Cancer research costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela

you are here at the end of a year in which I'll bet you wondered what the point was, at some point

Remember the instructor, Mel Curth, who was fired from the University of Oklahoma due to giving a 0 for an essay that didn't have citations & wasn't on topic? She is going to the president of the University to fight for her job back on Friday, Jan. 2. Sign this petition to support her: unfiremel.com

Have a great day, everyone!

yelling that Trump is doing something "against the law" is meaningless if there are no consequences

Like every other such study.

Today was one of those travel days where SFO shenanigans ultimately resulted in my completely avoiding ORD shenanigans. Somehow I'm at my destination sooner than my original itinerary would've gotten me. And I had to rent a car to finish the journey, which was not in the original plans.

LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD: It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS. I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x

We’re so close to the end, wrapping this whole horrible thing up, can you help or share please? It’d mean the whole world to me. I really don’t want to have to ask any more. Thank you ❤️ gofund.me/49faaee01

As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store. Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.

The land grant University System shows that a University System is for everyone of all ages, not just enrolled students through extension work

There has literally never been a universal basic income trial program that didn't deliver real and measurable results above and beyond any other form of social welfare, and every time another concludes with the same findings the powers that be go "interesting! Anyway," and pretend it wouldn't work.

I was just handed this puppy.

We’re so close, I can nearly see the finish line. Can you help or share to finally shut me up? I just want to get back to feeling like I have a normal life and a purpose. Thanks friends 🙏

Days since I've washed a tissue: 0

Get in, losers, we’re going to the Cambrian Explosion.

I've been a bit quiet the last two weeks. Caught the classic early autumn community cold, and, well, a break's not so bad now and again. But today's thread's about something you're probably already aware of—it's the 50th anniversary of the loss of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior.

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It's like Chuck Schumer wakes up every day by asking "what can I do to make young people despise my party even more?"

This is a really remarkable piece of writing and in its particulars it describes so, so many people

I still remember my anthropology professor’s favorite joke from college: “What did Watson and Crick discover?” “Rosalind Franklin’s notes.”

The #FindThatLizard Scholarship is accepting applications until 12/10. We fund girls, women, and gender non conforming persons pursuing herpetology🦎🐍🐸🐢 I can’t wait to read your application! earynmcgee.com/findthatliza...

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shout out chicago.

Today seems like a good day… well, full stop, really. But also a good day to learn about the Project for the New American Century and how its architects will all burn in hell for eternity en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project...

I think a lot about the chance we had at the start of COVID to finally become a more compassionate, collectivist nation, and how profoundly we were failed not only by the sociopathic greed of the ruling class but by each other. It doesn’t mean we won’t get there, but the lost opportunity haunts me.

From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.

This story is detailing EXACTLY why we need to socialize healthcare in this country. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Single points of failure (like this) are generally frowned upon.

you have the right to not hang out with assholes. you deserve not to hang out with assholes. you are under 0 obligation to socially interact with assholes in your free time. it is truly terrible that our culture tricked so many people into thinking that they’re obliged to be friends with assholes!

Seen in Chicago

People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position 👇 (Published Dec. 2024)

Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

Screaming resumes. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

QUEEN GERTRUDE (places her hand on HALL’s chest) Stay, you lion-maned pair, tell me Of your distant City of Brotherly Love, That we may, as they say, get to know The heft and measure of each other’s thoughts. HALL I can’t go for that. OATES No can do.

Chiles vs Salazar: US Supreme Court case to determine future of conversion therapy bans https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/07/chiles-v-salazar-us-supreme-court/?utm_content=1759987200&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

AKA "we can't do our cash grab scheme if we do this ethically"

One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city. They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.

Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words. The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.

Read the entire statement about the EF5 upgrade (linked below). EF5s are, by definition, rare and extraordinary events requiring extraordinary evidence and extra scrutiny. Science doesn’t always operate on social media-friendly time scales. It’s better to have the rating be accurate than fast.

And everywhere else please

CW heartbreak abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

yes please

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I grew up in Grand Blanc. Not even sure what to think right now. apnews.com/article/morm...

Since returning to office, the Trump admin has cut lifesaving federal science programs, medical research &grants. The AAUP and AFT launched a campaign to halt these cuts and continue the longstanding bipartisan commitment to funding scientific research that saves & improves the lives of Americans.