Atalanta Amantaray
@hattifattenerd.bsky.social
Here to work towards climate action and to follow interesting people
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Past time for me to introduce myself here- greetings I’m Amanda. I’m here for the climate activism and scicomm but learning about lots else too. I work in climate adaptation, am an oceanographer by training. Love kayaking and all things Moomin. She/her🏳️🌈
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You probably heard the US admin is threatening to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research: but did you know they already froze funding for the 9 regional Climate Science Adaptation Centers? From tracking invasives to helping tribes with drought, here's why the CASCs matter ⬇️
From invasive species tracking to water security – what’s lost with federal funding cuts at US Climate Adaptation Science Centers
The people who manage America’s aquifers, wetlands, shorelines and recreation areas rely on federal science as they face new and rising risks in a changing climate.
theconversation.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
You probably heard the US admin is threatening to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research: but did you know they already froze funding for the 9 regional Climate Science Adaptation Centers? From tracking invasives to helping tribes with drought, here's why the CASCs matter ⬇️
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Happy 1st Day of #Kwanzaa. Candidly, I have not really celebrated it but always acknowledged it. This morning, I decided to do a deeper dive in Forbes and connect its 7 principles to climate change action.
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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December 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Happy 1st Day of #Kwanzaa. Candidly, I have not really celebrated it but always acknowledged it. This morning, I decided to do a deeper dive in Forbes and connect its 7 principles to climate change action.
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again
December 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again
There is much to mourn but also today we celebrate that Leonard Peltier could share his message from his home
November 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
There is much to mourn but also today we celebrate that Leonard Peltier could share his message from his home
For more on the wild turkeys of Massachusetts, including a song about Fred the Somerville turkey, check out this lively video m.youtube.com/watch?v=vcFr...
November 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM
For more on the wild turkeys of Massachusetts, including a song about Fred the Somerville turkey, check out this lively video m.youtube.com/watch?v=vcFr...
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56th annual National Day of Mourning
Thursday Nov. 27, 2025 - 12 noon
Plymouth MA
#nothanksnogiving #ndom2025
Thursday Nov. 27, 2025 - 12 noon
Plymouth MA
#nothanksnogiving #ndom2025
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
56th annual National Day of Mourning
Thursday Nov. 27, 2025 - 12 noon
Plymouth MA
#nothanksnogiving #ndom2025
Thursday Nov. 27, 2025 - 12 noon
Plymouth MA
#nothanksnogiving #ndom2025
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"Critical to the success of any presidency is the ability to implement an agenda endorsed by the American people...." This is the core justification for Trump's Schedule F rule. And it is 100% gonzo wrong. The Founders would be equally horrified and bewildered. www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
Final Schedule F regulations to describe civil service protections as ‘unconstitutional overcorrections’
OPM officials told agency HR leaders Tuesday that President Trump has Article II constitutional authority to remove tens of thousands of career federal workers in jobs over potential “resistance to po...
www.govexec.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"Critical to the success of any presidency is the ability to implement an agenda endorsed by the American people...." This is the core justification for Trump's Schedule F rule. And it is 100% gonzo wrong. The Founders would be equally horrified and bewildered. www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
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After Trump cuts, seeds sit in the warehouse
Western groups lose federal grants for urgent restoration and conservation projects.
Western groups lose federal grants for urgent restoration and conservation projects.
After Trump cuts, seeds sit in the warehouse
Western groups lose federal grants for urgent restoration and conservation projects.
www.hcn.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
After Trump cuts, seeds sit in the warehouse
Western groups lose federal grants for urgent restoration and conservation projects.
Western groups lose federal grants for urgent restoration and conservation projects.
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Today is #WorldDiabetesDay.
#Diabetes can affect anyone, at any stage of life.
Support at home, school, work and during pregnancy makes a real difference.
Listen, learn and show up for those living with diabetes. More info 🔗 bit.ly/4hUOjY0
#Diabetes can affect anyone, at any stage of life.
Support at home, school, work and during pregnancy makes a real difference.
Listen, learn and show up for those living with diabetes. More info 🔗 bit.ly/4hUOjY0
November 14, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Today is #WorldDiabetesDay.
#Diabetes can affect anyone, at any stage of life.
Support at home, school, work and during pregnancy makes a real difference.
Listen, learn and show up for those living with diabetes. More info 🔗 bit.ly/4hUOjY0
#Diabetes can affect anyone, at any stage of life.
Support at home, school, work and during pregnancy makes a real difference.
Listen, learn and show up for those living with diabetes. More info 🔗 bit.ly/4hUOjY0
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It was the Holy Shit of times, it was the Big Yikes of times, it was the age of WTF, it was the age of LMFAO, it was the epoch of Fuck Around, it was the epoch of Find Out
Yikes
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
It was the Holy Shit of times, it was the Big Yikes of times, it was the age of WTF, it was the age of LMFAO, it was the epoch of Fuck Around, it was the epoch of Find Out
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Important: The anti-vaxx movement is closely connected to white supremacy. They blame the spread of measles on immigrants, and they frequently target immigrant communities with anti-vaxx disinformation.
November 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Important: The anti-vaxx movement is closely connected to white supremacy. They blame the spread of measles on immigrants, and they frequently target immigrant communities with anti-vaxx disinformation.
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I don’t have any special medical excuses to offer, I have no health problems and I’d probably recover in a reasonable amount of time if I caught whatever virus is going around, I just really value not being sick
November 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I don’t have any special medical excuses to offer, I have no health problems and I’d probably recover in a reasonable amount of time if I caught whatever virus is going around, I just really value not being sick
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Mourning Land That Leaves: Alaska Native communities grapple with ecological grief as their ancestral lands slowly vanish. themargin.us/features/mou...
Mourning Land that Leaves - The Margin
Alaska Native communities grapple with ecological grief as their ancestral lands slowly vanish
themargin.us
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Mourning Land That Leaves: Alaska Native communities grapple with ecological grief as their ancestral lands slowly vanish. themargin.us/features/mou...
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Tonight, over 240,000 Venezuelans will lose Temporary Protected Status.
The Trump administration is dismantling our core humanitarian protections, leaving hundreds of thousands at risk of detention, deportation, and harm.
Congress must protect TPS holders and pass a pathway to citizenship now.
The Trump administration is dismantling our core humanitarian protections, leaving hundreds of thousands at risk of detention, deportation, and harm.
Congress must protect TPS holders and pass a pathway to citizenship now.
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Tonight, over 240,000 Venezuelans will lose Temporary Protected Status.
The Trump administration is dismantling our core humanitarian protections, leaving hundreds of thousands at risk of detention, deportation, and harm.
Congress must protect TPS holders and pass a pathway to citizenship now.
The Trump administration is dismantling our core humanitarian protections, leaving hundreds of thousands at risk of detention, deportation, and harm.
Congress must protect TPS holders and pass a pathway to citizenship now.
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Republican senators sunk a war powers resolution that would have blocked President Trump’s administration from potentially conducting military strikes inside Venezuela without the authorization of Congress.
thehill.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Republican senators sunk a war powers resolution that would have blocked President Trump’s administration from potentially conducting military strikes inside Venezuela without the authorization of Congress.
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hoping the shutdown ends soon so i can get back to ruining the workplace
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
hoping the shutdown ends soon so i can get back to ruining the workplace
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There is no one else who can replace you in this fight, there is no one else who can replace you in the rebuilding, there is no one else who can replace you when joy comes in the morning.
Stay and fight.
www.patreon.com/posts/142915...
Stay and fight.
www.patreon.com/posts/142915...
Hope. | Matthew Cortland
Get more from Matthew Cortland on Patreon
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November 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM
There is no one else who can replace you in this fight, there is no one else who can replace you in the rebuilding, there is no one else who can replace you when joy comes in the morning.
Stay and fight.
www.patreon.com/posts/142915...
Stay and fight.
www.patreon.com/posts/142915...
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Good morning. ☕️
ICYMI: Trump has now forced more than 211,000 people out of their federal jobs. A near-decimation of the federal workforce in nine months.
Biggest losses at Defense Dept and Treasury.
“He is, in essence, taking our government to bankruptcy.” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
ICYMI: Trump has now forced more than 211,000 people out of their federal jobs. A near-decimation of the federal workforce in nine months.
Biggest losses at Defense Dept and Treasury.
“He is, in essence, taking our government to bankruptcy.” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Has Forced Out An Alarming Number Of Federal Workers — And Now We Have An Exact Number
“The performance of our government across the board is being diminished,” warned Max Stier, CEO of Partnership for Public Service.
www.huffpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Good morning. ☕️
ICYMI: Trump has now forced more than 211,000 people out of their federal jobs. A near-decimation of the federal workforce in nine months.
Biggest losses at Defense Dept and Treasury.
“He is, in essence, taking our government to bankruptcy.” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
ICYMI: Trump has now forced more than 211,000 people out of their federal jobs. A near-decimation of the federal workforce in nine months.
Biggest losses at Defense Dept and Treasury.
“He is, in essence, taking our government to bankruptcy.” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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There are no words for Sudan-- the "blood bath" conclusion marks the complete failure of the international community. This is a horrific situation & like so many other wars, I doubt there will be justice for these survivors & their families.
Sudan siege ends in bloodbath despite pleas for mercy
Evidence emerges of atrocities committed by the paramilitary RSF after it seized control of El Fasher
www.ft.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
There are no words for Sudan-- the "blood bath" conclusion marks the complete failure of the international community. This is a horrific situation & like so many other wars, I doubt there will be justice for these survivors & their families.
Thanks again unions
US judge extends block on Trump's mass layoffs during shutdown reut.rs/47yx0Hr
US judge extends block on Trump's mass layoffs during shutdown
A federal judge on Tuesday further blocked President Donald Trump's administration from following through on plans to lay off thousands of federal employees amid a nearly month-long partial government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Thanks again unions
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Uhm. I hope golfers like asbestos.
The White House's East Wing construction rubble was taken to East Potomac Golf Course. It was reported that the rubble will be used to create mounds on the golf course.
Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
October 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Uhm. I hope golfers like asbestos.
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"What NPS anthropologists provide...is the ability to recognize the crossroads and overlaps between what the Park Service hopes to accomplish and the traditions and lifeways of communities who will be affected by their actions." Good piece @sapiens.org by Ellyn Demuynck #anthropology #nationalpark
The Cost of Cutting Anthropology Out of U.S. National Parks
A former National Park Service anthropologist reflects on the vital role of cultural anthropology to the agency’s mission.
www.sapiens.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"What NPS anthropologists provide...is the ability to recognize the crossroads and overlaps between what the Park Service hopes to accomplish and the traditions and lifeways of communities who will be affected by their actions." Good piece @sapiens.org by Ellyn Demuynck #anthropology #nationalpark