Lauren Kuehne
@omfishient.bsky.social
DEI, forever. Also bio/acoustics, freshwaters, invasive critters, technology + society, WA State stuff. Omfishient Consulting, mother, writer.
"The revolution WILL put you in the driver's seat"--Gil Scott-Heron
"The revolution WILL put you in the driver's seat"--Gil Scott-Heron
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Volume matters.
As @cdelawalla.bsky.social and I wrote, number of comments and outreach from constituents is absolutely important in maintaining Congressional and political attention.
This would not be possible without YOUR efforts.
Our action center is still live: fight2win.standupforscience.net
As @cdelawalla.bsky.social and I wrote, number of comments and outreach from constituents is absolutely important in maintaining Congressional and political attention.
This would not be possible without YOUR efforts.
Our action center is still live: fight2win.standupforscience.net
Top senators consider blocking Trump’s grant shakeup in spending stopgap
It’s now “up to leadership” whether to head off the controversial changes, Sen. Susan Collins said.
www.politico.com
July 31, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Volume matters.
As @cdelawalla.bsky.social and I wrote, number of comments and outreach from constituents is absolutely important in maintaining Congressional and political attention.
This would not be possible without YOUR efforts.
Our action center is still live: fight2win.standupforscience.net
As @cdelawalla.bsky.social and I wrote, number of comments and outreach from constituents is absolutely important in maintaining Congressional and political attention.
This would not be possible without YOUR efforts.
Our action center is still live: fight2win.standupforscience.net
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New in PN: The new "science golden age" looks suspiciously like a grift
"It’s impossible not to wonder whether part of Trump’s loathing for universities is that there's no way for him to corrupt the process and make money off it in the same way he can by giving billions to Silicon Valley types."
"It’s impossible not to wonder whether part of Trump’s loathing for universities is that there's no way for him to corrupt the process and make money off it in the same way he can by giving billions to Silicon Valley types."
The new "science golden age" looks suspiciously like a grift
Trump wants to run scientific research like his family business.
www.publicnotice.co
July 30, 2026 at 12:15 PM
New in PN: The new "science golden age" looks suspiciously like a grift
"It’s impossible not to wonder whether part of Trump’s loathing for universities is that there's no way for him to corrupt the process and make money off it in the same way he can by giving billions to Silicon Valley types."
"It’s impossible not to wonder whether part of Trump’s loathing for universities is that there's no way for him to corrupt the process and make money off it in the same way he can by giving billions to Silicon Valley types."
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400 masked cowardly Patriot Front bros walking through D.C. once, then fleeing ain’t shit, peeps. They are a tiny fetid drop in the American bucket.
Remember Minneapolis at -20F. We are bigger, braver, and stronger.
By a mile.
Remember Minneapolis at -20F. We are bigger, braver, and stronger.
By a mile.
July 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
400 masked cowardly Patriot Front bros walking through D.C. once, then fleeing ain’t shit, peeps. They are a tiny fetid drop in the American bucket.
Remember Minneapolis at -20F. We are bigger, braver, and stronger.
By a mile.
Remember Minneapolis at -20F. We are bigger, braver, and stronger.
By a mile.
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This an official Vatican photograph of Leo at Lampedusa, Italy - one of the world’s heaviest migrant sites - where he went this morning to pray for migrants who died at sea. This is after turning down the offer to come to the United States.
July 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This an official Vatican photograph of Leo at Lampedusa, Italy - one of the world’s heaviest migrant sites - where he went this morning to pray for migrants who died at sea. This is after turning down the offer to come to the United States.
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Everything you’ve wanted to know about carbon and floodplain restoration, in one place! Excited to present the state-of-the-science on wetland carbon mapping w/ @troutunlimited.bsky.social on June 25th.
Virtual talk open to all! Link to attend: tinyurl.com/4bu49cjc
Virtual talk open to all! Link to attend: tinyurl.com/4bu49cjc
June 17, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Everything you’ve wanted to know about carbon and floodplain restoration, in one place! Excited to present the state-of-the-science on wetland carbon mapping w/ @troutunlimited.bsky.social on June 25th.
Virtual talk open to all! Link to attend: tinyurl.com/4bu49cjc
Virtual talk open to all! Link to attend: tinyurl.com/4bu49cjc
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Unclench your jaw.
Relax your brow.
Go get a drink of water.
See if you've taken your meds
Eat something.
Doesn't matter what you look like right now, i think you look amazing.
Because you do.
You're a wonderful person.
And have this. 🫂🖤 you did great today. You made it through
Relax your brow.
Go get a drink of water.
See if you've taken your meds
Eat something.
Doesn't matter what you look like right now, i think you look amazing.
Because you do.
You're a wonderful person.
And have this. 🫂🖤 you did great today. You made it through
June 17, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Unclench your jaw.
Relax your brow.
Go get a drink of water.
See if you've taken your meds
Eat something.
Doesn't matter what you look like right now, i think you look amazing.
Because you do.
You're a wonderful person.
And have this. 🫂🖤 you did great today. You made it through
Relax your brow.
Go get a drink of water.
See if you've taken your meds
Eat something.
Doesn't matter what you look like right now, i think you look amazing.
Because you do.
You're a wonderful person.
And have this. 🫂🖤 you did great today. You made it through
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Call your reps -- blue, red, purple, it doesn't matter -- about the proposed OMB science funding rule. The house can stop this. Let them know it matters for your district.
June 3, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Call your reps -- blue, red, purple, it doesn't matter -- about the proposed OMB science funding rule. The house can stop this. Let them know it matters for your district.
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🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n
May 29, 2026 at 7:04 PM
🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n
Subtle
BREAKING:
New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion".
#standupforscience
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf
New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion".
#standupforscience
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
May 28, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Subtle
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BREAKING:
New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion".
#standupforscience
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf
New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion".
#standupforscience
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
May 28, 2026 at 4:39 PM
BREAKING:
New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion".
#standupforscience
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf
New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion".
#standupforscience
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf
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the ai industry unleashing genai into the public & expecting society (academics, policy makers & cso) to find solutions is like big oil polluting oceans & expecting individuals to clean it up
👇🏾 approaches are important but we need sustainable solution that tackles prob from th root: regulate big AI
👇🏾 approaches are important but we need sustainable solution that tackles prob from th root: regulate big AI
Deepfakes are everywhere, but digital forensics investigators are fighting back.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/42dMPBg
Learn more: https://scim.ag/42dMPBg
May 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
the ai industry unleashing genai into the public & expecting society (academics, policy makers & cso) to find solutions is like big oil polluting oceans & expecting individuals to clean it up
👇🏾 approaches are important but we need sustainable solution that tackles prob from th root: regulate big AI
👇🏾 approaches are important but we need sustainable solution that tackles prob from th root: regulate big AI
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The largest forest research organization in the world, the US Forest Service's R&D branch, may lose up to 74% of its sites under a planned reorganization. Researchers on the ground and former officials shared many thoughts with Nature's News team: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
World’s largest forest research agency faces severe cutback by Trump administration
The US Forest Service has proposed closing some three-quarters of its research sites in a move that has provoked widespread fear and uncertainty.
www.nature.com
May 10, 2026 at 6:38 AM
The largest forest research organization in the world, the US Forest Service's R&D branch, may lose up to 74% of its sites under a planned reorganization. Researchers on the ground and former officials shared many thoughts with Nature's News team: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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NPR story about multi-year funding, few NOFOs, and delays with me, Elizabeth Ginexi, and @docsirianni.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2026/05/05/n...
www.npr.org/2026/05/05/n...
The Trump administration is finding new ways to withhold federal funding for science
Billions in funding were cut under President Trump were restored in 2026. Now, watchdogs say the administration is finding other ways to withhold money – and scientists are feeling the consequences.
www.npr.org
May 7, 2026 at 10:57 AM
NPR story about multi-year funding, few NOFOs, and delays with me, Elizabeth Ginexi, and @docsirianni.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2026/05/05/n...
www.npr.org/2026/05/05/n...
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say it with me fellas 🗣️ the ocean of truth washes over the pebbles with every wave, and they rattle and clink with the most wondrous din 🗣️
May 3, 2026 at 8:42 PM
say it with me fellas 🗣️ the ocean of truth washes over the pebbles with every wave, and they rattle and clink with the most wondrous din 🗣️
Every year, I mentor students who spend weeks submitting to Hertz (unless I can dissuade them). And every year, these shameful stats 😡
1) rich-get-richer while 2) disingenuously stealing the time of thousands of students, who believe it's about merit of their work
@bakerdphd.bsky.social
1) rich-get-richer while 2) disingenuously stealing the time of thousands of students, who believe it's about merit of their work
@bakerdphd.bsky.social
May 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Every year, I mentor students who spend weeks submitting to Hertz (unless I can dissuade them). And every year, these shameful stats 😡
1) rich-get-richer while 2) disingenuously stealing the time of thousands of students, who believe it's about merit of their work
@bakerdphd.bsky.social
1) rich-get-richer while 2) disingenuously stealing the time of thousands of students, who believe it's about merit of their work
@bakerdphd.bsky.social
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This week I got to witness a demo of acoustic fire suppression in Concord, CA.
Experts I spoke with still have a lot of questions.
Read my latest for @arstechnica.com :
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...
Experts I spoke with still have a lot of questions.
Read my latest for @arstechnica.com :
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...
Infrasound waves stop kitchen fires, but can they replace sprinklers?
Acoustic fire suppression goes commercial.
arstechnica.com
May 2, 2026 at 1:41 PM
This week I got to witness a demo of acoustic fire suppression in Concord, CA.
Experts I spoke with still have a lot of questions.
Read my latest for @arstechnica.com :
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...
Experts I spoke with still have a lot of questions.
Read my latest for @arstechnica.com :
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...
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Colette Delawalla launched Stand Up for Science to push back against the Trump’s cuts to medical and scientific research
She set out to become a clinical psychologist. Now she’s leading a US movement to save science
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Colette Delawalla launched Stand Up for Science to push back against the Trump’s cuts to medical and scientific research
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Over 28,000 young people signed on for a Seattle Public Library card, which enables access to e-books even if they don't live in Seattle. The program was started by Brooklyn Public Library to expand service in communities impacted by censorship.
28K youths got a Seattle library card in campaign against book bans
The program allows youths to receive a free library card to access e-books, even if they don't live in Seattle.
www.seattletimes.com
April 27, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Over 28,000 young people signed on for a Seattle Public Library card, which enables access to e-books even if they don't live in Seattle. The program was started by Brooklyn Public Library to expand service in communities impacted by censorship.
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The Trump administration actively dismantling American leadership in science, a nihilistic legacy that will stretch for years as long as political ideology supplants evidence as the basis for policy making, oversight, and funding.
🎁
wapo.st/3P3DSY2
🎁
wapo.st/3P3DSY2
Trump ousts National Science Board members
Members of the independent board that guides the National Science Foundation said they received a notice from the White House that their position was being terminated.
wapo.st
April 25, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The Trump administration actively dismantling American leadership in science, a nihilistic legacy that will stretch for years as long as political ideology supplants evidence as the basis for policy making, oversight, and funding.
🎁
wapo.st/3P3DSY2
🎁
wapo.st/3P3DSY2
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Breaking: Trump has fired the membership of the National Science Board, which is oversees NSF.
I have confirmed separately with multiple now-former members of NSB.
I have confirmed separately with multiple now-former members of NSB.
Ranking Member Lofgren Reacts to Latest Trump Scheme to Undermine Science | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
democrats-science.house.gov
April 25, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Breaking: Trump has fired the membership of the National Science Board, which is oversees NSF.
I have confirmed separately with multiple now-former members of NSB.
I have confirmed separately with multiple now-former members of NSB.
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NEW: NSF has been funding research at a fraction of its historic rate. Last week, the agency finally began distributing money to its directorates and is now likely to pick up the grantmaking pace.
But these allocations also amount to substantial cuts across the sciences. My reporting:
But these allocations also amount to substantial cuts across the sciences. My reporting:
Delays have kept new NSF grants to a trickle — that could be about to change
The agency is finally ready to distribute a spate of new grants, but it is also preparing substantial cuts to areas such as biological and social sciences.
www.nature.com
April 23, 2026 at 5:19 PM
NEW: NSF has been funding research at a fraction of its historic rate. Last week, the agency finally began distributing money to its directorates and is now likely to pick up the grantmaking pace.
But these allocations also amount to substantial cuts across the sciences. My reporting:
But these allocations also amount to substantial cuts across the sciences. My reporting:
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April 22, 2026 at 3:57 PM
This morning, my tween snuck on my computer and...left me these gifs, to greet the day. I figured I'd do what I could to pass it on!
#parentingjoy #puppyGIFs #notpolitics #haihooman
#parentingjoy #puppyGIFs #notpolitics #haihooman
April 22, 2026 at 3:17 PM
This morning, my tween snuck on my computer and...left me these gifs, to greet the day. I figured I'd do what I could to pass it on!
#parentingjoy #puppyGIFs #notpolitics #haihooman
#parentingjoy #puppyGIFs #notpolitics #haihooman
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The Infowars news is funny, yes. But more importantly, it is an outright rebuke of Alex Jones' evil.
It's testament to the strength and resilience of the Sandy Hook families who survived this bullshit for more than a decade as well as the Onion, which didn't give up on this for the last 18 months.
It's testament to the strength and resilience of the Sandy Hook families who survived this bullshit for more than a decade as well as the Onion, which didn't give up on this for the last 18 months.
April 20, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The Infowars news is funny, yes. But more importantly, it is an outright rebuke of Alex Jones' evil.
It's testament to the strength and resilience of the Sandy Hook families who survived this bullshit for more than a decade as well as the Onion, which didn't give up on this for the last 18 months.
It's testament to the strength and resilience of the Sandy Hook families who survived this bullshit for more than a decade as well as the Onion, which didn't give up on this for the last 18 months.