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I like science & braille & food & cats & books. And large plaster statues of yeti.
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Quanta Magazine
2 days ago
âThe Joy of Whyâ is back. In our first episode of the new season, pioneering biochemist Jennifer Doudna talks about how her early, ârebellious,â decision to study RNA led her to a Nobel Prize. Tune in:
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Whatâs the Future of Gene Editing?
Podcast Episode · The Joy of Why · June 11 · 51m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-the-future-of-gene-editing/id1608948873?i=1000772192099
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Alex Ip èæž é
3 days ago
Folks, I need your help: Jen Chan, owner of the eponymous restaurant which happens to be one of my favorite places in Atlanta, is raising $140,000 to cover cancer treatment expenses and make sure health insurance companies don't get away with tripling fees on her employees because of her diagnosis.
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Donate to Celebrate Hope with Jen at Our Gala, organized by Emily Chan
Hello family, We are going to host a gala of sorts and we hope you can come. Any donat⊠Emily Chan needs your support for Celebrate Hope with Jen at Our Gala
https://gofund.me/db41b6b4b
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Phineas
5 days ago
Regret to inform Mr. Show continues to get more relevant. Like, this isn't even a joke anymore. Whole media empires operate this way.
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The Value of Human Worth / Value Magazine
from Mr. Show 3x07 Bush is a Pussy http://www.bobanddavid.com/
https://youtu.be/gbU4VRs2rro?si=2U00uD4zHBYWRJcZ
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Kyle Griffin
5 days ago
Ken Paxton's impeachment defense lawyer just endorsed James Talarico. Dan Cogdell says his former client "has lost sight of his core mission, which is to represent the people of Texas."
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Ken Paxtonâs Impeachment Defense Lawyer Endorses James Talarico
A Texas lawyer who helped lead Republican Ken Paxtonâs defense during a 2023 impeachment trial said Paxton âhas lost sight of his core mission.â
https://www.notus.org/2026-election/ken-paxton-lawyer-james-talarico-endorsement
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Booniss Everdrunk
7 days ago
Honestly incredible stuff but this made me gasp: "For $100 million a year we can get clean oceans,â he said. This is less than the annual marketing budget of most major consumer goods companies that produce the plastic The Ocean Cleanup is pulling from the sea.
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Young inventor who left engineering studies removes nearly 50 million kilograms of ocean plastic, aims to eliminate 90% of floating waste by 2040
'There was a time when the oceans were filled with plastic, and then we solved it':
https://techfixated.com/young-inventor-who-left-engineering-studies-removes-nearly-50-million-kilograms-of-ocean-plastic-aims-to-eliminate-90-of-floating-waste-by-2040/
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Brandon Friedman
8 days ago
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Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/well/ada-conference-diabetes-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oFA.JZbr.mwpLXkZmrmf9&smid=url-share
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Eliot Higgins
10 days ago
Full statement of Scott Pelley after he's fired from CBS 60 Minutes, detailing the sort of corruption of journalism Bari Weiss has brought to CBS News:
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Alex Wild
15 days ago
tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded.
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Dan Vergano
16 days ago
White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final approval of research grants These proposed Office of Management and Budget regulations would render the federal research grant review process opaque
www.scientificamerican.com/article/whit...
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White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final say on research grants
These proposed Office of Management and Budget regulations would render the federal research grant review process opaque
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/white-house-proposes-new-rules-giving-political-appointees-final-say-on-research-grants/
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Dan Vergano
15 days ago
Further analysis of these proposed changes here:
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Summary of Key Changes in OMBâs Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule
Russell Vought is going destroy American Science
https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed
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NPR
17 days ago
At least 18 NPR journalists have accepted buyouts and another 10 have been laid off as the public media network attempts to save money and reorganize the newsroom.
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NPR's newsroom shrinks through buyouts and layoffs
At least 18 NPR journalists have accepted buyouts and another 10 have been laid off as the public media network attempts to save money and reorganize the newsroom.
https://n.pr/3RxYWqE
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NPR
19 days ago
Even with federal grants largely restored, scientists say the Trump administration is still preventing those funds from reaching them. The consequences, they say, are already becoming clear.
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Researchers say the Trump administration is finding new ways to punish science
Even with federal grants largely restored, scientists say the Trump administration is still preventing those funds from reaching them. The consequences, they say, are already becoming clear.
https://n.pr/4faEqGt
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Medium Dave
23 days ago
âif Americans reduced their lawns by half and added native plant gardens to feed birds, butterflies and other wildlife, this would create more habitat than Yellowstone and a dozen other major national parks combined.â
www.npr.org/2026/05/21/n...
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A guide to converting your lawn into a wildlife friendly garden
Turning your grass into a garden isn't as complicated as you think, but it will take time and effort. This step-by-step guide breaks down the process, from killing your lawn to picking plants to grow.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-5821165/a-guide-to-converting-your-lawn-into-a-wildlife-friendly-garden
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Anna Merlan
23 days ago
NEW: HHS and RFK Jr. still refuse to say what an anti-vaccine activist is doing after being hired as an analyst at the agency. Kennedy promised to give the Senate Finance Committee a copy of David Geierâs contract; I learned he has not actually provided it.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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HHS Refuses to Say What An Anti-Vaccine Activist Is Doing at the Agency
Senators demanded to see David Geier's contract last month. HHS still hasnât produced it.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/david-geier-hhs-vaccines/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=slack
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Phil Bildner
25 days ago
CALL YOUR REPS NOW! SPREAD THE WORD! HR 2616 was snuck onto the calendar for a vote TOMORROW. This is a pro book banning bill which seeks to ban ALL books by or about trans individuals.
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Annie the Book
about 1 month ago
I admire the hell out of these Texas Tech students, who held a funeral for academic freedom:
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Texas Tech Students Hold âFuneralâ for Academic Freedom
A horse drawn carriage carrying an urn, books, photographs and other markers of academic life led the students' "funeral" procession.
https://pen.org/texas-tech-academic-freedom-funeral/
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WESA
about 1 month ago
Pitt unveiled a new, state-of-the-art research laboratory, which could impact fields from transportation to medicine, and attract new talent to the region. The Western Pennsylvania Quantum Information Core allows researchers to study how matter reacts under extreme pressures and temperatures.
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A quantum leap forward for research at new University of Pittsburgh lab
The Western Pennsylvania Quantum Information Core allows researchers to study how matter reacts under extreme pressures and temperatures.
https://www.wesa.fm/health-science-tech/2026-05-05/university-of-pittsburgh-quantum-lab
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Euclid Consortium
about 1 month ago
3000 volunteers have already made nearly 900,000 classifications, yet 70% of the project are still to be done. All the background and link to the Zooniverse:
www.zooniverse.org/projects/apr...
#ESA
#Euclid
#astronomy
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow
about 1 month ago
aw, RIP. definitely met her at some point, I think we were on a cartooning panel together at reed college once.
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Alternate Histories
about 2 months ago
Our Gives Back charity for May is Allies for Health & Wellbeing! Allies is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit that empowers individuals and communities through integrated medical care and supportive human services, which includes offering inclusive primary care to leading the way in holistic HIV treatment
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NPR
about 2 months ago
A New Hampshire Republican. A German Holocaust denier. A suspicious bottle of baby oil. An NPR investigation reveals how the alarming rise of antisemitic conspiracy theories reached a state capitol.
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How a Republican state lawmaker tried to let Holocaust deniers hijack history lessons
A New Hampshire Republican. A German Holocaust denier. A suspicious bottle of baby oil. An NPR investigation reveals how the alarming rise of antisemitic conspiracy theories reached a state capitol.
https://n.pr/4cTPF39
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Rep. Summer Lee
about 2 months ago
We have a healthcare system that prioritizes profit over people's lives. It's past time to pass Medicare for All so people aren't going bankrupt for basic care.
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Honestly, this is just appalling. That a university would be this terrified of books, ideas, of discussion, of research, and of humanity in general
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Brandon Friedman
about 2 months ago
Don't hear much from Bari Weiss on academic freedom these days
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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling
about 2 months ago
đ” This week's Tom the Dancing Bug âïž Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts enters... THE SHADOW DOCKET! đ Brought to you by the magnificence of the Inner Hive, including long-time member John Skelton & new member Ms. Marble. đ Join us at
patreon.com/rubenbolling/membership
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Chris Person
about 2 months ago
This piece is incredible because you're like "oh so that's what did it" like five times and by the end you're just like "jesus christ make it stop"
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NPR
about 2 months ago
Schools, colleges and other public institutions originally had until this week to make online content accessible to people with disabilities. Now, the Justice Department has delayed that deadline.
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Trump administration delays rule aimed at improving disability access in schools
Schools, colleges and other public institutions originally had until this week to make online content accessible to people with disabilities. Now, the Justice Department has delayed that deadline.
https://n.pr/3Qnk6Hq
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Lavendear
about 2 months ago
This is where your MAGA friends and family are getting their ânewsâ fromâbunch of AI generated bots Repost from:
www.instagram.com/reel/DXTO8-F...
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WESA
about 2 months ago
Pennsylvaniaâs primary election will take place on Tuesday, May 19, and the WESA Voter Guide has everything you need to know about the races taking place in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County and statewide:
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Pa. 2024 election: voter guide to attorney general, treasurer, Congress, State Senate/House races
A primer on who is running in the 2024 primary election for statewide office and to represent the Pittsburgh metro area in the U.S. Congress, Pennsylvania State Senate & House.
https://www.wesa.fm/pa-primary-election-guide-2026
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Joyce White Vance
about 2 months ago
FBI Director Kash Patelâs defamation lawsuit against the Atlantic explained:
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Kashâs Complaint
As he said he would on Sunday morning, FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation case against The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick this morning over a story that characterizes him as an incomp...
https://joycevance.substack.com/p/kashs-complaint
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Astronomy đ
about 2 months ago
NEW: Astronaut Reid Wiseman shares a video of âEarthsetâ that was taken with his iPhone âThis is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eyeâŠâ Wiseman said. This has to be the greatest iPhone video of all time.
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Zora O'Neill
about 2 months ago
Her work authorization is good for another four years -- but she "stopped working for the governmentâs side in immigration proceedings ... after seeing the conditions in detention facilities and how detained people were treated" so ofc they're targeting her.
www.texasobserver.org/immigration-...
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Longtime Immigration Court Interpreter Arrested by ICE at South Texas Airport
The stateâs only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. Sheâs lived in America for 35 years.
https://www.texasobserver.org/immigration-court-interpreter-arrested-ice-south-texas-airport/
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Mongabay
about 2 months ago
A U.S. council recommends opening four Pacific marine monuments to commercial fishing, covering 3.1 million square kilometers. While proponents cite sustainability, critics warn that longlines and bycatch will devastate pristine ecosystems like the Marianas Trench and PapahÄnaumokuÄkea.
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Council recommends opening US Pacific marine monuments to commercial fishing
A U.S. fishing regulator recently recommended allowing commercial fishing across all four of the countryâs Pacific marine national monuments. The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management CouncilâŠ
https://mongabay.cc/cq44Fp
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WESA
about 2 months ago
The city of Pittsburgh has moved the spring 2026 yard debris collection up by one week to this coming Saturday. The original date for the twice-annual collection was April 25, but officials moved it due to a conflict with the NFL Draft, which is being hosted in Pittsburgh this year.
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Pittsburgh yard waste collection moved to April 18 due to NFL Draft
Residents should set out yard debris in paper bags by 6 a.m. on Saturday. Acceptable materials include leaves, brush, grass and small branches.
https://www.wesa.fm/environment-energy/2026-04-15/yard-waste-spring-april
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WESA
2 months ago
Three additional town halls will be held online in the coming days: Arsenal Elementary on April 14 Miller Elementary on April 21 Manchester Elementary on April 28
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Pittsburgh advocates want additional feedback on PPS school closures ahead of expected vote
City Council members are cosponsoring several virtual meetings to discuss the planned closure of five of the elementary schools, organized by the grassroots advocacy group 412 Justice.
https://www.wesa.fm/education/2026-04-13/pittsburgh-school-closures-feedback
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Scientific American
2 months ago
Experts found that the White House budget request for the upcoming fiscal year could defund 54 NASA science missions, including a spacecraft currently studying Jupiter and two planned Venus missions:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/whit...
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Dutchy Patrick
2 months ago
Another example of the insane incompetence of a member of Trump's administration causing sickness and death. What in God's name is wrong with them? They intentionally WANT people to sufferâŠ.
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Tyler King
2 months ago
Last night Reps Greg Stanton, Yassamin Ansari, and Adelita Grijalva conducted a surprise inspection at a Mesa Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility after an AZ Mirror investigation found ICE was moving detainees to hide overcrowding from announced visits.
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Cats of Yore
2 months ago
URGENT:
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The American Prospect
2 months ago
Even just a few years ago, killing property taxes entirely would have been dismissed as a radical libertarian fantasy. Not any more.
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Live Tax-Free and Die
After mining out state budgets for 50 years, conservative lawmakers across the country are now turning their pickaxes to local governmentsâ largest source of revenue: property taxes.
https://buff.ly/SXOHHaQ
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NPR
2 months ago
To figure out how to boost student voting, colleges have relied on a study about campus voter registration and turnout rates. A Trump administration investigation has cut schools off from new data.
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Colleges are trying to boost student voting. A Trump probe freezes data for that work
To figure out how to boost student voting, colleges have relied on a study about campus voter registration and turnout rates. A Trump administration investigation has cut schools off from new data.
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly
2 months ago
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Swapna Krishna
2 months ago
For everyone wondering when the lunar flyby will be and how you can follow along, it looks like NASA will have live coverage starting at 1 pm ET Monday on YouTube/NASA+
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Jen Sorensen
2 months ago
This week's comic on the authoritarian takeover of US media
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Dan Garisto
2 months ago
...scientific disciplines. Now, its guiding light is acting as henchmen to a lawless President. NSFâs Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences is being used as a culture war cudgel, to the express detriment of our sciences for economics and prosperity...
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Dan Garisto
2 months ago
Statement from Rep. Lofgren (ranking member of House Science Committee) re dissolving SBE: "What NSF is reportedly doing is in illegal contravention of the laws enacted by Congress this January. For over 75 years, NSFâs guiding light was how to best support cutting-edge research across all...
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Dan Garisto
2 months ago
See also reporting by Science's staff:
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Slasher sequel: Trump again proposes major cuts to U.S. science spending
Science advocates urge Congress to reject 2027 budget plan
https://www.science.org/content/article/slasher-sequel-trump-again-proposes-major-cuts-u-s-science-spending
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Angie Coiro
2 months ago
Join me live, 10am PT at
kalw.org's
Your Call: time for the 25th Amendment?
@markjacob.bsky.social
pulls that apart for us. Then:
@propublica.org
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Alternate Histories
2 months ago
Announcing our lineup of Greenfield Neighborhood events for Spring & Summer! Saturday Block Parties are back! La Palapa is back! Lots more details coming soon, but for now, mark your calendars; weâre starting on April 18 with a t-shirt & big studio sale. See you in Greenfield this Spring & Summer!
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Don Moynihan
3 months ago
New, from me: The federal government is required to track job satisfaction among its employees. The Trump admin stopped collecting the data, so a nonprofit stepped in. The results show that a collapse in morale and zero trust in Trump agency leaders. đ§”
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Federal employees are not ok
A new survey shows collapsing federal employee morale
https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/federal-employees-are-not-ok
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