Shane Coffield

Save NCAR from being dismantled today! The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.

The Trump Administration's plan to dismantle the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is senseless & dangerous.

It would weaken weather forecasting, climate research, & the science that keeps people safe.

We urge that this plan be abandoned.

Call Congress to #SaveNCAR today. buff.ly/7ka1BQA

With cellphone cameras and tip lines, D.C. residents find small ways to fight ICE How neighbors and school communities are organizing against the immigration crackdown.

“They were in my community around my neighbors, they were masked, and they felt like occupiers of our streets. I don’t believe they are keeping us safe ... I have a role to play in protecting my community.”
51st.news/dc-residents...

‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels “There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says

I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.

"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)

200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue.

It is here: wclivestream.com/watch

Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."

Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.

I wrote about my decision in TIME.

time.com/7285045/resi...

- I want things to be different - *smashes everything* - oh no

I think about this comic at least once a week

Casar: "I've knocked on 1000s of doors and not a single time has someone said, 'Thank God you're here. I want to ask about trans people fencing'..what the hell are we doing? We are here bc MTG thinks if she picks on trans folks, she can avoid having a discussion about allegations of insider trading"

Trans Day of Visibility Rally Washington DC National Mall between 3rd St and 4th St March 31 - 4 PM transdayofvisibility.com

After relentless attacks from the Trump administration on the transgender community, trans Americans and allies from across the country will convene in Washington DC to show we’re not going anywhere.

Join us at transdayofvisibility.com.

Mauna Loa Observatory’s Lease May End Because of NOAA Cuts NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.

Shutting down Mauna Loa CO₂ observations while atmospheric CO₂ keeps skyrocketing is like turning off a fire alarm because you don’t like the noise

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...

My turn! I wrote a piece for my hometown paper about the importance of federal science funding for southwestern PA. Easier than I expected. Thanks @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social for the idea and guides
www.observer-reporter.com/opinion/op-e...

Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠

sciencehomecoming.com

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

See the Stonewall protests against trans erasure The LGBTQ+ community is protesting against trans erasure in the streets of New York City.

See the Stonewall protests against trans erasure

www.out.com/activism...

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Some folks have asked, given recent news, “how do I show my friends/family the impact of NSF?” We have some easy Fact Sheets for you! Here’s a brief thread about this website: new.nsf.gov/about/fact-s... which hosts a ton of useful one-pagers.

"Others found the financial enticements to leave insulting. 'I don’t work here for the fucking money,' said one longtime agency employee who works on air pollution. 'I work here because I believe in it, and I want to serve the public.'"

Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children (Gift Article) I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.

"Just since Donald Trump’s election, Musk’s personal net worth has grown by far more than the entire annual budget of U.S.A.I.D., which in any case accounts for less than 1 percent of the federal budget."

There’s something unimaginably bleak about the world’s richest man unilaterally deciding to stop food aid and medicine going to the world’s poor ‘to save money’

‘Fuck That’: Federal Workers Say They’re Scared But ‘Digging In’ Amid Trump’s Chaos “Ironically for the Trumpies, bringing us back to the office will make us stronger morale-wise,” said one EPA employee as Trump vowed to purge civil servants.

NEW: I heard from federal employees across various agencies about the internal chaos they're experiencing because of Trump and how they feel going forward in their jobs.

A clear theme? They are scared - and also pissed off and hunkering down to fight.

"Fuck that." www.huffpost.com/entry/federa...

Hello! I'm proud to share a new wildfire paper in Environmental Research Letters - California had recent huge fires but tree loss rose much faster, relatively, than burned area. How much is the per-burned-area impact on tree cover losses rising, and why? Paper: doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad86cf 1/7

Thank you Danny :)

Awesome, thank you 😊 🙏

Evaluating forest carbon offsets:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Tracking wildfires:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(in progress) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Hi, I'm new here (RIP science twitter) currently a AAAS S&T Policy Fellow supporting the EPA on greenhouse gas accounting 🌎
Here's some stuff I've worked on!

LGBTQ+ inclusion in STEM: medium.com/scitech-fore...