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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.altgov.info · 2h

“Meet the Giant Pacific Octopus, perhaps the smartest of all invertebrates and the bane of many a Crab Fisherman.”

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Octopus Steals Crab from Fisherman | Super Smart Animals | BBC Earth

YouTube video by BBC Earth

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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.altgov.info · 2h

“A leaked document shows OMB Director Russ Vought urged agencies to use the shutdown to “shed” thousands of federal jobs — but many refused.“

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10.28 Leaked Plan to “Shutter the Bureaucracy”? Agencies Quietly Defied the Order

YouTube video by Southworth PC

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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.altgov.info · 2h

“DoD/“DoW” memo pushes fast removals under 5 USC §7513: 7-day reply, 30-day decision, no PIP, HQ oversight, and “offers” (VSIP/VERA/12-week DRP) tied to broad waivers.”

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10.29 New DoD Memo Fast-Tracks Removals. Watch This Before You Sign

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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.altgov.info · 2h

“Preliminary injunction = shutdown RIFs on ice. If your notice was tied to the October shutdown, agencies can’t move forward right now.”

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10.29 Shutdown Layoffs: PAUSED — What this injunction means for you

YouTube video by Southworth PC

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Crepuscular #🟦 @cielobajo.bsky.social · Aug 17

Don't eat #octupus.
www.livescience.com/jumping-gene...

Octopuses may be so terrifyingly smart because they share humans' genes for intelligence

Genetic sequences called transposons help regulate learning.

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Steve Waycott Wildlife Photography 🍁 @stevewaycott.bsky.social · 12h

Great Shearwater in the beautiful morning light.

Bay of Fundy, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2025

📸 #birds #GRSH #marinelife #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

A mostly white seabird with brown feathers through its wings and on its tail and head cap is flying from right to left with the warm dawn sky in the background.

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Ocean Acidification Research Center @uaf-oarc-alaska.bsky.social · 10h

"In this Review, we examine the differences in functional traits that define calcifying plankton's distinctive role in the global carbon cycle and their sensitivity to climate change and #OceanAcidification." 🧪🌊🦑🐚

Will Gray @willerstorfi.bsky.social · 6d

Hello! we have a new paper out today in @science.org reviewing Calcifying Plankton : from Biomineralization to Global change 🌊🧪🐚

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Calcifying plankton: From biomineralization to global change

The cycling of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the ocean is closely linked to seawater alkalinity and the regulation of atmospheric CO2. In the modern pelagic ocean, almost all CaCO3 is produced by three...

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IUCN SSC Marine Conservation Committee (MCC) @sscmarine.bsky.social · 10h

Fascinating! 😍 Still so much to discover and learn!

Ocean Census @oceancensus.bsky.social · 10h

Announcement: 30 new species discovered from expeditions to the Southern Ocean. Read more 👇

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@schmidtocean.bsky.social #NewSpecies

Carnivorous “Death-Ball” Sponge Among 30 New Deep-Sea Species from the Southern Ocean

Thirty previously unknown deep-sea species, including a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge, have been confirmed from one of the most remote parts of the planet by The Nippon Foundation–Nekton Ocean Censu...

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Steve Waycott Wildlife Photography 🍁 @stevewaycott.bsky.social · 5h

Another one of the many American Herring Gulls that trailed our boat looking to score a bit of the chum we were tossing overboard on my #pelagic birding tour in the #BayofFundy.

Bay of Fundy, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2025

#birds #AHGU #marinelife #nature #photography

A brown gull-like bird (juvenile herring gull) is flying toward the camera with its wings spread wide. The background is the dull grey ocean on a rainy day.

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Matt @xenomatt.bsky.social · 5h

Bonus #SeaSlugDay post: Nembrotha kubaryana, which is probably my favourite nudibranch. Pic from Lembeh.

#MarineLife #Invertebrate 🌿

A head-on view of a black sea slug with bright markings. It has green lines on its body and bright orange gills, rhinopores and tentacles

#UnderwaterPhotography #Macro #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife #Nature

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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.altgov.info · 2h

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Trump declares victory against climate ‘hoax’ after Bill Gates comments - Jamaica Observer

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump claimed victory Wednesday over what he called the &quot;hoax&quot; of climate change, after billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said...

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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.altgov.info · 2h

“WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump claimed victory Wednesday over what he called the “hoax” of climate change, after billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said a warming world would not end civilisation.”

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Trump declares victory against climate ‘hoax’ after Bill Gates comments - Jamaica Observer

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump claimed victory Wednesday over what he called the &quot;hoax&quot; of climate change, after billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said...

