Michael Garoutte 🎼⌬
@musichem.bsky.social
Dad, husband, author, editor, PhD chemist, educator, workshop facilitator, singer, thinker, former swim & band parent, techno-geek, POGIL practitioner. Be excellent to each other! (he/him) 🏳️🌈
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Which countries are sponsoring the modern equivalent of Operation Paperclip? Spread the word. I'm mgar.17 on Signal.
Operation Paperclip - Wikipedia
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August 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Which countries are sponsoring the modern equivalent of Operation Paperclip? Spread the word. I'm mgar.17 on Signal.
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In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
June 6, 2025 at 6:23 AM
In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
All history textbooks used in Mexican public schools will be required to update their terminology immediately. /s
Mexico Renames the Liberty Bell the TACO Bell
President Claudia Sheinbaum gave Donald J. Trump “full credit” for the name change.
www.borowitzreport.com
June 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
All history textbooks used in Mexican public schools will be required to update their terminology immediately. /s
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Last week, the @rsc.org held their 5th Inclusion & Diversity Forum—a powerful reminder that equity in science is about real lives, careers & futures #ChemSky #RealTimeChem
We stand firm:
🔹 Amplifying voices
🔹 Strengthening partnerships
🔹 Supporting our community
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbyQ...
We stand firm:
🔹 Amplifying voices
🔹 Strengthening partnerships
🔹 Supporting our community
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbyQ...
Royal Society of Chemistry Inclusion and Diversity Forum 2025
YouTube video by Royal Society Of Chemistry
www.youtube.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Last week, the @rsc.org held their 5th Inclusion & Diversity Forum—a powerful reminder that equity in science is about real lives, careers & futures #ChemSky #RealTimeChem
We stand firm:
🔹 Amplifying voices
🔹 Strengthening partnerships
🔹 Supporting our community
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbyQ...
We stand firm:
🔹 Amplifying voices
🔹 Strengthening partnerships
🔹 Supporting our community
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbyQ...
It's a sh--ty time to be a young #scientist in the US. (From a 02 Apr 2025 #reddit post) #edusky #cancer #research 🧪
April 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It's a sh--ty time to be a young #scientist in the US. (From a 02 Apr 2025 #reddit post) #edusky #cancer #research 🧪
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*chef's kiss*
Forwarding an incident from the KU NMR lab. Be sure to keep your instruments tied down properly. #NMR #NMRchat #NMRsky
nmrlab.ku.edu/issues-600
nmrlab.ku.edu/issues-600
Issues with the 600
nmrlab.ku.edu
April 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
*chef's kiss*
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When cruel government officials grab people up because they don't agree with current leaders (Trump, Musk), that is kidnapping. And any of us may be next. Call your members of Congress and ask that they get off their duffs.
March 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
When cruel government officials grab people up because they don't agree with current leaders (Trump, Musk), that is kidnapping. And any of us may be next. Call your members of Congress and ask that they get off their duffs.
This is so personal to me because it's one step away from being something that could happen to my own daughter. Please help me stop this lunacy. (gift article) #Protest #CallToAction #Resist
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/n...
Columbia Student Hunted by ICE Sues to Prevent Deportation (Gift Article)
Yunseo Chung, a legal permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. since she was 7, participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Immigration agents visited residences looking for her.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This is so personal to me because it's one step away from being something that could happen to my own daughter. Please help me stop this lunacy. (gift article) #Protest #CallToAction #Resist
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/n...
I signed! Join me!
Our governor and state legislature are threatening funding cuts unless all initiatives related to #DEI are removed. A campus "task force" recommended removing DEI from our Core Values. I'm trying to gather some faculty on campus to formulate a response.
#EduSky #UDL #DEIA #DEIB
Our governor and state legislature are threatening funding cuts unless all initiatives related to #DEI are removed. A campus "task force" recommended removing DEI from our Core Values. I'm trying to gather some faculty on campus to formulate a response.
#EduSky #UDL #DEIA #DEIB
This administration is canceling grants & vilifying DEIA. Faculty should be pushing back to explain how DEIA efforts are critical in our mission to support all students and benefit society by increasing student success. Please sign & share. #AcademicSky
medium.com/@dearstudent...
medium.com/@dearstudent...
Open Letter to Our College Students
(Faculty at any U.S. institution of higher education — add your name to the letter with this form by signing in from a .edu address. If…
medium.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
This is unconscionable. 🧪 ⚗️
Two of our senior chemistry majors had their grad school admission offers pulled today.
This bizarre, treasonous administration is shutting off the pipeline of the next generation of scientists!
#StandUpForScience
#SaveOurDemocracy
#ScienceInCrisis
This bizarre, treasonous administration is shutting off the pipeline of the next generation of scientists!
#StandUpForScience
#SaveOurDemocracy
#ScienceInCrisis
March 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
This is unconscionable. 🧪 ⚗️
Had classes I couldn't cancel, so I couldn't drive 3 hours to the state capitol for #StandUpforScience2025, but I did the best I could. Now at the HS BB game repping elements of inclusion and my benzene pin.
March 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Had classes I couldn't cancel, so I couldn't drive 3 hours to the state capitol for #StandUpforScience2025, but I did the best I could. Now at the HS BB game repping elements of inclusion and my benzene pin.
On March 7th, Stand Up For Science #sufs will host official events mobilizing scientists and science advocates in Washington DC, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and 28 other cities around the United States. 🧪🧫🧬🔬🔭⚗️👨🔬👩🔬🧑🔬 standupforscience2025.org
![Screencap of a TruthSocial post by @realDonaldTrump that reads, "All Federal Funding will STOP for any College, School, or University that allows illegal protests.
Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to the country from which they came.
American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on on [sic] the crime, arrested. NO MASKS! Thank you for your attention to this matter."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jqzngq3t624zcfjr5svohf32/bafkreiegvztar7mcav2kywaxq4f5jnwn74yifldp2g6lrtnuom7tlfipdq@jpeg)
March 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
On March 7th, Stand Up For Science #sufs will host official events mobilizing scientists and science advocates in Washington DC, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and 28 other cities around the United States. 🧪🧫🧬🔬🔭⚗️👨🔬👩🔬🧑🔬 standupforscience2025.org
Was the #Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem played and sung live at the #oscars? Or was it a recording?
March 3, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Was the #Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem played and sung live at the #oscars? Or was it a recording?
The NWS is critical in virtually all aspects of society. Through the diligent actions conducted by the workers of the NWS, lives and property are saved, planes keep flying, and ships arrive on time. Weather will always present challenges. It’s their job to help us navigate through those winds.
March 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Hey Washington Post! I'm a subscriber. Rejecting the "Fire Elon Musk" ad is one thing, but not allowing your paper to report the story (unlike every other major news source) is unacceptable. Publish the news. That's what I paid for. Or don't, and I'll look elsewhere. @washingtonpost.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Hey Washington Post! I'm a subscriber. Rejecting the "Fire Elon Musk" ad is one thing, but not allowing your paper to report the story (unlike every other major news source) is unacceptable. Publish the news. That's what I paid for. Or don't, and I'll look elsewhere. @washingtonpost.com
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Got word that several NIH employees in a group working on cancer clinical trials got terminated via email this evening.
“The [cancer research] trials will literally not be able to function without us.”
Trump and Musk are killing cancer research. 🧪
“The [cancer research] trials will literally not be able to function without us.”
Trump and Musk are killing cancer research. 🧪
February 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Got word that several NIH employees in a group working on cancer clinical trials got terminated via email this evening.
“The [cancer research] trials will literally not be able to function without us.”
Trump and Musk are killing cancer research. 🧪
“The [cancer research] trials will literally not be able to function without us.”
Trump and Musk are killing cancer research. 🧪
NB: "When Nazis bang on the gate, walk slowly."
Insights from The Sound of Music for the current moment. A thread:
February 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
NB: "When Nazis bang on the gate, walk slowly."
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It has been brought to my attention that my article has been censored to exclude certain terms:
asm.org/Articles/202...
web.archive.org/web/20250114...
#MicroSky
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#MicroSky
February 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It has been brought to my attention that my article has been censored to exclude certain terms:
asm.org/Articles/202...
web.archive.org/web/20250114...
#MicroSky
asm.org/Articles/202...
web.archive.org/web/20250114...
#MicroSky
It's a free ride when you've already paid
And who would've thought? It figures #ironicornot
And who would've thought? It figures #ironicornot
OpenAI claims DeepSeek copied ChatGPT's homework
OpenAI claims that DeepSeek has infringed on its intellectual property for its AI model, and the US Navy bans the Chinese model.
www.androidauthority.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It's a free ride when you've already paid
And who would've thought? It figures #ironicornot
And who would've thought? It figures #ironicornot
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?🤌
January 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?🤌
All words are permissible for me to speak, but not all are beneficial. 🤔
Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
January 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
All words are permissible for me to speak, but not all are beneficial. 🤔
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for @slate.bsky.social, i wrote about today’s moment in the cathedral & how it extraordinary it felt to see trump & co. have to sit in silence slate.com/life/2025/01...
The Most Remarkable Part of That Video of a Bishop Confronting the Trump Family
Trump, J.D. Vance, and the whole family had little choice but to listen.
slate.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
for @slate.bsky.social, i wrote about today’s moment in the cathedral & how it extraordinary it felt to see trump & co. have to sit in silence slate.com/life/2025/01...
