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Becca Mellema

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β€œNot all who wander are lost”- JRR Tolkien. Immunology and Microbiology PhD candidate. Loves writing, riding bikes, DnD, and taking photos. BLM πŸ‰ 🧬She/her Website: gettingthesciencewrite.com

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Solid rally for science at Portland State U. Thank you Rep Bonamici and all the other speakers for promoting awareness of the benefits of US funded science. Very compelling!
STAND UP Y'ALL @repbonamici.bsky.social
@standupforscience.bsky.social #StandUpForScience #March7 #Rally #science #savescience

07.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Nashville TN, Centennial Park, backdrop is the Parthenon.  Group of community members, scientist, doctors, professors at the Stand Up for Science Rally.

Nashville TN, Centennial Park, backdrop is the Parthenon. Group of community members, scientist, doctors, professors at the Stand Up for Science Rally.

Backdrop is Nashville's Parthenon β€” to defend science, truth, and reason. The Greeks gave us democracy, medicine, and science. We refuse to let this administration take it away. #StandUpForScience #Nashville"

07.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
At the top of the photo is the "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo. Below that in bold black text reads: "NATIONAL VIRTUAL DAY OF ACTION". Below that is a link that reads: tr.ee/virtual-rally. Below that in red text reads: "Online Saturday, March 7th Noon to 3PM ET". Below that in blue text reads: "An opportunity for all people to engage with the movement, hear from speakers, and show support for protecting science and evidence based policy, regardless of their location or ability to attend in person."Below that in white text reads: "Learn more about the event at
standupforscience.net/march7". On the left side of the photo is a red graphic of the statue of liberty. In the bottom left corner of the photo is the red "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE LOGO".

At the top of the photo is the "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo. Below that in bold black text reads: "NATIONAL VIRTUAL DAY OF ACTION". Below that is a link that reads: tr.ee/virtual-rally. Below that in red text reads: "Online Saturday, March 7th Noon to 3PM ET". Below that in blue text reads: "An opportunity for all people to engage with the movement, hear from speakers, and show support for protecting science and evidence based policy, regardless of their location or ability to attend in person."Below that in white text reads: "Learn more about the event at standupforscience.net/march7". On the left side of the photo is a red graphic of the statue of liberty. In the bottom left corner of the photo is the red "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE LOGO".

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06.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
NATIONAL DAY of ACTION VIRTUAL ONLINE SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH, 12:00PM - 3:00PM

NATIONAL DAY of ACTION VIRTUAL ONLINE SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH, 12:00PM - 3:00PM

We're hosting a virtual rally for those who are not able to attend a March 7th National Day of Action event in person. We don't think structural barriers should prevent anyone from being able to participate in a movement that directly impacts their lives.
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06.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4

Not now! I am very busy making a ballot of bugs for the local elementary school. Election day is TOMORROW this is very serious. The children must vote for the best BUG, don't you understand the STAKES here?!

05.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 272 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 2

SCARAB BEETLE FOR THE WIN!

05.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for the shoutout! β€œOperation: friendly Neighborhood Scientist” is so much fun! Everyone should use whiteboards for Scicomm chats! 😁

If you want to see my occasional updates from my walks (I can only do them every other week at the moment), you can follow my Bluesky account!

03.03.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"Ask Me About Science!"
Got some time and want to engage your community? Grab a whiteboard, find a seat with foot traffic, and see what unfolds!
"Hello! Im a friendly neighborhood scientist, and I work on Linsert area of expertise and practice].
Ask me about science!" written on a whiteboard

"Ask Me About Science!" Got some time and want to engage your community? Grab a whiteboard, find a seat with foot traffic, and see what unfolds! "Hello! Im a friendly neighborhood scientist, and I work on Linsert area of expertise and practice]. Ask me about science!" written on a whiteboard

What if every scientist spent one afternoon a month just talking about science with strangers?

Last week, I had the pleasure of hearing @beccmel2.bsky.social speak about in-person engagement for @standupforscience.bsky.social.

How can you do that in your community? Try a whiteboard!

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03.03.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Have a hobby! It’s not one folks think about when making ttrpg characters (since you’re usually in a fighting game), but one of my most memorable NPCs spent his free time making stained glass windows when he wasn’t with the party. He also made little glass animals for the PCs!

03.03.2026 07:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You could read "The Overstory" by Richard Powers to realize the horror of cutting old-growth forests, of bringing down a tree that has stood since before the printing press existed. Time's short, thoβ€”read these resources for now and COMMENT to stop the BLM's plan. I did.

02.03.2026 04:48 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Comment. This is bad.

02.03.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

just became aware of this--the regime wants to clear-cut massive chunks of Oregon's old growth forests in the name of timber production.

you have until March 23rd to comment.

i know we have endless fucking things to scream at politicians about--this is an important one too.

28.02.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 2685 πŸ” 2679 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 50

@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov Something needs to be done to stop this. There is no need for "maximum logging" ie maximum destruction in these forests. And you know they'll come for WA next, once they'd destroyed what they can of OR.

02.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.

You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off.
Leave your comment here:

eplanning.blm.gov/Participate-...

morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...

01.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 1727 πŸ” 1980 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 143
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February 2026 Wrap-up Scicomm Topic- Science Communication Mediums

New newsletter for the end of February! Chatting about the state of the world, new blog posts, and Scicomm mediums for new science communicators! #scicomm

gettingthesciencewrite.beehiiv.com/p/february-2...

