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Dr Sian Gramates
@drglam.bsky.social
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Biocurator, feminist, molecular neuroscientist, pagan, Drosophila geneticist, comics geek, cat adorer, coping with disability
DrGlam nearly everywhere
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frost.house.gov
PSA: The U.S. Postal Service has announced a change to their postmark date system, which could impact filing taxes, mailing important government documents, and voting.
February 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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hels.bsky.social
I’m sorry but people talking about talent as an unfair quality that needs to be Harrison Bergeroned away by AI have exactly the same energy as people saying it’s unfair that attractive people have more people attracted to them and the government should legislate their right to a hot wife
February 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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lizrummy.bsky.social
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)

"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?

Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…

Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.

Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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karlbode.com
1. deregulate everything and destroy all regulators so nothing functions in the public interest under the pretense this "aids innovation" and "empowers entrepreneurs"

2. blame poor people and minorities when nothing works
Nashville is furious about power outages. Republicans say ‘woke’ is to blame.
As Nashville’s utility company struggled to recover from a catastrophic ice storm and its Democratic mayor ordered a review, some conservatives attacked diversity training.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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histoftech.bsky.social
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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jojofromjerz.bsky.social
The press needs to ask every single Republican if they denounce Trump’s posts depicting the Obamas as monkeys.

Don’t let them say they “didn’t see it” either.

Make them answer.
February 6, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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trance.bsky.social
Yep.

What is even worse

ICE is going after people UNDERGOING THE LEGAL PROCESS.

So the whole 'BuT ThEY aRe NoT dOIng It tHe RIghT wAy' are being willfully ignorant.
caseyexplosion.bsky.social Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 7h
"Sure, ICE is bad, but we need to deport illegal immigrants"

No you don't.

If immigration enforcement leads to concentration camps and roving death squads, maybe it's time to just get rid of the concept of illegal immigration entirely. You've tried it, it's a bad idea in practice, so bin it.
February 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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zdroberts.bsky.social
I'm sorry when was AOC a "left-wing agitator?" She was an elected member of congress. She didn't harass fellow members like MTG did/does.

Is being left of Pelosi considered being an "agitator" by the NYT's?

Does Kellen know what being a "left-wing agitator" means?
February 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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skepchick.org
Okay, you guys wanted some fun tea on Richard Dawkins? Here you go: one reason he may have gotten super duper angry about me talking about misogyny in atheism
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
Epstein Files Reveal How Pathetic Richard Dawkins & Other Men Are
Transcript: Well, it happened again. I’m mentioned in the Epstein files. Again. You probably saw my first video on this topic and you came away thinking that I’ve spent the past decade being as awe…
skepchick.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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amandamarcotte.bsky.social
Taylor Rehmet's win in a Texas state senate shocked pundits.

But, as I found in interviews with people close to the ground, it's not so surprising.

A lot of it is about the books bans. People hate the book bans. Even some Republicans! An analysis.

www.salon.com/2026/02/06/s...
February 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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ryanmarino.bsky.social
The US government is spending taxpayer dollars to sue a 5-year-old refugee/kindergartener for seeking asylum here through the legal and proper channels when he was an infant
February 6, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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angrystaffer.bsky.social
I’m betting Comer will suddenly lose interest in this hearing.
February 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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angrystaffer.bsky.social
Yes, FBI? I’m calling to report a murder.
February 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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kateclancy.bsky.social
We wrote a whole paper on this in 2017, on the women who often leave the field sciences as their only route to get away from harassment

anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
February 6, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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jessicacalarco.com
Whatever benefits "AI" tools might have can't outweigh the damage they're capable of doing (and have already done).
February 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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gregsargent.bsky.social
Amazing. If a professional wrestling crowd is chanting "fuck ICE," it suggests to me that large swaths of the culture are not just upset over ICE tactics, they're coalescing against mass deportations as a broader ideological project.

newrepublic.com/article/2060...
February 5, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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fenitn.bsky.social
The Washington Post gutted the health team which I helped to lead despite our stories being among the most widely read, impactful and adept at reaching new audiences.
I couldn't string sentences together yesterday, Maybe that's a sign that I shouldn't have been spared when all my fantastic colleagues who unfairly lost their jobs pushed through their grief to write beautiful notes about their careers and the situation at The Washington Post. The health team lost 8 out of 13 reporters yesterday despite health listed as part of The Post's new pared down focus. Just six months after becoming an editor and having the honor to lead an all-star team covering federal health agencies and public health, I have to go back to reporting because there are barely any health reporters left to edit. I'll say more about the reporters we lost later today, but as a team, we did everything we were supposed to do under the vision for The Post to be a digital innovator that breaks news, offers hard-hitting accountability and directly address reader concerns. We landed exclusives on the CDC director's firing, plans to overhaul the childhood vaccine schedule, projections for steep ACA marketplace rate increases and more. We avoided dutiful iterative stories and covered storylines such as the expiration of enhanced ACA premiums with smart targeted angles that were widely read. We broke the mold of a traditional newspaper with clever formats including a pop-up newsletter and live chats to help readers navigate new restrictions on coronavirus vaccines, a quiz to understand new dietary guidelines and vertical videos to showcase reporter expertise. The Metro section where I started my career (and offers a clear reason for millions of potential subscribers to pay for us instead of or in addition to other national outlets!) is hollowed out. Reporters around the world wiped out after the owner set a vision for international relevance. A sports department home to journalistic legends shuttered. And so much more bleeding across the entire newsroom.
February 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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alsobrooks.senate.gov
The witch hunt for federal workers continues.

The American people will suffer thanks to this Administration's callous treatment of the very people who make sure our seniors get their Social Security, that our food and water are safe, and more.
February 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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seanmorales-doyle.bsky.social
Utah's chief election officer, Lt Gov Deidre Henderson, has conducted a review of the state's voter rolls to identify any ineligible voters, including by running her rolls through the DHS SAVE Program. Guess how many non-citizens voted in Utah according to the review? Zero.
Utah voter roll review finds no evidence of noncitizens casting a ballot, Lt. Gov. says
An ongoing Utah review of 2.1 million voter registration records has found one noncitizen who registered to vote and zero examples of any noncitizens actually voting.
www.sltrib.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
For those keeping score at home:
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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altcdc.altgov.info
‼️ If you’ve been following social media from CDC, be aware that with the exception of their Emergency and NIOSH accounts, all other CDC Centers have been told their socials are shut down and nothing can be posted on them.

Further posts will come directly from HHS‼️
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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katestarbird.bsky.social
What Bannon is proposing is illegal.

Brennan Center: “It is illegal to deploy federal troops or armed federal law enforcement to any polling place. In fact, it is a federal crime for anyone in the U.S. military to interfere in elections in any way.”

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Federal and State Election Laws Ban Federal Forces from Polling Places
Americans should feel safe to vote free from intimidation by the presence of the military or federal agents.
www.brennancenter.org
February 4, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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steveliesman.bsky.social
Washington Post reporter laid off while freezing in a war zone by one of the world’s richest people.
bgrueskin.bsky.social Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2d
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
Pinned lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Aug 19, 2021 Almost three years ago, my editor called me early one November morning. A wildfire had sparked near a town called Paradise, he said. Could I go? (1/13) 0:02 / 0:10 lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · 47m I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated. Quote lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Jan 25 Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.
February 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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taniel.bsky.social
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.

This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.

Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM