Jennifer Biddle
@jenbiddle.bsky.social
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Taking over the world one microbe at a time. Taking myself not too seriously.
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lbnaylor.bsky.social
In anticipation of the release of “All Geographers Should be Feminist Geographers: creating care-full academic spaces” I am going to post the epigraphs that lead each section of the book over the next few weeks.

Today, from chapter 1:
All Geographers Should Be Feminist Geographers
Although care is a critical component of human life, it has remained on the margins of higher education and theory, heightening unequal relations along gende...
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willoremus.com
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politico.com
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘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.
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jenbiddle.bsky.social
Go Electric! It is a LOT the first few weeks but then you figure it all out. And having a friend to ask questions of is key - my DMs are open.
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Men are twice as likely as women to own an EV, according to U.S. vehicle registration data.

High costs, poor public charging and manly marketing have skewed the electric car industry toward men, but women are encouraging their peers to go electric.
Can electric cars shed their tech-bro reputation and appeal to women?
High costs, poor public charging and manly marketing have skewed the electric car industry toward men, but women are encouraging their peers to go electric.
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theplanetaryguy.bsky.social
Layoff notices at JPL are going out today.

About 11% of the Lab, or 550 people, are being let go.

I'm thinking of my friends and colleagues there, some of whom will still be employed after today and some of whom won't.

I'm sorry you're having to deal with this.
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jtimmer.bsky.social
It strikes me as more than a little ironic that the new atheists spent years itching for a fight between science and folks like the Christian Right because they assumed science would win.

Well, we're now having that fight and we're all talking about generational damage to science.
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emilytaylorscience.com
Cal Poly is hiring! We are looking for multiple tenure-track colleagues, including animal physiology, cell biology, and microbiology! Please spread the word. Links in thread. bio.calpoly.edu
jenbiddle.bsky.social
I started watching secret lives of Mormon wives and it’s so good for dissociating.
jenbiddle.bsky.social
Finally done duck sitting. Neighbors have quite a collection including wood ducks hatched from eggs after their nest blew over and mom abandoned it.
Ducks
jenbiddle.bsky.social
Coffee beans are $7 more per bag from BJs. Thanks Trump.
jenbiddle.bsky.social
Do these people live near the coast? Because it was prevalent when I’ve lived in coastal areas but not when I lived inland.
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rebeccarhelm.bsky.social
Happy Friday afternoon folks. Here be some leaf sheep wishing you a lovely day 🌊
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markowenmartin.bsky.social
New episode of #MattersMicrobial! The superlative Dr. Jeff Gralnick chats with the #QualityQuorum about bacteria that breathe metal! Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord! @univpugetsound @asmicrobiology @microbe.tv

youtu.be/rh-TK2Bvxj8?...
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mjsdc.bsky.social
It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.
jenbiddle.bsky.social
Yesterday I nearly lost my voice. Today it was barely there. I taught class and since then only have a whisper.

Ugh.
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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