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Theodore S. Dibble @ted-dibble.bsky.social · Jul 17

To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. @eji.org
See t.co/1NMZDV9weO for the history of this injustice from 1954 that mirrors what's happening today

Black and white photo of Hispanic-looking people standing in a large cage.

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Theodore S. Dibble @ted-dibble.bsky.social · Jul 15

I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings

Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...

www.mobilize.us

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 14

☀️THE SUMMER FIGHT FOR SCIENCE☀️

🫵 WHO: You + all our friends

🧪 WHAT: Share science with your neighbors and tell them about the impact of proposed budget cuts.

🇺🇸 WHERE: Your local community

🏖️ WHEN: Now to Sept 30th

🔬 WHY: The 9/30 budget vote will determine the future of science in America.

The summer fight for science. The time is now. Join the fight at standupforscience.net.

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Theodore S. Dibble @ted-dibble.bsky.social · Jul 5

Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · Jul 4

In a surprising and possibly unlawful act, five #Florida state legislators were denied entry into Gov. Ron DeSastrous' migrant concentration camp in the Everglades. The justification for not letting them in: first a flat denial, then vague “safety concerns.”
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

‘What are they hiding?’ Florida lawmakers shut out of Alligator Alcatraz

In a surprising and possibly unlawful act, five state legislators were denied entry Thursday into a taxpayer-funded migrant detention center deep in the Everglades, raising questions about what will h...

www.miamiherald.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jul 4

SENATOR @warnock.senate.gov : “Are we reading the same Book? The Book I know says ‘I was hungry, and you fed me… I was a stranger, and you welcomed me… insomuch as you’ve done it to the least of these, you’ve done it also unto me.’”

#TrumpsTrillionsTransfer

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Theodore S. Dibble @ted-dibble.bsky.social · Jul 4

I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings

Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...

www.mobilize.us

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Theodore S. Dibble @ted-dibble.bsky.social · Jun 13

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Syracuse NY” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Syracuse NY · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...

www.mobilize.us

Theodore S. Dibble @ted-dibble.bsky.social · Jun 12

A broad group of National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants have taken action with the "Bethesda Declaration" that targets the NIH and HHS Leadership. Join these courageous and committed professionals by adding your name now. actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na...

ADD YOUR NAME: Sign the Open Letter in Support of NIH Staff

Join the courageous and committed National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants by adding your name now.

actionnetwork.org

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Jun 8

“Anyone”

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Theodore S. Dibble @ted-dibble.bsky.social · Apr 25

It's Earth Week at ESF www.esf.edu/earthweek/in...
(At ESF, we believe that the Earth’s celebration is worthy of an entire week, not just a day.)

It's also ESF Day of Giving 2025 advancement.esf.edu/g/esf-day-of...

ESF Day of Giving 2025 - ESF Alumni Association

advancement.esf.edu

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Apr 25

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

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Theodore S. Dibble @ted-dibble.bsky.social · Feb 26

Register for #RSCPoster at lnkd.in/gdSBKezU

@chemdiva.bsky.social @david-mclagan-fewa.bsky.social @barrylefer.bsky.social @chemdelphine.bsky.social @amgcarlton.bsky.social @kprather.bsky.social @jljcolorado.bsky.social @subu.bsky.social @billarnold.bsky.social @atmsciences.bsky.social

Florent Louis, FRSC @florentlouis59.bsky.social · Feb 12

I am thrilled to act for the second year in-a-row as subject chair #RSCEnv @envsci.bsky.social for this upcoming edition #RSCposter @roysocchem.bsky.social celebrating its 10th birthday.

Proud to represent @univlille.bsky.social @fst-ulille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social

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Theodore S. Dibble @ted-dibble.bsky.social · Feb 26

Calling on environmental chemists to participate in #RSCPoster #RSCEnv #Envchem #RSCEnv
@hh24.bsky.social @chemprofdan.bsky.social @igac-ecr.bsky.social @envchemjen.bsky.social @jgeddes.bsky.social @taraborrelli.bsky.social @shirajoudan.bsky.social @tfkahan.bsky.social

Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · Feb 19

The global online poster conference #RSCposter run by @rsc.org is hitting its 10-year anniversary! It saw record participation last year after moving from Twitter (X) to LinkedIn.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/online-...

Online chemistry poster conference continues to grow as it hits 10th anniversary

Royal Society of Chemistry's virtual event aims to surpass poster numbers from previous years

www.chemistryworld.com

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · Feb 26

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · Jan 30

Matthew 5:43-47 (part of the sermon on the mount)

43 "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor! and hate your enemy! 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get?
Are not even the tax collectors doing that?
47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jan 31

Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.

Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”

We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · Jan 31

I’m used to this as a criminal defense attorney - constitutional rights get called technicalities all the time.

I can no longer say I expect better from the NYT. This is pathetic.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Jan 31

Not "legal niceties." What they are doing is illegal! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jan 31

We don’t have any standards on who we’re putting in charge of our government now. And that’s putting stress on the people already there.

Screenshot of a tweet from Acyn ((@Acyn) The tweet quotes Vance saying, 'When you don't have the best standards in who you're hiring, it means on the one hand, you're not getting the best people in government. But on the other hand, it puts stresses on the people who are already there.' Below the tweet, there is an image of a person speaking at a podium with the White House seal in the background. The person is wearing a suit and red tie, and there are American flags on either side of the podium. The broadcast is live on C-SPAN2.

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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · Jan 30

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse reads the law that allows Kash Patel to give permission to the committee to get a transcript of his grand jury testimony.

Kash Patel goes in circles and refuses to give them permission.

What is Kash hiding?

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · Jan 30

The White House has suddenly removed this page.

whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · Jan 31

Since the fascists are waging a gender war based on their (wrong) views re: the determinacy of X Y chromosomes, I’d just like to point out that they were discovered by an unmarried woman geneticist whose findings were stolen by men after she died of breast cancer at 50.

www.omic.ly/the-discover...

The discovery of sex chromosomes was just as controversial as everything else in genetics

Nettie Stevens, a former school teacher turned geneticist, discovered sex chromosomes in 1905. Here's her story:

www.omic.ly

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · Jan 30

Lee Atwater had a pungent and famous quote about how once conservatives could no longer use the n-word they used things like “states’ rights” to invoke the same spirit.

I don’t think it’s an exaggeration any more — if it ever was — to say they use DEI as the n-word.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jan 30

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · Jan 30

Senator Adam Schiff torched Kash Patel:

"Mr. Patel may be, I don't know, but he may be the first nominee for FBI Director in history who felt it necessary to plead the 5th."

BOOM!

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m @keptsimple.bsky.social · Jan 31

it's hard to read the chart in the screenshot but what this moron is actually complaining about isn't "DEI" staff, it's special education teachers. these ghouls are coming for people with disabilities and they aren't even shy about it.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Jan 30

"The buck stops here"- Harry Truman

"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT

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