More new followers again. Time re-up this starter pack of Nerds who Run/Swim/Bike/make graphs of personal physical activity for yearly analysis..... go.bsky.app/UFvmni

Re the Rep. Peters DOGE report, this will make many federal employees' heads explode (www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/u...) :

It looks like Dinosaur Field Station of NJ is closing and selling their Dino sculptures

I love this person.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Trump will claim that Tylenol is linked to autism. But every expert Julia Musto and I interviewed say this is a gross misreading of the data. via @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

I know I am only a humble speech pathologist, but for the professional record I reject everything that RFK says or will say about autism, and it’s important to recognize what he’s really saying is that to be neurodiverse is worse than to be dead

Giving a webinar on #BlueSoup this Friday, in case anyone wants to pop in during their lunch!

my favorite subgenre of Halloween decoration is “skeleton of things that absolutely do not have skeletons”

reminder that rapture theology & the Tribulation idea were largely made up by Charles Nelson Darby (not the guy from The Match Game) in the 1820s and aren’t supported by anything else in the Bible

PSA: Thinking this is wrong doesn’t make you a “radical” — thinking it isn’t does.

Donate to my campaign to make Laura Loomer’s day worse: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-bluesky

We are receiving a few questions from concerned parents along the lines of, "How will my baby defend themselves from the night creatures?" We have no data showing night creatures are dangerous for babies however we have ample data that pillows, blankets, toys, and padded crib bumpers remain deadly.

it's so funny to see America's health insurance companies be like "look. If there's one thing we love it's denying you care. but we ran the numbers - and we cannot BELIEVE we're saying this - and it's cheaper for us to just pay for the vaccines than deal with you going to the ER."

“what of the writers, the thinkers, and the pundits who cannot separate the great crime of Kirk’s death from the malignancy of his public life? Can they truly be so ignorant to the words of a man they have so rushed to memorialize?” - Ta-Nehisi Coates archive.ph/2025.09.16-2...

Imagine in 2025, after all the times Black women warned literally everyone about everything that’s happening right now, announcing that Black women commentators are just very paranoid When we have been right???????? This whole time????? About pretty much everything????????????!

They’re so fucking fragile.

belatedly realizing this whole kirk performative retribution is a dry run for the next guy

Desperate Kash Patel Asks Shooter’s Family If They Can Solve Any Other Cases

32 years ago today, Counting Crows gifted us a masterpiece. I am not worried, I am not overly concerned. I am, however, old.

So how are all my former gifted and talented kids who used to read several books a day and now rot their faculties doomscrolling while ignoring a TV show doing tonight

Do you know how we’ve had a crazy day, week, month, and year in America? Do you remember how we’ve had a bunch of insane stories? Do you know what the most important story has been by a million miles each and every day? It’s Climate Change. It’s always Climate Change. Nothing else comes close.

IMPORTANT: There is a giant squirrel outside the Met, created by Choctaw-Cherokee artist Jeffrey Gibson. @ratatosk.bsky.social @orodentia.bsky.social

The 2025 agar art contest is open and accepting submissions until Oct. 26! The theme is “Microbes Make the World Go Round.” Submit your artwork and showcase the vital role microbes play in our daily lives. All are welcome to apply! See contest details: asm.org/events/asm-a...

BIG BOAT STUCK

There’s likely an organized campaign going on to incite you to say stuff that’s gonna get you suspended or banned (or worse). The right has mentioned the Bluesky reaction to this incident repeatedly. They’re here to find targets. Don’t let them rile you up and goad you into something you’ll regret.

Hi I know we're all talking about something else at this particular momennnttt, but can I interest any of you in educational posters? I've got 'em in a pack & seasonal lightning bugs too! It helps support SaS and makes it easy for you to spread important messages in your community! SquidFacts.net

for fuck’s sake, tag your gore videos if you must upload them. use some basic human decency.

I appreciate that the people I follow are not the sort of people to share things like graphic shooting videos. A sincere thank you.

All the photos from that time are so icky 🤢

Conceding the idea to Trump supporters that "if" that man were indeed a child sex abuser they might reconsider his support by debating them over an obvious truth they will never admit to is simply a massive waste of time and energy that could be used doing literally anything else.

what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.

I was waiting for a family member to post here but haven't seen a post. @coquinegra.bsky.social passed away last week. I met her on the old site & in person at ASM. We had good chats about the state of ASM, microbiology, & lack of Black, Indigenous, & other groups in science. She will be missed.

I never think about the Roman Empire unless I see a skeet about it and even then I just move on

Find a friend and share the news: registration is free. Get your tickets today! #BlackInMicro Week 2025. Register here: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro#BlackInMicroor see link in bio

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

"i will never stop murdering people"

Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for children to attend schools. Vaccination rates for several diseases, including measles, diphtheria and polio, decreased among US kindergartners in the 2024-25 school year from the year before, according to federal data reut.rs/4p6OUsC

I am tired of the circumstances of my life being determined by men on the brink of non-existence who think they’ll never die if they have enough power.

shouldn’t the people still on big twitter be happy that the people they hate are all over here on tiny blue sky instead what are they complaining about

Important to realize that if you run a company and you actually have an "A.i." strategy that makes people use "A.i.," no one likes you.

EPA Fires ‘Dissent’ Statement Signers The EPA fired agency employees who signed a June declaration decrying moves that contradict science and undermine public health www.scientificamerican.com/article/epa-... as Labor Day weekend started.

Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival

Black women have every right to be furious. The irresponsible choices of white voters has for many of us, taken our livelihood with consequences for our homes, the education of our children, our ability to care for parents. It’s unconscionable. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...

Know an Evolutionary Genomicist looking for a faculty position? Join us in EEB @utknoxville.bsky.social Position is open for studying any organism, but personally I have some botany bias. 🌱 Apply before Sept 19 for full consideration. apply.interfolio.com/170735 Please share widely. Thanks!

More foundations should do this: "Funding is exclusively available to applicants who have already received federal funding (e.g., from the NIH, CDC, NSF) for their health equity research, but have since had their funding rescinded due to federal administrative actions" www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...