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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 1d

‘While Macron brought together the supporters and Le Pen the adversaries of neoliberal globalisation, Mélenchon forged a more fragile coalition of the various groups who want a different kind of globalisation.’

David Todd on Jean-Luc Mélenchon and La France insoumise: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

David Todd · Parable of the Parakeets: Mélenchon’s Ambitions

Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s rise to prominence since 2015 has often been compared to the contemporaneous if more ephemeral...

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Chris Brody @chrisbrody.bsky.social · 1d

Today's evidence for my increasingly undeniable "the best string chamber music playing in the history of the world has all happened in the last decade" thesis: this 2020 recording by the Armida Quartett. Has early Mozart ever sounded this good?

Mozart: String Quartet No. 12 in B-Flat Major, K. 172: I. Allegro spiritoso

YouTube video by Armida Quartett - Topic

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 3d

Update from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error. Gift link: nyti.ms/48JjSSf

Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

Friday’s layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to the measles outbreak and running an influential journal. An official acknowledged the mistakes on Saturday.

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Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 4d

Lost Science is a new NYT series of accounts from scientists who have lost their jobs or funding. You can send your story to the Times here www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

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Katherine Brown @katherine-brown.bsky.social · 7d

Very saddened to hear of John Gurdon’s passing. I’ve been lucky enough to interact with him at multiple points through my career - from undergrad lectures, through his position as former Chair of @biologists.bsky.social’s Board of Directors, and as an author at @dev-journal.bsky.social.

Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the Gurdon Institute.

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 11d

Shared how the greater shutdown of NIH science has been underway since January on @msnbc.com today.

We need Congress to stand firm to protect science, democracy and the American people.

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Furloughed NIH worker: Left office with 'pit' in my stomach about future of our country

On day three of the government shutdown, around 750,000 federal employees are furloughed as the White House threatens mass firings as early as today. Furloughed NIH Program Director Jenna Norton joins...

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 11d

Got a chance to speak to @andreahsu.bsky.social on @npr.org about how NIH has been largely shutdown since January.

www.npr.org/2025/10/03/n...

A federal worker explains why she's not afraid of Trump's layoff threat

Some federal workers closely following President Trump's threats of mass layoffs and funding cuts in the shutdown say it's nothing new. He's been doing those same things since January.

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 12d

I really enjoyed talking shop about opera and writing with @kevinng.bsky.social for @parterrebox.bsky.social.

Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 12d

I had the immense privilege to interview @garthgreenwell.bsky.social for @parterrebox.bsky.social about literature, opera, and queer aesthetics

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What belongs to us - Parterre Box

Kevin Ng sits down with PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novelist and critic Garth Greenwell to talk about sex, queerness, and the "promise of opera."

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Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you! He’s a fabulous person to chat with!

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Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 12d

I had the immense privilege to interview @garthgreenwell.bsky.social for @parterrebox.bsky.social about literature, opera, and queer aesthetics

parterre.com/2025/10/02/w...

What belongs to us - Parterre Box

Kevin Ng sits down with PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novelist and critic Garth Greenwell to talk about sex, queerness, and the "promise of opera."

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Liz Haswell @ehaswell.bsky.social · 13d

"What is happening in this country is happening because science is bad for tyrants, and always has been"

Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 13d

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥

We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪

Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇

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