Reposted by Free RadicalDebbie Gale Mitchell @heydebigale.bsky.social · 10/10/2026We are about 6 months away from my book, RESONANCE & RADIANCE, being released into the world. (April 13th, 2027!) RESONANCE & RADIANCE is a narrative nonfiction book about spectroscopy—the field of science that studies how light interacts with molecules. I want to share this book’s origin story 🧵: 1413037
Reposted by Free RadicalSavannah Ostrowski @savannah.dev · 09/10/2026Happy Python 3.15 final day! May you all go forth and profile and lazy import and use frame pointers everywhere!* *please read the What's New, release too stacked 🏎️ docs.python.org/3.15/whatsne...docs.python.orgWhat’s new in Python 3.15Editor, Hugo van Kemenade,. This article explains the new features in Python 3.15, compared to 3.14. Python 3.15 was released on 9 October 2026. For full details, see the changelog. Summary – Relea... 1469
Reposted by Free RadicalProPublica @propublica.org · 09/10/2026NEW: Records show Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to state business. with @texastribune.orgpropublica.orgKen Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta... 8628451392
Reposted by Free RadicalArtologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 09/10/2026BREAKING: We have a new cat. Her name is Loopy Lou and she is tiny and perfect 😻 3072553
Reposted by Free RadicalAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is petty and least important aspect of this but: I reported on this years ago and the trump campaign falsely denied the reporting, and now via Hegseth they’re just doing it. Monstrous 281715478
Reposted by Free RadicalDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/10/2026Elites are pathetic, contemptible cowards, part batrillion.theguardian.comEU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ requestLithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website 518641
Reposted by Free Radicaltoilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately 192115013129
Reposted by Free Radicalmatty @mattio.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is wild - somebody did a deep dive into the real stories behind this famous XKCD: sheets.works/data-viz/hol... 251311627
Free Radical @freeradical1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026My hot take is: if you want to promote Chemistry as "The Central Science", don’t complain when someone who is "not a real chemist/not doing real chemistry" wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work in a field that draws upon chemistry principles. I suspect I’ll be tapping this sign in a year’s time 2130
Reposted by Free RadicalRyan Stauffer @ryanswx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Haha, this fucking sucks. 281365440
Reposted by Free RadicalNeil Withers @neilwithers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026And here's a link to that Le Monde article www.lemonde.fr/archives/art...lemonde.frLe Nobel de chimie volé à Henri KaganLe Monde.fr - 1er site d’information sur l’actualité. Retrouvez ici une archive du 16 octobre 2001 sur le sujet Le Nobel de chimie volé à Henri Kagan 032
Reposted by Free RadicalThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form. 188111441867
Reposted by Free RadicalKen Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 06/10/2026A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 271589942
Free Radical @freeradical1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Canadian Gen X here: my parents sent me off to walk to kindergarten by myself at age 4. 000
Free Radical @freeradical1.bsky.social · 05/10/20261980: ads for both The Fog and The Shining, especially the latter. 110
Reposted by Free RadicalGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Great chance to post my all-time favorite headline 2336431376
Reposted by Free RadicalKara Yorio @karayorio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"State law in Arkansas doesn’t require much to open a private school, nothing about teacher skills or what kids learn. But it does require that all schools display an American flag, and we wanted to follow the rules." Unbelievable story. Also, immediately ordering the ProPublica Academy pencils. 817254
Reposted by Free RadicalOrder Rodentia @orodentia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026‘Humour makes us Cree, makes us human’: Kent Monkman’s first public sculpture is a condominium for beavers on Toronto’s waterfront www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/30/k...theartnewspaper.comKent Monkman’s first public sculpture is a condominium for beavers on Toronto’s waterfrontThe permanent commission for the new Lassonde Art Trail reflects on the past, present and future of North America with Monkman’s characteristic quirky twists 28830
Reposted by Free RadicalBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026this would be an incredible film if you started it with all the normal serial killer hunting tropes 792816515
Reposted by Free Radicalmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun. 168188564733
Free Radical @freeradical1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I was listening to French CBC in the car and they were covering this story. I am terrible at interpreting spoken French, but I did catch « Sac à Dos » and « Reine de la Corpulence ». 010
Reposted by Free RadicalCoach Jerry (referee 🔵) @gopher33j.bsky.social · 30/09/20261.) Go to america.gov 2.) type “hello” 3.) type “play Minecraft” 4.) watch the ai’s reality implode ------------ AI is cooked. This is wild.america.govAmerica.govFind answers from official government sources and clear next steps for the services you need with America.gov. 11255
Reposted by Free RadicalHarry C. Merritt @harrymerritt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Studies show that students value authenticity from their professors, so I demonstrate this by logging into the Microsoft Authenticator® app to verify my authenticity several times a day 18210
Reposted by Free RadicalThe Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026As a professor, most of what I do is log in to things 471432195
