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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 14m

seems bad

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 17m

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
PPA

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7h

What could be worse than screaming at a Capitol police officer?

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Sam Foster @samformarietta.bsky.social · 4h

i’m not mad he won’t debate me
i’m just disappointed 😔

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 8h

one more day for poster submissions for #WCBR2026 in Big Sky, MT. www.winterbrain.org

One More Day for Poster Submissions!
POSTER SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: October 16, 2025
We are still accepting poster proposals for the 58th Winter Conference on Brain Research in Big Sky, MT, January 24 - 29, 2026. Winter Brain offers a unique environment in which neuroscientists from many different disciplines interact in a comfortable, relaxed environment. Read below to find information on submissions, travel awards, and programmatic information.
Everyone is welcome to submit a poster proposals, including first time attendees at any academic level! We especially encourage submissions from junior investigators and trainees.
Quick Link: Submission Guidelines & Instructions
Late submissions will not be considered.
Winter Brain will offer CME credit to eligible participants.
The program consists of an opening plenary, scientific panels, poster sessions, career development sessions, short courses, Pioneer sessions that highlight the scientific accomplishments of long-time Winter Brain attendees, and a closing banquet. The program also allows for ample time to network during informal discussions while riding the chair lift, engaging in other outdoor activities, or hanging out at the lodge. For more information about Winter Brain 2026, please visit www.winterbrain.org. We hope to see you in Big Sky in January!

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 8h

Gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 1d

when people "show you who they are, believe them" -- M. Angelou www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 1d

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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 1d

Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats

A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.

www.dispatch.com

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 3d

I'm very excited to announce that UNC Biology has 6 faculty positions open this year! The first is for an Asst Professor who studies organismal resilience using an integrative approach 1/n
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

Poster with QR code linking to the position

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact: in chapter nineteen of the Second Treatise, John Locke writes that when the legislative power is usurped from that body in which the People have placed it, and exercised instead by a person or body not authorized to do so by the People, government is dissolved

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 1d

Congress no longer holds the power of the purse, the executive can just do whatever they want with federal monies

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

Nobel Prize given for showing the importance of investing in science for innovation and long-term economic growth. Basically the opposite of what the US is doing. 😭

Nature @nature.com · 2d

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.

go.nature.com/4hj9NNV

Economics Nobel prize won by researchers who showed how science boosts growth

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.

go.nature.com

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 1d

Lots of us have great-grandparents names who were absolutely changed when they came here, and when people say otherwise, they're assuming your great-grandparents name was in the Roman alphabet.

Robyn Pennacchia @robynelyse.bsky.social · 1d

Now, more than ever, it's important to understand why so many the myths we tell ourselves about immigration are actually very harmful.

First of all, your great-great-grandparents names *were not changed* at Ellis Island. No one there had the authority to do that.

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 1d

This is correct

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2d

Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2d

U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 3d

Whose eyeballs?

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 3d

Ah it let me post one!

Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 3d

A little rain didn't stop the 37th annual Walk For Hope! The Foundation of Hope supports research like mine, and the www.walkforhope.com is always a great time! Bluesky is not letting me post pics for some reason

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 3d

You can donate an inflatable costume to Operation Inflation here. I don’t know if it is legit, so do your homework.

operationinflation.com

Operation Inflation - Inflatable Costumes for America

Provide inflatable costumes for protesters. Every costume purchased is delivered to those who need them.

operationinflation.com

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 4d

ICE drag girl out of car & body slam her to ground—then pin her face down & kneel on her neck.

"I'm 15!" she cries out. "I'm not resisting!"

Agents have now asked multiple area housing associations to unlock main doors—so they can go door to door.

Hoffman Estates, Illinois

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3d

Who belongs in Trump's America?

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 4d

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

bit.ly

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Tom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 3d

I should note. The rules surrounding hiring are there for a reason, and we all should follow them.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 4d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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David Noll @david.noll.org · 4d

Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Tom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 4d

It is great that when i need to hire a technician who is paid off 40k a year off grants, i need to follow all the rules... But we can drop 30M completely outside all rules.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4d

"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."

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