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Miriam Goldstein
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Ocean scientist turned federal policy wonk. Executive Director of the National Ocean Protection Coalition. Views my own, especially the salty ones. Account on hiatus as I take a social media break.
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Sponge from previous skeet in thread - blobby white with eyeball looking holes, on a thin stalk Jack the Pumpkin King from “Nightmare Before Christmas”
April 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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The return trip is also pretty nice.
Ocean with last bite of pink sunset, out of train window.
April 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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On the one hand, you could sit in traffic on the 5. On the other hand, you could be sipping coffee while gazing at the ocean and working on shockingly functional internet, while a delighted small child giggles in pure glee and occasionally shrieks "DOLPHIN!" (there is no dolphin.) I love trains.
Pacific ocean, beach and pier as seen through Amtrak window
April 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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"No fishery means no work."

“You need the federal government to do it...it’s going to become a free-for-all and you're gonna find existing stocks depleted.”
Delayed opening of fisheries means less fishing time for fishermen, less work for crews, and less fish to send to markets, said Linda Behnken, executive director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association. "No fishery means no work," she said. Alaska’s black cod (or sablefish) and halibut fisheries will open on time on March 20, but only after Republican Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski spoke directly with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, she said on X. NOAA staff worked through the weekend to complete the rule-making process so the season could open, said Behnken, who was involved in the effort. “You need the federal government to do it,” said Willi, a charter fishing guide and restaurant owner on Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island. “If these quotas aren't maintained and regulated and monitored with stock assessments by NOAA, it’s going to become a free-for-all and you're gonna find existing stocks depleted.”
March 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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"It's hard for me to believe we're not going to get punished up here in New York and New England for that."

“The federal managers for the squid fishery are supposed to be slashed and without them, when do we know when the seasons open? When will they decide how much of the quota is caught?”
Bluefish tuna were overfished in the mid-Atlantic this month because NOAA did not issue the regulation to close the fishery after fishermen filled the quota in mid-January, according to two letters sent to NOAA from Bill Keating, a Democratic representative from Massachusetts. Keating’s initial attempt to reach NOAA’s congressional liaison failed because that person had been fired, and his second attempt to warn the interim administrator went unanswered, his office said. NOAA eventually closed the mid-Atlantic fishery on February 28 after 125% of the catch quota had been taken. But John McMurray, a bluefin fisherman in New York, says he is not sure how much of the prized fish will be available for him to catch when his season gets underway in June. "It's hard for me to believe we're not going to get punished up here in New York and New England for that,” he said. John Ainsworth, a commercial fisherman who has been fishing squid and other fish off of Rhode Island since 1990, said he fears a chaotic approach to the catch could wipe out fishing stocks. “The federal managers for the squid fishery are supposed to be slashed and without them, when do we know when the seasons open? When will they decide how much of the quota is caught?” he asked.
March 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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"There's just a lot of confusion right now, both internal and external."

