Seth Bromagen
@seth-bromagen.bsky.social
Ecologist and parasitologist, PhD
Monogenean ecology, evolution, and sexual systems
Bromagenparasitology.com
Free Palestine
Monogenean ecology, evolution, and sexual systems
Bromagenparasitology.com
Free Palestine
On Bill Gates saying we should shift away from stopping emissions and focus on taking care of people. That's hospice right? The planet is dying and he's suggesting we make humans comfortable while it happens...
October 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
On Bill Gates saying we should shift away from stopping emissions and focus on taking care of people. That's hospice right? The planet is dying and he's suggesting we make humans comfortable while it happens...
Scientists do not make their research choices politically, they follow the data. The right only sees good science as leftist indoctrination because they've made their entire platform about denying reality and by default that puts science to the left. In reality, science is, by default, the middle
September 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Scientists do not make their research choices politically, they follow the data. The right only sees good science as leftist indoctrination because they've made their entire platform about denying reality and by default that puts science to the left. In reality, science is, by default, the middle
Steal clean air and water, and natural resources that benefit the mind and body from the poor. Because only the rich deserve such luxury. Make sure the resources are scarce enough that they are forced to rely on you for them.
Trump's EPA has rolled back regulations governing clean air, water, wildlife, and toxic chemicals.
It's estimated that these moves could result in 200,000 premature deaths by 2050.
Your Earth Day reminder that Donald Trump is a danger to our planet and our health.
It's estimated that these moves could result in 200,000 premature deaths by 2050.
Your Earth Day reminder that Donald Trump is a danger to our planet and our health.
April 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Steal clean air and water, and natural resources that benefit the mind and body from the poor. Because only the rich deserve such luxury. Make sure the resources are scarce enough that they are forced to rely on you for them.
The consequences for cuts like these and others by this sham HHS led be a maniac never fall on people within their social class. They don't see consequences to their actions, they can't think of a thing hurting them so "it must be harmless" and the regulations just get in the way
they want you sick and preferably dead www.reuters.com/business/hea...
US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts
The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The consequences for cuts like these and others by this sham HHS led be a maniac never fall on people within their social class. They don't see consequences to their actions, they can't think of a thing hurting them so "it must be harmless" and the regulations just get in the way
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I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
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Scientists love to debate and argue, but if there are 3 things every scientist absolutely agrees on, it's that:
1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
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1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
🧪
April 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Scientists love to debate and argue, but if there are 3 things every scientist absolutely agrees on, it's that:
1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
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1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
🧪
Couldn't agree more, baseline survival by preventing extreme circumstances doesn't get the credit it deserves until we don't have it anymore!
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Couldn't agree more, baseline survival by preventing extreme circumstances doesn't get the credit it deserves until we don't have it anymore!
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What a time to be alive!
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
Opinion | The Uncertain Fate of the Young American Scientist
Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
What a time to be alive!
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
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#Angola has been experiencing a large #cholera outbreak since January 2025. To date, 8 000+ cases & 320+ deaths have been reported.
The outbreak is affecting much of the country with the highest number of cases reported from the region around Luanda.
🧵 Here's what is known so far: bit.ly/4hRi6z2
The outbreak is affecting much of the country with the highest number of cases reported from the region around Luanda.
🧵 Here's what is known so far: bit.ly/4hRi6z2
March 31, 2025 at 8:51 AM
#Angola has been experiencing a large #cholera outbreak since January 2025. To date, 8 000+ cases & 320+ deaths have been reported.
The outbreak is affecting much of the country with the highest number of cases reported from the region around Luanda.
🧵 Here's what is known so far: bit.ly/4hRi6z2
The outbreak is affecting much of the country with the highest number of cases reported from the region around Luanda.
🧵 Here's what is known so far: bit.ly/4hRi6z2
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This, as RFK J., is dismantling infectious disease infrastructure. So many people will be harmed by this administration, in and outside of America. Disgusting.
Kansas health officials have confirmed 23 measles cases, marking an outbreak for the state as infections in at least 17 states have led to the most cases in the U.S. in a single year since 2019. https://cbsn.ws/3FKtRKt
Kansas reports measles outbreak with 23 cases, Ohio with 10 as infections rise across U.S.
23 measles cases have been confirmed in Kansas, marking an outbreak for the state, according to local health officials. Ohio has reported 10 cases.
cbsn.ws
March 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This, as RFK J., is dismantling infectious disease infrastructure. So many people will be harmed by this administration, in and outside of America. Disgusting.
Been saying this for years, my unnatural disdain for pandas aside.
Our bias towards charismatic species leaves 'ugly' animals behind in conservation efforts.
But should looks determine which species we protect?🐡
🎧 @ipbes.net podcast ep feat. the world's ugliest animal "Mr. Blobby": https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-j54ym-17ac1d1
But should looks determine which species we protect?🐡
🎧 @ipbes.net podcast ep feat. the world's ugliest animal "Mr. Blobby": https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-j54ym-17ac1d1
Ugly animals are victims of a ‘preservation bias’. It’s time to save them (too) – Pledge Times
bit.ly
March 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Been saying this for years, my unnatural disdain for pandas aside.
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RIP academic freedom. This is a very sad day for academia in America.
Columbia Yields to Trump in Battle Over Federal Funding
Columbia’s agreement is a significant moment in the intensifying battle between Trump and elite universities.
www.wsj.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
RIP academic freedom. This is a very sad day for academia in America.
