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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
discgrace.bsky.social
I challenged myself and managed to spin this in a single day. It's going to end up chain plied so I don't lose the gradient.
A white plastic bobbin full of neon green, orange, yellow, and pink yarn on a wood background
January 20, 2026 at 10:09 PM
discgrace.bsky.social
Finished spinning this alpaca yarn today. Making things from scratch helps me feel like I'm getting a small temporary escape from our capitalist hellscape
A skein of slightly fuzzy red and gray handspun yarn on a wood background
January 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM
discgrace.bsky.social
I picked a hell of a time to crawl out from under my social media rock, but I want to reconnect with people and share beautiful things, even in the face of everything.
January 8, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Former NOAA employee Tom DiLiberto is calling on YOU to help #SaveNOAA. Here’s what he had to share with Axios about the impacts of mass layoffs at the nation’s oceanic and atmospheric agency: www.axios.com/2025/02/28/n...

#ScienceMatters #FederalLayoffs #NOAA @axios.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM