Reposted by Gauravellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 2hI do think part of the vibecession is the fact that a LOT of businesses don't currently run as well as they should because the cost of labor is too high for instance, I spent almost an hour in line at the pharmacy tonight, after being unable to get them on the phone. 8989
Reposted by GauravVincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 10hHere it comes... the large coronal hole is almost directly facing Earth now, which means fast solar wind is 3-4 days away. In fact, NOAA SWPC has just issued a G1/minor storm watch for Oct 2. This means there are chances for mid-latitude auroral displays Thu and Fri nights. #heliophysics 11395133
Reposted by GauravDavid Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 6hIt is amazing, and sobering, to realize that had Trump not chosen to start this war for no good reason and against the advice of many of his senior ppl, Trump and the GOP would probably be doing... Ok. Not awesome, maybe losing the house, but ok. 1136223
Reposted by GauravSpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 23hSend Stephen Miller to The Hague. 19969602241
Reposted by GauravAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 5hI believe that Dr. Ellora Derenoncourt is the first Black woman economist EVER to be named a MacArthur Genius. My heart is bursting. I am OVERJOYED. 31115190
Reposted by GauravKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 8hA man replied to this saying in earnest that women need to get organized and fight for our rights and men will follow. We did that. We do that. We mobilized the largest single day protest in global history on every continent and yet I have fewer rights than my mom did at my age. 13569161268
Reposted by GauravPleuni Pennings @pleunipennings.bsky.social · 12hI am hiring a postdoc! Are you interested to work on population genetics/ drug resistance/ data? Want to work in Montpellier, France? Fastq files don't scare you? PhD required, start date hopefully Nov 1! (end date Sep 30 2028) Please share! abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/p...abetterscientist.wordpress.comPostdoc position on drug resistance evolution in Montpellier, FranceI have some exciting news (again!). I got money from the region (Occitanie) to hire a postdoc (and later an engineer / technician) to work on drug resistance evolution in malaria (P. faciparum) and… 15587
Reposted by GauravEuan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 10hAs was entirely predictable, in the absence of full support for Ukraine from the West, the war is intensifying and getting closer to the EU border. The West's response should be to increase aid to democratic Ukraine to help it fight back against and then defeat fascist Russia. 04613
Reposted by GauravDr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 13hA tremendous thread- how we are raising our son. He was having a bad evening a few nights ago, I asked him if it was OK for me to hug him or comfort him, he said "no" and I respected his request for boundaries. Later when he was better he said "I could use a hug now." Build trust! It works. 110819
Reposted by GauravJordan Hoffman @jhoffman.bsky.social · 13hReading Alan Sepinwall's biography of Rod Serling is s-l-o-w g-o-i-n-g. Because it is boring? No, absolutely not. Because it gets me jazzed up to rewatch old episodes of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, and next thing you know it is 1am. 2274
Reposted by GauravThe Washington Sun Metro @washsunmetro.bsky.social · 13hSen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) blocked a bipartisan bill that would have prohibited the destruction of any national memorial honoring a U.S. president — a measure meant to protect the Kennedy Center from a full demolition — without congressional approval.washingtonsun.comLone Republican Senator Derails a Bill to Prevent Demolition of the Kennedy CenterSen. Mike Lee blocked a bill that would have prohibited the demolition of any national memorial honoring a U.S. president. 57530
Reposted by GauravEthan Kocak @ethankocak.com · 13hOver a year ago I ruined a different job interview by describing how I got Surinam toads to fuck when asked what challenges I overcame that year. But for a job as an aquarist, that would be a net positive. 6573
Reposted by GauravCenter for Large Landscape Conservation @largelandscapes.org · 28/09/2026The largest wildlife overpass in North America was completed in 2025 spanning I-25 in CO. According to Colorado Governor Jared Polis, the crossing, and nearby crossing infrastructure, has reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions on the stretch of I-25 by 91%. www.denvergazette.com/outtherecolo...denvergazette.comMassive wildlife overpass has helped reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions by 91% in ColoradoIn December 2025, it was announced that the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) had completed the construction of the I-25 wildlife overpass in the area of Greenland, between Denver and Color... 114345
