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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 23h

An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago

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OrangeSage @orangesage.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings Miami!

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Warren: The only movement these Republicans can manage is bowing down to Trump. When you ask them about today, they claim the No Kings Rally is anti-American. They’re wrong. Hundreds of thousands of people protesting peacefully for what they believe in—that is deeply American. That is patriotism.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5d

Senate is back in session today.

1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.

You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 6d

🚨The absence of media coverage of this natural disaster in Alaska, the lost/missing people, and the destruction of the aftermath is up to us to share. Please help if you can - even if it is just spreading awareness. There is no FEMA going to help them. 1/2

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 8d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 10d

Now accepting proposals for new Research Synthesis Working Groups! Each funded group will present a symposium at the Evolution meeting, collaborate on a publication, and establish a lasting research network. Submit your proposal by January 6: www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...

Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Call for Proposals: Research Synthesis Working Groups. Deadline: January 6.

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 8d

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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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 10d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Dr. Mar 💙 @boldnewme.bsky.social · 18d

Sen. Ossoff’s investigation into U.S. immigration detention found 500+ credible reports of abuse, including assault, poor medical care, and unsanitary conditions.

14 cases involved pregnant women.

Urgent reforms are needed to protect detainees’ rights and dignity.

A snippet from his presentation👇

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Julie Packard @juliepackard.montereybayaquarium.org · 18d

Dr. Jane Goodall was a remarkable individual – as a scientist, as an advocate for wildlife and wild places, and as a source of profound hope for the future of our planet. She brought such a joyful spirit and unfailing optimism to her work. #inspiration #hope #wildlife #conservation

Two white-haired women stand outdoors facing each other in conversation. The woman to the left is shorter. In the background are the concrete buildings of Monterey Bay Aquarium and a distant view of the ocean.

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 20d

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 1,514 measles cases as of Sept. 24, the highest number of annual cases since the United States declared measles eliminated in 2000.

Gift link.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Tracking U.S. Measles Outbreaks (Gift Article)

As new cases are reported, our maps show the spread of the virus.

www.nytimes.com

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Stephen Heard @stephenbheard.bsky.social · Sep 16

This is true, and funny because it's true, and also an argument for "early writing" - you can write much of your paper, even most of it, well before the work is complete and thus before you're too late for "should have done".

Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social · Sep 16

Science: only when you write up the manuscript, you realize what you should have done.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 2

I'm aware that the President likes to go on television and beg me to call him to ask for troops.

I find it strange, as Chicago doesn't want troops.

I also have experience asking him for assistance – just to have the rug pulled up from underneath me when execution meets reality.

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Ken Bardsley @kenbar.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · Aug 28

Hi, immunologist here:

(a scientist who studies immune & inflammatory processes)

RFK Jr is talking absolute bullshit when he says he can “see in kids faces that they have inflammation”

That’s NOT how immunology works.

He is an anti-science profiteer.
Start calling him such.

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · Aug 28

I absolutely love the FEARLESS Dr. Peter Hotez!!!!!

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Jenn Sunday @jennsunday.bsky.social · Aug 7

Wow - looks very much like Canada was on track to achieve the upcoming EV target in 2026 of 20% of vehicle sales, until govts reversed policy course. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/04/a...

Axing the EVs: Canadian sales plunge while global sales surge

We’ve slammed on the brakes of EVs and started driving the wrong way. That's leaving Canadians even further behind.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · Aug 6

Highly recommend this piece by @bsaxifrage.bsky.social. 👇🧵

Canadians like to think of themselves as global leaders. But on climate policy – and on EV adoption in particular – we are worse than laggards; we are surrender monkeys running backwards...

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/04/a...

Axing the EVs: Canadian sales plunge while global sales surge

We’ve slammed on the brakes of EVs and started driving the wrong way. That's leaving Canadians even further behind.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jul 31

Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Let’s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American.

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Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · Jul 31

I would deeply enjoy supervising a PhD thesis about this advertisement… please get in touch 😅

(Yes, it’s a real advertisement!)

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Dezene Huber 🍁 🌻 @dezene.me · Jul 22

It’s going to take a concerted effort to keep these from spreading around parts of British Columbia. 🪲 🪳

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Invasive Japanese beetles found outside downtown core in Kamloops | CBC News

A Kamloops, B.C., resident has reported invasive Japanese beetles outside the city's downtown core — an area which is considered a containment zone for the foliage-eating species.

www.cbc.ca

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Jenn Sunday @jennsunday.bsky.social · Jul 12

This is uplifting. Even has “the most hopeful statistic I’ve seen in four decades of writing about the climate crisis.” According to McKibbon.

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Jul 11

In the past two years, with surprisingly little notice, renewable energy has suddenly become the obvious, mainstream, cost-efficient choice around the world.

4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment

In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.

www.newyorker.com

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Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · Jul 7

So so proud of friend and mentor @elenabennett.bsky.social, this year’s winner of the @csee-scee.bsky.social president’s award for research excellence #CSEE2025

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Jenn Sunday @jennsunday.bsky.social · Jul 10

Cool - didn’t know you were working on this! Are these all academic or some outside of academia?

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