The academic job market is cool because you and all your friends and everyone they know are currently applying for literally the same professor jobs.

Notable that Carney going all-in on "economic reconciliation" is basically telegraphing that he's given up on the Calls to Action altogether. From our 2013 report, an analysis that I think holds up quite well.

ICYMI: I wrote about why it's impossible to compromise with conservatives on trans issues. They've already rejected the common sense compromise positions and lie about us anyway.

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Calling all nonbinary scientists! There is one week left to submit your abstracts for The First International Symposium of Nonbinary Scientists, November 1-3, 2025. Abstracts from any field of research are welcome. Priority abstract submissions will close on October 3. Details in the link below!

I feel very good about being a vocal and public trans person right now. I sleep like a baby. 11/10 no notes.

Muffin has had enough of everything. Nobody do anything for a little bit.

The rebranding of reactionary gender and biological essentialism as “heterodox and challenging ideas to which liberal students must be exposed” is one of the greatest achievements of our stupid era. Congratulations to the reactionary centrists who helped make it happen - you dupes, you utter dolts.

"When I drove by a few days ago, I saw that they were all gone. I was initially like, thank God, (but) then all of a sudden, right across the street, they were there,” said Tyrone Burgess who lives in the area." Like yeah. I don't know what he expected there. They also "live in the area". 🫠

State-sanctioned child abuse

video www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyU5...

Calling all nonbinary scientists! Don't forget to register to attend and/or give a talk at the International Symposium of Nonbinary Scientists, November 1-3. It's online and free to attend! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Another new paper out! 😱🧑‍🔬 "Recommendations from the Sea Grant-Led Invasive Species Language Workshop" out now, open access, in Management of Biological Invasions! @invasivesnet.bsky.social www.reabic.net/journals/mbi... #BiologicalInvasions 🧪

Achieving true DEIA in aquatic sciences remains challenging amid shifting political & institutional landscapes. Building on a joint webinar, IAGLR and SCAS share eight actions scientists can take to foster diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. https://bit.ly/4pCMmTA

"Talent and grit matter, but so do structure, transparency, and care." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4nCiPYg

i have to say, as a trans journalist who has covered the "trans debate" for about a decade now, there is no daylight between how the trump administration and conservatives lie about tylenol and autism and how they've lied about youth trans care.

As it was foretold! He is returning! #Rapture

Apparently some people think The Rapture™️will be tomorrow. If that's you, and you anticipate rapturing away, please feel free to donate all of your money and worldly possessions to me. I'm an unemployed scientist with a bad back, so I could really use a mansion to hide out from the end times.

Now might be a good time to repost this story about what scientists actually know about the complex causes of autism, and what's behind the increasing prevalence. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Only 1 person in the whole study went from identifying as trans to not identifying as trans. The 1/5 number came from youth going between the binary and non-binary spectrum. This headline and post are misleading on purpose to fit the economist's editorial bent on the political issue.

We are excited to present the shortlists for the 2025 Nature Awards for Inspiring Women in Science. Congratulations to the thirteen excellent candidates who made it to this year’s shortlist. Read more about the candidates and learn more about the award: go.nature.com/46nlAWy #WomeninStem

Anti-autism campaigner, Karen Hoyland, 40, commented: “I love my child but I hate his autism. The other day I came home to find him lining up his guns, instead of playing with them like a normal kid.”

Thank you! Since that version is paywalled, I am just adding a link here that folks can use to read the paper in full without a subscription until November 5, 2025. authors.elsevier.com/c/1lnYH1MRgT...

Congrats @inclusivescience.ca @fishsciencedude.bsky.social and co-authors for your latest pub on what it means to truly support DEIA initiatives in aquatic sciences! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

If a 5'2" king decreed no one is legitimately taller than 5'6" and anyone found engaging in 5'7" or taller behavior was an adherent of a dangerous ideology and an enemy of the state it would not change the nature of what he was about to do to tall people simply because he phrased it in a clever way.

This was from banning trans girls from girls sports. Just so you understand the reality of what's going on here.

Conference organizers: If you want people who work outside of academia (or financially secure company), to give a talk at your conference bc you value their expertise, it's unreasonable to make them pay for registration. Artists/Nonprofit folks do not have the funding to pay you to share expertise.

@scas-scsa.bsky.social and @iaglr.bsky.social recently collaborated on an EDI webinar. The main findings are now published here! authors.elsevier.com/c/1lnYH1MRgT...

It was a pleasure to see this initiative through from idea conception to webinar to publication, all thanks to the panelists and co-organizers. This paper offers practical advice for incorporating #DEIA into your professional practice.

I want our young people to know that there is a path forward, that a better world is possible. I don't want them to give up, to become cynical. They deserve to be young and full of optimism. They are owed a world that supports and sustains optimism.

Hot off the press! 🧑‍🔬🧪 "Making aquatic sciences more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible: Perspectives on how individuals can take action in their professional practice" authors.elsevier.com/c/1lnYH1MRgT... 🧵1/5

The First International Symposium of Nonbinary Scientists has put out a call for abstracts and registration! 🧑‍🔬🧪 Dates: November 1-3 Location: Virtual campaign-statistics.com/browser_prev...

‘The anti-vax movement isn’t simply a grassroots network of concerned parents. It’s an industry. … It operates on a simple premise: if you’re not vaccinating your kids, you need to protect them somehow, and here’s a bunch of things you can buy to do that.’ Excellent writing in @macleans.bsky.social

Man, when they said you can't make satire that's more messed up than reality anymore - they were not kidding.

I just gave a virtual guest lecture on Human Dimensions of Invasive Species for @thaisbernos.bsky.social's fabulous Fisheries Biology and Techniques class at University of Vermont! It was so nice to get to talk to students again, even if there were some technical challenges! 🫠

Too many who think of themselves as anti-fash and kind are getting into treating “autistic” as a soft slur, like we need to be solved or cured. Jokey bigotry that treats us as annoyances and a sign of something wrong when we just want to fucking live.

We invite you to propose a session for the 2026 joint conference of IAGLR and the Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences. The conference will be held May 25–29, 2026, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as a hybrid event. https://bit.ly/4lpMJNK #connectedwaters26 #IAGLR26

Post a perfect album from the 90’s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.

In our new Nature Communications article led by Rashmi Paudel, we show that plant species that spread within their native range have a higher probability of becoming established outside their native range. 🔗https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63293-6 🔗Sharable PDF link: rdcu.be/eEmQr

Let's do a live thread reading of this article. I normally don't do this, but it's important to unpack antitransmasculinity in depth and give it name. This isn't a rare occurrence, for stuff like what this article is saying to go around, and we need to stop minimizing the damage it does

Just wanting to share some numbers for Canadians as well💙. If you are in crisis, please reach out to someone. Trans Lifeline (Canada) — 1-877-330-6366 Kids Help Phone — 1-800-668-6868 Suicide Crisis Helpline — 988

Heading to bed. Hoping we all wake up to the very best news tomorrow. Like better than we ever dreamed possible. Just The Best News. Goodnight.

“I’m not racist, some of my best chatbots are black”

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Daskalakis: I very specifically use the term pregnant people, and very specifically added my pronouns at the end of my resignation letter to make the point that I am defying this terrible strategy of trying to erase people

The first large-scale Nazi book burning was on 6 May 1933, when Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft in Berlin was attacked by Nazi students. It would take decades for science to recover the knowledge about trans-affirming healthcare that was destroyed that day.

No big deal "It's just till we get in office ..." "It's just sports," "It's just restrooms." "It's just your pronouns." "It's just your name." "It's just your medications." "It's just your job." "It's just your kids." "It's just you."

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Reminder: Positionality statements are intended to acknowledge that who we are can inform and enhance the work we do. That does not simply mean listing out all the marginalized identities in your group and calling it a day. Being a straight white man informs your work as much as any other identity.