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@fables-feigned.bsky.social

phd candidate in organic chemistry | she/her

anne @fables-feigned.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

it is 2026. it is HIGH TIME for chemdraw (all versions) to understand Bpin natively. it is preposterous that it does not. #ChemSky

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m͖͙̗͎̄̃̒͋̇e̊͒͊̆̉͑ͅw̭͙͕͈̝͖̟͛̐̅̑̑̊🐈 @ooopiwowoe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

new creature discovered

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anne @fables-feigned.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

science in canada is in a weird spot - this PDF posting pays less after tax than an NSERC PGS D student makes (unless you start ≥$50k). not picking on anyone, just making an observation take home on $48,000 in ON: $38,799 NSERC PGS D: $40,000 (tax free)

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Catbus @catbus.phd · 17/09/2026

great art articulates eternal truths

script of the end of Waiting for Godot which has been modified to read

ESTRAGON: Well, shall we log off?
VLADIMIR: Yes, let's log off.
[They do not log off]

CURTAIN

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anne @fables-feigned.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

who up making unstable starting materials for the five hundredth time this year

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The enshittification of the National Science Foundation will go down as one of the greatest moral injuries I've experienced in my career.

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Catbus @catbus.phd · 14/08/2026

attn:

a tuxedo cat rearing up on its hind legs making a derpy face captioned

sorry for being weird
it's because I'm weird

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Janet E. Hill, PhD @hilllabsask.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It continues. The similarity in the structure of these emails is striking. For what it’s worth…. applicants, I want to hear from YOU. What are YOUR interests? What’s YOUR motivation? I don’t care what some robot thinks I want to hear. Be brave. Be yourself.

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anne @fables-feigned.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

OK #chemsky folks, this just keeps getting more bizarre source: emergency.mit.net

Offices across campus have been responding to a reported hazardous material incident involving a single individual in a chemistry laboratory. The Institute became aware of the matter after the individual, a graduate student, self-reported to a local emergency room and claimed to have synthesized dimethyl mercury, a compound that is not authorized as part of their research program. Emerging information calls into question whether this compound was in fact synthesized. We are also able to disclose, with the student’s permission, that while the student remains under medical supervision, their initial blood test result, which was received today, shows no sign of exposure to mercury.

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anne @fables-feigned.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

moratorium on laypersons saying "gain of function research" until 2032. All in favour?

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anne @fables-feigned.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

some positive #ChemSky news is that today i finally made a compound that i've been trying to access in some form or another for over a year, and in so doing have unlocked a project i've wanted to get going for very nearly as long

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anne @fables-feigned.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

tragic news from Hokkaido university this morning: a graduate student has died due to a hydrofluoric acid exposure. two others suffered minor injuries trying to give aid a sobering reminder that lab work in this discipline is so very dangerous at times. my heart goes out to those affected #ChemSky

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anne @fables-feigned.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

thread of poetry & art about cats, which I will periodically add to. here is the first entry, an old favourite!

the photo contains a complete transcription of a poem entitled "From the Point of View of a Cat" which can be found online if you would like to read in full. It begins:

This is my Man. I am not afraid of him. He is very strong, for he eats a great deal; he is an Eater of All Things. What are you eating? Give me some! He is not beautiful, for he has no fur.

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anne @fables-feigned.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

doing chemistry that Just Works today. DIBAL-H I love you

a meme. In the first panel, Spongebob presents a closed box labelled "Ol' reliable." In the second panel, the case pops open to reveal the words "Fieser's workup" cloaked in a halo of shimmering light

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anne @fables-feigned.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

excited to read this recent UK release - should come in the mail this week or next. a novella about an inter-generational lesbian relationship. #BookSky (?)

an orange book, entitled "Wrongness: A Novella" and written by Ruth Novaczek. The cover photo depicts a steamboat on choppy seas.

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qathet Pride Society @qathetpride.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

cbc.ca

Renowned queer lawyer, activist barbara findlay dead at 77 | CBC News

Lesbian lawyer and activist barbara findlay died this weekend at the age of 77. B.C.'s 2SLGBTQ+ community is mourning her loss.

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anne @fables-feigned.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

anyone on #ChemSky have a recommendation for a good glass-backed TLC plate for a lab trying to switch from Supelco (the old Merck gold standard)? we have used the 1057150001 plates for years but the cost is just going up and up

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