My column in Chemistry World reads a little differently this month:

Essential read: a statement from Cardinal Cupich. www.archchicago.org/statement/-/...

"I was told in no uncertain terms what my vote would unleash. I then cast that vote for Harris, and today, as the world map again looks like a supercharged holiday display of twinkling critical alerts, it’s hard not to recognize the throughline from my ballot to cable news chyron."

“In a pair of recent interviews with STAT, Plotkin expressed dismay at seeing the achievements of his career & his field slip away. He knows what lies ahead… “All I can say is that I’m beginning to regret having lived so long —because we’re going downhill,” Plotkin said” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social

Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.

THREAD. My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments. I've collected his work here...

cc Megyn Kelly

Michelle Obama says the US is not ready for a female President

Crystal clear reflection & pastel tones from Greenland… Perfect set up to compliment our red sails boats ☺️⛵️.

I love Terry Gross she is a top ten person

Corgis have an extremely low center of gravity and the density of a dead star. PERFECT for skateboarding! 😇

The front page of the New York Times, July 31, 1965, showing LBJ signing the Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1965 into law in the presence of Harry Truman.

As called in Brazil:

CIA Realizes It’s Been Using Black Highlighters All These Years

When political cartoons are a perfect reflection of reality based on the fictional book you wrote…

New Orleans students Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson, credited with solving the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, have discovered nine more solutions to the problem

4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day. On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga

It seems to me that the time is ripe for a Bluesky thread about how—and maybe even why—to befriend crows. (1/n)

Look I don’t care how you spell it I just need to know where to go

Did you feel the EARTH MOVE this morning? That is but a TASTE of MY POWER. If MY DEMANDS are not met within the next 72 HOURS, then I shall BLOT OUT THE SUN. The clock is ticking.