Bug (he/him)
@insectsneedlovetoo.bsky.social
Moderately dead grad student hoping the US won't steal my grant funing
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GOOD NEWS!!!
We know that all illegally terminated Laboratory Leadership Service and Public Health Associate Program fellows have been REINSTATED!
Welcome back. We missed you!
We are still learning how widespread the reversal of probationary employees is - more to come!
We know that all illegally terminated Laboratory Leadership Service and Public Health Associate Program fellows have been REINSTATED!
Welcome back. We missed you!
We are still learning how widespread the reversal of probationary employees is - more to come!
a man in a tie says yay you came back in a kitchen
Alt: a man in a tie says yay you came back in a kitchen
media.tenor.com
March 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
GOOD NEWS!!!
We know that all illegally terminated Laboratory Leadership Service and Public Health Associate Program fellows have been REINSTATED!
Welcome back. We missed you!
We are still learning how widespread the reversal of probationary employees is - more to come!
We know that all illegally terminated Laboratory Leadership Service and Public Health Associate Program fellows have been REINSTATED!
Welcome back. We missed you!
We are still learning how widespread the reversal of probationary employees is - more to come!
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Here’s a story that was shared with me:
It’s a good story about a probationary employee being terminated. The FWS continues to not respond to any of the requests for comment. 🙄
Our employees deserve better.
www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/new...
It’s a good story about a probationary employee being terminated. The FWS continues to not respond to any of the requests for comment. 🙄
Our employees deserve better.
www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/new...
'Unfortunately, you're all fired': Federal layoffs hit Louisiana national wildlife refuges
Kleinpeter's position, which she started in August, came at no expense to taxpayers; her funding coming through oil and gas company fines and fees.
www.theadvocate.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Here’s a story that was shared with me:
It’s a good story about a probationary employee being terminated. The FWS continues to not respond to any of the requests for comment. 🙄
Our employees deserve better.
www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/new...
It’s a good story about a probationary employee being terminated. The FWS continues to not respond to any of the requests for comment. 🙄
Our employees deserve better.
www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/new...
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WHY have I never thought of this (ФωФ)
November 17, 2024 at 7:11 AM
WHY have I never thought of this (ФωФ)
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This is Orwellian censorship and a chilling warning to all researchers: fall in line or be silenced. Once the government dictates what science is allowed, science ceases to exist. This cannot stand. The scientific community—and anyone who values truth—must push back.
March 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is Orwellian censorship and a chilling warning to all researchers: fall in line or be silenced. Once the government dictates what science is allowed, science ceases to exist. This cannot stand. The scientific community—and anyone who values truth—must push back.
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Hello new community! I love how fast this place is growing. FYI we released a new Indivisible guide with practical steps that folks in red, blue, & purple states can take to fight back. Don't ask for permission - take it, copy it, make it your own, & start organizing. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink
If there's one universally accepted truth in the modern age, it's that sequels suck. And Trump 2.0 will be no exception. Trump, Vance, and their MAGA minions feel vindicated by the victory of their bi...
docs.google.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:23 AM
Hello new community! I love how fast this place is growing. FYI we released a new Indivisible guide with practical steps that folks in red, blue, & purple states can take to fight back. Don't ask for permission - take it, copy it, make it your own, & start organizing. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Without healthy oceans, we wouldn’t just be facing hardships, we’d be facing existential collapse. The loss of oxygen, food, climate stability, water cycles, and biodiversity would make the planet uninhabitable for humans within a few generations.
If the oceans die, we die.
This. Is. Extinction.
If the oceans die, we die.
This. Is. Extinction.
February 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Without healthy oceans, we wouldn’t just be facing hardships, we’d be facing existential collapse. The loss of oxygen, food, climate stability, water cycles, and biodiversity would make the planet uninhabitable for humans within a few generations.
If the oceans die, we die.
This. Is. Extinction.
If the oceans die, we die.
This. Is. Extinction.
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Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
February 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
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Lump in my throat watching this. I have taken this oath three times.
The USAID team - having been brutalized by their own government - still go out by renewing their allegiance to country and Constitution.
Has Elon taken this oath? I highly doubt it.
www.linkedin.com/posts/susan-...
The USAID team - having been brutalized by their own government - still go out by renewing their allegiance to country and Constitution.
Has Elon taken this oath? I highly doubt it.
www.linkedin.com/posts/susan-...
Susan Reichle on LinkedIn: You’ve probably seen so many pics or reflections about USAID’s staff being… | 30 comments
You’ve probably seen so many pics or reflections about USAID’s staff being given 15 minutes today to pack up their office, but take a minute to listen to the… | 30 comments on LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Lump in my throat watching this. I have taken this oath three times.
The USAID team - having been brutalized by their own government - still go out by renewing their allegiance to country and Constitution.
Has Elon taken this oath? I highly doubt it.
www.linkedin.com/posts/susan-...
The USAID team - having been brutalized by their own government - still go out by renewing their allegiance to country and Constitution.
Has Elon taken this oath? I highly doubt it.
www.linkedin.com/posts/susan-...
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There goes the neighborhood.
NEPA basically just says you need to think about the environment before you do stuff, consider alternatives, and write it down. Ya know, the bare minimum of conscientiousness and good stewardship.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
NEPA basically just says you need to think about the environment before you do stuff, consider alternatives, and write it down. Ya know, the bare minimum of conscientiousness and good stewardship.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
There goes the neighborhood.
NEPA basically just says you need to think about the environment before you do stuff, consider alternatives, and write it down. Ya know, the bare minimum of conscientiousness and good stewardship.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
NEPA basically just says you need to think about the environment before you do stuff, consider alternatives, and write it down. Ya know, the bare minimum of conscientiousness and good stewardship.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Hundreds of USAID workers who had been fired or placed on leave returned to their offices on Thursday to retrieve personal belongings. They were given just 15 minutes each to clear out their old desks.
