Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.

USA TODAY@usatoday.com · 8mo ago

Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

Why Transformational Science Can't Get Funded: open.substack.com/pub/sciencep...

Why Transformational Science Can't Get Funded:

The Einstein Problem

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Must read piece on @carpentries.carpentries.org 's brave and principled decision to turn down a $1.5M NSF grant rather than compromise their core value of inclusion. Kudos to The Carpentries, and let's support them and others who won't cross the first line.

John M. Drake@jdrakephd.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I spoke with Kari Jordan and Erin Becker of The Carpentries about why they declined a $1.5M NSF grant intended to expand data science training. Their decision highlights the growing intersection of #science, #DEI, and federal policy. Read the full story on Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...

I don’t want the NIH to be fucking profitable, I want it to cure cancer and Alzheimer’s

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.

TAPPER: 14 Republicans say you're risking undermining critical research by holding up NIH funding VOUGHT: If they were a company, their stock price would in shambles. They in some respects caused the pandemic. You have an entire institute that does nothing more than DEI research at the NIH.

Data, tech, ocean, climate, geography, GIS, etc friends. Huge opportunity. Distribute widely to colleagues. @deepseadawn.bsky.social @mgould.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @michaelemann.bsky.social @smbrander.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @andrewmaynard.net www.linkedin.com/posts/dalhou...

Dalhousie University is seeking visionary scholars for the 2026 Canada… | Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University is seeking visionary scholars for the 2026 Canada Excellence Research Chairs program – one of Canada’s most prestigious and generously funded research initiatives. Apply now: Appl...

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I don't want to see imposter syndrome from anyone ever again, ya hear?

ProPublica@propublica.org · last yr.

NEW: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.

In case you have been sleeping well - too well - lately, I give you....

cageyratfish (UTC-7) 🐟🏳️‍⚧️@cageyratfish.bsky.social · last yr.

it's that time of year again. PEARL IS BACK

"The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable." This quote is often attributed to economist John Kenneth Galbraith

Sooooo… ICE now has a bigger budget than the NIH which funds almost all of the biomedical research in America. This is precisely where the priorities of this administration lie.

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · last yr.

The House bill increases funding for ICE but $45 billion which is 5 times their current budget of $9 billion. We are seeing the rise of a fascist police state with the ICE gestapo as its vanguard.

South African President’s Approval Rating Expected to Soar After Trump Acts Like a Dick open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

South African President’s Approval Rating Expected to Soar After Trump Acts Like a Dick

His approval rating could double thanks to Trump’s tantrum, experts believe.

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It seems like the head of the Department of Homeland Security should know what habeas corpus is. Especially since it is a pillar of the Constitution, the WH Policy Director has said publicly that they may suspend it, and DHS will have to enforce that. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus? NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country HASSAN: That's incorrect

Here our piece ( @digital-science.com together with Peter Kolarz from Research On Research Institute (@rorinstitute.bsky.social)) on how Funders themselves need scrutiny if we want fair, unbiased decisions and a healthy research ecosystem.

Digital Science@digital-science.com · last yr.

📣 Guest post from Peter Kolarz (@rorinstitute.bsky.social) with our team on Research Musings: "Who evaluates the evaluators?" It's the first in a new research policy series, with key takeaways to improve research assessment & science. 🔗 Read the post: researchmusings.substack.com/p/who-evalua...

😌 Relieved to see that Europe continues to choose #science, and with it, #openness, #reason, and #progress. In a world where some major powers like the USA under Trump seem to head in the opposite direction, this brings a sense of hope

Ursula von der Leyen@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · last yr.

We will put forward a 500 million package for 2025-2027 to make Europe a magnet for researchers. As well as ambitious proposals for R&I in the next EU budget. We will also offer the best and brightest the right incentives to come to Europe ↓

And Svalbard has great fossil hunting! A random assortment I picked up ( and put back) simply by watching where I was walking ..

Svalbard is as beautiful as I remember.

On Mon, I held a livestream on accelerating efforts to dismantle not only American weather & climate science funding (via NOAA & NASA) but also real-time meteorological predictive & disaster response capacity--concerns that have only further escalated. www.youtube.com/watc...

Weather & climate office hour 04/14/2025: Dismantling of NOAA, NASA, & climate research accelerates

The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme weather and climate. 04/14/2025 topic: Breaking news in recent days surrounding even deeper and more startling cuts to NOAA, NASA, FEMA, and other federal e

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Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency

White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted

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I can't help but wonder; does tRump not know that almost all golf equipment is made in Asia? Perhaps he's so rich that he doesn't care if only wealthy people will be able to play 🤔. Perhaps it's a crafty plan to keep the merely middle class off his courses?

The White House is weighing an executive order that would fast-track permitting for deep-sea mining in international waters and let mining companies bypass a United Nations-backed review process, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the deliberations.

THREAD The numbers are in. @bsky.app research sharing volumes vs X Formerly Twitter In March 2024, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to research published in 2025 than X. By quite a lot. Release the Kraken... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics 1/11

"But what about her emails?" 🧐 www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...

Trump Live Updates: Hegseth's War Plan Texts, Tariffs and Federal Layoffs

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New: As companies seek to extract critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies from the deep sea, a showdown is underway in Kingston, Jamaica, this week over when and whether to allow mining of untouched, biodiverse ecosystems. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Deep-Sea Miners Are Set to Dig for Critical Minerals, Even if Rules Aren't Done

As companies seek to extract critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies from the deep sea, a showdown is underway over when and whether to allow mining of untouc...

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Luisa Araúz, Panama’s representative to the International Seabed Authority at the current meeting: “The potential consequences for marine ecosystems demand rigorous scientific scrutiny. The abyss has waited millions of years and it can wait for us to get this right.” www.mining.com/web/deep-sea...

Deep-sea miners are set to dig for critical minerals, even if rules aren’t done

The Metals Company has said it will file an application in June for an ISA license to begin mining.

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I'm proud to have been a part of USENIX, a co-signer of this petition to the US federal government to restore funding to the many science agencies being cut. cra.org/wp-content/u...

It is stunning how committed Trump is to removing American soft power, built up over generations.

Bruno J. Navarro@brunojnavarro.bsky.social · last yr.

“For the first time in 83 years, the storied Voice of America is being silenced,” Michael Abramowitz, the organization’s director, said “VOA promotes freedom and democracy around the world … by providing objective and balanced news and information, especially for those living under tyranny.”

I found this quite interesting. app.adfontesmedia.com/chart/intera...

Today, on the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami - an event which killed more than 20,000 people - tsunami mitigation, preparedness, alerting, & response are in critical danger here in the US. Funding & staffing cuts to NOAA endanger our tsunami warning centers... (cont)