@mcbride.house.gov thanks for your talk on keeping crypto bipartisan. Many Blockchain businesses are leaving the country for more friendly jurisdictions such as UAE and Switzerland, what strategies do you see to keep innovation here in the US?

@liccardo.house.gov in the panel about keeping crypto bipartisan you said you are looking for more use cases; I work on a project acting as a community operating system for ease of use, gov compliance, and maintaining privacy. Would love to talk more about your work!

Learning so much at #DCBlockchainSummit today, thanks so much to @mcbride.house.gov , @liccardo.house.gov and Rep. Don Davis for an excellent talk on keeping Blockchain technology bipartisan. 💪 👩‍💻

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY HERES A NEW HUBBLE IMAGE OF THE TARANTULA NEBULA!!! 🌌

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

New study shows that wealthy countries are "exporting deforestation" and driving mass extinctions across the globe. Consumption within these nations is responsible for 13% of global forest loss beyond their borders.

Excellent coverage in @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Critically endangered plains-wanderers have been found living in Melbourne’s west for the first time in more than 30 years. 🧪 #AI #acoustics #birds

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Our new Soy & Cattle #Deforestation Tracker exposes the connection between major global meatpackers, soy traders and deforestation in Brazil. We also scored companies based on how well they respond to evidence of deforestation in their supply chains. Learn more:
soyandcattlemonitor.mightyearth.org

Boohoo.

For those who may be wondering about the mass exodus from Threads and all other Meta products. Meta is now behaving as though it is state media.

Join us as we gear up to defend our last few wild places.
Join the Resistance
@altyellonatpark.org

For a decade, the @esa.int's Gaia spacecraft has been mapping the Milky Way.

This week, Gaia took its last science readings.

My video this week is a love letter, highlighting a few cool things we learned about our galaxy thanks to this spacecraft:

🧪🛰️🔭 #scicomm #womeninstem

youtu.be/uo9A2B2VyZY

I'm looking for musicians, artists, writers, filmmakers, etc. who are passionate about translating science to a broader audience. The field is at the intersection of geoscience, paleo, climate, biology, and conservation. This is a funded opportunity. Tag your favorite STEAM folks, please!

Carrie Underwood has a lot of stuff I don’t, like an incredible singing voice and millions of dollars, but I have something she doesn’t have, and that is integrity.

“Roman writers found the relative empowerment of Celtic women remarkable” - so starts this brilliant new research article by Lara Cassidy, Miles Russell et al.
New ancient DNA research suggest that Iron Age communities were matrilocal: women stayed put while men moved away to marry… 1/2

Did you know that not all coral lives in warm water? Some corals, like the reef-building Desmophyllum pertusum live up to 1000 meters below sea level, and survive by filter feeding. These ecosystem engineers can play the role of shelter to deep sea fishes and other animals.

Image Credit: NOAA

MORNING MOOD

Joining a new social platform feels like the first day of school. Do I sit at the 'memes' table or the 'thoughtful posts' table? 🤔

Excited to explore what Bluesky has to offer, I'm hoping for a breath of fresh air! ;)

Please share any accounts you find meaningful or entertaining!