Errant
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noncanonical amino acids, in vitro display, and multispecific engineering
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“It is not acceptable to recruit a variety of students into the laboratory, subject them to a variety of stress tests and abuses, and then keep the students who thrive under abuse and get rid of the students who aren't able to thrive in the lab. That's straight-up exploitation.”
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You know those labs that keep harming students, again and again? Some reflections on why it's so hard to stop this from happening and where our responsibilities lie.
scienceforeveryone.science/bad-mentors-... 🧪
scienceforeveryone.science/bad-mentors-... 🧪
Bad mentors hurt people
What to do about bad mentors?
scienceforeveryone.science
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 AM
“It is not acceptable to recruit a variety of students into the laboratory, subject them to a variety of stress tests and abuses, and then keep the students who thrive under abuse and get rid of the students who aren't able to thrive in the lab. That's straight-up exploitation.”
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THIS IS THE ACA EXCHANGE SYSTEM YALL MOTHERFUCKERS FORCED ONTO US INSTEAD OF A PUBLIC OPTION
Rand Paul: "What is the Republican plan for healthcare? My plan would allow for people to buy their insurance through a collective. Basically to buy their insurance through Costco or Sam's Club or Amazon."
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
THIS IS THE ACA EXCHANGE SYSTEM YALL MOTHERFUCKERS FORCED ONTO US INSTEAD OF A PUBLIC OPTION
MAGA coalition must be in shambles huh
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
MAGA coalition must be in shambles huh
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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The Trump admin submitted a sworn declaration under oath that Costa Rica had changed its mind and would no longer take Mr. Abrego.
Costa Rica has now said publicly that that this is false, that they have not changed their position at all, and that they will still take him.
Costa Rica has now said publicly that that this is false, that they have not changed their position at all, and that they will still take him.
Unpacked:
In Aug., Govt said if Abrego pled guilty he could go to Costa Rica, where he's okay with going. Abrego said no to plea. Govt now wants to send him to Liberia. Why not Costa Rica? Govt told judge Thurs that Costa Rica wouldn’t take him anymore. @mariasacchetti exposed them.
In Aug., Govt said if Abrego pled guilty he could go to Costa Rica, where he's okay with going. Abrego said no to plea. Govt now wants to send him to Liberia. Why not Costa Rica? Govt told judge Thurs that Costa Rica wouldn’t take him anymore. @mariasacchetti exposed them.
Costa Rica will accept Abrego, per @washingtonpost.com .
If true, DOJ, DHS, and Dept of State caused lies to be disseminated to Judge Xinis all day Thursday, where an ICE official testified about info sent him by Dept of State, claiming Costa Rica wouldn't take Abrego.
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If true, DOJ, DHS, and Dept of State caused lies to be disseminated to Judge Xinis all day Thursday, where an ICE official testified about info sent him by Dept of State, claiming Costa Rica wouldn't take Abrego.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Trump admin submitted a sworn declaration under oath that Costa Rica had changed its mind and would no longer take Mr. Abrego.
Costa Rica has now said publicly that that this is false, that they have not changed their position at all, and that they will still take him.
Costa Rica has now said publicly that that this is false, that they have not changed their position at all, and that they will still take him.
The 5th circuit so fucking online jfc
What is this dig at BlueSky doing in a judicial opinion? www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The 5th circuit so fucking online jfc
Do you think this ERO guy realizes he was "promoted" in order to be scapegoated and hung out to dry by his superiors?
R: know why?
C: i dont
R: when were you told you'd be acting director at ERO
C: as acting?
R: how long will you be acting?
C: 120 days. then position will become permanent.
R: this is probationary period?
C: no, temporary detail
R: when was idea of doing this declaration 1st raised with you?
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C: i dont
R: when were you told you'd be acting director at ERO
C: as acting?
R: how long will you be acting?
C: 120 days. then position will become permanent.
R: this is probationary period?
C: no, temporary detail
R: when was idea of doing this declaration 1st raised with you?
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November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Do you think this ERO guy realizes he was "promoted" in order to be scapegoated and hung out to dry by his superiors?
You voted for it??? Were you in a fugue state? Do you know where you are right now?
Tom Emmer on the Epstein files vote: "Much ado about nothing. That was purely a political stunt by people who want to get the president."
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
You voted for it??? Were you in a fugue state? Do you know where you are right now?
JFC they still haven't been able to produce the final order of removal? The people working on the 3rd country removal haven't even seen it? What the fuck is happening at DHS?
Sascha Rand: you testified on final order of removal. you know what one looks like, dont' you?
C: yes
R: have you seen one with respect to abrego?
C: i have not.
R: how do you know one exists?
C: it was discussed
R: belief is based on representations made by counsel?
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C: yes
R: have you seen one with respect to abrego?
C: i have not.
R: how do you know one exists?
C: it was discussed
R: belief is based on representations made by counsel?
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November 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
JFC they still haven't been able to produce the final order of removal? The people working on the 3rd country removal haven't even seen it? What the fuck is happening at DHS?
The alleged Kirk murderer isn't even left-wing! He's a terminally online white Mormon kid grown up in right-wing gun culture!
The vice president and other prominent Republicans keep insisting that all people left of center are somehow responsible for an individual assassin, and that seems not great?
JD Vance: "Don't let the debates we're having internally blind us to the fact that we're up against a radical leftist movement that murdered my friend a couple of months ago ... that is the real opponent here ... focus on the enemy."
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The alleged Kirk murderer isn't even left-wing! He's a terminally online white Mormon kid grown up in right-wing gun culture!
I thought we all decided after Kirk's murder that political violence is bad?
Trump calls for violence against Democratic members of Congress:
"SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!"
"SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!"
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I thought we all decided after Kirk's murder that political violence is bad?
What additional briefing is necessary?
The indictment was never presented to the grand jury. There's no true bill. Dismiss the charges.
The indictment was never presented to the grand jury. There's no true bill. Dismiss the charges.
Breaking: In DOJ Paperwork Snafu, James Comey May Never Have Been Properly Indicted
Just out of court, where judge established that second operative two-count indictment of Comey was never presented to or voted on by the grand jury.
Judge wanted immediate additional briefing on that issue.
Just out of court, where judge established that second operative two-count indictment of Comey was never presented to or voted on by the grand jury.
Judge wanted immediate additional briefing on that issue.
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
What additional briefing is necessary?
The indictment was never presented to the grand jury. There's no true bill. Dismiss the charges.
The indictment was never presented to the grand jury. There's no true bill. Dismiss the charges.
I mean, the judge is gonna just dismiss by end of day then right? If the charges filed weren't voted out by the grand jury then there's no true bill.
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I mean, the judge is gonna just dismiss by end of day then right? If the charges filed weren't voted out by the grand jury then there's no true bill.
Exactly how many times can Witkoff re-heat the exact same DOA maximalist demands from Putin and think they can just strongarm Zelensky into surrendering? Will the 12th time be the charm?
New: I can confirm hasty US-Russia proposal being pushed to Ukrainians via Dmitriev-Witkoff to Umerov. It would amount to Ukraine’s capitulation, with people familiar saying it’s Kremlin’s maximalist demands.
-Ukraine army cut 1/2
-Give up certain weapons
-Give up Donbas
-Zelensky displeased
More tk
-Ukraine army cut 1/2
-Give up certain weapons
-Give up Donbas
-Zelensky displeased
More tk
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Exactly how many times can Witkoff re-heat the exact same DOA maximalist demands from Putin and think they can just strongarm Zelensky into surrendering? Will the 12th time be the charm?
The only way we get out from under gerrymandering is to make the consequences of political gerrymandering so painful for Republicans that they agree to ban it at the national level.
