Katie McCaskey
@katiemccaskey.bsky.social
Media & PR, Federation of American Scientists (fas.org) - views here all mine ❤️ emerging tech/innovation, active transportation, built/natural environment
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1/ The Trump administration's speech at the Conference on Disarmament accuses China of having conducted experiments to hide very low yield nuclear explosions and also made plans for bigger ones (less than 1 kiloton) not yet detonated. geneva.usmission.gov/2026/02/06/u...
U.S. Statement at the Conference on Disarmament - U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva
geneva.usmission.gov
February 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
1/ The Trump administration's speech at the Conference on Disarmament accuses China of having conducted experiments to hide very low yield nuclear explosions and also made plans for bigger ones (less than 1 kiloton) not yet detonated. geneva.usmission.gov/2026/02/06/u...
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For #printerSolstice2526 prompt division here is my #linocut portrait of Agnes Pockels (1862-1935), the self-taught scientist who pioneered surface science. 🧪🐡👩🏼🔬 #histsci
As a woman she did not get the chance to go to university & study physics like her theoretical physicist brother Friedrich, 🧵
As a woman she did not get the chance to go to university & study physics like her theoretical physicist brother Friedrich, 🧵
February 5, 2026 at 2:24 PM
For #printerSolstice2526 prompt division here is my #linocut portrait of Agnes Pockels (1862-1935), the self-taught scientist who pioneered surface science. 🧪🐡👩🏼🔬 #histsci
As a woman she did not get the chance to go to university & study physics like her theoretical physicist brother Friedrich, 🧵
As a woman she did not get the chance to go to university & study physics like her theoretical physicist brother Friedrich, 🧵
"If everyone's a writer, then nobody's a writer, and I think it's very evident right now"
www.businessinsider.com/hottest-job-...
www.businessinsider.com/hottest-job-...
The unexpected winners of the AI slop boom: Word nerds
The rise of slopaganda is fueling a surprising tech hiring boom.
www.businessinsider.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
"If everyone's a writer, then nobody's a writer, and I think it's very evident right now"
www.businessinsider.com/hottest-job-...
www.businessinsider.com/hottest-job-...
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"Without any kind of bilateral strategic arms control between these two nuclear superpowers, we're entering terrain that we have not been in several decades," @mattkorda.bsky.social tells Newsweek
The former U.S. president has warned that the expiration of the New START treaty would "wipe out decades of diplomacy."
Barack Obama Sends Warning About Nuclear Arms Race With Russia
www.newsweek.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
"Without any kind of bilateral strategic arms control between these two nuclear superpowers, we're entering terrain that we have not been in several decades," @mattkorda.bsky.social tells Newsweek
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Recent college & grad school alumni:
Work for 6 to 9 months with 1 of over 2 dozen NGOs in DC on international peace & security issues, including nuclear arms control, peacebuilding, & diplomacy. Apply by Feb. 27 to @scovillepf.bsky.social for the fall '26 semester. scoville.org
Work for 6 to 9 months with 1 of over 2 dozen NGOs in DC on international peace & security issues, including nuclear arms control, peacebuilding, & diplomacy. Apply by Feb. 27 to @scovillepf.bsky.social for the fall '26 semester. scoville.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Recent college & grad school alumni:
Work for 6 to 9 months with 1 of over 2 dozen NGOs in DC on international peace & security issues, including nuclear arms control, peacebuilding, & diplomacy. Apply by Feb. 27 to @scovillepf.bsky.social for the fall '26 semester. scoville.org
Work for 6 to 9 months with 1 of over 2 dozen NGOs in DC on international peace & security issues, including nuclear arms control, peacebuilding, & diplomacy. Apply by Feb. 27 to @scovillepf.bsky.social for the fall '26 semester. scoville.org
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"The expiration of New Start is not really about New Start. It is about a broader pattern of mistrust and disinterest in arms control in general," @mattkorda.bsky.social tells @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/fd1d...
www.ft.com/content/fd1d...
A world without nuclear arms control begins this week
New Start treaty, which expires on Thursday, capped the number of missiles and warheads in US and Russian arsenals
www.ft.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
"The expiration of New Start is not really about New Start. It is about a broader pattern of mistrust and disinterest in arms control in general," @mattkorda.bsky.social tells @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/fd1d...
www.ft.com/content/fd1d...
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Placing AI in the role of “decision maker” when it comes to whether or not to launch a nuclear weapon should stay science fiction.
