2) Being apolitical IS political. Staying out of politics doesn’t keep you “above the fray” but instead endorses the status quo. (Which right now, is bad for both science and democracy.)

I chose a career in science later in life, explicitly because I wanted to make the world a better place. That means I care about the future of all humanity, first & foremost. Science is just something I do & really love doing. It's one of the many ways I express my hope & make my contribution.

🚨 Bioconductor and R-universe are joining forces to modernize infrastructure for bioinformatics tools while preserving the strong governance and review processes that have made Bioconductor a trusted resource for over 20 years. 🔗 Learn more: blog.bioconductor.org/posts/2026-0...

✍️ [blog] Collaborating between Bioconductor and R-Universe on Development of Common Infrastructure by rOpenSci and Bioconductor Teams The R-consortium ISC top-level project R-universe is working with Bioconductor to gradually modernize parts of its infrastructure while accommodating the […]

The poll also undermines the Israeli rhetoric that being anti-Israeli govt is antisemitic. This is clear in how Jews, in particular, see the leader of that govt, Netanyahu. 53% of Jews don’t support him. Catholics & regular Protestants are also anti-Netanyahu.

🧬 Interested in genome assembly? Take a deeper dive at GTA 2026. Join us May 18–22 for a free, virtual, asynchronous week of hands-on Galaxy training and support from the community. Learn more and register: training.galaxyproject.org/training-mat...

The Lemkin Institute have issued a statement about Donald Trump, and they pull no punches. www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-ale...

Head of Iranian Jewish Community on Israeli-Hit Synagogue: “Shameful” “All the Israeli regime’s claims about defending Jews are nothing more than a shameful lie,” said Rabbi Younes Hamami Lalehzar, calling Israel's attack on a synagogue in a residential area an “inhumane and terrorist” act.

Bioconductor Africa is excited to kick off its Advanced Training Series with an introductory session on Bioconductor! 📅 Apr 15 2026 ⏰ 4 PM EAT | 3 PM CAT | 2 PM WAT 👤 Speaker: Kevin Rue-Albrecht 🔗 Register to attend: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Coming up next in May: Microbiome data analysis

"In an email to staff, the national broadcaster said it was severing ties with the Australian Disability Network, the Diversity Council of Australia and ACON’s Pride in Diversity program, which promotes the removal of discrimination faced by LGBTIQA+ employees." Disappointing. #auspol

Trump has proven his genocidal intent. Australia is providing surveillance and targeting support for US military strikes. Albanese must withdraw resources otherwise we will be complicit in any war crimes involving mass casualties

Well, yeah, I too am concerned about a fanatic theocracy having access to nuclear weapons.

Genocide grants. They hid it. Government has given $78m in grants to Australian F-35 suppliers. Used in Israel slaughter in Gaza and probably now in illegal bombing of Iran @sstephanietrann.bsky.social #auspol #F35 michaelwest.com.au/genocide-gra...

Just the President of America threatening to commit the genocide of 90 million people. The Australian Government must cut ties with what is now a rogue terrorist government.

Trump is literally a civilization-scale threat to humanity

Meanwhile, Australia ought to be cutting off any and all diplomatic support to the US, including military funding or resources.

Or maybe, and I'm clutching at straws here, Donald's inner circle all went short the market?

This monster is signaling his intention to Holocaust the Iranian people — 90 million people. WHERE ARE THE GOOD PEOPLE IN THE US GOVERNMENT? WHY AREN’T YOU STOPPING THIS? TRUMP IS THE SAME AS HITLER!!!! WHY CAN’T YOU SEE IT? HE IS TELLING YOU THAT HE INTENDS TO EXTERMINATE THE IRANIAN PEOPLE!

If you’ve never called your congressional reps before, do it right now.

The UK must immediately and unequivocally suspend support for the US military. The Government have tried to appease him, then they tried to say they're standing up to him. Words aren't enough - it's time for action.

