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Barbara Waxer 🌈 @barbara-waxer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

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Katie Spoon @kspoon.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

As a PhD student designing my first survey, I added what I thought was a throwaway question at the end. To my surprise, thousands of academics answered it! The paper is out today: doi.org/10.1093/pnas...

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Greenb3ar @greenb3ar.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Okay the best political ad of the year is here from LA-DSA

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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

"Quantitively yours"

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Dr. Mark A. Hix @markahix.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I think we, as scientists, should start signing off our emails better than "Thanks" or "Sincerely". I'm gonna start with a rotation of "In enantiomeric excess," "Catalytically inert," and "In Silico" (when sent from my phone). I'll add more if there are any good suggestions.

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TallFroGuy - Shape Decider @tallfroguy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

shh dont tell anyone but i heard @drawcateveryday.bsky.social is gonna draw a bunch of followers’ cats when they hit 500 followers but only if you’ve followed them and tagged them in a pic of your cat before they get there. It’s a secret though so keep it on the down low. Just between you and me ok?

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Ryan North @ryannorth.ca · 10/10/2026

Just announced at NYCC: there's going to be a MURDOCH MYSTERIES comic!! I'm writing it, @jasonloo.bsky.social is drawing and colouring, and lettering is by Andrew Thomas. It's a Canadian all-star team and I am really excited to share this with you all! Soon! SOOOON.

Murdoch stands on a biplane, facing off against an assailant, while James Pendrick pilots the craft.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Since PTSD is being invoked to excuse any and all abuse and misconduct, let us acknowledge where it is most common. .... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence.

The former Marine David J. Morris, author of a book on post-
traumatic stress disorder, notes that the disorder is far more com-
mon and far more rarely addressed among rape survivors than
combat veterans. He wrote me, “The science on the subject is pretty
clear: according to the New England Journal of Medicine, rape is about
four times more likely to result in diagnosable PTSD than combat.
Think about that for a moment— being raped is four times more psy-
chologically disturbing than going off to a war and being shot at and
blown up. And because there are currently no enduring cultural nar-
ratives that allow women to look upon their survival as somehow he-
roic or honorable, the potential for enduring damage is even greater.”

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 07/10/2026

Senate Banking just launched the Trumpflation Tracker. The affordability crisis is not a “hoax” like Donald Trump says. See for yourself how much more you’re paying because of Trump’s failed economic agenda

Trumpflation Tracker. Cumulative inflation since Dec. 2024: 5.2%, approximately $3,388 more for the average household. Real wage growth since start of Iran War: -0.7%. Wages aren’t keeping up with Trump’s inflation. 30-year mortgage rate up from 5.99% before the war to 7.6%, or $4,330 more per year for a typical household. Household debt, Q1 ’25 to Q2 ’26: +$56B. Families going into more debt just to get by. Total cost to American borrowers of Trump’s broken promise to cap credit card interest rates: $94.9B. Share of each extra dollar of income going to household debt: 52¢. Take-home income up $109/month since 2022; debt payments up $57. Cost of Living Basket Since Dec. 2024: Electricity +12.7%, approximately $222 more for the average household. Rent +5.1%, approximately $256 more. Gasoline +43.7%, approximately $758 more. Groceries +3.7%, approximately $211 more. Child Care +7.6%, approximately $852 more. Health Care +14.6%, approximately $929 more for average family coverage.

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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

never the wrong time for this classic

Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?"
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”

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Kevin Hearne @kevinhearne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Reminder that the single most effective thing you can do to make the world a better place is vote. That’s why the bad guys try so hard to keep you from doing it. It’s why they buy media to make you think there’s no point. Your vote is worth more than anything posted here.

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The thing about AI is that people keep saying "you're just a hater, you don't actually try it" but every time it intrudes into my life it's wrong? Today's example -- I'm searching for an SMBC comics where the punchline character is Melvin Love. The AI search pops up and I shrug, why not?

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 03/10/2026

I have absolutely wondered about this. Amazing.

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just a Friendly Reminder…..

