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Matt Beckman

@daphsci.bsky.social
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Bikes, sweat, sandwiches, dogs, guitar, gardening, science, Daphnia.

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Anne C. Hart @ach-ceneuro.bsky.social · 11h
Position available to work on Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood; develop assays & test compounds using Hart lab #Celegans disease models. Ideal for scientist with Bachelors or Masters degree seeking mentorship, but previous at-the-bench experience is required. See REQ211438 on Brown Univ website.
C. elegans, various life stages
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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 12h
Siri: Give me an example of "saying the quiet part out loud."
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Matt Beckman @daphsci.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In a first for me, the @startribune.com posted one of my comments and later removed it. It was a reasonable response to this: www.startribune.com/article/6018... I'll take this opportunity to say that Jacob Frey and the MPD should be investigated for waste, fraud and abuse. I want a tax refund!!!
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Interim Minneapolis police chief says he inherited a budget ‘mess’
Police leaders acknowledged during a City Council budget meeting that overtime was handed out too loosely in years past and said they’re now monitoring it more closely.
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump's Big Beautiful Bill gave ICE a $75 billion slush fund—and a new report shows millions of those taxpayer dollars went to waste thanks to the admin's reckless and cruel detention efforts instead of being invested in healthcare, education, or food assistance. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-spe...
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ICE wasted millions of taxpayer dollars in rapid push to expand detention capacity, government watchdog finds
With an unprecedented budget, ICE spent billions in a rush to expand its detention network, wasting millions in the process, the Government Accountability Office found.
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Thomas Cullen @thomascullen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
With all the news of museums being closed and/or defunded, I feel the message of our paper on the importance of natural history research (and the collections housing those specimens) is just as relevant (or more) today as it was when it was published. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MPD reports directly to Jacob Frey. This is entirely his responsibility.
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City of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 28/09/2026
There’s still time to help shape the future of Minneapolis. Share your ideas for Minneapolis 2050, the city’s next comprehensive plan, by taking our survey in English, Español, Hmoob or Soomaali: www.surveymonkey.com/r/FXTMXZQ
An illustration of the Minneapolis skyline with lakes, trees and pedestrians. The City of Minneapolis logo and Minneapolis 2050 wordmark appear above.
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Trump administration has been a disaster for working people. But Michele Tafoya thinks that "what's happening is incredible:"
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For the last 34 years I have been on the faculty of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Biology and have never regretted that decision. This year we are hiring TWO new Assistant Professors in the broad area of Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology 1/n bio.unc.edu
Front page of the website
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Matt Beckman @daphsci.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s time for term limits.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Susan Collins has been lying to us for almost 30 years.
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 28/09/2026
Called it again
Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh • 6h
€ UPDATE: A migrant caravan just RUSHED into Mexico and is now full steam ahead to the
U.S. Southern Border
This is NOT a freaking game! THEY ARE WAITING FOR DEMOCRATS TO TAKE POWER
VOTE RED!!
You see these people? Each one is a future Democrat voter if Dems take Congress then win in 2028.
Punish RINOs in primary season, SAVE OUR REPUBLIC IN NOVEMBER
We can kiss any hope of the SAVE America Act and ICE funding GOODBYE if Democrats take power ever again e
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Regina Fairbanks @reginafairbanks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I will not stop talking about the closure of the Academy of Natural Sciences museum until the closure has been cancelled! Here's me on a field trip to the museum in second grade. I now have a Ph.D. in Population Biology. Every evolutionary biologist and ecologist should be bleeting about this!
8 year old kid looking at a butterfly on a tote bag in a museum butterfly exhibit
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2026
‘Birdwatching is close to rapture’: Margaret Atwood on why she has given C$1m to avian research
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‘Birdwatching is close to rapture’: Margaret Atwood on why she has given C$1m to avian research
Award-winning novelist celebrates late partner’s love of birds with gift to establish the Graeme Gibson chair in avian biology
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
From one of our volunteers at the museum today. OOF.
