Michael
@bodhi56.bsky.social
Scientist, professor, teller of bad jokes and citizen of the world
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
That’s almost a pitchbot parody headline lol
December 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
That’s almost a pitchbot parody headline lol
The south park take on AI this week was spot on -
July 27, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The south park take on AI this week was spot on -
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Funding cuts to PBS and NPR, attempts to stop the Wall Street Journal from publishing, Colbert canceled.
Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
July 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Funding cuts to PBS and NPR, attempts to stop the Wall Street Journal from publishing, Colbert canceled.
Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
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Stop what you’re doing & listen to this!
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Stop what you’re doing & listen to this!
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If deporting US citizen children with cancer isn’t your redline, it’s time to reassess your priorities.
April 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If deporting US citizen children with cancer isn’t your redline, it’s time to reassess your priorities.
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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
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We haven’t reached bottom yet.
Because there is no bottom to his moral depravity.
Because there is no bottom to his moral depravity.
April 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We haven’t reached bottom yet.
Because there is no bottom to his moral depravity.
Because there is no bottom to his moral depravity.
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I mean, if they want to make it harder for married women to vote, I say let them do it.
April 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I mean, if they want to make it harder for married women to vote, I say let them do it.
The Dems made a huge mistake in not making Ben Winkler the DNC chair. Susan Crawford"s victory underscores how good he is.
April 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The Dems made a huge mistake in not making Ben Winkler the DNC chair. Susan Crawford"s victory underscores how good he is.
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This Friday at 12 eastern @aaas.org is holding a zoom meeting on how to respond to federal research grant terminations. Register here aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Responding to Federal Research Grant Terminations. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join the AAAS Center for Scientific Responsibility and Justice and AAAS SEA Change for a roundtable discussion on the laws and regulations that govern federal grant terminations, including procedures ...
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March 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This Friday at 12 eastern @aaas.org is holding a zoom meeting on how to respond to federal research grant terminations. Register here aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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I think I like the real leader of the Democratic Party. (He's leading but maybe too far ahead for some of them to see?)
"Let's not take the soul-sucking path of sacrificing the most persecuted for that which we deem to be most popular. I know that there are transgender children right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist. Well, I am."
March 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I think I like the real leader of the Democratic Party. (He's leading but maybe too far ahead for some of them to see?)
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I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
March 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
Too late - you gave away the store last week. You should resign your leadership!
March 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Too late - you gave away the store last week. You should resign your leadership!
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BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Federal Judge blocks Trump administration ban on transgender troops, citing the administration's "unadulterated animus" towards transgender people
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BREAKING NEWS: JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP TRANS TROOP BAN
The judge cited "unadulterated animus" towards transgender people by the Trump administration in her ruling
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March 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Federal Judge blocks Trump administration ban on transgender troops, citing the administration's "unadulterated animus" towards transgender people
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•SHOCKING.
•TERRIFYING.
•DEMANDS AMPLIFYING.
Presenting: The Trump administration’s list of words and phrases these “anti-woke” weasels deem so highly objectionable they are essentially banning them from use in government agencies.
Included on the list: Black, Native American,…
•TERRIFYING.
•DEMANDS AMPLIFYING.
Presenting: The Trump administration’s list of words and phrases these “anti-woke” weasels deem so highly objectionable they are essentially banning them from use in government agencies.
Included on the list: Black, Native American,…
March 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
•SHOCKING.
•TERRIFYING.
•DEMANDS AMPLIFYING.
Presenting: The Trump administration’s list of words and phrases these “anti-woke” weasels deem so highly objectionable they are essentially banning them from use in government agencies.
Included on the list: Black, Native American,…
•TERRIFYING.
•DEMANDS AMPLIFYING.
Presenting: The Trump administration’s list of words and phrases these “anti-woke” weasels deem so highly objectionable they are essentially banning them from use in government agencies.
Included on the list: Black, Native American,…
Pete how're we going to save our party which seems rudderless right now ?
March 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Pete how're we going to save our party which seems rudderless right now ?
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Repost & like, if you stand with President Zelensky!
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Repost & like, if you stand with President Zelensky!
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Just want to add that "restoring" a program or team or mission is like glueing the fragments together after you broke something. It's not as though it didn't happen, as though you didn't damage it (and in this case, the glue has not been supplied or applied).
Every news outlet reporting Elon Musk's comment about accidentally canceling Ebola prevention efforts and quickly restoring them should also say they haven't been restored, they're still canceled, the outbreak-fighting teams are dismantled, the money is gone
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Musk says DOGE ‘restored’ Ebola prevention effort. Officials say that’s not true.
USAID’s initiatives to fight Ebola and other diseases have been gutted, current and former agency officials said.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Just want to add that "restoring" a program or team or mission is like glueing the fragments together after you broke something. It's not as though it didn't happen, as though you didn't damage it (and in this case, the glue has not been supplied or applied).