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Blake Dyer

@blakedyer.bsky.social

Earth scientist and educator at the University of Victoria interested in unraveling the history of climate and life. https://blakedyer.github.io

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Blake Dyer@blakedyer.bsky.social · 5mo ago

1/3 New paper out in EPSL from Connor van Wieren (part of his PhD@UVic, he is now a post-doc at Yale): How do you make one of Earth history’s biggest carbon isotope excursions without forcing the entire ocean to change? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Spatially heterogeneous organic carbon remineralization as a driver for highly negative carbonate δ13C excursions

The carbon isotopic composition of marine carbonate records ancient carbon cycling throughout Earth history. However, local depositional processes and…

sciencedirect.com

Andrew Dessler@andrewdessler.com · last yr.

I really wonder what the GOP's vision of America in 30 years is. Do they want a country that doesn't do fundamental research, without the world's best research universities, with the citizens working in factories assembling iPhone cases?

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@aoc.bsky.social · 2y ago

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · 2y ago

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

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Blake Dyer@blakedyer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Each agency must "assign responsibility and oversight to a senior political appointee" and "cancel awards already awarded that are in conflict with Administration priorities". Where does science fall on that priority list...? 🧐

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 2y ago

NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs. Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."

SUBJECT: Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs 'The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024. of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending wokeness" and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve. This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements. For example, during the initial days of his Administration, President Donald J Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025). Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan 20, 2025), Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025). Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20. 2025). Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20.
Jay T. Cullen@jaytcullen.bsky.social · 2y ago

The unboxing of the Nu Sapphire continues. The laboratory space in the Bob Wright Centre at #UVic was designed with this instrument in mind. The company manufactured the instrument to be able to be separated near the flight tube to fit in our elevator. Dr. Anne-Sofie Ahm looking on

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