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Christopher Dornan @chrisdornan.bsky.social · 11h

Nice to see our book getting a push over on Instagram.

Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 16h

I loved 'The Sweater' & the story it told. 'We were all Rocket Richards' - though I have to admit as an immigrant kid in Saskatoon my first hockey sweater (I think bought from the Eaton's catalogue) was a No. 4 Boston Bruins Bobby Orr sweater.

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sharing Matthew Broadhead's recent preprint outlining the discovery & characterisation of the novel Honeycomb Synapse - formed by postsynaptic scaffold proteins that form nanoclusters arranged into perfect rings of ~6, creating the eponymous hexagonal perforations. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

2D microscope fluorescent image & 3D representation of the Honeycomb synapse in the mouse spinal cord.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026

This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026

Trump White House misspells “United” on the official “super intelligence” document with AI executives. Instead of “President of the United States,” it reads: “President of the Unites States.” Nothing says “super intelligence” quite like misspelling the name of the country.

Screenshot of a Truth Social post from Donald J. Trump’s verified @realDonaldTrump account displaying a signed document titled “Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities.” The document outlines voluntary AI safety and oversight commitments for companies developing frontier artificial intelligence models. On the right side are signatures and company labels for leaders including Sundar Pichai of Google, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Greg Brockman of OpenAI, Elon Musk of xAI, and Jensen Huang of Nvidia. Near the center-right, Donald J. Trump’s large signature appears above the printed title identifying him as president. The title contains a noticeable typo: instead of “President of the United States,” it reads, “President of the Unites States,” misspelling “United” as “Unites.”

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The question of national identity was answered by Mordecai Richler, quoting another Canadian writer, Morley Callaghan: “Forget all about the words ‘identity’ & ‘culture,’ just never mention them. Seek only excellence & in good time people all over the world will ask about Canadians.”

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Just checking - how sure are we that this isn’t some invidious AI experiment to see how far they can go before @christlet.bsky.social totally loses it?

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Jonas Wietek @jwietek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Two cillia, no AI, enjoy.

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@bilderlab @bilderlab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"...given to the most striking image that clearly conveys a point of important biological information in Drosophila research…Because the Award is tied closely to science as well as aesthetics, only images that have been published in a primary research journal... are eligible." drosophila-images.org

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Drosophila Image Award |

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“I submitted an R01 in the fall, I got it in the spring, & then I went back to the bench & mouth-pipetted radioactive isotopes without a shield because we were men of science & we had funding & we didn’t have time to be afraid of phosphorus-32.” MEN of SCIENCE. & women. WOMEN of SCIENCE. Superb.

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Opinion: I Miss When The NIH Payline Was 40% And We All Mouth-Pipetted Phenol

By Dr. Douglas R. Waverly, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Yale University

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My daughter starts her final Undergrad year today - guided by fantastic course directors, lecturers & support staff. These same staff are now undertaking 5 more weeks of strikes to fight further staff cuts - all a result of historic senior mismanagement. I would urge you to sign this in support.

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Oppose University of Dundee mass cuts

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...

The imposing Callanish Stones stand talk with their shadows spanning out across the glass. It's a super clear sky, but looks cold. Above the central stone is a strange figure-of-8 shape of dots. This is the location of the Sun, at noon, on various different days across the year.

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Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The new Current Biology Cat is #1 on @bsky.app. The wonders of the natural world still triumph over man-made madness!😻🙏 www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Every day I get closer to getting that sweet sweet EU passport back.

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Darran Marshall @dmarshall.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"It turns out that he isn’t as orange as he looks." SDLP leader Claire Hanna reacts to Trump's comments on Irish unity. "I'm not sure if anybody has checked on the DUP. I suspect they're burning those Trump flags as we speak."

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 10/09/2026

Look, I’m not a detective but…it seems the science part is important here?

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"and what will you be doing with the rest" "uh, you know, forestry, don't worry about it" "with FPV drones armed with high explosives?" "look, moose are BASTARDS"

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“The trouble with you, Spode, is that just because you have succeeded in inducing a handful of half-wits to disfigure the London scene by going about in black shorts, you think you’re someone. You hear them shouting “Heil, Spode!” and you imagine it is the Voice of the People.” Bertie Wooster

Daniel Thomas and his Black Shorts in London today.

