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Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs
www.npr.org/2025/10/07/n...

Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

www.npr.org

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Krista Bonfantine 🔥💧 @aridideas.bsky.social · 36m

Me too. I see it in NM, FL, & AZ. It’s happening all around us.

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Melanie Newfield @melanienewfield.bsky.social · 43m

If you're into science communication #Scicomm and are in Auckland, Hamilton, Napier-Hastings, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch or Dunedin, check out the networking night for the Science Communicators Association of NZ. I'm co-hosting in Wellington.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

Federal workers: If you were impacted by the Trump administration's just-announced mass layoffs, our reporters are here to listen.

We understand you may be taking a risk in contacting us, and we take your privacy seriously.

Here's how to get in touch securely 👇

How to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublica

Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.

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Michael Mazengarb @michaelmazengarb.bsky.social · 5d

I’m keen to chat to people in Australia working on climate attribution science and economics. Particularly, the quantification of climate losses and linking to specific sources of emissions.

Can anyone point me in the direction of anyone doing this work in Australia?

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🏳️‍🌈MaryAnnNM.bsky.social @maryannnm.bsky.social · 7d

Hey Doña Ana County, yet another article about OpenAI and Stargate data centers, aka Project Jupiter.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/05/o...

This Meta alum has spent 10 months leading OpenAI's nationwide hunt for its Stargate data centers

OpenAI's effort to build a massive industrial base to power the future of artificial intelligence is being led by Keith Heyde.

www.cnbc.com

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 9d

🚨FOUR tenure track positions in my dept @ucalgary.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social in applied & computational geophysics, subsurface geochemistry, sedimentary geology, and sustainable soil science. careers.ucalgary.ca/search/jobs?...

(please reskeet widely!) #academicsky 🧪⚒️🇨🇦

Opportunities matching 'earth'

Search 4 Careers available at University of Calgary.

careers.ucalgary.ca

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 8d

UMass Boston seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in microbial ecology, starting September 1, 2026. Apply by December 1, 2025. Details: http://www.umb.edu/academics/csm/biology #job

Biology - UMass Boston

www.umb.edu

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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · 8d

[3 Oct 2025] Another round-up of #ConservationJobs, mostly in 🇨🇦.

Please share so others benefit.

I welcome additional environment-related job ads (as long as salary range is included). You can comment or DM me.

www.linkedin.com/posts/aerinj...

#conservationjobs #hiring #greenjobs #sustainabilityjobs | Aerin Jacob | 16 comments

[3 October 2025] Another roundup of #ConservationJobs, mostly in Canada. All postings include salary. I am not involved in these jobs. Please share to help others and post other job ads in the comment...

www.linkedin.com

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Caryn Vaughn @lovemussels.bsky.social · 10d

The Oklahoma Biological Survey at the University of Oklahoma is hiring a tenure-track freshwater ecologist. This is a great opportunity at a wonderful place to work. Please spread the word and encourage folks to apply: apply.interfolio.com/174472

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apply.interfolio.com

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Krista Bonfantine 🔥💧 @aridideas.bsky.social · 10d

This week it’s all about balloons but there is a lot to 💙 about #Albuquerque #NewMexico.

Green plants in the foreground with the Rio Grande River flowing from left to right The Sandia Mountains are in the distance with a backdrop of blue sky.

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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 12d

Interrupting the rise of authoritarianism with a request: would love to see your favorite papers/resources on life-history diversity in fishes (particularly but not exclusively salmonids). Bring me your weird spawning run timings, your unexpected anadromy, your improbable portfolio effects. Thanks!

a dolphin is jumping out of the water with a netflix logo in the background

ALT: a dolphin is jumping out of the water with a netflix logo in the background

media.tenor.com

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Tom Chalk @chalkyoceans.bsky.social · 13d

Come work in our lab! All the usual awesome things apply about doing exciting science, plus this one might save the world! @sulpis.bsky.social hiring a 2 year position to observe and model deep ocean processes using high-pressure reactors.

*Goes to gather a bunch of forams to be dissolved* 😅

Olivier Sulpis @sulpis.bsky.social · 13d

🌟 Postdoc Opportunity in Marine Biogeochemistry at CNRS-CEREGE!

🚢 Are you a passionate researcher ready to tackle climate change? Dive into the ERC-funded Deep-C project in Aix-en-Provence, France!

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Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology @sicb.bsky.social · 13d

#SICB er @noahwithfish.bsky.social wants to share this job:
"Applicants must hold a #PhD. in a relevant area of #Biological #Sciences or closely related #science and must provide evidence of potential for excellence in #teaching and #research."
read in full

www.higheredjobs.com/institution/...

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Katie Stone @abqkatiestone.bsky.social · 14d

Independent media is the exception. Help keep kids public radio on the air by giving to The Children’s Hour childrenshour.org/donate

Donate

childrenshour.org

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 15d

Comment period ends on Monday for a proposed rule change that would terminate student visas after 4 years. It also puts limits on exchange visitors and reps of foreign media, and shortens the length of time at the end of the visa from 60 days to 30 days.

