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Francie Diep @franciediep.bsky.social · 1h

Breaking: Trump's higher-ed compact is open to all, I confirmed for @chronicle.com: www.chronicle.com/blogs/the-tr...

“We welcome any institution that wants to adopt these principles to sign the compact,” a source told me.

Trump Welcomes ‘Any Institution’ to Sign Onto Compact Outlining His Priorities

An administration source told The Chronicle that “any institution that wants to adopt these principles” could sign onto the document, which offers a purported edge in grant funding.

www.chronicle.com

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Phineasferatu @phineas.bsky.social · 4h

A squirrel is standing inside and peeking over the top rim of a hollowed out pumpkin. The top of the pumpkin can be seen behind. The squirrel is wearing a slouchy black witch hat with orange stripes and holding a squirrel-sized chef knife. The knife is because the squirrel has carved the words ‘MAYBE IT WILL HAPPEN’ in the side of the pumpkin and in the ground in front the word ‘TODAY’ has been spelled with stringy orange pumpkin guts with seeds scattered all around.

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Kristen Behrens, PhD @behrenskristen.bsky.social · 5h

They need to reopen the government because this menace has learned that my work from home day can very easily become 9-to-5 attention for him

Picture of the back of a white and orange cat’s head. He is looking for problems to cause.

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 14h

As expected, the first 9 compacts were a trial run.

They have now come for all of us.

And each of us, and all of us, should say no.

Scoop via @liamknox.bsky.social at Bloomberg:

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump Offers All Colleges Preferential Funding Plan Rejected by MIT

The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in re...

www.bloomberg.com

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Annabell @annabellfischer.bsky.social · 1d

Felchen, der
#SundayFishSketch #fish #Felchen #KleineKunstklasse #watercolor #pastels

Darstellung eines Felchen, Fineliner, aquarelliert, Pastellkreiden auf Papier

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 18h

They're not even trying to hide their glee

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 18h

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history.

Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history.

bit.ly

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 20h

Erica Lord, the Codes We Carry, beaded DNA #sciart for Indigenous Peoples Day
ericalord.com

Beadwork showing different DNA patterns, including one that is displayed on a dog mannequin

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 19h

Holy crap. This is terrible.

The article states it's "not related to the current U.S. government shutdown". But of course it is: they are both connected by the GOP destroying everything good about this country from the top down and the bottom up.

Reuters @reuters.com · 21h

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

reut.rs

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John P. Friel, Ph.D. @friel.bsky.social · 23h

Bumping to the Fishes! and Science feeds🐟🧪

Erik Stokstad @erikstokstad.bsky.social · 1d

Yo-ho-ho and many, many bottles of rum.

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

DNA from rum-soaked fishes chronicles century of environmental change

Museum specimens collected during a 1907 marine expedition reveal loss of genetic diversity in the Philippines

www.science.org

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Kristen Behrens, PhD @behrenskristen.bsky.social · 1d

No fish AND it’s Ohio-shaped? Double crime

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

This is a powerful account from a PhD student whose fellowship was terminated by NIH because it was part of a "diversity" program without any other considerations or understanding of what the program or the students were actually doing.

undark.org/2025/10/09/o...

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NIH Student Grant Cancellation Will Weaken Scientific Innovation

The termination of federal F31 diversity fellowships puts many graduate students in a bind — and U.S. science at risk.

undark.org

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Great Lakes Commission @glcommission.bsky.social · 1d

On #IndigenousPeoplesDay the Great Lakes Commission recognizes that Indigenous people are the original caretakers of the #GreatLakes.

The GLC values its relationships with Indigenous Nations and is committed to working together to make the lakes stronger for generations to come.

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SAHASA 🐙 @sculptedreef.com · 1d

Tiny fish for the fish sketch hashtag. #SundayFishSketch

Tiny reef fish miniature sculptures. Hand sculpted from white and black clay.

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 2d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Titus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social · 1d

Almost on theme for #SundayFishSketch with the Blue Surgeonfish. Bet they could be a nurse too. Surgical nurse?

Blue and black fish with a yellow tail. Ink and watercolor sketch.

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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 1d

Lagman, Bergqvist & Kuraku analysed opsin gene evolution in jawless vertebrates, confirming tandem duplications of visual opsins before the vertebrate radiation.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf231

#evobio #molbio #opsins

Tandem Gene Clusters as Phylogenetic Anchors Reveal the Hidden History of Vertebrate Visual Opsins

Abstract. The expansion of the visual opsin gene family was a crucial event in the diversification of vertebrate vision in evolution. Additional expansions

doi.org

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 1d

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.

alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 1d

For so long, fossil fuel projects have said their contribution to climate change is "negligible".
Turns out that's wrong.
Our research in NPJ Climate Action proves it.
Every tonne of CO2 matters.
@21stcenturyweather.bsky.social
@minderoo.bsky.social
#climatechange
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Quantifying the regional to global climate impacts of individual fossil fuel projects to inform decision-making - npj Climate Action

npj Climate Action - Quantifying the regional to global climate impacts of individual fossil fuel projects to inform decision-making

www.nature.com

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Ligus @greyauk.bsky.social · 1d

#SundayFishSketch ... some small icefish studies.

small sketch of two icefish hovering over their eggs and nest of stones

skerchbook page showing an icefish hovering over its circular nest of stones and its clutch of eggs

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 1d

A little nurse shark to celebrate Ava's first #SundayFishSketch.

A sketch of a young nurse shark in shades of green.

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Nilo Sinnatamby @nilosinnatamby.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently an inactive taxon, here's a Tetra nurse (Brycinus nurse), to celebrate @lampichthys.bsky.social 's new addition. Congrats!

Happy first #SundayFishSketch!

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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 2d

Attempted eradication of smallmouth bass promotes rapid evolution. Here's the study that is the focus of the Scientific American article: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 3d

Hot off the presses! If you need a bigger size to print your stickers let me know!

The Portland frog as a founding father, surround by the words "give me ribberty or give me death"

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Big Hippo 🇮🇪 @bighippoart.bsky.social · 1d

Halloween is coming to the spooky forest 🦊

A fox walking into a magical foggy forest.

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