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Nicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you missed today's @rinpharma.bsky.social workshop, here are a few of my favourite "quick fixes" for some common #ggplot2 issues 📊 1. Use {ggview} to preview plots at the same size and resolution as you want to save them with ggsave() to avoid the annoying resizing #RStats #DataViz

library(ggview)
ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg)) +
geom_point() +
canvas(
width = 6, height = 4,
units = "in",
dpi = 300
)

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🔪🔪🔪bryan 🔪 🔪 🔪 @murderxbryan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you really want to know what male loneliness looks like go read the 5 star reviews for a hooters restaurant

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more mr. spice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

this is pinned up in rust cohle's storage locker with a couple faces crossed out

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Caroline Bartman @cbartman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have been transformed into a PI. Similarity to Gregor Samsa beetle: useless at lab work, hard to explain to family members, general feelings of stress

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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you were transfixed by THE HOT ZONE when you were young, or then read SPILLOVER and trusted it, then as a career scary diseases reporter, I urge you to read this thread. Science moves on. People discover fresh stuff. The work careers were built on becomes outdated. Be open to the new. Please.

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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fake. USDA. Seals. Used by an NC meat processing plant on 83.5 TONS of meat. Produced entirely outside the federal inspection system, according to news reports. We are pretty close to The Jungle (second ed.) now, no? www.scrippsnews.com/life/recalls...

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Interactive: Meat recall linked to fake USDA labels

Pork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for.

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I love how LinkedIn is sometimes like, you should be the next editor of the NYT book section. But also have you considered producing content for the first AI-native law firm?

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 21/09/2026

This is my take on almost every single pending copyright case: settling for a few billion is what we will have to do because the alternative is probably that Congress rewrites copyright law so that we have to give it over for free.

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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 20/09/2026

ALMOST EVERY PEER REVIEWED PAPER HAS A SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS RIGHT BELOW ITS TITLE

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 17/09/2026

"It’s a myth that once you hit 40 you can’t slowly and agonizingly mutate from a human being into a hideous, infernal arachnid whose gluttonous shrieks are hymns to the mad vampire-goddess Maggorthulax. You have time." buff.ly/PqMe2w3

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So You’re 35 and All Your Friends Have Already Shed Their Human Skins

“There are millions of people around the world who have experienced these same feelings and, more literally, there are billions of parasitic interdimensional...

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"what is a sankey diagram" they ask innocently "do u have any examples of its utility" they continue blissfully unawares

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Roby Bhattacharyya @roby-b.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Unvaccinated adults will likely handle measles less well than unvaccinated kids, just like with Covid. Historical examples suggest this - measles introduced to naive adult populations (on remote islands etc) appear to have been devastating. (I’m sort of surprised we haven’t seen more of this… yet.)

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donni saphire @donni.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I respect my haters and share their concerns

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 14/09/2026

When we talk about how science is broken, maybe at least consider how a huge collaboration measured the ripples in spacetime resulting the collision of two black holes 1.3 billion light years away, as counterweight the guy who had to fake his data to show that people who procrastinate fall behind.

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it was probably dylan @dylanejohns.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is true, it nearly paralyzed Ed Muskie's brain with hallucinations back during the 1972 Democratic primary. He never recovered

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Area econblogger has decided that superintelligent AI will kill us all with a doomsday virus. A lot of biologists say "no, econblogger, you don't actually know anything about viruses." Area econblogger responds "I urge you not to listen to these biologists."

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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Another Pennsylvania #measles death, this time in an unvaccinated 40 year old woman. 3 deaths with less than 700 confirmed cases suggests this outbreak is much larger than reported (no surprise).

washingtonpost.com

Pennsylvania woman dies of measles-related complications, local coroner says

The 40-year-old woman, who was from Jefferson County was unvaccinated, according to the coroner.

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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

13 Sep 2026 - New World screwworm – first equine case confirmed, 48 animal cases in Texas, USA Read more at: beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=5…

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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

who was it on here who was saying it must kill toyota's marketing dept that they can't tout one of the most widespread and successful things their pickup trucks are used for

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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 12/09/2026

Vince McMahon falling out of chair meme, 3 stages:

1) Kevin Hart ad
2) For sports gambling
3) That airs every single commercial break

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Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"We report nearly a million users a month for looking at kiddie porn!" may not be the ironclad defense of your platform that you think it is

The company blocks users who post or engage with exploitative material and reports them to authorities, X said in its statement, including 780,000 users in the past month alone.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 11/09/2026

Friends, if you still post on X, I think less of you. I don't hate you. Not gonna cancel you. But your posting on X gives me reason to doubt your judgment & your commitment to sticking up for vulnerable people against powerful predators. I'm not perfect, either! But I'm not fucking posting on X.

