Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Along with decades of sabotaging public education. 020
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 22/03/2025I also kept the helmet that saved me, and it always bothers me to see people riding without them. I give helmets to neighborhood kids whose parents can't afford them. 220
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Stop whining Elon. No one is physically hurting you. 000
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 07/03/2025I'm sure this didn't cause any more diversions of air traffic. Such a horrible person. 000
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 03/03/2025'Hey MAGA, get mad at the shiny thing over there and stop paying attention to selling out America's legacy." 010
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 23/02/2025"We're about to do damaging stuff that rational people would want to stop." 110
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 21/02/2025It sounds like this guy would still believe in Trump if he still had his job. Only learning the hard way is how we got to this place. Not sorry. 000
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Attributed to Napoleon and an ideology cited by such infamous persons as Hitler, Mousolini, and terrorist Anders Breivik. Not that his sycophants will ever hear. Instead, I wonder how many of his followers will assume the phrasing means it's a Bible verse without ever cracking open the Bible? 010
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 16/02/2025We all know money talks. Want to quit the tech bros? Other social media 1. Snap 2. Bluesky 3. Diaspora 4. Mastodon 5. Substack Other shopping platforms 1. Capital One Shopping 2. Discount apps: Rakuten, Ibotta, BeFrugal, Upside, Honey, etc. 3. eBay 4. Etsy 000
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Nothing about gutting biomedical research is great for anyone. 000
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Haven't been to the Kennedy Center in a while. Definitely not going back any time soon. 000
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 13/02/2025This is why expertise matters. It gives you the ability to critically evaluate publications in a meaningful way. Not being stupidly biased helps, too. 010
Reposted by Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 03/02/2025See that gap between the United States of America and those other countries? That gap… that gulf… That’s profit. Profit at the expense of health. 56922
Reposted by Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 03/02/2025UPDATE: 14th batch now up. Everything from a Spanish page on people with disabilities to information about lab testing for patients with viral hemorrhagic fevers. acasignups.net/25/02/03/lin...acasignups.netLinks to archived versions of every CDC.gov page available pre-purge (Part 14 of 15)Note: All 15 pages can be found here. As horrific as it is that the Trump/Musk Administration is purging data from federal websites, it's good to know that the Internet Archive has been archiving much... 67938
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Unfortunately, I agree. I hope the rest of the world sees that many Americans oppose these reckless and dangerous policies. 000
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 29/01/2025A perfect demonstration of the importance of being qualified for a job. (Also a pathetic demonstration of how unqualified they are.) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comWhite House revokes spending freeze in face of legal challengesMove come after federal judge blocked freeze that disrupted payments to medical and childcare providers 000
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 28/01/2025The officers involved in this were probably in unnecessary danger just because of the pardons. Not to mention the toll of taking a life in the line of duty. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comJanuary 6 rioter pardoned by Trump is killed by police in traffic stopIndiana state police say Matthew Huttle, who was given six months in prison, was shot after allegedly resisting arrest 000
Reposted by Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/01/2025do you enjoy knowing that when you deposit money in a US bank, you won't lose that money? nice, right? it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC. i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...washingtonpost.comBanking regulator rescinds more than 200 job offers for examiners it needsA government-wide hiring freeze is adding to a staffing shortage at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., complicating the agency’s efforts to oversee thousands of banks across the country. 1926266629919
Reposted by Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬Dr. Marcus Weinman @homozygoat.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Our system allows uninformed peer reviewers to publish lab leak agitprop for H5N1 and furthering anti-science animus. The person who wrote the manuscript is a known bad faith entity. This is obvious. We desperately need to reform peer review in so many ways. 1124
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 28/01/2025You aren't wrong. time.com/7209901/dona...time.comTrump's Early Actions Mirror Project 2025A TIME analysis found that nearly two-thirds of the executive actions Trump has issued mirror or partially mirror proposals from Project 2025. 161
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Exactly. They aren't here to serve the people. 090
