Liz Haswell
@ehaswell.bsky.social
Writing & Editing @ www.thesustainableprofessor.com 🌱Co-host, The Taproot Podcast 🌱Former midwestern biology professor finding her way as a writer and bon vivant in the PNW 🌱Check out what I'm up to or contact me: https://elizabethhaswell.carrd.co
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Two Rice University undergrads (freshmen!) built a digital mapping tool to track ICE activity. Students are OK.
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
How 2 University Freshman Are Tracking ICE Enforcement Actions Across the Country
With ICE Map, Rice University students Jack Vu and Abby Manuel hope to help communities understand where immigration enforcement activity is happening and how it unfolds in real time.
www.thenation.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Two Rice University undergrads (freshmen!) built a digital mapping tool to track ICE activity. Students are OK.
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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Best picks from our #moss archive:
Auxin fluctuation & PIN polarization in leaf cell reprogramming
doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
Hormonal Diterpenoids Distinct to Gibberellins Regulate Protonema Differentiation
doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
Glutamate-Induced Electrical & Calcium Signals doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
Auxin fluctuation & PIN polarization in leaf cell reprogramming
doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
Hormonal Diterpenoids Distinct to Gibberellins Regulate Protonema Differentiation
doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
Glutamate-Induced Electrical & Calcium Signals doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
February 13, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Best picks from our #moss archive:
Auxin fluctuation & PIN polarization in leaf cell reprogramming
doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
Hormonal Diterpenoids Distinct to Gibberellins Regulate Protonema Differentiation
doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
Glutamate-Induced Electrical & Calcium Signals doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
Auxin fluctuation & PIN polarization in leaf cell reprogramming
doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
Hormonal Diterpenoids Distinct to Gibberellins Regulate Protonema Differentiation
doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
Glutamate-Induced Electrical & Calcium Signals doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
Every week is moss appreciation week!
February 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Every week is moss appreciation week!
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If you saw today's headline that Gallup will stop measuring presidential approval, they did the same thing in 2018. They do it whenever Trump is president.
February 11, 2026 at 7:27 PM
If you saw today's headline that Gallup will stop measuring presidential approval, they did the same thing in 2018. They do it whenever Trump is president.
Feeling a little squeezed? Feeling a little anxious? Want help in your scientific writing from a real person?
I can help draft, write, and/or polish manuscripts, tenure documents, grant proposals, and more.
See my website (linked below) for testimonials and for contact info. Or D/M me here!
I can help draft, write, and/or polish manuscripts, tenure documents, grant proposals, and more.
See my website (linked below) for testimonials and for contact info. Or D/M me here!
February 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Feeling a little squeezed? Feeling a little anxious? Want help in your scientific writing from a real person?
I can help draft, write, and/or polish manuscripts, tenure documents, grant proposals, and more.
See my website (linked below) for testimonials and for contact info. Or D/M me here!
I can help draft, write, and/or polish manuscripts, tenure documents, grant proposals, and more.
See my website (linked below) for testimonials and for contact info. Or D/M me here!
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How did that happen?
That’s the question I tried to answer here.
That’s the question I tried to answer here.
February 11, 2026 at 3:27 AM
How did that happen?
That’s the question I tried to answer here.
That’s the question I tried to answer here.
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My take on AI use
1) It's making it harder for people to learn *how* to learn
2) If you can't do everything you think ou should be doing without resorting to it — then you're doing (or being asked to do) too much
www.patreon.com/posts/149942...
1) It's making it harder for people to learn *how* to learn
2) If you can't do everything you think ou should be doing without resorting to it — then you're doing (or being asked to do) too much
www.patreon.com/posts/149942...
Don’t Let The Machines Do The Living | Culture Study
Get more from Culture Study on Patreon
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February 10, 2026 at 3:30 AM
My take on AI use
1) It's making it harder for people to learn *how* to learn
2) If you can't do everything you think ou should be doing without resorting to it — then you're doing (or being asked to do) too much
www.patreon.com/posts/149942...