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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.altgov.info · 2h

“Melissa tied the 1935 record for the most intense hurricane to make landfall when it battered Jamaica on Tuesday, according to an AFP analysis of meteorological data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).”

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Melissa is the most powerful hurricane to make landfall in 90 years—AFP - Jamaica Observer

PARIS, France (AFP)—Melissa tied the 1935 record for the most intense hurricane to make landfall when it battered Jamaica on Tuesday, according to an AFP analysis of meteorological data from the US Na...

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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.altgov.info · 2h

““We are mobilising every available resource to assess the damage and begin the arduous process of restoring basic services and access,” Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon said.”

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St James Municipal Corporation assessing hurricane damage - Jamaica Observer

ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James Municipal Corporation is working with state agencies and non-governmental partners to determine the extent of damage from the passage of Hurricane Melissa and also pro...

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coastalreview.org @coastalreview.bsky.social · 9h

Operators of vessels 65 or longer must maintain speeds of 10 knots or slower through federal seasonal management areas for North Atlantic right whales.
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NOAA urges boaters to slow down in seasonal whale areas | Coastal Review

Operators of vessels 65 or longer must maintain speeds of 10 knots or slower through federal seasonal management areas for North Atlantic right whales.

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Bill B @ldroadie.bsky.social · 9h

There is NO part of the federal gov't that I trust to tell the truth. Even the NOAA / weather (dot) gov is untrustworthy since they have removed all reference to climate change.

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National Ocean Protection Coalition (NOPC) @usoceanprotection.bsky.social · 7h

Our marine national monuments are havens for everything living within them, from tiny plankton to giant whales. But now, the Trump administration wants to industrialize these national treasures. Read why this former @NOAA director says enough is enough:

Protect marine national monuments from destruction | GUEST COMMENTARY

The Trump administration is working to open some of America’s protected natural treasures to industrial fishing and oil drilling, writes Lauren Wenzel.

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Michael Lowry @michaelrlowry.bsky.social · 5h

Saw something very similar after Hurricane Ian in 2022. New NOAA-funded research published in March found this sort of upwelling from strong hurricanes (causing the aquamarine color) and engorged river runoff stimulate phytoplankton blooms, leading to severe red tide outbreaks.

cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 6h

In the wake of Hurricane Melissa yesterday, runoff flows from the south of Jamaica and into the Caribbean Sea, while upwelling of the seafloor can be seen nearby.

This startling imagery was captured by the NOAA-20 and NOAA-21 polar-orbiting satellites.

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Lisa @patsfanlisa.bsky.social · 4h

Yup, we are in a position of taxation without representation.

Aside from that our taxes go to things that are now pretty nonfunctional/nonexistent like the Dept of Ed, NOAA, FEMA, CDC, NIH, Consumer Protection Bureau. Our taxes now pay for a deputized goon squad numbering in the tens of thousands.

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Fran @francozza.bsky.social · 3h

Considering NOAA is working with out pay, maybe they should name the next big one Hurricane Epstein

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Dr. Robin Tanamachi 🌪️ @tornatrix.bsky.social · 3h

“Experts say they saw no major problems with NOAA’s hurricane forecasting ability… critical ahead of Melissa’s landfall in Jamaica as a violent storm that is not expected to strike the U.S. Many NOAA employees are considered essential, which means they are working during the shutdown without pay.”

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 12h

BREAKING: Twenty-five people died in southern Haiti after a river flooded by Hurricane Melissa burst its banks, the mayor of a coastal town told AP.

Live updates: Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after pummeling Jamaica with record wind speeds

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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Randy Chase @dopplerchase.bsky.social · 3h

🌀On the snap of my fingers, everyone will agree that NOAA and NSF should continue to do fundamental weather research 🫰

Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 7h

Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating)

The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 5h

‼️CALLING ALL SCIENTISTS‼️

👀 "How Scientists Can Stand Up for Democracy"
📌 Virtual Science Advocacy Training by @ucs.org
📅 Thursday, November 20; noon-1pm pacific

@agu.org @aas.org @planetarysociety.bsky.social

#science #SaveScience #SaveDemocracy #scientist #democracy #trustscience

How Scientists Can Stand Up for Democracy

The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to a virtual science advocacy training on how the scientific community can push back against the growing authoritarian threat and stand up for our democra...

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Landguy @landguyminor.bsky.social · 3h

Sunrise over Mount Yonah
#coloraday #redwed #sunrise #mtyonah #photography #clouds
#northgeorgia #mountains #eastcoastkin

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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.altgov.info · 2h

Perhaps they should review laws related to murdering foreign fishermen? Just a thought…

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