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February 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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no single science fiction author has ever been more prescient. she was one-of-a-kind.
Almost all the copies of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower are checked out at the Boston Public Library.
February 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Not my beat, but Trump just issued an executive order to potentially deport non-citizens attending school/university who are against atrocities committed in Gaza by Israel.

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January 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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If you're wondering why scientists are freaking the fuck out about what's being described as a pause in spending, I have written an article just for you:
Science at risk: The funding pause is more damaging than you might think
Research that helps drive our economy is on hold and may face new ideological limits.
arstechnica.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Federal finding freeze or not, if you're a scientist who wants to be doing work you believe in without fear of the axe falling off you don't publish enough, consider leaving The Empire, and join The Rebel Alliance.

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January 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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January 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Please play disco elysium. Like not to be dramatic but it's a really important piece of art and I'm sure some part of you will change after playing through it. I don't know what the truly moral means of consuming it is and I'm kind of at the point that I don't care just play it if you haven't.
January 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM