Reposted by SueStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17hAt an event held by the MAHA Institute, RFK Jr said he wanted the federal government to feed Americans' private health data to AI to find evidence to support his anti-science ideology. He also said AI can make “better-informed” decisions than doctors, despite AI’s reputation for hallucinations. 56436
Reposted by SuePlague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Three counties in Florida have declared states of emergency due to “unprecedented levels” of locally acquired dengue fever, and while I do not mean to catastrophize, I must admit that I’m starting to think the claims that we’re ready for future outbreaks were wrong. 14310
Reposted by SueAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/202630 September 1894 | A German Jewish woman, Margarete Schmul, was born in Rogoźno (Rogasen). She lived in Berlin. In 1942, she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- Women at Auschwitz Read: lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en Listen: youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8 13355103
Reposted by SueYour Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 29/09/20261/ Flu season is starting, which also means flu myths are back. Since I recently found myself having one of these conversations with someone in line at the grocery store, I thought it would be good to share. So, here are four of the most common flu vaccine myths you may hear this season... 38333
Reposted by SueGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Unaccompanied migrant children “remain one of the most isolated and vulnerable groups of people in this country. The Trump administration has decided to exploit their position by threatening their access to legal representation and making it impossible for their attorneys to act in their interests.” 13530
Reposted by SueInternational Society for Biocuration @biocurator.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The ISB Annual General Meeting is coming up on October 22. We'll give an update on the society and hear from our two career award winners. See www.biocuration.org/annual-gener... for details and to register. The AGM is free and open to all.biocuration.orgAnnual General Meeting (AGM) 2026 – International Society for Biocuration 001
Reposted by SueFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026More: www.cnbc.com/2026/09/25/n...cnbc.comNIH funding cuts delayed a promising childhood brain cancer trial. Patients lost time they didn't haveA delayed clinical trial underscores the stakes of federal research funding cuts for children with DIPG, a deadly brain tumor with few treatment options. 16640
Reposted by SueSen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 29/09/2026The White House is using funds meant to protect the country from terror attacks to illegally fund campaign commercials. Another flagrant example of how this administration’s rampant corruption and lawlessness hurt our national security. 30315117
Reposted by SueCollins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"The community action program that serves Aroostook, Washington and Hancock Counties said it is getting up to 200 voicemails a day from residents who are anxious about how they will pay their fuel bills this winter...Heating oil prices in Maine have now topped six dollars a gallon." #MEpoliticsmainepublic.orgNorthern Mainers fear they can't afford heating bills this winterAVEC Community Action, which serves Aroostook, Washington and Hancock Counties, says residents are already calling for emergency fuel assistance. 52921
Reposted by SueJayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 29/09/2026Oiled out my latest. It makes such a difference to vibrance & depth. Sharpless 162 51×76 cm 20×30″ Oil on canvas 2026 There will be no prints (probably) Not shipping to the US. earthskyart.ca/product/shar... 18120
Reposted by SuePlague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 28/09/2026To whom it may concern, Having considered the sorts of behaviors (and sorts of beliefs) that constitute “being normal” in our present society, I have concluded that it’s not a bad thing to be deemed abnormal. 18437
Reposted by SueEarth BioGenome Project 🌍 @ebpgenome.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Science is a team effort. Every reference genome depends on collaboration across the fields of biology, sequencing, genome assembly, and bioinformatics. Thanks to Marta Riutort and the Catalan Initiative for the Earth BioGenome Project team for sharing this work in Catalan. Moltes gràcies! 👏🧬🌿 1135
Reposted by SueDie Sankoré-Schriften @sankoreschriften.bsky.social · 28/09/2026These 6 charts show how NIH research funding has been reshaped under Trump www.npr.org/2026/09/24/n...npr.orgThese 6 charts show how NIH research funding has been reshaped under TrumpStories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration. These six graphics show how those changes have affected U.S. bi... 012
Reposted by SueAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 28/09/2026We posted a few days ago about the death and state of emergency associated with dengue in Florida. We thought we’d also take a minute to expand on what dengue is and how it spreads. 313152
Reposted by SueThe Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 28/09/2026More than 38,000 residential school survivors testified to the abuse they experienced as children. Next September, Canada plans to destroy their records.thenarwhal.caCanada plans to destroy thousands of residential school testimonies. These women are trying to save themThe 38,000 testimonies are the largest body of evidence about children’s experiences in these institutions. Journalist Connie Walker and lawyer Kimberly Murray say losing it would mean losing history — both painful and illuminating 12368274
Reposted by SueJennifer Biddle @jenbiddle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026WTAF with the plot of the Love hypothesis being a grad student dating a professor. At least they bring up title IX and then completely ignore it. 🤦🏻♀️ 4222
Reposted by SueMichele Bogart @urbaninsideout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Like this view? You won’t experience it anymore if the presidential arch is approved. You’ll just see a militarized structure that is a symbolic embodiment of the brand. Probably will also include a banner with his pic on it, as seen at DOJ and elsewhere. You can comment by 9/29. 23521
Reposted by SueThe Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Three years of exhaustive community webinars, workshops, surveys and engagement have helped to awareness and develop new protocols and guidelines for #FAIR #datasharing 🧪 Article in "Database"➡️ bit.ly/4yfS1Tr @agbiodata.bsky.social #opendata #openaccess #scholcomm #plantscience #PlantBiologybit.lyThe future is FAIR: a community framework for enhanced data management and data sharingAbstract. The AgBioData consortium is a community-driven initiative supporting >40 genomic, genetic, and breeding (GGB) databases for agricultural resea 087
Reposted by SueCenturies of Sound @centuriesofsound.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Thread where I post a music video* I like from every** year in order. *definition extremely flexible, as you will immediately see **obviously I'm going to have to skip many years at the start 18218
Reposted by SueJayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 27/09/2026Sunday space art #sciart Home of Giants 86×96.5cm 34x38in Oil on canvas 2026 Based on a JWST Nircam image of a stellar nursery & the home of the massive stars Pismis 24-1 & 2 which are 74 & 66 times the size of our sun. earthskyart.ca/product/home... 25025
Reposted by SueMr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 27/09/2026The CDC awarded a no-bid contract for exploring whether immunizing pregnant women would lead to autism in their children; to pay for this contract, the CDC took $362,000 from a program that provides free vaccines to about half American children. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific MissionThe agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. 05743
Reposted by SueACLU @aclu.org · 27/09/2026Automatic license plate reader technology has no place in our neighborhoods. Join this month’s action call on Tuesday, September 29 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT to discuss the dangers of surveillance technology and how you can take action in your community to fight against this tech.act.aclu.orgACLU People Power September Action Call: Get the Flock OutI'm attending this event - sign up now to join me! 7440155
Reposted by SueAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/09/202627 September 1902 | A Dutch Jew, Leo de Vries was born in Amsterdam. A bank clerk. He arrived at #Auschwitz from Westerbork on 5 March 1944. He was among 477 people from his transport who were murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. 939686
Reposted by SueDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t. 7833181104
Reposted by SueAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/09/202627 September 1937 | A French Jewish girl, Myriam Bloch, was born in Metz. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 20 December 1943 in a transport of 850 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 505 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection. -- Children at Auschwitz: youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA 22538144
Reposted by SueSociety of Toxicology @sotoxicology.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Don’t forget to apply or nominate deserving colleagues for a 2026 SOT Award by October 9. Join us in celebrating the remarkable contributions to toxicology and support the future of our field! Learn more: toxchange.toxicology.org/blogs/reza-r... 001
Reposted by SueACLU @aclu.org · 26/09/2026Every eligible voter has the right to vote without intimidation. Learn more about the work we’re doing to safeguard the right to vote this election season.aclu.orgDefending Our Vote: The ACLU’s election safeguarding program | American Civil Liberties UnionAcross the country, we’re already organizing and mobilizing with our neighbors as part of our largest ever election safeguarding initiative, investing more than $24.5 million to protect our right to v... 8362117
Reposted by SueRose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Start to finish making of process for one of my porcelain tentacle handle cups! Throwing, trimming, glazing You can buy a unique cup like this on my website, www.roseschmits.com 271029229
Reposted by SueCollins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Worth noting Susan Collins keeps wading deeper and deeper into the pool. First when pressed she said she didn't regret the vote. Then she said she'd vote for Kav again. Now she's talking him up and volunteering that she has no regrets. All from a woman who pledged to protect Roe! #MEpolitics 1237
Reposted by SueCongresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 25/09/2026The cruelty is undeniable here. Miscarriages can be devastating & they require medical care. Pregnant women shouldn’t be unjustly detained & warehoused in the first place. And now, ICE is refusing to collect data on miscarriages in custody. Horrifying, shameful, & completely unacceptable. 79840
Reposted by SueDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Once again, the Supreme Court prioritizes imaginary harms done to Trump by not allowing him to indulge in his conspiracy theories, as opposed to the very real harm done to citizens who may lose the ability to vote in this case. 412098714
Reposted by SueSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If you care about keeping the Academy of Natural Sciences open to the public in Philadelphia, I need you to read and share this thread. Trish Wellenbach was sent from the mayor's office to oversee the Academy of Natural sciences situation. She needs to hear from us. Here comes the action item: 15549483
