Caitlin S., PhD
@paleophile.bsky.social
Research Dev't & #SciPol | doing my best for science | Evolutionary Anthropology PhD | #celiac | 🐶 #DogRescue | #FosterCare | Personal account.
Like everything else they do, this is so gross.
"$80 for US residents and $250 for nonresidents, ensuring that American taxpayers...receive the greatest benefit. Nonresidents without an annual pass will pay an [additional] $100 per person fee to enter 11 of the...parks"
www.doi.gov/pressrelease...
"$80 for US residents and $250 for nonresidents, ensuring that American taxpayers...receive the greatest benefit. Nonresidents without an annual pass will pay an [additional] $100 per person fee to enter 11 of the...parks"
www.doi.gov/pressrelease...
Department of the Interior Announces Modernized, More Affordable National Park Access | U.S. Department of the Interior
The Department of the Interior today announced the most significant modernization of national park access in decades, delivering new digital America the Beautiful passes, updated annual pass artwork, ...
www.doi.gov
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Like everything else they do, this is so gross.
"$80 for US residents and $250 for nonresidents, ensuring that American taxpayers...receive the greatest benefit. Nonresidents without an annual pass will pay an [additional] $100 per person fee to enter 11 of the...parks"
www.doi.gov/pressrelease...
"$80 for US residents and $250 for nonresidents, ensuring that American taxpayers...receive the greatest benefit. Nonresidents without an annual pass will pay an [additional] $100 per person fee to enter 11 of the...parks"
www.doi.gov/pressrelease...
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Some meta commentary inspired by this piece.
There are basically four kinds of science policy stories about federal agencies these days:
-unprecedented/illegal actions (mass RIFs)
-changes to funding (budget, indirect costs)
-policy change w/clear intention (EPA overturning endangerment finding)
There are basically four kinds of science policy stories about federal agencies these days:
-unprecedented/illegal actions (mass RIFs)
-changes to funding (budget, indirect costs)
-policy change w/clear intention (EPA overturning endangerment finding)
NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling
Policy drops “paylines” based on peer-review scores and requires geography and other factors to guide approvals
www.science.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Some meta commentary inspired by this piece.
There are basically four kinds of science policy stories about federal agencies these days:
-unprecedented/illegal actions (mass RIFs)
-changes to funding (budget, indirect costs)
-policy change w/clear intention (EPA overturning endangerment finding)
There are basically four kinds of science policy stories about federal agencies these days:
-unprecedented/illegal actions (mass RIFs)
-changes to funding (budget, indirect costs)
-policy change w/clear intention (EPA overturning endangerment finding)
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Check out these new travel resources from the NSF SECURE Center to help Research Security/Compliance Officers guide and advise their faculty on international travel.
Travel Checklist: https://post.citiprogram.org/3K6ETfE
Travel Resource Guide: https://post.citiprogram.org/4rk9h70
#ResearchSecurity
Travel Checklist: https://post.citiprogram.org/3K6ETfE
Travel Resource Guide: https://post.citiprogram.org/4rk9h70
#ResearchSecurity
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Check out these new travel resources from the NSF SECURE Center to help Research Security/Compliance Officers guide and advise their faculty on international travel.
Travel Checklist: https://post.citiprogram.org/3K6ETfE
Travel Resource Guide: https://post.citiprogram.org/4rk9h70
#ResearchSecurity
Travel Checklist: https://post.citiprogram.org/3K6ETfE
Travel Resource Guide: https://post.citiprogram.org/4rk9h70
#ResearchSecurity
"Mars Sample That May Contain Evidence of Life Might Never Come Home"
via @sciam.bsky.social
#MSR
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
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#MSR
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
NASA Found Something on Mars. Now We Might Just Leave It There
NASA spent years and billions of dollars collecting Martian samples to bring home. Now they might be stranded
www.scientificamerican.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"Mars Sample That May Contain Evidence of Life Might Never Come Home"
via @sciam.bsky.social
#MSR
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
via @sciam.bsky.social
#MSR
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
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Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
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3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
www.wowktv.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
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Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
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My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.
www.oudaily.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
"Vahid Abedini, an assistant professor of Iranian studies at OU, was reportedly detained by ICE on Saturday, Nov. 22, as he was boarding a flight to Washington, D.C., for the Middle East Studies Association"
@democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social
@democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
"Vahid Abedini, an assistant professor of Iranian studies at OU, was reportedly detained by ICE on Saturday, Nov. 22, as he was boarding a flight to Washington, D.C., for the Middle East Studies Association"
@democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social
@democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social
"See the alarming extent of NIH and NSF funding cuts in 2025"
www.sciencenews.org/article/nih-...
