Trisha Castranio

This season’s looking good on Blaker

rubber ducky with Anti Vax Quack sign

Alas, an inflatable cassowary was not available for #SUFS.
This rubber ducky’s too cute 😒. Folks, come see it on the National Mall if you’re in the DC area!

#StandUpForScience

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Join your peers online as you connect about your science and the realities of your work.

AGU CIRCLES is a new 🎉 member-only 🎉 online space designed for small groups of scientists to globally connect on shared interests. Reg closes 8 March; session run from 23 March-15 May. JOIN buff.ly/Fz3GT6D

An offshore drilling push in Alaska meant to showcase the Trump era drive for more oil and gas drew a blank. A federal auction for drilling rights on more than 1 million acres in Cook Inlet ended this week without a single bid, undercutting claims the industry is eager to explore there. (NYT)

Please don’t forget to vote today! Texas, Arkansas, and North Carolina are kicking off the 2026 midterm cycle with their primary elections.

If you don’t know, now you know #CarolinaCulture

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📷 EGU photo competition 2026 is NOW OPEN!

If you are registered for #EGU26, you can submit up to 3 photos and 1 moving image related to Earth, planetary, or space sciences by 8 April 2026.

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For College Students: 5 Things to Know About Voting in North Carolina's 2026 Primary Election YouTube video by Common Cause North Carolina

🗳️Are you ready to vote? In this special edition of "5 Things to Know," our Tyler Daye of Common Cause NC looks at info especially helpful for college students about voting in North Carolina's 2026 Primary Election. 📺 WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAec...

🔎Learn more at NCVoterGuide.org

NC early voting pro tip: If you are an NC registered voter but have moved WITHIN your county of registration but not yet updated your address, you can EASILY do this at early voting check-in. If you wait until primary day March 3 to do this, it may require a time consuming provisional ballot. #ncpol

Safe travels!

Pic of Jalen Chatfield who plays defense for the Carolina Hurricanes and Trisha Castranio getting a jersey signed.

Thank you Jalen Chatfield!! Great interview for 99.9 The Fan with Mike Maniscalco and the crowd at The Local for Canes Corner

This is immoral.

Trump officials gutted USAID and cut off food aid to refugees. Clinics closed. Warnings poured in and were ignored. Rations collapsed. Children starved to death.

👉🏾Agency staffers even celebrated the cuts with a sheet cake while lifesaving programs were being shut down.👈🏾

AGU mourns the passing of Michael McElroy, a towering figure in atmospheric and climate science.

His six decades of research helped shape global environmental policy and inspired generations of scientists.

His legacy will endure.

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Amid new GOP-led restrictions, North Carolina students lead a fight to vote during the midterm primary “There’s nothing that the board of elections is going to do to stop me from voting,” one student said.

A must read about how North Carolina Republicans targeted college students and how they are fighting back. You will be glad you read it. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/nor...

The DHS Death Spiral So many knives in backs and so much tea to spill and so many more knives in backs!

continued DHS snafus and incompetent leadership have destroyed morale at the agency and lowered its standing among the general public. This will encourage more reporting and leaks that will paint DHS in the worst light possible —which will in turn further lower DHS’ political standing further.

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Learn about science policy from experts in D.C.! Apply for AGU sponsorship to AAAS Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) Workshop, happening 12-15 April 2026. Apply by 22 February

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We are seeking a 3+ year postdoc in ocean modelling, to work on an exciting project investigating underwater tsunamis in Antarctica.

More about the project here: www.polomints.ac.uk
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Flyer for the moral march this Saturday Feb 14 2026 I'm Raleigh NC

Looks like beautiful weather for the Moral March this Saturday in Raleigh this year! #Durham #Raleigh

5 Things to Know About Voting in the 2026 North Carolina Primary Election YouTube video by Common Cause North Carolina

North Carolina: Election season is here once again!

Our Brooks Fuller with Common Cause NC looks at some key things to know about voting in North Carolina's 2026 Primary Election. ▶️ WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdmA...

Learn about science policy from experts in D.C.! Apply for AGU sponsorship to AAAS Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) Workshop, happening 12-15 April 2026. Apply by 22 February

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Refs Michael Markovic #31 and TJ Luxmore #21 work Hurricanes vs. Capitals with Andrew Smith #51 and Michel Cormier #76
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#CarolinaCulture #ALLCAPS #CARvsWSH #Caps #Canes #Capitals #Hurricanes #NHL

The /Canes were down 4-2 with two minutes remaining. They won 5-4 in regulation. 🤯

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N.C. study finds PFAS contamination in water, biosolids across the state An N.C. Department of Environmental Quality study found dangerous levels of PFAS compounds present in wastewater, biosolids and soil samples.

No surprise, NC’s Republican-controlled legislature & Trump have worked hand-in-hand to loosen or eliminate regulations safeguarding our air and water. Now corporations are freely dumping toxic waste into NC’s water. Vote for leaders who care!

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The US has officially terminated its partnership with the World Health Organization.

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Join this town hall at the 106th Annual Meeting to hear the latest news on National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research, federal appropriations, and their impacts on the Weather Water and Climate Enterprise.

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I audibly gasped at this shortsighted move. We have failed to help the public understand that health isn't an individual issue, that you can't build a wall to keep disease out, and that community health is key to individual well-being. We see this with vaccination and we see it here. 💔

Bring your kids to work day 🥹

Red protest-style graphic with bold white text reading “Scientists Against ICE.” Below, rows of black human silhouettes stand holding hands. Centered is the Stand Up for Science logo, followed by text: “Calls for a General Strike Jan 23, 2026, Minnesota.” Black starburst shapes frame the sides. Bottom text reads: “Mobilize the fight for science and democracy.”

ICE’s actions tear families apart, intimidate communities, & undermine the conditions that make education, research, healthcare, & public trust possible.

We’re calling on scientists to join the general anti-ICE strike in Minnesota on January 23rd.

HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”

How sad is this? The CDC closed its FOIA office, so this story could only be published because a Danish journalist provided Rolling Stone with the documents, after obtaining them through a freedom of information request to the University of Southern Denmark

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