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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The ruination of women's lives can be compartmentalized and swept under the rug when it doesn't serve someone's agenda. (By the way, this also applies to organizations platforming @cornelluniversity.bsky.social right now...)

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Chris Pickett @chrispickett5.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you're in the DMV and have some time on Sunday, Oct. 4, we sure would love to see you at the Dupont Underground. Should be a fun night with a good movie and book/film talk featuring me! dupontunderground.org/calendar/und...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

AOC should run for President and convert this into the Office of Butlerian Jihad

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/10/2026

i think cox should spend less time weeping about polarization and more time working to convince his co-partisans not to abandon pluralism and liberal democracy

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026

The fact is Trump not only lost his war but it's the biggest L the US has taken at least since Vietnam. Our bases are destroyed & abandoned, Iran is emboldened, China is toying w/ us. Hegseth & co want to move on to culture war slop, but they got routed & we'll be dealing w/repercussions for decades

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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

is there a faculty member from University of Washington Chemistry here? if so, please DM

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Chris Pickett @chrispickett5.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

[SENATOR ERIC SCHMITT]: So you’re telling under oath that you never studied transcription? [JACK SMITH]: No [SCHMITT]: WELL THEN *unveils poster* please explain this picture of you with RNA Pol II. [SMITH]: That is a ribosome, sir.

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

IF WE, THE SCIENTISTS USING THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD TO DERIVE KNOWLEDGE ARE NOT FIGHTING IN DEFENSE OF THE KNOWLEDGE WE DERIVED, WHY DO WE EXPECT THE PUBLIC TO DO THAT FOR US????????

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You can stand by knowledge OR you can be politically neutral. You cannot do both when one party is actively fighting *against* knowledge developed using science because it hurts their wallets.

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Knowledge is NOT politically neutral. The scientific method is a tool for deriving knowledge. So why then, are we telling the arbiters of the scientific method and developers of knowledge to be politically neutral? Are scientists supposed to forsake knowledge for politics sake?

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irongremlin.bsky.social @irongremlin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Bridge construction is an engineering problem, not a political one!" Not a reason we should decline to implement safety regulations for civil engineering. God I am so beyond fucking tired of everyone pretending computers are unknowable black boxes.

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Is the “effort” in the room with us now?

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Chris Pickett @chrispickett5.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For anyone in the DMV this coming weekend. We’d love to see you!

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Katherine Pickett, Editor (she/her) @popediting.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sunday, Oct 4: Join author Chris Pickett at Underground Resistance Night! Enjoy interactive poster-making, art on display, a feature documentary screening, and an engaging author talk—all in the iconic space of Dupont Underground. dupontunderground.org/calendar/und... @chrispickett5.bsky.social

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The humanities have been calling out genAI theft since the jump, while STEM has rallied around “discovery potential”. I am *ONCE AGAIN* reminding EVERYONE that science is not the sacred cow, STEM isn’t the exception. They are going to steal our IP, too. We aren’t special.

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Your Friend Temporary Southerner @trt311.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I was shocked in 2016 but not defeated; in my mind there was so much terrible shit coming but we could get rid of him in 2020 and we had other ways of resisting him. In 2024 I felt deeply deeply betrayed by my country and I don’t believe anything White America says anymore

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is particularly stupid because going after wage theft and getting employers to pay up also tends to increase the amount of FICA payroll taxes that get collected, part of what goes to fund -- *checks notes* -- Medicare's trust fund.

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Katherine Pickett, Editor (she/her) @popediting.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hop On Publishing author @chrispickett5.bsky.social joined me for an event at People's Book this summer to promote his memoir, The People United: A Memoir of Hope and Resistance During Trump's First Term #resist #StandUp #VoteBlue #booksky

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As you call members of Congress to raise concern about a Vought-led grant review panel, encourage them to sign onto proposed legislation that could help: 1) Follow the Science Act by @degette.house.gov would remove political appointees from the grant-making process: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Has Mike Rogers disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Ken Paxton disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Mike Collins disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Jon Husted disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Susan Collins disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Ashley Moody disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Ashley Hinson disavowed Elon Musk yet?

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026

Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If executive branch creates a system so that people under government control can be located and then just stops listing some people in that system — despite their still being under government control — that should be a five-alarm fire for the other branches, the states, and the public.

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Chris Pickett @chrispickett5.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hey yall! @cjcrim.bsky.social, empowhered, and I will be at Dupont Underground on Oct. 4 from 4pm to whenever painting rocks, screening The Resisterhood, and talking about my memoir, The People United. Tickets here: dupontunderground.org/calendar/und...

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Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Collins issues statement on rumors of Executive Order taking control of NIH funding - please keep pressure on. There can be no trust here but it is also the case that she should hear that this statement will be welcomed if it is accompanied by action www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...

