Caitlin S., PhD
@paleophile.bsky.social
Research Dev't & #SciPol | doing my best for science | Evolutionary Anthropology PhD | #celiac | 🐶 #DogRescue | #FosterCare | Personal account.
@gwu1821.bsky.social ya gotta shuuush everyone at the Global Meditation. Pleeeeease.
February 11, 2026 at 10:54 PM
@gwu1821.bsky.social ya gotta shuuush everyone at the Global Meditation. Pleeeeease.
Walk for Peace: Public Event
YouTube video by The George Washington University
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February 11, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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My weekly update.
Some good(ish) news.
The pace of NIH grantmaking appears to be picking up.
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Some good(ish) news.
The pace of NIH grantmaking appears to be picking up.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
My weekly update.
Some good(ish) news.
The pace of NIH grantmaking appears to be picking up.
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Some good(ish) news.
The pace of NIH grantmaking appears to be picking up.
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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#ComingUpOnTCM
THE ABOMINABLE SNOW RABBIT (1957) Mel Blanc
Dirs.: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble 7:50 PM PT
Bugs and Daffy try to tunnel to Palm Springs, but they end up in the Himalayas, where they meet the Abominable Snowman.
7m | Animated Short | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty
THE ABOMINABLE SNOW RABBIT (1957) Mel Blanc
Dirs.: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble 7:50 PM PT
Bugs and Daffy try to tunnel to Palm Springs, but they end up in the Himalayas, where they meet the Abominable Snowman.
7m | Animated Short | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
#ComingUpOnTCM
THE ABOMINABLE SNOW RABBIT (1957) Mel Blanc
Dirs.: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble 7:50 PM PT
Bugs and Daffy try to tunnel to Palm Springs, but they end up in the Himalayas, where they meet the Abominable Snowman.
7m | Animated Short | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty
THE ABOMINABLE SNOW RABBIT (1957) Mel Blanc
Dirs.: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble 7:50 PM PT
Bugs and Daffy try to tunnel to Palm Springs, but they end up in the Himalayas, where they meet the Abominable Snowman.
7m | Animated Short | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty
February 7, 2026 at 3:10 AM
"This isn't the country I know!," says the citizen of the country that had someone in Congress recommending sterilization of "undesirables" only a century ago.
A brief U.S. history lesson: The Committee on Immigration & Naturalization of the House of Representatives once had an Expert Eugenics Agent. In 1911, there was a "Eugenics Section" of the American Breeders' Association. Make America what Again? 🤬
February 7, 2026 at 2:56 AM
"This isn't the country I know!," says the citizen of the country that had someone in Congress recommending sterilization of "undesirables" only a century ago.
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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#PRFB solicitation is published (NSF 26-504): www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
www.nsf.gov
February 6, 2026 at 10:16 PM
#PRFB solicitation is published (NSF 26-504): www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
I want to go to there.
News from the edge of the visible universe:
JWST has confirmed this galaxy, MoM-z14, as the most distant one yet studied. We're seeing it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, 98% of the way back to the beginning of time.
(MoM stands for "miracle or mirage.") 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
JWST has confirmed this galaxy, MoM-z14, as the most distant one yet studied. We're seeing it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, 98% of the way back to the beginning of time.
(MoM stands for "miracle or mirage.") 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
February 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I want to go to there.
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ALERT: Per letter sent by the Justice Dept, members of Congress can arrange to view the full Epstein files beginning Monday at 9am at Justice Dept headquarters in Washington
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
ALERT: Per letter sent by the Justice Dept, members of Congress can arrange to view the full Epstein files beginning Monday at 9am at Justice Dept headquarters in Washington
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@hormiga.bsky.social They'll have an office hour soon to talk about all the things that can count as "AI." And there will be more info in the solicitation, certainly. So, we'll see how broad it really is...
February 6, 2026 at 9:29 PM
@hormiga.bsky.social They'll have an office hour soon to talk about all the things that can count as "AI." And there will be more info in the solicitation, certainly. So, we'll see how broad it really is...
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Note that AI was part of the new PRFB track announced in 2024. www.nsf.gov/funding/info...
Announcing a New Track in the Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) Program: Biological Research, Understanding and Solutions for a Resilient Planet
www.nsf.gov
February 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Note that AI was part of the new PRFB track announced in 2024. www.nsf.gov/funding/info...
Now do EAR-PF, please. 😉 @volcanojw.bsky.social
Holy shit: it's an RFP for the NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology (PRFB). Hello old friend www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
www.nsf.gov
February 6, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Now do EAR-PF, please. 😉 @volcanojw.bsky.social
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Fresh of his #Grammy wins, Puerto Rican artist #BadBunny will take the stage for the #SuperBowlLX halftime show on Sunday. Here are some key facts about Puerto Rico, including the island’s relationship with the U.S. and how its population has changed. 🇵🇷🧵⬇️
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Fresh of his #Grammy wins, Puerto Rican artist #BadBunny will take the stage for the #SuperBowlLX halftime show on Sunday. Here are some key facts about Puerto Rico, including the island’s relationship with the U.S. and how its population has changed. 🇵🇷🧵⬇️
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Ramos' parents, originally from Ecuador, were set for their asylum hearing in late Feb. DHS abruptly moved it up to THIS MORNING.
They are not in the U.S. illegally and have no criminal record. DHS is simply trying to end their asylum claims.
They are not in the U.S. illegally and have no criminal record. DHS is simply trying to end their asylum claims.
February 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Ramos' parents, originally from Ecuador, were set for their asylum hearing in late Feb. DHS abruptly moved it up to THIS MORNING.
They are not in the U.S. illegally and have no criminal record. DHS is simply trying to end their asylum claims.
They are not in the U.S. illegally and have no criminal record. DHS is simply trying to end their asylum claims.
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@raskin.house.gov and I led 69 of our colleagues in demanding that Trump keep this institution open. An attack on the Kennedy Center is an attack on history and culture across the country, setting a dangerous precedent.
February 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM
@raskin.house.gov and I led 69 of our colleagues in demanding that Trump keep this institution open. An attack on the Kennedy Center is an attack on history and culture across the country, setting a dangerous precedent.
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The space agency’s current plan is to deorbit the space station in 2031 over the Pacific Ocean, where debris that survives the scorching reentry will fall into a remote, unpopulated part of the sea.
Lawmakers ask what it would take to "store" the International Space Station
NASA shall evaluate the "viability of transferring the ISS to a safe orbital harbor" after retirement.
arstechnica.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM
The space agency’s current plan is to deorbit the space station in 2031 over the Pacific Ocean, where debris that survives the scorching reentry will fall into a remote, unpopulated part of the sea.
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BREAKING: A young girl in immigration detention reportedly attempted to take her own life, at the same Texas facility experiencing a measles outbreak and where Liam Ramos was detained.
February 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM
BREAKING: A young girl in immigration detention reportedly attempted to take her own life, at the same Texas facility experiencing a measles outbreak and where Liam Ramos was detained.
How administration priorities are shifting agency and program priorities and funding - an example. #NSF #PRFB #postdocfellowships
February 6, 2026 at 8:42 PM
How administration priorities are shifting agency and program priorities and funding - an example. #NSF #PRFB #postdocfellowships
I wish I could say he wasn't a unicorn, but he is.
Make kindness and humanity the norm, not the exception.
Make kindness and humanity the norm, not the exception.
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I wish I could say he wasn't a unicorn, but he is.
Make kindness and humanity the norm, not the exception.
Make kindness and humanity the norm, not the exception.
Dear anthropologists - in case you're considering it, this is not a "teaching moment" about the difference between apes and monkeys. It's just about racism. Period.
#LunchTimePosts
#LunchTimePosts
February 6, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Dear anthropologists - in case you're considering it, this is not a "teaching moment" about the difference between apes and monkeys. It's just about racism. Period.
#LunchTimePosts
#LunchTimePosts
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New story in Research Professional News
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NIH director insists ‘no delay’ on grants as panels sit unfilled - Research Professional News
Concerns raised in Senate as advisory council positions remain vacant across National Institutes of Health
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February 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM
New story in Research Professional News
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Just like with Kilmer Abrego Garcia, the biggest sin any targeted immigrant can commit is winning battles — legal or PR battles — against the government, and they just won’t let those losses go
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Just like with Kilmer Abrego Garcia, the biggest sin any targeted immigrant can commit is winning battles — legal or PR battles — against the government, and they just won’t let those losses go