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When members of the IRB that reviewed a study are resigning in protest because they recognize the unethical design of the study and the avoidable harm it will cause, maybe it is a sign to no proceed with said study. Great reporting in the guardian. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 13h

The Nobel Committee said it chose human rights lawyer Navi Pillay to win the Nobel Peace Prize at a time when "institutions of international law are under political attack." Hours later, the Trump administration sanctioned the ICC, where Pillay was a judge. to.pbs.org/4AY9vVZ

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Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize after long career of investigating war crimes

International human rights lawyer Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Nobel Committee said it chose her as “institutions of international law are under political attack.” Hours later,...

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Evelyndroid's Aperture Science and Bugge-Finding 🏳️‍⚧️🕷️ @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

*tiny airplane noises* (Mr Phidippus richmani, being a very silly lad 🖤) #EmotionalSupportSpood #Arachtober

Fancy floofy Phidippus jumping spider boy, his 1st segment on his 1st leg pair so magnificently floofy it's brushing his bluish green face. He's perched on an oak twig, that 1st leg pair spread wide likes he's doing pantomime flying airplane

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is a classic Voughtism: we have not eliminated the program - it still exists. It is just not distributing any resources.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 07/10/2026

For over a decade, the National Science Foundation’s SBE has funded my work, leading to discoveries that have improved how we do science, including mechanisms for efficient grant proposal contests that are now used worldwide.

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

NEW: In March the White House released an FY27 budget request that zeroed out the National Science Foundation's directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). For months it was unclear what would happen. Now, with FY26 over, the damage to SBE is coming to light. My reporting:

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‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences research

Agency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year

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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

never the wrong time for this classic

Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?"
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”

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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 05/10/2026

Less than a year in, New Mexico's universal childcare program is already changing who's working. @brycecovert.bsky.social reports on a new study from @chrismherbst.bsky.social finding employment among low-income mothers is up 18%, and full-time work is up 23%.

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Nearly a Year In, Universal Childcare Is Reshaping Work for Moms in New Mexico

A new study highlights some early impacts of universal childcare on labor supply for mothers in New Mexico.

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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Do I write with AI? No. I write with the spite I inherited from my disapproving ancestors who keep trying to convince me the profit would be so much easier if I just started a cult already FFS

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Iris Gorfinkel, M.D. @drgorfinkel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Shifting tax dollars to PRIVATE CLINICS is a PROVEN POLICY FAILURE that- Costs more Poaches scarce healthcare workers Increases wait times ...& threatens patient safety Time to STAND on GUARD for the Canada Health Act @thestar.com @dralandrummond.bsky.social @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

No one can fill this void left by the theft of basic research funding.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.

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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)

The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.

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Edward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In ERs, we see the impact of unsafe roads regularly. Cities with good bike infrastructure have fewer deaths and greater safety for all, regardless of whether they’re walking, cycling or driving. Ontario gov should reconsider how to spend $48 mil Improve lives - not put them at risk #bikeTO #onpoli

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Why hundreds of doctors are fighting Ford’s removal of Toronto bike lanes

YouTube video by CBC News Toronto

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Vivid numbers in this overview of Illinois’s new Net Zero carbon plan: “improvements in air quality alone would lead to between 392 & 631 fewer premature deaths per year. That translates to between $8.8 and $13.8 billion in avoided healthcare costs & increased worker productivity.” #ShareGoodNewsToo

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Illinois EPA releases ‘Comprehensive Climate Action Plan’ to reach ‘net zero’ emissions

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois has made substantial progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in recent years, but it is not yet on track to meet its goal of reaching net-zero emissions

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026

Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 24/09/2026

ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US Congrats on your space potato @alyankovic.bsky.social!

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 22/09/2026

Ultimately, this move will almost certainly be rejected by the courts, as it clearly fits the key standard for illegal administrative actions.

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Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants

Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.

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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Wind turbine generator design that uses no rare earth magnets. www.renews.biz/onshore-wind...

