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Cathy W
@cathywiegand.bsky.social
Biologist. Lover of crafts and musical theater.
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Remember the instructor, Mel Curth, who was fired from the University of Oklahoma due to giving a 0 for an essay that didn't have citations & wasn't on topic? She is going to the president of the University to fight for her job back on Friday, Jan. 2. Sign this petition to support her: unfiremel.com
Defend OU Instructors and Academic Freedom
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members, The University of Oklahoma made national headlines this month after a routine grading dispute erupted into public controversy, leading OU to ...
unfiremel.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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[eating crab legs]

Oooooh, look at you, God's perfect organism. Evolution's favorite design. How's that exoskeleton working out for you, you delicious bastard?
June 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Bitch HOW

Motherfucker DOING WHAT JOBS

Chucklefuck IT IS THEIR MONEY
There it is. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) says Republicans’ next goal is to kick seniors off Social Security: “Get off of Social Security. Get back into the workforce.”
June 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Say it after me: Chat GPT is not a search engine. It does not scan the web for information, it just generates statistically likely sentences. You cannot use it a search engine, or as a substitute for searching.

Now. Please never use an LLM for information searches ever again.
April 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,

"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"

Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
April 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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To everyone in a similar scenario: the tactic my doctor's office has taught me is to ask, in writing, for:
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
March 26, 2024 at 2:16 AM
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Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
November 22, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zento the timeline
November 17, 2024 at 3:07 AM
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Ohio has basically defacto banned trans healthcare for adults using a similar strategy to why there was only a handful of abortion clinics in the entire Midwest before the Dobbs decision (TRAP laws)

cis people please repost this so this info doesn't get stuck in the queer social bubble
Breaking: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) bans, by executive order, gender-affirming surgery for minors, effective immediately. The move followed last week's veto of a broader bill. He also announced two proposed rules that will apply to all care, including adults. substack.com/profile/2269...
January 5, 2024 at 6:12 PM