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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 45m

I just screamed NOOOOOOO at my phone. Didn’t realize I felt so strongly about this lady.

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks! I had the archiving of RCNs in mind, but analogous to NESCENT too. Only a drop in the bucket in comparison to those two programs but it's something!

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 5h

I'm the incoming SSE president and am behind this idea -- if you're interested in putting together an app and have questions, pls reach out!

Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 2d

Now accepting proposals for new Research Synthesis Working Groups! Each funded group will present a symposium at the Evolution meeting, collaborate on a publication, and establish a lasting research network. Submit your proposal by January 6: www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...

Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Call for Proposals: Research Synthesis Working Groups. Deadline: January 6.

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 1d

I am hiring a postdoc to examine the genomic and evolutionary basis of plant microbiome variation in legumes. There are opportunities to gain teaching experience. Chicago is a great city to live in! Please help spread the word.
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Evolutionary Genomics

The postdoctoral researcher will work in Dr. Michael Grillo’s plant evolutionary genetics lab. The goal of this research project is to understand the genomic basis of plant-microbiome variation in leg...

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched this TikTok since yesterday. Sherman was stressing those ladies out.

AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 1d

sherman, for the love of god!

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 1d

I really hope this is successful! Please apply! Contact me if you have questions!

Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 1d

@sse-evolution.bsky.social just announced the following:

Call for Proposals: Research Synthesis Working Groups
The Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) invites proposals for sponsored Research Synthesis Working Groups at the 2026 Evolution meeting (up to two in-person and one virtual). ...

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t exactly how to phrase this, but like… is autism that bad???? Like, why is it such a source of fear??? Of course there are challenges but you can be autistic and have a rich, fulfilling life! Many people do! I don’t understand the preoccupation.

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Mary (geographile) @geographile.bsky.social · 3d

A couple of nights ago a helicopter crashed onto a freeway in Sacramento and managed to hit a patch without cars. The cars all stopped in time. Folks jumped out and found out that all three of the passengers were alive. The helicopter was on one so they lifted it off.
Wow.
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Bystanders help lift helicopter off injured paramedic after crash onto Sacramento highway

YouTube video by ABC7 News Bay Area

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 2d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 3d

Same 🥺

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 4d

The 2018 farm bailouts were $20B, and the gov't had the money for them. (Funds for that bailout came from the USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation).

This time? The gov't is shut down, USDA has no budget for it, and they're asking for $50B.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops

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Mario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · 4d

How do plants stave off greedy pollinators? Read our new paper on pollen dosing in buzz pollinated flowers just out in @funecology.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Gradual pollen release in a buzz‐pollinated plant: Investigating pollen presentation theory under bee visitation

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 4d

I had forgotten that name, thanks for the reminder. I loved the album he produced with Emmy Lou Harris

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · 6d

me: it's okay to be a person struggling with productivity during a prolonged crisis

my brain: not u though

me: not me though

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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD @minyaaa.bsky.social · 6d

And look at this graphic abstract….. 😱🤯

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 6d

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Living Colour – Cult of Personality

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 6d

Yes! I keep thinking about this. And how awesome and normal and real and kind he and Michelle are.

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 6d

Tom Waits !!

FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER | Official Teaser Trailer | Coming Soon

YouTube video by MUBI

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 6d

Opinion | Mourn, or Else

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 8d

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

Sky News @news.sky.com · 8d

Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 9d

EXCLUSIVE: In her first interview all year, Susan Monarez, CDC director for only 29 days, tells me why Trump/RFK fired her and where this is all headed.

The CDC director is an “inherently political position, but that doesn’t mean that it has to be politically compromised”, she tells @nature.com.

Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired

“I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details.

www.nature.com

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 10d

NEW: The Supreme Court *refuses* to let Trump fire the Fed's Lisa Cook—for now. Instead, the court agrees to hear the case in January. Cook may continue to serve in the meantime.

(ORDER LIST: 606 U.S.)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2025

ORDER IN PENDING CASE

25A312 TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF U.S., ET AL. V. COOK, LISA D.

The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and
by him referred to the Court is deferred pending oral argument in
January 2026. The Clerk is directed to establish a briefing
schedule for amici curiae and any supplemental briefs responding
to amici.

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Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 10d

Lightning round of what’s closed and what’s open during this government shutdown.

Got questions?

Drop them in the replies and I’ll work to answer them through the day.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 11d

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 12d

30% drop year over year!

Amid visa restrictions, international freshmen enrollment plummets at UW-Madison

This year’s number of international freshmen is the lowest recorded since at least 2015.

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Leonie Moyle @speciationlab.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hello, I'm an evolutionary biologist in a film. I can identify any species from 30 base pairs of DNA, including human-alien hybrids. I quote Darwin and Gould ad libitum to compensate for my lack of emotional depth. Inexplicably, I'm unable to correctly pronounce 'genome' or 'drosophila'.

Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hello, I’m a historian in a film. I can instantly decode ancient Near Eastern scripts, and am fluent in 23 dead languages, yet my primary field is 16th century European portraiture

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hello, I'm a historian in a film. My office is a massive space filled with Persian rugs, leather couches and massive wooden bookcases. There's a Tiffany lamp on my desk and an original Gutenberg Bible on a stand next to it. I am wearing a tweed suit with five layers.

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