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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 9h

Frog and Toad were caught in the rain. They ran to Frog’s house.

“I am all wet,” said Toad. “The day is spoiled.”

“Have some tea and cake,” said Frog. “The rain will stop. If you stand near the stove, your clothes will soon be dry.”

Frog and Toad stand in Frog's house, dripping wet. Frog has prepared a nice hot pot of tea for the pair.

From "The Corner"
In *Frog and Toad All Year*

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Erin Sherman 🌱 65n Chesapeake rolling coastal plain @wearegonnafindout.bsky.social · 6h

Attempts

🐈 #kittens

A gray classic tabby kitten missing his right eye. He is stalking over a black and beige area rug.

A buff and white splotched kitten drinking water from a blue ceramic dish on a black and beige area rug

A gray classic tabby kitten to the left and a buff and white splotchy kitten to the right, on their bellies, seen from above. Their paws are just barely touching.

The kittens having a scuffle. The gray kitten is on the ground, looking aghast.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6h

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

🙌🙌

Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 8h

Years ago I was teaching my gun history class and at the end of the quarter one of the students said that he was in the campus TPUSA chapter and they put him up to taking the class to spy on me but he felt bad about that because he loved the class and learned a lot and had a great time

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Maddy Frumkin (she/her) @maddyfrumkin.bsky.social · 1d

Interested in a career in digital mental health, but not set on a clinical psych degree? Check out Dartmouth's PhD programs in Quantitative Biomedical Sciences and Health Policy and Clinical Practice.

geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/qbs/
geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/tdi/academic...

Graduate Program in Quantitative Biomedical Sciences

Dartmouth’s Quantitative Biomedical Sciences master’s and doctoral degrees prepare students to innovatively solve complex biomedical challenges.

geiselmed.dartmouth.edu

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 2d

A study of 500,000 medical records linked viruses with Alzheimer's again and again

"Those who were hospitalized with pneumonia after catching the flu seemed to be more susceptible to Alzheimer's disease, dementia, Parkinson's disease, and ALS"

www.sciencealert.com/a-study-of-5...

A Study of 500,000 Medical Records Linked Viruses With Alzheimer's Again And Again

A study of around 500,000 medical records published in 2023 suggested that severe viral infections like encephalitis and pneumonia increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and ...

www.sciencealert.com

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Eliana Hadjiandreou @elianahadtime.bsky.social · 1d

Why do we derogate effective altruists, activists, & other radically prosocial individuals? In new work, we discuss how doing good that deviates from social norms gets stigmatized. New preprint w/ @dcameron.bsky.social @tlau.bsky.social @desmond-ong.bsky.social: osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 2d

Why do some ideas spread widely, while others fail to catch on?

Our new review paper on the PSYCHOLOGY OF VIRALITY is now out in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social (it was led by @steverathje.bsky.social)

Read the full paper here: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

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Sarah Smith - Nature Artwork @doedryadart.bsky.social · 1d

I tend to be out of the loop with well known artists, and I've only recently seen the wildlife art of Bob Kuhn. Incredible color and simplicity while still displaying a strong knowledge of the subjects.

"Velvet Removal" a moose scratching his antlers on a tree, rendered in vivid but still lifelike colors.

"Not this Time" a detailed jaguar pouncing an egret in a loose jungle setting.

"Shady Spot" a coyote sits in the shade surrounded by a brightly lit scrub land. Fur and vegetation details are implied through smart brushwork.

"Hit and Miss" a dynamic scene of lionesses hunting antelope, with a focus on a lioness reaching into the air at an even higher jumping antelope.

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · 1d

Paper Alert!! Our collaborative work with Giger Lab at UMich is out now in #ScienceTranslationMedicine Deletion of murine Sarm1 results in a microenvironment that delays peripheral nerve regeneration after injury | Science Translational Medicine @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Deletion of murine Sarm1 results in a microenvironment that delays peripheral nerve regeneration after injury

In Sarm1-deficient mice, peripheral nervous system regeneration is delayed after injury.

www.science.org

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Dr. CSP @drcsp.bsky.social · 1d

“We dishonor those who came before us if in this moment of crisis we remain silent,” Mr. Stevenson said.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

Cause the algorithms are increasingly shady and I don’t see much promotion, let me Gift Link this:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

www.nytimes.com

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Alex Russell @infrequently.org · 1d

Ask: what did Apple want in return for bending the knee?

Answer: the end of the rule of law in Europe, and with it, an example for others.

Shot:

migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-appl...

Chaser(s):

infrequently.org/2025/09/appl...

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SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

migrantinsider.com

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Mary Watson @mary48.bsky.social · 1d

The large number of reassignments reflect a vast reshaping of the nation’s premier law enforcement agency, .... Has raised alarm among current and former FBI agents who say morale is low across the bureau as agents have less time to dedicate to the often complex cases they were hired to work on.

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

wapo.st

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 1d

“Frog,” asked Toad, “was that a true story?”

“Maybe it was and maybe it wasn’t,” said Frog.

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Dr. CSP @drcsp.bsky.social · 1d

In case you needed a lamb today:

Two six month old lambs, adorably round, stand in a straw covered pen against a background of bright green grass

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Greta Kaul @gretakaul.bsky.social · 3d

Loved this piece by the great Yuqing Liu. For fall colors, yes, but also to understand what kind of trees we have in the Twin Cities and where:
www.startribune.com/find-the-bes...

The best fall color in the Twin Cities? We mapped 340,000 trees to find it

Minneapolis and St. Paul’s tree inventory shows where density and color collide.

www.startribune.com

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 3d

Neurons in the brain form functional connections with small-cell lung cancer cells that have spread there, fueling the growth of these brain metastases, two independent studies show.

By @sarahdeweerdt.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/neurobiology...

Neurons fuel lung tumors that have spread to brain

Functional synapses between brain cells and cancer cells are key to the metastatic growth, according to new findings from two independent teams.

www.thetransmitter.org

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Ani @aninewforest.bsky.social · 3d

Scottish pine martins are being reintroduced all over England and Wales.

We've even had sightings here in the New Forest, about as far south from Scotland as you can get:

www.forestryengland.uk/news/pine-ma...

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Ferric Fang, MD @fangferric.bsky.social · 3d

CDC has formally endorsed COVID vaccination for anyone over 6 months of age after discussing risks/benefits with a provider.

STAT @statnews.com · 3d

The CDC has accepted advisers' recommendations on Covid vaccinations, though there may still be uncertainty in some states about whether a prescription is needed to access them.
www.statnews.com/2025/10/06/c...

CDC approves updated Covid-19, chickenpox vaccine recommendations

The CDC has accepted advisers' recommendations on Covid vaccinations, though there may still be uncertainty in some states about whether a prescription is needed to access them.

www.statnews.com

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Utagawa Hiroshige @utagawahiroshige.bsky.social · 3d

The Pine Grove at Mio in Suruga Province https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/the-pine-grove-at-mio-in-suruga-province

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PessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · 3d

Michael X Cohen on why he left academia/neuroscience.
mikexcohen.substack.com/p/why-i-left...

Why I left academia and neuroscience

Don't worry, this isn't yet another story of rage-quitting.

mikexcohen.substack.com

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11d

To live like a hunted creature--one thing I think about a lot is that it's not just the people who are grabbed but everyone who could be and everyone who loves them who's terrorized by the thuggocracy.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 9d

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

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