A picture of the closed doors via Academy of natural sciences, where people have stuck dinosaur origami to the doors. The caption says “there are children literally sitting on the steps and crying. Follow savetheacademt and go to the website and get involved”
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BikeLoudPDX @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In the first half of 2026, 8 people died by gun homicide in PDX. In the first half of 2026, 17 people died as a result of transportation crashes on PDX streets. May they rest in peace. Traffic violence is real. Safety should always be prioritized over car speed (and more car lanes and car parking).
pdxfamiliesforsafestreets.org
Portland Traffic Fatality Tracker | Portland Families for Safe Streets
A person-centered record of people killed in transportation crashes on Portland streets and transportation facilities.
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Alex F. @multiphasic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I just want to add, this is VERY MUCH a situation where THE PERFECT IS THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD. Even if you can only spare 5 minutes to piece together this email, it's worthwhile!
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Matt Beckman @daphsci.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Call every one of these ghouls out.
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Matt Beckman @daphsci.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This something else. Just genius!
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Matt Beckman @daphsci.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This here is what leadership looks like.
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Matt Beckman @daphsci.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bring your iced coffee to an interview and you can be sure I'm going to ask you the origin of the bean, the details of how it was processed, whether you used a burr grinder or a blade grinder, whether your burr grinder was flat or conical, what roast you prefer, what grinder setting you prefer...🤮
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just putting this out there. If Democrats win the midterms, we need a full-court press to reverse the damage Russell Vought and RFK Jr. have caused. No half-measures will do. Put on your big boy pants and get to work. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
thenation.com
Trump Is Destroying Public Health. Democrats Need to Fight Back.
If they win in the midterms, the party must move quickly and aggressively to undo the harm Trump and his cronies have caused.
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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Online Petition for the Sternberg Museum of Natural to remain open. www.change.org/p/save-the-s...
change.org
Sign the Petition
Save the Sternberg Museum of Natural History from Closure
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"If eco-social anomie describes a societal forgetting, dam removal achieves the opposite—a 'collective remembering' that unshifts our baselines." This week @biographic.bsky.social published my story on the rewilding of New England rivers, a mill dam at a time. (1/6) biographic.com/death-by-a-t...
biographic.com
Death by a Thousand Dams | bioGraphic
Tens of thousands of small barriers hamper fish recovery in the northeastern United States. But while the demolition of big dams out west gets the most attention, a similar revolution is revitalizing ...
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Matt Beckman @daphsci.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Who is going to make "Never Forget" t-shirts to commemorate the time Jim Schulz was cozy with Omar Jamal, the target of a big fraud inquiry? #Minnesota #DFL
Washed up political wannabe Jim "Law and Order" Schultz smiling and shaking hands with Omar Jamal during a campaign event in 2022. Jim now schills for the Minnesota Private Business Council and publishes long, rambling, unedited, pious Op-Ed pieces in the Minnesota Star Tribune.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Minnesota is a shit hole that I’m embarrassed to live in. Here’s why Minnesotans should make me their next senator. by Michele Tafoya
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Jenny Splitter @jennysplitter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm very excited to share some new reporting that Sentient has been working on for quite some time! Lots more to come but today we're launching a new interactive map where you can explore Iowa's nearly 11,000 factory farms and a whole lot of resulting manure: sentientmedia.org/five-takeawa...
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We Mapped All 11,000 Factory Farms in Iowa. Here Are Five Things We Learned.
Here’s what the data reveal about the country’s factory farm hotbed.
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Matt Beckman @daphsci.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Tomorrow is gonna start with “Biscuits in the oven, gonna watch ‘em rise…”. I’m sure Bluesky baking insists on layered biscuits, but my go-to is this recipe for cloud biscuits. Add some cashew nut yeast gravy with sausage and some pan-seared kale and call it breakfast.
