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Foone @foone.bsky.social · 3d

I accidentally glitched out an animation I was working on and created a perfect example of what the passage of time feels like to someone with ADHD

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 6d

The deep dive that @donmoyn.bsky.social and I did into what Russell Vought and Donald Trump are seeking in their shutdown is now published with transcript and show notes.

We also covered the history of right-wing public administration and Vought's religious extremism, and much more!

Trump’s shutdown strategy is far more radical than you know

White House budget director Russell Vought is waging war on the government, secularism, and modernity itself

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 5d

“Some”?! Try “Almost Everyone” @nytimes.com!! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Trump Offered Universities an Invitation for a Deal. Some See a Trap.

www.nytimes.com

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ACLU @aclu.org · 5d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 6d

This is all kinds of crazy. But the enforcement mechanism? Universities would hire an auditor to "conduct anonymous polling among faculty, students and staff to evaluate the university’s performance against the agreement" w/ results made public and reviewed by the Justice Dept.

Exclusive | White House Asks Colleges to Sign Sweeping Agreement to Get Funding Advantage

An initial round of nine schools, including Dartmouth, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania, are being asked to sign a wide-ranging “compact.”

www.wsj.com

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🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman @josie.zone · 7d

mfw I realize the events of CHILDREN OF MEN canonically take place in 2027, which is now... about a year away

Clive Owen looks shocked and disheveled in CHILDREN OF MEN

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Paul Frazee @pfrazee.com · 6d

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Paul Frazee @pfrazee.com · 7d

Ready to die on the hill of "social media doesn't have to suck"

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 7d

Too real. We’re going to try to fix this. Social media doesn’t have to be this way.

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Mike Feher @saxmike71.bsky.social · 7d

Shout out to @donmoyn.bsky.social for his part in this article:

US government faces brain drain as 154,000 federal workers exit this week - www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

US government faces brain drain as 154,000 federal workers exit this week

More than 150,000 federal employees will leave the U.S. government payroll this week after accepting buyouts - the largest single-year exodus of civil servants in nearly 80 years, triggering what unions and governance experts warn is a damaging loss of institutional expertise.

www.reuters.com

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Brian McNoldy @bmcnoldy.bsky.social · 9d

You don't see this every day...

#Imelda #Humberto

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James McEnaney @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social · 9d

Filling classrooms with computers didn't have the huge and positive impact on learning that was promised. Filling them with tablets hasn't done it either.

I know this might sound absurd to many (especially politicians) but what if we filled them with highly skilled and properly supported educators?

Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 9d

Say it often, say it loud:

"Overall, research has not supported the common-sense presumption that digital approaches to schooling are better than non-digital alternatives. At the broadest level, widespread computer use in education has been found to be associated with lower student achievement."

Fit for Purpose? How Today’s Commercial Digital Platforms Subvert Key Goals of Public Education

Digital educational platforms have become ubiquitous in American classrooms, with tools like Google Workspace for Education, Kahoot!, Zearn, Khan Academy, and many others now structuring curriculum, i...

nepc.colorado.edu

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Steve 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧 @wohyeahwohyeah.bsky.social · 12d

Timeline cleanser 🐈

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Nahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 10d

Sunset on Hurricane Humberto.

A Category 5 monster.

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 11d

If I was a tutoring company and I wanted to convince you that I could teach your kids maths, I would probably not have an advert that said “3=2” on it!

That’s just me though.

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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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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 11d

NSF GRFP is out 2.5 months late w/key changes

1. 2nd year graduate students not eligible.

2. "alignment with Administration priorities"

3. Unlike prior years, they DO NOT specify the expected number of awards... that is a BIG problem.

a brief 🧵 w/receipts

www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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Katie Langin @klangin.bsky.social · 11d

Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP

www.science.org/content/arti...

‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry

The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded

www.science.org

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 11d

Left unchecked, openAI and other infotech providers will destroy any remnants of the American education system that manage to escape the Trump administration.

Read the full thread.

Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 11d

OpenAI's VP for education recently said the company wanted to become "core infrastructure" for schools and universities. Any infrastructure, though, always depends on habituating users to its technical affordances - so I've been trying to track how it's doing that 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/t...

Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.

www.nytimes.com

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 12d

This may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

What if NIH had been 40% smaller?

Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research

www.science.org

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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 12d

While this administration holds a theatrical press conference spreading alarmist disinformation about autism and Tylenol, it’s also quietly telling physicians to ignore what they say.

This is just an FYI that this is the communication that was sent out to physicians in the U.S. about the acetaminophen-autism "announcement" this week. This letter might as well have stated ...

This is just an FYI that this is the communication that was sent out to physicians in the U.S. about the acetaminophen-autism "announcement" this week. This letter might as well have stated “We don’t ...

www.linkedin.com

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 12d

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io

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European Space Agency @esa.int · 13d

🌪️ Typhoon #Ragasa, as seen from space on 24 September by
@eumetsat.int's MetOp-B satellite.

Our thoughts are with the communities affected by #Ragasa, the most powerful tropical cyclone of 2025 so far. The Disasters Charter has been activated to provide satellite data on the typhoon impact.

atellite image showing Typhoon Ragasa in the South China Sea on 24 September 2025. The storm has a well-defined circular eye just south of Hong Kong, with dense spiraling cloud bands stretching across southern China, northern Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Land areas are labeled, including Hong Kong, Panultan Island, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, China and Taiwan. The swirling white and purple clouds highlight the storm’s intensity as it moves west-northwest.

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Trina McMahon @quendi.bsky.social · 14d

If this can actually be used at scale, it will reduce unimaginable suffering. I have HD in my family and it is truly devastating

Bat Krown 🦇 @katbrownwrites.com · 14d

“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.”

What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that could transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC

www.bbc.com

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Bat Krown 🦇 @katbrownwrites.com · 14d

“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.”

What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that could transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC

www.bbc.com

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Trina McMahon @quendi.bsky.social · 15d

Try both!

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ThisCouldBKevin @thiscouldbkevin.bsky.social · 15d

Is there a tracker for this like the Santa Tracker?

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