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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 3h

Share your story if your research has ended as a result of policy changes by the Trump administration. #ScienceUnderSiege #ScienceNotSilence

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Has Your Scientific Work Been Cut? We Want to Hear.

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 2d

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 2d

NO LOYALTY OATHS IN HIGHER ED!

Trump's attacks on our universities are an attempt to consolidate power. This loyalty oath directly undermines our right to academic freedom & goes against every democratic principle our country should uphold.

Please click below, sign, & share.

#DefendHigherEd

University Administrations: Reject Trump's "Loyalty Oath" Compacts

The Trump administration is trying to blackmail schools to let him and his unqualified bureaucrats run our schools. They want to dictate what schools teach, who they admit and hire, what researchers s...

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 1d

Funny but super sad at the same time 😄😭 #StandUpForScience

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1d

🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 1d

#ScienceNotSilence

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 4d

It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 4d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “Portland Indivisible and 50501. We Say NO KINGS!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Portland Indivisible and 50501. We Say NO KINGS! · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. And here in Oregon, we say No Military Takeover of Our Communities.** Our event - Portland Indivisible and 50501. We Say NO KINGS! https://www.mobil...

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 5d

Here's your "violent" downtown Portland at the ICE building. A beautiful Fall day with a chopper making a ruckus and what looks like gunmen on the roof pointing guns down on people who are peacefully protesting. Some residue tear gas irritating my nose and throat. #NoMilitaryInPDX #PoliceState

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 7d

The Fifth National Climate Assessment is back online! #ScienceNotSilence #ClimateChange #StandUpForScience

Climate.us @climate.us · 16d

🚨 NCA5 is now LIVE! 🚨

They took it down, but we've brought it back at: nca5.climate.us

Bookmark. 👏 this. 👏 page. 👏

This is just our first step in restoring trusted science information that Americans need to understand what's happening with the climate.

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 9d

I'm proud to live in Oregon, a member of the West Coast Health Alliance, where my son and I just got our COVID boosters. Thanks @salinas.house.gov, @wyden.senate.gov and @jeff-merkley.bsky.social for standing up for science and rejecting RFKs dangerous antivax agenda! #StandUpForScience #ImpeachRFK

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9d

Children and teenagers are twice as likely to develop long Covid after a second coronavirus infection as after an initial infection, a large new study has found.

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds

The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences.

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 12d

October 18 is #NoKings 2.0

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 12d

Three weeks from right now, millions of Americans will gather again to say NO KINGS. As Trump wields government power to censor free speech and threaten political opponents, we need to make October 18 a historic day of resistance. Please join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 12d

Fellow Portlanders, get ready to (peacefully) protest. This is NOT okay. This is absolutely unnecessary, a political stunt, and completely illegal. #PDX #NoMilitaryInPDX #StopFasciscm

Michele Okoh |🖤🩶🤍💜|🔺🐘 @okohlaw.bsky.social · 12d

None of this is normal.

Today is a beautiful peaceful day in Portland. Just because someone in power says something doesn’t make it true. Truth still matters. The law still matters. Don’t let this administration take that away from you.

Trump Says He Is Ordering Troops to Portland, Escalating Domestic Use of Military — The Wall Street Journal

In a social-media post he called the Oregon city ‘War Ravaged’ and said soldiers would have authority to use force

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 14d

Great news - activism works!!!!

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 14d

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Congresswoman files articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. We've been sounding the alarm for months, sending 3k+ quack-o-grams, and collecting 25k petition signatures calling on our reps to impeach & remove RFK Jr.

We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV

Poster-style graphic with bold text reading “TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES: THE QUACK RFK Jr. HAS TO GO!” A large photo of RFK Jr. is overlaid with a yellow biohazard sign, while a man’s shoe is about to kick him out. At the bottom, logos and text say “Stand Up For Science” and “Fuel the fight: standupforscience.net.”

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scul diva ❌👑 @sculdiva.bsky.social · 15d

Preserving these data sets is critical. I applaud her work. And it's unfortunate that the current regime has made her work necessary @cdelawalla.bsky.social
@altnoaa.bsky.social @rebelfema.altgov.info @altnoaaclimate.bsky.social @roguenoaa.bsky.social @efisherwx.bsky.social @500womensci.bsky.social

Public Environmental Data Partners @publicenvirodata.bsky.social · 16d

Our very own Jessica Mahr, Director of Technology at Environmental Policy Innovation Center, was recognized as a Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leader for her work with PEDP to preserve federal environmental data. Read more about her work here!

www.forbes.com/sites/marlow...

