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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 4h

Day161 of photoshopping @lastweektonight.com's John Oliver with fossils in the hopes that he saves the Paleontological Research Institution

John(H. sapiens) with Busycon carica. K-college educators left with similar prizes from PRI's teacher resource day today, supplying 40+ teachers
#savePRI ⚒️ 🧪

John oliver holding a large fossil whelk in a checked shirt in front of a green background

Crowded room of teachers sorting through long rows of tables covered in free specimens. Mostly of mollusks, but also publications, fossils, minerals and chemistry labware.

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 4h

Painted some xylem for a thing. Pretty pleased. #sciart

Watercolor painting with blue and red blobby shapes

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 6h

Summer Lim, 11, loved drawing, reading books, the outdoors, athletic, & most of all loved spending time with her family & friends. She was adventurous & brave--in any activity the first in line to swim, jump, rock climb, zip line, & fly. She leaves behind her parents & 2 younger siblings.
📷 GoFundMe

A child with long dark hair, wearing big glasses and a pink sweatshirt, smiling at the camera. Detail of a photo with other people.

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 10h

Anti-vaccine activists: children get too many vaccines.

Also anti-vaccine activists: let's give children three needles instead of one, for no good reason. Just to make it harder to fully vaccinate, I guess? via @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

www.theguardian.com

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Patrick Hickey, MD @pwhickey.bsky.social · 7h

But AUSA continues…

“We have families that have their household goods picked up, they've cleared housing, & they go to do their final home appointment at their installation, & it's not until then… that they're told that they can't go anywhere & that they're stuck”

www.stripes.com/branches/arm...

Army leaves families in limbo with suspension of in-progress PCS moves

The Army has suspended in-progress permanent-change-of-station moves for the entirety of the federal government shutdown, leaving some families in limbo.

www.stripes.com

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10h

Having healthcare tied and partially administered by employers is a shackle to both workers and companies, which have to bear the 15-20% annual price hikes or cut benefits.

It's insane.

Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 10h

if healthcare was not tied to employment in the USA what would you be doing differently in your career?

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 11h

⚠️ USAToday reporter confirms the office in charge of special education funding has been “decimated”:

Zach Schermele
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NEW: The Education Dept. layoffs continued overnight, w/ the main office in charge of special ed funding being
"decimated," as one person described.
"They cut just about everyone that works with IDEA funding," said another.
"I'm not sure how these programs exist moving forward."
10:21 AM • 10/11/25 • 2.1K Views

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · May 30

No words

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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 1d

#facultychemjobs #chemjobs 🧪⚗️

Mike Giuliano @drmikeg83.bsky.social · 1d

Come join us! We’re seeking a tenure-track colleague in Organic Chemistry. Our department is solely-undergraduate, and well-equipped for a PUI- 400 MHz NMR, six mass specs (including MALDI AND HRMS ESI), and more. DM me with questions!
#chemsky

@chemjobber.bsky.social

jobs.cofc.edu/postings/17277

Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Organic Chemistry. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the College of Charleston invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position beginning in F...

jobs.cofc.edu

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Troy Tassier @troytassier.bsky.social · 4d

The GOP says the USDA food insecurity survey is “redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous."

I say cutting it is “remarkably convenient” just as the GOP cuts SNAP benefits.

It’s a lot easier to hide the damage when you don’t collect the statistics!

USDA cancels survey tracking how many Americans struggle to get enough food

The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.

www.npr.org

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14h

Their complaints that Dems oppose the “rural hospital fund” are so hilarious.

Kind of like: “I’m going to burn down your house and give you a chocolate chip cookie instead.”

“That sounds terrible.”

“What you don’t like chocolate chip cookies!?”

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 14h

RFK fired the CDC official (w/decades of experience) leading the measles outbreak response. It's been decades since we've had such a large outbreak. And just to ensure they they can spread the measles outbreak even farther, they also fired the leadership for the center focused on immunization.

Figure showing the largest measles outbreak in the US in decades. There are over 1500 cases as of October 7 2025

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 16h

There must be some mistake, I read 50 Atlantic articles about how RFK Jr just wants to help Americans eat more vegetables

Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 19h

They continue to eviscerate the public health machinery that has quietly kept Americans, and others around the world, safe and healthy for decades.

The staff of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the journal that reports on health trends and emerging infectious threats, was also laid off. The publication’s storied history includes a June 1981 report that five previously healthy gay men were treated for an unusual pneumonia — the first hint of the AIDS epidemic.

Roughly 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — the so-called “disease detectives” who respond to outbreaks around the globe — received layoff notices, according to a person familiar with them. The service was spared during an earlier round of layoffs in February.

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Diasporic Minnesotan @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 15h

They killed MMWR.
They killed MMWR.
They killed MMWR.
They killed MMWR.
They killed MMWR.
They killed MMWR.

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 16h

RIF notices also sent to the CDC’s 2023 and 2024 class of civilian EIS officers known as its main disease detectives, per sources. These are the people who are typically the first responders in an outbreak. 4/4

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 16h

Among other RIF notices at CDC:
—Center for Forecasting and Analytics;
—all of CDC Washington
—Office of Human Resources
—National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 3/4

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 16h

The CDC official who was leading the measles response and was RIFd has more than 28 yrs experience as the senior USG official leading outbreaks on Ebola, Marburg virus, and mpox. 2/4

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 16h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 16h

Just a reminder that Banned Books Week isn’t about selling more copies of 1984. It’s about keeping authors and teachers and librarians safe and making sure all of us have the freedom to read widely. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Children’s Authors on the Real-World Cost of Book Banning

Authors discuss how having their work targeted by censors has directly affected their livelihood and their well-being.

www.publishersweekly.com

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Danielle R. Snowflack, Ph.D. @drsnowflack.bsky.social · 1d

I want.

Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 1d

So, in Missouri, you can buy a Gilded Age mansion for, checks notes, $550K?!! Comes with a carriage house. The bricks were imported from England, because rich people sometimes do weird things like that. #FridayNightZillow www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 1d

Journalist here

I’m interested in talking to a federal agency scientist who was fired, then rehired. I can keep you anonymous. I’m on Signal ginnyg.04

Reposts are appreciated!

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 1d

And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 1d

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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Danielle R. Snowflack, Ph.D. @drsnowflack.bsky.social · 1d

yes, that's it!

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Brigid Howe @bnhowe.bsky.social · 2d

Please explain why none of the reviews have been posted, @mcdotnow.bsky.social. Have they been performed, at least? Can I MPIA them?

Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 2d

The previous crash on Bauer Dr at Russett Rd was on Wed 2/5/25 3:10 pm. A hit & run driver hit & injured an 11-year-old child in the marked crosswalk. The Safe Routes to School crash infrastructure review has not been posted yet. www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-Traffic/...
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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 2d

MCDOT has not yet posted any Safe Streets Act 2023, Safe Route to School - Crash Reviews for crashes that happened in 2025.

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Kate Stewart (she, her) @cmkatestewart.bsky.social · 2d

We must better prioritize the safety and well-being of pedestrians and bicyclists, especially our children. We have lost too many on our roads.

This is a time for our community to mourn together and support the families and students impacted by this tragedy.

Child on bicycle struck and killed by school bus driver in Aspen Hill

A school bus struck and killed a child on a bicycle in Aspen Hill, prompting road closures for investigation, police say.

www.wusa9.com

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