This is an Underground Railroad style operation. This is what I mean that we should study UR history, tactics, and strategy.

i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.

What an act of betrayal to the Hmong community by our own government. People who put their lives on the line during Vietnam.

"The best way to discourages ppl from riding a bike is to make the infrastructure so dangerous you just give up." Perfectly describes California's bicycle policy.

Over 500 people showed up to my neighborhood meeting this morning. We love our city and we are fired up. As one of our state reps said, “Because we’re winning, they’re coming twice as hard at us. They want us to be scared…but they don’t know us.” Some more: 1/n

Getting asked about how academics can continue to do science & inspire trainees even in the midst of a continued (escalated) assault on science, reason, truth, & human rights. I don’t have great answers. I would love to hear from mentors about advice they’re giving to trainees/ colleagues.

US ICE agents have been using tear gas on protestors in Minneapolis. There's been plenty of tear gas misinformation flying around on social media; here's a summary of the chemistry and the best way to get rid of it (TLDR: water): www.compoundchem.com/2020/06/09/t... #ChemSky 🧪

I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours. please keep sharing with your networks.

- extremely limited maternal testing of participants - no protocol for stopping if benefit seen - study funds are enough to buy a decade’s worth of birth doses The funds are being used to randomize 1,000 infant participants to a slow, painful death, when they could save all infants in the country.

ICE is out of control. They are the source of the violence and can never be its remedy. In the short term, the only answer is for them to cease operations in Minnesota and leave. Immediately. In the slightly longer term, ICE must be dismantled and abolished. They cannot be reformed.

Already heard from folks nearby that, even with windows and doors closed, tear gas is getting into nearby homes. Our fed govt is making our city less safe.

State investigators have been on the scene in North Minneapolis. I know you’re angry. I’m angry. What Donald Trump wants is violence in the streets. But Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace. Don’t give him what he wants.

If you, a 🧪, know a scientist involved in this, sit them down and explain the Nuremberg trials and the Doctors’ trial en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctors...

Here is what I would like to see reported - how much is the ICE action in Minnesota costing per day? And I mean total cost - transportation, vehicle rental, hotel, per diem, hazard pay, overtime pay, kristi noem's glam squad giving her hourly lip injections, etc. What is it costing us?

Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning. I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.

ICE is now detaining Oglala Sioux Native American Tribe. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

"Those of us in Minneapolis-St.Paul and throughout the state have, in clear conscience, no choice but to resist through activation and observation—distractions to our daily lives be damned." Please take a few minutes today to read this essay by my friend @taylorcarik.bsky.social

This is Minneapolis: "Due to escalated federal agent action in S Minneapolis today, we are recommending to add more patrol support to pick-up times at the following schools..." The list includes your kids' elementary (& the other 2 closest elementary schools). Folks jump in to help. 1/2

I can’t emphasize enough how shocked my out of state friends and family are when I tell them what has happened in Minneapolis since Renee Good’s murder. Without reliable media, most not-chronically-online people are completely in the dark. If you want to help Minnesota, tell people what you know.

Wer hat sich noch nicht gegen Influenza impfen lassen? Jetzt wäre ein guter Zeitpunkt, der Winter ist noch lang🥳! www.fr.de/panorama/sup...

This is Minneapolis: -drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents -go to brunch with your wife -get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt -get groceries as helicopters roar overhead -deliver food & this vehicle passes you

Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.

My latest on the blog and Patreon, inspired by folks suddenly realizing the US is in trouble after hearing Heather Cox Richardson. blackgirlinmaine.com/uncategorize...

It’s official: RFK Jr has officially reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, removing universal vaccine recommendations for RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue and two types of bacterial meningitis. This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.

Die Influenza-Welle nimmt Fahrt auf. Im Rhein-Main-Gebiet sind viele Kliniken bereits ausgelastet (nicht nur Intensivstation). Auch ohne Pandemie gilt: Bei Symptomen nicht unter Menschen gehen, Menschenansammlungen meiden oder Maske tragen- gilt besonders für Risikopatienten. Impfen bleibt sinnvoll!

I'm boosting myself to say this: You're going to see people On Here tell you calling electeds doesn't matter. That's not true. Some are bots. Some are people who like being contrary to be edgy. But calling moves the needle, especially against a blatantly illegal act by Trump and Co. ACT.

EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected. Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43

The U.S. has surpassed 2000 documented measles cases this year, the highest in more than 30 years. This is driven by rampant disinformation about vaccines from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., including in his capacity as a government official. We will lose our elimination status shortly.

"the researchers found that withdrawing support for rapidly advancing mRNA vaccine technology could result in over 49,000 preventable deaths annually among patients diagnosed with four major cancers"

Universities are combining departments, eliminating programs, pushing AI, buying out tenured profs and moving from cheap labor to the cheapest most exploited labor imaginable

Study of over twenty five million people over almost four years finds that COVID vaccines reduced COVID deaths by 74% and increased all-cause deaths by zero. I don’t know how much clearer it can get than that. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Study in Helsinki indicating benefits of portable air cleaners on lowering infection risk in daycare centers, less absences & parent absences from work in intervention vs. reference (no air cleaner) groups. Cleaning indoor air is not difficult and it works. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I agree with all this — sick leave is essential to a healthy society. While we’re working on that, though, we need to make it a general norm that if you MUST be around others while sick, you wear a mask (preferably a good one).

Did you remember to get your X-ray diffractometer a present this year? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Our‘s loves reading this new book with beautiful illustrations by undergrad Justine Wong. Only $15 at meitneriumpress.com #crystallography

Twin Cities folks: I cannot stress this enough... if you have capacity, PLEASE get plugged into local organizing efforts. Resistance and community care comes in all forms and I promise you there's something you can do to help. DM me if you need help getting connected.

Whenever I see this article I’m going to share it, because everyone connected to higher ed needs to read this for a great if chilling overview of the bone deep infection that gAI has become in the system.

We've spent a ton of time talking about teens getting injured on e-bikes (or illegal e-motos). We've heard that crash rates are skyrocketing. Marin County Dept of Health even set up a dashboard to see how many e-bike/e-moto crashes are happening. But how many kids are getting hurt *in cars*? 🧵

Interestingly, for every age category and bike type, solo crashes make up a majority of reported crashes. But of all the categories, teen e-bike crashes are the *most* likely to involve a car. So I'm not sure that's an e-bike problem!

Excited to share my colleague Tim Corcoran‘s first pre-print with a Master‘s student first author, Sevan! A home-built Raman microscope that undergrads use in p-chem lab. Stay tuned for how we used it in space research! #chemsky chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...

We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.

If a large portion of households went down from two cars to one car, it would be transformative for walking, biking, and transit in the city

Ever wonder how a scientist studying the surface of the ocean ends up studying airborne disease transmission? Because the surface of the ocean and surface of your lungs are so similar!! Read about here in our new paper. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

The difference between e-bikes and e-motos in multiples of kitchen appliances: 1 Kitchenaid stand mixer: 500W e-bike: 0.5-1.5 stand mixers offroad/dirtbike e-moto: ~25 stand mixers highway e-moto: ~150 stand mixers basic family car: ~250 stand mixers

10 yrs ago today I stopped drinking - forever. It took ~2 of those yrs to say "I don't drink" instead of making excuses to explain my abstinence. Dunno if anyone needs to hear this, but if you feel need to stop but can't...you can! And when you do, no-one needs an explanation. 🙂 #chemsky

I can't believe that my new book, The Data Management Workbook, comes out in less than 2 weeks. I'm very grateful to @cbahlai.bsky.social for writing this wonderful endorsement for it. Christie is not only a great scientist, but also an advocate for data management and open science.

Just now on a 4 block stretch of 40th St (2 way protected bikeway) as it’s getting dark & a bit chilly (feels like temp is 39°F) I saw: -3 Urban Arrows (front loader e cargo bikes) -2 long tail e cargo bikes -a Burley trailer -a 12/13yo riding solo We get the traffic we design & build for. 🚲 ❤️

Thrilled to announce publication of the crystallography children’s book illustrated by undergraduate Justine Wong! You can buy it here for $15: meitneriumpress.com 50% of profits will support undergrad education at the Cal Poly Pomona Crystallography Co-op. #chemsky #chemchat

Epstein survivors just dropped a powerful message for Congress, and it hits like a warning: no more waiting, the truth is coming, ready or not. Watch till the end @housedemocrats.bsky.social @houserepublicans.bsky.social