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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 9h

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 · 12h

They're not even trying to hide their glee

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 13h

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.

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 14h

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 · 14h

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 · 16h

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.

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John P. Friel, Ph.D. @friel.bsky.social · 18h

Bumping to the Fishes! and Science feeds🐟🧪

Erik Stokstad @erikstokstad.bsky.social · 21h

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 · 18h

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

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 21h

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 · 21h

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 · 1d

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 · 2d

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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Maija Karala @maijakarala.bsky.social · 1d

October moths

Even now it’s not too late to cling to the last remnants of summer and go looking for moths. These are some of the species that can still be seen in Finland & elsewhere in Northern Europe, drawn after my own photos.

Top view illustrations of six species of geometer moths. They all have intricate patterns and different colours: moss green, grey and pale pink, rufous and tan, cold grey, warm orange-brown.

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Better Know a Fish! / 曉得多魚！ @betterknowafish.bsky.social · 1d

Worth a read for #SciComm #SciArt #TeamFish #SundayFishSketch users here. Bluesky has been a great haven for all of us science users, but it too is self-inflicting bad decisions on moderation, user safety, and general human decency... #WeJustCantHaveNiceThingsApparently 🦑🐡🧪

Kerim Friedman 傅可恩 @kerim.one · 4d

This post, by @nicomaramckay.com, gives a fuller history of just how terribly Bluesky has handled moderation since the beginning and how users have reacted:

"Bluesky’s moderation is not neutral; it is selective."

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

They take turns! In this species reports are that females mouthbrood the eggs first and then males take over. Both parents hang around and supervise the free swimming fry

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