5 DAYS LEFT TO LEAVE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE NSF PROPOSAL. This is a sneaky, early implimentation of Vought’s OMB Proposal policies. Have your voice heard - visit the link to leave your comment today: zurl.co/JgPtq #StandUpForScience #Vought #NSF #Science #SaveScience

We all have to be one of two people now: The person who rips these fucking things off the face of anyone doing this, OR, the bystanders who 100% have the back of the person who rips the fucking things off the face. The aggressives and the passives must unite to make it unsafe to wear these.

Maggie Harrison Dupré@mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW: Teen boys are using smart glasses — mainly Meta's AI Glasses — to film themselves harassing classmates at school, following girls around and "rizzing" them or "ragebaiting" them w/ insults. In several videos we reviewed, girls plead w/ the poster to stop filming. futurism.com/artificial-i...

Oh no. Swift was invaluable for interstellar object studies, this'll leave a real gap in potential responsiveness

Scientific American@sciam.bsky.social · 3w ago

A high-risk mission to save NASA’s Swift Observatory has ended in failure after its rescue spacecraft spun out of control in Earth orbit. Swift will likely burn up in the atmosphere later this year, leaving a glaring gap in astronomers’ cosmic studies.

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The ruling class did a spectacular job convincing the masses that the “vulnerable” are both expendable and at fault for high taxes & government waste. We aren’t. End stage capitalism is at fault. The billionaires lining their pockets are at fault. And to them we are ALL expendable.

The German National Library of Science and Technology is building a backup copy of arXiv (in case something happens to the original...) blog.tib.eu/2025/05/13/d...

Die Wissenschaft schützen: TIB baut Dark Archive für arXiv auf - TIB-Blog

Forschung und Wissenschaft sind international, nicht umsonst spricht man von internationalen Fachcommunities. Ein Dienst wie arXiv wird zwar von einer in den USA ansässigen Einrichtung, der Cornell Un...

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What does blue smoke mean? Or purple? Someone said black smoke is goth gender reveal and I am DOWN for that, but I STILL HAVE ??? ... OK so blue is ... we've chosen one of the merfolx? How about purple? I think purple must be a cat, right? We chose a cat. Imma convert on the spot for cat.

Alas Sesame Street. I am somehow continually astonished at the self-narrative of "we are the villains, and we dig that." Who writes themselves into *their own story* as the bad guy? That's rhetorical, re psychology of sociopathic narcissists, but I remain agog. Kermit (Jim), where art thou, now?

Episodic reminder for those who have never lived in AZ and find this behavior unprecedented. Rewatch the movie ‘Raising Arizona.’ Erstwhile Arizonans know this movie isn’t fiction, it’s a documentary. I mean I love AZ but wowzer the batguano shit that goes down is of epic proportions.

Today, we're launching a dedicated action hub for the crisis threatening NASA science. Find actions, latest news and up-to-date resources at: www.planetary.org/save-nasa-sc... #ProtectNASAScience

🏳️‍⚧️ Silence equals complicity. #trans #transrights #lgbtq #rats #art

Good for the @agu.org. news.agu.org/press-releas...

AGU files new lawsuit to protect hundreds of thousands of federal workers

AGU and a coalition of plaintiffs have filed a complaint in a new lawsuit arguing President Donald J. Trump’s February Executive Order No. 14210 directing federal agencies to engage in “large-scale” r...

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This is a great action list for those facing NSF terminations. I would add one key point: Be in touch with legal counsel at your institutions and universities. There is a lot to dispute in these terminations.

Mary Feeney@mkfeeney.bsky.social · last yr.

Censoring mis/disinformation research is just the beginning. All scientific research in the US is under threat. Now is the time for scientists in all fields to act. Some small steps each of us can take:

Hugely worrying, wondering this. I'm guessing certain local NOAA outlets/locations will do their best to keep people updated as long as they can. States might try to bridge them for a while. But the main central account is already infected by the dogs, as we from the below. bsky.app/profile/noaa...

nora "the tea kobold" rude (they/them ze/hir)@nora.zone · last yr.

so are we just like. going to stop getting these when noaa shuts down or what

Because being a grad student somehow didn’t suck enough.

Randall Munroe@xkcd.com · last yr.

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

having tons of ideas for projects I don't finish, on my onlyPlans

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PLEASE don’t buy into Amazon’s booksale this week. They are intentionally trying to eat into profits from Indie Bookstore Day this weekend, a really important annual event for our important community institutions. Check out your local fave or bookshop.org.

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

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I am become depression, despairer of worlds. Because all this needed to be more challenging and I apparently need to build more character. I’d say I have so much character at this point I’m capable of making up several bands of dnd players all by myself. Probably all bards with emo poetry …

This table was downloaded on Feb 21 when ROSES 2025 was published and public for a few hours before being taken down for revision of 'EO compliance'. Late items marked in red. Due dates less than 60 days off marked in yellow. This will be updated as more due dates are missed.

BBC Report: "Inside The Desperate Rush to Save Decades of Us Scientific #Data From Deletion" www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic... #webarchives #dataresecue @eotarchive.org @datarescueproject.org @archive.org

Inside the desperate rush to save decades of US scientific data from deletion

Swathes of scientific data deletions are sweeping across US government websites – with decades of research at risk. Now, scientists are racing to save their work before it's lost.

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In addition to outer space, they are moving forward with the GMES and Africa programme to build capacity for and to conduct earth observations. Critically important and timely as US earth science is being dismantled. May our global vision of space exploration always include preservation.

Gene J. Mikulka@genejm1017.bsky.social · last yr.

ESA welcomes inauguration of the African Space Agency | via @esa.int - www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...

🧪 Our Terminated NSF Grant Tracker is live 🧪 🔴 114 NSF grants listed so far 🔴 Cancelled grants focused on → Training scientists → Misinformation → AI → Climate change Credit to @noamross.net for all the work to build this & to all PIs who submitted their info. Link: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...

If you’re a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis or in need of a place to talk, the Trevor Project is here for you. Call the lifeline at 866-488-7386 or text ‘START’ to 678-678. Services are 24/7/365, nationwide, 100% free & confidential 💜

OK so at first I'm all this is very barf. Then I remember that when in UK I regularly eat nutella on toast and honestly this is probably chemically equivalent.

Discontinued Foods!@discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · last yr.

Subway Cadbury Creme Egg Submelt (2023-2023): A 6-inch sub roll, filled with Cadbury Creme Eggs and grill-pressed until toasty golden brown. Was available for free, for one day only, at 4 Subway locations in the UK, with only 500 subs available at each location.

This is me. I am cat. I am also person asking me - cat - what cat wants and getting nowhere.

melissa capriglione @ RCCC F07@mcapriglioneart.bsky.social · last yr.

what do you want

If you use NOAA data, archive now before the rest is pulled down. Don't wait. 🔭🌪️⛈️🌀🧪 Communities have been archiving any science data possible; it'll all get wiped eventually so save what you can.

Saunieindiego@saunieindiego.bsky.social · last yr.

NOAA has quietly reported that they will soon decommission 14 datasets, products, and catalogs related to earthquakes and marine, coastal, and estuary science. According to the list, these data sources will be “decommissioned and will no longer be available” by early May. eos.org/research-and...

These Democratic senators need to hear from their constituents right now. Urge them to reject the GOP’s voter suppression bill and protect our freedom to vote. KELLY (AZ) WARNOCK (GA) PETERS (MI) SHAHEEN (NH) HASSAN (NH) CORTEZ MASTO (NV) ROSEN (NV) Call your senators: indivisible.org/reso...