Sharon P
@nebomtnmom.bsky.social
Nature-loving, mountain-dwelling wordsmith, optimist, and longtime cat-lover.
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Can watch it over and over again.
July 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Can watch it over and over again.
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NONE in Life science?! NONE?!
The 500 additional GRFPs NSF awarded were not very evenly distributed across fields, it seems.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
June 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
NONE in Life science?! NONE?!
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I'm floored.
This is ONE stretch of ONE side of the street in deep red, small town Knoxville, TN today.
This is a city that Trump won in 2024 by 20+ points.
The scope of these protests are massive—American from both sides of the aisle are pissed.
There will be no kings.
This is ONE stretch of ONE side of the street in deep red, small town Knoxville, TN today.
This is a city that Trump won in 2024 by 20+ points.
The scope of these protests are massive—American from both sides of the aisle are pissed.
There will be no kings.
June 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I'm floored.
This is ONE stretch of ONE side of the street in deep red, small town Knoxville, TN today.
This is a city that Trump won in 2024 by 20+ points.
The scope of these protests are massive—American from both sides of the aisle are pissed.
There will be no kings.
This is ONE stretch of ONE side of the street in deep red, small town Knoxville, TN today.
This is a city that Trump won in 2024 by 20+ points.
The scope of these protests are massive—American from both sides of the aisle are pissed.
There will be no kings.
Made me think of my dad. 💦
I don't know why I thought of this video. Perhaps just missing the love of family. It's a bit lonely these days. So to my Bluesky family you've got All My Love
Coldplay - ALL MY LOVE (Official Video)
YouTube video by Coldplay
m.youtube.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Made me think of my dad. 💦
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My quote of the day
…But without scientific progress no amount of achievement in other directions can insure our health, prosperity, and security as a nation in the modern world.
Vannevar Bush
Science: The Endless Frontier
…But without scientific progress no amount of achievement in other directions can insure our health, prosperity, and security as a nation in the modern world.
Vannevar Bush
Science: The Endless Frontier
April 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
My quote of the day
…But without scientific progress no amount of achievement in other directions can insure our health, prosperity, and security as a nation in the modern world.
Vannevar Bush
Science: The Endless Frontier
…But without scientific progress no amount of achievement in other directions can insure our health, prosperity, and security as a nation in the modern world.
Vannevar Bush
Science: The Endless Frontier
Knoxville was awesome today
April 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Knoxville was awesome today
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Contextualizing with limits on constitutional power is CRUCIAL.
Contextualizing with limits on constitutional power is CRUCIAL.
Tomorrow, we expect Trump is going to sign an Executive Order claiming to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education.
Reminder: Trump does not have the legal authority to destroy a cabinet department; reporting on the EO as if he does have that power is both inaccurate and unethical.
Reminder: Trump does not have the legal authority to destroy a cabinet department; reporting on the EO as if he does have that power is both inaccurate and unethical.
March 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Contextualizing with limits on constitutional power is CRUCIAL.
Contextualizing with limits on constitutional power is CRUCIAL.
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They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.
Trump: Gutting National Parks—And Hiding the Evidence
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
March 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.
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Who according to Alina Habba or whatever her name is “aren’t fit to have jobs right now”.
March 6, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Who according to Alina Habba or whatever her name is “aren’t fit to have jobs right now”.
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I have work to do but I'm distracted by watching US scientific progress & leadership being irreversibly undermined because a few unelected malcontents are penalizing researchers for following legal requirements set out by congressional orders to augment basic research with benefits to society.
February 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I have work to do but I'm distracted by watching US scientific progress & leadership being irreversibly undermined because a few unelected malcontents are penalizing researchers for following legal requirements set out by congressional orders to augment basic research with benefits to society.
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Destroying the world-class scientific research that we do in the US will not serve you well. Unless maybe you are an oligarch.
Add it all up, and it almost appears as if the NIH cuts, the censorship, the board takeovers, and the threats to endowments are all part of a systematic effort to destroy the university and college system as we know it today….
Because they are:
open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...
Because they are:
open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...
Widen the Lens: The Dark Endgame of the NIH Cuts
“The Universities are The Enemy"
open.substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Destroying the world-class scientific research that we do in the US will not serve you well. Unless maybe you are an oligarch.
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Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
February 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
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Harvard Business Review "leadership bootcamp" ending with a discussion of DEI, and sticking with the data--the evidence on diverse teams improving outcomes and that equity and inclusion create the environment for diverse teams to thrive.
February 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Harvard Business Review "leadership bootcamp" ending with a discussion of DEI, and sticking with the data--the evidence on diverse teams improving outcomes and that equity and inclusion create the environment for diverse teams to thrive.
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not paying indirect costs for research is like only paying the players in the Super Bowl.
can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities
can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities
February 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
not paying indirect costs for research is like only paying the players in the Super Bowl.
can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities
can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities
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“A dark day… today we all lose….”
Shuttering U.S.A.I.D. is impacting the soybean industry — Tennessee’s #1 cash crop, contributing billions to our economy.
More: arec.tennessee.edu/wp-content/u...
Shuttering U.S.A.I.D. is impacting the soybean industry — Tennessee’s #1 cash crop, contributing billions to our economy.