“It can make or break a fishery if the window of opportunity to go fishing is narrowed or shifts significantly."
"There's just a lot of confusion right now, both internal and external," said Ben Martens, executive director of the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, an industry group. "I'm getting calls from fishermen asking what's going to happen." “It can make or break a fishery if the window of opportunity to go fishing is narrowed or shifts significantly,” said Noah Oppenheim, principal of Homarus Strategies, which advises commercial fishermen and organizations across the country.
March 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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And my kids understand the stakes.
Her son, Solomon Wolff, flashed a handmade sign that read, “I like to play baseball,” and said the spending bill could mean cuts to youth sports. He was also worried about safety: “There will be less firefighters and police when fires start.” His sister, Diana, pointed out that the money wouldn’t be redirected elsewhere if it wasn’t spent. “It’s from us,” she said. “They don’t have a right to take it away.”
March 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Here's the details, from the blog post linked above.
I wanted to do something similar in the US. So in 2023 I applied for and received a grant from the Department of Agriculture's Local Food Promotion Program to launch Dayboat Blue. You might wonder why I needed grant funds to do this: if it's such a successful model, wouldn't it just support itself? The answer is that it often does take money to make money: I've bootstrapped Downeast Dayboat for 13 years and it's still a struggle, because the vast majority of Americans don't know seafood of this quality exists. Nowadays people find their sources online, and Social Media and Google Ads cost money (newsflash: the first few companies that come up when you search for "premium seafood near me" likely paid for their positions). Sure, I offer the very best seafood available anywhere, great service and a great mission/story, but that doesn't matter if no one knows I exist. Companies with investor-backed ads claiming sustainability, mission and flavor, even if they're empty promises, are going to appear well above me in searches. And that's a shame, since my mission is to get fishermen better prices while getting consumers better seafood, so there's significant public benefit if my company grows. So grant funds were critical to hiring a project director, establishing the website, launching and most importantly, promoting the program. To get these funds, I submit reimbursement requests for agreed-upon expenditures at the end of each month, and then the Department of Agriculture reimburses me for 75% of these expenses. We launched the program in December 2024 and were just starting to promote it when I received some surprising news: After multiple unanswered inquiries into the status of the program, I was told last week that only those costs incurred on or before January 19th 2025 were being processed - never mind the contract that states otherwise. This means roughly $30,000 I've already spent and was expecting to be reimbursed for immediately is currently in limbo. I don't know when or even if I'll receive it, and I don't know if I'll receive any of the contractually-agreed-upon funds I'd counted on to promote Dayboat Blue.
March 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Also please enjoy this uncomfortably on-point parody about the current situation with DOGE and NOAA (full video www.instagram.com/reel/DGmLW5I...
March 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Spotted near NOAA 💙 (source www.reddit.com/r/NOAA/s/qfW...)
NOAA logo with text Hold Fast
February 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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unbothered. moisturized. 🐌.
Snail secretion filtrate 35,000 ppm for nourishing, plumping skin Screenshot of "Advanced Snail Mucin Power Sheet Mask", $6
February 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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House Natural Resources Dems, led by @rephuffman.bsky.social, are looking for stories from federal workers impacted by recent horrible actions. This is an effective way to communicate directly with Congress - Ana is the lead staffer. Please share widely. www.linkedin.com/posts/anaunr...
Image text is same as in link: I have spent most of my professional career in rewarding roles in public service. In early January, I left the White House Council on Environmental Quality to return to the House of Representatives. 💔Now my social media feeds are filled with heartbreaking stories of others who have had their public service arbitrarily cut short. These stories are powerful testaments to the American people and Congress about the vital work non-partisan federal employees do every day. 📧 If you have been fired and are willing to share your story with me, please send a message to MyFedServiceStory@pm.me (via proton email). Please only send what you are willing to have shared publicly. ⏭️ For everyone else, please share this message or send stories you have seen posted publicly to the email above. 🚨If you have something to report and want to invoke whistleblower protections, please see the information here: https://lnkd.in/e3rvh7tB
February 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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February 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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It’s the best.
Rocky rim of Tuckerman Ravine with a small waterfall.
February 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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But you don’t have to take my word for it.
Battered yellow Forest Service sign that says “STOP. The area ahead has the worst weather in America. Many have died there from exposure even in the summer. Turn back now if the weather is bad. White Mountain National Forest.”
February 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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The simulation is glitching.
Screenshot of congress.gov bill H.R.1161 - To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland". Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (Introduced 02/10/2025)
February 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.
Update: They were removed from our reviewer assignments completely. I'm so sorry to all those graduate students. Anonymous to protect the identity of the NIH employee I spoke to...I am on study section next month to discuss F awards. We were just instructed to put the F31-Diversity applications on the bottom of our priority list for review because there is a chance we may not be able to review them. My heart is breaking for the grad students and their mentors that put so much work into these just for them to be disqualified and thrown out.
February 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Behold.
Kitchen sink with the usual tools, plus a shiny new faucet properly installed.
February 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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The kid made a great sign (here mounted on the cargo bike).
Handmade cardboard sign that says in kid handwriting “transgender people aphid be treated with human rights!” It also has little cartoon people holding signs.
February 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Repairing and regreasing a 20-year-old stand mixer is definitely self-care.
Red stand mixer opened up, with a putty knife covered jn nasty 20-year-old black grease in the foreground.
January 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Mood:
A dark red fish with cute little feet-fins and a frowny face sits on a sandy sea floor, looking most displeased.
January 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Here’s the full story: drive.google.com/file/d/1kT0T...
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November 22, 2024 at 2:11 PM
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My daughter asked me to post the realistic fiction story she wrote “on the Internet” - both because she’s really proud of her story and because she wants to share her experience as a cis kid getting constantly misgendered.
Cover of kid-created story called “Not a boy!” Author name blacked out for privacy. Illustration of a kid with short hair and a blue shirt saying “not a boy! That’s true!” Back cover - kid handwriting say “Ryder Goldstein is at a new summer camp. When a bully bullies her, she has to find away to stand up to the bully. Can she? Find out in Not A Boy!”
November 22, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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Hello, new followers! I am a marine biologist turned DC policy wonk. I’m on public social media hiatus because of my current position as the Director for Ocean Policy at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, but, erm, well, follow for more content in January.
White woman with short dark hair and glasses taking a selfie in front of the South Portico of the White House.
November 11, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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@deepseadawn.bsky.social My daughter wanted me to show you the poster she made about you. She is a big fan! This was totally on her own at school, no involvement from me.
May 25, 2024 at 9:06 PM