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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 12h

I mean, it’s one banana Michael, what could it cost?

A screen shot of a fake banana for sale from West Elm for $50.

Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 1d

There are a lot of things I want to say about this but I’ll just settle for expressing disgust at what an embarrassing horror show of a country this is.

Rosa Lafer-Sousa @rosalafersousa.bsky.social · 1d

Over the weekend ICE abducted an NIH contractor when he showed up to a courthouse for his green card hearing. He is documented. His wife is a citizen.

He is also member of the skeleton crew of animal care staff that works through a shutdown, to ensure the health and wellbeing of research animals.

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 1d

Yankees fans eyes rolling completely back and turning black, heads tilting backwards at an impossible angle, and their jaws opening and opening horribly like a shark's as they all emit the PC Richard Whistle Sound as one.

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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 1d

I know he's a nepo baby, but the language we use to talk about these young athletes is absurd and damaging.

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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 1d

"a man synonymous with failure" he is a college sophomore, can we relax?

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

From @theathletic.com: Many people are having a bad year in college football, but Arch Manning is having one of the worst. The quarterback has gone from preseason Heisman Trophy favorite and projected No. 1 NFL Draft pick to a man synonymous with failure. nyti.ms/47dNoy3

Arch Manning in an orange and white Texas football jersey tosses a football. Text reads: Is Arch Manning College Football's First Flop?

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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 1d

The first thing I did when I got my new work computer all set up was change my default font for emails.

Shaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 1d

i'm still mad that we waited all these years for MS word to give us a new font and they gave us aptos.

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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 1d

Book 18 of 2025: @ldandrea.bsky.social’s proselytizing turned me on to Evelyn Hardcastle, so now I’m tackling Turton’s highly anticipated follow-up.

A hardcover copy of The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton laying on a grey couch cushion.

Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 3d

I was at Audi and when the ball hit the back of the net I blacked out

NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 3d

ABSOLUTE CINEMA.

A moment for THAT Rosemonde Kouassi game-winner 🎥

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 5d

Shared how the greater shutdown of NIH science has been underway since January on @msnbc.com today.

We need Congress to stand firm to protect science, democracy and the American people.

www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/wat...

Furloughed NIH worker: Left office with 'pit' in my stomach about future of our country

On day three of the government shutdown, around 750,000 federal employees are furloughed as the White House threatens mass firings as early as today. Furloughed NIH Program Director Jenna Norton joins...

www.msnbc.com

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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 5d

I admit to being a certified Chavez Hater and it may not all be 100% rational. But I am a huge Francisco Alvarez fan and a lot of my Chavez haterade was consumed because I've scapegoated him for Alvy's setbacks lol.

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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah like Juan Soto, Francisco Lindor, and Pete Alonso are gonna do what they're gonna do, but all of the young hitters either didn't progress or took steps backwards this year to varying degrees and that's not a good reflection of the hitting instruction, imo.

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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 5d

The pitching stuff was a mixed bag, imo. Canning and the transition of Clay Holmes to a SP were huge victories. Injuries can't be helped, but Manaea and Senga both struggling to come back wasn't good and Peterson took a step back this year.

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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 5d

The internet is abuzz because Taylor Swift released a new album. I'm abuzz because today is the day the Mets finally fired Eric Chavez.

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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 5d

Antoan Richardson basically said "bet you can't be a 40/40 guy" to Juan Soto and he did it and then Richardson was the only one to keep his job lol.

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A Pod of Their Own @apodoftheirown.bsky.social · 6d

Between some folks rounding up a little bit and employer matching (remember that is a thing for some employers, so you can check if yours is one of them!), we've reached over $12,000 raised to benefit The National Domestic Violence this year. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! 💖

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A Pod of Their Own @apodoftheirown.bsky.social · 6d

If you made a pledge in our 2025 Dollars for Dingers fundraiser, you should have heard from us with your final pledge amount. 🙂 Please check your email/Bluesky DMs/Twitter DMs/Discord DMs (if you're a Patron)/whatever method of contact you provided to us.

A Pod of Their Own @apodoftheirown.bsky.social · 10d

We need a couple of days to mourn and process (post mortem pod coming to you Tuesday), but if you made a pledge for our 2025 Dollars for Dingers fundraiser, you will be hearing from us soon with your final pledge amount. ❤️

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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 6d

Those games in the last week or so of the season were basically like postseason games since they were must-win situations.

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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 6d

You’re right I’ll just wallow in misery and shame for months that seems productive.

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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 6d

Mets played all their games against the Dodgers in the first half when they were still good.

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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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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 6d

I just feel like given the state of the Mets’ pitching, the Dodgers’ offense just would have pounded them.

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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 6d

It makes me feel better that the Reds were basically not competitive against the Dodgers because I know the same thing would have just happened to the Mets if they made it instead.

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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 7d

It’s truly my favorite in-person experience in sports. The environment is so great.

Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 7d

We love you, Spirit. This means so much to us. Thank you. 🫶🏻🫶🏻

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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 7d

That’s my football club 😭❤️

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