Nur Shahir, PhD
@gigiomics.bsky.social
combined my starbucks name and my field because I'm super creative. MIT | UMBC MS | UNC PhD | nmshahir.com | she/they
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You've heard of the Friday night news dump. Here's the Friday night of Thanksgiving wknd dump. For special circumstances, like when the faculty assembly votes 595-4 against paying to end a shakedown and you do it anyway. Link to agreement here: bulkmail.northwestern.edu/trk/click?re...
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
You've heard of the Friday night news dump. Here's the Friday night of Thanksgiving wknd dump. For special circumstances, like when the faculty assembly votes 595-4 against paying to end a shakedown and you do it anyway. Link to agreement here: bulkmail.northwestern.edu/trk/click?re...
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The irony is rich.
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The irony is rich.
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Hey at least people don't mouth pipette anymore!
“Back in my day, we ignored basic safety precautions” may not be the silly story you think it is. ☺️
Thanksgiving made remember the time in grad school when we used the autoclave to cook a turkey.
It was good1
It was good1
November 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Hey at least people don't mouth pipette anymore!
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"Elon Musk is personally responsible for the deaths of at least 400,000 children" is a stat that should be cited every time he and his pervert fanboys start yapping about birth rates
Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
"Elon Musk is personally responsible for the deaths of at least 400,000 children" is a stat that should be cited every time he and his pervert fanboys start yapping about birth rates
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You do not have to be a “member” go to church… like church… believe in anything…
I do not care… i care that people have something to eat
Help me
Consider partnering with the invitation church family as we bless our community
$InvitationAMEZ
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I do not care… i care that people have something to eat
Help me
Consider partnering with the invitation church family as we bless our community
$InvitationAMEZ
giv.li/526gg7
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November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
You do not have to be a “member” go to church… like church… believe in anything…
I do not care… i care that people have something to eat
Help me
Consider partnering with the invitation church family as we bless our community
$InvitationAMEZ
giv.li/526gg7
I do not care… i care that people have something to eat
Help me
Consider partnering with the invitation church family as we bless our community
$InvitationAMEZ
giv.li/526gg7
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we have to go back. to warn them.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
we have to go back. to warn them.
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seasonal reminder that if someone says they don't drink:
-it's none of your business why
-hosts should have several non-alcoholic beverage options
-the holidays can be a tough period for non-drinkers
-many jokes about not drinking are bad
-people are burned out and might just be tired
-it's none of your business why
-hosts should have several non-alcoholic beverage options
-the holidays can be a tough period for non-drinkers
-many jokes about not drinking are bad
-people are burned out and might just be tired
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
seasonal reminder that if someone says they don't drink:
-it's none of your business why
-hosts should have several non-alcoholic beverage options
-the holidays can be a tough period for non-drinkers
-many jokes about not drinking are bad
-people are burned out and might just be tired
-it's none of your business why
-hosts should have several non-alcoholic beverage options
-the holidays can be a tough period for non-drinkers
-many jokes about not drinking are bad
-people are burned out and might just be tired
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The magnitude of the change over time is striking.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The magnitude of the change over time is striking.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Instead of doing a consumerism on "Black" Friday, consider supporting small businesses, dropping a few coins in someone's ko-fi or go fund me, sign up for their patreon instead.
Life is expensive, things are hard. Drop coins to humans, not AI, or big corporations today.
QRP with your links!
Life is expensive, things are hard. Drop coins to humans, not AI, or big corporations today.
QRP with your links!
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Instead of doing a consumerism on "Black" Friday, consider supporting small businesses, dropping a few coins in someone's ko-fi or go fund me, sign up for their patreon instead.
Life is expensive, things are hard. Drop coins to humans, not AI, or big corporations today.
QRP with your links!
Life is expensive, things are hard. Drop coins to humans, not AI, or big corporations today.
QRP with your links!
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I deeply despise these people, need for this buble to burst ASAP, and want this man underneath a whole entire jail. This entire country is ghouls akimbo
OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-har...
The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.
www.pcgamer.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I deeply despise these people, need for this buble to burst ASAP, and want this man underneath a whole entire jail. This entire country is ghouls akimbo
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Since you won mayor whoever is managing your social media has stopped using alt text. Can you please start again?
The climate crisis won’t wait and neither will we. With this team, we’ll meet it head-on.
November 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Since you won mayor whoever is managing your social media has stopped using alt text. Can you please start again?
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This woman is the 2020s Mister Rogers.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This woman is the 2020s Mister Rogers.
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The hold of the iconic Ms. Rachel on kids needs to be STUDIED.*
*My niece is wearing merch lol
*My niece is wearing merch lol
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The hold of the iconic Ms. Rachel on kids needs to be STUDIED.*
*My niece is wearing merch lol
*My niece is wearing merch lol
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boar’s head products are basically biohazards at this point lol
“Grated cheese sold under four brands has been recalled at various stores nationwide, including Walmart, Sam’s Clubs and Target, after testing found listeria.
The Ambriola Company’s FDA-posted recall notice said the recall is limited to grated Pecorino Romano cheese”
Boar’s Head among cheese brands in listeria recall from Walmart, Target, others
The recall is limited to grated Pecorino Romano cheese made at a New Jersey facility.
www.mcall.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
boar’s head products are basically biohazards at this point lol
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It is economically inefficient for old people to live in big houses by themselves. It has also basically never happened in human history. The traditional place for your elderly parents and grandparents to live is *with you*.
Grumbling about this is also very traditional.
Grumbling about this is also very traditional.
The big question for Democrats is how you raise property or land taxes without getting accused of pricing grandma out of her home by the entire political spectrum.
November 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It is economically inefficient for old people to live in big houses by themselves. It has also basically never happened in human history. The traditional place for your elderly parents and grandparents to live is *with you*.
Grumbling about this is also very traditional.
Grumbling about this is also very traditional.
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It is unfathomable that the USG lawyers would sign off on a no-survivors boat strike (no get of jail free card).
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
November 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It is unfathomable that the USG lawyers would sign off on a no-survivors boat strike (no get of jail free card).
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
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Senator Van Hollen received a thanks from the family of the detained American teenager:
Video below ⬇️
Video below ⬇️
November 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Senator Van Hollen received a thanks from the family of the detained American teenager:
Video below ⬇️
Video below ⬇️
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⭕️ Sen. Chris Van Hollen (@vanhollen.senate.gov) credited for key role in release of US teen from Israeli detention
Palestinian-American child Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was freed today after 9 months of Israeli imprisonment w/o charge. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has been a major advocate for...
Palestinian-American child Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was freed today after 9 months of Israeli imprisonment w/o charge. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has been a major advocate for...
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
⭕️ Sen. Chris Van Hollen (@vanhollen.senate.gov) credited for key role in release of US teen from Israeli detention
Palestinian-American child Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was freed today after 9 months of Israeli imprisonment w/o charge. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has been a major advocate for...
Palestinian-American child Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was freed today after 9 months of Israeli imprisonment w/o charge. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has been a major advocate for...
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To sum it up.
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 AM
To sum it up.
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PM Carney: “Do the Trump”
😅
😅
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
PM Carney: “Do the Trump”
😅
😅
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And Trump just decided…. Connect the dots.
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
And Trump just decided…. Connect the dots.
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Kabul has officially proposed that Moscow replace Central Asian migrants with Afghan workers. Afghan authorities said they are ready to send their citizens to work in Russian agriculture — and later as couriers, taxi drivers, and laborers in other sectors.
November 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Kabul has officially proposed that Moscow replace Central Asian migrants with Afghan workers. Afghan authorities said they are ready to send their citizens to work in Russian agriculture — and later as couriers, taxi drivers, and laborers in other sectors.