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Dr. Julia K. Baum @baumlab.bsky.social · Mar 7

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Evidence for Democracy @e4dca.bsky.social · Mar 7

LAST DAY TO SIGN! Science is under attack, and the impact goes beyond U.S. borders. Senator Stanley Kutcher is calling on Canadians to take a stand.

Sign the #StandUpForScience letter now: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Science must be protected, funded, and free from political interference.

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Evidence for Democracy @e4dca.bsky.social · Mar 7

LAST DAY TO SIGN! Science is under attack, and the impact goes beyond U.S. borders. Senator Stanley Kutcher is calling on Canadians to take a stand.

Sign the #StandUpForScience letter now: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Science must be protected, funded, and free from political interference.

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Dave Jones | GeoCollaborate @geocollaborate.bsky.social · Mar 3

Crowds are massive in Silver Spring, Maryland…the home of NOAA. People chanting, “Save NOAA Now!” and “We will not weather the storm.” Make your voices heard and keep it up. #NOAA #NWS Severe Weather is on its Way. And so is hurricane season. 🌀 🧪

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Mar 3

Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.

It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎

48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science

48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science

www.ucsusa.org

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𝕲𝖆𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖔 @gmf1369.bsky.social · Feb 28

Repost & like, if you stand with President Zelensky!

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Julie Huber, PhD @julesdeep.bsky.social · Feb 25

Make it make sense. The ocean covers 71% of Earth, is the largest habitat on Earth, produces food, oxygen, rain and more, essential to all of our livelihoods. @noaa.gov is essential to studying, understanding, and protecting the ocean. 🌊

Julie Packard @juliepackard.montereybayaquarium.org · Feb 25

Protecting the ocean has always been a bipartisan effort, in Congress and across multiple White House administrations. In the face of ill-conceived attacks on @noaa.gov, it's time to raise our voices. My thoughts in defense of NOAA and #OceanScience: mbayaq.co/4k8vEsx

A wave curls and crashes from left to right as it swells toward the shoreline in Monterey Bay. the water is blue and the foaming wave front is white.

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Julie Packard @juliepackard.montereybayaquarium.org · Feb 25

Protecting the ocean has always been a bipartisan effort, in Congress and across multiple White House administrations. In the face of ill-conceived attacks on @noaa.gov, it's time to raise our voices. My thoughts in defense of NOAA and #OceanScience: mbayaq.co/4k8vEsx

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Minorities in Shark Sciences @misselasmo.bsky.social · Feb 21

Ending the week with a little motivation from our office mural. 💙 We hope you all have a great weekend. 🦈

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Feb 22

Universities that advertised their commitment to diversity in glossy brochures & fundraising campaigns now face a reckoning: was it real or just marketing? The admin bets they’ll stay silent to keep their funding. But the cost of inaction will be far greater.
greencarelab.ucdavis.edu/how-universi...

This Is Not a Drill: How Universities Can Save DEI

A roadmap for university faculty, staff, and administrators to support DEI through legal challenges, collective resistance, and institutional protections for faculty.

greencarelab.ucdavis.edu

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Professor Jodie Rummer @physiologyfish.bsky.social · Feb 18

"Now is the time for science, not silence." The war on science isn’t just politics, it’s our planet's future & the stakes have never been higher.🦈🪸🌊 As climate scientists, we must advocate & defend evidence-based policy.📄🌏 #ClimateAction #ScienceMatters www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @science.org

Scientists as political advocates

Science, both teaching and doing, is under attack. The recent US presidential election of a person and platform with anti-science bias exemplifies this. The study of climate processes and patterns and...

www.science.org

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Dr. Julia K. Baum @baumlab.bsky.social · Feb 14

Navigating Our Way to Solutions in Marine Conservation, an amazing new free online textbook, led by conservation legend Larry Crowder, is out now! Check it out here: www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...

Navigating Our Way to Solutions in Marine Conservation

Navigating Our Way reflects the broader insights and diverse voices revolutionizing marine conservation. This volume brings together an array of scholars, practitioners, and experts from multiple fiel...

www.openbookpublishers.com

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Dr. Julia K. Baum @baumlab.bsky.social · Feb 13

American friends, Looking for an escape? Why not come up and convene with us in Quebec this summer at the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution meeting. We’re friendly and would love to have you join us. 🐸🦅🐟🌳🌊🦀🐝🌻🦋💻🥼🔬🤿🧪

CSEE_SCEE @csee-scee.bsky.social · Feb 12

Registrations and submissions for #CSEE2025 are now OPEN! Don’t miss your chance, submit your abstract and register before March 15th. Registration: event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/pages. Accommodation: event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/pag...

#phdsky #evolbiol #ecology 🌎

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CSEE_SCEE @csee-scee.bsky.social · Feb 12

Registrations and submissions for #CSEE2025 are now OPEN! Don’t miss your chance, submit your abstract and register before March 15th. Registration: event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/pages. Accommodation: event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/pag...

#phdsky #evolbiol #ecology 🌎

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Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her) @waterbarnes.bsky.social · Feb 8

'science should, as a community, organise itself to maximise its ability to act collectively, ethically and – when necessary – politically.’ The scientific community needs to speak up – not just for the sake of science, but of human decency, dignity & morality
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...

Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience

Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion

www.chemistryworld.com

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Dr. Julia K. Baum @baumlab.bsky.social · Feb 8

Your weekly reminder that Canada is a strong, proud, independent nation. (I can’t believe this even needs to be said but it does). 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦

Climate Action Network Canada @canrac.bsky.social · Feb 7

📢 New Leger polling shows a rare level of national unity: 80% of Canadians oppose greater American ownership of our natural resource projects.

As oil & gas interests with close ties to Trump push for fossil fuel expansion—including the PRGT pipeline—our governments must stand firm.

bit.ly/4hLivmZ

New poll: Canadians strongly oppose greater U.S. control of our natural resources, including American-owned gas pipeline in B.C.

Unceded Anishinaabe Algonquin Territories , 7 February 2025: A national Leger poll conducted last weekend, as Canadians waited for President Trump’s threatened tariffs to hit the country, shows a rar...

climateactionnetwork.ca

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Climate Action Network Canada @canrac.bsky.social · Feb 7

📢 New Leger polling shows a rare level of national unity: 80% of Canadians oppose greater American ownership of our natural resource projects.

As oil & gas interests with close ties to Trump push for fossil fuel expansion—including the PRGT pipeline—our governments must stand firm.

bit.ly/4hLivmZ

New poll: Canadians strongly oppose greater U.S. control of our natural resources, including American-owned gas pipeline in B.C.

Unceded Anishinaabe Algonquin Territories , 7 February 2025: A national Leger poll conducted last weekend, as Canadians waited for President Trump’s threatened tariffs to hit the country, shows a rar...

climateactionnetwork.ca

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