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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 29/09/2026

"I believe that science derives its authority from something more than mastering the pipeline from data generation to publication. Rather, it comes from interactions within a community of people trained to interrogate evidence and answer for the conclusions they draw from it."

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/09/2026

The American pope draws attention, but there have been scores of American cardinals. You might not always hear much about them, but listen to this one:

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‘We Are Losing Our Soul as a Nation’

What we saw in Springfield, Ohio.

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Stephen Wild @stephenjwild.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

to trigger my academic followers send tweet

A decade later, in his 1961 farewell address as president, Ike warned about the growing infuence of what he deemed the "military industrial complex." He initially wanted to use the term military industrial academic complex, but scrapped the language so as not to degrade the positive reputation enjoyed globally by America's constellation of colleges and universities. Still, he warned of a future in which "a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity."

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Who’s ready for No Kings? We’re getting an early start on making signs! ✊💚

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Thomas Lumley @tslumley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

PSA: International Time Zone Chaos season starts tonight and runs for 5-6 weeks.

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Brittney Elizabeth Stoneburg @brittandbone.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One thing - this isn't to blame museums. As a museum staff member, I can tell you: we are, as a group, extremely passionate & resourceful. But the unis, gov, etc that oversee museum admin just see a budget line item bleeding money, & not the actual purpose of that line item (education, research)

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David Bapst @dwbapst.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

You know what happens when you don’t have a faculty senate? In a crisis, there is no one to ask questions — even to give illusion of holding anyone responsible — so misinformation spreads like wildfire among faculty & students, admin aren’t believed, and no one else has authority to clarify facts.

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Katie Porter’s White Board @ohdangitevie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This poor cat has been fated to answer phones in a call center for life.

White cat with black markings that look like a call center headset

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dan solomon @dansolomon.com · 23/09/2026

another one for your “texas isn’t what you think it is” file: two-thirds of those polled say that they believe undocumented immigrants should have a path to stay in the country, and even 37 percent of republicans believe that. my hunch is that this question is less abstract here than elsewhere

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Susan Vanderplas @srvanderplas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yesterday, #AAUP sent a letter to the #AAU pointing out that #UniversityofNebraskaLincoln 's actions compromise its standing as a leading research institution, and it should not be readmitted. #AAUP has been a great advocate for the faculty terminated at #UNL, and I hope #AAU listens.

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Jon Harmon (he/him/his) @jonthegeek.com · 21/09/2026

This feeling got way worse at #PositConf2026. PRs I opened at #PositConf2025 were still open. A keynote had "I don't write code anymore" as the (triumphant?) takeaway. The most famous R programmer had a talk about a thing he vibe coded in Rust.

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Kate @kateretired.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Feeling overwhelmed by world events? Find a dog, any dog. 😂🥹❤️

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Prof. David Kitchener @davidbsky1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Not to worry, try this, works a treat.

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AgonyFlips @agonyflips.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

When you're ticked off and a friend sends you something to make you feel better. 🐑🔊

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 19/09/2026

When we talk about the costs that LLMs impose on society we should not forget the fact that nothing works anymore because everyone is so scared of getting their shit scraped. I can't even use google scholar from my university or starlink because they send too much traffic.

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We're sorry...

... but your computer or network may be sending automated queries. To protect our users, we can't process your request right now.
See Google Help for more information.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 19/09/2026

College students should never have to worry about where their next meal will come from or have to drop out because they can’t afford food and tuition. Today, I’m introducing commonsense legislation to address student hunger and strengthen higher education.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16/09/2026

We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks. “They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.

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Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”

Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Well, it's worth a shot! #BookSky

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Hard2BGreene @hard2bgreene.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thing I actually said to my cat (as she went to lick near my mouth): "I don't want to make out with you. I ain't trying to get a job at the FBI."

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Stephen Wild @stephenjwild.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Truth

To anyone who has done the deep dive into the R inferno, this idea comes across as laughably foolish. It is an incantation to ward off evil spirits that has almost no power whatsoever to protect the wielder against the the eldtritch horrors that live in the R session state. Managing state is hard. Machines do strange things underneath the hood when you execute code, and there is almost no way you can truly protect yourself from the weirdness

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"Severe drops in scores that measure freedom of expression, freedom of the press, credible elections, effective parliament," she said. Shah says that in the 50 years of compiling this survey, she's seen undemocratic trends like this correcting themselves. But not this time."

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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 15/09/2026

Please read this piece from @talkingpointsmemo.com @joshtpm.bsky.social @joshkovensky.bsky.social -- NSPM-7 is one of the scariest government documents we have every seen. Exclusive: FBI Builds Out National NSPM-7 Center to Track Dissent, Docs Show talkingpointsmemo.com/news/fbi-nsp...

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Exclusive: FBI Builds Out National NSPM-7 Center to Track Dissent, Docs Show

The FBI has tapped employees from across federal law enforcement to crack...

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Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz · 05/09/2026

I’m <- in the streets But -> in the sheets

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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

<- "gets" and -> "begets" is exactly the right/left spoken reading for R -> "begets" usually at the end of pipe-train of thought, "Oh, better save this as something before I forget" Poor `=` has a far less happy story to tell

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

For once, I actually agree with Steve's advice. Being silly is good for the soul.

A close-up, photo-realistic image of Steve the otter poking his wet snout and whiskered face out of shallow water, looking curiously at the viewer.
Text on image: “WE MUST REMAIN SILLY”

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

5/ Well at least we can say Trump is dye-ing. #bygones

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 05/09/2026

Not The Onion.

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 02/09/2026

Assignment with =
It isn't wrong, but we just don't do it.

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Dave Whamond @davewhamond.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I know there's not much of a chance newspapers will print this one but you can't have a word like 'ballroom' and expect me not to do a joke about it.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social is simply 1 of the greatest, most inspirational candidates to emerge in years, running against Ken Paxton, one of the most disgracefully corrupt politicians of all-time. So the Texas GOP responds by doing what comes naturally to them, of course: CHEATING! 🤮

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I'm just going along with it....

Short description: A candid color photo of Steve the otter perched on a smooth rock, a narrow leaf stuck upright on his forehead like a tiny unicorn horn.

Baked-in text exactly as it appears:
“Steve is refusing to talk to me unless I address him as Uri the unicorn.
I’m too tired to fight him on this one.
I’m sure he has his reasons.”

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We need more inventions like this Original post

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

EXACTLY 👇 THIS.......

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This dog owner turned himself into his pet's favorite toy, and the reaction was pure joy. Dogs know their toys by shape, color and smell, so seeing their human become one is priceless.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 24/08/2026

Today, on the 20th anniversary of Pluto being demoted, I share with you the video that my then 7-year-old daughter made to @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social when he wrote that he was glad Pluto had been downgraded. Cthulhu makes a special appearance. youtu.be/z7KKPtRa_MQ

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Athena Scalzi Addresses Scott Westerfeld on the Subject of Pluto, 2006

YouTube video by John Scalzi

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Jadi Nord @justdelishioso.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

They are installing data centers near predominantly black cities. The power grid is strained, water is diverted, the air is polluted, the high decibel sound is nonstop. People can't just pick up and move on a whim when they're living paycheck to paycheck already. Trump made being homeless a felony..

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

That Operative-Pleasure Equilibrium spot... 🐩🐾🤗☀️🌻 Lol 😁 #dogs #pleasure #cannotfunction

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

On 9/11, US airspace closed, Canada launched Operation Yellow Ribbon. Gander, a town of 10,000, received 38 airliners. Residents immediately sheltered, fed, clothed, and supported stranded passengers for days, providing this hospitality free of charge. interestingengineering.com/culture/oper...

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