Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)
@waterbarnes.bsky.social
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Chronicling science, pet, & art adventures. #biogeofeminist catalyzing change -- to make the scientific enterprise welcoming & just, while rediscovering the artist within #dailydraw 🏞️⚛️💦🌿🏳️‍🌈☮️💙⚒️✍️🎨🐾
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drdind.bsky.social
The Nobel Prizes, 5 of 6 having so far gone to US based scientists, are a reminder of why we must stand up for science against this horrid administration. Here are some great Scientist Activists to follow.

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Mom, I'm a way better grading helper than that brown dog on your lap #sciencecat #catsky
A very handsome floofy tuxedo cat
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Bob Ross continues to inspire
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Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw
Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts
All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."
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ianboudreau.com
Yeah someone probably has some old emails about it somewhere
cnn.com
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The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.
FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...
www.cnn.com
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briantylercohen.bsky.social
This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.
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sifill.bsky.social
Someone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
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phillewis.bsky.social
Bad Bunny responds to his Super Bowl critics in Spanish, and then English: “And, if you didn’t understand know what I just said, you have four months to learn!”
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andrewjweinstein.com
ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
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strandjunker.com
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
waterbarnes.bsky.social
One day as I just stood there, quietly, waiting for them to stop talking, then finally I said ...not sure if it's bc of my gender, how I look, my voice, but would you do this if I were Mr. Yoo? (Another chem teacher) They were all quiet. I said, ok. Then think about that next time
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Yeah I have done that .... It just feels so, well 2nd grade. But maybe my hopes are too high for high school
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Male faculty talking over our chair who is a woman 5 minutes after I burst into tears because students who stop talking in my class - even when I am trying to teach or answer questions... Be warned, I might burn it all down
elmo is standing in front of a fire with the words `` so it begins '' .
Alt: elmo is standing in front of a fire with the words `` so it begins '' .
media.tenor.com
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katmabu.bsky.social
Let us in. Hold ICE accountable. Tear down the fence.

This is what we are demanding from the Broadview ICE facility, and nothing less.

Our leaders can decide whether they stand with the people or with ICE. There is no middle ground.
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muellershewrote.com
BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/
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science.org
Anticipating steep cuts to its budget, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, one of the world’s leading climate research centers, has laid off 29 employees and decided not to fill 21 vacant positions. https://scim.ag/46yaM9g
Renowned U.S. climate center trims staff ahead of expected budget cuts
NSF-funded National Center for Atmospheric Research is already shuttered during shutdown
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leahmcelrath.bsky.social
“I asked Chris Murphy if he privately talks to Dem colleagues about why they don't sound the alarm loudly. His answers were depressing. Dems tell him they don't want to be ‘alarmist’…”

Well, that explains a lot.
gregsargent.bsky.social
Everyone should listen to Chris Murphy's extraordinary warning about Trump on our pod. First, he says the logic must be that the more lawless he gets, the stiffer the resistance.

"If I give in and consent to these kinds of tactics then it just normalizes it all." 1/

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govpritzker.illinois.gov
Federal agents reporting to Secretary Noem have spent weeks snatching up families, scaring law-abiding residents, violating due process rights, and even detaining U.S. citizens.

They fail to focus on violent criminals and instead create panic in our communities.
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katmabu.bsky.social
Join us Kristi Noem!

9AM Press Conference at 1930 Beach St
waterbarnes.bsky.social
Yesterday I was soooo frustrated by a group of my students that I burst into tears at my dept meeting & today I get the most amazing care package from Erika 🩷💙 thank you dear friend
Photo of care package contents including stickers, a DEI is not an initiative its a responsibility Tshirt and a you are fucking awesome coloring book