Ryan Martin @ryanamartin.bsky.social · 7hSame way to respond to the gish gallop, you don't spend your time refuting each absurdity 030
Reposted by Ryan MartinMichael Clair @michaelclair.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Let’s just remember that José Ramírez used to wear a necklace of his own photo. That’s Dave Parker-levels of chill, rarely reached 36512
Reposted by Ryan MartinDavid Nir @davidnir.com · 10/10/2026Roger Marshall charged his patients 18% annual interest on their unpaid bills. His bakery bill for $678.75 was due six years ago. At 18% interest compounded annually, the total he'd owe would be at least $1,800. Marshall just paid the bakery $1,300—far less than what his patients would owe. 402244561
Reposted by Ryan MartinAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"The counseling office checks graduation requirements. Wash U has been working to get software to do the same job. System cost the school $99M to implement. At that price, the school could have hired 20 work-study students for well over a century." globecollegetown.substack.com/p/higher-ed-...globecollegetown.substack.comCollege campuses need to be liberated from their administratorsHigher ed is being strangled by absurd and costly rules. What message is that sending to students? 413858
Reposted by Ryan MartinRob Cruickshank @robcruickshank.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Turns out these guys are real 66151094122
Reposted by Ryan MartinShelly Gaynor @shellygaynor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Recruiting students to your Ecology and Evolutionary Biology PhD program? Make sure your stipend information is up-to-date in the Biology PhD Stipend database: mlgaynor.com/BiologyPhDSt...mlgaynor.comBiology PhD StipendsBiology Ph.D. stipend database with live summaries from the shared Google Sheet. 02224
Ryan Martin @ryanamartin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026NSF functionally has no leadership. No director at all and no board. 000
Reposted by Ryan MartinDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026OMB's focus on NIH and NSF, which has confused a lot of folks, pretty much boils down to stopping money going to universities. 1229142
Reposted by Ryan MartinJeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm holding a press conference tomorrow to announce the inauguration of the era of Super Selection 3405
Ryan Martin @ryanamartin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026My vote is a delivery for the comparative anatomy lab course (which I TAed long ago at UNC Biology) 2120
Reposted by Ryan MartinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026absolutely demented. like a scene from a horror movie 3193124082641
Ryan Martin @ryanamartin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026With the change in scope for the PRFB we wrote an nsf star grant with a talented ABD making it clear this was for their advancement. Hoping panels are thinking about the lost opportunities for folks like them right now. 011
Reposted by Ryan MartinJoseph W. BRRRAAAIIINNNSSS @josephwb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Early-diverging lineages provide little information about ancestors academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan... From @phylieu.bsky.social @sinkingdiatom.bsky.social @omearabrian.bsky.socialacademic.oup.comEarly-diverging lineages provide little information about ancestorsAbstract. Large phylogenetic trees are often unbalanced near the root, with a species-depauperate lineage sister to a far more species-rich clade. The spec 411053
Reposted by Ryan MartinNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists! Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...nytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges. 31044941826
Reposted by Ryan MartinChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Every taxpayer, no matter your party, should be outraged by this. Your money is being used to fund campaign ads for Trump. It’s totally completely illegally. He’s stealing your money for his campaign. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.com‘Love Me’ Ad Promotes Trump With Public Money Ahead of the MidtermsA disclaimer says the ad was paid for by the U.S. government, which could violate federal law. 25237181386
Reposted by Ryan MartinLars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Join us through the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in EEB! Conduct your own research, mentored by 2+ EEB faculty. $65k salary + research/moving $. All areas of EEB welcome. Apply by 11/1 I co-chair this search and am happy to field questions Spread the word! eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...eeb.msu.eduPostdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior 180118
Reposted by Ryan MartinGabe Wasylko @gabewasylko.com · 24/09/2026I photographed Downtown Cleveland, Ohio from a helicopter 210018
Ryan Martin @ryanamartin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Always thought of this one as from late summer youtube.com/watch?v=TIUr...youtube.comBlue Line SwingerYouTube video by Yo La Tengo - Topic 010
Ryan Martin @ryanamartin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Power move skipping the obvious choice. youtu.be/38iyHpJtylg?...youtu.beYo La Tengo - "Autumn Sweater" (Official Audio)YouTube video by Yo La Tengo 110
Reposted by Ryan MartinAdam Rawnsley @arawnsley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I would also accept www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0d5...youtube.comCan't ForgetYouTube video by Yo La Tengo - Topic 032
Reposted by Ryan MartinAdam Rawnsley @arawnsley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Early fall is Yo La Tengo weather www.youtube.com/watch?v=awAx...youtube.comYo La Tengo - "We're an American Band" (Official Audio)YouTube video by Yo La Tengo 2102
Ryan Martin @ryanamartin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Somewhere on this thread a poster posited that the reports intended meaning was that Eggers wanted to dialect to reflect Shakespeare's which makes sense rather than for some reason transposing it backwards to English 500-800 years before Shakespeare own, which makes much more sense 100
