Since Twitchy last checked in with the Scientists’ March on Washington in late January, organizers have unveiled a vasty upgraded web presence, a new name (March for Science, which takes into account satellite events around the world), some nice-looking merchandise, and a date: April 22, 2017.
The Scientists' March on Washington now has a date https://t.co/lhWpFfpWrI
— TIME (@TIME) February 1, 2017
The March for Science will take place on April 22, 2017. We hope to see you in D.C. and around the world! #ScienceMarch pic.twitter.com/tXzvu8SsS3
— March for Science (@MarchForScience) February 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/BPredict/status/826974636663566336
Yeah, it’s way too late for that. People around the world are already making plans.
Accusing your fellow scientists of making science a partisan issue is…curious. Others made it a partisan issue years ago.
— Kevin Erb (@kevinerb) February 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/BPredict/status/826977196510175234
Let’s hope they knew when they finalized that date that it’s also Earth Day, so Washington should be crowded already with hippies tie-dying shirts and playing hacky sack on the National Mall. Hmm … come to think of it, that wouldn’t be a bad way to inflate attendance numbers.
Honestly, we’re pro-science, but 1) the march is most definitely a response to Donald Trump’s election and inauguration, and 2) it’s bound to attract a lot of people whose trepidation is based on fake news about climate change; for example:
The White House removed its climate change web page. And the healthcare, civil rights and LGBT sections. Just thought you should know.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 20, 2017
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https://twitter.com/RickCanton/status/822654697882472449
just a heads up this happens for every president. Info is archived and new president gets new website.
— Paige Dimakos (@The_SportsPaige) January 20, 2017
.@GeorgeTakei All of the old WH website pages get stripped of content. It's how the transition works. https://t.co/LgdHzbidkL
— Scott Monty (@ScottMonty) January 21, 2017
Lo and behold, the Earth Day Network has announced it will team with the March for Science to offer a teach-in on the National Mall. Again, it’s a bit of a shame that science as a whole risks being subsumed by highly politicized environmental activism.
For those wondering, #intersectionality is a core principle of #ScienceMarch, and we will soon be releasing our formal vision.
— March for Science (@MarchForScience) January 25, 2017
Not only the date has been settled; the organizers, having stated previously that intersectionality is a core principle of the march, have issued their final draft of unity principles. The sharp-eyed will notice that the march now includes ability and immigration status in its unity statement, and the agendered are recognized along with those who profess a gender identity.
Oh, and actors from 1960s TV series are especially encouraged to participate.
Would you be willing to share your favorite science tidbit with #ScienceMarch, @GeorgeTakei?
— March for Science (@MarchForScience) February 13, 2017
Scientists and their allies might be marching on Washington in protest of the “mischaracterization of science as a partisan issue,” but according to this year’s Wastebook, the government has been generous in its funding of scientific research.
Last year, taxpayers subsidized projects including measuring the endurance of mudskipper fish on a treadmill; creating a computer algorithm to predict human behavior from binge-watching 600 hours of TV; observing if female moneys spent more time observing male monkeys’ genitals in front of a red background; and creating a prototype of a high-altitude robotic monkey puppet which can operate in near space conditions before splashing down into the ocean.
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ICYMI –> Upcoming Scientists' March is all about facts … and intersectionality and inclusiveness and diversity https://t.co/qMfTXNj9vd
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 27, 2017
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