Reposted by Suepublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If you live in the following states, TODAY is the last day to register to vote before the midterm elections: Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Indiana Kentucky Mississippi Ohio Tennessee Texas IWillVote.com 19471
Reposted by SuePhysghoul 👻 🎃 @physgal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Rosalind Franklin knew what she was looking at. 👩🏻🔬 🧪 ⚛️ 25710
Reposted by SueMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 05/10/2026"Seven former Cornell students are accused of sexually assaulting another student who says she was incapacitated. Messages allegedly inviting other frat members were sent to a group chat during the assault. Everyone is talking about the seven. I keep thinking about the others." buff.ly/z7yWbR2buff.lyAn Open Letter to Cornell University from the Mother of a Prospective Male Student“Seven former Cornell students are accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting another Cornell student who says she was incapacitated. Messages alleged... 327394
Reposted by SueProf. Ruth Ley FRS @microbiome.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It’s more like an assistant professorship actually, without the possibility of tenure. But it’s 6 to 9 years of funding without teaching so great for those who want a pure research opportunity. Add grants on top! 🧫🧪🦠 0176
Reposted by SueMark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis. 151448529
Reposted by SueRetraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 03/10/2026Weekend reads: China intensifies crackdown on misconduct; AI flooding medical journals with ‘meaningless’ research; Sham scientific societiesretractionwatch.comWeekend reads: China intensifies crackdown on misconduct; AI flooding medical journals with ‘meaningless’ research; Sham scientific societiesIf your week flew by — we know ours did — catch up here with what you might have missed. The week at Retraction Watch featured: Journal investigating paper on heart device with registration number … 2114
Reposted by SueZebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 03/10/2026ICYMI... The Zebrafish Disease Models Society Annual Conference is headed to South Africa in 2027! #ZDM20 #zebrafish #ZebrafishMeeting 🐟🧪 051
Reposted by SueAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 03/10/20263 October 1920 | A Russian, Sergei Egorov, was born in Cheboksary. In #Auschwitz from 15 November 1941. No. R-9929 (Soviet POW) He perished in the camp. Date of death unknown. Learn about the Soviet POWs deported to Auschwitz: 📖 Lesson: bit.ly/4tD4yyn 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4aDGliV 534784
Reposted by SueBen TG @ben-tg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Trump’s cuts to NOAA, which regulates fisheries, has left the agency slower to respond to the industry’s needs, fishermen said. Staff cutbacks also resulted in the agency reducing weather balloons used to gather data fishermen rely on. apnews.com/article/dona... @standupforscience.net 🧪apnews.comTrump tried to make allies of fishermen. Some are turning on himSome commercial fishermen have come to question whether Trump is meeting the needs of an industry he has long leaned on for support. 12354132
Reposted by SuePaul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🧪 “The National Science Foundation, one of the biggest sources of federal research funding, withheld $1.4 billion that Congress had intended for research over the course of the past year, according to internal data reviewed by The New York Times.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 39165
Reposted by SueTroy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 02/10/2026MAINE – Senator Bernie Sanders is joining Troy Jackson in Bangor, Lewiston, and Biddeford on the Solidarity Forever Tour! ✊ Working people built this state. Let’s come together, get fired up, and send a fighter for working Mainers to the U.S. Senate. 12563134
Reposted by SueDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/10/2026📮 New USPS cost cuts could delay your mail ballot. In most states, late means it doesn't count. 61% of planned zip codes will be affected for midterms. Search for your zip code here: demdock.com/4rMi8Ps 17248177
Reposted by SueSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you are part of an academic society or a professor of any kind, public statements that you do not condone Drexel cutting off the academy of natural sciences from the public of Philadelphia is very important right now. We need your voices. Urgently. 10801404
Reposted by SueStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 30/09/2026At 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. 14511
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 13358104
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... 38534
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. 30317117
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. 53021
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... 18320
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! 👏🧬🌿 1145
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. 313253
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 12371279
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 18822
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. 06146
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! 7440153
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. 939787
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. 7833171109
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 22539145
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... 8362116
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 271052233
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. 79941
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. 412097714
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: 15555487
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. 36833
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. 21188143852