Exciting news! Our open source mass spectrometer saw its first ions this week. Still a lot of work to do, but a full characterization and schematics should be available by #ASMS2026. Message me if you’d like more details.

Really nice piece by Kate Levin Markel about Mayor Sheffield's terrific new appointments. Getting my colleague Luke Shaefer to run Detroit's Department of Health, Human Services, and Poverty Solutions is a huge coup. www.crainsdetroit.com/opinion/opin...

A most excellent molecule (and chemist) with which to conclude the week #SynChem #BB #MedChem #DrugDesign #DrugDiscovery #cheminformatics #chemsky 🧪 enaminestore.com/catalog/EN30...

I find it necessary these days to affirm the obvious because the descent into fascism is mostly a continuous, not discrete, process so here it goes: these are internal checkpoints by secret police for what is routine freedom of movement.

Which side?

We're living in the mental space of a 12th century nobleman trying to attack the king without getting put in the Tower.

The fund for a bond to get Detroit high school student Mo Ba released from ICE detention has been achieved and slightly exceeded. Thanks to all who were able to contribute! 🙏🏼

This may be peak mansplaining.

PUT ME IN THE DATABASE HOMAN

📚Check out this beautiful contribution by @peterfriese.dev: a typeset PDF of The Swift Programming Language book, our official reference to Swift, produced with Typst. Download and read the PDF here: github.com/peterfriese/... @typstapp.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dora Voros! She passed her PhD defense with flying colors ! A brand new Dr at @univie.ac.at ! Made possible from #DFCAM doctoral school @fwf-at.bsky.social bridging #physics and #chemistry. Well done Dora! 💐

NEW: Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next,' according to a senior White House official. more from me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/califo...

Snow day today! First school cancelation of the year. Kid 1 went to bed with her pyjamas inside out; kid 2 put a spoon under her pillow. So we'll never know what caused it ❄️ 🇨🇦

Good call to action: “You have an absolute right to peacefully film ICE agents as they conduct their activities...Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans – not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution." mn.gov/governor/new...

Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"

Cripes a’mighty people, Steven Miller is not staging a militarized ethnic cleansing and sending the border cops to murder people in the street to distract from the Epstein files. He’s doing it because he and Trump (and Vance and Homan and Noem etc) really really want to.

Cuánto odio al cabrón fascista Jon del Arroz. Aparte de nazi, es evidentemente un vil pendejo con la capacidad de comprensión de un escuincle chiflado de unos cuatro años.

Every call for ”better training” for ICE should be met with the question, “was training the problem for Nazis?” Because the agency is full of—even led by—Nazis.

Who wants to move to NYC for a tenure track job teaching Caribbean and/or Latino/a literature? cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...

Slip Semper Tyrannis

this is a fascinating article, featuring a ton of analytical chemists arguing with one another #chemchat

What's there to say about this? We are beset by a violent tyranny.

In Mike Johnson's brand of Christianity, it's ok to lie to satisfy the golden calf.

A la chingada con estos pinches racistas y sus lemas nazis.

I love linux

When my cat does anything

The WSU ACS Graduate Student Organization (#WSUACSGSO) Welcome Breakfast was full of good vibes, great conversations, and had an amazing turnout. It was a great morning to welcome new members to the ACS-GSO family. Here's to an exciting semester ahead! #ChemSky #wsuchemistry

Uh nope. Nopenope nopity nope. #chemchat

Submitting a grant to NIH? Don't forget to explain how your proposal will lead to improved affordability for Americans!

Re-upping this, and also sharing a new position open in my department @ucdchemistry.bsky.social. We're looking for an Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology. Closing date is March 31, 2026. ⚗️ 🧪 #chemjobs #euchemjobs #facultychemjobs

Biden tried incredibly hard to keep an ex-China trade bloc working and not let China steamroll the world with their EVs. It would have be very difficult. Trump blew it all up and now China is on its way to steamroll the world with their EVs

This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.

Canada's humiliation ritual continues

What’s also insane is how the courts have spent years pretending this man is putting forth novel, considered theories of constitutional authority when, as demonstrated here, he is simply making decrees as if the Constitution didn’t exist and waiting for servile judges to validate them

Yes, as many of us have been saying for months. The same is true in the House. A minyan of people who could fulfill their oaths & end most of the lawless authoritarianism tomorrow. And they are <all> <Republicans> who get total free passes while everyone yells at Democrats: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

Jesus Christ. If I hadn’t been in favor of abolishing ICE before, this would do it. We need to disband the entire organization and start over.

"if you see this man tell him to kill himself" goes crazy. that's goin right in my pocket

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

trump border czar uses NBC to announce killings will continue until morale improves

First ski of the season in Winnipeg today!

Joint statement by 4 former officials in Democratic and Republican Administrations—including four NATO Ambassadors, 3 Assistant Secretaries of State for Europe, and 3 NSC Senior Directors. Excellent opening in particular.

oh that’s deeply satisfying

100% true. If you’re exposed to tear gas, use as much clean water as you can. Not milk. Not oil. Not bicarbonate. Nothing but plenty of water to flush things out.

Wrote something nice for Bryan Passifiume, hope he likes it

Toronto Sun responds to journalist celebrating ICE murder by promoting him to CEO

Mayor who told ICE to get the fuck out of Minneapolis sics cops on people protesting ICE.

A lack of accountability for rampant corruption and criminality is part of what got us into this mess in the first place and anyone who thinks we can “just turn the page” and move on is ensuring things will get worse. It’s disqualifying.

hell minnesota in january will do a lot of the stupid-making for you. we’ve all seen these guys run. now they get to try to execute their usual flawless nineteen minute mile over ice