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I wasn’t in NYC (& I’m not American) & I remember where I was & what I was doing.

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I find I want this without even understanding ‘why’ I want this.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/09/2026

Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).

A crescent Moon seen during the day, arcing from upper left to lower right of the frame. At lower centre is the full disk of Jupiter; the small dots to its upper left and lower right and Io and Ganymede, respectively.

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A thread that not only celebrates scientific endeavour but dogged persistence in the face of societal barriers. Well worth the read.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Happy Rice Truck Day to all who observe

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 02/09/2026

Trade xkcd.com/3290/

Comic. [Person standing holding hammer above raised knee.] PERSON: Listen up, leg. I’ve been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off! [caption] Tariffs

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 31/08/2026

Spotted outside The Penthouse Nightclub in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. REUTERS/Chris Helgren.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 31/08/2026

Abdul El-Sayed: “Canadians are like the only people in the world who are going to preemptively apologize for something they didn't even do. So if you're starting a trade war with Canada, it's because you're the asshole.”

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The question should not be “If”, but “When can we make this happen?” @glasgow.ac.uk surely it’s not too late to modify the plans for the Keystone Building?

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

An insight* into the continued rise of Carney - from Technochrat to Wartime Prime Minister - & why Trump & his delusional sycophantic coterie of f*ckwits should be worried. “If it’s not a crisis, you wouldn’t be seeing me. I’m most useful in a crisis. I’m not that good in peacetime.” Elbows up 🇨🇦!

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Trump Thought Canada Would Be His 51st State. Then Came Carney | The Walrus

How the former central banker got in the way of the president’s grand plans

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Is this regional? It’s still Lake Ontario on my Google Maps (searching from Scotland).

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Peace by Chocolate @peacebychocolate.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Wow! Thank you @thestar.com Very honoured to see our Lake Ontario bar featured by the Toronto Star. 🇨🇦 We put Lake Ontario on a chocolate bar because sometimes you have to stand up for what you believe in. Lake Ontario will always be Lake Ontario. ❤️🇨🇦 www.thestar.com/business/lak...

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‘Lake Ontario, actually’: Canadian brands, from ice cream to clothing, take up the charge against ‘Lake America’

Decades-old brands, small businesses and individual Canadians are turning the Lake Ontario movement into something reminiscent of the Elbows Up wave last year.

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Sharing without comment (but lots of giggles) @mbeisen.bsky.social

Michael Eisen names the new mnemonic for the Superior lakes of North America: Superior, Huron, America, Michigan, Erie, or SHAME

(This is in response to Lake Ontario being renamed Lake America by President Trump)

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Christopher Dornan @chrisdornan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The Peace by Chocolate folks are quick out of the gate. Well done.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes: Superior: gichi-gami (great sea) Erie: erielhonan (long tail) Michigan: michigami (long body of water) Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water) Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

At the top, Lac Ontario identified on a map from 1688. On the bottom, the announcement in February 1867 that the new province would take its name from Lake Ontario.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 26/08/2026

Dolly Parton is credited in at least 37 research papers on the COVID vaccine, including the first phase I trial results published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2020.

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

That’s it. Dolly Parton & Tim Curry in the same f*cking week … & it’s only Wednesday?! I’m turning my phone off.

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Jason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.

Miss Piggy and Dolly Parton in fancy dresses posing together

photo of Tim Curry surrounded by muppets, smiling for a photo. A quote from curry is added “it didn’t go very well. It didn’t survive the shoot. She felt I wasn’t being faithful to her” it’s him discussing his ill fated affair with miss piggy

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Apparently Trump ‘loves French Canadians’. So here’s a bit of Quebecois for him - ‘Va te faire foutre’. Tabernak. Elbows up 🇨🇦!

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Well he can go fuck himself --sorry. Freudian reference.

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

While I totally get this - the counter argument is I have a tattoo of a Lion rampant & I know nothing about lions….

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

If you read one thing about Carney’s, & Canada’s, response to Trump’s latest 3rd rate extortion attempt read this. Zero fucks. I should fucking hope so. Elbows up🇨🇦!

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