#Putin is very pleased with his puppet in the #WhiteHouse.

#Resist #TrumpRussiaCollusion in #USpol to save #science in the #UnitedStates of #America.

Iran launched a missile strike against the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, one of several U.S. military bases across the Middle East, in retaliation for the U.S. bombing its nuclear sites. Qatari authorities say there were no casualties and that air defenses "successfully thwarted the attack and intercepted the Iranian missiles." Here's @AssociatedPress's liveblog.

flip.it/YElZv7

#News #Iran #Israel #UnitedStates #Qatar #MiddleEast

"An @NSF employee with knowledge of the process could confirm only that a 'significant number' of employees were switched from permanent to on probation. The source spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation."

reuters.com/world/us/us-scienc…

#UnitedStates #Science #NSF #StandUpForScience

Yay! My #Plushtodon from #Mastodon was delivered today!

I was not expecting it until after #Christmas 🎄, but I am glad that @Mastodon was able to expedite deliveries for those of us in the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸.

Thanks @Gargron!

Hmm…now I need to figure out what to name it‽ Mister Masto‽ Super Masto‽ Nasty Masty‽ 😂 I will not use the latter, lest folks think I won this from a Dirty Santa 🎅🏾 game! 🤣🤪