Eric R. Scott
@leafyericscott.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
Scientific Programmer & Educator at University of Arizona | Mentor for @Posit Academy | RSE with grant-witness.us | Ecologist | Tea geek
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New server, new #introduction:
👋 Hi! I'm Eric! I'm a scientific programmer & educator who writes mostly :rstats: code. I currently work part time at #UniversityofArizona where I help researchers by making R packages, #shiny apps, automated data workflows, and training them on […]
👋 Hi! I'm Eric! I'm a scientific programmer & educator who writes mostly :rstats: code. I currently work part time at #UniversityofArizona where I help researchers by making R packages, #shiny apps, automated data workflows, and training them on […]
I have a #meshtastic device on its way to me in the mail. Excited to try it out! I’ve heard there’s a good network in #arizona!
If you haven’t heard of #meshtastic, it’s a way of sending messages without cell networks by pairing a special type of radio to your phone with Bluetooth. Even though […]
If you haven’t heard of #meshtastic, it’s a way of sending messages without cell networks by pairing a special type of radio to your phone with Bluetooth. Even though […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
January 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I have a #meshtastic device on its way to me in the mail. Excited to try it out! I’ve heard there’s a good network in #arizona!
If you haven’t heard of #meshtastic, it’s a way of sending messages without cell networks by pairing a special type of radio to your phone with Bluetooth. Even though […]
If you haven’t heard of #meshtastic, it’s a way of sending messages without cell networks by pairing a special type of radio to your phone with Bluetooth. Even though […]
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Respect to all the brave and principled Minnesotans who are walking off the job today and/or closing their businesses.
January 23, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Respect to all the brave and principled Minnesotans who are walking off the job today and/or closing their businesses.
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So right now we could wipe cervical cancer off the face of the planet.
It's a virus and there is a 100% effective vaccine.
We could just end that suffering and death. Gone.
That we choose not to do this, to allow the death and suffering to continue, is obscenity, abomination, and the literal […]
It's a virus and there is a 100% effective vaccine.
We could just end that suffering and death. Gone.
That we choose not to do this, to allow the death and suffering to continue, is obscenity, abomination, and the literal […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 11:04 PM
So right now we could wipe cervical cancer off the face of the planet.
It's a virus and there is a 100% effective vaccine.
We could just end that suffering and death. Gone.
That we choose not to do this, to allow the death and suffering to continue, is obscenity, abomination, and the literal […]
It's a virus and there is a 100% effective vaccine.
We could just end that suffering and death. Gone.
That we choose not to do this, to allow the death and suffering to continue, is obscenity, abomination, and the literal […]
If the next administration is like “we just have to move forward and leave the past in the past” I’m gonna be so fuckin pissed. America needs Nuremberg trials to heal from this shit.
#uspol
#uspol
January 22, 2026 at 8:36 PM
If the next administration is like “we just have to move forward and leave the past in the past” I’m gonna be so fuckin pissed. America needs Nuremberg trials to heal from this shit.
#uspol
#uspol
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Last week, the Trump administration cancelled >$2B in mental health + addiction treatment funds. Only massive, rapid pushback caused them to reverse the decision.
But these programs remain at risk. So Grant Witness is now tracking SAMHSA grants. What found so far:
grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0...
But these programs remain at risk. So Grant Witness is now tracking SAMHSA grants. What found so far:
grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0...
Grant Witness is tracking SAMHSA Grant Terminations – Grant Witness
grant-witness.us
January 21, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Last week, the Trump administration cancelled >$2B in mental health + addiction treatment funds. Only massive, rapid pushback caused them to reverse the decision.
But these programs remain at risk. So Grant Witness is now tracking SAMHSA grants. What found so far:
grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0...
But these programs remain at risk. So Grant Witness is now tracking SAMHSA grants. What found so far:
grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0...
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Least surprising news article ever.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/20/trump-administration-admits-doge-may-have-misused-americans-social-security-data/
#politics #uspol #doge #ssa #infosec #privacy
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/20/trump-administration-admits-doge-may-have-misused-americans-social-security-data/
#politics #uspol #doge #ssa #infosec #privacy
techcrunch.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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I love this song by The Blow, but you really need to listen with headphones to hear all the almost whispered lyrics. https://scott-troyer.pikapod.net:443/share/vakb643BoE
The Woman You Want Her to Be
Navidrome Music Server - v0.59.0 (cc3cca60)
scott-troyer.pikapod.net
January 17, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I love this song by The Blow, but you really need to listen with headphones to hear all the almost whispered lyrics. https://scott-troyer.pikapod.net:443/share/vakb643BoE
I love this song by The Blow, but you really need to listen with headphones to hear all the almost whispered lyrics. https://scott-troyer.pikapod.net:443/share/vakb643BoE
The Woman You Want Her to Be
Navidrome Music Server - v0.59.0 (cc3cca60)
scott-troyer.pikapod.net
January 17, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I love this song by The Blow, but you really need to listen with headphones to hear all the almost whispered lyrics. https://scott-troyer.pikapod.net:443/share/vakb643BoE
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“I will be blind for life. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, plastic in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.”
Kaden Rummler was shot in the face by Trump’s ICE goons, then dragged
Kaden Rummler was shot in the face by Trump’s ICE goons, then dragged
January 15, 2026 at 9:49 PM
“I will be blind for life. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, plastic in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.”
Kaden Rummler was shot in the face by Trump’s ICE goons, then dragged
Kaden Rummler was shot in the face by Trump’s ICE goons, then dragged
Can't seem to do computer today. I should go outside I think.
January 15, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Can't seem to do computer today. I should go outside I think.
