#BREAKING: Over no public dissents, #SCOTUS denies Kim Davis's petition asking the justices to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (which recognized federal constitutional protections for same-sex marriage): www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

Almost completely, every single problem with higher education that folks think is mainly about something else is <primarily> about the massive decline in state public funding since the 1980s. Yes, including everyone's obsession with getting their kid into the "right" college:

I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit this should not be controversial 🫠

Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.

I’ve voted 7 times to reopen the government in a way that holds Trump accountable for his lawlessness and prevents a health care crisis. I’m prepared to work toward a compromise, but this “deal” before us does not come close to meeting those terms. Voting NO. Full statement:

Not pro-life. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.

Love the idea of the "deletion test" posed by @needhibhalla.bsky.social & coauthors in their commentary about costs of cutting DEI efforts in science. What if that student were "deleted?" What will the costs be? Screenshots attached to enhance access. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)

I never met Watson. But he gave a public seminar at my undergrad. Don't remember the talk but do remember the incredibly disturbing and degrading misogynistic comments he made at the female biology majors given the honor to meet him. A real piece of shit! World class.

UNC student groups are taking the lead as faculty leadership falters. I'll be speaking, representing @unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social at today's rally, and then we'll head over to the Faculty Council meeting to demand that they pass a resolution rejecting Trump's compact, as our peer universities have done

On Oct 1, 2025, GISAID informed us that they had ended updates to the flat file of SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences and associated metadata that we had used to update Nextstrain analyses since Feb 2020. GISAID's stated rationale was that their "resources are limited". 1/5

Gals, if you're not absolutely ruining the workplace for certain kinds of men, you need to step up your game. 🩷

Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC

i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist

Tragic. Teen Vogue’s recent group of writers was exceptional and fearlessly reported the truth on current issues—something sorely lacking in much of today’s news media.

“Oh poor people can buy popsicles with food stamps” shut the fuck up the government gives perverts a trillion dollars in government money each year for pervert factories for billionaires the fucking popsicles are none of your fuckin business

Not actually your uncle

Leading up to Halloween we ask, Why do some gummy brands rock, and why do others feel like you're chewing plastic? 🎃🍬👻 Read my little explainer for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/food/food-in...

“What radicalized you?” Nothing. It is not radical to believe that the American people should have the same basic rights and supports that citizens of nearly every other industrialized nation do. You only believe this is radical because the US has demonized basic social safety nets as “socialism.”

Every mention of SNAP being frozen should include this simple fact: TRUMP is CHOOSING TO CANCEL FOOD ASSISTANCE. There are literally emergency dollars available to keep SNAP funded.

The UNC Department of Biology is seeking a Director of Biology Teaching Labs, a key leadership role overseeing our undergraduate laboratory program. 1/n Learn more and apply here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308...

I do not exaggerate when I say that many of the most FURIOUS and incredibly EFFECTIVE and DEVOTED activists I know are parents or relatives of trans kids. These fucking "moderates" are alienating MILLIONS and are bound to lose along with the loser fascists they're emulating.

I know this is obvious. And I know we all know this. But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.

"normies do not care about this thing and so it is no use raising a stink" is imho just an excuse for not doing politics, which is the job of making normies care about something

@joann-trejo.bsky.social, @marymunson4.bsky.social and I have a commentary in @natcellbio.nature.com on recent attacks on DEI in biomedical research: "If scientific research, especially biomedical research, is meant to serve everyone, then it requires that everyone has an opportunity to participate"

Hey I know shit is bad rn but here is a small good thing: a BUNCH of historic & cool sites in Baltimore are open to the public for free on Saturday

If you're lucky enough to be financially stable and have a few bucks to spare, now would be a really good time to donate to America's food banks. They've already lost a ton of funding this year and with SNAP on the line, more are going to need them in the coming weeks.

Narrator: they did. They had all of this. They could see all of it and embraced it because their demagogue allows them to normalise their inner, most darkest racism, bigotry and hatred for people different from them. And that is the “freedom” they voted for.

COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years Like most infections, from influenza to chickenpox, also SARS-CoV-2 can speed up or contribute to dementia. This is not unique to SARS-CoV-2. www.nature.com/artic... 1/5

US measles cases top 1,600 as South Carolina outbreak grows www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-m...

Tragic destruction of our public health infrastructure that does nothing except harm people.

41 million people (including 20 million kids) will lose access to food in a few days while a new 90,000 square foot ballroom is being added to the White House. This political moment is profoundly disgusting.

Baked and decorated 100 cookies for our Fundamental Virology class! Hopefully everyone will do well on their final exam tomorrow, but if not, a cookie can’t hurt, right? @andrewpekosz.bsky.social

Meta-story: "But nowhere was the ground frozen, even 1[m] down. “It’s sort of a practical personal experience of climate change,” Calvignac-Spencer said. Indeed, Svalbard has seen a steeper temperature rise than most other places, and scientists have to dig deeper each summer to hit the permafrost."

MSNBC Live coverage: @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social interviewing a pink unicorn on live television is giving me life. #NoKings

An astonishingly large crowd! Chicago

NO KINGS at Bowie, MD! A few thousand people showed up, and a lot of cars honking in solidarity!

The trains in San Diego are packed with people heading to No Kings

Standing room only on the Green Line in Washington, DC as protestors head to the “No Kings” protest. Person behind me: “The trains weren’t even this packed for the Beyoncé concert” The entire train is full as more people pack on. Follow this thread for updates!

#NoKings Boca Raton 30 min ago!

#NOKINGS New York City, NY

Last class in our Fundamental Virology class. Record number of students this term @karidebbink.bsky.social @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

Yay, Maryland!

Awesome public health news: Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of 1. mother-to-child transmission of HIV, 2. Syphilis and 3. Hepatitis B www.who.int/news/item/13...

This is some of the best political news I've seen in a very long time. There's a clear a way to end the Citizens United precedent by changing state incorporation laws - and now luminaries in both parties are forcing a vote on it in the 2026 election.

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world. I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...