Reposted by GauravAlan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 14hIf you didn't already know, here's how to preorder the book ahead of its October 13 release:hachettebookgroup.comSerlingNew York Times bestselling author and esteemed TV critic Alan Sepinwall delivers the definitive biography of Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight Zone. Serli... 353
Reposted by Gauravemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17hJamie Raskin calls out the shitty ads as a crime (this was cited by CNN and other stories). This is the kind of Xitter post that I beg of @raskin.house.gov or other MoCs to cross-post over here -- not least bc more people over here are likely to magnify it. 251117352
Reposted by Gauravsatbshow.bsky.social @satbshow.bsky.social · 14hI did a presentation on this very subject for the conference in New Jersey last year: "Yesterday" being the major advance on many levels that "scared John into doing something decent" i.e. his songs on Rubber Soul and afterwards haunting him as potentially a standard he could not live up to. 012
Reposted by Gauravevery usps @everylot-usps.bsky.social · 14hNEW KENT: 12109 NEW KENT HWY, NEW KENT VA 23124-9907 041
Gaurav @mrvaidya.bsky.social · 14hIt is so interesting to me that LLMs have been unlocking new functionality in unexpected and wondrous ways while failing in exactly the ways we've been predicting they would for years. 000
Reposted by GauravSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 16hNEW AD: Listen to this sh*t. 31374392285
Reposted by Gauravfreecialis @freecialis.bsky.social · 15hAmerican media: time to come up with the dumbest possible discourse about a Billboard hit British media: You are like a little baby. Watch this 216843
Reposted by GauravAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16hMike Johnson on what Republicans will do if they hold the House: "What we would do in the next two years is exactly what we have been doing already" 6731686449
Reposted by GauravBeefcake Dad @jeffsreturn.bsky.social · 17hGoogling Tony Blair Arms Deal to find out what the deal is with those arms 14873210
Reposted by GauravHannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 23hi worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward 10114053157
Reposted by GauravLuna @lunalore.bsky.social · 23hI get the feeling that Meta tried SO HARD to make this mascot thing the cuddliest lil’ guy ever but all I see is an unholy amalgamation of the Snuggle fabric softener teddy bear & the Adipose Babies from Doctor Who. Its an echo of both but not either, and feels viscerally WRONG 1930265
Reposted by GauravVelour Shirt @object.works · 29/09/2026This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose 581762580
Reposted by GauravSK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 21hoh I forgot a critical bit-- I also tell my classes that because I'm away from my office desktop I can't do any of my own research work, so they're not imposing on me during office hours but actually keeping me from boredom a bit of a lie (I have a laptop) but that seems to help some students 0221
Reposted by GauravDr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 21hI assumed this was some desert mountain Nope 1174
Reposted by GauravKimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Please 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).ohsu.eduOHSU Faculty, Physician and Academic Jobs in OregonFind higher education faculty, physician and research jobs and build your academic health career at OHSU in Portland, Oregon. 04257
Reposted by GauravMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The tweet that immediately came to mind: 221717394
Reposted by GauravStarfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Uh... okay? I don't know anything about computers or this guy personally, but I'll be begging for a job soon too enough. So, in the vague hopes of some form of karmic reward, please hire this guy to do computer things if you need computer things and are in the position to hire. 3659
Gaurav @mrvaidya.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"I can’t just go on with a kit of drums doing ‘Yesterday’ or ‘Photograph,’ Starr says" (from www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...) -- I'm fascinated by how often a Beatle (John, Ringo and Paul for sure) will bring up "Yesterday" as a random example of a Beatles song.washingtonpost.comWhy is Ringo Starr still performing at 86? Because he can.The drummer is onstage again, with death-defying energy and feel-good vibes. 110
Reposted by GauravMark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For the last 34 years I have been on the faculty of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Biology and have never regretted that decision. This year we are hiring TWO new Assistant Professors in the broad area of Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology 1/n bio.unc.edu 3140124
Reposted by GauravZ. Mann Zilla, Semi-Pro Goofball @pandangit.com · 28/09/2026If I had one of these I would use it as a charcuterie board. Just serve little slices of meat & cheese on various layers. Although I could see the case for putting chess pieces on several of the slices to do like a surreal "Kirk & Spock play 3D chess" thing. 1122844
Reposted by GauravRich Burroughs @somewhattolerable.com · 28/09/2026theonion.comCreatively Tapped-Out Peter Thiel Launches Startup Called ‘Frodo, But Evil’BUENOS AIRES—After exhausting a significant amount of his intellectual energy in a series of company launches, a creatively tapped-out Peter Thiel announced Tuesday a new startup called “Frodo, But Ev... 213819
Reposted by GauravMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Sure, the 2024 election was one too, but 2026 might be the clearest intelligence test ever presented to the American electorate. Taken at face value, he's saying he stole hundreds of billions from the gov't, hid it somewhere Congress can't reach, and he pinky swears he will give you a piece. Really. 762831757
Reposted by GauravBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026fargo is a panorama of different types of evil contrasted against ordinary good; the petty loserdom of Lundegaard and Carl Showalter on different sides of the legit/criminal divide, the dull-eyed sociopath of Grimsrud, the mania/delusional stalkerdom of Mike Yanagita. 535728
Reposted by GauravCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Please help if you can! Queen City Cat Lounge is an adoption center I visit frequently here in Vermont and their window was vandalized last night. Fortunately they had double glass for the cats' safety, but the broken outer window needs to be fixed ASAP. www.gofundme.com/f/repair-and... 19955542
Reposted by GauravDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Whelp. After 15 years of me saying “every shark swimming through a flooded city street after a storm photo on social media is fake,” we may finally have a real one. I’m awaiting confirmation from folks with better eyes than mine. abcnews.com/video/136803...abcnews.comShark spotted in New Jersey floodwaters during nor'easterA dogfish shark was spotted swimming through floodwaters in Surf City, New Jersey, heading up a resident's driveway and then toward Barnegat Bay on Saturday. 1229972
Reposted by Gaurav𝔻𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕥 @thatsgoodweb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026David Schleinkofer, cover art for Sim City 2000, 1993 424761
Reposted by GauravAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 28/09/202613/ A single Joint venture Chinese-European owned plant will make Spain one of the world's top battery manufacturing countries by capacity. Stellantis and CATL €4.1 bn JV investment in a 50 GWh battery plant is a route to technology transfer. cmfdi.netzeropolicylab.com bsky.app/profile/fber... 2216
Reposted by Gaurav🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We can learn from our queer elders 🫶🏻 262388541
Reposted by GauravJoseph Fink, we're going to win @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026BARNARDO Last night of all, When yond same star that’s westward from the pole Had made his course t’ illume that part of heaven Where now it burns, Marcellus and myself, The bell then beating one— [Enter Ghost.] BARNARDO Fuck! 2507
Reposted by GauravVelvet Rose @jdustinwilliams.bsky.social · 28/09/2026AP reported deadly Russian strikes in Ukraine and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries ahead of September's New York diplomacy. Behind each update are people trying to live ordinary lives. Civilian protection should remain central to every discussion. 011
Reposted by GauravVelvet Rose @jdustinwilliams.bsky.social · 28/09/2026September reporting on Ukraine again puts energy infrastructure in focus. When I read those stories, I think about families needing heat light and a working kitchen. Rebuilding a normal day deserves as much attention as the military headlines. 011
Reposted by GauravIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 28/09/2026If you leave butter out anywhere he WILL find it and he WILL eat some 111021
Reposted by GauravDerf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Today is the 40th anniversary of Cleveland's epic Balloonfest debacle. Second only to Ten Cent Beer Night in the great list of Cleveland WTFs. Cheers to all who celebrate.youtube.comThe Doomed Cleveland Balloonfest of '86YouTube video by The Atlantic 2023682