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Amy Weislogel (she/her)

@amyrocks.bsky.social

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Here for democratizing science, broadening participation, meeting climate and energy challenges and rising up Appalachia. And of course nerding on rocks. Prof. of Geology at West Virginia University with a penchant for sedimentary rocks. Opinions all mine.

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Amy Weislogel (she/her) @amyrocks.bsky.social · Nov 19

Newly posting to BlueSky. I am a sedimentary rock-ologist, currently working on paleoclimate, geoscience education and carbon sequestration research in Best Virginia 🧪 Who else is here for the Earth science?

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 6

Know your rights, Illinois.

Stay safe and stay informed.

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

1. Remain Calm. 2. You have the right to deny entry without a valid warrant. 3. You have the right to remain silent. 4. You have the right to speak with an attorney. 5. You have the right to not sign anything.

For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · Aug 15

Antarctica's tiniest climate witnesses are changing 🦠
Climate is reshaping Antarctic phytoplankton, impacting carbon storage and the marine food chain. 25 years of ESA Climate Change Initiative satellite data paired with 14,000+ in-situ samples reveal how. Learn more: climate.esa.int/en/news-even...

Antarctic phytoplankton maps showing distribution of three types of algae: diatoms, haptophytes, and cryptophytes.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Jun 18

It took Netanyahu 29 years, but he finally found an American president who was itching to go to war with him against Iran.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · Jun 15

One Minnesota.

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · Jun 14

This morning Minnesota woke up to news of a brutal act of violence targeting public servants. I am heartbroken to learn that our Speaker Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses have been shot.

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Amy Weislogel (she/her) @amyrocks.bsky.social · Jun 9

@mcuban.bsky.social its everywhere. Go to any local school board meeting or community action group. Pointing it out won’t stop it. This is the air we breathe now. The big challenge is to progress in spite of it.

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · Jun 9

Watch the slow motion: it appears to me that the officers discuss the photographer and reporter before the one on the end fires on them (it looks to me like he's aiming at the camera, not the reporter, but you decide)

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jun 9

Senator Ted Cruz posted a dramatic video of LAPD cars on fire with the caption “this… is… not… peaceful.” What he didn’t mention? The footage was from 2020, not 2025. His post on X falsely implied it was current, part of a broader effort to spread lies and manufacture a crisis.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Jun 8

Lots of talk today about the demise of BlueSky. For whatever it's worth, it's been a boon to indie publishers like us. Twitter and Facebook have pretty much silenced us, so the engagement here has, and continues to be, wonderful.

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Amy Weislogel (she/her) @amyrocks.bsky.social · Jun 5

🌏⚒️🧪🌟

Anthropocene Sediment Network @anthrosednet.bsky.social · Jun 5

🌍ASN 2025 #Conference registration is OPEN!🌍

Sediment processes are no longer simply natural, they involve #economies, #cities, #engineered #environments, and much more!

Join us in expanding our understanding of #sediment system complexity: anthrosednet.com/2025-confere...

#Anthropocene #ASN25

A box model diagram, showing a 3D "wedge" of landscape. On the model, each talk is represented. There is a city and a lignite mine in the background, with some horses on the far mountain. The meandering river is dammed, and has sandmining, subsidence, and anthropogenic alteration along the beach. A spit and lagoon, island, and reef represent the other fascinating coastal talks. In the foreground is a deep sea corer, and to the right of the image are mined tunnels and some surface spoil heaps. Each feature is labelled with the time at which the equivalent talk occurs, details of which may be found in the programme.

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CNN @cnn.com · May 12

The curator Koyo Kouoh, a giant of the contemporary art world who tirelessly championed African artists and became the first woman from the continent to curate the Venice Biennale, died on Saturday at age 57. cnn.it/4iWd5FV

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Apr 24

Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.

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Amy Weislogel (she/her) @amyrocks.bsky.social · Apr 20

Easter Egg Roll at the White House brought to you by Brawndo The Thirst Mutilator

White House solicits corporate sponsors for its Easter Egg Roll event

Corporate sponsors for the usually apolitical event held on the White House South Lawn include tech giants Meta, YouTube and Amazon.

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Amy Weislogel (she/her) @amyrocks.bsky.social · Apr 16

doublespeak alive and not-so-well

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 16

A town hall for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Tuesday quickly deteriorated into chaos, as police officers forcibly removed several protesters and subdued two of them with stun guns.

Read more: nyti.ms/42MLMZV

Amy Weislogel (she/her) @amyrocks.bsky.social · Apr 8

Hello Madame Vice President! 👋

Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · Apr 7

Fear has a way of being contagious.

But courage is also contagious.

Amy Weislogel (she/her) @amyrocks.bsky.social · Apr 5

I’m with you all in spirit!!!

Amy Weislogel (she/her) @amyrocks.bsky.social · Apr 5

Escape from politics is the epitome of privilege. What do we owe those for whom there is no escape? We owe them to face discomfort and do better

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Proud Appalachian @rwheeler.bsky.social · Apr 5

“Hands Off!” at the Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort.

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Amy Weislogel (she/her) @amyrocks.bsky.social · Apr 2

Record SMASHED

Amy Weislogel (she/her) @amyrocks.bsky.social · Apr 1

The record for the longest filibuster was set by U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond (SC). He spoke for 24 hours 18 minutes against the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

He was one of many senators who filibustered for 57 days up until the Civil Rights Act was passed on June 19, 1957.

Hope to see this broken today.

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Amy Weislogel (she/her) @amyrocks.bsky.social · Mar 31

Hello Hillary!

Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · Mar 31

Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.

I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.

Amy Weislogel (she/her) @amyrocks.bsky.social · Mar 29

@wikipedia.org thanks for ditching Xitter!

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · Mar 25

114 years ago, a fire broke out at the 10-story Triangle Shirtwaist factory in NYC and killed 146 workers, mostly young women. They were trapped inside because the owners locked the fire escape exit doors.

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Amy Weislogel (she/her) @amyrocks.bsky.social · Mar 26

Forevermore, I will never not notice this

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Mar 25

Not to pile on, but every 'c' in 'Pacific Ocean' is pronounced differently.

Amy Weislogel (she/her) @amyrocks.bsky.social · Mar 25

@nicolefoy.bsky.social HSI/ICE went around Morgantown WV the past couple days and took many people from our community, mainly poor restaurant workers it seems . It’s hollowed out our town even more that has already been hit by closure of Viatris, RIFs at WVU, and federal agency RIFs. 💔