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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: It looks like the number of federal layoffs -- so far -- is over 4,000, we've learned from court documents

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

White House Signals Federal Layoffs Have Begun During Government Shutdown

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 15h

When Fox News lies, people die | We explain on PBS Newshour how the antiscience disinformation spread by the Murdoch media empire and especially Fox News, likely lead to hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths in the U.S. And that's just COVID-19. Their fossil fuel disinformation is as deadly.

Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 3d

"Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science" | My #ScienceUnderSiege co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & I spoke with @wbrangham.bsky.social of the @pbs.org #Newshour:
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Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science

From its embrace of dubious research about autism, its skepticism over vaccines and its wholesale rejection of the consensus about climate change, the Trump administration has set off alarm bells with...

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #BannedBooksWeek. If you love libraries and hate censorship, I'd encourage you to do more than just read a banned book this week. Here are a few ideas:
1. Get involved in your local public library board
2. Join or start a friends group
3. Organize a people's assembly for your public library

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 1d

It’s actually incredibly hopeful. 💚

Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 1d

This book changed how I think about the KPg, about extinction, and about storytelling and writing.

Riley Black 🦕 🏳️‍⚧️ @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 1d

Often imitated, never duplicated, check out my award-winning, bestselling book The Last Days of the Dinosaurs if you haven't already. Paperback, ebook, audiobook, take your pick.

The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World

An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 1d

I got to talk to my friends Katharine and Leah on their podcast!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Only Good Planet

Podcast Episode · A Matter of Degrees · 10/09/2025 · 41m

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.

It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.

Thank you for your consideration.

"Help us leave safely" on FreeFunder

Click here to support "Help us leave safely" by Dara on FreeFunder!

www.freefunder.com

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RutgersAAUP-AFT @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social · 2d

This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY

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Cris @crisvector.com · 2d

Chat GPT

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

NEW: Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools.

It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 3d

This is a proposal for a general audience book. :) But that’s a good way to think about focusing effort on academic writing!

(I do encourage my grad students to read books as often as they can!)

Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you, friend!

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely. I’ve been part of those conversations when I was on the governing board of ESA. But understanding what’s happening can help give folks a head’s up as those contracts are coming up for renewal. I know I’d want to know.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 3d

Best of luck to you!

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 3d

This is one of the reasons I will always shut down "reading is a privilege" discourse. Reading is a RIGHT. Rights can be infringed upon, but they are still inherent. We have the right to the skills and tools needed to consume information. We have the right to leisure time.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 3d

(She couldn't remember the reviewer's name, so I can't attribute the quote to its origin, but still wanted to share the sentiment.)

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 3d

I've been working on a book proposal and alternating between "this is meaningful" and "this is pointless," and a friend recently shared this quote that she stumble on in a Goodreads review: "Every book is a grand gesture of optimism on the part of both the reader and writer." Keep creating, friends.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 3d

The table of contents for Read This When Things Fall Apart is a crisis directory—“read this if…” [insert heartbreak, setback, disaster, or breaking point]. I wish I could gift a copy to every activist in Chicago. You can donate a copy to an activist in need here: www.akpress.org/read-this-wh...

The cover for the book, Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. The cover art features a person wading into a body of water in the woods at night.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3d

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Andy Brockman @andybrockman.bsky.social · Sep 19

Everybody makes money out of academic authors except the authors...News.

Wiley is the latest academic publisher to reach a multi-million deal to allow access to its content to AI developers, with no opt out, let alone payment, for the authors who created that content.

Wiley set to earn $44m from AI rights deals, confirms “no opt-out" for authors

The US publisher is the latest to capitalise on deals to give tech firms access to its authors’ content to train their Large Language Models (LLMs).

www.thebookseller.com

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 4d

I’m really curious how this will work, because our editorial assistant just disappeared when we moved to ReX.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 4d

It's honestly so bad it's got to start costing Wiley
money due to slowing down publishing at this point.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 4d

Yep. You do not want it. You lose functionality, rather than gain any. Reviewers can’t even suggest alternatives using the new system. It’s unhinged.

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 4d

A bunch of weirdos are trying to commit a hostile takeover of the entire education system. If you were a former student at UT-Austin, join us in saying come and take it!

Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 4d

Hey, sharing an update here on the open letter opposing the Trump compact targeting our school and others. We’ve finalized the letter language, and we’re using this form to collect signatures.

forms.gle/EUJPfhTaEceS...

Former Longhorns “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” Open Letter

On September 28th, The Washington Post reported that the Trump Administration is planning to offer what they have named a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” to nine universities in ...

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 4d

But this, I'm sure, doesn't violate any rules against inciting or glorifying violence.

Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 4d

ICYMI: One of Turning Point USA’s first campus events since Charlie Kirk’s murder is a panel of abortion “abolitionists” — extremists who want women executed for ending their pregnancies.

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Turning Point USA Hosts Campus Event Pushing Death Penalty for Abortion Patients

10.3.25

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