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Heather Michelle
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Someone told me this is like old Twitter so I’m here for it.
I was in row 8, which is first row after first class. When we pulled up to the gate here in Burlington, Vermont, there was a total rush of people from the back of the plane. I had a bag basically above me that I couldn’t get to. I am so sick of most people right now.
a man in a jail cell says i hate everyone and everything seems stupid to me .
ALT: a man in a jail cell says i hate everyone and everything seems stupid to me .
media.tenor.com
June 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The fanbase surrounding CC includes an awful lot of people who are not fans of women’s basketball and the WNBA… they are fans of her whiteness.
May 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I just want any team except OKC to win. Any one of the other three left.
May 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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just absolutely insane that this is what Trump accused Biden of doing, and now he's done it himself.
Congratulations, North Carolina. You’re on your own and your FEMA request is “not warranted.”

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May 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Some basic facts about international students, who they are and who they are not

Please pass on the message

@shashikalb.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If you want to know how well most people do their own research, go on a group message board on social media and look at the questions asked. People can’t even use Google proficiently nor the search bar on social media to answer they own questions.
May 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Diversity in the academic workforce objectively increases novelty#, impact* and technical innovation$. References for each claim in 🧵. So, some of you may be thinking "this doesn't affect me". It 💯 does if you want medical breakthroughs, or if, as a scientist, you want to do your best work. 🧪
"Virtually all NIH-funded training programs aimed at attracting underrepresented groups to science are now gone. 'I’m concerned that these events are very likely to affect who decides to stay in science and we will lose important and necessary scientific talent'"

www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH insiders: Trump is ‘dismantling and destroying everything’
After just 100 days, agency scientists say U.S. health institutes are demoralized and have lost essential staff and funding
www.science.org
May 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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"Virtually all NIH-funded training programs aimed at attracting underrepresented groups to science are now gone. 'I’m concerned that these events are very likely to affect who decides to stay in science and we will lose important and necessary scientific talent'"

www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH insiders: Trump is ‘dismantling and destroying everything’
After just 100 days, agency scientists say U.S. health institutes are demoralized and have lost essential staff and funding
www.science.org
May 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Thank you, Grizzlies players and the staff behind the scenes.

The rest of yall are trash and robbed us this season. Fire the coaches now. And get some damn players to help the good ones.
April 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Dear Social Scientists,

Just a reminder: Amidst attacks on the social sciences & higher ed, now is a very good time to be posting here &/or elsewhere abt your latest research, topics in the news that hit on your expertise, or both.

If you believe your field has public value, show it.

sociology
April 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Does the Memphis Grizzlies coach know English? That is at least the fifth foul/call he should have challenged in this game. And what are the assistant coaches doing? Scrolling social media? Like y’all, we are in this game and you’re acting like you’ve never seen a basketball game.
April 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I don’t even know how his name, but the Grizzlies head coach is the worst basketball coach in the playoffs by orders of magnitude and it isn’t close. He doesn’t challenge bad calls. He doesn’t call timeouts. And he can’t seem to address Caruso guarding JJJ.
April 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The level of ineptitude by the Memphis Grizzlies front office and coaches is why the FedEx Forum is 60% full (or less) for this PLAYOFF game. What happened on Thursday night isn’t on the players but is on the front office and coaches. And here we are at this game today and same sh*t. Poor.
April 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Ph.D. in HPEB alumna Venice Haynes is the senior director for @usofcare.bsky.social, where she leads all research and community engagement efforts for the Washington D.C.-based nonprofit. ow.ly/SANg50VHTj2
#50CareersFor50Years #ForeverToThee
@blondescientist.bsky.social @uofscalumni.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Dude how bad is it that Clarence Thomas said you were wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...
Supreme Court Sides With Wrongly Deported Migrant
A trial judge had ordered the Trump administration to take steps to return the migrant, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, from a notorious prison in El Salvador.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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The American Academy of Pediatrics is working to fight misinformation with this helpful resource: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
Fact Checked
Pediatricians weigh in to address the latest misinformation by providing clear, science-backed messaging to support children and families.
www.aap.org
April 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
RFK Jr. is a major threat the health of Americans right now. He peddles misinformation for profit. He misrepresents federal safety processes. He lies about piles and piles of evidence. It’s absolutely unacceptable.

But eggs.
April 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Kennedy’s comments on the Novavax covid vaccine approval delay aren’t scientifically accurate and don’t conform with FDA law, experts said.
Kennedy’s Comments On Novavax Delay Scientifically, Legally Inaccurate, Experts Say
The HHS Secretary publicly acknowledged the unusual delay of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine licensure, but his justification was neither scientifically accurate nor legally justifiable, experts said.
insights.citeline.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I don’t know what will happen in the women’s basketball natty tomorrow. But I know this. Both teams are exceptionally well coached and talented. Both teams have the ability to win. And alllllll the money is on UConn.
April 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Congratulations to Texas on a great season. If you want to be the champs, you have to beat the champs. It was a bold move to show up wearing A’ja’s shoes to play against A’ja’s team.
April 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
When I was on the academic calendar, this time of year was always “just hold on for one more month.” I’m no longer on the academic calendar and feel the same right now. But worse.
April 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I keep seeing all these super cute OOTD from Walmart. What Walmarts are yall shopping at? Not the same ones as me.
March 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Re vaccines and autism- “It wastes valuable resources to revisit the same question…” Dr Higgins told Axios. “Reexamining settled questions that have already been repeated, replicated, and tested many times is not healthy skepticism; it’s cynicism and science denial.”

www.axios.com/2025/03/24/m...
The Trump administration wants more studies replicated. That won't be easy
A key question is which studies get repeated and, with limited resources, at what expense.
www.axios.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Destroying everything. That’s the goal.
The Smithsonian, tasked with telling the story of America, could see changes under President Donald Trump’s unprecedented executive order.

Here's what to know about how it operates.
Trump wants to reshape the Smithsonian. Who funds the vast institution?
The Smithsonian, tasked with telling the story of America, could see changes under Trump’s unprecedented executive order. What to know about how it operates.
wapo.st
March 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM