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Science graphic designer, dahlia grower, high-demand religion studies, bread baker, vegetable gardener, birder, urban dweller, bike rider, cats. Past: quilter, private pilot, canner, tie-dyer, bubble maker, flutist, molecular biologist.
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Peregrinación a Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de México en Oakland, California
6 de diciembre de 2025

youtu.be/OvEgqOfy-N4
December 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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wxmvpete.bsky.social
WPC issued as many as six MPDs for the deadly flash flooding in the TX Hill Country starting yesterday evening and lasting through much of today. The first MPD generally set the stage for what was to come, while the next three shown were as the event unfolded.
July 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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weatherwest.bsky.social
It's #ShowYourStripes day--a striking way to visualize amount of #climate warming that has occurred. In this short thread, I present "warming stripes" two ways for 3 major California cities (Sacramento, San Francisco, & Los Angeles), & reflect on context. #CAwx #CAwater #CAfire
Warming stripes for Sacramento, CA. Each vertical bar represents the temperature anomaly in the year labeled along the X axis, with warm temperature anomalies represented by red colors and cool anomalies by blue colors (the darker the shade, the greater the magnitude). A clear warming trend is apparent, with all of the warmest years occurring within the past decade or so. Warming stripes for San Francisco, CA. Each vertical bar represents the temperature anomaly in the year labeled along the X axis, with warm temperature anomalies represented by red colors and cool anomalies by blue colors (the darker the shade, the greater the magnitude). A clear warming trend is apparent, with all of the warmest years occurring within the past decade or so. Warming stripes for Los Angeles, CA. Each vertical bar represents the temperature anomaly in the year labeled along the X axis, with warm temperature anomalies represented by red colors and cool anomalies by blue colors (the darker the shade, the greater the magnitude). A clear warming trend is apparent, with all of the warmest years occurring within the past decade or so.
June 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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battalio.com
The President's Budget request as released yesterday will gut scientific research. Why should you care?
1) Science is fundamentally a jobs program. Many 100,000s are employed to do science and work for you, the US taxpayer.
NSF, NASA and NIH budgets per year, inflation adjusted from 2000-2025 along with the proposed cuts. NSF includes research component only. Massive cuts across all sectors, well below support spanning 25 years.
May 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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edyong209.bsky.social
I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding.

It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job.

unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
Medical Research Funding — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
unbreaking.org
May 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social
The National Science Foundation budget proposal would be a devastating blow to American science. 240,000 fewer people would be involved in federally-funded science in fiscal year 2026, according to estimates in the document.

nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
May 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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shannonskalos.bsky.social
While we are all reeling from the budget and its major cuts to NASA, NIH, USGS, etc. I want to also draw attention to this little nugget about State Wildlife Grants, which is the mechanism for funding State Wildlife Action Plans. Eliminating SWG will destroy state natural resource agencies.
Screenshot of the president’s FY 2026 proposed budget clearly stating “The 2026 Budget proposes to eliminate funding for the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants program”
May 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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ajacobel.bsky.social
Goodbye REUs, goodbye GRFPs, goodbye CAREERs (which ironically I just finished writing today). This is the end of the road for all early-career scientists. If you aren't enraged you aren't paying attention.
May 31, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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motherjones.com
Cutting $20 billion to NIH over 25 years may save $500 billion on paper, but it’d end up costing $8.2 trillion in lost human health.

But NIH isn't the only thing being cut. The budget also slashes all NSF-funded science by 73 percent. NASA faces “the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history."
Donald Trump’s proposed budget would gut American science
It would slash cancer research, drug trials, space exploration, and so much more.
www.motherjones.com
May 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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katestarbird.bsky.social
The newest budget numbers out of NSF are... not good. We're looking at worse than worst case scenarios for U.S. research universities. That's in addition to all the other attacks. Every person w/ a word processer and an hour of time should be penning an op-ed to their local papers this weekend.
May 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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zacklabe.com
Hi - I'd like to share this story of what is happening at NOAA GFDL, where some of my colleagues and I worked until the mass firings at NOAA last week.

"...the birthplace of weather and climate forecasting"
NOAA firings hit the birthplace of weather and climate forecasting
Dismissed researchers were improving severe weather predictions
www.science.org
March 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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davidho.bsky.social
The people who produce this Mauna Loa atmospheric CO₂ record have a lab in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, about 50 miles (80 km) from the observatory. By closing the lab, it'll be really difficult to maintain the CO₂ observations.
A line graph showing atmospheric CO2 levels at Mauna Loa Observatory from 1955 to 2025. The y-axis represents CO2 mole fraction in parts per million (ppm), ranging from 320 to 420 ppm, while the x-axis is years.
March 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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chriswarcraft.bsky.social
@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov If Schumer votes for cloture and you do not immediately call for his resignation for betraying the ideals of the Democratic Party, I will not ever vote for either of you again, and will use every avenue in my power to make sure you are not re-elected.
March 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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digiphile.bsky.social
1776🇺🇸Revolution
1789📃Constitution
1863🖋️Emancipation
1865⛓️‍💥Liberation
1920🗳️Women’s Suffrage
1964🗳️Civil Rights & Universal Suffrage
2015❤️Universal Right to Marriage
2020🦠Corruption
2021💥Insurrection
2024🔥Regression
2026🗳️Resilience
2028🗽Restoration
February 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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ericbkennedy.bsky.social
Cannot overstate how much this gutting of expertise is going to impact wildfire response. NOAA’s work to support (fire) weather forecasting; capacity for staffing incident management teams; ability to move firefighters and gear to where it’s needed… absolutely all being decimated.
michaelwara.bsky.social Michael Wara @michaelwara.bsky.social · Feb 27
The red card question is crucial. Not laying off fire positions doesn’t preserve the fire workforce because so much of the surge capacity works in other roles but is wildfire qualified (has a red card) so it can serve in the fire “militia” when things get rough (PL5).
altusfs.altgov.info Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · Feb 27
GOOD QUESTION

“How many U.S. Forest Service employees have been terminated since January 20, 2025?“

Please also seek how many of those terminated employees held a “red card” qualifying them to assist in wildfire response.

