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Mark Lewandoski PhD

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Developmental biologist & geneticist, avid bibliophile (often science fiction) & melophile (particularly piano and synthesizers). Please don’t DM if we don't know each other. All opinions are mine only! “Can't we all get along?" -Rodney King Show mercy.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 2d

Had Omar sign a couple of copies last night at Literary Arts, of his phenomenal One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. A finalist for the National Book Award. I hope it wins.

Red cover of One Day, Everyone Eill Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad with silhouette of missile/bomb hurtling toward silhouette of a child.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

Someday these ICE thugs will be brought up on criminal charges and receive the justice they deserve.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 3d

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

religionnews.com

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Mark Lewandoski PhD @marklewandoski.bsky.social · 1d

‘ICE Goes Masked for a Single Reason’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | ‘ICE Goes Masked for a Single Reason’

www.nytimes.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

In a stunning moment, Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts Republicans on the shutdown. "I'm not going to... keep talking the talking points, when my own adult children can hardly afford health insurance premiums."

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 3d

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with the GOP on Obamacare, calling to avoid premium hikes www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with the GOP on Obamacare, calling to avoid premium hikes

Greene said she's "not a fan" of Obamacare but complained that her "own adult children’s insurance premiums for 2026 are going to DOUBLE" if Congress ignores the issue.

www.nbcnews.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

i had no idea this is how canada's supreme court dresses

Nine members of the Canadian Supreme Court sitting for a photo. They are dressed in red robes trimmed in white.

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Meta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 6d

Apple removes ICEBlock app after criticism from Trump administration

So now, we REMOVE APPLE
#Apple #AAPL #ICEBlock #ICEBlockapp

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ICEBlock Official @iceblock.app · 8d

We just received a message from Apple's App Review that #ICEBlock has been removed from the App Store due to "objectionable content". The only thing we can imagine is this is due to pressure from the Trump Admin.

We have responded and we'll fight this! #resist

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Mark Lewandoski PhD @marklewandoski.bsky.social · 6d

I just rewatch a good Christmas movie.

The Children of Men

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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 6d

You just can't make this shit up....or I guess you can

Ms. M @msmalarkey24.bsky.social · 15d

Citing the great scientific minds of our time — Mel Gibson & Joe Rogan — Casey DeSantis announces that the state of Florida is researching ivermectin to cure cancer.

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Mark Lewandoski PhD @marklewandoski.bsky.social · 6d

a woman in a blue dress is singing into a microphone .

ALT: a woman in a blue dress is singing into a microphone .

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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 6d

Chicago October 2025😡

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 7d

As a theoretical cosmologist, I'm frequently asked "what is the benefit of the work you're doing for people's lives?" Nothing I work on makes money or cures disease.

There are a few different answers one can give, at various levels of "convincing" / "actually relevant to why the work is done."

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Mark Lewandoski PhD @marklewandoski.bsky.social · 7d

That’s why you need a kindle or the equivalent. (I used them only when traveling)

Mark Lewandoski PhD @marklewandoski.bsky.social · 8d

These birds

Mark Lewandoski PhD @marklewandoski.bsky.social · 9d

This seems more like the zeitgeist

youtu.be/7f8kahmsJ-s?...

DALEK Relaxation Meditation for Humans Remastered

YouTube video by INVICTAdynamics

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Mark Lewandoski PhD @marklewandoski.bsky.social · 10d

This bird.

Mark Lewandoski PhD @marklewandoski.bsky.social · 10d

How frequently will you post new episodes ?

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Glenda @glendamiles.bsky.social · 16d

PSA 🖖 #neurodivergent #autismscience #neurotype

images Dr. Bones and Mr. Spock from Star Trek having a conversation. Text: Bones - Did you hear RFK Jr blamed tylenol for autism? Spock- Illogical. Acetaminophen does not cause autism. Bones - Well then what are we supposed to tell parents of neurodivergent kids? Spock - Tell them they have a bright future in Starfleet.

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Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · Jun 17

Reminder: I do freelance editing! I can proofread, edit, and format anything from a CV to an entire thesis or dissertation in any discipline. I even do indexing. Pricing and details are on my website. Please share with your grad students and colleagues!

www.lizwfaber.com/editing

Editing Services | Liz W Faber, PhD

editing, cv, writing, academic writing, feedback, cover letter, academic jobs

www.lizwfaber.com

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Classic SF with Andy Johnson @andyjohnson.xyz · 11d

This book is a part of the British Library Science Fiction Classics series - as is The Society of Time by John Brunner, a set of three superb 1962 stories I will be covering in this week's article.

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J.M. Hardin @jmhardin.bsky.social · Aug 17

J.Free literally wrote the book on political violence leading up to the Civil War. Pay attention to what she says here because she knows what the hell she's talking about.

The cover of The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War by Joanne B. Freeman. Source: Bookshop.org

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Mark Lewandoski PhD @marklewandoski.bsky.social · 12d

Today, in West Virginia, spotted a wild bird running in the grass. We think it was a turkey.

Mark Lewandoski PhD @marklewandoski.bsky.social · 16d

Wow. #comcast in Montgomery county Maryland gets #ABC from the dirtbags at #Sinclair so we cannot watch #Kimmel.

Canceling Comcast.