It's now the obligation of every nation to intervene to prevent this.

Our AUKUS ally. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Throw a bunch of complicit allies into that as well. Hi Australia. Democracy is not a consumable item. It demands constant participation or this shit happens. Sorry to break it to you.

ABC cowers to the transphobes. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Whenever I presented Phold, I was frequently asked "can you do the same beyond phages?" We ( @oschwengers.bsky.social @linsalrob.bsky.social @binomicalabs.org et al) finally did it with Baktfold github.com/gbouras13/ba... www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

....like it was a Republican plan to destroy USA 🇺🇸

There is a non-zero probability that Trump orders a nuclear weapon to be dropped on Iran this week. And a non-zero probability that some idiot will obey that command. All bc the GOP is unwilling to perform its duties to the Constitution, and instead will only cling to power.

Honest question, why hasn't the market crashed yet? This feels like Feb 2020, when we saw what was coming, but no one flinched. And this is a supply shock, not a demand shock!

Great that this case will finally be prosecuted. Our usual reminder that it's now sub judice and everyone should stfu about it and let the process do its thing.

This is quite obviously a threat to use nuclear weapons. It is very important to recognise this.

I still can’t quite believe that the people I grew up with watching Countdown and loving songs like Solid Rock and Beds are Burning and also, actually, You’re the Voice have turned into complete arseholes who plan to vote for One Nation.

Everyone in Australia should post this photograph every day, tagging @albomp.bsky.social and @australianlabor.bsky.social, to remind them that we see who they are. Every day. #AusPol

Disgraceful! The US/Israel just bombed Sharif University in Tehran. This is not only Iran's best university, but also a top 100 global university in the field of Civil Engineering. It has also been a center of student opposition to the Iranian gov And Trump just bombed it...

The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.

Deeming belongs to the far Christian coercive Right in Australian politics. She’s attended (Christian coercive) Alliance for Responsible Citizenship fests in UK, networking with terfs. Abortion abolitionists too? These two #Auspol aspiring PMs are on that advisory board. Note Ohio law 😬 Not a joke

Remember when Dan Quayle misspelled a word and it was the end of his political career?

For the love of God idk why so many otherwise-intelligent people think Donald Trump is some sort of evil mastermind genius, and not a sundowning octogenarian whose only tactics have ever been to bully and bluster

🇫🇷 French ICC judge Nicolas Guillou, sanctioned by Pres. Trump in Aug. because of the court’s warrant for Netanyahu, says he has been cut off from basic financial & digital services. “I discovered that almost all payment methods in France today are American,” Guillou said. “The only cards we have...

Alt text: a graph showing a massive spike in anti-trans articles per 30 days. The x axis starts in 2012, most of the spike is just in the last decade The spike really starts to kick in around 2017 or so, corresponding almost *perfectly* with powerful sexual predators feeling threatened by MeToo.

Google Changes Gmail After 22 Years—Why You Need A New Email Address

Coffee club has shit coffee.

Heads up GitHub users. You have less than a month left to opt out of "Allow GitHub to use my data for AI model training". "On April 24 we'll start using GitHub Copilot interaction data for AI model training unless you opt out." github.com/settings/cop...

I mean come the fuck on. Are we really being expected to listen to this murderous ethnic cleansing bullshit again?

Add a food to a movie title School of Rockmelon

This is fine. #Auspol #OilCrisis #EpsteinWar paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-oil-cr...

A shout out to Australians. If you have some spare time & an electric or hybrid car, please consider volunteering with Meals on Wheels. MOW depends on volunteers who use their own cars to deliver meals. The fuel crisis is going to hit MOW hard. Please share

To all World Leaders announcing meetings you’re attending on opening Strait of Hormuz, Solution: Get US/Israel regimes to stop illegal war they started by attacking Iran. Strait opens. Simple. P.S. 1st remove heads from Trump & Bibi’s arses, you cockwombling fucknuckles.