🌿🤎 we all are this kitty today 🤎🤍💚 #caturday 🤎🤍💚

Just a deer relaxing in a dog bed while the storm rolls in - to brighten your scrolling ⛈

Even in these hard times, we’ve got to try to do hard things and trust that we’ll figure it out in the end. Because we will figure this out - together.

Is a penguin the size of a gorilla still adorable or terrifying? 🐧 Steve Brusatte joined Science Friday to talk about demon ducks, terror birds, and colossus penguins. Hear the full convo today on your public radio station from 2-4pm ET. Or listen to our podcast right now! https://bit.ly/4ekd6VQ

Preach!

If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

The treatment, developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, is for a very rare form of deafness. But it represents a medical milestone. n.pr/4sR4fyc

Scrolling Bluesky and burning my dinner: causation or correlation?

For those who missed it: this was the moment The Strokes ensured they’ll never be invited back to Coachella again! I'm so proud of them

More of this plz

Going back to work after having a baby can be overwhelming. You're juggling all the emotions of being a new parent while getting up to speed at your job. Tips to help you make a smooth transition. n.pr/4mAmAxW

I need a break….

This seems like a great solution for shopping with my kid

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One of my cartoons in Monday's Metro

Can’t stop watching this.. 😊

Meanwhile, cats are oblivious

A star scientist showed that better genetics lessons could reduce racism. It was the death knell for his career The loss of Brian Donovan’s grants and job speak volumes about federal funding priorities — and academia www.statnews.com/2026/04/07/b...

My Books Save Lives Act makes it clear: discriminatory book bans are a violation of federal civil rights law. I held a read-in at All She Wrote Books in Somerville to announce this bill to fight book bans and emphasize the importance of inclusive literature.

I think I have a new favorite creature

That’s one hell of a cover…..

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Fuck yes!

Now get out and vote in the midterms like your life depends on it, because it does. #NoKings

To whoever did this at the #NoKings in Boston: Thank you.❤️ It made me tear up. And we must to be reminded of needless damage to humanity that results directly from the careless, bellicose bluster coming from the Pentagon and White House.

May I propose for our next Journal Club: Motherhood derails women’s academic careers — these data reveal how and why www.nature.com/articles/d41...

He’s so articulate! But “F you I won’t do what you tell me” works too

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the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes

You’ll put up with a lot for a lifetime of free unlimited food

I hope we never get over it

Unsolicited book recommendation:

UPDATE: The House Oversight Committee successfully subpoenaed Pam Bondi to come testify. She has failed to follow through with the Epstein Files Transparency Act & must answer for her failures. Survivors deserve transparency, accountability, & healing.

This Women's History Month, I'm honoring: —Women whose labor go unrecognized. —Women unjustly detained or incarcerated, separated from their babies. —Women mourning their loved ones due to endless wars & genocide. The daughters, mamas, & grandmas who keep us whole. Their livelihoods matter.

Kinda sucks to have “glandular” in your name

Well said, Philly.

Today is #RareDiseaseDay & we are celebrating by highlighting the invaluable work of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN)! Formed in 2020, it aims to solve the most challenging medical mysteries using advanced technologies. In this thread, we will highlight their use of the #zebrafish model. 1/5 🧪

Today is #RareDiseaseDay Through EB Research Partnership, families, scientists, and supporters are pushing research forward, pioneering progress in EB and helping reshape what’s possible for rare diseases. It’s not a matter of if. It’s a matter of time. 🦋 Learn more: ebresearch.org

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Gene therapies have the potential to cure some diseases, but they are extraordinarily expensive. Location can also be a big hurdle for patients seeking this specialized care. n.pr/4kS8BTB

The Supreme Court has struck down Trump’s unlawful tariffs, which we've been paying for about a year now. This is good news for the American people - and it's the latest proof that this president, no matter what he says, can be stopped.

Promise?!

Does anyone have a list of NIH study sections that are being disbanded after May Council?

There’s only 1 person in Congress who doesn’t trade stocks, doesn’t take corporate PAC money, and has a public schedule. That’s me. And it should be the standard.

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

Power to the People!

I got to use “6 7” at work yesterday

My favorite comic 👇🏻

It’s an RNA world. RNA is posited to be the first genetic material, arising 4 billion years ago. It can store information and act as an enzyme. Eventually, it duplicated its information into a more stable form, DNA.