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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 2h

Ive enjoyed clips of this show but I just can't commit to watching 178 seasons of a TV show. Not in this economy.

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 9h

Made gel with water

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 16h

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

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 16h

"The chancellor approved it"

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 1d

I've had canoli at good places. I've had people say "No, you just haven't had a GOOD canoli!".

I have. I just think theyre meh.

Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 2d

Apropos of nothing I had an amazing cheesesteak for lunch yesterday

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 2d

Every time I have a canoli I'm disappointed. They look much better than they taste

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 2d

Don't threaten me with a good time.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 2d

I'm trying to decide if this guy is just naked pandering or if he's really that fucking stupid.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 2d

“When I directly pressed Bhattacharya about this exodus during our meeting, he said that if researchers did not like the way things are in the United States, they were welcome to go elsewhere.”

😮😮😮 holy shit Jay B really does not give a fuck 😮😮😮

www.the-scientist.com/nih-leadersh...

NIH Leadership Is Failing Early Career Researchers

Halted training programs, funding chaos, and hiring freezes jeopardize advancement options for early career researchers.

www.the-scientist.com

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 2d

Wait. There was a betting market on whether Trump would win the N0bel Prize? And the odds had him at >30% at one point?

Goddammit had I known I would have liquidated everything I own and taken that bet and retired. That's the closest thing to free money that exists in this world.

Next year!

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 2d

Lolololol

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 2d

I get it. The Nobel committee snubbed me this year as well.

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 3d

Its hard to tell with these jokers

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 3d

This must be why we Jews win so many Nobel Prizes

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Health Secretary Kennedy, Trump link circumcision to autism through Tylenol

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. noted boys who are circumcised have higher rates of autism, which he said could be a result of Tylenol.

www.usatoday.com

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 3d

Sometimes....

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 3d

Got this doofus 6 years ago today. She was 12 weeks old.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 3d

When the Supreme Court struck down Biden's policies, it was tempting to think: "At least these limits on executive authority will bind Trump if he comes back into office." But no—the court's skepticism of executive power vanished on Jan. 20, 2025. This dynamic is obvious to anyone paying attention!

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 3d

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 5d

Very sad. I just gave a lecture last week on the history of animal cloning and John came up a bunch

Katherine Brown @katherine-brown.bsky.social · 5d

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.

www.cam.ac.uk

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 5d

Lol

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Filip Husnik @filiphusnik.bsky.social · 5d

OIST is seeking up to four tenure-track or tenured faculty in Ecology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Oceanography. Application deadline: Oct 15. Please share. Thx!
www.oist.jp/careers/facu...

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 6d

Casein crystals

a cartoon character with a mouth open and the words yum yum written on it

ALT: a cartoon character with a mouth open and the words yum yum written on it

media.tenor.com

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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 8d

Sometimes I think about how from 1935-1975ish, Bell Labs produced an insane amount of revolutionary science and technology, including 11 Nobel Prizes, the transistor, UNIX, C, the laser, the solar cell, information theory, etc. The secret? Provide scientists with ample, steady, no-strings funding.

sites.stat.columbia.edu

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 8d

a close up of a man 's face with blue eyes and a beard

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with blue eyes and a beard

media.tenor.com

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 8d

Not me

a man with a beard is standing next to another man wearing a straw hat and vest .

ALT: a man with a beard is standing next to another man wearing a straw hat and vest .

media.tenor.com

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 9d

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

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