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Agnes Jones Trower

@agnesjtrow.bsky.social

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Vaccines|Diagnostics|Virology. Gov|Industry|Academia. Former rabble rouser. Retired (maybe). Lover of dogs and sci-fi. "Grieving over who we were only gets in the way of who we need to become." ~Katarina Jones, 12 Monkeys

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Agnes Jones Trower @agnesjtrow.bsky.social · Jul 11

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · Jul 10

Picard civics tip: If there is one truth, one constant that history shows us over and over, it is that resistance is never futile.

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Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 1d

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 8h

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

Russ Vought v @russvought
The RIFs have begun.
12:27 PM • 10/10/25 • 15K Views

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

These stories, and the rumors around them, are all part of the same authoritarian playbook: Discredit, divide, and intimidate people into silence just nine days before the October 18 No Kings protests.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging

little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports

Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.

www.consumerreports.org

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 1d

Flurry of H5N1 activity noted in commercial poultry, wild birds

Over the last 30 days, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in 38 flocks.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 1d

The limiting nutrient in these waters is iron & whales are the final step in a chain that moves iron from lower levels back up to the surface waters, where it can cause phytoplankton blooms.

Guess what eats phytoplankton? That's right: krill.

The whales are farming their food.

Whales and Climate Change: The Whale Pump Explained - Campbell River Whale

Written by Maddie Lemke Whales are not only magical creatures, but also play a vital role in the health of our planet. As we struggle with the effects of climate change, it is crucial to understand

campbellriverwhalewatching.com

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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 2d

Billionaires truly are the stupidest people on the planet.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

ANDREESSEN: Even if AI ends up destroying all the jobs, “the result would be hyper-deflation of prices, which is the thing that people miss. .. Things that today cost a lot of money will all of a sudden be cheap or free.”

@fortune.com
fortune.com/2025/10/08/b...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 2d

My new @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social piece tells how DHS continues to deny that citizens have a right to videorecord its agents and raids even in the face of overwhelming court precedent that the First Amendment protects their right to do so. Nor is it just a matter of positions taken in court. /5

DHS Says Videotaping ICE Agents Is Illegal. Federal Courts Disagree.

Filming law enforcement serves important goals central to a free republic.

thedispatch.com

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 2d

Here we see Stephen Miller (left) explaining to a woman that she'll never get his Lucky Charms

Image of a very short Miller talking to a blond woman as they walk on grass

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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 6d

Chemerinsky: The Trump extortion demands are unconstitutional as well as odious (gift link). Me: Any school that signs must be shunned, faculty affected must walk. No room for this.

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

www.nytimes.com

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 2d

Henry Farrell on the Trump admin’s proposed “compact” for universities, arguing that the rollout signals weakness, and that academics need to band together to reject this authoritarian attack on university independence and academic freedom.

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

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Shabaana Khader @khadershabaana.bsky.social · 5d

Dear #microbiology and #immunology community- I took a break from social media after I deleted my Twitter account, but am back here. Please help me rebuild my community by following me and amplifying this message- I will follow you back. Thank you and I look forward to our many interactions!

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 3d

This is a scare tactic.

But most feds I know aren’t scared or traumatized.

We are just that much more passionate and committed to our missions.

Theresa Kim, PhD, MS @tyk314.net · 3d

@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social is right. You don't just delete laws. And drawing sharpie marks over it doesn't legitimize claims.
#FEDSTRONG

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

www.govexec.com

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 3d

My quote of the day

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 4d

In a video she said could only be aired after she died, Jane Goodall says she wants to put Trump, Musk, Netanyahu and Putin onto a spaceship and send them all into space. 😂

"Send them all off to the planet [Musk is] sure he’s going to discover.” www.huffpost.com/entry/jane-g...

Jane Goodall’s Posthumous Netflix Special Features A Stellar Burn Of Trump And His ‘Real’ MAGA Crew

The primatologist also blasted Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Benjamin Netanyahu in “Famous Last Words,” recorded to be aired after her death.

www.huffpost.com

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Agnes Jones Trower @agnesjtrow.bsky.social · 4d

What ransom did you have to pay to your kitties to release Wizard?

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 5d

“An ICE agent claimed someone was trying to force their way into a door, but it was just a CBS News Chicago photographer filming the exterior of the building.”

Skyflyer Channel 8 News @skyflyer82.bsky.social · 5d

Broadview police chief accuses ICE agents of making false 911 calls www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Broadview police chief accuses ICE agents of making false 911 calls

Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls.

www.cbsnews.com

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 6d

My family & I are still processing the events of the past 24hrs. There is so much to say; for now I will keep it brief:

Juan was observing the situation at the ICE detention facility alongside other elected officials. He was in a designated protesting area & was standing peacefully when video shows

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 6d

…him being tackled to the ground and arrested by ICE.

He was never told why he was detained. He was never charged. He was never allowed to see a lawyer. He was never told if he was being detained by ICE or by the FBI, both of whom were present.

He wasn’t even told he was being released...

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 6d

…made it all the more clear how horrifying this process is for families who don’t have the privileges that we do.

The point of yesterday was fear. We were meant to be in fear. Juan was meant to fear being in protest. Americans were meant to fear exercising their constitutional rights.

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 6d

I am blessed to have my husband home. I’m immensely proud of who he is and his moral compass that guides him to stand, and speak, for those who cannot.

I am grateful 4 @durbin.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @govpritzker.illinois.gov
who had members of their office supporting us thru the day.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6d

fucking animals

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 6d

Watch ICE illegally arrested Chicago Alderman Jessie Fuentes inside a hospital emergency room—simply for asking them to show a warrant for a man they detained.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6d

This is an outright lie.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6d

State, county, and local law enforcement have been working together and coordinating to ensure public safety around the Broadview ICE facility, and to protect people’s ability to peacefully exercise their constitutional rights.

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Agnes Jones Trower @agnesjtrow.bsky.social · 7d

My first thought was The Punisher

a punisher skull is on a black background

Alt: a punisher skull is on a black background

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