Jonathan Cummings
@jonathancummings.bsky.social
Decision Scientist and Quantitative Ecologist; Decision support for fish, wildlife & natural resource management; views are my own
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice_...
The options we are presented with (choice architecture) impact our decisions. An example we're faced ever more frequently is the default tipping rates of checkouts.
#TodaysTedx
The options we are presented with (choice architecture) impact our decisions. An example we're faced ever more frequently is the default tipping rates of checkouts.
#TodaysTedx
November 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice_...
The options we are presented with (choice architecture) impact our decisions. An example we're faced ever more frequently is the default tipping rates of checkouts.
#TodaysTedx
The options we are presented with (choice architecture) impact our decisions. An example we're faced ever more frequently is the default tipping rates of checkouts.
#TodaysTedx
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This
The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
This
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October 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Completely agree on this
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Completely agree on this
Protest letter signature drive reveals fear among federal employees | STAT share.google/sf5V4kGU7Stu...
Despite fear of retaliation, hundreds of federal workers urge Congress to protect medicine and science
Federal workers send Congress a letter pleading for help, but their trouble attracting signatures reflects fear of retaliation.
share.google
September 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Protest letter signature drive reveals fear among federal employees | STAT share.google/sf5V4kGU7Stu...
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🤖 Android here we come!
Spread the word! Share this far and wide—yell it from rooftops, tell your rich uncle about it, slip it into casual conversation at the grocery store.
Spread the word! Share this far and wide—yell it from rooftops, tell your rich uncle about it, slip it into casual conversation at the grocery store.
Donate to Help Bring Flashes for Bluesky to Android!, organised by Sebastian Vogelsang
Hi everyone! I’m Sebastian, the developer behind Flashes for Bluesky - … Sebastian Vogelsang needs your support for Help Bring Flashes for Bluesky to Android!
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March 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
🤖 Android here we come!
Spread the word! Share this far and wide—yell it from rooftops, tell your rich uncle about it, slip it into casual conversation at the grocery store.
Spread the word! Share this far and wide—yell it from rooftops, tell your rich uncle about it, slip it into casual conversation at the grocery store.
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Succinctly states where we are and what's happening. These three things, in addition to doing much else, are the sheet anchors of American wealth and power.
Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
May 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Succinctly states where we are and what's happening. These three things, in addition to doing much else, are the sheet anchors of American wealth and power.
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US NSF funding cut in half
Details of cuts to US National Science Foundation (NSF)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Details of cuts to US National Science Foundation (NSF)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
May 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
US NSF funding cut in half
Details of cuts to US National Science Foundation (NSF)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Details of cuts to US National Science Foundation (NSF)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This is absolutely terrible news.
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
Moderna withdraws application for COVID-flu combination vaccine
Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and COVID combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
www.reuters.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
This is absolutely terrible news.
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
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New Forbes story about the economic consequences of science cuts.
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Thoughtful and thorough analysis.
1/n
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Thoughtful and thorough analysis.
1/n
Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually
Economists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself
www.forbes.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
New Forbes story about the economic consequences of science cuts.
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Thoughtful and thorough analysis.
1/n
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Thoughtful and thorough analysis.
1/n
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A shocking statistic presented by Margaret Leinen of @scrippsocean.bsky.social, was that 8 of the major oceanographic institutions are cutting grad admissions by 50% in 2025.
That's a HUGE long-term loss for the students planning on grad school, & the industries that plan to hire in coming years.
That's a HUGE long-term loss for the students planning on grad school, & the industries that plan to hire in coming years.
March 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A shocking statistic presented by Margaret Leinen of @scrippsocean.bsky.social, was that 8 of the major oceanographic institutions are cutting grad admissions by 50% in 2025.
That's a HUGE long-term loss for the students planning on grad school, & the industries that plan to hire in coming years.
That's a HUGE long-term loss for the students planning on grad school, & the industries that plan to hire in coming years.
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Reminder: You can just…do stuff.
You don’t have to wait for your boss to tell you to. You don’t have to wait to be told you’re good enough.
As long as you’re not hurting anybody, and especially if doing it would help somebody… you can just do it.
You don’t have to wait for your boss to tell you to. You don’t have to wait to be told you’re good enough.
As long as you’re not hurting anybody, and especially if doing it would help somebody… you can just do it.
March 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Reminder: You can just…do stuff.
You don’t have to wait for your boss to tell you to. You don’t have to wait to be told you’re good enough.
As long as you’re not hurting anybody, and especially if doing it would help somebody… you can just do it.
You don’t have to wait for your boss to tell you to. You don’t have to wait to be told you’re good enough.