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Petergeist Clines @peterclines.com · 02/10/2026

OH HEY word in the ancient prehistoric valley is that the Kindle version of GOD'S JUNK DRAWER is on sale for the first week of October. You could get it for a mere $3.99 if you were interested in such things.

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God’s Junk Drawer

God’s Junk Drawer - Kindle edition by Clines, Peter. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading God’s Junk Drawer.

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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

From Oct 2011. Happy Pumpkin Pi season! Annual reminder: magnets of this strip are available on my store... store.foxtrot.com

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Dave Kellett @davekellett.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

COMIC: Centimeters

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 20/09/2026

I enjoyed Practical Magic 2, but it sure is three episodes of Charmed in a trenchcoat

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 20/09/2026

Apropos of the campus-setting novel I’m currently reading, I’d just like to put out there that I am available to authors to consult on what grad students and researchers and professors actually do and act like and my rates are reasonable.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%. 80%! A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 17/09/2026

the worst part about this is that a lot of the damage will be permanent by the time we can turn the research funding back on a lot of folks will have unsurprisingly and not unreasonably decided that they should leave this area of research because it will never be reliable what a huge waste

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 13/09/2026

This will be bad for: - the students - the research progress - the universities - the towns the universities are in - the companies hiring students - the states the universities are in - the national economy - national security - the country - the world

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/09/2026

This colossal new tax will likely be charged to the university (!). Few universities — obviously — will pay. That will mean a collapse in access to OPT. That in turn will kneecap international enrollment at US universities, because the bridge OPT provides is a major reason students come—>

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OPT Reforms and the Relative Supply of STEM Skills

(May 2026) - Since the late 2000s, reforms to the optional practical training (OPT) program have allowed international STEM graduates to work in the United States for up to three years after graduatio...

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/09/2026

The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week. It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/09/2026

Good news: he lost.

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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

....the ongoing delights of being both a Hugo finalist and a wheelchair user. "The backstage is for walking participants," said directly to my face, as a wheelchair user.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Bay Area friends: A friend found these small kittens behind a gas station and we've been trying to find them a home for almost two months. For now, they live in a small bathroom. Would you consider adopting? They are vaxxed, neutered, and incredibly affectionate. Please help!

Photo of three kittens. Two are orange; one is black.

Photo of two orange cats, one black, and one dark gray.

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tawny fritz ⏩ hibernation @tawnyfritz.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I will not stop talking about how Honor Among Thieves is a 10/10 representation of Dungeons & Dragons while also being a fantastic general fantasy movie for non ttrpg people.

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D&D Movie: Did That Count As A Question?

Alt: D&D Movie: Did That Count As A Question?

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Cohen is a Ghost @skullmandible.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

anytime I read an article and the author's like "now, full disclosure, I do use Claude/ChatGPT for research/tech troubleshooting/etc" that's the last thing I read from that person

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Anna Meier @annameier.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

If you have so much work to do that you feel you need AI in order to get it all done: you don't. You need a union.

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Seth Trueger @mdaware.org · 08/08/2026

what the trump admin has done / is doing to our investment in scientific research, to our public health institutions, etc, is not something that can be "easily rolled back" it's a lot easier to, say, break a glass jar than to make a new one

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Katie Cook @katiecandraw.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I won a divisional Rueben award from the National Cartoonist Society for my cartooning in Nothing Special and I have no words. How amazingly lovely. Handed to me by Cathy Guisewite. Omg.

A Silver Rueben award from the National Cartoonist society.

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Dave Kellett @davekellett.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Bluesky pals! I have a sci-fi graphic novel called DRIVE, & it's my favorite thing I've ever done! If you need a long, escapist read at the moment the entire thing is free to read, here: drivecomic.com (THIS PAGE: 500 Star Dancers)

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Dave Kellett @davekellett.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Anatomy of a Werewolf — Pals! We’re Kickstarting a gorgeous ANATOMY OF MONSTERS book now. Jump in and join the awesomeness! —> www.kickstarter.com/projects/sma...