Leaders own their choices.

Sec. Rollins should own this one, and answer.
February 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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jonahowenlamb.bsky.social
Breaking: A federal district judge in San Francisco has granted a temporary restraining order stopping the mass firings by the Trump administration of probationary workers at a long list of federal agencies, including the DoD, which has a mass firing planned for Friday.
February 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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firewxguy.bsky.social
The part that infuriates me the most is the fact that these RIFs are totally unnecessary. People are having their lives ruined and society is rapidly becoming more vulnerable for no reason. None of this is improving efficiency, it is doing the exact opposite.
February 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
patagium98.bsky.social
These firings will have significant negative impact on all communities that rely on timely and accurate weather information. Farmers, aviators, mariners, military, event planners, people living or working in areas prone to fires/flooding/hurricanes/cold/hot/snow/etc. Basically everyone.
weatherwest.bsky.social Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · Feb 27
I am now hearing from multiple folks in the past two hours (including some who have personally been fired) that mass firings have now commenced within NOAA--including, yes, at the National Weather Service.
February 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social
So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.

This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.

What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 26
Elon Musk: "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect ... so for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola prevention."
February 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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npr.org
Twenty-one members of the United State DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.
21 DOGE staffers resign, saying they won't help 'dismantle' public services
Twenty-one members of the United State DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.
www.npr.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
patagium98.bsky.social
At Chicago Midway airport, Feb 25, 2025, 8:48 am. Southwest Airlines jet attempting to land executes last-second go-around to avoid colliding with a private jet crossing the runway. Initial reports indicate that the private jet was told to hold short of the runway but it crossed anyway.
February 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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whstancil.bsky.social
Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contracts at the Department of Education and USAID and other agencies are being nuked from orbit.
February 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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felinecannon.bsky.social
Absolutely bonkers move. Dumping water stored for summer on false pretenses related to LA fires. Dumping 70% of Kaweah‘s water to create a Trump water shortage.

The Southern Sierras have 47% of normal snowpack. Current storm may give one inch. This water will be missed.
sjvwater.org/trumps-emerg...
Trump’s emergency water order responsible for water dump from Tulare County lakes – SJV Water
The sudden announcement Thursday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that Kaweah and Success lakes would immediately begin dumping water was in response Trump’s emergency water order responsible for w...
sjvwater.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Hi that was a coup last night in case no one mentioned that to you. The executive branch seized the power of the purse the Constitution gave to Congress, which is a pretty authoritarian / illegal consolidation of powers move. Time to go yell at your reps, the media, etc.
Hey friends! We're seeing a lot of terrible things. We're not able to cover all of them, but we felt this latest one is a really big deal and needs much more awareness. Our summary is this: It's an administrative coup. Trump has ordered tens of billions (maybe up to $3 trillion) of budget halted indefinitely in a blatantly illegal move. He's claiming power to halt and potentially redirect funding that's already been authorized by Congress — a classic authoritarian move. Here's what we know. And we're doing our best to catch up with this story, because it's moving fast. There's a memo from Matthew Vaeth, the acting head of the Office of Management and Budget. (That's the same government entity who set-up the DEI "snitch" line, that's now been spammed by tens of thousands of our fellow residents.) In typical Trump-style, the memo gets its facts wrong. It claims in FY2024 the US government spent $10 trillion (actually it was $6.8 trillion). It says money should be used for the administration's priorities — "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve." (Again, it's very fact deficient.) The memo says a pause will begin at 5pm on January 28th where, "Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal." Anyone promised federal grants might have their money at risk, even states. This is Congressional directed spending and Trump is ordering people to not do it. This funding includes universities for education and research programs, nonprofits, local and tribal governments, disaster relief aid, e… So what can we do? It's been a lot. And the shock approach of this administration is to overwhelm us with nonsense and a state of paralysis. We continue to believe the best thing is to stay grounded and keep yourself sane amidst insanity. At this juncture, three actions we suggest that make sense to us: 1) Urge media to cover this story properly This is not "possibly illegal" — it's "patently illegal." You can read notes on that here. It's not "temporary" — it's "indefinite." There's no timetable for ending it. It's not just a memo — it's an administrative coup. 2) Urge your Representatives to act like this is a big deal If you know us, this isn't a knee-jerk action we suggest. We think this is a strategic because it's Congress that's being violated — their power is being directly undermined. 3) Continue to support ACLU and Democracy Forward These groups have been preparing litigation for some time. Unless Trump revokes this, this will certainly make its way through the courts. Our read is even the biased courts will have trouble swallowing this — so it may end up being shut down. Keep breathing. “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again," Nelson Mandela. Warmly, - Choose Democracy
January 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM