@atoiguy.bsky.social
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My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
My two favorite books from the 70s
September 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
My two favorite books from the 70s
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So “pro-life.”
June 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
So “pro-life.”
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There is no such thing as an overreaction with what has now happened. This is the line in the sand.
Every red hat who supports killing Americans is a traitor.
Every red hat who supports killing Americans is a traitor.
June 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
There is no such thing as an overreaction with what has now happened. This is the line in the sand.
Every red hat who supports killing Americans is a traitor.
Every red hat who supports killing Americans is a traitor.
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Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts for US science in next fiscal year
NASA cut by 24%
NIH cut by 40%
EPA cut by 55%
NSF cut by 56%
Analysis from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social @alexwitze.bsky.social and @nature.com team
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
NASA cut by 24%
NIH cut by 40%
EPA cut by 55%
NSF cut by 56%
Analysis from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social @alexwitze.bsky.social and @nature.com team
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science
Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.
www.nature.com
May 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts for US science in next fiscal year
NASA cut by 24%
NIH cut by 40%
EPA cut by 55%
NSF cut by 56%
Analysis from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social @alexwitze.bsky.social and @nature.com team
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
NASA cut by 24%
NIH cut by 40%
EPA cut by 55%
NSF cut by 56%
Analysis from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social @alexwitze.bsky.social and @nature.com team
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Step 2 on my progressive day: shopping at a place that pays their employees well and stands up for DEIA.
March 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Step 2 on my progressive day: shopping at a place that pays their employees well and stands up for DEIA.
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This is the first good idea I’ve seen actually
I actually think the dems should attend the SOTU, wait till the 2nd sentence, and then walk out en masse, that'll do it, there'll be no address, he'll just have a meltdown on national Tv
March 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This is the first good idea I’ve seen actually
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One of Norway's largest fuel companies just announced that they will no longer refuel US Navy vessels after Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy.
“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
March 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
One of Norway's largest fuel companies just announced that they will no longer refuel US Navy vessels after Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy.
“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
I helped run an REU as a doctoral student. The students were great. It was a great experience for me as well.
When I was in the middle of my undergrad, I did an REU. It was my first time seriously reading academic papers and doing research activities. At the end of July, we presented our work in a poster session at MSU. It’s kind of awful that less people will have these opportunities going forward
I was an intern in one of these programs, which convinced me to switch from Philosophy to Earth and Environmental Sciences. I’ve also mentored REU interns, who are now professors themselves. This cancellation is extremely sad and shortsighted.
February 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I helped run an REU as a doctoral student. The students were great. It was a great experience for me as well.
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"working to swiftly rectify the situation..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
"working to swiftly rectify the situation..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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NSF workers who didn't get fired this morning are sending angry emails to NSF management. Here's one of them:
February 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
NSF workers who didn't get fired this morning are sending angry emails to NSF management. Here's one of them:
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Destroy US science leadership because…. eggs too expensive.
February 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Destroy US science leadership because…. eggs too expensive.
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Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
February 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
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When I was a kid my parents said we could not buy German cars. I cannot imagine how fearful they would be if they were alive to see this today.
January 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
When I was a kid my parents said we could not buy German cars. I cannot imagine how fearful they would be if they were alive to see this today.
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This is a photo of Trump and his supporters in Waco with their hands over their hearts while a pro-January 6 insurrection anthem plays.
The screen is playing footage of MAGA insurrectionists attacking the Capitol.
This is not normal. No matter who is in the White House.
The screen is playing footage of MAGA insurrectionists attacking the Capitol.
This is not normal. No matter who is in the White House.
January 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This is a photo of Trump and his supporters in Waco with their hands over their hearts while a pro-January 6 insurrection anthem plays.
The screen is playing footage of MAGA insurrectionists attacking the Capitol.
This is not normal. No matter who is in the White House.
The screen is playing footage of MAGA insurrectionists attacking the Capitol.
This is not normal. No matter who is in the White House.
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The Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes has resigned from her position at the Washington Post after her cartoon depicting Jeff Bezos and other billionaires genuflecting toward Trump was killed.
Her piece here: https://bit.ly/3Pk1g07
Her piece here: https://bit.ly/3Pk1g07
January 4, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes has resigned from her position at the Washington Post after her cartoon depicting Jeff Bezos and other billionaires genuflecting toward Trump was killed.
Her piece here: https://bit.ly/3Pk1g07
Her piece here: https://bit.ly/3Pk1g07
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“He who does not desire power is fit to hold it.”
December 24, 2024 at 2:30 PM
“He who does not desire power is fit to hold it.”
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And it took me five whole seasons until suddenly, today, for no reason, that I realized that Tendi's titles of Mistress of the Winter Constellations is a pun because she's an Orion.
I am a smart astronomer. #Pakled
I am a smart astronomer. #Pakled
December 23, 2024 at 10:48 PM
And it took me five whole seasons until suddenly, today, for no reason, that I realized that Tendi's titles of Mistress of the Winter Constellations is a pun because she's an Orion.
I am a smart astronomer. #Pakled
I am a smart astronomer. #Pakled
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I knew it!!!! The socks!!!
December 22, 2024 at 10:04 PM
I knew it!!!! The socks!!!
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You know what? I worked really really hard on my book Under Alien Skies; I think it's an original concept done in an original way, and has my best writing I've ever done. So I'm promoting it here again, because I'm damned proud of it.
underalienskies.com
underalienskies.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:46 PM
You know what? I worked really really hard on my book Under Alien Skies; I think it's an original concept done in an original way, and has my best writing I've ever done. So I'm promoting it here again, because I'm damned proud of it.
underalienskies.com
underalienskies.com
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It's really starting to feel like America is setting up a real-life trolley problem experiment
December 16, 2024 at 10:46 PM
It's really starting to feel like America is setting up a real-life trolley problem experiment
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It is Egyptologists’ favourite time of the year again.
December 1, 2024 at 6:00 PM
It is Egyptologists’ favourite time of the year again.
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This cartoon is from 1930.
It could have been today.
It could have been today.
December 12, 2024 at 10:51 PM
This cartoon is from 1930.
It could have been today.
It could have been today.