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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 18h

Exactly

Krista Koeller @kristalerista.bsky.social · 1d

Dear funding agencies,

I know we all want to discover the wonder drug that will cure the horrible diseases, but to do that, we need to invest in basic, unsexy, foundational research on how the systems work. Funding can’t all be drug development.

Sincerely,
Looking for basic research grants.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11d

Spot on.

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 20h

No. Just…..no.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23h

The beauty of a soup like this — other than its bone-warming properties — is that you don’t need a recipe. nyti.ms/48QmBJq

A bowl of Lemony Carrot and Cauliflower Soup

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 1d

Every single university needs to firmly stand united on this.

This has always been the plan.

Divide and make examples of specific universities, then attack every single center of higher education in the country.

Fascists always come for the academics first. Then the judges. Then...

Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 1d

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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Rep. James Walkinshaw @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social · 4d

RIFs during a shutdown are 100% illegal.

@oversightdemocrats.house.gov Ranking Member Rep. Robert Garcia and I called on @USGAO to investigate Russ Vought’s illegal directive ordering agencies to fire federal workers in violation of the Antideficiency Act.

This scheme needs to be investigated.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

Nobel Prize given for showing the importance of investing in science for innovation and long-term economic growth. Basically the opposite of what the US is doing. 😭

Nature @nature.com · 2d

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.

go.nature.com/4hj9NNV

Economics Nobel prize won by researchers who showed how science boosts growth

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.

go.nature.com

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 1d

And it would give you the temperature, too.

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Buddy Spell @buddyspell.bsky.social · 3d

Fort Worth, Texas.

#WeAreEverywhere

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 2d

Did you run controls?

Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations, you're department chair.

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 3d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 3d

This is the way. If they aren’t going to answer, move on.

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 3d

George Stephanopoulos cuts off JD Vance mid sentence 🤣🔥….this is the way!

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Lauren Donohue @stolenbytigers.bsky.social · 3d

It’s one of the great tragedies in librarianship—how digital content providers have us totally over a fucking barrel and keep jacking up the prices so we can’t easily provide more licenses.

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 4d

Dems floated a narrow bill to fund the military, which can’t move because the House isn’t in session. Meanwhile, DoD is now going to spend funds not appropriated by Congress to ensure military paychecks continue.

POTUS now both commands and provisions the military. Unconstitutional and SO dangerous

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.
A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC
News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 3d

Do not eliminate the terribly high likelihood that option 1 AND option 2 BOTH apply.

BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 3d

Two options here:

1) They really did intend to fire them and underestimated the fire and pushback.

2) They are absolutely incompetent.

Either option is bad for America.

Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 3d

The Trump administration on Saturday scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 3d

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 3d

Let’s not forget or forgive the ****$0**** that AMERICAN soybean farmers are now getting from selling their products to China because we are subsidizing Argentina’s soybean sales to China.

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 4d

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you @barackobama.bsky.social for releasing this discussion on how to confront autocracy.

youtu.be/gRNaIMR00Fc?...

How to stop authoritarianism across the globe: a conversation with President Obama

YouTube video by Obama Foundation

youtu.be

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4d

They're widely, and rightly, perceived as weak. The shutdown fight is Democrats' chance to shock us for a change. trib.al/Q2qOAIZ

Trump isn’t popular; the Republican Party isn’t popular; doubling the healthcare premiums for millions of people isn’t very popular, either.

For God’s Sake, Democrats: Don’t Cave

They’re widely, and rightly, perceived as weak. The shutdown fight is their chance to shock us for a change.

trib.al

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you!

Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 5d

Lovely image. What did you use to label the oil droplets?

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 8d

Journalism needs a new style guide for these times. As a start: if the basic material facts of the situation don’t align whatsoever with the official claim, you don’t have to repeat that claim. You are not mandated to cover the lies meant to obscure the facts, only the facts themselves.

Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 8d

Claim: rioters attacked ICE
Truth: ICE rushed at unarmed protesters standing on a patch of grass

Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 9d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 8d

NPR deserves a huge shout out for the work they continue to do.

BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 8d

Amending this to include as reliable news sources, @theatlantic.com and @newyorker.com and @pbsnews.org

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations, Austin!

Schallek Lab @schalleklab.bsky.social · 9d

Austin Roorda @roordalab.bsky.social delivering the richly deserved Boynton Lecture @optica-fvm.bsky.social
@optica.org

A tremendous journey with an incredible cast of characters that brought the world high resolution retinal imaging, Oz Vision and olo

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 8d

Go, go, go!

Electrek @electrek.co · 8d

In a first, renewables generate more power than coal globally

Solar and wind power aren’t just keeping up with global electricity demand anymore – they’re pulling ahead. According to a new analysis from energy think tank Ember, solar and wind combined outpaced global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025. That shift led to a drop in both coal and gas generation compared to the same period last year. For the first time ever, renewables generated more power than coal globally. more…

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 8d

It was huge and beautiful rising through some thin clouds on my drive home this evening.

Papa Woof und Krampus und Bleaken @papawoof.bsky.social · 8d

Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 8d

The guy in the inflatable frog suit who twerked at the ICE guys in Portland scared ‘em so much that Miller is wetting himself and calling for reinforcements…..

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Stephen Miller claims that in Portland "ICE officers have to street battles against antifa, hand to hand combat every night, to come and go from their building"

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