Join us on February 10 from 6-8 pm for our AI x Nuclear Weapons reception in partnership with @futureoflife.org
🔗 luma.com/ecpzdn2x
Join us on February 10 from 6-8 pm for our AI x Nuclear Weapons reception in partnership with @futureoflife.org
🔗 luma.com/ecpzdn2x
February 2, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Placing AI in the role of “decision maker” when it comes to whether or not to launch a nuclear weapon should stay science fiction.
Join us on February 10 from 6-8 pm for our AI x Nuclear Weapons reception in partnership with @futureoflife.org
🔗 luma.com/ecpzdn2x
Join us on February 10 from 6-8 pm for our AI x Nuclear Weapons reception in partnership with @futureoflife.org
🔗 luma.com/ecpzdn2x
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Come join the team that keeps our region moving. We’re hiring key positions!
➡️Assistant Project Manager | careers.wmata.com/psc/careers/...
➡️Director of Special Projects | careers.wmata.com/psc/careers/...
➡️Senior Realty Specialist | careers.wmata.com/psc/careers/...
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➡️Assistant Project Manager | careers.wmata.com/psc/careers/...
➡️Director of Special Projects | careers.wmata.com/psc/careers/...
➡️Senior Realty Specialist | careers.wmata.com/psc/careers/...
wmata.com/Careers
February 1, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Come join the team that keeps our region moving. We’re hiring key positions!
➡️Assistant Project Manager | careers.wmata.com/psc/careers/...
➡️Director of Special Projects | careers.wmata.com/psc/careers/...
➡️Senior Realty Specialist | careers.wmata.com/psc/careers/...
wmata.com/Careers
➡️Assistant Project Manager | careers.wmata.com/psc/careers/...
➡️Director of Special Projects | careers.wmata.com/psc/careers/...
➡️Senior Realty Specialist | careers.wmata.com/psc/careers/...
wmata.com/Careers
oh good thing I can put down the go bag www.404media.co/exposed-molt...
Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'
www.404media.co
February 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM
oh good thing I can put down the go bag www.404media.co/exposed-molt...
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In response to a weakened US labor market, the American Chemical Society has been stepping up to help members find new jobs. cen.acs.org/acs-news/Dem... #chemsky 🧪
Demand for ACS career services surged in 2025
Laid-off members sought support from the society in unprecedented numbers
cen.acs.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:51 PM
In response to a weakened US labor market, the American Chemical Society has been stepping up to help members find new jobs. cen.acs.org/acs-news/Dem... #chemsky 🧪
#journalists - Expert briefing on future of US-Russia nuclear arms control as 💣 New START expires, including @scientistsorg.bsky.social's @mattkorda.bsky.social Wed, Feb 4, from 9-10am ET. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The future of U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control: expert briefing for journalists. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the ...
On February 5, New START, the last remaining nuclear treaty between the U.S. and Russia––who together control almost 90% of all nuclear weapons in the world––will expire. For the first time in decades...
us02web.zoom.us
January 29, 2026 at 6:46 PM
#journalists - Expert briefing on future of US-Russia nuclear arms control as 💣 New START expires, including @scientistsorg.bsky.social's @mattkorda.bsky.social Wed, Feb 4, from 9-10am ET. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Democratic Senators are united in fighting Trump policies that led to the killings in Minneapolis—including nearly all who opposed the last shutdown. Why? Because they see that Trump is destroying our constitutional order. He’s engineering regime change.
My column
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
My column
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Neediness Is Transforming America
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Democratic Senators are united in fighting Trump policies that led to the killings in Minneapolis—including nearly all who opposed the last shutdown. Why? Because they see that Trump is destroying our constitutional order. He’s engineering regime change.
My column
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
My column
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
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Murphy on Bovino: "That was a bone-chilling interview. I was shaking while I was listening to it, in large part bc it takes just an unbelievable amount of gall to lie to the American public. Everybody saw that video ... it should freak the public out that the Trump administration lies this easily"
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Murphy on Bovino: "That was a bone-chilling interview. I was shaking while I was listening to it, in large part bc it takes just an unbelievable amount of gall to lie to the American public. Everybody saw that video ... it should freak the public out that the Trump administration lies this easily"
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Congress is not powerless. Democrats must unify around an actual agenda.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Congress is not powerless. Democrats must unify around an actual agenda.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
Ward 7 DC survey is open - questions about traffic & parking, nothing on public transit, cycling or pedestrians: www.congressheightsontherise.com/blog/ward-7-...
