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Monica Sircar (she/her) @phenomonica.bsky.social · 1d

Adorable!

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 1d

The Hasidic Jewish Community Council of Williamsburg is endorsing @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social !!!

Tell me again about the antisemitism hysteria, centrist mainstream US rabbis, tell me.

Via Rabbi @abbystein.bsky.social

Brooklyn Leader Rabbi Moishe Indig Set to Endorse Zoran Mamdani for NYC Mayor | Williamsburg 365

www.williamsburg365.com

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Monica Sircar (she/her) @phenomonica.bsky.social · 1d

Oooh Coherence was so good. Very exciting! 👀

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 4d

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph

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Monica Sircar (she/her) @phenomonica.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to you!

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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 7d

Daylight savings ends this weekend in the US...so watch out for DEER.

Yes. REALLY.

Deer.

www.sciencenews.org/article/deer...

Deer-vehicle collisions spike when daylight saving time ends

In the week after much of the United States turns the clock back, scientists found a 16 percent increase in crashes between vehicles and deer.

www.sciencenews.org

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Json Momoa @jotatx.bsky.social · 8d

"Correlation is not cognition"
as @olivia.science and @irisvanrooij.bsky.social says

Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jun 19

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 11d

Guess what? COVID mRNA vaccines don't just protect against COVID.

COVID mRNA vaccines also cause cancers to become sensitive to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). buff.ly/GEfJ5Zl

Let's fund more mRNA research!

#medsky #oncsky 🛟😷🧪

complicated diagram with red cancer cells, green T cells, and other immune cells in purple (dendritic cells). Shows mRNA vaccine priming immunity for checkpoint inhibitors.

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isaac @sevier.io · 13d

Here's a handy graphic you can save and share if you're in the Bay Area

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 17d

"No More Kings"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvOZ...

SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings

YouTube video by tennesseejed93

www.youtube.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 21d

Fascism is such a fundamental attack on wonder and the human imagination and I think everyone should have the opportunity to let their imagination wonder as it wanders — doesn’t matter what you do for a living. Your mind matters! Your relationship with the universe is meaningful!

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 22d

I like to remind people about lifetime limits and the refusal of insurers to sell coverage to people with preexisting conditions.

The ACA has issues. But those 2 things alone make it worth saving and fixing.

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Monica Sircar (she/her) @phenomonica.bsky.social · 22d

“Your job is not to turn in completed assignments; it's to learn how to think.”

Ross Miller @rosshm16.bsky.social · 22d

Outstanding interview, so many great quotes here. Loved the weightroom analogy:

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 26d

I want to highlight this excellent piece by @noupside.bsky.social and @rachelkleinfeld.bsky.social on the rapidly shifting information & media landscape. Domain experts and the institutions that support them must rapidly change tactics to meet the moment.

For Expertise to Matter, Nonpartisan Institutions Need New Communications Strategies

To avoid irrelevance when they are needed most, experts and nonpartisan analysts must rethink not just their channels of communication but also their theory of influence.

carnegieendowment.org

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Particularly Miffed @miffedinparticular.bsky.social · Oct 5

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 25d

Important reminder here that the US is not the only place where fossil fuel interests are pushing back hard against climate science and clean energy 👇

Saint Vice @savic.bsky.social · 25d

BBC decided to cancel a podcast on heat pumps deeming the topic "controversial" because it presented that the technology could contribute to net zero reducing carbon emmissions.

In 2025 an anti-science posture is not only valid, but required in any debate to be considered "balanced" 😬

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Saint Vice @savic.bsky.social · 25d

BBC decided to cancel a podcast on heat pumps deeming the topic "controversial" because it presented that the technology could contribute to net zero reducing carbon emmissions.

In 2025 an anti-science posture is not only valid, but required in any debate to be considered "balanced" 😬

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 26d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams! Look over here! … It's All For You! @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Oct 5

I think at this point it's trivially true to say that we— either in the sense of the creators and advocates, or as in this whole society— did not properly understand or prepare for the implications of the internet.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · Oct 5

Just because I can survive harsh conditions doesn’t mean I should have to.

Graphic: @standplaatskrk.pl

Tardigrade in neon rainbow colors inside a circle with the caption “Just because I can survive harsh conditions doesn’t mean I should have to”

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Dr. Damien P. Williams! Look over here! … It's All For You! @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Oct 14

Accelerating collapse means accelerating harm to the most marginalized & vulnerable because the most powerful & comfortable are, definitionally, that. So disabled people, Black people, Indigenous people, Trans & otherwise LGBTQIA people will be the first and main ones harmed, & disproportionately so

Dr. Damien P. Williams! Look over here! … It's All For You! @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Jun 29

Reminder that there is no "left" accelerationism under capitalism

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Laura Pereira @laurap18.bsky.social · Oct 4

Just in time for EAT Lancet 2.0 to provide that nuance based on science: eatforum.org/eat-lancet/

EAT-Lancet, Healthy Food Accessible To All - EAT

Promoting a global shift towards a healthy and sustainable diet that benefits both people and the planet. Learn more, here!

eatforum.org

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Oct 4

Nuance is needed. For example:

The impact of beef, then pork, is much greater than other meats

Not everyone eats the same amounts (see below).

And we have to stop just wasting it! An estimated 40% of the food we create is wasted.

SO many ways to improve our food system.

How a mere 12% of Americans eat half the nation’s beef, creating significant health and environmental impacts

Tulane University News and Press Releases

news.tulane.edu

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Lacrima Mundi - Indie Book Reviews [requests closed][¾hiatus] 📚✍ @lacrimamundi.bsky.social · Oct 1

Important PSA!

Charcoal is a natural absorbent. Unfortunately it's quite liberal when it comes to WHAT it absorbs, meaning: it absorbs ANYTHING that goes into your stomach and gut.

That includes all the active substances from ANY kind of medication you take (incl. contraceptives, vitamins et al).

Voirey Linger @voireylinger.bsky.social · Oct 1

Friends, Spooky season is upon us.

Remember... foods dyed black with charcoal can interfere with medications. Don't eat them if you have an Rx

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