Em Gray, PhD
@dremilie.bsky.social
Mosquitoes + respirometry + ecology-evolution-physiology scientist and teacher @Cornell. Uses xe/xyr pronouns.
Apparently the White House needs incontinence diapers: “A senior White House official said: “We are declaring a war on leakers.””
June 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Apparently the White House needs incontinence diapers: “A senior White House official said: “We are declaring a war on leakers.””
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June 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Saw The Wild Robot on a flight. Thanks for perpetuating misguided stereotypes about animals. It’s thanks to these that people put baby bison in their car to “save” them from the cold. If you like the idea of wild robots, please read “a psalm for the wild built” by Becky Chambers instead.
March 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Saw The Wild Robot on a flight. Thanks for perpetuating misguided stereotypes about animals. It’s thanks to these that people put baby bison in their car to “save” them from the cold. If you like the idea of wild robots, please read “a psalm for the wild built” by Becky Chambers instead.
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Butterfly populations are rapidly declining, so we want to pin down your most beautiful butterfly memories.
Share a voicemail at 1-646-767-6532 or send a voice memo at scifri@sciencefriday.com. You can also send us your photos of butterflies using this form:
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Share a voicemail at 1-646-767-6532 or send a voice memo at scifri@sciencefriday.com. You can also send us your photos of butterflies using this form:
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March 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Butterfly populations are rapidly declining, so we want to pin down your most beautiful butterfly memories.
Share a voicemail at 1-646-767-6532 or send a voice memo at scifri@sciencefriday.com. You can also send us your photos of butterflies using this form:
buff.ly/klqzXOP
Share a voicemail at 1-646-767-6532 or send a voice memo at scifri@sciencefriday.com. You can also send us your photos of butterflies using this form:
buff.ly/klqzXOP
Thanks for another good laugh, Elon. I realize hundreds of flights were disrupted, and untold amounts of trash and pollution have been added to the region, but at this point I’ll just enjoy the comedic angle.
Falling debris from a failed test of a SpaceX Starship prototype disrupted flights at several Florida airports.
SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Disrupts Florida Airports With Unsuccessful Test Flight
Video showed the upper stage of the most powerful rocket ever built spinning out of control in space, a repeat of an unsuccessful test flight in January that led to debris falling over the Caribbean.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Thanks for another good laugh, Elon. I realize hundreds of flights were disrupted, and untold amounts of trash and pollution have been added to the region, but at this point I’ll just enjoy the comedic angle.
It’s absolutely hilarious to witness how stupid these sheeple are.
NEW
The Pentagon’s DEI purge has led to photos of the B-29 bomber the Enola Gay to be marked for deletion.
Photos of soldiers who happen to have the last name “Gay” are also marked for deletion.
Full Story: bit.ly/3F4FOKK
The Pentagon’s DEI purge has led to photos of the B-29 bomber the Enola Gay to be marked for deletion.
Photos of soldiers who happen to have the last name “Gay” are also marked for deletion.
Full Story: bit.ly/3F4FOKK
March 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It’s absolutely hilarious to witness how stupid these sheeple are.
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Musk says millions of dead people get Social Security. That's a lie. Here's the truth: 30,000 people die a year waiting for an understaffed Social Security to approve disability benefits. Musk's plan to cut Social Security's staff by 50% will make this tragic reality even worse.
March 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Musk says millions of dead people get Social Security. That's a lie. Here's the truth: 30,000 people die a year waiting for an understaffed Social Security to approve disability benefits. Musk's plan to cut Social Security's staff by 50% will make this tragic reality even worse.
From the lovely Reddit community… www.reddit.com/r/nova/comme...
From the nova community on Reddit: Fat Nixon National Golf Club
Explore this post and more from the nova community
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March 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
I’ll have a canadiano please 🥰
The Duncan Garage Cafe & Bakery in BC, Canada is taking care of business.
Americanos are wiped from the menu; Canadianos are in. 🇨🇦
Americanos are wiped from the menu; Canadianos are in. 🇨🇦
March 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I’ll have a canadiano please 🥰
Really, NY Times? He stood up and spoke out against the farce that is taking over American politics, he rose up against fascism. What happened last night was not a dramatic gesture.
Representative Al Green, Democrat of Texas, who was removed from the House chamber for heckling President Trump during his speech on Tuesday to a joint session of Congress, has a history of dramatic political gestures.
Here's what to know about him.
Here's what to know about him.
Who Is Al Green, the Texas Democrat Ejected From Trump’s Speech?
