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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 10h

I don’t go high when they go low. I get LOUD. Because the soul and humanity of this country are at stake. /end

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Command & Couture @burnafterbriefing.bsky.social · 19h

I spent a sleepless night trying to account for Christa Pike. Raised Catholic, I trained in medicine; my early career was in humanitarianism. My vocation led me, reluctantly, to the profession of arms. And a deep familiarity with moral friction. Now I have tidy little desk at the war factory.

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

you will encounter more opportunities in life to change the batteries on a smoke alarm than you will to run into a burning building and no one gives a shit you changed those batteries but it is still very important and why are you waiting on a burning building, know what i’m saying, it’s a metaphor

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Mark O. Martin @markowenmartin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Two sad facts I have learned over the years: (1) we all know far less than we think we do, and (2) it is so easy to become the things we say we hate. This is why I imperfectly seek the light so much. We must all try to be better.

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🦋Dr. Natalia🕊🌻🪬 @solnatamd.medsky.social · 16/09/2026

FYI, Covid vaccines 2026-2027 are available in CVS and Walgreens. It's barely mentioned that they exist, nobody talks about them. But they exist, available, you can schedule your shot.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Arrest him?

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I would not like an AI summary, I would not like it on a boat, I would not like the email bloat, I do not like it on a chair, I would not like it anywhere! I do not like them on a phone, I do not like them in my home, I do not want them on a search, I do not like them in a church

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Aleksandra Vaca @transiticsnews.com · 10/09/2026

I’m a Texan trans kid who almost died because of Ken Paxton. The world should know what he’s done. This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands. He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.

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I’m a Texan Trans Kid Who Almost Died Because of Ken Paxton. The World Should Know What He’s Done.

Regardless of Talarico’s recent statements on trans people, Paxton cannot be rewarded for the extreme suffering he’s inflicted on me and tens of thousands of Texan trans kids.

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✪ Beware the Gray Ghost ✪ @jongraywb.blacksky.app · 10/09/2026

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The rally at the academy is getting bigger to the point that I need to rent a proper sound system & stage. really good problem to have. Would anyone be down to help cover that 😬 When I called the city they said to expect 400-500: my little amp’s not gonna cut it for eek givebutter.com/SupportSAS26

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Nick Stroustrup @nstroustrup.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Did you know that the cells of old animals contain much less mRNA than the cells of young ones? Let me share with you some results from an ongoing project in the lab, where we are finding that a progressive depletion of total mRNA abundance is a crucial part of aging 1/22

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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

So, did the whole country just stop talking about the fact that Mitch McConnell is dead and the GOP is still covering it up?

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it may ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.” Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment. No questions asked. No proof required. Pass it on.

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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A massive update: At least ~15 companies~ are selling scientists antibodies using faked validation data. We've documented 18,000+ manipulated images on 17,000+ products sold by leading laboratory suppliers including Thermo Fisher, Abcam, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Millipore Sigma and Bio-Techne. 1/🧵

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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Meet Breadstick Euth listed #nycacc Urgent ‼️ E coast foster needed!! DM me! REPOSTS SAVE LIVES! Be a hero! Save a life! Urgent ‼️

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Chen @xenopuselegans.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

For those who might be interested, @hhmi-science.bsky.social is hiring a program manager to support science students at community colleges through transfer and bachelor's degree completion in the life sciences.

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Program Manager

Primary Work Address: 4000 Jones Bridge Road, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. HHMI is focused on supporting and moving science forward in a...

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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Meet Galloway He’s euth listed #nycacc E coast foster needed ASAP DM ME I NEED REPOSTS TO SAVE HIM. A repost costs nothing but it can mean saving his life! Urgent ‼️

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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

As a component of aseptic technique, Bunsen burners do not universally decrease deposition of microbe-containing particles journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs

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Cara Boutte @caraboutte.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The real question is: why aren't more Dems using this kind of clear descriptive rhetoric? #ossoff. It's because they see the destruction of moral and legal norms, and they hope to profit from it in the future. If you can't clearly describe the problem, you are part of it. www.cnn.com/2026/08/18/p...

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Ossoff calls Trump a ‘draft-dodging, crook president,’ intensifying his feud with White House | CNN Politics

Sen. Jon Ossoff stood next to Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly on Tuesday and delivered the kind of anti-Trump broadside that has become a campaign signature, marking the latest round in an escalating feud wit...

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Just had my daily reminder of how wonderful the NIH peeps are who handle all of the work involved in managing grants for those of us out here in extramural land. The NIH staff really are the best humans, working so hard to ensure that the science can continue in incredibly challenging times.

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Cara Boutte @caraboutte.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Seeking advice from Bio folks: is it valuable for a trainees future job prospects to be on a two author paper? I have a student who did all the experiments on her paper, and was going to be the only author besides me on this paper. She added an undergrad during revisions- is that a bad idea?

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Qing Tang @qing-tang.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

We discovered a pathway that contributes to anti-folate antibiotic resistance and the persistent of S. aureus TD-SCV in the lung

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This coming school year's Lego League theme is biodiversity, which means it's about to be all-hands-on-deck for ecologists. Let's get ready for the flood. Ecologists, if you're willing to answer questions from classrooms or LEGO teams, we need ya. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Fall 2026 Scientist Form

Thank you for Volunteering with Skype a Scientist for the Fall 2026 semester! We match all classrooms up once per week. You may get a match immediately and you may not get a match for a few months. ...

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

This hits really hard. If you’ve ever met me, you know I am a junk drawer filled to the brim. And all that junk feels heavy and useless sometimes. But no effort is wasted. youtu.be/AgBaU9mmceQ?...

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No Effort is Wasted

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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I just learned that OMB is required to respond to every comment on the anti-peer-review rule. So that means our comments really matter, at the very least by gumming up the gears. Send your comment today.

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Myra Cheng @myra.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

AI always calling your ideas “fantastic” can feel inauthentic, but what are sycophancy’s deeper harms? We find that in the common use case of seeking AI advice on interpersonal situations—specifically conflicts—sycophancy makes people feel more right & less willing to apologize.

Screenshot of paper title: Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence

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Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 23/05/2026

They say the door to Hell is locked from the inside. And the same is true of reactionary politics. The solution to the Male Loneliness Epidemic <dismissive wanking gesture> is and has always been feminism. Simple as. Men, go clean your rooms and learn feminism.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

The attack on education in the US is not new, but the slow fuse that arguably started with Reagan is now setting off detonations across K-12 and higher education that are going to be incredibly difficult to walk back if we don’t treat this like the urgent crisis it is.

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Binning Singletons @binningsingletons.com · 07/05/2026

📢 Are you attending #ASMicrobe this year? Or is someone in your lab? Pass this on! Binning Singletons is an awesome opportunity to maximize the experience. 🦠 🧪 🔬 #MicroSky binningsingletons.com/singleton/bi...

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BinSing @ ASM 2026 Registration - Binning Singletons

Join Binning Singletons at ASM Microbe! We match you with other attendees, provide an experienced mentor, and help you navigate the meeting while building community!

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 27/04/2026

Opinion | How Not to Talk About Your Colleagues in Texas and Florida We’re not fighting a lost cause. By Ben Wright: bit.ly/41Z4Xi1 #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

A stylized map of Texas, drawn in the color red.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

"We missed that whole class on 'when they go low we go high"'...When they go low we're going to go down there and kick they muhfuckin asses...There are some Democrats, some squishy bed wetting Democrats...this is not about gerrymandering." - VA House Speaker Don Scott www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8ggXhe1/

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After voters approved Virginia’s redistricting amendment, House Speaker Don Scott and Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas are weighing in—but the legal fight may just be beginning. What happe...

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Always lie about being immunocompromised. They do not check at Walgreens or CVS.

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Dr. Lauren E. Fuess @laurenfuess.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Hi folks, there is a high likelihood I will be recruiting 1-2 PhD students to start in Spring 2027. Trying to get the word out early; please share broadly with your networks and encourage your students to reach out early. Info can be found on my webpage. fuesslab.wp.txstate.edu/opportunities/

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opportunities – Symbiommunity Lab

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Freya Harrison @friendlymicrobe.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

#MicroSky people, have you ever grown a Staph aureus biofilm that forms a crispy or hard exterior crust (not in urine)? My MBio student Izabela has, and we are not finding much literature on this.

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

YOU CANNOT GRIND THE BONES OF YOUR ENEMIES INTO DUST TOMORROW IF YOU DO NOT TAKE YOUR MEDICATIONS.

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Gamification meets TB -- a free arcade game for World TB Day!! Jason Madhosingh's wife is a TB doc, and he built this game in her honor! You can shoot at Mycobacterium tuberculosis and prevent them from destroying lungs! Please share and make it go viral!! tberadicator.com

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The DOJ released evidence, which the FBI deemed credible, that the President of the United States sexually and physically assaulted a 13 year old girl AND she was afraid to talk about it because Trump would kill her—and it’s somehow not the biggest scandal in American history?

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

The US Justice Department withheld testimony that Donald Trump sexually abused a girl when she was 13 or 14 - according to a source who viewed unredacted Epstein files. This is the worst scandal in US history and should be the biggest news story on the planet right now. www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

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Cato Institute @cato.org · 03/02/2026

The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023. The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets. ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3

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Vanni Lab at UNIFR, Switzerland @labvanni.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Please share!!! I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join us. Focus will be on exciting collaborative projects on lipids and membrane biology, pushing the boundaries of in silico "reconstitutions". Previous experience with molecular dynamics simulations of biological systems a strong plus!

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Sam Thielmonster @samthielman.com · 28/01/2026

Take his personal army away from him while you can, you stupid, stupid assholes. You’re like an armadillo playing dead in the middle of the road so the semi won’t hurt you

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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 23/01/2026

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

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Spooky Magnus Hedemark (he/they) @magnus919.com · 23/12/2025

All of the journalists must be off un-redacting the Epstein files now. Because this administration replaced the best and brightest with their unqualified loyalists. youtu.be/H7NsrC5mTIo

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How to Unredact the Epstein Files with just Word

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eva khoury @evakhoury.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I’m looking for 100% Filipino people who are willing to submit a cheek swab test in hopes for a genetic match to my aunt, who is battling blood cancer. The registry for stem cells doesn’t have many Filipino people in it, and joining it could help many. Please share/reach out to me! bit.ly/4aiUIKQ

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Holly Brewer @earlymodjustice.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.” www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...

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I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.

"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."

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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 31/10/2025

Eminently reasonable proposed principles for professors’ use of AI, from a student refusinggenai.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/a...

• Professors should never put a student's words or work into an AI
software without their consent.
• Professors should also be transparent about their Al usage with grading, curriculum building, and any other way they might use it in their teaching.
• If a professor does use Al chatbots in the classroom, they should explain their reasoning behind this decision and how its usage will help students meet learning
outcomes.
• Professors should additionally respect a student's choice to refuse Al. To do this, it would be ideal that they have assignments that students can choose from that do

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