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Jessamyn Dukes
@rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social
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👀 award winning matheamtician, PhD student at University of Denver, some finite number of feral raccoons in a trenchcoat
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 15h
Not to be pedantic but I feel like NYT editors should know that ”scores” and “hundreds” are not the same order of magnitude
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Jessamyn Dukes @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social · Aug 7
BREAKING NEWS: Panini and Noodle have matching socks
two cats, one orange and brown striped with white splotches and one tuxedo, are sprawled out on a hardwood floor. they both have white back legs and front paws; the tuxedo has her head tilted back to look at the striped cat
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Jessamyn Dukes @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social · 13h
omg what an honor
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That Iowa Ginger @thatiowaginger.bsky.social · 15h
Things are hard. I'm sharing this starter pack I made of accounts with cats with food names. Because that's the legacy I want to leave.

go.bsky.app/8giLjX5
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 1d
I make it a point to always begin the alt-text on pictures of Adonis with "orange cat". so next time you're having a bad day, do yourself a favor and type this into search

(from:cait.bsky.social "orange cat")
from:cait.bsky.social "orange cat"
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Jessamyn Dukes @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social · 16h
are finitists allowed, I have several screeds about infinity prepared
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Jessamyn Dukes @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social · 18h
it was Noodle's approximate first birthday last week so we got her a new cat bed
a tuxedo cat is sitting in a round cat bed that looks like a "cup of noodles" cup. it says "cat noodles" on it
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Jessamyn Dukes @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social · 20h
max this is incredible
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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d
I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
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Jessamyn Dukes @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social · 1d
Tim's way isn't easier but it is funnier
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d
The universe is too fucking fabulous for capitalism, y'all!

Last night's evidence:
1. North America Nebula (1 hour)
2. Andromeda (20 min)
3. Pac-Man Nebula (15 min)

The universe is basically just hydrogen, dark matter, and dark energy. Plus trillions upon trillions of perturbations lol
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North America Nebula. Lots of red because of all of the hydrogen gas.
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Jessamyn Dukes @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social · 1d
yeah. yep
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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 1d
5 ways YOU can use the torment nexus to maximize your workflow
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Jessamyn Dukes @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social · 1d
please look at this creature that is in my house
an orange and brown striped cat with white splotches sits on a grey cat tower next to a window
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Jessamyn Dukes @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social · 1d
sure are!!
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Jessamyn Dukes @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social · 1d
I guess lots of structures don't have particular names for their elements but I'm mad about this one in particular
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Jessamyn Dukes @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social · 1d
vector : vector space :: ??? : module

can someone please help me solve this analogy
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Jessamyn Dukes @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social · 1d
smh let me pretend it's still the mid-teens in peace
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Jessamyn Dukes @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social · 1d
that might be the whole wheel
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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 1d
Since Link is banned, his mutual aid Fridays have gone with him. This was one of the most altruistic things I’ve seen anyone on this site do.

In light of this, I’m gonna try to fill the gap.

Drop your mutual aid requests under this thread and I will repost them for as long as I can.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d
MIT President Sally Kornbluth just issued a statement to the campus community saying NO to Trump’s authoritarian compact

“And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.”
Dear Madam Secretary, I write in response to your letter of October 1, inviting MIT to review a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." I acknowledge the vital importance of these matters. I appreciated the chance to meet with you earlier this year to discuss the priorities we share for American higher education. As we discussed, the Institute's mission of service to the nation directs us to advance knowledge, educate students and bring knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. We do that in line with a clear set of values, with excellence above all. Some practical examples: • MIT prides itself on rewarding merit. Students, faculty and staff succeed here based on the strength of their talent, ideas and hard work. For instance, the Institute was the first to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement after the pandemic. And MIT has never had legacy preferences in admissions. • MIT opens its doors to the most talented students regardless of their family's finances. Admissions are need-blind. Incoming undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000 a year pay no tuition. Nearly 88% of our last graduating class left MIT with no debt for their education. We make a wealth of free courses and low-cost certificates available to any American with an internet connection. Of the undergraduate degrees we award, 94% are in STEM fields. And in service to the nation, we cap enrollment of international undergraduates at roughly 10%. • We value free expression, as clearly described in the MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. We must hear facts and opinions we don't like - and engage respectfully with those with whom we disagree. These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they're right, and we live by them because they support our mission - work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law. The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone. In our view, America's leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that tree marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education. As you know, MIT's record of service to the nation is long and enduring. Eight decades ago, MIT leaders helped invent a scientific partnership between America's research universities and the U.S. government that has delivered extraordinary benefits for the American people. We continue to believe in the power of this partnership to serve the nation. Sincerely, Sally Kornbluth CC Ms. May Mailman Mr. Vincent Haley
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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 2d
"me me me me me me me me me me me" - birds 🪶
vermillion flycatcher chicks in the nest begging for food as their father flys off
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Jessamyn Dukes @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social · 2d
incredible persistence
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Jessamyn Dukes @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social · 2d
- math professors
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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.bsky.social · 2d
Just a Pye in the Pocket.
Pyewacket, a 4 week old black kitten, cozily nestled in the plush pocket of a fleece hoodie with a fluffy pouch designed to hold kittens.
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Jessamyn Dukes @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social · 2d
I cleaned mine today and, I can see??? it's incredible
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