Reposted by SueDrug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Carrying water, smh PBS “News”. The campaign is about suppressing legitimate voters, since there are not enough invalid votes cast to change any election outcome. 171
Reposted by SueThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026No one alive has seen a president choose to walk into the teeth of American greed. A THREAD. PLUS: Ask me anything. 18649165
Reposted by SueBrittney Elizabeth Stoneburg @brittandbone.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I've worked for a natural history museum for 11 years at this point (man, yikes) and while it is sad, it isn't surprising to see two major institutions facing closure this year. 36832
Reposted by SueDr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Herpetology is very much a white and male field because of racism. There's no getting around that. Historically and presently Black people were/are not seen as knowledge holders and contributors by the academy. 718847
Reposted by SueAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong. 21188083853
Reposted by SueThe Call is Coming From Ianside the House @ianfortey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here is a dog under my desk. If you have been following me for more than a week you may know that this isn't my dog. I didn't get a new dog. I'm working right now and have no idea where this came from 56813
Reposted by SueAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026MURRAY: The Trump admin falsely labeled birth control as abortion. Do you agree that an IUD is an abortifacient? OVERTON: If confirmed, I'll be fully briefed M: That's not an answer. The prospect of an FDA commissioner who doesn't know that birth control isn't an abortion is deeply alarming O: 😊 42058981864
Reposted by SueJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Apropos of this, the notes from the discussion at NIEHS Council are now available. www.niehs.nih.gov/sites/defaul... 1/8niehs.nih.gov 2147
Reposted by SueMichael Hiller @hillermich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Happy to share results of the @bat1kgenomes.bsky.social phase 1, providing reference genomes covering 21 bat families. New insights into bat phylogeny, ancestral genome reconstruction, European origin & ancestral echolocation. Great work by a team of 100+ colleagues www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comReference genomes and fossils revise bat family phylogeny and biogeography - NatureAn updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families. 318381
Reposted by SueSociety of Toxicology @sotoxicology.bsky.social · 23/09/2026ATTENTION POSTDOC TRAINEES: Apply for the SOT New Experiences in Toxicology Program (NEXT) Award which provides support to individuals seeking to transition into a professional position in toxicology. The application deadline is September 30: www.toxicology.org/education/st... 001
Reposted by SueAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 23/09/202623 September 1874 | A Jewish man, Albert (Avram) Franco, was born in Constantinople. He lived in Paris. In February 1944, he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- VIDEO: gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck 837083
Reposted by SueYour Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 23/09/20261/ Having trouble finding your fall vaccines? You’re not imagining it. Flu, RSV, and Covid vaccines should be available this fall, but there are some unexpected snags in the system that may make them harder to find or access. Here's what's going on. 27226
Reposted by SueJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What. A. Day. NIH grant-making was paused for several hours today. Not sure who gave the order. But in light of the Friday night Bhattacharya-Vought feud & threatened EO to implement #ScienceDeathPanels, my money is on Russell Vought. I learned of the pause from a colleague around 11:30. 🧵 7340171
Reposted by SueAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @asbmb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NIH funding decisions should be made by scientific experts, not political appointees. Protecting rigorous peer review safeguards public trust, biomedical progress and U.S. scientific leadership. ➡️Learn more: www.asbmb.org/advocacy/pos... #ScienceServesUsAll #ASBMBAdvocates 01915
Reposted by SueProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 410113496040
Reposted by SuePBS News @pbsnews.org · 22/09/2026Democratic attorneys general from California and New York sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as President Donald Trump seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels. to.pbs.org/4hEtTE2 pbs.orgNew York and California sue to block Trump's plans to cancel offshore wind projectsDemocratic attorneys general from California and New York are suing the Trump administration over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as it seeks to discourage expansion of wind energy in favor... 918956
Reposted by SueData Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 22/09/2026The Humanitarian Archives Emergency Project is doing great work and wants to hear from you! www.datarescueproject.org/hae-coalitio...datarescueproject.orgHumanitarian Archive Emergency Coalition: Get Involved Remotely!The DRP has been pleased to be part of a growing coalition concerned about the future of humanitarian archives amid challenges to foreign aid funding. In response to these concerns, a Steering Commi... 043
Reposted by SueCollins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Susan Collins's longtime campaign finance director -- who happens to be the spouse of Collins's longtime chief of staff and campaign manager -- appearing to condone and participate in an illegal scheme to replace the name of a campaign contributor after the money has already been sent. #MEpolitics 13818