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media

Unlike most nonimmigrant classifications, which are admitted for a fixed time period, aliens in the F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and most I (representatives of foreign information media...

www.federalregister.gov

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Sally Aitken 🇨🇦 @sallyaitken.bsky.social · 17d

We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs

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Noah Bressman, PhD @noahwithfish.bsky.social · 17d

Our biology department is hiring!We our looking for a tenure-track professor with expertise in molecular biology 🧬 and/or plant biology, come join us! @sicb.bsky.social www.higheredjobs.com/institution/...

Assistant Professor - Biological Sciences - HigherEdJobs

Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.

www.higheredjobs.com

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Krista Langlois @cestmoilanglois.bsky.social · 19d

Do you work in conservation science, particularly outside the U.S.? Did you lose your job or funding for your job because of cuts to U.S. federal agencies? Do you want to talk about it? DM me please. (This is for a @biographic.bsky.social story)

[Iceland photo for attention only]

Grassy dunes, the ocean, and jagged mountains in Iceland

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Tiffany Lowe-Power 🌱🦠 @tlowepower.bsky.social · 20d

Please repost -- The Univ. California Davis dept of Plant Pathology is hiring a Fungal biologist / Mycologist

Applications due Dec 1

Application portal: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339

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he Department of Plant Pathology at the University of California, Davis is seeking applications for a fulltime, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Mycology, with a focus on plant pathogenic, symbiotic,
or mycotoxigenic fungi and fungal-like organisms (e.g., oomycetes). We are looking for a highly
motivated and creative scientist with a strong background in mycology and/or the biology of fungi and
fungal-like organisms that interact with plants. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a
world-class, externally funded research program that integrates both fundamental and applied aspects
of fungal biology within the context of plant pathology. We welcome applicants pursuing a wide range
of research topics related to plant-associated fungi, including but not limited to mechanisms of fungal
pathogenesis or symbiosis with plants, population genomics and evolution of fungal plant pathogens,
plant-associated fungal microbiomes and plant-microbe interactions, and/or one health approaches to
fungal diseases and antifungal resistance. Applicants working in other relevant research areas involving
pathogenic, symbiotic, or mycotoxigenic fungi or fungal-like organisms that affect plant health are also
encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will have significant opportunities for collaboration with
faculty in plant pathology, microbiology, genomics, and agricultural sciences, and to contribute to
addressing issues of importance to California’s agricultural and natural ecosystems.
The appointee primary teaching responsibilities will be teaching Introductory Mycology, an upperdivision lab class, and SAS 30, Mushroom, Molds & Society, a general education class for non-majors.
Additional graduate and undergraduate teaching responsibilities may be assigned based on
departmental needs and the candidate’s expertise. The department offers modern instructional
facilities, including a newly renovated teaching laboratory.

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Krista Bonfantine 🔥💧 @aridideas.bsky.social · 20d

We got a similar one for $20. Lots o’ baking soda for cleaning, $10 for a spray to treat the failing fiberglass on the side table, & $30 for new grates after 4 years of use.

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Jonathan Wolfe @fractalic.bsky.social · 24d

Bad news got you down? If you’re in #Albuquerque please join us Thursday for a very special fractal show at the Guild Cinema. Educational, inspiring, and psychedelic! We’re making #ABQ the Fractal Capital of the World!
www.guildcinema.com/movies/fract...

FRACTALS: THE GATEWAY TO INFINITY

Sep 18 Thu 7:00pm All Seats $10

www.guildcinema.com

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Jeff Shima @drjeffshima.bsky.social · 28d

We’re hiring (again)! 🌊🐟
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (≈ US Assistant Prof) in marine biology/marine ecology @ Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, NZ.
NZ lifestyle, fantastic temperate reefs, a marine lab by the sea, & great colleagues 🌊
Apply here 👉 tinyurl.com/366jnm5d

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Mark A. Anthony @anthomycota.bsky.social · Sep 10

Come be my colleague in Vienna!

cemess_vienna @cemess.bsky.social · Sep 10

One week to go! Apply by Sept 17 for the Full Professor position in Soil Ecosystems and Global Change at #CeMESS at the University of Vienna.

More info: 🔗 ter.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...

@univie.ac.at #SoilEcosystems #WeAreHiring

We are hiring: Full Professor of Soil Ecosystems and Global Change

Soil ecosystems form the foundation of planetary health and play a critical role in climate feedback mechanisms. However, they are also vulnerable to the impacts of global change.

ter.univie.ac.at

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · Sep 10

Are you on the job market this year in an area that could be considered data science adjacent (any field/discipline, incl. humanities)? If so, UVA’s school of data science will be hiring for several posts this year—send me a mesg if you’re interested and I can tell you more about the timeline/jobs👍

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