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How to Protect Yourself during Protests Demonstrators face tear gas, flash bangs, coronavirus and surveillance

This article by @ykarenkwon.bsky.social is so important.

Thanks to @sciam.bsky.social and then-EIC @laurahelmuth.bsky.social for publishing it. (Photo by Pablo Monsalve/Getty).

Photo of three protest posters on the ground. "Vote for the forest" with an owl, "migration is not a crime" with a monarch, and "bring heat melt I.C.E." with a melted ice cube

Protest posters on the ground. "migration is not a crime" with a monarch

Protest posters on the ground. "Vote for the forest" with an owl

Protest posters on the ground. "bring heat melt I.C.E." with a melted ice cube

Tomorrow is "NO KINGS" day! Anyone making posters tonight?

Share your designs and slogans in the comments!

We have free protest posters for download!
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Stay safe tomorrow! 📣

#sciart #protestposters #protest #activism #nokings #rebelscienceunion

🚨It's here!🚨
The Underground Journal Launched Today!
@lindzeamays.bsky.social is our first featured artist! Sign up to learn more about Lindsay's work as a science illustrator.

We are already accepting submissions for the next issue! So excited to see what you all create!
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We are sooo excited to share all the amazing #sciart we received for the first issue of the Underground Journal.

Here is a little sneak peek!

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Poster for the Rebel Science Union's Newsletter called the Underground Journal. "A bold new community newsletter digging deep into the wild intersection of science, art, and activism. Weird, brilliant, and unapologetically curious. www.rebelscienceunion.com" Ripped paper with owl risograph illustration peeking through.

Hey fellow Rebels!

The Underground Journal is right around the corner!

A love letter to resistance, curiosity, and the weird, wonderful edges of science, art, and truth.

Sign up now to get rad sci art straight to your mailbox.
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Two red and blue buzzing megaphones mirror the words "We Need your Posters". At the bottom are 5 red and blue yelling mouths with speech bubbles and the words "knowledge itself is power", "No kings!!!", "Resist!", and "Stand Up!"

Trump's birthday parade on June 14th is estimated to cost over $45M. But, scientific research is considered an extraneous cost. Are you furious, too!? Scream it with a poster! Link in bio to submit your designs and have it featured on our website for others to use at the #NoKings protest!

Wow. RFK announced via a Wall Street Journal opinion piece that he is removing all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, which is the expert panel at the CDC that decides who is eligible for vaccines and whether insurers should cover them.

Support, sign, SHARE! 👏👏 This is huge. We applaud Dr. Jenna Norton and the NIH staff who are taking a stand.

Happy World Ocean Day! 🌎💙

Today we celebrate the vast beauty and vital importance of our one World Ocean. It connects us all, but it needs our care.

Together, we can be stewards of a thriving ocean. 🌊

Happy #WorldOceanDay! To celebrate, here’s our version of an alignment chart. Did we get it right? 😃

World Oceans Day: Scientists find new clues about frontiers of ocean life In 2008, the United Nations recognized June 8 as World Oceans Day to spotlight the rising vulnerabilities facing the oceans that cover more than 70% of Earth’s surface. Seventeen years later, average ...

World Oceans Day: Scientists find new clues about frontiers of ocean life news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

Understanding human rights ain’t rocket science.
We stand with immigrant families. ❤️

Good fonts deserve to be seen everywhere...

Least surprising breakup since Stephen Miller and his suit made of human skin

a cat is sitting in front of a laptop computer on a table . ALT: a cat is sitting in front of a laptop computer on a table .

Hello to our new followers! We were so delighted to wake up and read your supportive messages and email inquires about how to get involved. We're working on getting back to each of you and sending some exciting updates to your inbox shortly. Stay tuned!!

Public health suffers when those in power dismiss knowledge “Knowledge is power”—or at least it was when Sir Francis Bacon coined this phrase in the 16th century. In today’s world, we frequently encounter a different variant of this philosophy, perhaps best de...

"Knowledge is power when it is wisely used to shape public health policy. The measles vaccines have saved around 94 million lives over the past 50 years." @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

*can't 😅

🙌 Awesome! Thanks for the support. Can wait to join the conversation.

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Caption Contest! 🐸🐍 💬 Submit your caption in the comments for a chance to have it featured in our upcoming newsletter. Readers will vote for their favorite and the winner will receive an exclusive RSU sticker!
Submit by June 11th. Illustration by @baileybat.bsky.social

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‘Scienticide’ in Argentina sparks huge protest by researchers Hundreds of activists wearing gas masks took to the streets to call out their government for slashing science funding.

More than 1,000 scientists took to the streets yesterday in Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina wearing gas masks to protest the collapse of science in the country, which they say was initiated by their government.

https://go.nature.com/43QWX4f

Amazing turn out for the #HandsOff protest in Lakewood CA and across the country! It feels good to be alongside so many people standing up for democracy!

We ready 😤 🔬 Attending #HandsOff in Long Beach, CA with @rebelscienceunion.bsky.social posters!

Who's joining us for to the "Hands Off!" protest tomorrow, April 5th?
HANDS OFF our science!
HANDS OFF our public health!
HANDS OFF our education!
HANDS OFF OUR DEMOCRACY!
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We've got free poster downloads from our member artists on our website. Print them! Share with friends!
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Want to get the word out about your science? Say it with powerful visuals! One of our designers @baileybat.bsky.social created this incredible brand for the Bhamla Lab that illustrates the driving force behind their work: curiosity for how organisms do amazing things!

Vehicles passing along the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles, California, during a triple-digit heatwave throughout Southern California. Credit: Getty Images.

Warmer months are on the horizon. As things start to heat up, we’ve got some good news!

The National Weather Service has simplified its heat messaging.

Get the details:

www.weather.gov/news/250310-...

@nws.noaa.gov

Chart: U.S. adults reporting a disability The number of people reporting a disability soared. Many Americans struggled with long Covid and reported cognitive issues like “brain fog.” Source: Census Here, adults refer to people older than 16.

Since the start of COVID, the number of people reporting a disability soared. Yet the majority of the world acts like COVID is over, and Long COVID doesn't exist.