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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Please share: OHSU is hiring an Assistant Prof. in the Dept. of Chemical Physiology & Biochemistry. We are looking for a chemical biologist who will apply novel chemical tools in physiological systems. Apply online: www.ohsu.edu/human-resour... (Job # 2026-41667).

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I figured I am not the only person who needed to see this today

Golden retriever holding a circular Frisbee toy in her mouth. Her bowls look especially floppy.

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Reading a book and this may be the first time I've seen my alma mater (Bucknell University) in fiction. Gotta love that it's about an obnoxious rich family and comes up in reference to a character who apparently burned down the lacrosse locker rooms 😂 One. Hundred. Percent. On. Brand.

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Fred Hutch is an incredible place to work - cool science, terrific colleagues, beautiful location. I truly felt like I was part of something bigger when I worked there ❤️

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm working from home on my personal laptop and my new email (compose email?) button just...disappeared It must have moved somewhere but I simply cannot find it, I feel very silly not being able to do my job at the moment

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Me: (crying at the Dungeons and Dragon movie) omg I am such a nerd Partner: no this is why I love you, you feel things deeply and you care! OKAY FOLKS HE IS A KEEPER

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

There was a group of turkeys in my neighborhood (not unusual) and one of them was white (unusual)!

Two turkeys sitting on a fence. One is pure white

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Just got an emergency alert that said "Menacing suspect armed with handgun riding E-bike" and it's the first time I've wondered who writes these things

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

At trivia I just said "I know the moons of Mars because Matt Damon used them to navigate to the Schipiarelli (sp?) crater" and I felt like Cher Horowitz saying, "Well I know Mel Gibson and he didn't say that"

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Come be our colleague. I have been in this Division for 27 years (4 as a postdoc and 23 as a PI). It is an amazing place to work, collaborate, and be inspired. If you are applying to be an Assistant or Associate Professor this Fall, don't miss this deadline.

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I bought a book one kid-friendly DnD one shots that came with buildable crafts and I am SO proud of this freaking hot air balloon, it almost broke me

A 3-dimensional hot air balloon made out of paper. It is pink with a darker pink pattern, has a basket and is surrounded by a paper fence

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I saw The Odyssey thinking it would be Bad-Good like Troy But it was GOOD-Good and I will hear absolutely zero arguments otherwise Goodnight.

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I have a copy of the old Molecular Probes handbook signed by the woman who designed it and I am STOKED ABOUT IT

Large textbook with a fluorescent image of a cell on the cover. The title is The Molecular Probes Handbook: A Guide to Fluorescent Probes and Labeling Technologies

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

75 grams huh? I have many thoughts about this

Closeup of a cafe chalkboard covered in designs and messages. One says "your favorite refreshers now with 75 g more of caffeine"

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Not sure she likes these fireworks

Golden retriever looking somewhat stressed

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I never get approached at bars anymore. However tonight I brought a book bc I was meeting a friend who is habitually late and 3 men approached me in about 20 minutes. It's like **interrupting me** is the whole point, they aren't actually interested at all they just hate seeing a woman chilling solo

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Bluesky people, any idea what this animal is? It was near a creek at work and did seem to have the kind of oily fur you see in aquatic mammals but maybe it was just wet. We have nutria there but I am certain it is not a baby nutria because I have seen those and this animal is such sleeker/skinnier.

Blurry closeup of a brown weasel-ish mammal

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Since I'm posting pet pictures today

Golden retriever lying on her back on a bed, tummy exposed, with a goofy grin on her face

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

If I hide in here the vet can't get me

Cat squeezed into a very narrow space between a piece of furniture and a wall

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Y'all. I got to see Tig Notaro today which was cool enough as it is, but ALSO she wound up talking to me when she was doing crowdwork! Now I know why everyone sounds so dumb when comedians talk to them in the crowd. I am not destined for the spotlight 🤣

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

My feet are trapped under Ruby and it's warm and fuzzy and also I can't feel my legs because I'm sitting in a very awkward position You can bet I will not be moving until she wakes up

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

My 13 year old texted me: Also also, there's something I wanna tell you about when you get home :3 And I felt Very Old because I was not sure if that face was ominous or good

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I don't know what it says about me that I have figured out the best way to maximize the 2-drink limit at the movie theater But I can only take so many kids movies sober and I'm not driving

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I impulse bought a fortune cookie coin purse at an outlet store and it's brining me an absurd amount of joy Even though I don't really need a coin purse, it now holds hair ties and medicine

A red leather coin purse in the shape of a fortune cookie, displayed on a gold hand on a shelf.

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Someone left this on my office door today, just a plain red envelope with no writing, a tiny tarot card, and this note - nothing personalized or hand-written. No one at work knew anything about it, and I'm the only person who got one. A real head-scratcher!

A tiny tarot card, the Ten of Swords. On the card is a body, face down, with swords strapped into it and the ground around it. An accompanying typed titled "ten of swords" has the following bullet points: Change, endings, love. A dramatic change may have just occurred unexpectedly. Trust that the worst has happened. A spiritual death and rebirth is upon you; a metamorphosis has begun. Be aware of manipulation, as you may be especially prone to it right now. What will you leave behind? Who will you become?

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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake

By A Horse

Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food.

I am thinking I would like to try cake.

Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape.

Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy.

Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much.

I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on."

Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I'm generally a nice person but if you ask me to explain my NCAA men's bracket choices you will discover just how petty I am (thought prompted by how annoyed I am every time I see the jacket the Alabama coach is wearing)

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Our bioinformatics students wrapped up their classes today, and some of them managed to sneak in my office to leave me some tiny ducks as a parting gift

Colorful Lego set with the inclusive trans flag colors (black, brown, normal rainbow, trans flag colors) and a matching Lego mini fig for each color. On some of the color stripes there is a matching tiny duck.

Closeup of a desk with a computer keyboard just out of frame. On the desk is a circle of tiny glass ducks of diggerent colors facing into the circle; one is wearing a Santa hat. There is also a pair of tiny ducks facing each other.

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

read news --> despair --> hide --> feel guilty for burying my head in the sand --> read news --> despair ... It's just kinda always like this now huh

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The world is a disaster but my friends rented out a small theater to watch The Princess Bride for my birthday, and tonight is very good 🥰

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

"I'm NOT a Wine Mom," I whisper fervently to myself as I debate whether I need a wardrobe change between brunch with bottomless mimosas to going with a friend to pick up her Wine Club allotment

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

My coffee thinks you should have a nice day

Top view of a mug of coffee. In the foamy crema there appears to be a happy face made of two bubbles for eyes and a smudge for a smile

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Turned around to see my cat looking royally pissed off for no discernible reason I'm a little nervous

Balinese cat sitting on top of the back of a couch. Her eyes are narrowed and her ears are flattened.

On the wall nearby there is artwork that says "love" in cursive with a child's fingerprints in primary colors (I find this amusing)

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

In case you were feeling stupid lately I just ran a load of laundry with a banana in it

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Dog birthday party chaos ❤️ (The lab is not a blood relative but a sister nonetheless)

4 blonde dogs standing on a kitchen floor looking at the camera. In the center is a lab with a white face stripe. The other three dogs are golden retrievers. For those who care to know, my dog Ruby is the reddish one on the right sitting like a good girl with her giant dopey tongue out.

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I want a Galaxy Quest-style movie where instead of a sci-fi TV show, the only Earth media the aliens have consumed is Hallmark holiday movies

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Tiny joys at a time when maybe you need them: -Costco has a goat cheese honey tart/pizza thing and it is REALLY GOOD -I got an award at work and that made me cry happy tears -tomorrow I am attending a birthday party for my dog and her two sisters -my cat is very soft (see photo)

Fluffy seal point Balinese cat (white with gray/brown face mask, ears, paws, and tail; looks like a long-haired Siamese cat) stretching out on a fleece blanket decorated with cartoon corgis.

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Today I am going to a housewarming party that starts at 8:00 pm EIGHT O'CLOCK POST MERIDIEM who are these people and why do they hate me so much

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

The problem with buying gifts early and just shoving in them in a cabinet is that you don't remember what you've bought or how much you have spent To make myself feel better about my shopping amnesia, when it's time to wrap gifts I tell myself "look how generous I am!"

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

I'm back on the East Coast for a wedding and I'm delighted to see some real bar bathroom graffiti again On the West Coast it's all like "have a good day!" "You are loved!" In this NJ bar the G-rated graffiti says "Jamie Scuba is a PIG"

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

This is what a supportive partner looks like

Screenshot of a text. One person (me) said "I accidentally flashed someone changing into my scrubs". The other person responded "Good for them". I reacted to that text with a cry-laughing emoji

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I saw Wicked For Good just now And you know I was not expecting a romantic scene with Elphaba changing out of a coat into a granny sweater a la Mr Rogers

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Ruby gets attention, Pearl gets a toy to play with. Win-win!

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

"Stop reading news and pet me, that's way better for you"

Golden retriever with her head on a person's lap

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

I went to a comedy club tonight and the headliner (Joe Dombrowski) was filming a special. You know when that comes out I'm going to be watching at full volume so I can be like, "do you hear that weird cackle when he made the Lois joke? That was me!!1!"

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Last night I dreamed that I was arguing with a friend about whether it was legal for Costco to sell Tupperware in Washington state (I was a yes, she was a no). So we drove from Eugene to Kirkland, I proved her wrong, and also the Rivendell Lego set was on sale for $200 there which was AWESOME

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I love when she climbs on the stool to watch me cook

A kitchen counter in the foreground. Opposite from the person taking the photo is a cat peeking over the edge of the counter so only her eyes and ears are visible

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Laura McKnight @lauramcknight.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

My Microsoft products have been seriously on the fritz - Teams documents and Microsoft forms not synching/updating, emails not sending OR being sent but not showing up in my sent folder or showing in the email thread, outlook calendar events disappearing It's making my job impossible 😭

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