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Rosie ʻAnolani Alegado

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Rosie ʻAnolani Alegado @rosiealegado.bsky.social · Apr 7

Hi followers. If you are interested in the work my lab does, this is a great introduction

Microbetv @microbetv.bsky.social · Apr 4

Dr. Rosie ’Anolani Alegado of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa joins the Quality Quorum to discuss how weather, climate, and human intervention impact the microbiota to be found in human related seascapes around Hawai’i.

@markowenmartin.bsky.social @rosiealegado.bsky.social

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Holly Bik @hollybik.bsky.social · Jun 20

I’m hearing this from many people - now is a REALLY GOOD TIME to submit proposals, to show there is persistent demand for grant funding

Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · Jun 20

NSF funding allocations to divisions get adjusted based on numbers of proposals; if we opt out of submitting proposals because of threats of cuts, it can cause future years budgets to divert money out of our divisions.

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · Jun 20

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · Jun 19

A short thread about the people in my lab who will present posters and give rapid talks at #ASMmicrobe: 🧵

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Rosie ʻAnolani Alegado @rosiealegado.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thank you for correcting your post!

Rosie ʻAnolani Alegado @rosiealegado.bsky.social · May 25

🤗 hugs for you.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · May 25

Start every day with this reality:

EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined.
#LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable

ballotpedia.org/United_State...

United States Congress elections, 2026

Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics

ballotpedia.org

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · May 25

I’ll say this and then I’m gonna step back b/c 2026 IS THE ONLY NATIONAL ELECTION THAT’S IMPORTANT NOW.
No Dem presidential candidate wins w/o high Black turnout & vote.
So stop making it like Black voters are expendable or that you can serve up any candidate chosen by Pelosi, Clooney or MSM & win.

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Zane Griffin Talley Cooper @zgtcooper.bsky.social · May 25

Maxine Berg shows how the “nimble fingers” stereotype first arose in the early Industrial Revolution as a way for managers to de-skill the labor of women workers. It was also used to exoticize labor of Navajo semiconductor manufacturers at Shiprock in the 60s. The term has a long sordid history.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · May 25

Public pressure works! Keep it going.

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Rosie ʻAnolani Alegado @rosiealegado.bsky.social · May 23

This is a conflation of ethnic groups and political groups. The Trump admin affirmed that Native Americans and Native Hawaiians and Alaska Native programming doesn’t fall under DEI exclusions. not supporting consolidation of other groups but they shouldn’t let trust relationships be mowed over

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · May 20

The fantastically successful NIGMS MIRA R35 "expired" on May 17, after the most recent deadline--these removals are the most aggressive attack on American science in the current series of devastating actions 🧪

Gabi Serrato Marks @gserratomarks.bsky.social · May 20

NIH moved up the expiration date for some funding opportunities, effectively *canceling* the next application date without removing it from the standard table. I can't even imagine how many people are still prepping these grants.

👀 List of impacted opportunities:
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Screenshot of NIMH BRAINS funding opportunity. The expiration date is now before the next application due date.

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Nichole Broderick, PhD @nabroderick.bsky.social · May 19

#Microsky 🦠

Andreas Peschel @andreaspeschel.bsky.social · May 19

Join us in Tubingen as a Junior Research Group Leader if you do research on #ESKAPE pathogens and infections and are interested in the highly cooperative environment of @dzif.bsky.social‬ and @cmfi.bsky.social ! Please send your application or forward to colleagues!
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

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Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · Apr 10

Join us for a two-day workshop on preparing your promotion and tenure file for community-based research! July 16 & 17 2025, free, and probably a little bit fun.

Sponsored by CLEAR and the IndigeLab Network
www.indigelabnetwork.com/test-worksho...

IN Workshop: Promotion and Tenure packages for community-based research

July 16-17, 2025

www.indigelabnetwork.com

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Rosie ʻAnolani Alegado @rosiealegado.bsky.social · May 20

One of the things I love about my job: forming a mutual aid network with other native academic aunties. #IndigeLab

Max Liboiron @maxliboiron.bsky.social · May 12

Great coverage of our mutual aid network across the US-Canadian border moving Indigenous data so it's safer.

www.theverge.com/features/664...

Indigenous scientists are fighting to protect their data — and their culture

They’re worried about the loss of their research.

www.theverge.com

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Decolonize Myself @decolonizemyself.bsky.social · May 17

Indigenous leaders call on new Pope to return thousands of artifacts | CBC News

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for the Vatican to return sacred First Nation artifacts that were taken from Indigenous communities during the residential school era.

www.cbc.ca

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · May 16

This is not a screenplay.

For some, these will be life or death situations. For many, these natural disasters will yield devastating loss.

We should have a FEMA ready, able and fully staffed to support the American public when it needs it most.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · May 16

“I feel a little bit like Bubba from ‘Forrest Gump,’” Richardson said, according to the video. “We’ve got hurricanes, we’ve got fires, we’ve got mudslides, we’ve got flash floods, we’ve got tornadoes, we’ve got droughts, we’ve got heat waves ..”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · May 13

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."

Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.

I wrote about my decision in TIME.

time.com/7285045/resi...

Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress

I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

time.com

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · May 13

"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.

Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."

David Malakoff @davidmalakoff.bsky.social · May 13

Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...

Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF

Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress

www.science.org

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Rosie ʻAnolani Alegado @rosiealegado.bsky.social · May 14

That effing blows. I’m really sorry. And disgusted.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · May 12

Because of the layoffs at NIOSH, multiple lifesaving programs have been shut down even though they’re required by law.

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NativeBio Data Consortium @nativebio.bsky.social · May 12

Here's an important article from Indigenous researchers in our Global Indigenous Network. www.theverge.com/features/664...

Indigenous scientists are fighting to protect their data — and their culture

They’re worried about the loss of their research.

www.theverge.com

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · May 10

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · May 9

“Abolish ICE” is the moderate position. Radical is “prosecute every ICE employee under RICO.”

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · May 8

BREAKING: FEMA’s most senior official Cameron Hamilton has been FIRED and walked out of the building, an agency source confirms.

He testified just yesterday that he didn’t think the agency should be eliminated, per Trump and DHS Sec. Kristi Noem’s wishes. Apparently the wrong answer.

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Danielle Moodie @daniellemoodie.bsky.social · Feb 17

Have y'all heard of the Project 2025 Heat Map that outlines how 1/3 of the goals have already been achieved? Check out this site and follow: www.project2025.observer Call your representatives and ask them if they are aware of this site and how much of their plans have been implemented.

Project 2025 Tracker

Track the progress on Project 2025

www.project2025.observer

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