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Rebel Science Union
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A collective of furious creatives committed to amplifying voices in science. Knowledge is power! Art is Action!
🔗 RebelScienceUnion.com
📢 Submit your poster design: https://tally.so/r/mR6V7l
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Rebel Science Union @rebelscienceunion.bsky.social · May 30
🚨Big Announcement!🚨 We're rolling out our newsletter, bursting with rebellious art and science stories from our community. It's our way of speaking out against the attack on science and elevating science voices. Join the resistance and sign-up today! www.rebelscienceunion.com
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Calling all early-career scientists, post-docs, researchers, and orgs! 🚨 Don't miss out on the opportunity to work with one of our web designers and get the science website of your dreams!
jackiemcastle.bsky.social Jackie Mountcastle @jackiemcastle.bsky.social · 5d
🎉 WINTER SALE ALERT! 🎉 

It’s been a tough year for science. In support, I’m having a MEGA sale: ✨ $600 ✨ for a 5-page website. If you've been dreaming of a digital presence that finally shows off your research, now's your chance!
Spots are limited - now until Dec 31st!
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🧪 Please boost to your science networks!

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October 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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flyingtrilobite.com
This article by @ykarenkwon.bsky.social is so important.

Thanks to @sciam.bsky.social and then-EIC @laurahelmuth.bsky.social for publishing it. (Photo by Pablo Monsalve/Getty).
How to Protect Yourself during Protests
Demonstrators face tear gas, flash bangs, coronavirus and surveillance
www.scientificamerican.com
June 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Tomorrow is "NO KINGS" day! Anyone making posters tonight?

Share your designs and slogans in the comments!

We have free protest posters for download!
rebelscienceunion.com/shop/poster

Stay safe tomorrow! 📣

#sciart #protestposters #protest #activism #nokings #rebelscienceunion
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June 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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🚨It's here!🚨
The Underground Journal Launched Today!
@lindzeamays.bsky.social is our first featured artist! Sign up to learn more about Lindsay's work as a science illustrator.

We are already accepting submissions for the next issue! So excited to see what you all create!
#sciart #scicomm
June 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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We are sooo excited to share all the amazing #sciart we received for the first issue of the Underground Journal.

Here is a little sneak peek!

Sign up now!
www.rebelscienceunion.com

#sciencefeed #newsletter #rebelscienceunion #UndergroundJournal #scienceforthepeople #RadicalResearch
June 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Hey fellow Rebels!

The Underground Journal is right around the corner!

A love letter to resistance, curiosity, and the weird, wonderful edges of science, art, and truth.

Sign up now to get rad sci art straight to your mailbox.
www.rebelscienceunion.com

#sciart #science #rebelscienceunion
Poster for the Rebel Science Union's Newsletter called the Underground Journal. "A bold new community newsletter digging deep into the wild intersection of science, art, and activism. Weird, brilliant, and unapologetically curious. www.rebelscienceunion.com" Ripped paper with owl risograph illustration peeking through.
June 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Trump's birthday parade on June 14th is estimated to cost over $45M. But, scientific research is considered an extraneous cost. Are you furious, too!? Scream it with a poster! Link in bio to submit your designs and have it featured on our website for others to use at the #NoKings protest!
Two red and blue buzzing megaphones mirror the words "We Need your Posters". At the bottom are 5 red and blue yelling mouths with speech bubbles and the words "knowledge itself is power", "No kings!!!", "Resist!", and "Stand Up!"
June 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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luckytran.com
Wow. RFK announced via a Wall Street Journal opinion piece that he is removing all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, which is the expert panel at the CDC that decides who is eligible for vaccines and whether insurers should cover them.
June 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Support, sign, SHARE! 👏👏 This is huge. We applaud Dr. Jenna Norton and the NIH staff who are taking a stand.
luckytran.com Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Jun 9
"We are speaking on behalf of hundreds of NIH staff who are standing up together to say: WE DISSENT.

I am so scared about doing this but I am trying to be brave for my kids because it's only gonna get harder to speak up."

Thank you to Dr. Jenna Norton and NIH scientists for your courage!
June 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Happy World Ocean Day! 🌎💙

Today we celebrate the vast beauty and vital importance of our one World Ocean. It connects us all, but it needs our care.

