Associate Professor, Paleoclimatology and organic biogeochemistry, University of Notre Dame, she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissaberke.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissaberke.bsky.social/post/3mvl64uskbk23My anonymous questions on this here zoom are pretty spicy. Does he realize how exhausting it is to be a US scientist on this timeline?15 Sep 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:qw6plknukf3zyk552bacapbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl64uskbk23https://bsky.app/profile/melissaberke.bsky.social/post/3mvd6reh54s2rI also recommend writing emails to J. Kundu and B. Stone if you didn’t like what you saw in this (https://www.nsf.gov/news/nsf-leadership-new-golden-age-science). Tell them what you see in this doc that will not lead to advancements in science. Expressing your concerns to those high up is the only way to change things right now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Sep 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:qw6plknukf3zyk552bacapbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvd6reh54s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissaberke.bsky.social/post/3mv73dsj6ic26Let your elected officials hear from you. Push back. It’s the option right now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:qw6plknukf3zyk552bacapbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv73dsj6ic26https://bsky.app/profile/melissaberke.bsky.social/post/3muqa7fe6wk23Ugh [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:qw6plknukf3zyk552bacapbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqa7fe6wk23https://bsky.app/profile/melissaberke.bsky.social/post/3mtjwmwn4v22wThings are bleak and not set to improve any time soon. Anyone wanna call their reps? Because this is NOT what they voted for. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:qw6plknukf3zyk552bacapbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjwmwn4v22w