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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 23h

Same 🥺

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 1d

The 2018 farm bailouts were $20B, and the gov't had the money for them. (Funds for that bailout came from the USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation).

This time? The gov't is shut down, USDA has no budget for it, and they're asking for $50B.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops

www.nytimes.com

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Mario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · 1d

How do plants stave off greedy pollinators? Read our new paper on pollen dosing in buzz pollinated flowers just out in @funecology.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Gradual pollen release in a buzz‐pollinated plant: Investigating pollen presentation theory under bee visitation

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 1d

I had forgotten that name, thanks for the reminder. I loved the album he produced with Emmy Lou Harris

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · 3d

me: it's okay to be a person struggling with productivity during a prolonged crisis

my brain: not u though

me: not me though

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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD @minyaaa.bsky.social · 3d

And look at this graphic abstract….. 😱🤯

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 3d

👩‍🍳😘

Living Colour – Cult of Personality

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 3d

Yes! I keep thinking about this. And how awesome and normal and real and kind he and Michelle are.

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 4d

Tom Waits !!

FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER | Official Teaser Trailer | Coming Soon

YouTube video by MUBI

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 4d

Opinion | Mourn, or Else

www.nytimes.com

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 5d

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

Sky News @news.sky.com · 5d

Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.

news.sky.com

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 6d

EXCLUSIVE: In her first interview all year, Susan Monarez, CDC director for only 29 days, tells me why Trump/RFK fired her and where this is all headed.

The CDC director is an “inherently political position, but that doesn’t mean that it has to be politically compromised”, she tells @nature.com.

Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired

“I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details.

www.nature.com

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: The Supreme Court *refuses* to let Trump fire the Fed's Lisa Cook—for now. Instead, the court agrees to hear the case in January. Cook may continue to serve in the meantime.

(ORDER LIST: 606 U.S.)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2025

ORDER IN PENDING CASE

25A312 TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF U.S., ET AL. V. COOK, LISA D.

The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and
by him referred to the Court is deferred pending oral argument in
January 2026. The Clerk is directed to establish a briefing
schedule for amici curiae and any supplemental briefs responding
to amici.

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Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 7d

Lightning round of what’s closed and what’s open during this government shutdown.

Got questions?

Drop them in the replies and I’ll work to answer them through the day.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 9d

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 9d

30% drop year over year!

Amid visa restrictions, international freshmen enrollment plummets at UW-Madison

This year’s number of international freshmen is the lowest recorded since at least 2015.

www.jsonline.com

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Leonie Moyle @speciationlab.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hello, I'm an evolutionary biologist in a film. I can identify any species from 30 base pairs of DNA, including human-alien hybrids. I quote Darwin and Gould ad libitum to compensate for my lack of emotional depth. Inexplicably, I'm unable to correctly pronounce 'genome' or 'drosophila'.

Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hello, I’m a historian in a film. I can instantly decode ancient Near Eastern scripts, and am fluent in 23 dead languages, yet my primary field is 16th century European portraiture

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hello, I'm a historian in a film. My office is a massive space filled with Persian rugs, leather couches and massive wooden bookcases. There's a Tiffany lamp on my desk and an original Gutenberg Bible on a stand next to it. I am wearing a tweed suit with five layers.

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Country Universe @countryuniverse.net · 10d

N. Case, Neon... (****): Aesthetic is a bit more subdued than her norm, but the arrangements reward close, repeated listens. The writing strikes an even balance between conventional structures and her more idiosyncratic, prose-poem style, too. She remains a fascinating storyteller and vital artist.

Neko Case's "Neon Gray Midnight Green" album cover.

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Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 11d

Tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Bioinformatics in the Department of Biology at the University of San Francisco
usfca.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USF_Fu...

Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track, Department of Biology, University of San Francisco

Job Title: Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track, Department of Biology, University of San Francisco Job Summary: The Department of Biology at the University of San Francisco invites applications for a fu...

usfca.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 12d

The GRFP announcement from NSF cuts out an entire cohort of 2nd year students from consideration, without warning. This is so deeply unfair that it warrants a formal protest from the scientific community. If someone wants to work with me to craft an open letter and solicit signatures, LMK.

Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 12d

New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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Maitreyi Das @daslabpombe.com · 12d

Looks like year 2 grad students can no longer apply for the NSF GRFP. I hope I am wrong.
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 12d

Good morning, science friends.

1) It’s okay to laugh.

2) It’s okay to scream.

3) It’s okay to cry.

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 13d

"Polling found that Americans have more confidence in higher education than the police, the medical system and large tech companies."

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 13d

wpln.org/post/poll-co...

Poll: Confidence in higher ed grows despite concerns about affordability and political bias

Most Americans believe that colleges and universities benefit society, but many are still concerned about affordability and political bias.

wpln.org

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Tony Antonellis @sequenceman.bsky.social · 13d

The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Michigan is looking for a new faculty colleague at the rank of Assistant Professor. Please share!

careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

Asst Professor | U-M Careers

careers.umich.edu

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 13d

In Normal Times™️ this statement from Thune would be nbd. Right now it's a very good sign.

“There needs to be accountability, and there needs to be transparency in this decision-making process, and ensure that it is governed by science,” he said.

Politico @politico.com · 14d

Thune splits from the GOP on government regulation of free speech and recent warnings linking Tylenol to autism.

Thune breaks with Trump admin over Tylenol, government role in free speech

“I think there are an awful lot of people in the medical community who come to a different conclusion about the use of Tylenol,” Thune said.

www.politico.com

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