Together, we can be stewards of a thriving ocean. 🌊
June 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Happy #WorldOceanDay! To celebrate, here’s our version of an alignment chart. Did we get it right? 😃
June 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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World Oceans Day: Scientists find new clues about frontiers of ocean life news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
World Oceans Day: Scientists find new clues about frontiers of ocean life
In 2008, the United Nations recognized June 8 as World Oceans Day to spotlight the rising vulnerabilities facing the oceans that cover more than 70% of Earth’s surface. Seventeen years later, average ...
news.mongabay.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Understanding human rights ain’t rocket science.
We stand with immigrant families. ❤️
June 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Least surprising breakup since Stephen Miller and his suit made of human skin
June 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Hello to our new followers! We were so delighted to wake up and read your supportive messages and email inquires about how to get involved. We're working on getting back to each of you and sending some exciting updates to your inbox shortly. Stay tuned!!
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June 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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"Knowledge is power when it is wisely used to shape public health policy. The measles vaccines have saved around 94 million lives over the past 50 years." @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Public health suffers when those in power dismiss knowledge
“Knowledge is power”—or at least it was when Sir Francis Bacon coined this phrase in the 16th century. In today’s world, we frequently encounter a different variant of this philosophy, perhaps best de...
www.science.org
June 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Caption Contest! 🐸🐍 💬 Submit your caption in the comments for a chance to have it featured in our upcoming newsletter. Readers will vote for their favorite and the winner will receive an exclusive RSU sticker!
Submit by June 11th. Illustration by @baileybat.bsky.social

#scienceart #captioncontest
Illustration of a black and red snake with a dark green frog in its mouth. The front half of the frog is sticking out with a blank look on its face. The background is olive green. Above the illustration is a speech bubble that says "??" and below reads "CAPTION THIS!"
June 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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🚨Big Announcement!🚨 We're rolling out our newsletter, bursting with rebellious art and science stories from our community. It's our way of speaking out against the attack on science and elevating science voices. Join the resistance and sign-up today! www.rebelscienceunion.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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nature.com
More than 1,000 scientists took to the streets yesterday in Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina wearing gas masks to protest the collapse of science in the country, which they say was initiated by their government.

https://go.nature.com/43QWX4f
‘Scienticide’ in Argentina sparks huge protest by researchers
Hundreds of activists wearing gas masks took to the streets to call out their government for slashing science funding.
go.nature.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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jackiemcastle.bsky.social
Amazing turn out for the #HandsOff protest in Lakewood CA and across the country! It feels good to be alongside so many people standing up for democracy!
April 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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We ready 😤 🔬 Attending #HandsOff in Long Beach, CA with @rebelscienceunion.bsky.social posters!
April 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Who's joining us for to the "Hands Off!" protest tomorrow, April 5th?
HANDS OFF our science!
HANDS OFF our public health!
HANDS OFF our education!
HANDS OFF OUR DEMOCRACY!
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We've got free poster downloads from our member artists on our website. Print them! Share with friends!
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April 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Want to get the word out about your science? Say it with powerful visuals! One of our designers @baileybat.bsky.social created this incredible brand for the Bhamla Lab that illustrates the driving force behind their work: curiosity for how organisms do amazing things!
baileybat.bsky.social Bailey Brown @baileybat.bsky.social · Mar 13
This one is a crowd favorite! I designed the logo and collage illustrations for the Bhamla Lab’s website. This branding was a joy to work on. If you have the pleasure of meeting Saad Bhamla you’ll soon realize how infectious curiosity is. #sciart #scicomm #sciencefeed #logodesign #curiosity #lablogo
Laptop screen with the Bhamla Lab homepage. Illustrations of a beetle, lizard dude, globe, and microscope
March 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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noaa.gov
Warmer months are on the horizon. As things start to heat up, we’ve got some good news!

The National Weather Service has simplified its heat messaging.

Get the details:

www.weather.gov/news/250310-...

@nws.noaa.gov
Vehicles passing along the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles, California, during a triple-digit heatwave throughout Southern California. Credit: Getty Images.
March 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM