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Leslie Ehrlich @leslieehrlich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

All senate races should feature this question. As they say, focus on the stakes, not the horse race

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Excited about my visit to @umich.edu next week, speaking on October 1

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Andy Ault @andrewpault.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Excited to have this out! Abby Ayala in my group did a great job pulling this together.

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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

For New York reasons my landlord had to replace my gas stove & oven with induction and electric. After a week of basic use and one major party prep cook I have put them through their paces enough that I think I can provide a review.

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Andy Ault @andrewpault.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Heck of a catch on the second last play of the game.

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Andy Ault @andrewpault.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Have fun! Say hi to everyone (sobs jealously in Michigan)

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Dr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

This is a good pithy explainer by @cdelawalla.bsky.social, founder of @standupforscience.net on OMB's proposed rule that affects federal funding. It impacts cancer research, clinical trials, women’s health, climate change, how scientists disseminate information at conferences & public.🧪

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Cole Donovan @colesci.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Ultimately, this is an all hands moment. Every action, no matter how small, helps push the defense of science and free expression forward. This is one of the most direct ways people can influence executive action, and it doesn’t have to be difficult.

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The SUFS Guide to Writing Public Comments — Your Site Title

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Dr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

🧪 If you want more information on the OMB rule, here is a video that corresponds to @elizabethginexi.bsky.social’s substack. open.substack.com/pub/elizabet... A must read for every American, as this affects you.

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David Nir @davidnir.com · 04/06/2026

A frustrating false choice. As we've shown—with actual maps!—Democrats can target many Republican seats while respecting the VRA, even if SCOTUS no longer does. www.the-downballot.com/p/how-democr...

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How Democrats can fight new GOP gerrymanders—while still respecting the VRA

Democrats could target more than 20 Republican districts before 2028

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Marc Bingham, MD | Clinical Informatics & AI @bing-informatics.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🔬 The OMB just proposed rules that would let political appointees override peer-reviewed science funding decisions. As physicians & informaticists, this hits home. Comment period closes July 13. → fight2win.standupforscience.net #StandUpForScience #Medicine #PublicHealth

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Stand up for Science

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 29/05/2026

In this newsletter I outline important actions to take. 1. Submit a comment opposing the rule change. 2. Contact state legislators to ensure states are engaged with the impact at the state and local level. 3. Contact members of Congress. 4. Spread awareness. This rundown is a great source:

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Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule

Russell Vought is going to destroy American Science

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Rachel O'Brien @reobrien.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Heading home from MUOAA in Montréal. This was my first time in Quebec and I had a wonderful time! Big thanks to Thomas Preston, Miriam Freedman, Andreas Zuend, and @andrewpault.bsky.social for a great conference.

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

yeah, what are you supposed to do? read?? what you're citing?? come on now.

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I posted a legal theory on Bluesky on Friday night and by the end of the weekend, Hakeem Jeffries was talking about it with Virginia Democrats.

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

SCOTUS in 2022: Five months before Election Day is too late for Louisiana to redraw its GOP House map that harms Black voters. It must wait until 2024. SCOTUS in 2026: Louisiana may cancel its imminent primary—where >40,000 already voted—to enact basically the same old map that harms Black voters

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Kate Riga @kateriga.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

If anything is going to push Democrats to finally accept Supreme Court reform, it's gotta be the past two weeks talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme...

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Supreme Court Unblocks Alabama’s Racially Discriminatory Map, Showing That Alito Was Lying

The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a stay on an old Alabama...

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

State supreme court justices play a critical role in defending your rights and freedoms, which is why the election happening in Georgia right now is so important. Make sure you have a plan to vote for Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin.

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David Nir @davidnir.com · 08/05/2026

There are thousands of maps that were protected by the VRA until Callais. If you're looking just at Congress, you're missing 99% of the story. If Virginia Beach decides to ditch its district map (required under a VRA suit) and revert to at-large elections, that can't be "offset" elsewhere.

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Victory! Voters in Virginia Beach Secure Fair Election System After Years-Long Battle

After years of litigation, decades of community advocacy and a sustained effort by the community’s Black, Latino and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, Virginia Beach, Virginia, i...

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I say it again and again: Because we don’t learn the real history of this country, we do not understand what this country is capable of. After 1870, 22 Black men served in Congress. By 1901, because of racist SCOTUS rulings, electoral coups and election cheating and violence, there were none.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/04/2026

Joe Kernen comes close to having a coronary on air as Pete Buttigieg dogwalks him all over the Squawk Box studio about Trump's economic mismanagement and inflation

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Andre the Chemist @andrechemist.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

How long can four doctors hold a grudge over one B+ they received in college? A longitudinal study.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Slaughtering our golden goose: massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration

Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Every Michigan fan right now.

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Jinkies Cowabunga @qaxxar.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Current status:

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/04/2026

And if you want to learn much more about this cool new thing in energy -- say it with me, everybody -- listen to this Volts pod:

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Ann Arbor's experiment with a new kind of utility

Missy Stults explains Ann Arbor's novel plan to build a second, clean-energy utility alongside its incumbent.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/04/2026

I'm so excited by & curious about this experiment -- basically Ann Arbor is standing up a second, municipal power utility, devoted to clean energy, to operate alongside its IOU. Unique in the world, far as I know:

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, prepares to launch its own clean energy utility

Investor-owned utilities have been slow to ditch fossil fuels. The city of Ann Arbor plans to boost access to renewables with a unique model rolling out…

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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 25/03/2026

Oh yeah, in case you haven't bookmarked it yet, our special election Big Board is the original recipe. We've been tracking these races like a hawk for a decade—accept no substitutes! Dems outperforming 2024 presidential results by an average of 13 points.

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The Downballot's special elections Big Board for the 2025-26 cycle

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

NSF Update through March 13, 2026 1/2

A line graph of the number of NSF awards in fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal years 2021-2025. The fiscal year 2026 is well below the other curves and increasing only very slowly.

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The Rooster @rooster.info · 13/03/2026

Fact check: True.

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Chris “OH NO! DISASTER! WHAT A BAD IDEA!” Dobbertean’s Monster @bracketdobber.net · 12/03/2026

“How do you get penalized for playing a tough schedule by not making the NCAA Tournament?” Specifically mentioning Auburn… Because you won barely half the time! And if we based the field on schedule strength, it would be full of SWAC and MEAC teams!

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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

SCOOP: Less than 1 month before Trump came out against a new bridge connecting Michigan with Canada, the billionaire owner of an existing bridge donated $1M to the Trump-backed super PAC, MAGA Inc. with @matinastevis.bsky.social

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Bridge Owner Donated $1 Million to MAGA Inc. PAC Before Trump Blasted New Span

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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 08/02/2026

According to the Louisiana Democratic Party, Chasity Martinez got outpsent by a 3-to-1 margin in tonight's election yet still turned in a 37-point overperformance—and a victory.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The administrators of Columbia, Penn, Brown will do their best one day to gaslight us into believing they did the best they could, but it’s harder when others made different choices.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 01/02/2026

Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing www.gelliottmorris.com/p/blue-wave-...

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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 01/02/2026

BREAKING: Texas Democrat Taylor Rehmet just won a *massive* landslide to flip a deep-red Senate district. He's up by 14 points in a Trump+17 seat—an overperformance of more than 30 points. How did he do it? Here's our full writeup:

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Breaking: Texas Democrats score landslide upset in race Trump badly wanted to win

Taylor Rehmet just flipped a deep-red seat—and gave his party a shot in the arm

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27/12/2025

The @nytimes.com Lost Science series continues. Here's my Q&A with a scientist who was studying how wildfire smoke threatens human health when the EPA decided that her research was no longer a funding priority. Gift link: nyti.ms/4jhpw14

Portrait of Marina Vance, a scientist, sitting in a Colorado grassland.

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Andy Ault @andrewpault.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Kerri (not on here) wishes to express her NEPA solidarity with you over loving these cookies! Merry Christmas Faye!

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David Nir @davidnir.com · 17/12/2025

You seem to have heard correctly

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Hearing this is payback for Colorado not honoring Trump/Peters ‘pardon’

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Andy Ault @andrewpault.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Very cool! Looking forward to reading!

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Dylan B. Millet @dbm.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Postdoc opening: airborne NH3 measurements Join our team! The UMN atmospheric chemistry group is recruiting a postdoc to collect and analyze airborne NH3 measurements as part of NASA FarmFlux. See z.umn.edu/aw67 for details, & contact Julieta (junco004@umn.edu) and I (dbm@umn.edu) with questions!

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Postdoctoral Associate: aircraft-based measurements of atmospheric ammonia Join our team! The atmospheric chemistry group at the University of Minnesota (UMN) seeks applications for a Postdoctoral A...

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Andy Ault @andrewpault.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Longtime TPM reader and aerosol scientist, if I took one lesson from the past 5 years it is the importance of ventilation/dilution (i.e., cracking a window), amazing how quickly a sealed room fills (CO2, PM, etc.)

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Andy Ault @andrewpault.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Try a CO2 monitor in your car with air recirculating (which is default for most cars when AC on), it is amazing to see how quickly it can hit >5,000. No wonder folks get so tired on long drives. As scientists studying indoor and outdoor air quality, we really need to get the word out better on this.

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