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The Virologist 🇳🇱🤙 @thevirologist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I saw him give a presentation once, many years ago at the Hutch in Seattle. I left partway; I couldn’t believe the misogynistic crap that flowed out of his mouth. These revelations don’t surprise me one bit.

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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

*This* is what we should be seeing more concern about. Not a maybe case of Yersinia.

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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A pathogen peak in wasterwtaer is one thing. A pathology peak in hospitals is another. Please ensure both align and that a bigger-than-previous peak in wastewater is matched by the same in hospitals *before* your words spread fear among anxious others.

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The Virologist 🇳🇱🤙 @thevirologist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you’re feeling extra special science-y today, a fun read.

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tenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

University of California, Irvine (UCI) (@ucirvine.bsky.social) is hiring: Postdoctoral Scholars/Fellows in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences #postdoc #medicine #ophthalmology

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The Virologist 🇳🇱🤙 @thevirologist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The latest U.S. Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) total nonfarm hires rate is 3.3% as of August 2026. 2012 level.

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 04/10/2026

I find this claim, which is now common in right-wing ed discourse, really astonishing. It rests at the core of the post-truth vision of "viewpoint diversity": we should not teach the conclusions that research shows to be correct; rather, we should validate empirically discredited ideas just because.

Fostering this civic orientation does not mean teaching students the “right” way to think or act
according to a preferred political or moral perspective. A transformative education is premised
on developing sound judgment, not on delivering correct conclusions.

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The Virologist 🇳🇱🤙 @thevirologist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Fascism is capitalism’s answer to preserving the existing class hierarchy by force; using patriarchy and racism and Christianity (and others) to prop up class hierarchy. The ruling class wants to stay in control. But, we out number them… By a lot.

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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A good, clear, calm overview and roundup from Mike👇👇

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tenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Northeastern University is hiring: Medical Affairs Postdoctoral Research Fellow #postdoc #medicine #medicalaffairsinrarediseases

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The Virologist 🇳🇱🤙 @thevirologist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The family has decided that every Friday is to be a Pau Hana Friday, celebrated by me grilling. Mr. has learned that when dad is on the grill, good things follow. Here Mr. is, sort of patiently waiting for my son to cut up his own (boneless and unseasoned) chicken thigh. It's a hard knock life.

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The Virologist 🇳🇱🤙 @thevirologist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Remember monkey pox? Good times. Good times.

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Emily Hunt @emily.space · 01/10/2026

Great to see in this bumper review of the LMC & SMC ditch the pointlessly colonial language that we have for the Milky Way's two nearest neighbours. arxiv.org/abs/2609.38277 Magellan had *nothing* to do with discovering them, and they were known to indigenous communities for millennia. 🔭☄️

1.1 Historical context: the cranes of the southern night sky

The two nearest star forming galaxies to the Milky Way are readily observable to the naked eye in the southern hemisphere. Consequently, these two galaxies have been known to humans, since there have been humans in those regions of the planet. Just like today, the origin and purpose/meaning behind their presence have been the subject of discussion and conjecture, as reflected in the mythology of most civilizations in the Southern Hemisphere. For example, the Mapuche people of Chile referred to these objects as “water ponds” (Rüganko or Menoko). The Clouds also feature in the oral histories of most Aboriginal groups in Australia. For example, in the Lower Murray they are known as Prolggi, which has been translated as “Cranes”.

The earliest written records of the Clouds are possibly traced to the work of Persian astronomer Abd-al-Rahman al-Sufi (around 964 AD) in his treatise Kit¯ab suwar al-kaw¯akib (“The Book of Fixed Stars”). In western astronomy, these galaxies have been known collectively as the Magellanic Clouds, and individually as the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), for the larger of the two, and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), for the smaller. The term “Magellanic” for the Large and Small Cloud was not coined by Magellan himself or his chronicler, and Magellan did not directly refer to the LMC and SMC themselves in his writings (Dennefeld 2020).

