This. It is now essential that scientists do the research, publish the research, engage with the public about their work, and outspokenly advocate for continued funding, continued support, continued visas. Continued embrace as a demonstrated public good. So many burdens. #Science

Back from three days of talking about art-science collaboration and I have just one request. Every 👏 talk 👏should 👏address 👏 funding 👏 Thank you. #sciart 🧪

NEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice. Give it a read:

The common milkweed I feared wouldn’t return has not only come back — it’s an absolute unit. Look at the size of those leaves!! 😍

this is me and can we talk a second about how there’s literally an enzyme that gets cooked off, science solved this mystery, but people STILL won’t believe you

Pleasantly surprised to wake up and discover it is still chilly out, after we had random thunderstorms last night. Very much enjoying the lack of hot weather here today

The new breed of tech idiots all want to be Steve Jobs but the thing about Jobs & Apple (setting aside their problems) is that the run from the iMac (1998) to the iPad (2010) was genuinely revolutionary AND instantly accessible. The moment you saw an iPod (2001) you understood and you wanted one

The non-profit National Butterfly Center is a 100 acre (0.4 sq km) botanical garden located along the US-Mexico border near Mission, TX. It hosts 200 wild butterfly species on migrations to & from Mexico. And now it will be a construction zone so we can build a rusting metal wall.

literally your customer base was 90% parents of young children who want a good future for their kids in which they can be free to be themselves, no matter who they are. you told those people to go fuck themselves. they won't be back

things every single republican president of your lifetime has done - started a war in the middle east - completely destroyed the economy

Conservatives Boycott All Forms Of Entertainment

Saturday night in: collaging with candy.

I think the issue here isn’t that “white people tacos” (sometimes) include black olives, but that she considers opening a can and dumping olives into a colander “decanting.”

This is my Super Bowl.

This is who runs this account.

One of the few pleasures I have left in this hellscape is perfume. I ordered samples that were on the USPS truck en route to my house yesterday — and no one on my street got mail. At all. Kids are back at school, it hasn’t snowed in close to a week & temps are standard winter cold. What gives?

Groundhog Harassed By Dipshits In Stupid Hats

Frankenstein: Creation of Culture Communication Theory Persuasion Audio Production Math 99 (aka “math for English majors”)

Beyond gutted about Catherine O’Hara. What a phenomenal loss.

I have a ticket to see Sharp Pins tonight but we’re buried in snow and dealing with single digit temps. Hoping Snail Mail makes a stop in Pittsburgh this spring so I can see both bands (+ Swirlies!!)

A nurse. A researcher. A helper.

The feeling is mutual. (I showed this to my Green Day-obsessed 13-year-old and he just laughed and laughed…)

The New Deal is one of the best things this godforsaken country ever managed to put together, and Republicans have been wanting to gut it ever since. I think this is specific, targeted hate, not just a brainless drive for real estate value

Every day brings a new level of rage never dreamed possible. A nesting doll of rages

I normally don't break my schedule for newsletters because breaking news isn't my thing. But things are escalating quickly, so I made an exception. Please read and share these remarks from @governorwalz.mn.gov. www.altrightdelete.news/p/you-need-t...

Every Trait Disqualifying ICE Agent From Previous Jobs Ideal For Current One https://theonion.com/every-trait-disqualifying-ice-agent-from-previous-jobs-ideal-for-current-one/

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Pittsburgh’s beloved (and last standing) alt-weekly, and VACCINES?! All wiped out in a day. No words.

There's going to be a lot in 2026. We knew 2025 was only the start and the news will be non-stop. I will be trying my absolute best to continue creating and posting art. This is not an attempt to ignore everything going on, but an attempt at balance.

I think this is why fascists love AI art, not because it is good, but because it is bad. Not because it is original, but because it is stolen. To make art as an expression of skill and craft and humanity reinforces humanity. To push a button that steals art and call it your own is domination.

www.npr.org/sections/sho... On Friday, the rule will be entered into the federal registrar. There will be a time for public comment for 60 days. The ACLU is attempting to fight this from going into effect.

This sums it up perfectly. It’s not a conversation.

We Didn’t Start The Fire-ass news cycle

A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...

I would have so much more respect for the designers who put this together if they DID use safety scissors and Elmer’s glue. Collage art is fantastic! This, on the other hand…

Glad I saved this by @longwall26.bsky.social

This is all-hands on deck. RFK Jr. wants to destroy vaccination in the US. COVID and HBV vaccination were the first step. These diseases WILL come back. And your personal vaccination status is important, but so is the coverage in your community. So up your game and fight. www.vox.com/2015/3/25/82...

This is a fucking nightmare and right now I am very, very angry with the people who put Trump back in office. More and more kids are going to die from preventable diseases. As I have said for months, RFK Jr. has more power to singlehandedly kill more Americans than any other cabinet secretary.

Jesus, this is the kind of on-the-nose symbolism in stuff like A Wrinkle in Time where they travel to the planet that was consumed by the Black Thing and every house on the street was identical and the children played by bouncing their balls in unison

NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month. This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory! Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

• Vaccines don’t cause autism. • COVID-19 vaccines aren’t killing kids. • COVID-19 *is* the leading infectious cause of death in children. The CDC & FDA have been taken over by wellness grifters. Posting lies as “truth” doesn’t make them true—it makes them propaganda.

Happy consumerism bonanza day! Throw tomatoes at target/Walmart/Amazon! Get some freaky little presents from artists! Big corps make the wealthy wealthier & artists are trying to buy wet food for their cats. Artists, drop your shops! For a start, check out SquidFacts.net More of my faves below

I'm old. If you're not, listen to this. Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder. Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever. It's literally never been more important.

“I’m not a range boy. I’m a range bear.”

Michael Stipe on beer 9:

Back on my bullshit (going deep into perfume discussion forums and review sites to find the weirdest and best descriptions of scents).