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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 4h

#OTD 1949: The #BerlinAirlift ends. For 15 months, Allied aircraft supplied blockaded West Berlin, delivering over 2.3 million tonnes of food, fuel and essentials. Stalin’s blockade failed—without the crisis becoming a shooting war. An early Cold War victory in the skies.

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

good caturday to you

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The kind of tired that sleep doesn't help.

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

that scene from The Big Sleep, my word

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Elizabeth Cantwell @eccantwell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here to tell you that the chemistry and tension in this scene still hits for 2026 teenagers, as evidenced by the very vocal reactions of my students today

Dorothy Malone and Humphrey Bogart in the bookstore scene in 1946’s The Big Sleep

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today's winning Biology All email--in fact this is a contender for best this year

Hi all,

We received a package with no name to GSB 2144 with 80 sheep brains in it. If you are expecting this package, please reach out and we can coordinate the pickup!

Best wishes,
Jenna

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

at least we made it to friday

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Country Universe @countryuniverse.net · 28/09/2026

Absolutely stunning. As always, Kacey's vocal tone is a wonder.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 28/09/2026

"wtf, Brute?"

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’m dying over here

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

An emotional visit to Philly's Academy of Natural Sciences. Hopefully today won't be its last day.

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Bad faculty interview stories? Guy walked me through the department's reorganization, at length. Then, rather than asking me to explain how I saw myself fitting in, he said, "As you can see, there's no place here for you."

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Sudden memory of that semester that I listened almost exclusively to Dave Matthews Band Live at Red Rocks; Stabbing Westward's Darkest Days; and John Digweed's Renaissance vol 2.

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Eric Idle @ericidle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I defy you to watch this and not feel the hairs in the back of your neck rise. Sheer genius.

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MLB @mlbbot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thank you, Justin Verlander 🧡 JV leaves the mound for the Tigers - one final time.

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Rasmus Jensen @rasmusjensen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🎉 Out today in Cell: the paper I've been looking forward to sharing for a long time 🎉 We used cryo-ET to find a molecular machine nobody knew existed on the surface of a minimal bacterium, and worked out what it does. 🧵(1/7) #TeamTomo #cryoET

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Dr Nathan Kilah @chemistrynathan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"It says here your hobbies include fitness?" "Yeah, fitness Surströmming in my mouth!"

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ceej @ceej.online · 07/02/2024

*half-devoured by a giant serpent* I promise I'm not trying to "shed" my responsibilities, haha! But seriously, I will be out of the office unexpectedly until Friday at the earliest, depending on how things go with the snake

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Rasmus Jensen @rasmusjensen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Amazing work by Joe! Give it a read, you won't be disappointed!

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Dear Prof. Kaashoek, I took 6.033 freaking 27 years ago and it's *still* a heavy hitter in terms of professional impacts. Thank you.

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"Assume positive intent" is only half the story, the other half is "and that they feel like three kids in a trench coat"

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This choreography!! And more of the song! youtu.be/Q39z1yWS15A?...

youtu.be

Charm La'Donna's Dancers Dazzle at Vogue World: Milano

YouTube video by Vogue

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The last time refrigeration was this hilariously terrible, I was watching "Batman and Robin"

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm not going to like that spicy post, but well done

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is even more awesome on the second read

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change The courage to change the things I can And the wisdom to recognize that resource limitations Impose choices That take us from black and white To glorious color

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

could be worse, they could be proposing to call it fifth inning third strike park

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's too early for a "Lemon, it's Tuesday" but here we are

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Rayna @queenrayna1337.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Can confirm ;-;

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We seek to recruit a visionary scientific leader in fundamental biology in one of four priority areas: Immunotherapy, Precision Oncology, Data Science, or Viruses and Vaccines (we interpret these areas broadly). We anticipate hiring at the senior Associate Professor level or higher.

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There's a story in Buddhism that hinges on the line "father dies, son dies, grandson dies" meaning good fortune. Anyway, the Peter Principle.

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Boo B 👻🐝 @vtbee80.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

sorry i’m late i was crying in the shower for longer than usual

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

When did Microsoft PowerPoint break the ability to select a subgroup in a hierarchical group?? Argh

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Although we have arrived at a hilariously stupid outcome, I will accept the fact that it's not the most hilarious outcome on account of the fact that it is also not the stupidest.

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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 17/09/2026

This is the best idea in the history of both design and engineering

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chris. @azedand2knots.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I think I am accidentally wearing my "only talk to me if you have weird shit to say about everything" pants again.

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 16/09/2026

Learn more about The Protein Observatory @stanford-chemh.bsky.social, led by institute scholar @pollyfordyce.bsky.social. A data-generating foundation for AI-enabled protein function prediction and design. openminds.stanford.edu/support/stor...

openminds.stanford.edu

The protein observatory

Polly Fordyce is building a global engine for protein discovery—one that could help researchers harness AI to create new medicines, materials, and climate solutions.

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Technically I didn't throw you under the bus, I tied you to the train tracks, and also I then tied myself to a side track, we're in the trolley problem now

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Silly me, I forgot it is WTF Wednesday

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Picard engineering tip: Maintenance of existing systems is just as important as building new capabilities.

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

And remember: you must never, under any circumstances, despair. To hope and to act, these are our duties in misfortune. -- Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago

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sweetie π @sixfeetofcandy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

him: i’d really like to get to know you better me: *lets him get to know me better* him: umm yeah, ok wow, this is a lot

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

TFW you get home from a trip and discover... That your spouse has eaten not the rest of the cake, but *the rest of the middle layer* of the cake

2/3 of 2/3 of a cake. One third removed the normal way, one third removed transversely, by a mysterious force known as "a spouse who really loved that middle layer"

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Yes, I am the kind of insufferable mentor who quotes Hesse.

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Upbeat Former Prof @upbeatprof.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

My next-door neighbor was a flight attendant for American. It wasn't his first career; he'd started off working in his family business, a mortuary. He and his partner were some of the first friends I made after leaving undergrad.

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