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Have you entered Nature’s #ScientistAtWork photo competition? Readers are invited to share their favourite snaps from their working lives. Submissions are due March 28. #Academicsky 🧪 go.nature.com/4bDqGjo
March 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Have you entered Nature’s #ScientistAtWork photo competition? Readers are invited to share their favourite snaps from their working lives. Submissions are due March 28. #Academicsky 🧪 go.nature.com/4bDqGjo
Unfortunately, this might be the best option at this point. We are already falling swiftly behind the rest of the world with more harm on the way. It's a balance between what good can we do here vs. how much can we take and that keeps tilting in the wrong direction
Some scientists in the United States have told Nature that they are considering leaving the country in the wake of widespread disruption to research brought in by the Trump administration
Are you thinking about leaving?
https://go.nature.com/4bMGd0J
Are you thinking about leaving?
https://go.nature.com/4bMGd0J
These frustrated scientists want to leave the United States – do you? Take Nature’s poll
Nature - In the wake of the Trump administration’s funding freezes and job cuts, some researchers are planning their next move.
go.nature.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Unfortunately, this might be the best option at this point. We are already falling swiftly behind the rest of the world with more harm on the way. It's a balance between what good can we do here vs. how much can we take and that keeps tilting in the wrong direction
Unfortunately this is America, this is what America has always been. But there is a promise of getting better that we are dramatically failing right now.
Mahmoud Khalil was inside his university-owned apartment Saturday night when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered and took him into custody.
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests
Mahmoud Khalil was inside his university-owned apartment Saturday night when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered and took him into custody.
www.npr.org
March 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Unfortunately this is America, this is what America has always been. But there is a promise of getting better that we are dramatically failing right now.
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After two years, I’ve revived the Tiny Living Beings podcast and season 2 ep 1 is out! Bolton Howes, a sedimentary geologist, gives us a history of the Earth and does a great job, especially navigating my dinosaur excitement. Found everywhere you get podcasts.
open.spotify.com/episode/0zix...
open.spotify.com/episode/0zix...
March 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
After two years, I’ve revived the Tiny Living Beings podcast and season 2 ep 1 is out! Bolton Howes, a sedimentary geologist, gives us a history of the Earth and does a great job, especially navigating my dinosaur excitement. Found everywhere you get podcasts.
open.spotify.com/episode/0zix...
open.spotify.com/episode/0zix...
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Some highlights from a #StandUpForScience rally today. Crazy that we have to spend our lunch break defending our existence but the solidarity felt nice.
March 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Some highlights from a #StandUpForScience rally today. Crazy that we have to spend our lunch break defending our existence but the solidarity felt nice.
Reality has devolved into satire and it's not as fun as it sounds. Idiots who think they are the smartest people in the world are in charge of America.
Trump's ppl confirmed that when he said in the SOTU that the government was paying to make mice transgender, it was bc somebody had seen the phrase "transgenic mice" and nobody knew what it meant or apparently how to use Google. It's evil, but also REALLY stupid. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Decried Millions Spent 'Making Mice Transgender.' It Was Cancer and Asthma Research
President Trump falsely claimed that Biden spent $8 million on 'making mice transgender,' but the real research was for human health.
www.rollingstone.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Reality has devolved into satire and it's not as fun as it sounds. Idiots who think they are the smartest people in the world are in charge of America.
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Latest from the Nature Careers Podcast 🔊 How academia’s ‘lone wolf’ culture is harming researcher mental health
https://go.nature.com/3Xn8i8x
https://go.nature.com/3Xn8i8x
How academia’s ‘lone wolf’ culture is harming researcher mental health
Scientists who don’t consistently publish great papers and attract bumper funding are often overlooked, say campaigners for healthier lab environments.
go.nature.com
March 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Latest from the Nature Careers Podcast 🔊 How academia’s ‘lone wolf’ culture is harming researcher mental health
https://go.nature.com/3Xn8i8x
https://go.nature.com/3Xn8i8x
Growing up is learning America is the fire nation
March 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Growing up is learning America is the fire nation
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Classroom/Library enrollment was down pretty bad in February. National chaos and uncertainly likely has something to do with it.
Can you help me make sure that all the educators on bluesky know Skype a Scientist exists and is ready to connect them with scientists? Every RT helps!
#EduSky #STEMEd
Can you help me make sure that all the educators on bluesky know Skype a Scientist exists and is ready to connect them with scientists? Every RT helps!
#EduSky #STEMEd
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www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
February 26, 2025 at 3:06 AM
How many times do we have to hear some variation on, "civil servant resigns because they don't want to fuck things up for everyone or commit acts of corruption and treason."
More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”
21 federal tech workers resign rather than help Musk 'dismantle critical public services'
The staffers wrote Tuesday in a joint resignation letter obtained by The Associated Press they "swore to serve the American people" and uphold their oath to the Constitution across presidential admini...
www.pbs.org
February 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
How many times do we have to hear some variation on, "civil servant resigns because they don't want to fuck things up for everyone or commit acts of corruption and treason."
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I'll be speaking at this event next week! Get your signs ready and come on down!
📢 STAND UP FOR SCIENCE - PHILLY - MARCH 7th, 11A, CITY HALL 📢
It has been a worrisome time for science, which is why Im helping to organize the #Philly @standupforscience.bsky.social rally on March 7th at 11a at City Hall.
Spread the word widely.
RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
It has been a worrisome time for science, which is why Im helping to organize the #Philly @standupforscience.bsky.social rally on March 7th at 11a at City Hall.
Spread the word widely.
RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
February 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I'll be speaking at this event next week! Get your signs ready and come on down!