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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 5m

"Candidate does not require assigned tasks to be amazing or even particularly interesting, and has been known to sidestep certain projects entirely as opposed to wasting time on a nonsense initiative that will, within weeks, be replaced by another nonsense initiative."

Moderately Motivated Gen-Xer for Hire

Forty-something professional seeks opportunity in an environment that is neither “fun,” “playful,” nor “collaborative;” minimal responsibility pref...

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Manny Ares 👀 @mannyares.bsky.social · 7m

From one of my former undergrads now applying to grad school:

"Despite how many people tell me we're in uncharted territory, it's still so hard to believe. But the world keeps spinning and research needs to get done regardless."

🥹🥹😭😭😭🥲💪💪👏🙏

The kids are alright, but we need to back them up, NOW!

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 2h

“When I lived in the village they called me Fashy Smurf.”

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Jane June @janejune.bsky.social · 2h

"Winn-Dixie, Walmart and Sam’s Club say they plan to continue to prohibit open carry in Florida stores despite the recent ruling."

I'm no fan of Wally World but Publix is making them look good, in comparison.

Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 3h

Publix, one of #Florida’s most popular grocery chains, is now allowing customers across the state to openly carry guns due to a recent court ruling, employees say. "Cleanup on Aisle 3" now has a whole different vibe. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/08/f... via @sun-sentinel.com

Florida allows open carry of guns, so Publix will too, workers say

Publix, one of Florida’s most popular grocery chains, is now allowing customers across the state to openly carry guns due to a recent court ruling, employees say.

www.sun-sentinel.com

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 2h

Yes. Providing health insurance to the young, pregnant American citizen and others like her means these people will use their primary care physician rather than the ER, lessening the ER burden for everyone and reducing insurance costs that subsidize ER operations

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 2h

The irony here is that the deliberate and purposeful sounding of the alarm about the NIH budget (spending it out and fighting for next year’s) demonstrates the value of speaking out, by both politicians and scientists. It’s incredibly damning what scientists have stayed silent about.

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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 3h

Is it good if woodpeckers are pecking the siding on your house? #CouldItNotAlwaysBeSomething

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 3h

October 9th is the deadline for poster submissions for #WCBR2026 please share! www.winterbrain.org

one more day left for poster submissions to Winter Brain 2026

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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 3h

And then some of us live in Florida...

Stephanie @bookfrolic.bsky.social · 1d

"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn't it? Look at these maple branches. Don't they give you a thrill - several thrills?" ~ Anne of Green Gables

Who else loves this season?

A graphic with several watercolour illustrations of Autumn-related items, including orange, yellow and brown maple leaves, a blue hooded sweatshirt, a red apple, two marshmallows on two sticks, a lit candle, a transparent cup of apple cider with an apple slice and a cinnamon stick, a pink cup and saucer of tea, three pumpkins, several trees with yellow and orange leaves, a roasted turkey, and a slice of pumpkin pie. Text reads I'm so glad i live in a world where there are Octobers. L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables. book frolic

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 4h

Dozens of paintings by #Florida man Bob Ross will be auctioned to help American public television stations following sweeping cuts to federal funding for public broadcasters earlier this year. wapo.st/3L18abq via @washingtonpost.com

Bob Ross artwork to be sold to help public television after funding cuts

Thirty of the late painter’s works will be auctioned starting next month. The net proceeds will benefit stations threatened by reductions in federal funding.

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 4h

This is how it's done: put the truth right there in the headline and sub headline.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 4h

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech

Supreme Court Weighs Ban on Scientifically Discredited ‘Conversion Therapy’

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech

www.scientificamerican.com

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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 5h

He had those suspenders I’m 💯 sure

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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 5h

So next week in journal club we will be discussing Gibbons et al (1999). Please come prepared…

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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 5h

The best part of having my kids watch it was when seeing Lumbergh they all said “that’s Papa.”

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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 5h

Anything to ignore the actual issues in the state. Kevin Steele (R-Dade City) showing how little he’s doing for his district…

SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 5h

"A Republican state lawmaker in Florida has filed a bill requiring all of the state's public state universities and colleges to rename one roadway on their campuses after the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk."

If they don't, they get no state funds.

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source: www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

Bill would make Florida colleges, universities name streets after Charlie Kirk
If they don't, the legislation proposes holding back state funds that go to the institutions.

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Rock Lab @rocklabtb.bsky.social · 7h

Ditto. Thanks for this Sarah. www.statnews.com/2025/10/06/g...

The NIH ordered me to stop my ‘dangerous’ gain-of-function research. It isn’t dangerous at all

Safe gain-of-function research is necessary to identify new treatments for diseases like for tuberculosis — but the NIH has imposed unfounded stops.

www.statnews.com

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 5h

Everyone realizes, of course, that when this case goes nowhere Trump will claim that the process was rigged or that the judge is a leftist or something else that only exists in his delusional mind.

MAGA will never accept that Comey is innocent.

Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 6h

Prosecution of Comey looks headed to a dead end.

"Federal prosecutors ... determined that a central witness in their probe would ... likely prevent them from establishing their case to a jury."

abcnews.go.com/US/central-w...

Central witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded: Sources

Ex-FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned Wednesday, but prosecutors investigating him determined that a central witness would prove "problematic," sources say.

abcnews.go.com

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 5h

These guys are worried that after all of this is over and the pendulum has swung back, the law is going to catch up to them and, like the people they're rounding up to today, they'll be rounded up to answer for the crimes they're committing today.

And they should be.

They should be terrified.

Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 6h

New from me at The Dispatch: DHS says it's illegal to videotape ICE agents. That's not what the courts say. @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

DHS Says Videotaping ICE Agents Is Illegal. Federal Courts Disagree.

Filming law enforcement serves important goals central to a free republic.

thedispatch.com

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Berna Devezer @devezer.bsky.social · 1d

As an aside, "Excellence" must be the single-most overused, empty, boilerplate word used in academic bureaucracy and it's typically a stand-in for "We don't know what we want so you should do everything".

Berna Devezer @devezer.bsky.social · 1d

Admin email from university: "Share your ideas: Help shape operational excellence at U of I"

Soliciting ideas for how to improve operational processes.

Except...

The form doesn't work—the form created by the Operational Excellence team.

Yeah.

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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 6h

Does it bother you when the barbell isn’t parallel to the ceiling tiles or are you a psycho.

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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 6h

Interesting dichotomy for a guy who in every other clip seems to be concerned he might end up in the the bad place… the hypocrisy tracks though

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Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 6h

Kleptocracy

Alan Zibel @alanzibel.bsky.social · 15h

White House offers white glove, concierge service to fossil fuel companies.

Meanwhile, wind and solar aren’t even allowed to check into the Motel 6.

Great scoop from @jakespring.bsky.social

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

White House offers ‘concierge’ service to fossil fuel firms, official says

Brittany Kelm, a senior policy adviser for the National Energy Dominance Council, detailed in a podcast how the council works to advance fossil fuel projects.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Stephanie @stephy.bsky.social · 6h

It has been incredibly demoralizing job hunting as a civil servant.

Archibald “Moonlight” Graham @archwrightgraham.bsky.social · 7h

Well, I did it.

After prominently featuring the US federal agency where I work - one which is shut down currently because our political class cannot fulfill the basic functions of government but was, for decades, an apolitical organization with almost universal support, 1/ 🧵

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · 7h

Just a reminder about our faculty search at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. Applications due Oct. 15. @dartmouthbcb.bsky.social

Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Mighty Moose @mightymoose.bsky.social · 18h

Hegseth: no fatties, unless we wanna use you to become indistinguishable from ICE and/or meal team 6.

Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 19h

Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot

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