Everyone needs to read Matthew's latest post, because this is what's in store for all of us at some point--being harmed by HCWs whose inadequate training & supervision are policy choices--unless we mobilize to reverse MAHA's cuts to Medicaid & Medicare

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Day 9 of Operation: Friendly Neighborhood Scientist! #scicomm

This time, we got our hands on wooden microscopes :)

Miles walked: 0
Drinks drank: none (I forgot my water!)
People chatted: 22+! So many people played with the microscopes! It was so much fun, and I got to chat about my research.

#art Animation practice from a Shake My Art youtube tutorial! This is so much harder than it looks, but it was great to practice key-framing speed!

Like a sonic weapon that destroyed the resale value of every house in the area. Sound ON!

FYI, Seattle.

Trump statement threatening Iran to open Strait of Hormuz

This is a horrifying threat of genocidal war crimes. The lives of civilians and service members alike are at stake here.

Congress must stop this war and remove Trump from the White House.

Could the 25th Amendment be invoked against Trump? Here's how it works President Donald Trump’s profanity-laced Easter Sunday social media post threatening to bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran led some Democratic lawmakers to call for his removal via the 25th Amendmen...

President Trump's profanity-laced Easter Sunday social media post threatening to bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran led some Democratic lawmakers to call for his removal via the 25th Amendment. (From @politifact.bsky.social) https://to.pbs.org/4tyguRb

Impeach Him Again And create friction against him within the executive branch.

"It’s not alarmism, it’s sober realism, to doubt that we can make it safely through the next thirty-three months without considering measures like these."

4x4” acrylic painting of Earth

I painted the new image of Earth from Artemis!

4x4” acrylic painting of the Moon from the Artemis mission. Some of the far side is visible including Orientale Basin

finished this right as the astronauts went behind the Moon 🥹 #SciArt

Watercolor of brightly lit jellyfish with gentle pink tendrils

Art practice for future Scicomm work! #scienceart

March Wrap-up 2026 Scicomm Topic- Finding Your Niche

New newsletter! #scicomm

gettingthesciencewrite.beehiiv.com/p/march-wrap...

See, I was the opposite. I feel like I hated math until I discovered Calculus. THEN it became fun!

Day 7 of OFNS! #scicomm

Sign: Which do you prefer: math or bio?
Miles walked: 2.5-ish
Drinks drank: chocolate turmeric chai
Interactions: 24 + 2 in-depth chats!

Which one would you choose?

BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed.

BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
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So close to reaching the goal!
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‘God squad’ waives endangered species law to allow US drilling in Gulf of Mexico Critics say exemption for fossil fuels exploits White House’s ‘self-made gas crisis’, and could doom the rare Rice’s whale

‘God squad’ waives endangered species law to allow US drilling in Gulf of Mexico www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

And the best part was that we got to laugh through her entire presentation! Sarah is a top-notch standup comedian 😂

Keynote at #SciTalk26 by @ravenscimaven.bsky.social #SciComm #SciEd

Fantastic talk on incorporating humor in science at #scitalk26 #sciencetalk26 #scicomm !

Talking optimism in #SciComm (digging deep here despite current overwhelm and deep concern over science funding and research in these challenging times). What are you optimistic about? #science #STEM #USA #SaveNIH #SaveNSF #SciTalk2026 #ScienceTalk2026

Hey #SciComm friends--pls fill out this survey!🧪 #ScienceTalk26 #SciTalk26

Learning about combining games with science (as well as game production!) #SciTalk26 #ScienceTalk26 #scicomm

Learning how to do some fun Lego coding for #SCITALK26 !

Meet our crab + grass drivers!

Journal Club- PART 1 Layilin inhibits integrin, and its loss results in platelet hyperactivation YouTube video by GettingTheScienceWrite

New Journal Club video out! This covers my big graduate paper on Layilin! #science

Due to issues with premier pro, I had to split the videos into 2 parts:

Part 1: youtu.be/9VDFTUtBAew
Part 2: youtu.be/T1NX9cBT7XU

This was a… “learning experience” with the exporting process. Enjoy!

Sweet!!

I’m coming!! Excited to hang in Portland!

Day 6 of O:FNS #scicomm

Today, I learned about penguins, planet definitions, how much bile acid is in your body, and even California’s economy!

Miles walked: 2.5
People chatted: 8
Drinks drank: water
Sign: see below!

Done. I added a bit about how I can't imagine he won't slash or reallocate funding that NFS provides or amplifies. Some of my friends make their living off of work that's funded by NSF and...well, you all know how it goes. #Astronomy #SciComm #Science #Heliophysics #Astrophotography 🧪🦛🔭