Inside The Effort To Save Hundreds Of Environmental Datasets Purged Under Trump

Jessie Mahr led a team that restored critical climate data removed from public access under the Trump administration. Now, she’s pioneering a wider effort to fill data gaps in federal policy.

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500 Women Scientists @500womensci.bsky.social · 15d

Stating facts shouldn’t be controversial but these are not normal times #resist 500womenscientists.org/updates/2025...

Courage is contagious — 500 Women Scientists

Former CDC head Susan Monarez testified in front of Congress and shared the directives she received from RFK Jr., many to disregard science, and his disregard for the agency and staff he is charged ...

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 15d

Media coverage of our new phenology and establishment risk model for the invasive spotted lanternfly. Real-time forecasts are available at 2 websites. #ipm #pest #riskmap #invasivespecies #SLF #climate ourimpact.oregonstate.edu/story/oregon...

Oregon State researchers develop forecast model for spotted lanternfly | The Statewides: Our Impact

The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is an invasive insect pest that has been spreading rapidly across the United States since its initial detection in Pennsylvania in 2014. It feeds on more th...

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 18d

Some of our amazing volunteers at the Cambridge Science Carnival 🔥 A family-friendly event with 1000+ science activities! The MA SUFS Chapter shared policy goals and ways attendees can get involved in advocating for science funding.

Join a Local here 👉 act.standupforscience.net/forms/join-l...

Three people stand behind a bright pink table covered with flyers, pamphlets, and a “Stand Up for Science” sign at an outdoor science fair or community event. The table features tall display boards with information, QR codes, and advocacy messages. Behind them is a large electronic billboard listing event sponsors such as Amgen, Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and others. To the right, another booth with an orange table is visible, with two more people interacting. The event takes place in a courtyard with modern buildings in the background.

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charicola.bsky.social @charicola.bsky.social · 21d

Send a Quack-o-gram to your congress person to urge them to #ImpeachRFK

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 22d

You asked for it! We delivered Quack-O-Grams to our members of Congress urging them to #ImpeachRFK, and get that Quack out of office!

There's still time for you to get in on this fluffy, feathery action: Send your own duck at zurl.co/W1ZnB and keep the momentum going! 🦆

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 20d

The Quack-o-grams were delivered 👏😂🦆! #StandUpForScience #ImpeachRFK

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 22d

You asked for it! We delivered Quack-O-Grams to our members of Congress urging them to #ImpeachRFK, and get that Quack out of office!

There's still time for you to get in on this fluffy, feathery action: Send your own duck at zurl.co/W1ZnB and keep the momentum going! 🦆

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 20d

Feeling overwhelmed by the political attacks on science? You're not alone, and you don’t have to face it alone!

Join Stand Up for Science's Action Hour to learn how to join our rapid-response effort to protect science and democracy. All scientists and allies welcome.

Register here: zurl.co/6S33y

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 22d

If you want to learn about phenology and invasive species, check out my webinar to the Southeast RISCC group on YouTube. #climate #phenology #invasivespecies #ipm #pest @nwriscc.bsky.social
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SERISCC Webinar: Dr. Brittany Barker, Oregon State University

YouTube video by Southeast RISCC Management Network

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 29d

Portland R Users: join us for a meetup at Lucky Lab Brewing at 5 pm on 9/17/25 to chat about R and the Posit Conf virtual event! @tladeras.bsky.social www.meetup.com/portland-r-u... #R #Rstats #PostitConf #PDX

RStats and beeR: In Person Meetup (2025-09-17 at 5:00 PM PDT), Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 5:00 PM | Meetup

Can't make it to Posit::conf in Atlanta (or don't want to)? NO PROBLEM! [Register for the virtual experience](https://posit.co/blog/posit-conf-2025-virtual-experience-regi

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thank you for sharing!

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · Sep 5

📣 Momentum is building! 1: Sign and Share our petition to Congress to see RFK IMPEACHED AND REMOVED. 2: Send your House Rep a Quack-O-Gram. 3: Send your House Rep and Senators a message on their website “Contact me” form. #FireRFK #StandUpForScience

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QUACK-O-GRAMS Impeach and Remove Bobby Jr — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Sep 4

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