As long as you’re not hurting anybody, and especially if doing it would help somebody… you can just do it.
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Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and even Democratic House leadership, are criticizing the Senate’s caving.
talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blog/se...
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Senate Democrats Expected To Help Pass House Republican CR
Following Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) announcement that he would help...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and even Democratic House leadership, are criticizing the Senate’s caving.
talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blog/se...
talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blog/se...
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too woke, must destroy
Meet Gracie Himes, age 20.
Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.
On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.
On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
March 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
too woke, must destroy
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While Trump has been claiming that Putin is eager for a deal, US spy agencie have been telling Trump that is not the case.
@ellenwapo.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
@ellenwapo.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Putin still intends Ukraine domination, U.S. intelligence reports say
U.S. assessments of Vladimir Putin say that Moscow is determined to hold sway over Kyiv, despite ongoing ceasefire talks.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
While Trump has been claiming that Putin is eager for a deal, US spy agencie have been telling Trump that is not the case.
@ellenwapo.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
@ellenwapo.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Hello New Hampshire. I miss you, tell your senators.
*Jon Ossoff* just announced he's voting no. You think that happened out of nowhere? CALL YOUR SENATORS. 👇
Schumer (202) 224-6542 no vm
Hassan (202) 224-3324
Peters (202) 224-6221
Durbin (202)224-2152 no vm
Schatz (202) 224-3934
King (202) 224-5344
Shaheen (202) 224-2841 vm full
Fetterman (202) 224-4254
Cortez Masto (202) 224-3542
Gillibrand (202) 224-4451
Hassan (202) 224-3324
Peters (202) 224-6221
Durbin (202)224-2152 no vm
Schatz (202) 224-3934
King (202) 224-5344
Shaheen (202) 224-2841 vm full
Fetterman (202) 224-4254
Cortez Masto (202) 224-3542
Gillibrand (202) 224-4451
March 14, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Hello New Hampshire. I miss you, tell your senators.
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this essay goes a long way towards capturing something that I've been thinking about over the past year or so: how closely the new nihilism in America resembles what you find in the former soviet union www.nefariousrussians.com/p/against-ni...
Against Nihilism
Politics in the age of stupidity. Against the senile vibe shift.
www.nefariousrussians.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
this essay goes a long way towards capturing something that I've been thinking about over the past year or so: how closely the new nihilism in America resembles what you find in the former soviet union www.nefariousrussians.com/p/against-ni...
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it doesn't matter if the CR was bad or anywhere near good; as long as lawlessnes reigns supreme in Washington you don't vote for a single GOP bill or a single GOP nominee, why is this so fuckin' hard to understand
March 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
it doesn't matter if the CR was bad or anywhere near good; as long as lawlessnes reigns supreme in Washington you don't vote for a single GOP bill or a single GOP nominee, why is this so fuckin' hard to understand
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Already seeing multiple NPS parks needing to close for 1-2 days a week due to being short-staffed after the federal workforce firings. Are we great yet?
February 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Already seeing multiple NPS parks needing to close for 1-2 days a week due to being short-staffed after the federal workforce firings. Are we great yet?
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Here's the first @bluestein.bsky.social video that X blocked (with the last few seconds trimmed off).
Audience member: "[Congress] controls the budget, not the president. And you are doing us a disservice to set that down and not stand up for us!"
Audience member: "[Congress] controls the budget, not the president. And you are doing us a disservice to set that down and not stand up for us!"
February 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Here's the first @bluestein.bsky.social video that X blocked (with the last few seconds trimmed off).
Audience member: "[Congress] controls the budget, not the president. And you are doing us a disservice to set that down and not stand up for us!"
Audience member: "[Congress] controls the budget, not the president. And you are doing us a disservice to set that down and not stand up for us!"
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
We are so proud to have many incredible women working across disciplines as part of Exeter Marine. 🩵
🦑🦤🌎🌐🧪🤿🌊
#WomeninSTEM #PhDSky #AcademicSky
We are so proud to have many incredible women working across disciplines as part of Exeter Marine. 🩵
🦑🦤🌎🌐🧪🤿🌊
#WomeninSTEM #PhDSky #AcademicSky
February 11, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
We are so proud to have many incredible women working across disciplines as part of Exeter Marine. 🩵
🦑🦤🌎🌐🧪🤿🌊
#WomeninSTEM #PhDSky #AcademicSky
We are so proud to have many incredible women working across disciplines as part of Exeter Marine. 🩵
🦑🦤🌎🌐🧪🤿🌊
#WomeninSTEM #PhDSky #AcademicSky