Reposted by Free RadicalRobyn Swirling @rswirling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026After being raped by a man on my hall sophomore year, I couldn’t leave my dorm room for weeks and failed several classes. I had to take out student loans so I could retake those credits. We almost never talk about the financial toll of campus sexual assault on survivors. 161590322
Reposted by Free RadicalMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Most TV is just this now. 17572601995
Reposted by Free RadicalAl Sweigart @alsweigart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I've redesigned my Scroll Art website. Scroll art is made from program loops and print() to generate endless, scrolling animations. They are suitable for beginners learning to program, but can grow into boundless sophistication and creativity. scrollart.orgscrollart.orgThe Scroll Art MuseumProgrammer art that begins in the terminal. 031
Free Radical @freeradical1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In my undergrad biochem lab (ca. 1990), we used beakers of benzene on the open bench. 030
Reposted by Free RadicalJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Holy shit, this ad! I cannot imagine the impetus for pardoning this guy. But I’m not even sure it matters. Kind of along the lines of that Roger Marshall ad. If you’re explaining you’re losing. 331764549
Reposted by Free RadicalWell-tarred Flask 🇮🇹🇺🇦🇨🇦 @chemprofcramer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026super-interesting, but deuterium is not "larger" (per authors). because of the difference in zero-point vibrational energies (QM #ftw) a C-D bond is SHORTER than a C-H bond. so, one might expect MORE flexibility (although I hesitate to guess how that affects mobile/stationary phase interactions). 1142
Free Radical @freeradical1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If you’re a fan of purification and spectroscopic characterization of organic compounds, and/or med chem, you should check this out. 100
Reposted by Free RadicalCarl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27/09/2026Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWaycnyti.msDid Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? (Gift Article)An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work. 882123873
Reposted by Free RadicalJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Amid all the coverage of it, this Washinging Post column does the best — for me — in explaining why the Pool fights matter. Via @brianstelter.bsky.social See the original: www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0... 5313110
Reposted by Free RadicalCage @ridiculouscage.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"why would I deceive you?" 131105562100
Reposted by Free RadicalDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Particularly funny and poignant if you've ever published anything on the internet. 39016
Reposted by Free RadicalDave Palmer @davepalmerusask.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Hey, that’s us! Cinnamaldehyde is a $5B/ year commodity, and derivatives with varying flavours & aromas can now be generated from benzaldehydes using #biocatalysis. Thanks and congratulations to my @usask.ca students for putting this idea into practice.pubs.acs.orgACS PublicationsACS Publications 2457
Reposted by Free RadicalCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 19/09/2026Google is like guys, guys....wait up guys! Our AI is dangerous too! 1427439
Reposted by Free RadicalChemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 17/09/2026‘I don’t know how they’ll rebuild trust. I hope there will be some lawsuit, I’m not a fan of suing people in general but this is a big scandal,’ says Elisabeth Bik. #ChemSky @elisabethbik.bsky.social @reeserichardson.bsky.social @sholtodavid.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/news/antibod...chemistryworld.comAntibody data manipulation extends to thousands of images across 15 suppliersSleuths discover widespread, systematic alteration of Western blots and other antibody data 24016
Reposted by Free RadicalKevin A. Scott, PhD @sculpturatus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026found at ucsf 9557118
Reposted by Free RadicalSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Who else put down a Polymarket bet on “Erick Erickson and Jamelle Bouie offer the same interpretation of the GOP on the same day “? 271550270
Reposted by Free RadicalJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026From Margaret Sullivan. @sulliview.bsky.social "I’ll be pressing hard here for more on the stakes and less on the odds, and keeping track of how these extremely consequential midterms are being covered." margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-truth-... See also: www.cnn.com/2021/12/12/m...margaretsullivan.substack.comThe truth about the midterms — and the media’s failure to convey itPlus: the most distressing media news of the week and the most encouraging 113428
Reposted by Free RadicalIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 15/09/2026The entire administration is guys in hot dog costumes trying to find the guy who did this 39810
Reposted by Free RadicalAdithya Ramachandran 🇨🇦🇫🇷 @adithyar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Two discoveries I've made. 1. It's fairly easy to grow habanero peppers in Burgundy's subtropical climate. I'm picking a box like this every 4 days. 2. It's not easy to convince Europeans to try them. What I miss the most about selling at markets in Canada is the multiculturalism. 10539
Reposted by Free Radicaltunes to make you run away @whippoorwont.bsky.social · 07/09/2026"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place. 426174343863
Reposted by Free RadicalBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Usually reporters get leaks FROM the White House -- but at Fox News, a reporter appears to have leaked TO the White House. That's according to @oliverdarcy.bsky.social's explanation of the sudden Maria Bartiromo erasure by the Murdochs 1743170906
Reposted by Free RadicalJoe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 04/09/2026Matt Bevin booked in Louisville Metro jail 46314
Reposted by Free RadicalElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Rough Draft vs Final Draft 254116933321