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www.sciencenews.org/article/nih-...
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See the alarming extent of NIH and NSF funding cuts in 2025
In 2025, the Trump administration froze or ended about 5,300 NIH and NSF research grants totaling over $5 billion in unspent funds, a decision that reshaped many fields of science.
www.sciencenews.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"See the alarming extent of NIH and NSF funding cuts in 2025"
www.sciencenews.org/article/nih-...
via @sciencenews.bsky.social
www.sciencenews.org/article/nih-...
via @sciencenews.bsky.social
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Hurray, @npr.org's "Books We Love" end-of-year book coverage is up! An annual joy. Here's the link to the whole thing: apps.npr.org/best-books/#... #Booksky #books #amreading #writerscommuniity
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Hurray, @npr.org's "Books We Love" end-of-year book coverage is up! An annual joy. Here's the link to the whole thing: apps.npr.org/best-books/#... #Booksky #books #amreading #writerscommuniity
It seems wrong to have a Joan Crawford double feature without Mario. #TCMparty @benmank77.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
It seems wrong to have a Joan Crawford double feature without Mario. #TCMparty @benmank77.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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November 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
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This is concerning.
NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
1/2
NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
1/2
November 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This is concerning.
NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
1/2
NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
1/2
I love the "Kid Fans" idea! #TCMparty @tcmtv.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I love the "Kid Fans" idea! #TCMparty @tcmtv.bsky.social
Please let me know if you need a VCA to HDMI adaptor for your desktop monitor!
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Please let me know if you need a VCA to HDMI adaptor for your desktop monitor!
Bwahahaha, am I being attacked? I feel attacked!
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Bwahahaha, am I being attacked? I feel attacked!
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Lisa Desjardins:
FOLKS. MTG just cranked up the stakes in TN07 special elex Dec. 2:
Now: 219 Rs-213 Ds
Dec. 3: If Ds win in TN-->219-214
Jan. 6: MTG gone -->218-214
Jan. 31: After TX18 special ----> 218-215
April 16: If Ds hold NJ11 special --->218-216
THAT is a 0-vote margin."
FOLKS. MTG just cranked up the stakes in TN07 special elex Dec. 2:
Now: 219 Rs-213 Ds
Dec. 3: If Ds win in TN-->219-214
Jan. 6: MTG gone -->218-214
Jan. 31: After TX18 special ----> 218-215
April 16: If Ds hold NJ11 special --->218-216
THAT is a 0-vote margin."
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Lisa Desjardins:
FOLKS. MTG just cranked up the stakes in TN07 special elex Dec. 2:
Now: 219 Rs-213 Ds
Dec. 3: If Ds win in TN-->219-214
Jan. 6: MTG gone -->218-214
Jan. 31: After TX18 special ----> 218-215
April 16: If Ds hold NJ11 special --->218-216
THAT is a 0-vote margin."
FOLKS. MTG just cranked up the stakes in TN07 special elex Dec. 2:
Now: 219 Rs-213 Ds
Dec. 3: If Ds win in TN-->219-214
Jan. 6: MTG gone -->218-214
Jan. 31: After TX18 special ----> 218-215
April 16: If Ds hold NJ11 special --->218-216
THAT is a 0-vote margin."
Hey, #Tennessee. Turn out on Dec 2!
MOTHER JONES: “You should be paying attention to the race in Tennessee’s 7th congressional district”
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Hey, #Tennessee. Turn out on Dec 2!
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I just remembered that Rep MTG led the subcommittee that grilled the presidents of NPR and PBS in the spring, calling them "Un-American."
www.youtube.com/live/mf7BvBI...
www.youtube.com/live/mf7BvBI...
PBS and NPR leaders testify at House DOGE subcommittee hearing | full vidoe
YouTube video by CBS News
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I just remembered that Rep MTG led the subcommittee that grilled the presidents of NPR and PBS in the spring, calling them "Un-American."
www.youtube.com/live/mf7BvBI...
www.youtube.com/live/mf7BvBI...