Brad Hollingsworth
@chuckwalla1.bsky.social
Museum curator, biodiversity fanatic, amphibians and reptiles are where's it at.
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NEW: ALA salutes Dr Carla Hayden for her exceptional service to the nation as the Librarian of Congress. We are deeply disappointed in Dr Hayden's abrupt & unjust dismissal last night, an insult to the scope & breadth of her work.
Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
![The American Library Association praises servic of Dr. Carla Hayden, decries 'unjust dismissal' of Librarian of Congress. [Image of Dr. Carla Hayden standing in the stacks in a library]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q5qyswhppr7tiskw43xhcv7f/bafkreicwqv4vszkknu4dvsdfhmrzzmtscjx5eg64gykfmrgynrnhup6sai@jpeg)
May 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
NEW: ALA salutes Dr Carla Hayden for her exceptional service to the nation as the Librarian of Congress. We are deeply disappointed in Dr Hayden's abrupt & unjust dismissal last night, an insult to the scope & breadth of her work.
Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
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NEW: ALA was in court today for the first hearing in ALA v. Sonderling, our lawsuit aimed at halting the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
We urge the court to immediately enjoin the Administration from further damaging America's libraries. Learn more: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit
We urge the court to immediately enjoin the Administration from further damaging America's libraries. Learn more: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit
April 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
NEW: ALA was in court today for the first hearing in ALA v. Sonderling, our lawsuit aimed at halting the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
We urge the court to immediately enjoin the Administration from further damaging America's libraries. Learn more: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit
We urge the court to immediately enjoin the Administration from further damaging America's libraries. Learn more: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit
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NEW: ALA is going to court to stop the President’s attempts to illegally dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)
The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)
April 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
NEW: ALA is going to court to stop the President’s attempts to illegally dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)
The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)
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Today 21 states' Attorneys General filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services. ALA applauds this legal action by state officials who know how much these cuts would hurt their communities.
Tell Congress to show up #ForOurLibraries: ala.org/showup
Tell Congress to show up #ForOurLibraries: ala.org/showup
April 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Today 21 states' Attorneys General filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services. ALA applauds this legal action by state officials who know how much these cuts would hurt their communities.
Tell Congress to show up #ForOurLibraries: ala.org/showup
Tell Congress to show up #ForOurLibraries: ala.org/showup
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ALA is deeply concerned by reports that IMLS is sending notices to libraries claiming to cancel grants that are required by law. This harmful action will disrupt libraries' ability to serve their communities.
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
April 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
ALA is deeply concerned by reports that IMLS is sending notices to libraries claiming to cancel grants that are required by law. This harmful action will disrupt libraries' ability to serve their communities.
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
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With 80% of Institute of Museum and Library Services staff now on administrative leave, ALA President Cindy Hohl spoke with PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown about the agency’s vital role and the importance of federal library funding—especially for small and rural libraries.
www.pbs.org/video/defund...
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PBS News Hour | Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts | Season 2025
Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts after Trump order
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April 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
With 80% of Institute of Museum and Library Services staff now on administrative leave, ALA President Cindy Hohl spoke with PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown about the agency’s vital role and the importance of federal library funding—especially for small and rural libraries.
www.pbs.org/video/defund...
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www.pbs.org/video/defund...
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The Humanities as Canary: Understanding this Crisis Now scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/02/t...
The Humanities as Canary: Understanding this Crisis Now - The Scholarly Kitchen
The Humanities have always been the canary in the coal mine of the full knowledge industry. What information can help us understand this crisis and its implications?
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
April 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The Humanities as Canary: Understanding this Crisis Now scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/02/t...
Trump Administration Moves to Shutter Library Agency www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/a...
Trump Administration Moves to Shutter Library Agency
The staff of the independent Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries, were put on leave.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Trump Administration Moves to Shutter Library Agency www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/a...
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Museums and libraries are the main places where members of the public engage in lifelong learning outside of any formal school.
Call your legislators. Tell them to protect library funding. bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
Call your legislators. Tell them to protect library funding. bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
Library Advocates Rally as Trump Targets Federal Funding (Gift Article)
An executive order has demanded that the Institute for Museum and Library Services be eliminated to the maximum extent allowed by law.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Museums and libraries are the main places where members of the public engage in lifelong learning outside of any formal school.
Call your legislators. Tell them to protect library funding. bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
Call your legislators. Tell them to protect library funding. bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
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As a curator at a natural history museum, I'm gutted to learn about the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. If anything, we need to fund, protect and preserve museum collections and uphold institutions of scientific and cultural knowledge now more than ever.
March 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
As a curator at a natural history museum, I'm gutted to learn about the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. If anything, we need to fund, protect and preserve museum collections and uphold institutions of scientific and cultural knowledge now more than ever.
One of our few support systems, IMLS helped countless Natural History Museums modernize and care for collections and libraries. One of the most respectable government entities, IMLS is to be eliminated... really fucking stupid.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 15, 2025 at 3:53 AM
One of our few support systems, IMLS helped countless Natural History Museums modernize and care for collections and libraries. One of the most respectable government entities, IMLS is to be eliminated... really fucking stupid.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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so grateful to have one of my favorite murals, this San Francisco garter snake by Sonny Behan (sonnysundancer on IG), on my morning run. ✨
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February 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
so grateful to have one of my favorite murals, this San Francisco garter snake by Sonny Behan (sonnysundancer on IG), on my morning run. ✨
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One of my best friends and a brilliant scientist, literally one of the most creative thinkers that I know, was sacked today from the NSF. He will prevail, but the world just became a slightly dimmer place. As I sit crying in my office
February 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
One of my best friends and a brilliant scientist, literally one of the most creative thinkers that I know, was sacked today from the NSF. He will prevail, but the world just became a slightly dimmer place. As I sit crying in my office
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Colleagues, including my partner, with years of service at the agency. Some Permanent POs reclassified as Probationary. Exceptional scientists who were former professors at major institutions, and came to NSF to serve the community and ensure science thrives in the US.
February 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Colleagues, including my partner, with years of service at the agency. Some Permanent POs reclassified as Probationary. Exceptional scientists who were former professors at major institutions, and came to NSF to serve the community and ensure science thrives in the US.
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NEW: NSF confirmed that they fired 168 employees today, out of their staff of ~1,500 feds.
This includes some people who'd finished their 1-year probationary periods, which were extended to 2-years last month without explanation. More to come.
This includes some people who'd finished their 1-year probationary periods, which were extended to 2-years last month without explanation. More to come.
February 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
NEW: NSF confirmed that they fired 168 employees today, out of their staff of ~1,500 feds.
This includes some people who'd finished their 1-year probationary periods, which were extended to 2-years last month without explanation. More to come.
This includes some people who'd finished their 1-year probationary periods, which were extended to 2-years last month without explanation. More to come.
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This monument designation is an important step in ensuring consistency between solar development and conservation priorities identified through the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan process.🏜️🔌💡
January 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This monument designation is an important step in ensuring consistency between solar development and conservation priorities identified through the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan process.🏜️🔌💡
Words out... Biden is flying to Coachella Valley today to designate Chuckwalla National Monument in California. With the rate of land conversion happening in the Southern California deserts, I'm happy to have some of it set aside. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/c...
Biden to Designate Chuckwalla and Sáttítla National Monuments in California
With these two new monuments, Mr. Biden has protected more federal land and waters than any other president, about 674 million acres.
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Words out... Biden is flying to Coachella Valley today to designate Chuckwalla National Monument in California. With the rate of land conversion happening in the Southern California deserts, I'm happy to have some of it set aside. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/c...
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I'm featuring CA herps this week and guess what? A new field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of California comes out in January. In this recent episode I talk with both co-authors about process, challenges, and most importantly, what's in the book! #herps 🌿 www.somuchpingle.com/2024/10/19/e...
Episode 103: New California Field Guide with Bob Hansen and Jackson Shedd - So Much Pingle
Hello everyone and welcome to Episode One Hundred and Three! And while we’re at it, I hope you all remain safe and healthy out there, including all the folks who are recovering in the aftermath of hu...
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December 18, 2024 at 4:57 PM
I'm featuring CA herps this week and guess what? A new field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of California comes out in January. In this recent episode I talk with both co-authors about process, challenges, and most importantly, what's in the book! #herps 🌿 www.somuchpingle.com/2024/10/19/e...
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The Democratization of Systematic Biology
| Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists
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December 12, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Spent the day listening to John Lennon and enjoying every song. Also read David Corn's older article about the senseless gun violence that took his life.
Today is the anniversary of the assassination of John Lennon. A sad day. Here’s a piece I wrote a few years ago about his murder —and an anti -NRA rally I organized in response.
www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...
www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...
John Lennon’s Murder 30 Years Later: A Remembrance
On the 30th anniversary of the Beatle's death, a reflection on gun violence.
www.motherjones.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Spent the day listening to John Lennon and enjoying every song. Also read David Corn's older article about the senseless gun violence that took his life.
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New study: amphibians among most at-risk for climate change induced extinctions. Also island, mountain, freshwater, and parts of global south. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Climate change extinctions
Climate change is expected to cause irreversible changes to biodiversity, but predicting those risks remains uncertain. I synthesized 485 studies and more than 5 million projections to produce a quant...
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December 6, 2024 at 12:33 PM
New study: amphibians among most at-risk for climate change induced extinctions. Also island, mountain, freshwater, and parts of global south. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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This free PBS documentary about San Diego's wild urban jungle is stunning ! #UrbanEvolution #UrbanWildlife
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San Diego: America’s Wildest City ~ About | Nature | PBS
Experience San Diego's dazzling biodiversity thriving among a human population of 3.3 million residents. From grebes' intricate rituals to orcas' thrilling hunts, witness nature's resilience and beaut...
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November 23, 2024 at 3:45 PM
This free PBS documentary about San Diego's wild urban jungle is stunning ! #UrbanEvolution #UrbanWildlife
www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...
www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...
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Public Trust in Scientists and Views on Their Role in Policymaking 🧪🌎 from @pewresearch.org www.pewresearch.org/science/2024...
Public Trust in Scientists and Views on Their Role in Policymaking
Americans’ trust in scientists is slightly higher than it was last year, but remains lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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November 18, 2024 at 5:57 AM
Public Trust in Scientists and Views on Their Role in Policymaking 🧪🌎 from @pewresearch.org www.pewresearch.org/science/2024...
Our seaturtle skulls were first put on display as part of the exhibit "What's this?", which included a blackboard for visitor feedback. They were so popular they became foundational to our Skulls exhibit.
November 23, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Our seaturtle skulls were first put on display as part of the exhibit "What's this?", which included a blackboard for visitor feedback. They were so popular they became foundational to our Skulls exhibit.