Reposted by AndreaLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 12hLot going on here www.azcentral.com/story/news/p... 761466264
Reposted by AndreaDan Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Oh the faculty lounge? Where the aloof, lazy profs are planning how to spend their millions on indoctrinating your kid? Is that the same lounge where we've been collecting water in a trash can for months because they haven't fixed the pipe 19522
Reposted by AndreaYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026kudos to the times for randomly quoting a cartoonist in an article about the power grid, it's important to know what cartoonists think 1319611
Reposted by AndreaRabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Repost: Things you should know but didn't know you needed to know before knowing: A nasothek is a collection of the broken noses of statues and busts. Now you know. 43764177
Reposted by AndreaThe Onion @theonion.com · 21/09/2026New Study Shows That Bones Are Incredibly Cool 2073094
Reposted by AndreaCristian Román-Palacios @cromanpa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026When two clades evolve together, can the trees alone tell you how often they cospeciated, and how often the symbiont switched hosts? We think so! Our paper, led by @yichaozeng.bsky.social, shows that branch length differences in the cophylogeny are informative enough to estimate six rates at once 03311
Reposted by AndreaESIP - Earth Science Information Partners @esipfed.bsky.social · 04/09/2026📚 What we're reading: "Who Will Keep Research Data Infrastructure Open and Running?" 🌐 To prevent costly setbacks to scientific progress and critical services, the community must urgently recognize these essential research infrastructure as public utilities and secure sustained operational funding.issues.orgWho Will Keep Research Data Infrastructure Open and Running? | Real NumbersThe scientific community must consider the longevity of open research infrastructure—why it might fail and how to prevent it. 001
Reposted by AndreaMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Darth Vader spoke in favor of Flock cameras at a San Diego city council meeting yesterdaygizmodo.com'The Emperor Is a Fan of Flock': Darth Vader Speaks at City Council Meeting"This council was elected to serve the police, not the public," said Vader. 583522883
Reposted by AndreaHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 29/07/2026This is a well-produced segment. I encourage you to watch so you can hear the noise for yourself. The professor of environmental health science that they interviewed called it an “unprecedented new noise source.”wxyz.comNeighbors say noise from Michigan data center is 24/7 and upending their livesOne Michigan community has been experiencing the reality of a data center next door for a couple of years now, and they say the sound has changed their lives. 331865954
Reposted by AndreaAaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 25/07/2026Admirable clarity @science.org 4974912713
Reposted by AndreaLady Froldmagen (she/her) @zinelib.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Be part of the gay cataloging agenda! 🏳️🌈 🦕 📚 074
Reposted by AndreaKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 23/07/2026A future of U.S. “science” without scientists. 27930
Reposted by Andreageoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 22/07/2026mitch mcconnell died doing what he loved, keeping a federal office vacant for several months leading into an election 253961617
Reposted by AndreaKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Did you hear the one about the Smithsonian hiding the bones of Bible giants in the basement? No? Well, MO GOP Rep Eric Burlinson did, and he recently said he wants to develop a “strategy” to use Congress’s investigative power to get to the bottom of the mystery. “I do believe [giants] were real.”🤦♀️ 41474164
Reposted by AndreaRob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 20/07/2026MULDER [slapping down plane tix]: Hope you packed your rain coat, Scully. SCULLY: Seattle? Mulder it's the weekend, what- MULDER [handing her a file] Confirmed sightings, Scully. This is big SCULLY [eyes wide]: My God Mulder, what am I looking at here? MULDER: The locals are calling it.. JIMOTHY 4375571671
Andrea @akthom.bsky.social · 19/07/2026nytimes.comOpinion | My Son Was Killed by ICE. I Want Accountability. (Gift Article)I deserve accountability and transparency, and so does the public. 000
Reposted by AndreaJeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 13/07/2026Holy COW. Text analysis of comments on the OMB rule: overwhelming opposition, overwhelmingly not form letters. (But 9 in 10 comments supporting the rule ARE form responses, LOL) Whatever happens next, folks have stepped up. 1808303
Reposted by AndreaGary R. Bunt @garyrbunt.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I'm re-re-posting this significant article: "The open-source archive now contains more than 500,000 digitized photographs, identification papers, diaries, maps, films, and letters, many of which were collected directly from Palestinian families and might otherwise have been lost forever."wired.comHow Palestinians Are Building a Digital Archive That Can’t Be ErasedDistributed backups, cyber resilience, and a half-million records are preserving Palestinian history beyond any single building or border. 2513284
Reposted by AndreaInvest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026"Rescued data has to be collected, and then it has to go somewhere; it has to be validated, described, made findable, & kept accessible." The systems that do that work are assumed to exist… or invisible in the funding picture entirely. investinopen.org/blog/data-re...investinopen.orgThe Data Resilience Funding Landscape: A Preliminary AnalysisMapping where the money is (and isn't) going in the data rescue movement. 042
Reposted by AndreaMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 09/07/2025There is no plan or budget model w/o foreign students There is no plan or budget model w/o NSF/NIH/Title VI/FLAS/etc. federal funding There is no plan or budget model with further state budget cuts There is no plan or budget model with further state government caps on tuition There is no plan 13459125
Reposted by AndreaSara Satolli @sarasatolli.bsky.social · 24/06/2026So long and thanks for all the cores 032
Reposted by AndreaAmbrose @ambrosia-engine.bsky.social · 28/06/2026This review really goes for the jugular. 112542
Reposted by AndreaBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Dems have to run on this hard. Do not let the RFK types try to spin what his own party just signed off on here. Actual Monsanto, the comic book villain of Adbusters days, was shielded from liability over poisoning Americans. I don't care if it's slopulism: this Supreme Court wants you dead. 359145904848
Reposted by Andreajamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/06/2026i think it is great that conservative students functionally work as a volunteer stasi for republican politicians and conservative media 11452761242
Reposted by AndreaDiane Zorich @dzorich.bsky.social · 23/06/2026"...the future of the world’s largest open-access digital library for biodiversity literature is under threat. ... we only have funding, we estimate, until the end of 2027,” .... “It would be just horrendous – devastating, really – to lose it after coming so far and unlocking so much.”theguardian.comA bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyoneThe Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt 033
Reposted by AndreaEmily Bruce @brucelab.bsky.social · 22/06/2026My friend's NSF CAREER received the highest possible score (Excellent, Excellent, Excellent: High Priority) and it was rejected today. This would have been my friend's first extramural award, 5 years after starting their lab, exactly when grant $ is make or break for an Assistant Professor's career. 110253
Reposted by AndreaRick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 11/06/2026The Spurs still have a chance if Mike Pence does what’s right 740244
Reposted by AndreaGerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 08/06/2026hey quick question, am I having a stroke 687132912087
Reposted by AndreaBerna Devezer @devezer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Wonderful news! Journal of Research on Research is launched. "if you are a researcher who researches any aspect of research, then this is the journal and community for you." Worth reading the whole editorial for a transparent and thoughtful account of this amazing community-driven effort. 111042
Reposted by AndreaChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 03/06/2026Striking to me how little reporting there is on this rule proposal, which is maybe the biggest change to American governance in almost a century. And this reporting is … weak. www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...npr.orgPresident Trump seeks control of science fundingThe White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science. 9382211
Reposted by AndreaJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I swear to god this is real. 85762123
Reposted by AndreaAGU Science Policy @aguscipolicy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026🚨 Speak up for science🚨 Proposed House cuts: 20% to NSF, 17% to NASA Science—putting research, STEM education, and critical data at risk. 🌎 ✉️ Tell your Senators to reject these cuts 📢 Share & act now👇 agu.quorum.us/campaign/162...agu.quorum.usProtect and preserve federal scientific research and workforceAdvocate for strong FY27 science funding today! 022
Reposted by Andreajamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/06/2026another day, another story about the administration's war on knowledge itself, all in service of allow its corporate patrons free rein to rob us blind and poison our world www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...nytimes.comTrump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System 14457262050
Reposted by AndreaMark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Her post also includes detailed and exceptionally helpful suggestions about how to craft the most effective comment, with some detailed examples for scientists or those who support science. 🧪 0128
Reposted by Andreatamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 26/05/2026A higher ed attorney presented to our college council and said don’t think cuz it backed down a bit in some ways that this administration isn’t building a more aggressive, stealth agenda against higher ed. Including accreditation and ramping up staff and resources to bring cases against schools. 06921
Reposted by AndreaTim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 25/05/2026"It is not enough to… celebrate the benefits of innovation, if they are built on a chain of exploitation that remains deliberately hidden. If technology promises emancipation, yet produces new forms of global subordination, it stands in contradiction to the fundamental principle of human dignity." 129975
Reposted by Andrealeon @leyawn.bsky.social · 19/05/2026congratulations, graduates. i'm honored to speak at your commencement. this is a proud moment for you, your family, and your friends. the future is in your hands. and the most important task of the future is to feed the Gaping Maw (students start booing, one student yells "fuck the gaping maw") 253412774
Reposted by AndreaEnd Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 15/05/2026BREAKING: SB 2471 has been signed into law! It’s the first of its kind in the nation and renders the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision irrelevant in Hawaii. This is a win for the movement to get big money, especially dark money, out of politics.apnews.comNew Hawaii law targets corporate influence in politics after Citizens United rulingHawaii's Democratic governor has signed a bill to curb corporate and "dark money" influence in politics. This move comes after the 2010 U.S. 428159584996
Reposted by AndreaMiriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 14/05/2026Ha! I promised my students I’d try to get their comments on the record and I’m so pleased we succeeded. Thanks to Emmy Martin for what I think is a very good article on the Canvas hack. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...chronicle.comThe Canvas Hack Confirmed Some Professors’ Fears. It Likely Won’t Change Anything.Last week’s widespread Canvas outage validated years of faculty anxiety about higher ed’s dependence on private tech vendors. Most say the likely response is a new vendor, not a new approach. 35310
Reposted by AndreaEmily Yoshida @emilyyoshida.bsky.social · 11/05/2026This was on the bulletin board at my local ace hardware and I’m going to show it to anyone who ever asks me if Iowa City can really measure up to Hollywood in terms of opportunity 8673
Reposted by AndreaWill Wiles @willwiles.bsky.social · 02/05/2026(I make a "mouth" with the side of my hand and draw little eyes above it) Richard Dawkins: hmmmm (I put lipstick around the "mouth") Richard Dawkins, suavely: well hello 8690681831
Reposted by AndreaBlue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026It's like 10,000 spoons When all you need is a knife It's like meeting the man of your dreams Then meeting his miniature wife 758367