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"After 30 years as a researcher, science communicator and university science teacher, I’ve been unsettled by what appears to be a growing skepticism of science among some of my Generation Z students..."

Some people mistakenly believe that skepticism *is* science.

Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 5d

“framing science as a debate to be won makes it easy to paint established scientists as opponents who must be overcome”

An interesting thesis and suggestion of a solution

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o... 🎁

Opinion | How the Manosphere Hijacks Young Men’s Interest in Science

www.nytimes.com

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Jason Sterlace @sterlace.bsky.social · 4d

It’s telling that they’re assuming this is anti-cop.

Nobody thinks they’re saying “federal agents are here in my neighborhood and now I feel more safe!”

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Jason Sterlace @sterlace.bsky.social · 5d

"After 30 years as a researcher, science communicator and university science teacher, I’ve been unsettled by what appears to be a growing skepticism of science among some of my Generation Z students..."

Some people mistakenly believe that skepticism *is* science.

Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 5d

“framing science as a debate to be won makes it easy to paint established scientists as opponents who must be overcome”

An interesting thesis and suggestion of a solution

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o... 🎁

Opinion | How the Manosphere Hijacks Young Men’s Interest in Science

www.nytimes.com

11 20

Jason Sterlace @sterlace.bsky.social · 5d

Do I want mobile ID on my phone? What's the downside?

Jason Sterlace @sterlace.bsky.social · 6d

The specific note about checking the immigration status of people who do not speak much if any English! Goddamn.

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Jason Sterlace @sterlace.bsky.social · 6d

If your children act this way, you are failing as a parent.

Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 6d

Vance: I'll tell Hakeem Jeffries righ now, if you help us reopen the government, the sombrero memes will stop.

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Jason Sterlace @sterlace.bsky.social · 10d

This type of messaging, please. Not snark or vague “deep concern”.

bsky.app/profile/josh...

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 10d

For 26 but especially 2028 it's time for Democrats to make clear that the current Supreme Court will have to be reformed (expanded in number, reformed in structure) to allow popular govt to continue in the United States. Not so much a litmus test as precondition for any other promise to be credible.

Jason Sterlace @sterlace.bsky.social · 11d

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Jason Sterlace @sterlace.bsky.social · 11d

Hear me out, what if we instead went with a Constitutional Ethos

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11d

This is going to end up being the most pointless and expensive "this meeting could have been an email" in history.

The Washington Post
WP Exclusive

New details emerge on Hegseth’s unusual mass gathering of top brass
The defense secretary is expected to lecture about the “warrior ethos” for less than an hour, according to multiple people familiar with the event. But top generals are bracing for possible firings or demotions.

4minutes ago

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Jason Sterlace @sterlace.bsky.social · 11d

That cricket volunteered, it's not an accident at that point.

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Jason Sterlace @sterlace.bsky.social · 11d

This type of messaging, please. Not snark or vague “deep concern”.

Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 12d

Your health care bill is about to explode.

The notices will start arriving next month.

A $7,000 bill could jump to $24,000.

Democrats are fighting to stop this. Republicans are fighting to guarantee your costs go up.

We need to fix this. Now.

Graphic: Enrollees making above 400% of poverty will lose all financial assistance without the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits

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Jason Sterlace @sterlace.bsky.social · 12d

I’ll need to share that with the class!

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Jason Sterlace @sterlace.bsky.social · 12d

My fellow physics instructors, please note that we let them ignore friction in this lab because the follow-up lab is about actually investigating that kinetic friction that we previously ignored. We are not monsters.

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