Cloud biscuit recipe. 2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. shortening
Scant 1/2 c. milk
1 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 beaten egg
Sift together dry ingredients; cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine egg and milk to make 1/2 cup milk. Add to flour mixture all at once. If it seems too dry, add more milk. Turn out on lightly floured surface; knead gently for about 20 strokes. Roll out and cut with biscuit cutter. Place on ungreased baking sheet (apart for crusty biscuits, close together for soft sides). Bake in a very hot oven (450 degrees) for 10 to 14 minutes or until golden brown.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Russell Vought wants to kill the NIH In case you didn't know this, Vought's daughter has cystic fibrosis & has benefited from a combination drug treatment (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) that was developed by NIH-funded research By @juliametraux.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
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John Timmer @jtimmer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ok, this "there are two separate brains" thing appears to be making the rounds, and I want to be absolutely clear: this is a press office overhyping some perfectly reasonable science that won't come as a surprise to most developmental biologists.
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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 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 21/09/2026
Breast cancer patients shouldn’t be denied hope of a new lifesaving treatment because Russ Vought thinks women’s health research is woke. I will fight this plan tooth and nail.
nytimes.com
White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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Philosopher Jersey Flight @jerseyflight.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump wants to destroy science through executive order and Russell Vought:
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From the StandUpForScience community on Reddit: Russell Vought Doesn’t Want You To Have Cancer Research
Explore this post and more from the StandUpForScience community
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Matt Beckman @daphsci.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
S5E9 Law and Order: "You know, they're talking about privatizing the park. A subway token to enter or $30 a year. Trump thinks he can run it at a profit."
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 21/09/2026
arstechnica.com
Trump planning to hand veto power over NIH grants to political appointee
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
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Mel🏳️‍🌈 she/they universal healthcare now @knownforms.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's fascism.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is about one thing and one thing alone. Steering our research dollars for cancer, heart disease, and new infectious diseases to Trump’s political allies and friends.
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the corgi from cowboy bebop @realqrampage.fightins.online · 20/09/2026
there’s also more you can do to save the Academy! you can write to your reps, put the pressure on Drexel’s president, and volunteer to educate others in Philly
save-the-academy.org
Save the Academy of Natural Sciences
Don't mourn — organize. The museum's last public day is Sunday, Sept 27. Ten things you can do today.
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Matt Beckman @daphsci.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Canada is trolling dear leader with these discounted prices on Cheezies. #cheezies
An ad from Amazon for a three-pack of Cheezies, a delightful crunchy Canadian snack that's like Cheetos but better. It is an orange clear pack with red and white stripes. You can see the cheezies through the orange part. The package says, BIg Boy Cheezies, Hawkins. Real Cheddar. The ad says 14.99, but typically 17.15 so they are on sale.
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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HELL NO!
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Angela Collier @acollierastro.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I wish the people actually cared about the safety of children playing sports because I don't think children can consent to playing tackle football and it should be illegal to have it in public schools.
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Cahir O'Kane @cahirokane.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Lysenko’s ghost is alive
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026
I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12. Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people
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Adam @mnorthstar82.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I’m a 44 year old midwestern cisgender white guy dad and business owner and supporting my trans friends, neighbors, and colleagues is not at all controversial. In any way. Period. Fuck anyone who says otherwise. Pick a motherfucking side @democrats.org It ain’t that hard.
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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Reupping this again: MSP please alert the young white women with golden doodles, one of them urgently needs the post-exposure rabies series.
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William Lawrence @wewill2026.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I’m proud to be endorsed by Stand up for Science. An educated population is an empowered public. We must protect our scientific education, stand up to restrictions on scientific inquiry and academic freedom, and combat misinformation and anti-science attacks.
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Julia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Right now, it is 4 measles deaths in PA & delayed COVID-19 vaccines for the 50% of kids who depend on Vaccines for Children Soon, the executive order could bring rollbacks across the board in access to key vaccines such as flu, a leading cause of child death Every comment helps — due by tomorrow ⬇️
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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hi if you are in Minneapolis and are this 25-to-30-year-old white woman, about 5'5", with brown hair and a curly-haired golden retriever-like dog, get medical attention immediately!
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