Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 03/05/2026you have to understand that when Richard Dawkins says really dumb things it's because Oxford dons have no natural predators. 271402205 1.4K
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Vaccines are humanity’s greatest scientific achievement.bbc.co.ukPregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80%A study confirms the vaccine gives excellent protection for babies against life-threatening chest infections. 72452619 2.5K
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 19/04/2026If you watch this and then follow it with a viewing of our current president's recent disassociated rant to schoolchildren about Biden's autopen, well, you have a perfect microcosm of the steep American descent into ignominy. 1250382 503
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialKit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 09/10/2025“A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination”scientificamerican.comNew Study Finds Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior ImmunityA new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination 79453 94
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Want to see the economic impact of #NIH grant cuts in your community? Check out @joshuasweitz.bsky.social and colleagues' project here. Tell your friends and neighbors what is happening. scienceimpacts.orgscienceimpacts.orgSCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical ResearchDeveloped by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide 7342238 342
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 05/08/2025The impacts of school choice have been particularly clear in Arizona, offering an early picture of K-12 education under the Republican vision of maximum school choice. Here, public schools are starting to close.washingtonpost.comPublic schools are closing as Arizona’s school voucher program soarsArizona, with a marketplace of school options and universal vouchers, offers a window into the GOP vision for K-12 education 39271132 271
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialSaganism @sagan.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth. - Albert Einstein 121065295 1.1K
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.social Bradley Busch @bradleybusch.bsky.social · 18/06/2025New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays. Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn. arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088... 19236851507 3.7K
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialWes Siler @wessiler.bsky.social · 17/06/2025While Mike Lee and Steve Daines' Senate Natural Resources Committee amendment to the budget reconciliation package mandates the sale of up to 3.3 million acres of public land, what most people miss is that it also authorizes the sale of 258 million acres. That's 40 percent of all public land:wessiler.substack.comLee, Daines Up Public Land Sell Off To 258 Million AcresThe Senate's budget reconciliation package includes provision to sell off 40 percent of all public land 34322282 322
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/05/2025The bill is still a mess but this is a win. Thank you, America. They heard you. House Republicans have dropped the provision that would’ve sold off 500,000 acres of public land in Utah and Nevada. 14886861005 8.7K
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialBrian Kane @briank3387.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Old North Church in Boston last night on the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's ride. 7095682827 9.6K
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialKimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 14/04/2025 521784 217
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 13/04/2025Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner. nymag.com/intelligence...nymag.comSeniors Are More Conservative Because the Poor Die OffSometimes older voters aren’t just naturally more conservative. It’s just that wealthier and whiter people tend to live longer and healthier lives. 172110133764 11K
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialJohn Pettus @johngpettus.bsky.social · 05/04/2025I might make it a habit to post this from time to time. 121878362 1.9K
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 17/03/2025Even just looking at images of nature changes our brain and can reduce physical pain, a new study by @maxsteininger.bsky.social and colleagues finds!nature.comNature exposure induces analgesic effects by acting on nociception-related neural processing - Nature CommunicationsVirtual nature exposure reduces self-reported pain and is associated with decreased brain responses linked to somatosensory and nociceptive processing, providing new insights into the underlying mecha... 1628370 283
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialZebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 16/03/20253D reconstruction of a 3-day-old #zebrafish heart beating. Credit to Michael Weber (prev. @mpi-cbg.de). #ZebrafishZunday 🧪 312725 127
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialMichael Bang Petersen @m-b-petersen.bsky.social · 13/03/2025We know that economic anxiety & conspiracy beliefs are related. Often this is used to argue that it is key to fix economic conditions to avoid widespread conspiracy beliefs. But a new study shows that causality runs the other way. The conspiracy beliefs drive the anxiety: doi.org/10.1111/pops... 13324107 324
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/03/2025A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸 293180825392 18.1K
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialHELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 05/03/2025Lede o' the Day "For the second time in weeks, a Canadian icon has emerged as the unlikely victor in an existential battle on the ice." www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comCanada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on icePhotographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions 2332084 320
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 06/03/2025It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun! 11503367315140 33.7K
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialSteve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Making PBJ for dinner because I have the ambition level of a Dem senator. 2173 17
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 24/02/2025Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Themtheonion.comDemocratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices ThemWASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe... 801351176845 35.1K
AliceGibb.bsky.social @alicegibb.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Dear Manager 1. …don't criticize What you can't understand 2. Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command 3. Your old road is rapidly agin' 4. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand 5. For the times they are a-changin' 000 0
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialAliceGibb.bsky.social @alicegibb.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Dear Manager 1. …don't criticize What you can't understand 2. Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command 3. Your old road is rapidly agin' 4. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand 5. For the times they are a-changin' 011 1
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Dominoes falling. 24710 47
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialAnna Meier @annameier.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Tired: So many exploitation problems in higher ed could be solved by TT/tenured faculty not trying to avoid teaching, a key part of their jobs. Wired: There is too much work in higher ed, and institutions actually need to hire more people and implement reasonable workloads across the board. 1468 46
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialCarla Winston @carlawinston.bsky.social · 18/02/2025CNN top of page. Yeesh. 1237 23
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialSarah Lempriere @sarahlempriere.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgMass firings decimate U.S. science agenciesWhite House dismissals and rationale challenged by dismissed scientists and lawsuits 421593 215
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialGod @thegodshow.com · 18/02/2025Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money. 18376698617328 67K
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18/02/2025"working to swiftly rectify the situation..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...nbcnews.comUSDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire themIn a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation." 2783276768777 27.7K
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 17/02/2025The Washpost, which is bleeding millions of dollars and shrinking its staff, accepted -- and then rejected -- a $115,000 ad that criticized Elon Musk. Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️ thehill.com/media/514849... 12661393453 6.1K
AliceGibb.bsky.social @alicegibb.bsky.social · 17/02/2025No regime has survived 3.5% of the populace engaging in peaceful protest. www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr... www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr...hks.harvard.eduThe '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the worldResearch featuring Carr Center's Erica Chenoweth. Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed ... 000 0
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialBruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 15/02/2025when they’re at the point where they’re ignoring court rulings, ask yourself: how does this end 912423 124
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialFriendly Neighborhood Mouse @missmouse.bsky.social · 15/02/2025From the Action Network: Join us on Saturday (2/15) Rockville, MD Tesla at 11am Arlington, VA Tesla at 2pm #TeslaTakedown actionnetwork.org/event_campai... 37417 74
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialStacy @stacy31.bsky.social · 11/02/2025A quick resistance task: 1. Google Gulf of Mexico 2. “Gulf of America" is the top 3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it 4. Select "Send Feedback" 5. Click on "Gulf Of America" 6. Select "Inaccurate content" 7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico" 64370873145 7.1K
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10/02/2025A useful tool and a great thing to do... 5calls.org/issue/nih-ns...5calls.orgSave NIH and NSF Research Funding ⭑ 5 CallsOn February 7, the Trump administration moved to cut billions of dollars in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science … 0177139 177
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.social🌊Scott the Process🌊 @scotttheprocess.bsky.social · 09/02/2025 10884081742 8.4K
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialBruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 05/02/2025“They apparently just sort of walked past security and said: ‘Get out of my way,’ and they’re looking for access for the IT systems, as they have in other agencies,” said a former Noaa official. “They will have access to the entire computer system, a lot of which is confidential information.”theguardian.comDoge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threatsMembers reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’ 2031790876 1.8K
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 02/02/2025I asked Elon’s Grok 2 the question of whether and how you could destroy the country through insane trade wars and hijacking Treasury’s payment system. And I must say, what I got back seems to be a fairly good analysis. 44165372364 6.5K
AliceGibb.bsky.social @alicegibb.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Someone is actually being a journalist at the WaPo today. I thank them for their work. 010 1
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 30/01/2025NEW: Vera Rubin was a pioneering female astronomer. The federal webpage for an observatory named for her now excludes mention of efforts to diversify science. “I’m sure Vera would be absolutely furious,” said a co-author of a biography of Rubin. By @lisalsong.bsky.socialpropub.liVera Rubin Was a Pioneering Female Astronomer. Her Federal Bio Now Doesn’t Mention Efforts to Diversify Science.The edits to the webpage offer a glimpse into how far the Trump administration will go in refusing to acknowledge today’s inequalities as it purges federal initiatives promoting diversity, equity and… 311191381 1.2K
AliceGibb.bsky.social @alicegibb.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Has anyone tried turning the US media off and back on again? 000 0
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 26/01/2025It’s like winter has been flipped upside down in the United States. After a record-breaking Gulf Coast storm, cities like New Orleans and Pensacola, Florida, have suddenly had more snow this winter than Omaha, Des Moines and New York.washingtonpost.comThese maps show how winter has flipped upside down in the U.S.After a record-breaking Gulf Coast storm, cities like New Orleans and Pensacola, Florida, have had more snow this winter than Omaha, Des Moines and New York. 3827049 270
Reposted by AliceGibb.bsky.socialKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19/01/2025I’d just like to take a moment to acknowledge the best tik tok video of all time youtu.be/7ZWaWrvJ7nA?...youtu.beStar Trek: Tik TokYouTube video by MissSheenie 1012477584 2.5K