Stunned U.S.A.I.D. Workers Return to Clean Out Their Desks
Democrats said a review mandated by executive order was “not a serious effort or attempt at reform.”
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Hundreds of USAID workers who had been fired or placed on leave returned to their offices on Thursday to retrieve personal belongings. They were given just 15 minutes each to clear out their old desks.
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We get news of an apparent breakthrough in pancreatic cancer — usually a death sentence, one of the cancers with the worst outcomes — and Trump and Musk are blowing up NIH and with it future cancer cures.
The American people didn’t vote for this.
Not even close to 49.8% did.
The American people didn’t vote for this.
Not even close to 49.8% did.
current status of American science in two posts:
existential crisis vs transformative breakthrough
a metastable state that will collapse into one future or the other
existential crisis vs transformative breakthrough
a metastable state that will collapse into one future or the other
February 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
We get news of an apparent breakthrough in pancreatic cancer — usually a death sentence, one of the cancers with the worst outcomes — and Trump and Musk are blowing up NIH and with it future cancer cures.
The American people didn’t vote for this.
Not even close to 49.8% did.
The American people didn’t vote for this.
Not even close to 49.8% did.
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So we’re all doing this Economic Blackout tomorrow right?
February 28, 2025 at 4:25 AM
So we’re all doing this Economic Blackout tomorrow right?
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They just fired hundreds of FAA employees.
February 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
They just fired hundreds of FAA employees.
It's ridiculous that we have to beg for basic needs to be kept in place. NOAA is essential for our safety.
NOAA is an absolute mess, and it’ll be worse tomorrow. Please help us. There have already been over 1,000 terminations. It’s not just layoffs—Elon Musk and his staffers are trying to completely dismantle us. Today, there were tons of firings, and more are coming tomorrow.
February 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
It's ridiculous that we have to beg for basic needs to be kept in place. NOAA is essential for our safety.
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EXCLUSIVE One report warns aid cuts threaten the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Another finds security dangers, disease risks and tens of millions in new costs. Amid fears of White House retaliation, USAID’s watchdog is sitting on both Lisa Rein and @johnphudson.bsky.social report
wapo.st/4ieQ69h
wapo.st/4ieQ69h
Harsh findings on Trump’s aid freeze kept secret by USAID watchdog
Two reports showing dire impacts on Africa and Gaza have not been released in fear of Trump’s wrath, official says.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
EXCLUSIVE One report warns aid cuts threaten the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Another finds security dangers, disease risks and tens of millions in new costs. Amid fears of White House retaliation, USAID’s watchdog is sitting on both Lisa Rein and @johnphudson.bsky.social report
wapo.st/4ieQ69h
wapo.st/4ieQ69h
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Spent time debunking disinformation spread by the HHS Secretary.
February 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Spent time debunking disinformation spread by the HHS Secretary.
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More news stories showing the value of wildlife conservation— and the impacts of cuts, frozen funding and distractions by ill-informed personnel (DoGE and others).
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
This animal is on the edge of extinction. Trump just fired the people trying to save it.
Job cuts and frozen funding could inch one of the world’s rarest species even closer to extinction.
www.vox.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:27 AM
More news stories showing the value of wildlife conservation— and the impacts of cuts, frozen funding and distractions by ill-informed personnel (DoGE and others).
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
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5) program specific item #1 (no self-doxxing)
6) program specific item #2 (no self-doxxing)
7) re-employed annuitant review
8) lease space (terminations)
ALL of these items are due to DOGE actions and the need to respond. Very “efficient.”
6) program specific item #2 (no self-doxxing)
7) re-employed annuitant review
8) lease space (terminations)
ALL of these items are due to DOGE actions and the need to respond. Very “efficient.”
February 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
5) program specific item #1 (no self-doxxing)
6) program specific item #2 (no self-doxxing)
7) re-employed annuitant review
8) lease space (terminations)
ALL of these items are due to DOGE actions and the need to respond. Very “efficient.”
6) program specific item #2 (no self-doxxing)
7) re-employed annuitant review
8) lease space (terminations)
ALL of these items are due to DOGE actions and the need to respond. Very “efficient.”
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Brilliant evil way to take away Social Security that even Paul Ryan never thought of! Jut destroy it so completely it's in rubble... then blame the Dems and throw up your hands that it can never be fixed.
Top Social Security deputies leave amid rumored staff cuts www.govexec.com/transition/2... via @GovExec
Top Social Security deputies leave amid rumored staff cuts
At least five of the eight regional heads have decided to leave as the mid-level worker-turned-acting commissioner is said to mull workforce reduction.
www.govexec.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Brilliant evil way to take away Social Security that even Paul Ryan never thought of! Jut destroy it so completely it's in rubble... then blame the Dems and throw up your hands that it can never be fixed.
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MAGA have been brainwashed into thinking Social Security is being drained by fraud, so when it gets slashed, they believe it’s just efficiency.They think trump will only cut off those people, not them—even as their own taxes go up to pay for billionaire tax cuts www.commondreams.org/news/officia...
Official Installed by Trump Moves to 'Demolish' Social Security Administration | Common Dreams
"This is nothing more than a backdoor benefit cut and an insult to Americans who have paid into the system and earned their Social Security—all to pay for trillions in new tax cuts for the wealthy," s...
www.commondreams.org
February 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
MAGA have been brainwashed into thinking Social Security is being drained by fraud, so when it gets slashed, they believe it’s just efficiency.They think trump will only cut off those people, not them—even as their own taxes go up to pay for billionaire tax cuts www.commondreams.org/news/officia...