Audra Wolfe
@audrajwolfe.bsky.social
I wrote two books on science & the Cold War, formerly @ColdWarScience. Developmental editor to the should-be stars. Mostly Philly, sometimes Indiana, always weaving.
It’s official, my husband and I will now be paying $1600 A MONTH for a high deductible plan, thanks Chuck
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It’s official, my husband and I will now be paying $1600 A MONTH for a high deductible plan, thanks Chuck
The obit’s a little generous about 1953 but tbh is much more direct on his odiousness than I would have expected www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
James D. Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The obit’s a little generous about 1953 but tbh is much more direct on his odiousness than I would have expected www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
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In case anyone is wondering if Watson was really THAT bad, @lpachter.bsky.social compiled a list of quotes that are absolutely not for the faint of heart.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
November 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
In case anyone is wondering if Watson was really THAT bad, @lpachter.bsky.social compiled a list of quotes that are absolutely not for the faint of heart.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
Goodnight to Jim Watson, the man whose grandiose statements about the genome lured me to grad school to better understand the public authority of science in America
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Goodnight to Jim Watson, the man whose grandiose statements about the genome lured me to grad school to better understand the public authority of science in America
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We are hiring two editorial assistants at Columbia UP! One for the philosophy/religion/theory editor & @philipleventhal.bsky.social (lit/film), & one for the sociology/Black studies & the editorial director/editor for lit in translation/Asian studies. Apply for both at the link.
Editorial Assistant - Other NYC Locations, New York, United States
Job Type: Support Staff - Non-Union
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Salary Range: $46,400.00-$46,400.00
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, includi...
opportunities.columbia.edu
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We are hiring two editorial assistants at Columbia UP! One for the philosophy/religion/theory editor & @philipleventhal.bsky.social (lit/film), & one for the sociology/Black studies & the editorial director/editor for lit in translation/Asian studies. Apply for both at the link.
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BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.
November 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.
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ALL Haymarket EBooks are 80% off through November 7th ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽
Haymarket Ebooks on sale for $2!
At Haymarket, our mission is to publish books that contribute to struggles for social and economic justice. We strive to make our books a vibrant and organic part of social movements, and we believe t...
www.haymarketbooks.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
ALL Haymarket EBooks are 80% off through November 7th ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽
They have now changed it to “Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace”
November 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
They have now changed it to “Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace”
Is today the day I cancel the NYT? Or would that be ruining a workplace?
November 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Is today the day I cancel the NYT? Or would that be ruining a workplace?
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tfw you remember the sounds of a cat barfing woke you up at 4am, but there was no sign of cat barf when you got up at 6am
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
tfw you remember the sounds of a cat barfing woke you up at 4am, but there was no sign of cat barf when you got up at 6am
It’s wild to me that Schumer reps NEW YORK
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It’s wild to me that Schumer reps NEW YORK
Wow. Just wow all around. Way to get it done, 2025 electorate
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Wow. Just wow all around. Way to get it done, 2025 electorate
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Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
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Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
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I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.
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This is an incredible and very specific hater energy substack.com/home/post/p-...
Dick Cheney, ABD
Remembering the greatest alt-ac of them all
substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is an incredible and very specific hater energy substack.com/home/post/p-...
A year ago you would not convince me that People magazine would be the last mainstream outlet left opposing fascism
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A year ago you would not convince me that People magazine would be the last mainstream outlet left opposing fascism
Suckiest awesome baseball ever
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Suckiest awesome baseball ever
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peak baseball is indistinguishable from the feeling of hitting your head against a cement wall
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
peak baseball is indistinguishable from the feeling of hitting your head against a cement wall
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“does canada do daylight savings the same day the us does” and other things I find myself surprised to be googling at midnight in November
November 2, 2025 at 3:50 AM
“does canada do daylight savings the same day the us does” and other things I find myself surprised to be googling at midnight in November
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An Air Canada flight right now
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
An Air Canada flight right now
Gotta remember to allow time to reserve all the butterfingers for my own consumption before the trick or treaters pass through
October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Gotta remember to allow time to reserve all the butterfingers for my own consumption before the trick or treaters pass through
Real “let them lick marble” energy from the WH today
October 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Real “let them lick marble” energy from the WH today
Can confirm non-GSE alum also received the email on GSE letterhead (I received it twice)
New — It appears the University of Pennsylvania's email system has been hacked.
This hateful email just went out to the community (shared directly with me):
This hateful email just went out to the community (shared directly with me):
October 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Can confirm non-GSE alum also received the email on GSE letterhead (I received it twice)
I will never forget my conversation with a first-book author who told me she had been advised to focus her book’s conclusion on the core concept of the next one
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I will never forget my conversation with a first-book author who told me she had been advised to focus her book’s conclusion on the core concept of the next one