Ward 7 neighbors — your input matters. — Congress Heights on the Rise
Community input plays a critical role in guiding how District resources are allocated.
www.congressheightsontherise.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Ward 7 DC survey is open - questions about traffic & parking, nothing on public transit, cycling or pedestrians: www.congressheightsontherise.com/blog/ward-7-...
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US states should pass policy that clarifies this issue before it comes to a head. Otherwise gas utilities and their major investors will lobby to make people pay exit fees when they get off gas, potentially killing the economics of electrification.
German court: heat pump users not required to pay for switching off gas connection
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/german-...
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/german-...
January 22, 2026 at 1:43 PM
US states should pass policy that clarifies this issue before it comes to a head. Otherwise gas utilities and their major investors will lobby to make people pay exit fees when they get off gas, potentially killing the economics of electrification.
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Good morning with good news: Wind & solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels in EU (27 countries) for first time ever in 2025! Solar rose 20%
W&S produced 30% of EU's electricity in 2025, up from 20% in 2020.
Coal fell to record low of 9.2%!
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
W&S produced 30% of EU's electricity in 2025, up from 20% in 2020.
Coal fell to record low of 9.2%!
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
January 22, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Good morning with good news: Wind & solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels in EU (27 countries) for first time ever in 2025! Solar rose 20%
W&S produced 30% of EU's electricity in 2025, up from 20% in 2020.
Coal fell to record low of 9.2%!
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
W&S produced 30% of EU's electricity in 2025, up from 20% in 2020.
Coal fell to record low of 9.2%!
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
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Next week, join FAS and @eesionline.org for this season’s hottest briefing on emerging solutions to tackle the wildfire crisis, and the federal policy strategies for getting these solutions into the field.
Register for in-person or livestream ➡️ www.eesi.org/briefings/vi...
Register for in-person or livestream ➡️ www.eesi.org/briefings/vi...
January 20, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Next week, join FAS and @eesionline.org for this season’s hottest briefing on emerging solutions to tackle the wildfire crisis, and the federal policy strategies for getting these solutions into the field.
Register for in-person or livestream ➡️ www.eesi.org/briefings/vi...
Register for in-person or livestream ➡️ www.eesi.org/briefings/vi...
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I need to apologize for something I did. The @bostonherald.com is right, there is no place for profanities in politics.
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I need to apologize for something I did. The @bostonherald.com is right, there is no place for profanities in politics.
response by @scientistsorg.bsky.social's @lorenraeds.bsky.social:
"In 2026, I’m watching for signs of life in the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Reform Act, which would reauthorize the TMF through 2032."
"In 2026, I’m watching for signs of life in the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Reform Act, which would reauthorize the TMF through 2032."
Name an under-the-radar idea that could pass Congress this year and have a big impact on the country.
@repmaxinewaters.bsky.social, Sen. Bill Cassidy, @vivekchil.bsky.social, @leedrutman.bsky.social, @lorenraeds.bsky.social and others weigh in:
www.notus.org/perspectives...
@repmaxinewaters.bsky.social, Sen. Bill Cassidy, @vivekchil.bsky.social, @leedrutman.bsky.social, @lorenraeds.bsky.social and others weigh in:
www.notus.org/perspectives...
Name an under-the-radar idea that could pass Congress this year and have a big impact on the country.
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Lee Drutman, Joseph Dunne, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Maya MacGuineas, Daniel Cochrane, Nicol Turner Lee, Vivek Chilukuri
www.notus.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:14 PM
response by @scientistsorg.bsky.social's @lorenraeds.bsky.social:
"In 2026, I’m watching for signs of life in the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Reform Act, which would reauthorize the TMF through 2032."
"In 2026, I’m watching for signs of life in the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Reform Act, which would reauthorize the TMF through 2032."
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Motion to remove "crackdown" and "clash" from the Neutral-Objective-Centrist Journalism Style Guide along with passive voice and describing plural immigrants as "floods," "rivers," "flows," or "swarms."
Wrote last month about the media’s use of “crackdown” to legitimize and validate the regime’s occupation of opposition strongholds. It’s driving me insane.
badfaithtimes.com/bad-faith-an...
badfaithtimes.com/bad-faith-an...
January 14, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Motion to remove "crackdown" and "clash" from the Neutral-Objective-Centrist Journalism Style Guide along with passive voice and describing plural immigrants as "floods," "rivers," "flows," or "swarms."
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
🧵
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Check out @cclangevin.bsky.social of @scientistsorg.bsky.social response here: www.notus.org/perspectives...
January 6, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Check out @cclangevin.bsky.social of @scientistsorg.bsky.social response here: www.notus.org/perspectives...