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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We've lost America's Greatest National Treasure. 💔 RIP queen. www.huffpost.com/entry/dolly-...

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Dolly Parton, Queen Of Country Music, Dead At 80

Parton was one of country music's most honored performers.

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 25/07/2026

Admirable clarity @science.org

The Trump administration hates academic science funding, full stop. They hate where that money goes, and they hate who it goes to. They want to keep all that money for themselves, to hand out to favored cronies who can help them get elected and to steer yet more money and more power back into their hands.

That’s it. That’s the story

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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 10/07/2026

Meta now lets anyone use your Instagram photos in AI images without your consent. SAG-AFTRA recommends that #SagAftraMembers (and all Instagram users) opt-OUT of Meta’s new AI image generation tool, Muse Image. Take action to protect your likeness.

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Brady! @like-the-bunch.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

“yeah i can tell it was AI generated. how? just vibes, yeah. it has that certain gen-AI sais quoi”

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Holden Thorp is an institutionalist. He's been a university chancellor, provost, now EiC of Science. When institutionalists pull the fire alarm, we listen, because the call to action he issued this week exposes the dire nature of the threat we are facing. 1/ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Another red alert for American science

Although research has bipartisan support in the US Congress, and trust in science is above 75% across the country, the Trump administration seems as determined as ever to mortally wound the nation’s s...

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Katie McCaskey @katiemccaskey.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

"This would be the end of American science as we know it," said Cole Donovan @colesci.bsky.social, a policy analyst from the group @standupforscience.net who has been organizing to protest the change. "We're gonna make sure that it doesn't fade quietly into the night." www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...

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President Trump seeks control of science funding

The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science.

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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 28/05/2026

President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...

So let me say it as clearly as I can: Without basic scientific research, supported by the kind of farsighted public investment that allows large-scale, undirected, curiosity-driven inquiry, the scientific pipeline will run dry.
In daily life, people may not feel the effects right away, or even in 10 years. But we will feel it. And when someone we love needs therapies that could have emerged but didn't or when other countries now
investing in science can launch new science-based industries or run their societies on vast resources of fusion energy or reap the benefits of quantum computing power or advanced medical breakthroughs, America will wish it sustained its leadership in scientific research here and now.
Sally Kornbluth is the president of MIT.

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Kyle Niemeyer, PhD @kyleniemeyer.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Funding opportunity for US-based early career researchers! tl;dr: $25k for 6-mo projects in AI/ML Integration in Scientific Software Development, Scientific Software Sustainability, or Software education research. Applications due 1 June 2026. 🔗 urssi.us/blog/2026/05...

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Rachel Donner @rmiriam.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Happy 9th anniversary to Tom Holland's performance of Umbrella on Lip Sync Battle, a pivotal pop culture moment in history! youtu.be/jPCJIB1f7jk?...

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Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland

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Arfon Smith @arfon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

After 10 years, I'm stepping down as Editor-in-Chief of @joss-openjournals.bsky.social. A few thoughts on the decade: www.arfon.org/stepping-dow... The EiC call: blog.joss.theoj.org/2026/05/call... #opensource #openscience

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Stepping down as Editor-in-Chief of JOSS | Arfon Smith

After 10 years, reflecting on launching the Journal of Open Source Software and what comes next.

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Journal of Open Source Software @joss-openjournals.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Some news to mark the occasion: after a decade leading JOSS, founding EiC @arfon.bsky.social is stepping down. We're now searching for the next EiC to lead JOSS into its next chapter. The call: blog.joss.theoj.org/2026/05/call... #openscience #opensource

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JOSS is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief | Journal of Open Source Software Blog

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Journal of Open Source Software @joss-openjournals.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

🎉 JOSS turns 10 today! Ten years, 3,500+ papers, 11,000+ authors, 4000+ reviewers, and a community that built something remarkable together. Thank you to everyone who's reviewed, edited, authored, or cheered us on along the way 💚 joss.theoj.org #openscience #opensource

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Journal of Open Source Software

Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS) is a developer friendly, open access journal for research software packages.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Absolutely incredible. NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone. Watch with sound on.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

your moment calm

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Kyle Niemeyer, PhD @kyleniemeyer.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I'm excited to announce that applications are open for the next URSSI summer school on software engineering for research, 8-10 June in Boston @ Northeastern Univ.: urssi.us/blog/2026/04... Open to US-based students, postdocs, & early career researchers (or beyond!). Travel fully funded.

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Chris Kelly @bck108.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

This is such great messaging. Cc: @hcrichardson.bsky.social

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Kyle Niemeyer, PhD @kyleniemeyer.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I remember the dialup modem handshake, and playing games on an MS-DOS machine. The glitter of unwanted AOL CD-ROMs, shining in the dark. The glory of a *perfect* AIM away message. First accessing Facebook when I got my .edu email, then friending/poking other freshman I hadn’t yet met.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 02/03/2026

that they have kept their relationship intensely private to the point that this is how we find out is probably the best sign they might actually make it anyway, rules are rules, here is the exact moment she fell in love

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Madhusudan 🦉 Katti @leafwarbler.myatproto.social · 24/01/2026

"I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me," she said.