In this review, we will refer to these two galaxies collectively as “the Clouds” and separately as the LMC and SMC. As a field, Astronomy must adopt naming conventions thoughtfully and be ready to modify historical precedent (de los Reyes M 2023). As with the story of our understanding of the dynamics of the Clouds themselves, conventional wisdom cannot dictate modern astrophysical discourse. If we wish to advance our physical understanding of the universe, we must build an inclusive community that can support and sustain a diversity of scholars who will…

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tenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

University of Colorado Boulder is hiring: Postdoctoral Associate #postdoc #chemsky #materialsscience

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casaleblu.bsky.social @casaleblu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

For all you anatomy geeks, those are the sternocleidomastoid muscles. They assist in forced inhalation, as you can clearly see here.

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The Virologist 🇳🇱🤙 @thevirologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I was avoiding work yesterday; my "short" bike ride became a Utrecht -> coast -> Leiden -> Amsterdam -> Utrecht ride. I took only one picture with the camera. Not sure how I feel about that.

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The Virologist 🇳🇱🤙 @thevirologist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Anthropic's leaked IPO filing: $4.6B of ‘25 revenue, a $42B net loss, Q2 ‘26 revenue of $11.5B, $518B of planned computing spend, and a target valuation: $2T. Projecting a -3.9:1 evaluation to profit ratio and a 174:1 evaluation to revenue ratio, then asking for $2T. This is not a game for us.

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

IF WE, THE SCIENTISTS USING THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD TO DERIVE KNOWLEDGE ARE NOT FIGHTING IN DEFENSE OF THE KNOWLEDGE WE DERIVED, WHY DO WE EXPECT THE PUBLIC TO DO THAT FOR US????????

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The Virologist 🇳🇱🤙 @thevirologist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Russian spies must be having a field day in our country right now.

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tenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

University of Gothenburg is hiring: Postdoctoral Researcher in Neurochemistry #postdoc #neuroscience #neurochemistry

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵On Feb. 26, 1931, the INS under the orders of Herbert Hoover deported up to 1.8 million people to Mexico. An investigation in 2004 revealed 60% were U.S. citizens. Pull up a seat🪑. (cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory www.history.com/articles/the...

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The Long History of Anti-Latino Discrimination in America | HISTORY

School segregation, lynchings and mass deportations of Spanish-speaking U.S. citizens are just some of the injustices...

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The Virologist 🇳🇱🤙 @thevirologist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

When I was water testing in Kauai for Surfrider, the shrimp farm was a known polluter. Their cleaning process used chemicals that caused environmental damage and fish kill off. Sorry for the lost jobs, but this is a win for the island. www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/09/25/k...

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Kauai Shrimp to permanently close Kekaha farm following hurricane damage | Hawaii News Now

Kauai Shrimp will permanently shut down its Kekaha operations by Oct. 31 after recent storm damage proved too costly to repair.

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The Virologist 🇳🇱🤙 @thevirologist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I was told I should invest in gold. So I did.

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tenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The University of Texas at Dallas (@utdallas.bsky.social) is hiring: Open Rank Tenure Track Faculty Position (Associate or Full Professor) in Psychology #professor #psychology #brainhealth

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The Virologist 🇳🇱🤙 @thevirologist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Zuckerdick is back at helping fascistic imperialists with regime change. Anybody along this workflow within Meta could say “no,” but I guess their pay and stock options are worth more than integrity. www.panamericandispatch.org/p/meta-block...

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Meta Blocks President Lula’s Facebook Page and Campaign Ads

The page is now back online, but Lula's electoral coalition says Meta's actions harmed the president’s campaign.

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The Virologist 🇳🇱🤙 @thevirologist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Do we expect anything less from Apartheid Karen? What disappoints me more is the chain of people along the way who are complicit; from the offenders to the lawyers, apparently there are a LOT of people out there who think this is all ok. futurism.com/advanced-tra...

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Tesla Argues in Court That the N-Word Is Acceptable Under Certain Circumstances

An important trial in California kicked off with Tesla's lawyers arguing that the n-word is a term of "respect and endearment."

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The Virologist 🇳🇱🤙 @thevirologist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My corner of the world, but in the 1950s. Utrecht.

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tenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

University of California, Riverside is hiring: Lecturer 2026-2027 #lecturer #publicpolicy

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The Virologist 🇳🇱🤙 @thevirologist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Over the years, Moose (see pin) learners that when dad got the smoker going, there was going to be something shared later. Mister I leaning de novo, and it is a pleasure to build this part of my relationship with him. Some bbq chicken (plain, no seasoning); was very popular.

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