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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

anyway, the American id understander himself, Hunter S. Thompson, the next week for goddamn ESPN of all places. the party's over, folks.

We are At War now, according to President Bush, and I take him at his word. He also says this War might last for "a very long time."

Generals and military scholars will tell you that eight or 10 years is actually not such a long time in the span of human history -- which is no doubt true -- but history also tells us that 10 years of martial law and a war-time economy are going to feel like a Lifetime to people who are in their twenties today. The poor bastards of what will forever be known as Generation Z are doomed to be the first generation of Americans who will grow up with a lower standard of living than their parents enjoyed.

That is extremely heavy news, and it will take a while for it to sink in. The 22 babies born in New York City while the World Trade Center burned will never know what they missed. The last half of the 20th century will seem like a wild party for rich kids, compared to what's coming now. The party's over, folks. The time has come for loyal Americans to Sacrifice. ... Sacrifice. ... Sacrifice. That is the new buzz-word in Washington. But what it means is not entirely clear.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 09/09/2026

7 a.m. I wake up and get stabbed. 8 a.m. I go to my corner bodega for a Bacon, Egg, and Cheese. On the way, I get mugged. 9 a.m. I get on the subway and immediately get murdered. buff.ly/puREmHa

mcsweeneys.net

A Day in the Life of a New Yorker, According to My Fox News-Watching Florida Family Members

7 a.m. I wake up and get stabbed.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 09/09/2026

“Humanity has never faced a more deadly carrier of disease and bacteria than children, and their total removal is a massive medical breakthrough and a milestone in the management of illness in this country,” — Jane Christiansen, CDC spokesperson

theonion.com

CDC Successfully Eradicates Children

ATLANTA—Hailing its success as a major victory for the public health and safety of all Americans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that it had successfully eradicated ch...

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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

DO LESS - dashare.zone ADMIN

A SKLETEN DOIG ABSOLUTELY NOTHING , THERE GOAL IN LIFE IS TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF UNSTRUCTURED TIME IN EVERY DAY , THERE ENJOYMENT IS BASED ON CREATING FREEDOM FROM DEMAND , BORN TO DO NOTHING!!! LIVE TO DO NOTHING!!!! MOVE ONTO THE NEXT LIFE HAVING EXPERIENCED AS MUCH OF YOUR OWN LIFE AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN!!!!!!! DA TEXT "BORN TO DO NOTHING , WALK NOWHERE, STARE AT POND, LOITERING, STARE INTO SPACE, WAKE UP BUT DONT STAND UP, HANG OUT, SIT ON BENCH, LAY ON BED AFTER SHOWER, SIT ON PORTH, STARE AT NOGHINT, THINK ABOUT NOTHING, SIT IN CAR NO REASON, HANGING OUT, WALK AROUND NO REASON " - THE BOOT ON YOUR NECK DESPISES NOTHING MORE THAN WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING ENJOYABLE FOR FREE , - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

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Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

More than anything, Jaws is a metaphor about the dangers of being attacked by a killer shark

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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I think MAHA is very straightforwardly the triumph of the snake oil salesmen and the way we beat it is the same way you always beat snake oil salesmen: regulate their claims

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Night of the Living Red Durkin @daedsider.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"I just left work because I can't manage going up and down hills. I know I will soon die," hits like a ton of bricks.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/09/2026

The Wonderful Company is the top sprayer of the herbicide glyphosate in California, according to records analyzed by Mother Jones. The couple behind Wonderful is also thought to consume more of the state’s water than any other family, farm, or company.

motherjones.com

Meet the California couple who uses more water than every home in Los Angeles combined

How megafarmers Lynda and Stewart Resnick built their billion-dollar empire.

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Here’s what the evidence found on the flu, COVID-19 and RSV immunizations. ⬇️ There were no new safety concerns in comparative studies when examining currently recommended immunizations. Review the full reports, published in @jama.com: bit.ly/4x0nIhW

Graphic titled "VIP released an independent evidence review of respiratory virus immunizations." Includes logos of the Vaccine Integrity Project and CIDRAP. Text states, "Here's what the evidence found on the flu, COVID-19 and RSV immunizations." A rightward arrow is shown against a blue background with virus illustrations. CIDRAP and VIP logos are on the bottom of the graphic. A link to the VIP website is on the bottom right corner of the image.

A graphic with an teal and blue ombre background. Microbe icons are in the background of the right hand side of the image.

