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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · Jun 12

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · Jun 6

If you need a breather from all this bullshit, here's a photo of Earth.

From Saturn.

We're that slightly brighter star at centre right.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · Apr 29

This is a new image from #JWST.

The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.

Everything else is a galaxy.

Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.

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Rachel @rachelmarietaylor.bsky.social · Mar 14

What bizarre circular logic. Oh wait, there was actually zero logic in what he was saying.

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Rachel @rachelmarietaylor.bsky.social · Mar 13

Words mean nothing. Actions speak for themselves. We all see that — and you.

Rachel @rachelmarietaylor.bsky.social · Mar 13

For those who need something positive right now, here is Jason having his bath. He moved the leaf into the pool, then sat on it. #frogs #petfrogs #cute

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Mar 11

I hope you read, really consider its implications, and share it widely.

"It is often said: When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. If that is true, then only weeks into Donald Trump’s four-year term, we are approaching tyranny."

We Can’t Give In to Fear

From Marc | No one wants to speak up. Everyone wants to hide or lay low.

www.democracydocket.com

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Mar 9

But our work is far from done—science is still under attack.

We’ve got ideas, but we want to hear from you. What’s worrying you most? What should we do next? How can we grow this movement together?

Fill out this quick form to share your thoughts & stay connected: forms.gle/QAxH4wD4Y3sg...

How do we keep Standing Up for Science?

A heartfelt thank you for everyone that Stood Up for Science with us on March 7th—whether it be volunteering, donating, sharing, or attending in event, we're forever indebted to people like you who ca...

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Mar 6

WHERE WILL YOU BE TOMORROW?

Stand up for science flyer, happening on March 7th in DC & nationwide with more information at www.standupforscience2025.org

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Rachel @rachelmarietaylor.bsky.social · Mar 6

People don’t normally think of participating in research as being part of democracy but imo it is one of the main ways you can get your voice heard. Or, well, it used to be. I hope state education departments are getting ready to step in and fill the gap this leaves. Our kids deserve better.

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · Mar 6

Opinion | Ed Data Goes Dark: Why It Matters

Cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences are part of an authoritarian playbook, Robert Ubell writes. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3QNv5qz

Ed data goes dark: Why it matters (opinion)

Cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences are part of an authoritarian playbook, Robert Ubell writes.

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Rachel @rachelmarietaylor.bsky.social · Mar 6

My husband is a teacher. Students staying out of classrooms when ICE is rumored to be around is real. Does not matter if the students/parents are legal citizens, the fear of deportation based racism is real. These kids should not be dealing with this.

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · Feb 28

Of the 4000 researchers at NIH, only 20% are tenured. They’re going to fire all the rest as their contracts come up for renewal, absolutely decimating research at the NIH. This is catastrophic, not just for Americans, but for the whole world.

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NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research

Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs

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Rachel @rachelmarietaylor.bsky.social · Feb 26

In progress sweater!

thb I need motivation to actually finish. I always stall once I finish the colorwork. It has been six months! but I want to actually wear this gah

#knitting #inprogress #showmeyourknits

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Rachel @rachelmarietaylor.bsky.social · Feb 26

I love this pattern! And the colorway is just beautiful

Rachel @rachelmarietaylor.bsky.social · Feb 23

Social scientist.

Very curious how we’re deciding on the IQs of dead people…?

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Rachel @rachelmarietaylor.bsky.social · Feb 22

Finished knitting my naturally dyed cowl! Here I am wearing it out with my awesome husband (I also knit all the stuff he’s wearing 🤣)

I used lace weight yarn held together dyed with home-grown madder, marigold, indigo+marigold, and indigo to create a natural rainbow 😁 #knitting #naturaldye

Figures I took a pic of the wrong side of the cowl, tho!

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · Feb 22

February 21, 2025

In an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) yesterday, billionaire Elon Musk seemed to be having difficulty speaking.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Feb 22

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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Rachel @rachelmarietaylor.bsky.social · Feb 20

More socks! I’m on a roll.

Actually, I’m just writing my dissertation and need something to do with my hands while reading/thinking 🙃 #knitting #knitsocks #dissertating #nearlydone

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Rachel @rachelmarietaylor.bsky.social · Feb 20

This is exactly the kind of data analysis we need. Policy impacts real people in real situations. Decisions should be made based off what benefits people’s lives.

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Feb 20

After Texas banned abortion, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women died in Texas hospitals than had in pre-pandemic years, which ProPublica used as a baseline to avoid COVID-19-related distortions.

Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.

ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

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Rachel @rachelmarietaylor.bsky.social · Feb 19

Can’t do this. My cat learned he could knock the water into my face to wake me up when he wants to play.

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Rachel @rachelmarietaylor.bsky.social · Feb 19

The impacts of stress are so well documented in the social sciences and medicine! Everything in human beings is interconnected and stress is such a strong negative. We (researchers) do the work and the research and we want it to be used! ❤️ You deserve to have a good life.

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The Onion @theonion.com · Feb 17

"He keeps showing up." theonion.com/trump-u...

Trump Unsure What Department He Has To Cut To Make JD Vance Go Away

WASHINGTON—Expressing frustration over the vice president’s continued presence in both the White House and his life, President Donald Trump was reportedly unsure Monday about what department he had to cut to make JD Vance go away. “I’ve tried the Education Department, USAID, the FBI, and still he keeps showing up,” said Trump, who lambasted the […]

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Rachel @rachelmarietaylor.bsky.social · Feb 18

You wouldn't. There is a case for experts working with AI but the case for using AI only is a case for cutting out human beings altogether. If anyone can use the AI then why employ a person at all?

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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · Feb 14

Knitting has been an act of resistance against oppression for centuries. Thanks @aoc.bsky.social for reminding folks of what a powerful symbol of liberation women's handwork is in this dark time.

Why is AOC Knitting? Knitting as Resistance

YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture

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