofie Van Parijs
@sofievanparijs.bsky.social
Animal communication & bats are my love. Conservation and teaching scientists my passion. These are my personal views.
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Trump puts two NOAA officials on leave days before confirming Neil Jacobs, whom they investigated for altering hurricane forecasts to match Trump’s false Alabama claims.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Two top Noaa officials linked to Trump’s ‘Sharpiegate’ incident put on leave
Two men led inquiry into 2019 debacle involving incorrect hurricane projections that tarnished federal agency’s record
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Trump puts two NOAA officials on leave days before confirming Neil Jacobs, whom they investigated for altering hurricane forecasts to match Trump’s false Alabama claims.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Yes definitely seeing this
“A growing backlog of hundreds of unsigned NOAA contracts has slowed agency operations to a crawl — so much so that even Sen. Ted Cruz, a staunch ally of the Trump administration, has raised concerns about the gridlock.” subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
E&E News: Backlog of unsigned contracts paralyzes NOAA
An agency official said “everything has ground to a halt,” waiting for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to review more than 200 agreements.
subscriber.politicopro.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Yes definitely seeing this
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“A growing backlog of hundreds of unsigned NOAA contracts has slowed agency operations to a crawl — so much so that even Sen. Ted Cruz, a staunch ally of the Trump administration, has raised concerns about the gridlock.” subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
E&E News: Backlog of unsigned contracts paralyzes NOAA
An agency official said “everything has ground to a halt,” waiting for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to review more than 200 agreements.
subscriber.politicopro.com
May 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
“A growing backlog of hundreds of unsigned NOAA contracts has slowed agency operations to a crawl — so much so that even Sen. Ted Cruz, a staunch ally of the Trump administration, has raised concerns about the gridlock.” subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
NSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuring
Smaller future budgets will require fewer people, NSF official tells staff
www.science.org
May 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
NSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Super chuffed to be part of this crew! 😎🐋🦑🧪
New paper:
Culture and conservation in baleen whales
@ellengarland.bsky.social, @petercorkeron.bsky.social, Mike Noad, Briana Abrahms, @jennyallen13.bsky.social, @rconstantine.bsky.social, @lrendell.bsky.social, Renata Sousa-Lima, Kate Stafford, @emma-carroll.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
Culture and conservation in baleen whales
@ellengarland.bsky.social, @petercorkeron.bsky.social, Mike Noad, Briana Abrahms, @jennyallen13.bsky.social, @rconstantine.bsky.social, @lrendell.bsky.social, Renata Sousa-Lima, Kate Stafford, @emma-carroll.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
Culture and conservation in baleen whales | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Culture, defined as information or behaviours shared within a population and acquired from conspecifics through social learning, acts as a second inheritance system which has important implications for species' ecology and evolution. Understanding the ...
doi.org
May 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Super chuffed to be part of this crew! 😎🐋🦑🧪
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"I have never seen a government get so many things wrong, in so many different ways. It was like an Obamacare website every 18 hours. It was like the soft opening of Jurassic Park." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
What Donald Trump has destroyed in his first 100 days won’t be easy to rebuild
Mistakes were made. And made. And made again.
www.motherjones.com
April 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"I have never seen a government get so many things wrong, in so many different ways. It was like an Obamacare website every 18 hours. It was like the soft opening of Jurassic Park." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The Trump admin is torching NOAA. Habitat Conservation? Zeroed out. International Fisheries? Gutted. Climate research centers? Going dark. And now they’re reclassifying staff under Schedule F, turning civil servants into political pawns. #NOAA #DOGE
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
“They’re Just Letting It Burn”: Inside the Political Arson of NOAA
What happens when you fire the firefighters, torch the science lab, and hand the keys to the arsonist? You get the Trump administration’s plan for NOAA.
open.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The Trump admin is torching NOAA. Habitat Conservation? Zeroed out. International Fisheries? Gutted. Climate research centers? Going dark. And now they’re reclassifying staff under Schedule F, turning civil servants into political pawns. #NOAA #DOGE
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
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Let’s recap: Over the last two months, hundreds of probationary NOAA employees were fired, then un-fired and immediately placed on administrative leave, then fired again. This is not a way to build a sustainable workforce, nor maintain morale within the existing one. The cruelty is the point.
April 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Let’s recap: Over the last two months, hundreds of probationary NOAA employees were fired, then un-fired and immediately placed on administrative leave, then fired again. This is not a way to build a sustainable workforce, nor maintain morale within the existing one. The cruelty is the point.
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"Everything Donald Trump says about an energy emergency is a lie."
Thank you @markey.senate.gov for calling out the real emergency: the climate crisis.
"And yet, Trump is dismantling programs that reduce energy prices, lower heating bills, keep our air and water clean, and create jobs."
Thank you @markey.senate.gov for calling out the real emergency: the climate crisis.
"And yet, Trump is dismantling programs that reduce energy prices, lower heating bills, keep our air and water clean, and create jobs."
February 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Everything Donald Trump says about an energy emergency is a lie."
Thank you @markey.senate.gov for calling out the real emergency: the climate crisis.
"And yet, Trump is dismantling programs that reduce energy prices, lower heating bills, keep our air and water clean, and create jobs."
Thank you @markey.senate.gov for calling out the real emergency: the climate crisis.
"And yet, Trump is dismantling programs that reduce energy prices, lower heating bills, keep our air and water clean, and create jobs."
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
Searching for healthy reefs in Martinique. Sadly hard to come by.
January 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Searching for healthy reefs in Martinique. Sadly hard to come by.