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Unarmed civilians were brutally attacked by Trump's paramilitary ICE forces. The regime has sent nearly 3,000 ICE troops to terrorize and repress Minneapolis, after a regime thug murdered an innocent woman in broad daylight. #GoodvsEvil
January 15, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Unarmed civilians were brutally attacked by Trump's paramilitary ICE forces. The regime has sent nearly 3,000 ICE troops to terrorize and repress Minneapolis, after a regime thug murdered an innocent woman in broad daylight. #GoodvsEvil
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We are collecting information on terminated SAMHSA grants at Grant Witness: grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
We are collecting information on terminated SAMHSA grants at Grant Witness: grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
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"Trump has ‘shaken the hell’ out of the 80-year research pact between the government and universities. What now? The American research enterprise has proven to be much more brittle than expected." […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
January 14, 2026 at 2:13 PM
"Trump has ‘shaken the hell’ out of the 80-year research pact between the government and universities. What now? The American research enterprise has proven to be much more brittle than expected." […]
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"The Supreme Court has said legal fights over terminated federal grants 'likely' belong in the Court of Federal Claims. But judges there lack authority to restore them."
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/research/2026/01/13/researchers-may-be-forced-rely-obscure-court […]
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/research/2026/01/13/researchers-may-be-forced-rely-obscure-court […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
January 14, 2026 at 2:23 PM
"The Supreme Court has said legal fights over terminated federal grants 'likely' belong in the Court of Federal Claims. But judges there lack authority to restore them."
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/research/2026/01/13/researchers-may-be-forced-rely-obscure-court […]
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/research/2026/01/13/researchers-may-be-forced-rely-obscure-court […]
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RE: https://mastodon.nu/@janhoglund/115874006419568535
Trump is a Rapist, this is how a Rapist views the World.
#trump
Trump is a Rapist, this is how a Rapist views the World.
#trump
mastodon.nu
January 11, 2026 at 8:32 PM
RE: https://mastodon.nu/@janhoglund/115874006419568535
Trump is a Rapist, this is how a Rapist views the World.
#trump
Trump is a Rapist, this is how a Rapist views the World.
#trump
My mom's retirement community has a "Witch Dance Club". They dress up like witches and dance. How cute are these ladies?
https://suncityorovalley.com/documents/20124/500352/DSC_5981+edit.jpg/95ab5778-760a-ad67-b265-2e837acbe872?t=1761254454449
https://suncityorovalley.com/documents/20124/500352/DSC_5981+edit.jpg/95ab5778-760a-ad67-b265-2e837acbe872?t=1761254454449
January 11, 2026 at 9:47 PM
My mom's retirement community has a "Witch Dance Club". They dress up like witches and dance. How cute are these ladies?
https://suncityorovalley.com/documents/20124/500352/DSC_5981+edit.jpg/95ab5778-760a-ad67-b265-2e837acbe872?t=1761254454449
https://suncityorovalley.com/documents/20124/500352/DSC_5981+edit.jpg/95ab5778-760a-ad67-b265-2e837acbe872?t=1761254454449
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"220,000 Fewer Workers: How Trump’s Cuts Affected Every Federal Agency."
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/09/upshot/trump-workforce-cuts-table.html
Eye-opening, stomach-turning table of the staff cuts to 500+ federal agencies, Nov 2024 - Nov 2025. Plus a search engine to find the […]
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/09/upshot/trump-workforce-cuts-table.html
Eye-opening, stomach-turning table of the staff cuts to 500+ federal agencies, Nov 2024 - Nov 2025. Plus a search engine to find the […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
January 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
"220,000 Fewer Workers: How Trump’s Cuts Affected Every Federal Agency."
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/09/upshot/trump-workforce-cuts-table.html
Eye-opening, stomach-turning table of the staff cuts to 500+ federal agencies, Nov 2024 - Nov 2025. Plus a search engine to find the […]
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/09/upshot/trump-workforce-cuts-table.html
Eye-opening, stomach-turning table of the staff cuts to 500+ federal agencies, Nov 2024 - Nov 2025. Plus a search engine to find the […]
I called my 92 year old grandma to tell her about a dream I had where she was wearing a beautiful sequined dress and gold jewelry with her makeup done like she was going to a fancy party. She said "Sounds like I was dressed like a floozy! You should go back to bed and tell me to take off all […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
January 8, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I called my 92 year old grandma to tell her about a dream I had where she was wearing a beautiful sequined dress and gold jewelry with her makeup done like she was going to a fancy party. She said "Sounds like I was dressed like a floozy! You should go back to bed and tell me to take off all […]
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"Trump says U.S. will intervene if #iran kills peaceful protesters."
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/trump-us-intervene-iran-kills-protesters-economic-unrest-rcna251875
But not in the US.
#Trump #uspol #uspolitics
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/trump-us-intervene-iran-kills-protesters-economic-unrest-rcna251875
But not in the US.
#Trump #uspol #uspolitics
Trump threatens to intervene if Iran kills peaceful protesters
"We are locked and loaded and ready to go," the president said on Truth Social early Friday, after economic protests in the Islamic Republic took a sharply violent turn.
www.nbcnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:58 PM
"Trump says U.S. will intervene if #iran kills peaceful protesters."
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/trump-us-intervene-iran-kills-protesters-economic-unrest-rcna251875
But not in the US.
#Trump #uspol #uspolitics
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/trump-us-intervene-iran-kills-protesters-economic-unrest-rcna251875
But not in the US.
#Trump #uspol #uspolitics
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She wasn't killed for threatening ICE. She was killed for failing to instantly obey a white man.
January 8, 2026 at 1:51 AM
She wasn't killed for threatening ICE. She was killed for failing to instantly obey a white man.