Democrats need to internalize that the only stimulus Republican pols and voters respond to is pain.
Democrats need to internalize that the only stimulus Republican pols and voters respond to is pain.
I don’t care what happens with the Texas legislative maps. Democrats should still gerrymander the shit out of blue states.
November 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The only way we get out from under gerrymandering is to make the consequences of political gerrymandering so painful for Republicans that they agree to ban it at the national level.
Democrats need to internalize that the only stimulus Republican pols and voters respond to is pain.
Democrats need to internalize that the only stimulus Republican pols and voters respond to is pain.
Can confirm the job centers in the suburbs thing. I'm in a big pharma biotech lab-based role so I get maybe one day a week working from home, 4-5 days onsite. Our lab sites are all located in the suburbs, and I live downtown in a major I95 city doing at 40 min reverse commute.
Downtowns still have lots of jobs, but the share is declining, and has collapsed after COVID and the advent of remote work. Job centers are often now located in the suburbs, or jobs are simply diffuse. That’s made the choice between “space or centrality” much easier over time.
People want arbitrarily large amounts of space and also a short and easy commute to a world-class downtown.
We were *temporarily* able to have our cake and eat it too by rolling out crazy new transportation technology.
That rollout is pretty much maxed out and now we have to start choosing again
We were *temporarily* able to have our cake and eat it too by rolling out crazy new transportation technology.
That rollout is pretty much maxed out and now we have to start choosing again
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Can confirm the job centers in the suburbs thing. I'm in a big pharma biotech lab-based role so I get maybe one day a week working from home, 4-5 days onsite. Our lab sites are all located in the suburbs, and I live downtown in a major I95 city doing at 40 min reverse commute.
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New to me and interesting: DARPA goal is satellites in the 100-200km range that 'harvest' the thin atmosphere, ionize the molecules, and accelerate them out electrically to create a bit of thrust to counter the drag. Like xenon ion thrusters, but self fueling.
Redwire lands $44 million DARPA award to build air-breathing satellite
Program aims to prove a new class of spacecraft that can survive and maneuver in the drag-heavy regime of very low Earth orbit
Program aims to prove a new class of spacecraft that can survive and maneuver in the drag-heavy regime of very low Earth orbit
Redwire lands $44 million DARPA award to build air-breathing satellite
Program aims to prove a new class of spacecraft that can survive and maneuver in the drag-heavy regime of very low Earth orbit
spacenews.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New to me and interesting: DARPA goal is satellites in the 100-200km range that 'harvest' the thin atmosphere, ionize the molecules, and accelerate them out electrically to create a bit of thrust to counter the drag. Like xenon ion thrusters, but self fueling.
I'm sorry but if you try to use an LLM to do your taxes you deserve all the pain coming to you when it fucks everything up.
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I'm sorry but if you try to use an LLM to do your taxes you deserve all the pain coming to you when it fucks everything up.
TBC prepatch jan 13, get those PTO requests in boys
November 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
TBC prepatch jan 13, get those PTO requests in boys
Wait Toys R Us retail stores exist again?
Wayfair outlet, Toys R Us coming to Arundel Mills
Wayfair outlet, Toys R Us coming to Arundel Mills
Arundel Mills celebrated its 25th anniversary this week and is looking to the future. Toy retailer Toys R Us is opening a flagship location in the mall later this week, and online furniture giant Wayfair...
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Wait Toys R Us retail stores exist again?
It's always the ones you most suspect
Andrew Johnson — a Jan. 6 rioter who went by "Am🇺🇸rican T🇺🇸rrorist” on Elon Musk’s platform — has been arrested on child molestation charges, with police saying he used the promise of a taxpayer-funded payout from Trump's DOJ to try and keep one of the victims silent.
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It's always the ones you most suspect
Having email conversations with Epstein about Lolita and My Antonia in 2018 is.....a choice
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Having email conversations with Epstein about Lolita and My Antonia in 2018 is.....a choice