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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam @repsuhas.bsky.social · 1d

This administration wants to punish federal workers. These threats are illegal point blank. We could be working together to end this Republican government shutdown but Russ Vought and POTUS would rather threaten and harass the federal workforce.

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 1d

Feel free to attribute the following to a former OMB General Counsel: The supposed "new legal analysis" is, to use a technical legal term, horseshit. What the law actually says is that when Congress enacts a law ending a lapse, furloughed employees get paid at the earliest date possible. Period.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Travis Mason-Bushman @snarkranger.bsky.social · 1d

31 USC 1341 is clear.

Each employee of the United States Government... furloughed as a result of a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the period of the lapse in appropriations.

"covered lapse in appropriations” means any lapse in appropriations that begins on or after Dec. 22, 2018.

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 1d

I know we’re going in circles but it is abundantly clear that they have literally no idea, let alone a plan, to fix their own mess.

Nobody is at the wheel, it is the first social media AI presidency and they drove themselves into a blind alley.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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ReBecca @dinochick.bsky.social · 1d

@redrockrobin.bsky.social nope. And today it looks like we won’t be getting back pay. And I have been working since last week on a project that requires a monitor, deep into OT and now probably won’t get paid ever for that 🤬

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ReBecca @dinochick.bsky.social · 1d

Bones of Contention - Tracking The Dinosaur Black Market

www.channelnewsasia.com/watch/bones-...

Bones of Contention - Tracking The Dinosaur Black Market

For decades, Gobi Desert in Mongolia has been a hotbed for dinosaur fossil smuggling. Now, people are pushing back, determined to reclaim their stolen heritage and exposing the trade’s darker players.

www.channelnewsasia.com

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ReBecca @dinochick.bsky.social · 2d

For sure. I’m sure they are enjoying their break while they still get their paychecks. They don’t care about the rest of us.

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ReBecca @dinochick.bsky.social · 2d

Trying to figure out what to do about @geosociety.bsky.social meeting. Without a paycheck I don’t know how to cover the meals and hotel, but can’t get a refund of my registration now and would loose $735. 🙇🏻‍♀️ #furloughsucks

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ReBecca @dinochick.bsky.social · 3d

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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ReBecca @dinochick.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Establishment date Dinosaur National Monument! On this day in 1915 President W. Wilson created the monument to protect the Carnegie Quarry: “...an extraordinary deposit of Dinosaurian & other gigantic reptilian remains of the Juratrias period, which are of great scientific interest & value...”

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Alessandro Chiarenza @macroecoevoale.bsky.social · 4d

A brilliant palaeontologist, Dr Tsogtbaatar, is facing a tough battle and needs help with medical expenses. Please consider donating or sharing the link: every bit truly helps. Thank you!

Donate to Help Dr. Tsogtbaatar, Icon of Mongolian Paleontology, organized by Lindsay Zanno

Renowned Mongolian paleontologist Dr. Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar is fig… Lindsay Zanno needs your support for Help Dr. Tsogtbaatar, Icon of Mongolian Paleontology

www.gofundme.com

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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 4d

Trump is saying if Democrats don't bend the knee and let him take health care away from millions, he's just going to turn around and inflict pain by firing American workers and withholding funding from our communities.

That’s not governing. That’s a wannabe king taking hostages.

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ReBecca @dinochick.bsky.social · 4d

Harrison has been begging me to get the new issues

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 6d

As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...

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ReBecca @dinochick.bsky.social · 6d

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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social · 7d

Please have and encourage patience with US federal offices and our federal colleagues in the coming days. With a US federal government shutdown now in effect, progress on permit requests from federal agencies will very likely be delayed.

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David Levering @biogeoverse.bsky.social · 7d

With federal reductions in force likely coming as threatened by the administration, I’m sharing this open invite from my governor here in Wisconsin.
dwd.wisconsin.gov/federal-work...

If you know other states with similar issued invitations, or other resources for folks recently fired, please share!

Federal Workers - Wisconsin Wants You

We take pride in our hard work and our labor in Wisconsin, and we take pride in our workers—from our farmlands to our schools, to healthcare, manufacturing, and every industry in between, and to the f...

dwd.wisconsin.gov

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9d

People of Illinois, we need your help.

Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.

We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 9d

So…let me see if I have this right. The federal government is gonna shut down in 30hrs, and the party that controls the ENTIRE federal government is trying to blame the party that controls NONE of the federal government for the looming shutdown?

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Eos @eos.org · 10d

Have you explored U.S. geology recently? A new interactive map from #USGS makes it easier, letting users scroll, zoom, and click through different layers of the geologic past. 🧪

New USGS Map Offers an Interactive Look at the Rocks Beneath Our Feet - Eos

The Cooperative National Geologic Map is an interactive tool that builds on both cutting-edge technology and decades of mapping by geoscientists.

eos.org

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Scaryanne Denton 🎃🧡 @mariannedenton.bsky.social · 11d

Hey American friends!

Tomorrow is National Public Lands Day ~ free admission to state and national parks.

Here’s me celebrating National Public Lands Day in 2023 - but every day is a good day to explore our natural spaces & wild places.

Me sitting on the summit of clouds rest in Yosemite national park with half dome in the background.

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ReBecca @dinochick.bsky.social · 11d

I had no idea that flapjacks in the UK appear to be like granola bars or oatmeal bars or something, and not pancakes🥞, which is what I think of when I hear the word “flapjack” - thanks for the lesson @britishbakeoff.bsky.social

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Kate Davis @seavdavis.bsky.social · 12d

I’m looking for a PhD student to join my lab @ NC State starting Fall 2026!

Lots of room to develop projects, esp. around paleoceanography, ocean deoxygenation & foraminiferal ecology. Field, lab & computational angles all possible.

Please share with anyone who might be a good fit!

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Eric Scott @captainfossil.bsky.social · 13d

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 14d

Episode #90 is out 🎉! Ray shares morning coffee ☕️ in Ketchikan with Dr. Karin Claeson, exploring fish evolution 🐟, anatomy, development, and variability across deep time.

🔊 Listen now:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/keri...

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ivleague.bsky.social @ivleague.bsky.social · 13d

When the government shuts down on Oct 1st it’s time to take our country back 🤛🏻

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 13d

On Oct. 1… can we start to take our country back? We have seen how powerful our coordinated boycott power is. Imagine if we stopped working and going to school alongside the federal workers who will be furloughed.

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