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I graduated med school in 2014. I was taught-and saw-how hard melanoma was to treat, like a death sentence Since then, new treatments have made it possible for people w/ the most advanced melanoma, like Jimmy Carter, to live to 100! We are killing ourselves by letting them destroy American science

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Y’all should read this.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com

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Peter Griffith @carboncyclist.org · 18/09/2026

If you know me, you know I love NASA. I'm glad that this can be posted at all. I'm sad that they can't say "climate change" science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...

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Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome - NASA Science

Temperature records toppled across the central and southern U.S. as the autumnal equinox approached.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We won our lawsuit against the USDA over its illegal attempt to cut off SNAP benefits for tens of thousands of lawful permanent residents. This victory will help ensure our most vulnerable residents can access the programs they rely on to put food on the table.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and other members of Congress have introduced a bill to ban private equity funds from owning or controlling medical practices. This is a big deal. Here’s what you need to know about the shady private equity industry and how it operates.

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This One Thing Is Making Your Life More Expensive | Robert Reich

Private equity is shutting out millions of people from buying their own homes.In 2021, private equity investors bought n

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Luke 🏳️‍🌈✈️ @lukeacl.com · 17/09/2026

The most significant portion of water usage for a data centre is not for cooling on-site, it’s used during the production of power offsite, which is being consumed. Force them to generate their own energy on-site on new projects using renewables that don’t consume water backed by battery storage.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Total Active Cases: 204 Active Voting Rights Cases: 164 Active Redistricting Cases: 40 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 84 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 79 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 31 www.democracydocket.com

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Democracy Docket

Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts.

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Sydney EV @sydneyev.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Meanwhile, welcome to an El Niño event that has now smashed the ocean temps to 3.0 degrees above normal… As they say, we better buckle up, shits about to get wild.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

$500, some highlighters, and ten days to wrap it up. Treat candidates like we treat teachers.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I’m attending a hybrid conference where online and in-person attendees type their questions into a meeting platform. It turns out this has the added benefit of stopping those annoying more-of-a-comment-than-a-question monologues and multipart questions. 🥳

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London & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It’s been a particularly outrageous summer in France and very arid too. The first overheating episode started in late spring it still goes on now in early autumn. Paris-Montsouris located to south of city at near 49N with today has 43 days exceeding 32C (90F). The climate of 20th century is dead.

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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The world did not end because WE DID NOT LET IT END The atmosphere has no hole in it BECAUSE WE FIXED THE HOLE WE BUILD THIS WORLD FROM DUST; IT WILL RETURN TO DUST THE MOMENT YOU STOP BUILDING IT anyway, yeah I've been thinking a lot about age and why it's important to talk to older people lol

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“It’s like crashing a car into the wall, and then you back up the car. It’s not the same car any more,” he says. “We can’t just simply take out CO2. There are consequences, and some of these consequences are long-lasting."

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The world’s biggest carbon sink may start emitting CO2 after net zero | New Scientist

If the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere declines, the Southern Ocean is likely to begin emitting more carbon than it absorbs, prolonging global warming

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Here's an anecdote: On 9/10/2001, The Onion staff had a New York launch party at the Bowery Ballroom to celebrate the staff's move from Madison, Wisconsin to New York City. They woke up hungover, took a week off, and then produced one of the greatest front pages in the history of newspapers.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

(NBC News) — It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Corporations spend more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.

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U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidance

Key takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining

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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

once at an appointment, the doctor said I was wrong about something & said, “idk what medical journal you read THAT in” I said, “the New England Journal of Medicine, I can get you a copy” He told me to stop being mouthy & hostile lol he knew I had a PhD, can’t imagine how he treated other moms

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Kim Sutherland Mills @bacciogelato.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"If the world, however, dramatically reduces greenhouse gases and achieves net-zero around 2075, Canada's climate is projected to stabilize and average warming would increase by 3.5 C." Why are we still wandering lackadaisically toward a fifty year threshold -- and now aiming for 3.5?!?!?! 🤬

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Canadians should prepare for a 5 C hotter future, report warns | CBC News

The federal government's new report summarizing the latest science on climate change warns that under current climate policies, the impact on Canadians will likely be "far from benign."

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Steve Woodsmall, PhD @drstevew.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Got the Covid and flu shots. Because SCIENCE.

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