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Blake Dyer
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Earth scientist and educator at the University of Victoria interested in unraveling the history of climate and life.
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1/4 Excited to share a new paper led by my student Connor S. van Wieren in Earth and Planetary Science Letters: "Correlative isotope excursions driven by transport, not global environmental change."

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November 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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I really wonder what the GOP's vision of America in 30 years is. Do they want a country that doesn't do fundamental research, without the world's best research universities, with the citizens working in factories assembling iPhone cases?
May 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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aoc.bsky.social
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs.

Full text, per government source:
January 29, 2025 M-25-14 MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FROM: Matthew J. Vaeth, Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget Me SUBJECT: Rescission of M-25-13 OMB Memorandum M-25-13 is rescinded. If you have questions about implementing the President's Executive Orders, please contact your agency General Counsel.
January 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
blakedyer.bsky.social
Each agency must "assign responsibility and oversight to a senior political appointee" and "cancel awards already awarded that are in conflict with Administration priorities". Where does science fall on that priority list...? 🧐
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jan 27
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.

Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
SUBJECT: Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs 'The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024. of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending wokeness" and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve. This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements. For example, during the initial days of his Administration, President Donald J Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025). Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan 20, 2025), Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025). Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20. 2025). Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20. ent these orders, each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis of all jal assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that any of the President's executive orders. In the interian, to the extent applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency nay be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial surice tot foreign nongovernmental organizations, DEL woke gender ideology, and the pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the he temporary pause will become effective on January 28, 2025, at 5:00 rehensive analysis. Federal agencies must immediately deadlines for assistance programs arising while the les must report this information to OMB along with an directs Federal agencies to pause all activities associated conducting merit review panels No later than Febrar - 10. 2025, agencies shail submit to OMB detailed information on any programs projects or activities subject to this pause. Each agency must pause. (i) issuance of disbursement of Federal funds under all open awards, and (il) other relevant has reviewed provided guidance to your agency with respect to the information act recordin grant and ptions allowing Federal agencies to issue new awards or take other case basis. To the extent required by law, Federal agencies may continue nistrative actions. such as closeout of Federal awards (2 CFR 200.344), or expressly required by law
January 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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seos-uvic.bsky.social
Passionate about Earth history? Dr. Blake Dyer's @blakedyer.bsky.social inclusive research team uses cutting-edge models & fieldwork to unravel sedimentary records, from life’s evolution to glacial cycles. Explore Masters & PhD opportunities www.blakedyer.com/index.html www.blakedyer.com/me.jpg
A person (Dyer) is crouched on a rocky mountain ledge, wearing an orange beanie, a blue jacket, beige pants, and a backpack. The background features distant forested hills and mountains under a bright sky.
November 25, 2024 at 4:50 AM
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jaytcullen.bsky.social
1/n The installation of the Multi-Collector Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS) continues @seos-uvic.bsky.social This instrument uses an Argon plasma torch to ionize elements and molecules that are then accelerated along a flight path toward a big (450 kg) magnet shown here
November 19, 2024 at 3:49 PM
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The unboxing of the Nu Sapphire continues. The laboratory space in the Bob Wright Centre at #UVic was designed with this instrument in mind. The company manufactured the instrument to be able to be separated near the flight tube to fit in our elevator. Dr. Anne-Sofie Ahm looking on
November 13, 2024 at 6:26 PM
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It’s not every day you unbox a Nu Sapphire Multi-Collector ICP-MS. Congratulations to Drs. Anne-Sofie Ahm and Blake Dyer on their NSERC CFI-JELF success 🌊
November 13, 2024 at 4:28 AM