Reposted by Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 26/01/2025 "This has never been seen before...the fusion of the state and tech power and business elites." The rise of the tech oligarchs in new #Trump government with @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social From @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod.fo/e/2a34f9pod.foByline Podcast: Trump and the Tech BrosThis time, the chance for a long listen, with Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and Byline times co-founder Peter Jukes, reflecting on the inauguration of Donald Trump and the farewell address of... 32313
Reposted by Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 27/01/2025“That a second bout of infections would produce milder symptoms in cattle is unsurprising, experts said, &could be welcome news to farmers. But reinfections suggest that the virus, called H5N1, could circulate on farms indefinitely, creating opportunities for it to evolve into a more dangerous form”nytimes.com‘This Is a Dangerous Virus’A bird-flu pandemic is far from inevitable. But health experts are closely monitoring an outbreak that could quickly escalate among people. 26535
Reposted by Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · 24/01/2025As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽💻 19789353883
Reposted by Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/01/2025While we’re banning books… Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar. Be. Like. Finland. 13255178816053
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 01/01/2025Something beautiful to start the new year. ✨ apnews.com/video/waterw...apnews.comA year under the stars, timelapse videos capture the year month by monthA Hungarian astrophotography enthusiast shot the night sky with timelapse videos depicting each month of the year in southern Hungary. 010
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 22/12/2024"As long as they control the purse strings, there will be no meaningful response to the failure of most people’s paychecks to rise, nor to climate change, nor racism, nor the soaring costs of health insurance, pharmaceuticals, college, and housing..." 000
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Who cares more about reelection than doing what's right for the country? www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...reuters.comUS Congress has two days to avert shutdown after Trump rejects spending billThe U.S. Congress has two days to avert a partial government shutdown after Republican President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan deal late on Wednesday and demanded lawmakers also raise the nation's debt ceiling before he takes office next month. 000
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 16/12/2024I feel this. I try with some family/friends and refer everyone else to PubMed. 000
Reposted by Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬Zonker Harris @zonkerharris.bsky.social · 16/12/2024With the anti-science administration coming into DC next month, we can look forward to a robust ignorance when potentially dangerous microbes attack the human race. 24715
Reposted by Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky 1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research Open Access journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... 551236466
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 04/12/2024No surprise here, and yet his voters will be shocked when the benefits they paid into their whole lives are eliminated. 010
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 04/12/2024This use of religion to promote an unqualified nominee is nauseating. crisismagazine.com/opinion/is-r...crisismagazine.comIs RFK’s Nomination to HHS an Answer to Prayer?I believe RFK Jr. is the ideal candidate to bring about much-needed reform within the American healthcare system. 020
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 04/12/2024It's difficult to hear anything rational from the Trump voters who lead with overt insults and are intentionally hateful. Politely insulting people is not a better way to establish a meaningful dialogue. 010
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 04/12/2024RFK Jr has no biomedical training. He is absurdly unqualified to be a health official on any level. 010
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Next level hypocrisy. It should induce shame, but I'm guessing it doesn't. 000
Reposted by Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/12/2024During Trump’s last term, he made over 30,000 false or misleading claims. It’s always important to verify facts. For instance, he once stated that ‘raking the forest’ could help prevent forest fires. 704734685
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Another concerning health policy selection that has the potential for disastrous consequences. 010
Reposted by Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Not a new paper, but still helps (1/2) PhD survival guide @embopress.org #PhD #PhDlife #academics #scisky #medsky 626946
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Interesting historical perspective. I don't agree with every point, but it's clear the Trump administration will not shut down the transfer of wealth to the upper class. There must be a reckoning at some point. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...theguardian.comThe deep historical forces that explain Trump’s winOur research shows that political breakdown, from the Roman Empire to the Russian revolution, follows a clear pattern: workers’ wages stagnate, while elites multiply 020
Heather R, Ph.D. 🧬🔬 @ostara13.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Education will be a challenge. Too many people came away from Covid with incorrect information and hostility about masking. 040