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Sen. Collins: OMB Should Not Be Involved in Agency Decisions on Grant Awards | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

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tracey depellegrin @traceydepellegrin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The @c4lifesciences.bsky.social is seeking an Executive Director. CLS is a terrific group of engaged scientific & scholarly society leaders. Check out the position (ideal for a person experienced in policy & advocacy + Capitol Hill) & share w/interested, qualified folks.

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Executive Director, Coalition for the Life Sciences - American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) - Career Page

Apply to Executive Director, Coalition for the Life Sciences at American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) in Bethesda, MD.

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Chris Pickett @chrispickett5.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

None of this makes sense to me. If Bhattacharya isn't doing what they want wrt blocking funding, then fire him and install a different crony. If they want to deny grants for any reason other than a scientific one, they're going to be sued into oblivion. Harvard has already beaten them on this.

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Science is always evolving. I think of the time when we were in the early stages of understanding Covid. I remember seeing all the misinformation and chaos. It was intense. 🧪

"SCIENCE, BY ITS NATURE, IS A PROCESS THAT'S SELF-CORRECTING.
YOU'RE GIVEN INFORMATION ON THE BASIS OF WHAT YOU KNOW NOW. IF THE INFORMATION CHANGES - THE WAY IT DID REPETITIVELY WITH COVID
- IF YOU'RE TRUE TO THE SCIENCE, YOU WILL CHANGE YOUR RECOMMENDATION, YOUR GUIDELINES, WHAT YOU TELL THE PUBLIC. UNFORTUNATELY, AND UNDERSTANDABLY, THE PUBLIC DOESN'T LOOK AT SCIENCE THAT WAY.""
Dr. Anthony Fauci

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Despite extreme ongoing censorship of NIH research, Russell Vought reportedly argued with Jay Bhattacharya at the White House yesterday, urging Trump to bring further scrutiny to NIH funded research. wapo.st/3UPK3BP

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Vought pushes for scrutiny of NIH grants in Oval Office clash

A heated debate took place in the Oval Office on Friday, with some Trump officials accusing the National Institutes of Health of funding grants that conflict with the president’s agenda.

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is a really important story. You know how over reliance on AI makes you lazy and stupid? This shows how that’s happening within the military — a military, it cannot be pointed out often enough, that’s growing ever more reliant on AI. The children of Shajarah Tayyebah Elementary paid the price

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Chris Pickett @chrispickett5.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Same, but for my kid's little league softball team.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

oh, that's bad.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This is APPALLING. The Trump administration is detaining multiple random Somali immigrants with no criminal record at Guantanamo Bay, seemingly because the White House ordered ICE specifically to detain Somalis at Gitmo as part of its effort to punish an ethnic group Trump has attacked.

According to Mohamed, guards at Guantanamo have said they are being held there because that's what officials in Washington, DC, want. "There's no other nation, only Somali people in Guantanamo Bay, in the prison," he told me. "And when we ask them why we are here, they tell us... Washington...ordered to keep Somali people in the Guantanamo Bay."

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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We’re all looking for the guy that could have prevented this….

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Katherine Pickett, Editor (she/her) @popediting.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

popediting.wordpress.com/2026/09/16/c... This class covers the important topic of competition research. Whether you are self-publishing or seeking a traditional publisher, you need to know who you are up against if you want people to buy your book! #writesky #booksky #WritingCommunity

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Class: Know Your Competition!

I will be leading a one-day class through the Writer’s Center TOMORROW NIGHT, Thursday, September 17. The class is two hours, from 7 to 9 p.m. ET., held on Zoom. Why do I lead my classes on Z…

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/09/2026

The Kennedy Center was a beloved Washington institution, enjoyed by millions of people. It has been destroyed for no real reason. Just vanity, carelessness, indifference. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Trump’s Kennedy Center Shakedown

The only appropriate response is to refuse to accede to his demands.

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2026

if donald trump stole the constitution from the national archives and torched it on the white house lawn those two would say that clearly the president has the authority to do so

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If Trump wanted to crown himself emperor in the national cathedral alito and thomas would support it

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Chris Pickett @chrispickett5.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

How long are they going to Weekend-at-Bernie’s this guy?

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

PSA: No Kings is a coalition, not an org, and it does not do fundraising appeals for itself. Partner orgs raise money for costs we're incurring to put it on. But if you get a text from "NO KINGS" or a PAC you've never heard of before asking for $ that is a scam and you should block/shame away.

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soonergrunt @soonergrunt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Rank and file Democrats want fighters for candidates. Most of us don't care if they're "establishment" Democrats or if they're DSA. If they will fight for Democratic principles they are getting support and it's paying off for them.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Gerry Adams, just off screen:

meme image of Gendo Ikari with his gloved fingers crossed, glasses gleaming in a scheming expression

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"as the world changes our elites are changing, becoming more fascist, attracted to ideas justifying that only some people are going to make it. it’s the job of a credible left to put forward a vision of the future for how we live together well on this planet." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/m...

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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World Is Now on the Table (Gift Article)

In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

"Was it really this dumb in 2003" guys they renamed french fries

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