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George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 4d

🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 The 2026 Hollings scholarship is now open until 1/31/26. During the U.S. Govt shutdown, the application will remain open, but staff are unavailable to answer questions or provide assistance. Learn more about the program and check out our resources for applicants: lnkd.in/eE2rfbr7

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · 8d

I'm curious how physically-demanding the work is? Like when you are 50+, can you still do it and, if not, are there less physical pieces of the job you can do at that point?

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 11d

Comment period ends on Monday for a proposed rule change that would terminate student visas after 4 years. It also puts limits on exchange visitors and reps of foreign media, and shortens the length of time at the end of the visa from 60 days to 30 days.

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media

Unlike most nonimmigrant classifications, which are admitted for a fixed time period, aliens in the F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and most I (representatives of foreign information media...

www.federalregister.gov

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · 14d

Revolution Wind can be completed, per a judges injunction against the stop work order! Will bring clean energy to 350,000 homes in our region and avoid stranding an almost-completed set of turbines in the water for no reason.

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · 17d

Hang in there…they can be very hardy!

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · 17d

instrument anxiety is real

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · 22d

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Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · 22d

In the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences @columbiauniversity.bsky.social, we are hiring an Assistant Professor in Atmosphere and/or Ocean Physics. No deadline stated, but review will begin soon, so please do not delay. apply.interfolio.com/173819

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · 23d

I am really looking forward to this conversation with journalists, led by the amazing @metcalfuri.bsky.social.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23d

Are you a journalist covering climate solutions? @jaimepalter.bsky.social and I have some advice for sharing these stories without hype, by balancing potential and challenges.

Online on 7 October 2025 at 13:00 (UTC-4)

Register here: uri-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Representative Seth Magaziner @magaziner.house.gov · Sep 4

When I asked the Assistant Secretary of the Interior why he stopped Revolution Wind, he couldn’t answer the question.

This is insane. Watch:

Trump Administration Unprepared and Evasive Under Magaziner’s Questioning About Revolution Wind

YouTube video by Rep. Seth Magaziner

youtu.be

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · Sep 6

I cannot stop thinking about the fact that the Secretary of the Interior thinks that Rhode Island is somewhere in the Pacific Northwest.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 27

OLLINS: But the Pentagon reviewed this wind project in 2023 & found that there were negligible national security impacts

BURGUM: In particular there's concern about radar relative to undersea drones...people with bad ulterior motives to the US would launch a swarm drone attack through wind farms

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · Sep 5

Rhode Island PSA: CVS will give you the updated COVID-19 vaccine. When you make an appointment (or probably by walk-in) you have to click that you have one of the qualifying conditions. That's it.

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · Sep 1

Great Labor Day opinion piece by my @universityofri.bsky.social colleague (and fellow Union member), @erikloomis.bsky.social. Makes a case for strengthening and amplifying union voices. Happy Labor Day, friends! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Opinion | Trump Is Wiping Out Unions. Why Are They So Quiet?

www.nytimes.com

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · Aug 31

Could this type of event happen now? Seeing it as a little kid made me believe that people are good and generous, even the richest and most famous among us. We could really use evidence of that right now.

U.S.A. For Africa - We Are the World

YouTube video by USAforAfricaVEVO

www.youtube.com

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · Aug 29

This extremely niche joke made my day! Though that movie looks absolutely nightmare-inducing

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · Aug 27

Not the most egregious nonsense in his rant, but did he really say the drones would swarm the wind farm off Rhode Island and threaten the population of the Pacific Northwest?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 27

OLLINS: But the Pentagon reviewed this wind project in 2023 & found that there were negligible national security impacts

BURGUM: In particular there's concern about radar relative to undersea drones...people with bad ulterior motives to the US would launch a swarm drone attack through wind farms

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · Aug 24

I see this nearly-completed project on my way to work almost every day and my heart swells with hope for the future each time. Let’s finish the job and let these turbines bring electricity to eager New Englanders

NPR @npr.org · Aug 23

The Revolution Wind farm was slated to start sending power to homes and businesses in Rhode Island and Connecticut starting next year.

Trump administration halts work on an almost-finished wind farm

The Revolution Wind farm was slated to start sending power to homes and businesses in Rhode Island and Connecticut starting next year.

n.pr

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · Aug 21

If anyone could, Anaïs Mitchell could www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBGU...

Why We Build the Wall - Anaïs Mitchell | Live from Here with Chris Thile

YouTube video by Radio Heartland

www.youtube.com

Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · Aug 20

Reposting mainly to highlight the amazing ASL interpreter. She is really channeling all the feelings! 😍

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Aug 19

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu:

“Under the Trump administration, groceries are less affordable, housing is harder to build, cures for cancer are farther away, and good news on our economy has been as hard to find as the Epstein list.”

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · Aug 20

Parents:
the experts have spoken…

The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · Aug 19

American Academy of Pediatrics has released our annual update to our immunization recommendations to best help children and adolescents build immunity and stay healthy.
Read our full policy statement to learn about AAP's updated immunization schedule.
www.aap.org/en/news-room...

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · Jan 20

I know it’s not everything, but it’s something: how each of us, in our little spheres of work & community, can help foster & sustain places of care, decency, & intelligence even when powerful people celebrate venal, coarse, mendacious practices. What a gift, to be able to do something so worthwhile

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · Aug 10

Hey -- and I didn't know you were on bsky till now! Glad I shared.

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · Aug 10

Yesterday about 9:30? It was like 100x brighter than any meteor I've seen before. Insane!

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · Aug 9

I saw the biggest, brightest meteor of my entire life last night. We almost thought we could hear it sizzle. Our atmosphere and planet are such miracles

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · Aug 7

steveahlquist.substack.com/p/as-ripta-m...

Call your reps, call the governor.

As RIPTA moves closer to draconian service cuts, riders protest in Kennedy Plaza

“It’s so stupid that we’re forced to grovel, over and over every year, for basic transportation that is the backbone of any economy... This is an economic engine.”

steveahlquist.substack.com

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Jaime Palter @jaimepalter.bsky.social · Aug 7

Rhode Island friends: call your state rep and the governor. We can’t lose transit for all

Zachary Agush @zagush.bsky.social · Aug 6

I've watched every minute of the recorded oral comments & read the hundreds of written submissions to
@ripta.com in response to the painful service reductions and segment and outright eliminations on the table. This 🧵 is strictly my own and is not an official RIPTA statement.

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