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 06/08/2026

Sending this out to whoever needs to see it: It's okay if you read slowly, there's no great victory in being able to read quickly, everyone kind of has their own reading speed, and that's perfectly fine. I'm just really happy you're reading. I hope it gives you joy at any pace. Thank you!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Bay Area friends: would you consider opening your home to these two cuddly cats? A friend found them behind a gas station. Their sibling, a black cat, got adopted, but it appears no one likes orange cats. They are being kept in a bathroom for the time being and need a home.

Two orange cats in a cage with food and water.

Two orange cats in a spare bathroom with food and water and a litter box.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Not sure if everyone appreciates the difference. Rooftop solar hardwires into your main panel via a dedicated breaker, so it requires a permit, an installer, an electrician, and a utility agreement. Balcony solar just plugs into a wall outlet, sharing an existing circuit with no permits or rewiring.

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A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US

Plug-in panels can lower your bills. To boost the American market for the tech, nonprofit Bright Saver is selling kits with no markup, starting at around…

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

My 30s were when I came to truly understand myself. Enjoy the benefits of aging, my friends!

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Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I'm going back to in-class exams this semester, which are harder to schedule, less intellectually rigorous, slower to grade, harder to secure, more prone to error, harder to provide disability acommodations for, and use up a lot more paper than online exams. AI makes everything worse.

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Two of the last biggest traditionally animated features, The Day The Earth Blew Up and Aang The Last Avatar getting passed over for wide theatrical releases and ad campaigns other movies get and animation fans who demand more 2d not bothering to watch them 🤝

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Micah @rincewind.run · 22/07/2026

I have been rereading Pride and Prejudice to follow along with the amazing @trungles.com thread and my favorite thing about the Elizabeth/Darcy romance is that it’s not a case of “I can fix him” but more “if he’s worth it, he’ll fix himself”

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Benjamin 🜬 (they/she) @enbyemu.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

For anyone who ever wants to read (or re-read) @trungles.com's Pride & Prejudice readthrough commentary w/o having to slog through needing to constantly expand the original thread, I put it all together on a google doc! 135 glorious pages! 💙📚 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Pride & Prejudice Commentary by Trung

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Leiracal @leiracal.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

This concept was introduced to me as "run the dishwasher twice" and was an important part of my executive functioning recovery as well as my path to self-acceptance.

When I was at one of my lowest (mental) points in life, I couldn't get out of bed some days. I had no energy or motivation and was barely getting by.

I had therapy once per week, and on this particular week I didn't have much to 'bring' to the session. He asked how my week was and I really had nothing to say.

'What are you struggling with?' he asked.

I gestured around me and said 'I dunno man. Life.'

Not satisfied with my answer, he said 'No, what exactly are you worried about right now? What feels overwhelming? When you go home after this session, what issue will be staring at you?'

I knew the answer, but it was so ridiculous that I didn't want to say it. I wanted to have something more substantial.
Something more profound.

But I didn't.

So I told him, 'Honestly? The dishes. It's stupid, I know, but the more I look at them the more I CAN'T do them because I'll have to scrub them before I put them in the dishwasher, because the dishwasher sucks, and I just can't stand and scrub the dishes.'

I felt like an idiot even saying it.

What kind of grown ass woman is undone by a stack of dishes? There are people out there with *actual* problems, and I'm whining to my therapist about dishes?

But he nodded in understanding and then said:

'RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE.'

I began to tell him that you're not supposed to, but he stopped me.

'Why the hell aren't you supposed to? If you don't want to scrub the dishes and your dishwasher sucks, run it twice. Run it three times, who cares?! Rules do not exist.'

It blew my mind in a way that I don't think I can properly express.

That day, I went home and tossed my smelly dishes haphazardly into the dishwasher and ran it three times.

I felt like I had conquered a dragon.

The next day, I took a shower lying down.

A few days later. I folded my laundry and put them wherever the fuck they fit.

There were no longer arbitrary rules I had to follow, and it gave me the freedom to make accomplishments again.

Now that I'm in a healthier place, I rinse off my dishes and put them in the dishwasher properly. I shower standing up. I sort my laundry.

But at a time when living was a struggle instead of a blessing, I learned an incredibly important lesson:

THERE ARE NO RULES. RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE!!!"

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