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Jay Kirell @jasonkirell.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed. www.startribune.com/detained-by-...

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Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure

The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

So... spells. We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning. And trapping evil cars in circles of salt. The old ways are new again.

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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..." arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1

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Kyle Niemeyer, PhD @kyleniemeyer.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Apply for the next #URSSI winter school on research software engineering, 15-17 Dec in Portland, OR: urssi.us/blog/2025/11... For: grad students, postdocs, & other early career researchers (or beyond!) looking to increase your software dev. skills. Applications close 21 Nov, so apply soon!

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

There are more of us than there are of them.

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Matthew Haugen @mjhaugen.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%

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Gary Whitehouse @coffeeanddanish.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Corvallis Oregon says NO KINGS. @wyden.senate.gov

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

lmfao keep sharing this stuff. such a balm.

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Parker Welch @parkerwelch.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Here outside the House chamber with folks chanting “LET HER OUT!”

Folks clapping in front of the chamber door

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Kyle Niemeyer, PhD @kyleniemeyer.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

I'm Associate Editor-in-Chief at @joss-openjournals.bsky.social for Physics & Engineering, I'm looking for folks who can contribute in my track. We particularly need people with expertise in energy systems, sustainability, nuclear science, and manufacturing. blog.joss.theoj.org/2025/08/call...

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Ethan White @ethanwhite.weecology.org · 08/08/2025

Interested in helping out with one of the most innovative, grassroots, publishing efforts around? The Journal of Open Source Software (@joss-openjournals.bsky.social) is looking for editors. We conduct collaborative checklist-based peer review of research software using GitHub issues.

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Call for editors | Journal of Open Source Software Blog

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Kyle Niemeyer, PhD @kyleniemeyer.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

We’ve extended the deadline for the 2nd round of #URSSI early-career fellowship applications to 10 August. Please share with anyone who might a good fit!

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Kyle Niemeyer, PhD @kyleniemeyer.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Hi everyone, just a reminder that this Friday (25 July 2025) at 11:59 pm PST is the deadline for round 2 of #URSSI early-career fellowship applications. If you work around scientific software development and have project ideas that align—even loosely—to the focus areas, please apply!

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

One of the things that *actually*, *truly* makes America great is NASA. And Trump has slit its throat.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 09/07/2025

ALL CAPS THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ... GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪 www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

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Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push

The losses could endanger the administration’s plans for landing astronauts on the moon and Mars.

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Char Lots of Blood @knaveryesque.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Obligatory retweet.

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Shawn Harris @shawnforcongress.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Can you hit repost? Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat. My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?

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Kyle Niemeyer, PhD @kyleniemeyer.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

To my fellow Americans on this Fourth of July, I hope you share my patriotic fury at what a right-wing minority is currently doing to destroy our country. It’s going to take a generation to fix.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Freedom from kings. Freedom from fascism. Power to the people forever. ♥️ Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

America is a system and that system has crashed. @lopatto.bsky.social and @sarahjeong.bsky.social don’t mince words here www.theverge.com/policy/69730...

The People have rights against the powerful. That is what America is about
It’s notable that these words keep getting repeated — almost like those “unalienable” rights of “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness” are really important. The Reconstruction Amendments — the 13th, 14th, and 15th — weave together the threads of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence. They were a critical update, you might say, one that patched the Founders’ system-destroying error of perpetuating slavery while simultaneously declaring all men to be created equal. The 14th acknowledges that states, too, can be tyrants. Whether it is George III, the feds, or the slave-holding antebellum states, the People have rights against the powerful. That is what America is about.

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Kyle Niemeyer, PhD @kyleniemeyer.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

The winery chose *just now* to send this email, with this subject line? Read the fucking room

Email inbox showing “2025 great white experience” subject line next to political email from SSA

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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

This is a tragic day in American history. We deserve better. Our children and families and citizens deserve better. I’m ashamed of what’s just happened. This is not a vote that cares about voters, this is greed, recklessness, violence and immorality. We will all suffer from this.

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Kyle Niemeyer, PhD @kyleniemeyer.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Hi friends, happy to announce that we’ve opened applications for the second round of URSSI early-career fellows! tl;dr: $10k-25k for US-based early career researchers to do projects related to topics in scientific software (see post for specifics). Applications due 25 July urssi.us/blog/2025/07...

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

In a country characterized by the rule of law, some regulation of immigration is a legitimate function of government. In a lawless, expressly bigoted, and expressly corrupt regime, it is not. Download IceBlock and defy this administration.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

It's a very, very good point. The earlier crises were vast and required huge amounts of spending. We have no economic crisis now. We have a vast political and constitutional one. It's when you'd want to keep deficit/debt stable with respect to size of the economy.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 26/06/2025

National Science Foundation staff were notified that their office space will be taken over by Department of Housing and Urban Development. It's unclear where the 1,800+ NSF employees will work. Renovation plans apparently include a personal gym for the HUD secretary & family eos.org/research-and...

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National Science Foundation Staff Booted From Headquarters - Eos

Staff at the National Science Foundation (NSF) were notified on 25 June that the agency’s office space, located in Alexandria, Va., will be taken over by Department of Housing and Urban Development (H...

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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

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