More: arec.tennessee.edu/wp-content/u...
February 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“A dark day… today we all lose….”
Shuttering U.S.A.I.D. is impacting the soybean industry — Tennessee’s #1 cash crop, contributing billions to our economy.
More: arec.tennessee.edu/wp-content/u...
Shuttering U.S.A.I.D. is impacting the soybean industry — Tennessee’s #1 cash crop, contributing billions to our economy.
More: arec.tennessee.edu/wp-content/u...
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Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
www.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
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Semi-regular reminder:
Baby open-ocean octopuses sometimes ride on jellyfish like little hats.
📸 Songda Cai bit.ly/2ZmNZZH 🧪🪼🐙🦑🌿
Baby open-ocean octopuses sometimes ride on jellyfish like little hats.
📸 Songda Cai bit.ly/2ZmNZZH 🧪🪼🐙🦑🌿
October 24, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Semi-regular reminder:
Baby open-ocean octopuses sometimes ride on jellyfish like little hats.
📸 Songda Cai bit.ly/2ZmNZZH 🧪🪼🐙🦑🌿
Baby open-ocean octopuses sometimes ride on jellyfish like little hats.
📸 Songda Cai bit.ly/2ZmNZZH 🧪🪼🐙🦑🌿
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I refuse to let the next 4 years ruin the time I have here.
I will have joy.
I will laugh.
I will rest.
I will dance.
I will sing.
I will spend time with folks I love.
I will find ways I can help my community.
I will find the beauty.
I will hold on to peace.
I will live.
I will have joy.
I will have joy.
I will laugh.
I will rest.
I will dance.
I will sing.
I will spend time with folks I love.
I will find ways I can help my community.
I will find the beauty.
I will hold on to peace.
I will live.
I will have joy.
January 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I refuse to let the next 4 years ruin the time I have here.
I will have joy.
I will laugh.
I will rest.
I will dance.
I will sing.
I will spend time with folks I love.
I will find ways I can help my community.
I will find the beauty.
I will hold on to peace.
I will live.
I will have joy.
I will have joy.
I will laugh.
I will rest.
I will dance.
I will sing.
I will spend time with folks I love.
I will find ways I can help my community.
I will find the beauty.
I will hold on to peace.
I will live.
I will have joy.
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It is simply not enough for universities to say, “Our grants & research offices are looking into how research will be affected by the latest directive.”
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
January 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It is simply not enough for universities to say, “Our grants & research offices are looking into how research will be affected by the latest directive.”
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
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There are many scientists ready and willing to help. From pep talks to grant advice to consolation and commiseration, we’re here to walk with you.
@drugmonkey.bsky.social @jeremymberg.bsky.social
@bwjones.bsky.social
@harmitmalik.bsky.social
and many others (please chime in folks)
@drugmonkey.bsky.social @jeremymberg.bsky.social
@bwjones.bsky.social
@harmitmalik.bsky.social
and many others (please chime in folks)
Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.
January 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
There are many scientists ready and willing to help. From pep talks to grant advice to consolation and commiseration, we’re here to walk with you.
@drugmonkey.bsky.social @jeremymberg.bsky.social
@bwjones.bsky.social
@harmitmalik.bsky.social
and many others (please chime in folks)
@drugmonkey.bsky.social @jeremymberg.bsky.social
@bwjones.bsky.social
@harmitmalik.bsky.social
and many others (please chime in folks)
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‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.’ — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
January 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.’ — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
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UPDATE: TN Capitol Hill press corps again unanimously voted to keep the Holler out this session — which is how Sexton & McNally justify keeping us out of their pressers. (Chair Kim Kruesi of the AP won’t share the list of voting members)
We will of course be up there anyway.
We will of course be up there anyway.
January 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
UPDATE: TN Capitol Hill press corps again unanimously voted to keep the Holler out this session — which is how Sexton & McNally justify keeping us out of their pressers. (Chair Kim Kruesi of the AP won’t share the list of voting members)
We will of course be up there anyway.
We will of course be up there anyway.
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Over 15,000 doctors have signed a letter imploring the US Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation for Secretary of HHS.
The letter states:
“RFK Jr. is not only unqualified to lead this essential agency — he is actively dangerous.”
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
The letter states:
“RFK Jr. is not only unqualified to lead this essential agency — he is actively dangerous.”
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
15,000 doctors sign letter begging Senate to reject RFK Jr for health secretary
Kennedy, among other controversies, has spread misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Over 15,000 doctors have signed a letter imploring the US Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation for Secretary of HHS.
The letter states:
“RFK Jr. is not only unqualified to lead this essential agency — he is actively dangerous.”
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
The letter states:
“RFK Jr. is not only unqualified to lead this essential agency — he is actively dangerous.”
1/
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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🎶 🏔️ Absolutely BREATHTAKING music and scenery 🥰🥰🥰
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Keine Maschine - Tim Bendzko / Cello Cover by Jodok Vuille
YouTube video by Jodok Cello
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January 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
🎶 🏔️ Absolutely BREATHTAKING music and scenery 🥰🥰🥰
youtu.be/iAz0a-q9reA?...
youtu.be/iAz0a-q9reA?...