The Texas Democrat, who was ejected from the House chamber for shouting at President Trump during his Tuesday address, also introduced the first articles of impeachment against him in 2017.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Really, NY Times? He stood up and spoke out against the farce that is taking over American politics, he rose up against fascism. What happened last night was not a dramatic gesture.
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Rep Al Green after being removed from Trump speech: "I'll accept the punishment. It's worth it to let people know that there's some of us who are going to stand up" against Trump and his anti-American agenda. And Green added Trump is convicted felon! This is what courage looks like!
March 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Rep Al Green after being removed from Trump speech: "I'll accept the punishment. It's worth it to let people know that there's some of us who are going to stand up" against Trump and his anti-American agenda. And Green added Trump is convicted felon! This is what courage looks like!
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COLBERT, on Rep. Al Green’s removal:
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
COLBERT, on Rep. Al Green’s removal:
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
What Lesh Walesa wrote to trump is powerful. www.reuters.com/world/polish...
Polish Cold War hero Walesa writes to Trump expressing 'horror' at Zelenskiy spat
Lech Walesa, the former Polish president and Solidarity trade union leader who played a leading role in the fall of Communism, signed a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump expressing "horror" at his argument with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
www.reuters.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:34 AM
What Lesh Walesa wrote to trump is powerful. www.reuters.com/world/polish...
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Full list of attendees at London Summit:
NATO SecGen
Denmark PM
Sweden PM
Germany Chancellor
Norway PM
Czech PM
Turkey FM
Spain PM
Denmark PM
EU Com & Coun President
Canada PM
Italy PM
Poland PM
Romania Interim President
Finland President
France President
UK PM
Ukraine President Zelenskyy
#NotUS
NATO SecGen
Denmark PM
Sweden PM
Germany Chancellor
Norway PM
Czech PM
Turkey FM
Spain PM
Denmark PM
EU Com & Coun President
Canada PM
Italy PM
Poland PM
Romania Interim President
Finland President
France President
UK PM
Ukraine President Zelenskyy
#NotUS
March 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Full list of attendees at London Summit:
NATO SecGen
Denmark PM
Sweden PM
Germany Chancellor
Norway PM
Czech PM
Turkey FM
Spain PM
Denmark PM
EU Com & Coun President
Canada PM
Italy PM
Poland PM
Romania Interim President
Finland President
France President
UK PM
Ukraine President Zelenskyy
#NotUS
NATO SecGen
Denmark PM
Sweden PM
Germany Chancellor
Norway PM
Czech PM
Turkey FM
Spain PM
Denmark PM
EU Com & Coun President
Canada PM
Italy PM
Poland PM
Romania Interim President
Finland President
France President
UK PM
Ukraine President Zelenskyy
#NotUS
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Make Measles Great Again
IF you or your child develops symptoms, you MUST isolate.
You must report to state health department. Measles is a nationally notifiable disease.
Anyone with measles rash must be in isolation for 4 days after rash presents.
Read more:
news.immunologic.org/p/the-first-...
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You must report to state health department. Measles is a nationally notifiable disease.
Anyone with measles rash must be in isolation for 4 days after rash presents.
Read more:
news.immunologic.org/p/the-first-...
8/
The first measles death in the US in a decade is NOT normal.
Here's what you should know about how to keep you and your loved ones safe.
news.immunologic.org
March 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Make Measles Great Again
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CDC source:
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
February 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
CDC source:
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
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DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER:
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1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER:
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February 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER:
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1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER:
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
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Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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Finally, some public leadership from a university president. More, please. Where are the leaders of the largest R1 research institutions most dependent on federal dollars?
From Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University: slate.com/life/2025/02...
Dear Fellow College Presidents: We Need to Do More Than Wait This One Out
Why civil society needs university leaders to speak up.
slate.com
February 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Finally, some public leadership from a university president. More, please. Where are the leaders of the largest R1 research institutions most dependent on federal dollars?
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Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
February 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
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Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
We all like to yell at the Democrats, but it’s really Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune who are letting Elon Musk and his faceless goon squad make a mockery of their power as leaders of a coequal branch without uttering a peep or lifting a finger.
February 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
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As a scholar of American institutions, I ask in genuine bemusement and with sincerity--under exactly what fucking authority are Elon Musk and his young adult hoodlums roving around Washington, DC and gaining access to secret & sensitive government data and systems?
Constitutional crisis
Constitutional crisis
February 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
As a scholar of American institutions, I ask in genuine bemusement and with sincerity--under exactly what fucking authority are Elon Musk and his young adult hoodlums roving around Washington, DC and gaining access to secret & sensitive government data and systems?
Constitutional crisis
Constitutional crisis