The whole, "they're using the same bathroom as little girls!" thing is so weird. Yeah man you use the same bathroom as little boys.

Proud to announce the project I've been working on 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 Had hoped to have more ready, but the events of the last week stressed the importance of speaking up against fascism NOW I'd appreciate your support in spreading the word, esp if you work in life sciences research, healthcare, or biotech

👩‍🔬J'ai commencé un kit de démarrage "chercheuses en France" go.bsky.app/TBEzKC #FemmesEnScience J'ai besoin de votre aide pour le remplir et donner de la visibilité aux chercheuses que vous connaissez et qui sont sur Bluesky ! ▶️Taguez celles que vous connaissez, je les ajoute !

Minor contribution of ammonia oxidizers to inorganic carbon fixation in the ocean www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs 🌊

I’m doomscrolling STOP JUDGING ME

The “if I can’t pronounce it, it must be bad for me” folks must feel so vindicated right now

The idea of not having Tylenol during pregnancy *and never giving it to children* is actually an entire nightmare. Fevers esp. in children are so dangerous, and we've gotten several generations removed so apparently have forgotten that fear. (Not if you've ever lain awake with a feverish infant)

I know we've worked hard to move history ed away from names and dates but I think we might need to swing back to chronology a bit because "who was president on january 8 2021?" and "which came first, the clinical description of autism or tylenol?" shouldn't be this hard, especially for reporters.

Rather than permitting the Trump administration to frighten us out of resisting, we must understand this broad, vague, and performative executive order as an effort to intimidate. It should catalyze us into urgent organizing, not paralyze us. Only collective action can keep us safe and free.

I’ve probably spent more time thinking about Jimmy Kimmel in the past 72 hours than I have for the entirety of my life. Fascism is so patently absurd.

For the golden corn and the apple on the tree, For the golden butter and the honey from the bees, For the fruits and nuts and berries we gather on our way, We praise the loving Mother Earth and thank Her everyday. Blessed Mabon all!

I made a truly flavorful and restorative Ethiopian stew on Sunday, with seasonal vegetables, chickpeas, and kidney beans. Turns out it’s even better on day two! The kids demolished it at dinner. Dessert is a perfectly spiced vegan apple crisp requested by Ellie. A worthy meal for Mabon. #BlessedBe

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/e...

I cannot emphasize this enough: The regime has overextended itself. It is vulnerable to protest and dissent. They have not consolidated power and we are entirely capable of keeping them from doing so. Doomers are not realists.

This is also political violence

Yeah man we should really fight back by staying on X

Nobody makes mixtapes for people they like anymore and it makes me sad

NEWS: The Congressional Progressive Caucus — which represents nearly 100 members in Congress — has just voted to endorse the Block the Bombs Act, to block weapon sales to Israel. First time any major congressional caucus has backed legislation to end US aid for Israel’s destruction of Gaza.

Never been a better time to give up red meat. Or all meat, for that matter.

To "accelerate high-impact, curiosity-led research and innovation, and to facilitate breakthroughs" - let me tell you my students using genAI are NOT curious and what it is accelerated so far is lying, cheating and data fabrication

New manuscript from the lab! Interesting story developing, we didn’t find any Aphanizomenon nitrogenase genes despite being the primary bloom former! Instead, Dolichospermum takes charge of fixing nitrogen during the bloom. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"...Join us for a rare look through the eyes of ROV Global Explorer, streaming live from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster, as we journey into the depths of Hudson Canyon." www.youtube.com/live/pIG13U9...

RIP U.S. innovation. Between gutting the H-1B program, purging US scientists from civil service, slashing research grants, and disappearing international students off the streets, our government has made a conscious decision to kill America's roll as a global leader in science and innovation.

this thread is a nice reminder that hanania is an extremely poor thinker who benefits from the fact that many commentators are innumerate and can be easily misled with simple data manipulation

As usual with this issue, Harris is calling for a compromise that already exists. Every sporting body has standards for how long athletes must be on hormones before they can compete as women. The problem isn’t that we’re ignoring ‘reasonable concerns,’ the problem is that republicans are lying.

On late summer nights in the pines there’s the slightest chill in the air and the smell of ripening acorns, letting you know autumn is not far away

Since this whole debate is still happening, and since we are still not listening I will summarize what I understand the argument to be in the Lingua Franca of white nerds: Lord of the Rings analogies.

The scientific community (this time the US National Academy of Sciences) for the umpteenth time: "the evidence for current and future harm to human health and welfare created by human-caused greenhouse gases is beyond scientific dispute" #climatechange nap.nationalacademies.org/initiative/c...

PoLiTicAL VioLeNCe hAs nO pLaCe iN AMeRiCa

Pretty clear illustration of "you may as well stand up for what you believe in, they're coming for you anyway."

People imagine picking up and finding *something better* is an easy solution. But how is that supposed to work, when all your time and energy goes to staying alive? You have almost nothing to set aside to actually fight your way out.

Today a student brought me some fish bones that they found, and I felt so seen. Yes children, bring your bone offerings to the Pine Witch.

This isn't even a slight exaggeration. He is actively working on destroying the US's entire vaccine infrastructure. The HepB vote will be tomorrow, where they will get rid of the birth dose and recommend it at 30 days, dooming a bunch of infants to chronic infection ft. cirrhosis, cancer, and death.

Welp: Texas A&M President Mark Welch just stepped down after pressure from Republicans over a video of a professor who taught about transgender people in a children's literature class

Happy International Microorganism Day! 🎉 Today, we are celebrating the tiny powerhouses that have a massive impact on our world. From the bacteria in our gut to the fungi that give us antibiotics, these incredible organisms are essential to life. Let's make some noise for the microscopic!

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

I was so worried that this post was going to end badly and so relieved when it didn’t

Can we have a zine version of arXiv? Like data preprints but in zine format? I can’t be the only one who wants this

its kind of insane that we’ve been forced to watch rightwingers openly celebrate and taunt everyone over the death of people like trayvon martin for over a decade now and now they’re trying to grandstand over the one time it’s personally affected them and political project

Again, very strange to have US leaders bragging about war crimes on TV — especially since Vance’s unfunny joke is basically “we base our air strikes on such sketchy intel that we can’t figure out who is a fisherman and who is a drug smuggler,” which does appear to be true, BTW.

When we say the NIH is becoming politicized, this is a great example. NIH staff are not allowed to attend a scientific meeting (where they engage w/ scientists in their grant portfolios) because a deeply politicized DOJ is trying to use its power to squash even the remote appearance of dissent.

Some killings you're allowed to joke about.

“the children that have died under his watch”

Trey Reed was lynched in plain sight this week and police are not even looking for a suspect. Whole everyone is talking about imaginary "left-wing violence", this is yet another day of racist hate coming from a country founded on suppression and anti-Black terrorism www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

He's saying: it's open season on browns

"But the most telling detail in Klein’s column was that, for all his praise, there was not a single word in the piece from Kirk himself." Ta-Nehisi Coates for @vanityfair.com: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

NEW: Bernie Sanders becomes the first Senator of the United States to label Israel's war on Gaza a genocide.