Weeping. Well worth the read.

An important reminder as Canadian politicians ramp up efforts to increase non-Indigenous presence and influence in the north: Northern housing must be built as an integrated ecosystem — by the North, for the North theconversation.com/northern-hou...

As always, listen to Dr. Cottom. It's about where power is concentrated, how it is concentrated, and for whom.

I want to do this, so badly. And ... I'm struggling with how to do this as an academic moving through different spheres. Being findable and having a consistent email is key (already have had to change once, sigh) and I'm wondering if changing yet again will make it worse. Anyone have thoughts?

Working on a story for Science about cuts to Canada's government researchers and labs. If you are affected by this please reach out (either on here or via my website). Anonymity is an option. 🧪

There is some irony in the GOP responding to (incorrect) fears about professors teaching that they are a party of totalitarian monsters by turning classrooms into totalitarian surveillance chambers where an errant phrase can lead to systematic harassment.

Feel like there has been a lot of “conspiracy theorists were right” but what actually happened was victims were and that’s much harder to accept for most people

You will never get the sense of accomplishment from writing with AI that you will get from actually writing with just yourself

Khalil (Noreen's husband) has been struggling to find food at a reasonable price, in addition to medication for his severely ill father. Despite the lack of Gaza in the news, the situation there is NOT improved. Please keep the people in your thoughts.

🚨 Requesting help: I am looking for an agent who can facilitate more speaking gigs, podcast appearances, and interviews with journalists I want to more widely share my story and expertise as a trans geneticist who understands the reality and complexity of "biological sex" 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 Please signal boost?

I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one. It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.

Khalil and Noreen are doing an amazing job keeping their children safe in a very difficult situation. Please help them feed their children if you can.

1. The thing about science that these jokers don't understand is that science cannot be vibe-coded. Whatever its flaws, the point with vibe coding is that you're trying to quickly make something that sorta works, where you can immediately sorta see if it sorta works and then sorta use it.

When Noreen asks for help, she only ever asks for her children. But she is in dire need too - she has an eye condition (has had it since before the war) and now without regular care it has gotten much worse. Please share.

It's a great day to send some mutual aid to a Palestinian family. ♥️

I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc... Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.

"As many as 30,000 people could have been killed in the streets of Iran on Jan. 8 and 9 alone, two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health told TIME—indicating a dramatic surge in the death toll." time.com/7357635/more...

[I know things are insane right now, and] This is wild!! Another scientific factoid coming from an unevidenced claim:

Oh this is cool

National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation. Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.

His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.

Thanks to her tenacity and the generosity of others, Noreen was able to buy the nebulizer for her son! They still need help daily to buy food. If you are able, consider setting up a small recurring donation. It's easy, and makes a huge difference to them. chuffed.org/project/emer...

I have sat here and screamed "A baby!" inside my heart so often that I do not have any words left. Help, share at least!

Noreen still needs help to buy a nebulizer for her son, on top of their regular expenses. I know a lot of folks are tired of seeing these accounts and their pleas, but they post so much because they are desperate. Everything is expensive and that hasn't changed.

I got an update from Noreen this morning that Ghaith's symptoms are worsening. They really need a nebulizer to treat his illness. Please share!

Things have once again become dire for Noreen and her family. Her youngest child has been diagnosed with an illness that requires a piece of medical equipment to treat, which is very challenging and expensive to get in Gaza. They need our help! Verified: chuffed.org/project/emer...

pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:

Reason #286 to ditch Spotify. Pay artists. It's not hard.

I know there are a million serious things vying for our attention, but the situation is still dire in Gaza. Noreen's family's tent was once again badly damaged in a storm. The weather and bombing have not let up recently. Please share and donate if you can. ♥️ chuffed.org/project/emer...

Look at this level of bravery. And she shouldn't have to.

Amazing visual. I'll only add that this species is holding on by a THREAD. 🧪

For Canadian scholars, the reality is bleak . Ottawa is dangling money for American researchers, but what about our own? #academicsky #neuroskyence #psychscisky

Adventures in job hunting ... LinkedIn: Here are 40 biologist jobs. Are they all AI scams? Probably, but your skills match is 97%! Indeed: You do "bioinformatics"? How about software development, can you do that? Glassdoor: Would you like to be a financial analyst in Moose Jaw?

So many folks - even, maybe especially, those I like & respect - have wrongly tried to convince me that insisting on clearly articulating & using values for decision making is not pragmatic. Pragmatism not rooted in acting in alignment with values isn’t pragmatic - it’s capitulation & cowardice.

Permafrost (frozen ground) is the backbone of northern ecosystems. Watch this field video for a visual demonstration of what happens when we lose that permafrost to thaw.

Hey all, it's Noreen's oldest son's birthday today. He's been sick, and it's been hard for him to get better between regularly going without food and often not being warm enough. Share and give if you can!

Noreen needs help desperately to feed her children. She and her husband cannot get work due to a disability, and they are also caring for her sick father. Please share and donate if you can!

If any journalist wants to talk to a trans man with a PhD in Human Genomics who was trained in labs that studied the evolution of sex, I'm right here Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻‍♂️

Even tiny amounts go a long way for families in need. ♥️

"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!

pls read my ecomodernist manifesto—we could make a massive dent in our planetary crises by reducing our dependence on the two great efficiency sinks in American life: meat and cars. And we can do so in a way that's consistent with growth and democratic principles www.vox.com/future-perfe...

💥 Check out this new #AJB essay! 💥 Urban #lichens as an emerging model for urban #evolution By Ann Evankow, Jeremy Howland, James Lendemer & Jason Munshi-South doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #plantscience #fungi

This is fascinating.

A nice cluster of Cladonia #lichen spp...plus the remains of what was a cloudberry flower. #fungi #fungifriends #wildflower

READ: Israel keeps blocking aid into the strip, delaying reconstruction efforts, and leaving hospitals short on supplies, while people go hungry every day. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/a-ne...

Noreen and her family are still in dire straits - southern Gaza is experiencing extreme flooding and its fallout. Please donate and share to help them purchase a new tent and warm clothes for their kids!

Look, I know that STEM faculty might not pay attention, b/c the bill focuses on non-STEM research. But this is just a foothold into crushing tenure and academic freedom. Anyone whose research doesn't pass muster w/ administration will be stopped, e.g. climate researchers, mRNA vaccine researchers...