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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 11h

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.

alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 8h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨The absence of media coverage of this natural disaster in Alaska, the lost/missing people, and the destruction of the aftermath is up to us to share. Please help if you can - even if it is just spreading awareness. There is no FEMA going to help them. 1/2

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 1d

If red state schools accept this we are going to get a two-tiered system of higher ed. One set of states will be based in empirical reality and the other will be subject to the whims of a conspiratorial movement that is increasingly detached from facts.

Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 1d

After getting zero firm commitments to this point from the first nine invitees, the Trump administration is extending its proposed compact to all colleges. Expect some red-state publics to say yes.

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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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 1d

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 1d

Please share. We are going bold because the situation is so very dire; people are still being killed by the occupation (including by starvation). Food, water, medicine have not entered.

Help six families & a camp cope and survive: food, shelter, winter clothes.

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Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…

chuffed.org

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 4d

Every hope is lifesaving—still. So although support has massively slowed down for these six families—despite ongoing famine, all their homes destroyed, impending cold, a baby due soon (‼️)—we’ll still be here every hour or two.

23 hours left ⚠️ 7/879: chuffed.org/project/hope...

A square white graphic. On the left is a stylized ink illustration of a kestrel falcon in black on white, without outline just the black marks on its wings and face, drawn from behind. His wings are partly open and his head is turned to the right. In his beak is an anemone poppy in red ink with a green stem. On the right is the title "Keep hope alive: a gaza giving circle" in ink-effect font. The text says "We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We distribute your contributions equally every week for sustainable support." In the bottom right corner in green text is the link https://tinyurl.com/HopeGivingCircle.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 4d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 4d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Katherine Drotos @spiritofcavalia.bsky.social · 4d

We can't forget that even if the ceasefire holds, even if the war were to actually end and the Palestinian people actually were able to rebuild their lives, the place they're rebuilding from is horrendously hard.

Give if you can, share, and remind those around you.

Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 5d

WE CONTINUE. It would be so easy to slow down, but we’re needed more than ever 🚨

These six families will remain in emergency—in need a LOT of extra help in the coming weeks for food, supplies, transport, more.

So we stay bold, RIGHT? 24 hours left ⚠️ 0/640: chuffed.org/project/hope...

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 5d

@sse-evolution.bsky.social just announced the following:

Call for Proposals: Research Synthesis Working Groups
The Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) invites proposals for sponsored Research Synthesis Working Groups at the 2026 Evolution meeting (up to two in-person and one virtual). ...

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Katherine Drotos @spiritofcavalia.bsky.social · 5d

L, maybe?

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The Global Plant Council @globalplantgpc.bsky.social · 5d

Why do scientific societies matter now more than ever?

Scientists board explore how societies support researchers, foster global collaboration, & shape the future of science. A must-read for all career stages 👍

🔗 buff.ly/YW2XUN3

#plantscience #science

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Katherine Drotos @spiritofcavalia.bsky.social · 5d

This. It also depends on the analysis ... I've tried using LLMs for some things that it's clear just weren't in the training set. It had no idea what I was asking and made up a bunch of useless stuff.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 6d

The armed conflict in Sudan seems to be one of the world's most forgotten civil wars. The reigning silence surrounding this conflict plunges the population into daily turmoil.

Sudan is bleeding in silence: A humanitarian crisis the world cannot ignore

The armed conflict in Sudan seems to be one of the world's most forgotten civil wars. The reigning silence surrounding this conflict plunges the population into daily turmoil.

globalvoices.org

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Perry Beasley-Hall, PhD @pbeasleyhall.bsky.social · 6d

Calling #ICZN people: we had a #taxonomy paper come out w/ literally dozens of publisher errors. Told it can’t be fixed online as that’s against the Code & needs a lengthy correction notice. 😤 imo that would make it even less accessible - is it really our only option?

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Bengi Kendrick @fungiwithbengi.bsky.social · 6d

Do I know any mustelid experts that I could run an outlandish idea across?
I would like someone to convince me that I'm not looking at a photo of an extinct species.

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Nathan Lujan @potamophile.bsky.social · 7d

The @romtoronto.bsky.social Sharks exhibition is opening this weekend! The perfect family-friendly destination for the Thanksgiving long weekend!

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 12d

You can subscribe to PBS for a few dollars a month.

Cancel Disney, Paramount and Amazon.

Vote with your dollar and give to the people and organizations who are still fighting back.

Who are trying to make a difference.

Who aren’t owned by billionaires.

Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 13d

Today marks the first day in the 55-year history of PBS and 54-year history of NPR that public media has broadcast to its audiences without federal funding. But even though lots of local outlets are at risk, PBS and NPR are still here, providing fair, accurate news coverage and will not be silenced.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 12d

Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science

The primatologist challenged what it meant to be a scientist.

www.nature.com

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Katherine Drotos @spiritofcavalia.bsky.social · 12d

Ed is spot on, as usual.

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 👇

open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 13d

"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you.

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”

Rest in power, Dr. Jane Goodall

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Katherine Drotos @spiritofcavalia.bsky.social · 13d

How are you reachable by a poll, but have not heard of him? Like never mind the politics, I want the logistics of this.

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