Ryan Martin @ryanamartin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Fair enough for sure, some ideas are just silly or mistaken, as you rightly say time will tell. 110
Ryan Martin @ryanamartin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026But what's the point. As folks in the thread have said you could do Shakespeare in proto indo European or Akkadian but why is that interesting in any meaningful way? 110
Ryan Martin @ryanamartin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What would be the point in using language at least 500 years out of date from the written material? Like a reverse west side story? I guess you could, but again for what reason? 110
Ryan Martin @ryanamartin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026So you think the article is accurate and he's planning dialogue appropriate for Beowulf which none will understand without subtitles? 110
Ryan Martin @ryanamartin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The 1980s when his brain stopped making new connections 120
Reposted by Ryan MartinMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Even if you think you know the whole Kennedy Center story, this is enlightening and enraging. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...nytimes.comHow President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. 551808873
Reposted by Ryan MartinYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026sonny rollins memorial service at st john the divine (hat tip to @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social ) 423628
Reposted by Ryan MartinDaryll Marie @daryllmarie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026GUYS a Nashville warbler just hopped up to me and decided to use my legs as shelter to fall asleep under 😭🪶🌿 271117182
Reposted by Ryan MartinKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 19/09/2026Nerds of Bluesky! Say I’m a wizard who can manipulate heat. The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire. If I pull heat out of the fire, does this slow the combustion reaction, or would I effectively have to pull all of it out? 12053246
Reposted by Ryan MartinDaniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026In New England pie was traditionally a breakfast food. This is a tradition I can support. So I used the last of our locally self-picked blueberries to make this 131429
Reposted by Ryan MartinAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent" www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...theatlantic.comWhat the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return RevealsA previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover. 15138551806
Reposted by Ryan MartinBernard Kim @bernardkim.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Princeton EEB is running a very broad faculty search at the Assistant Professor level. Please consider applying to join us! This is a wonderful, collaborative, cohesive department with diverse interests and amazing colleagues. apply.interfolio.com/193474apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 098104
Reposted by Ryan MartinBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.gizmodo.com71% of Americans Say They're Completely ExhaustedA CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States. 1399267016702
Reposted by Ryan MartinDanthrax @danthrax.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Let’s get this clip on Bluesky. #Cleveland #Guardians #GuardsBall #ForTheLand #MLB 1102
Reposted by Ryan MartinSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 16/09/2026CBO analysis: The Iran war has cost the U.S. $38 billion as of August 1. That’s >$246 million per day, on average. CBO says the war has raised inflation and global energy prices, citing reduced traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and says it’ll raise interest rates on treasuries. 37531290
Ryan Martin @ryanamartin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026How has no one asked why she never ventured outside for half the year? 020
Reposted by Ryan MartinNature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · 14/09/2026Obituary: Robert Ricklefs (1943–2026) www.nature.com/articles/s41... Polymath ecologist whose research and textbooks integrating ecology and evolution have inspired generations of students. Free to read: rdcu.be/D33fLgYcv4Banature.comRobert Ricklefs (1943–2026) - Nature Ecology & EvolutionPolymath ecologist whose research and textbooks integrating ecology and evolution have inspired generations of students. 16843
Reposted by Ryan MartinCorinna Gebehart @corinnagebehart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This article is so frustrating to read. First, this is not just “google’s brain” - there has been so much effort made by scientists around the world to get these connectomes to where they are today, and none of that is recognized here, instead it’s all turned into “big tech company 👍🏻”. And second - 14017
Reposted by Ryan MartinRob Denton @rddenton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Boosting this back out there. Just a couple weeks to apply! 0918
Ryan Martin @ryanamartin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Didn't a judge strike down the hb1 100k fee? Hopefully this will face the same challenges 021
Ryan Martin @ryanamartin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Fix multiple issues. The weird age gap with Padme and the "he's too old to start jedi training" but Lucas saw it as a kids movie I think. 000
Reposted by Ryan Martinjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/09/2026i have thought maybe more than is reasonable about how i would fix the prequels and this is my first and most important change: anakin is luke’s age. bsky.app/profile/theb... 61118822
Reposted by Ryan MartinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026Q: On the checks, we have $40t in debt. If your economic policies are working, why do you need an incentive for people to turn out to vote? T: I'm doing it as a reward for having to put up w/Biden Q: You also offered tariff refunds-- TRUMP: Not you Q: And that didn't happen T: You're the worst 58241831248
Reposted by Ryan MartinDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Sir, for this ad we’re going to have you talk about your campaign promises while swinging a baseball bat for the first time in your life. The heartland will absolutely love it. 4037830