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Coleen Murphy @ctmurphy1.bsky.social · 6h

Exactly! Besides being creepy (humans) and just weird, the mistaken "pictures" of C. elegans (like with legs and antennae) in PR posts about worm publications set my teeth on edge

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 11h

So Trump gave Argentina a $20 billion bailout and is now building a Qatari military facility in Idaho.

While Americans can’t afford groceries.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Martin @ampule2.bsky.social · 14h

Nothing quite like a free plug. Check out Nokings.org for a location near you. Thanks Mike👍🏽

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Coleen Murphy @ctmurphy1.bsky.social · 12h

Begging scientists (and media posts about science) to stop using ChatGPT-generated images

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Profit Greenly @profitgreenly.bsky.social · 14h

~40% of the ENTIRE corn crop of the US is used to make ethanol. This gets blended with gasoline to power well under 10% of our vehicle miles. If we converted 100% of our vehicles to EVs installing solar on a small fraction of the land this corn is grown on would power them all.

US domestic corn use graph from 1980 to 2020. The orange bar representing "Alcohol for fuel use" (aka ethanol) starts growing in early 2000s, explodes before 2010 and stays huge through the graphs 2022 end. This explains most of the increased corn production in the US.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

papers like the New York Times actively help right wing propagandists by introducing false claims as something that's open to debate and interpretation, instead of clearly framing them up front as lies pushed by unreliable operators

Turning Point USA is a right wing propaganda op aimed at kids

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 23h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

If Trump can do this to Comey and Letitia James, he can do it to anyone. This is authoritarianism. We cannot be silent.

Screenshot of headline reading: New York Attorney General Letitia James charged in fraud case after pressure campaign by Trump

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 1d

Indicting political opponents & critics because they are political opponents & critics is terrifying.

It's completely inconsistent with the rule of law & democracy.

It should scare everyone - and (hopefully) will get people to realize that we all need to stand against this.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d

Unbeknownst to most or long forgotten is that on October 8 and October 10, 2023; Hamas offered the same deal that’s being pitched as Trump’s “Gaza Peace Deal” which would have handed all hostages over to Israel in exchange for Israeli troops not entering the strip, Netanyahu refused the proposal.

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Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 1d

I would like to get to a place where consigning 14 million people to death isn’t described as “DOGE didn’t do much.”

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

Did DOGE save us $2 trillion?

“Not even close. .. Total spending excluding interest rose $220 billion, or 4%, for the entire fiscal year.” 🤡

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/tari...

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 2d

My God.....the little dance the frog does after being pepper balled is a thing to behold

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roslynn.bsky.social @roslynn.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve read that the law allows any judge to swear her in. Why don’t y‘all arrange that?

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Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 4d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Ladyilene @ladyilene.bsky.social · 4d

First Amendment Protections:
1. Peaceful Assembly- Right to gather with others to express views on public issues.
2. Free Speech- Right to express opinions and beliefs, including through protest.
3. Petitioning the Government- Ability to ask government to address grievances or make changes.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 2d

🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 3d

Pritzker is right. They want to normalize troops in cities so they can steal every election just like Putin does.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 2d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Flannery Dean @flannerydean.bsky.social · 3d

It is very interesting to think about the concept of a “national divorce” when one side is clearly an abuser and populated an admin with them too

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 2d

Russell Vought seems to be aiming to end all of US science.

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 2d

Banning “dangerous gain-of-function” pathogen research is actually just banning pathogen research. TB causes chronic disease, the supposed cornerstone of the MAHA movement. Hard to see ending TB research on treatments as anything but another targeted attack on science in service of destroying it.

Rock Lab @rocklabtb.bsky.social · 2d

Ditto. Thanks for this Sarah. www.statnews.com/2025/10/06/g...

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Dennis O’Rear @djorear.bsky.social · 3d

RFK Jr’s attack on science has close parallels to Lysenko’s attack on genetic in Soviet Russia.

Speak in populist press, not journals
Make quick solution to problems
Blame failures on internal enemies

He needed a supporting anti-elitist government

A good podcast

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youtu.be/MuikGTW1LvQ

Stalin’s War on Genetics | HISTORY This Week

YouTube video by HISTORY

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 4d

"Anyone who is interested in the current and future states of healthspan treatments can appreciate......"—Prof @ctmurphy1.bsky.social @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 3d

crimes. you mean he's doing crimes.

bucking tradition is wearing a white suit after labor day.

NPR @npr.org · 3d

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

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