28.02.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Boycott OpenAI! OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, announced Friday that the company reached an agreement with the Department of Defense to deploy its AI models on a classified network just hours after Trump ordered federal agencies to phase out rival Anthropic.

28.02.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 1878 πŸ” 571 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 35
February 28, 2026

Trump's actions this morning were unconstitutional and bear enormous consequences at home and abroad.
The stakes of speaking out against this administration are higher and more urgent today than they were yesterday, which is exactly why we are taking to the streets on March 7th. We will keep you up-to-date on where things are transpiring with how we may be incorporating this into our planned actions, and we look forward to seeing you out on the 7th. We hope you join us to make our voices heard.
Save science, protect health, and defend democracy,
Colette

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

February 28, 2026 Trump's actions this morning were unconstitutional and bear enormous consequences at home and abroad. The stakes of speaking out against this administration are higher and more urgent today than they were yesterday, which is exactly why we are taking to the streets on March 7th. We will keep you up-to-date on where things are transpiring with how we may be incorporating this into our planned actions, and we look forward to seeing you out on the 7th. We hope you join us to make our voices heard. Save science, protect health, and defend democracy, Colette STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

See you in the streets March 7th.

standupforscience.net/march7

28.02.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

Reposting for visibility!!

28.02.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I couldn’t help myself. Since when do you get to talk about the molecule you studied for your PhD in the context of Olympic cheating? Come chat with me about hyaluronic acid in my new blog post! (Yes, this is a science post!) #scicomm

gettingthesciencewrite.com/HA-HA-D-ck/

28.02.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Action is the anecdote to apathy, so if you saw the horrific news about our illegal strikes on Iran, I’ve got a quick call to action to demand that Congress intervene:

actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

28.02.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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I couldn’t help myself. Since when do you get to talk about the molecule you studied for your PhD in the context of Olympic cheating? Come chat with me about hyaluronic acid in my new blog post! (Yes, this is a science post!) #scicomm

gettingthesciencewrite.com/HA-HA-D-ck/

28.02.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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New animation practice for future Scicomm work! Learning how keyframes work, especially for controlling the speed of an object. Still a little clumsy on the movements but we’re getting there! Once I can get this downed I can move onto animating cells! #scicomm

27.02.2026 01:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ask a Scientist! Is there a question you've always wanted to ask a scientist but haven't had the opportunity to do so? Now's your chance! This month, Your Neighborhood Scientist is taking all your science questions, f...

At Your Neighborhood Scientist, we believe public understanding starts with listening. What science question do you want answered? Maybe it's something you’ve seen online and aren’t sure about?

Submit it here and we'll answer it: forms.gle/wPyPUVcZ2LbG...

#SciComm #STEM #YourNeighborhoodScientist

26.02.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We have an upcoming mural project in Philly that incorporates community engagement, public schools, and public art. We need your support to make it a success!

Read all about it here πŸ‘‡

25.02.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Poster's Madness A streaming PowerPoint telethon for mutual aid

We are counter-programming the State of the Union with a fundraising telethon featuring everyone’s favorite Bluesky posters doing short presentations and sketches on stuff they are passionate about. Will stream on YouTube starting at 8:30pm EST

postersmadness.wordpress.com

24.02.2026 10:03 πŸ‘ 716 πŸ” 376 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 66

Woooo! Who’s excited for round 2?

24.02.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
WEBINAR
FEB 25, 2026 @1PM ET

HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS & INFLUENCE PEOPLE: SCIENTIST EDITION!

Want people to care about your research? Want politicians to care about the state of science in our nation? This workshop will prepare you with skills to bring about real change: the art of 1:1 conversations.

With speaker Dr. Rebecca Mellema of "Getting Science Write."

RSVP HERE!
https://tr.ee/P8bSDf

WEBINAR FEB 25, 2026 @1PM ET HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS & INFLUENCE PEOPLE: SCIENTIST EDITION! Want people to care about your research? Want politicians to care about the state of science in our nation? This workshop will prepare you with skills to bring about real change: the art of 1:1 conversations. With speaker Dr. Rebecca Mellema of "Getting Science Write." RSVP HERE! https://tr.ee/P8bSDf

CORRECTION! Join us for another webinar TOMORROW with Dr. Rebecca Mellema of Getting Science Write to learn how to communicate your scientific research and knowledge to make change in the scientific world and policy.

Sign up at tr.ee/P8bSDf and join us on Zoom!

24.02.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
They have bazillions of dollars. We don't.
WE NEED YOUR HELP

FUEL the FIGHT

SAVE SCIENCE
PROTECT HEALTH
DEFEND DEMOCRACY

standupforscience.net/donate

They have bazillions of dollars. We don't. WE NEED YOUR HELP FUEL the FIGHT SAVE SCIENCE PROTECT HEALTH DEFEND DEMOCRACY standupforscience.net/donate

The fight for science is more important now than ever, and we need YOU to help fuel the fight! If you would like to donate, please visit standupforscience.net/donate
Thank you!

#standupforscience
#science
#ImpeachRFKJr
#RemoveRFKJr
#donate

23.02.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
An illustration of a tabby cat standing on its hind legs while holding a sign that says β€œcall your reps”. The image is high contrast, red, black and white.

An illustration of a tabby cat standing on its hind legs while holding a sign that says β€œcall your reps”. The image is high contrast, red, black and white.

Give them no peace. This is not normal. Don’t let them normalize it.

5calls.org

#resist #callyourreps

20.02.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 180 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0