Text reads, "The influenza review found:
Among adults over 65, the flu vaccine increased protection against hospitalization by 31%.*
Vaccine effectiveness was 80% against laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated deaths among infants and children aged 6 months to 17 years.**
*according to an analysis of VISION Network data
** in a case-cohort analysis of national surveillance data over eight seasons (2016-2020, 2021-2025)"
CIDRAP and VIP logos are on the bottom of the graphic. A link to the VIP website is on the bottom right corner of the image.

A graphic with an teal and blue ombre background. Microbe icons are in the background of the right hand side of the image.

Text reads, "The COVID-19 review found:
For adults over 65, vaccination cut the risk of COVID-related hospitalization by 53% in the 2025-26 respiratory virus season.

Maternal vaccination lowered the risk of emergency department and urgent care visits for pregnant women by 58% and to infants aged 0-2 months too with a vaccine effectiveness range of 50-54%.

Vaccinated young children (9 months-4 years) saw a 76% reduction in COVID-related pediatric emergency department visits."

CIDRAP and VIP logos are on the bottom of the graphic. A link to the VIP website is on the bottom right corner of the image.

A graphic with an teal and blue ombre background. Microbe icons are in the background of the right hand side of the image.

Text reads, "The RSV review found:
For adults over 60, studies showed significant protection against hospitalization, with vaccine effectiveness ranging from 69%-83% within the same season as vaccination.

Vaccination during pregnancy reduced the risk of RSV among vaccinees by 82% and also reduced the risk of RSV-associated hospitalization among infants born subsequently.

The infant monoclonal antibody immunization nirsevimab reduced the risk of RSV-related hospitalization by 64%-93% within 6-12 months."

CIDRAP and VIP logos are on the bottom of the graphic. A link to the VIP website is on the bottom right corner of the image.

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Mike Konczal @mtkonczal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

BLS this morning, with revised 2Q data: "The labor share, which is the percentage of output that accrues to workers in the form of compensation, was 52.8 percent in the second quarter of 2026, the lowest level in the series, which begins in the first quarter of 1947."

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Teun van den Brand @teunbrand.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Folks, hot off the press here are a few plots about what the new ggarrow update can do: teunbrand.github.io/teunbrand_bl... I'll also tease them below #rstats #ggplot2

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of more than 6,100 confirmed cases, according to the latest government data from Wednesday, as the disease is spreading at an unprecedented speed, faster than efforts to track and slow it. apnews.com/article/cong...

apnews.com

Congo's Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing as deaths top 3,000

Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of more than 6,100 confirmed cases. That's according to the latest government statistics from Wednesday.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 02/09/2026

Data center buildouts most frequently prey on small towns that are desperate due to being hollowed out by the collapse of manufacturing or other industry, and they were *already* betrayed by big business. Now they're getting a bunch of promises from the bullshit-pushing vendors who make AI? Please.

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ACOG @acog.org · 02/09/2026

We continue to strongly recommend vaccination for COVID-19, RSV and influenza for anyone who is pregnant, postpartum, or contemplating pregnancy during the respiratory virus season. Read the press release: bit.ly/4gykc9J

Statement graphic from ACOG titled, "ACOG Releases 2026–27 Respiratory Virus Season Immunization Recommendations for Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals." The text is a quote from Lead Guidance Author Dr. Kevin Ault emphasizing the importance of passive immunity for newborns and the role of maternal vaccination in protecting infants from serious illness. The background is a gradient of blue to purple.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

never surrender

neil degrasse tyson: you are not a planet

pluto:: you are not carl sagan

neil: middle finger

pluto: two middle fingers

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Isabella Velásquez @ivelasq3.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Tired of "it worked on my computer" breaking your #RStats projects? Tomorrow on the Data Science Lab, @rpodcast.bsky.social is going live to demo {rix}, an @ropensci.org package that uses Nix to build reproducible R environments. I caught a sneak peek and it's WOW! Join us! https:// pos.it/dslab

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026

macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 31/08/2026

New York, here’s how you can save a life: 1. Go to nyc.gov/naloxone to get free overdose-reversal medication, also known as Narcan®. 2. If you or someone you love is struggling with substance use, call 988 for confidential recovery resources.

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Naloxone - NYC Health

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"Besides being deeply cynical, Chomsky’s supposed pragmatism has not stood the test of time...We may have manufactured consent once upon a time, but America has long since transitioned to a post-manufacturing economy." Very harsh but worthwhile read. strangematters.coop/noam-chomsky...

strangematters.coop

Chomsky After Epstein - Strange Matters

Noam Chomsky – friend of Epstein, defender of dictatorships – was no model anti-imperialist. Can we do better?

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Quantian @quantian.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Watching a group of med school students in this coffee shop puzzle through a problem set with free version chat GPT (not even Fable!) and I’m even more convinced than before I can never use a doctor or lawyer who’s younger than me for the rest of my life

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