1) It's making it harder for people to learn *how* to learn
2) If you can't do everything you think ou should be doing without resorting to it — then you're doing (or being asked to do) too much
www.patreon.com/posts/149942...
Here is a pretty view
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Here is a pretty view
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for anyone unfamiliar with the town of Seattle it's sort of an American Vancouver
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 AM
for anyone unfamiliar with the town of Seattle it's sort of an American Vancouver
Familiar to all Portlanders who have hosted Fox News-loving family members
February 7, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Familiar to all Portlanders who have hosted Fox News-loving family members
Last night we saw “No Other Choice“, a fantastic Korean movie about the perceived inevitability of dehumanization and extraction under capitalism, at the Lake Theater and Cafe.
February 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Last night we saw “No Other Choice“, a fantastic Korean movie about the perceived inevitability of dehumanization and extraction under capitalism, at the Lake Theater and Cafe.
Newest topic added to the @unbreaking.org pages is infectious disease, including an explainer and a timeline of relevant events over the past year.
You might want to pour a stiff drink or get under a weighted blanket before reading.
You might want to pour a stiff drink or get under a weighted blanket before reading.
Our newest timeline tracks actions that hamper our ability to control the spread of infectious diseases, making the US and the rest of the world more susceptible to disease outbreaks, including global pandemics:
unbreaking.org/issues/infec...
unbreaking.org/issues/infec...
Infectious Disease Control & Prevention — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
unbreaking.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Newest topic added to the @unbreaking.org pages is infectious disease, including an explainer and a timeline of relevant events over the past year.
You might want to pour a stiff drink or get under a weighted blanket before reading.
You might want to pour a stiff drink or get under a weighted blanket before reading.
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More on NSF
Here are the number grants that were active in each year (at least part) including the effects of grant terminations (data from grant-witness.us) by directorate from 2021-2025.
The only directorates showing losses are STEM Education and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences.
Here are the number grants that were active in each year (at least part) including the effects of grant terminations (data from grant-witness.us) by directorate from 2021-2025.
The only directorates showing losses are STEM Education and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences.
February 6, 2026 at 11:16 PM
More on NSF
Here are the number grants that were active in each year (at least part) including the effects of grant terminations (data from grant-witness.us) by directorate from 2021-2025.
The only directorates showing losses are STEM Education and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences.
Here are the number grants that were active in each year (at least part) including the effects of grant terminations (data from grant-witness.us) by directorate from 2021-2025.
The only directorates showing losses are STEM Education and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences.
This was the soundtrack to our breakfast today!
Happy International Clash Day to all those who celebrate! www.kexp.org/internationa...
International Clash Day
A collection of content created by KEXP for International Clash Day.
www.kexp.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
This was the soundtrack to our breakfast today!
Cougar Gold is superior to Provel in every way and I don’t just say that because I have a can of it in my fridge right now 🧀
word searching for Cougar Gold related terms on bluesky, as one does
February 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Cougar Gold is superior to Provel in every way and I don’t just say that because I have a can of it in my fridge right now 🧀
A black hole is right. There hasn't been an NSF Director since April 2025; not sure about the Deputy Director. I can't find any information about program officers or leadership on the NSF website.
February 5, 2026 at 10:11 PM
A black hole is right. There hasn't been an NSF Director since April 2025; not sure about the Deputy Director. I can't find any information about program officers or leadership on the NSF website.
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"Planning to think about submitting sometime (Nature)"
February 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
"Planning to think about submitting sometime (Nature)"
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
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Judge Simon here in Portland just granted the TRO in the ICE use of force case. The first three sentences are pretty haunting.
February 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Judge Simon here in Portland just granted the TRO in the ICE use of force case. The first three sentences are pretty haunting.
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PORTLAND MAYOR WILSON:
“.. To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. … you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
“.. To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. … you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM
PORTLAND MAYOR WILSON:
“.. To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. … you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
“.. To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. … you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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"Among the hires at CBS News announced by Weiss is a doctor who claims he reduced his biological age by 20 years with cold plunges; that cod liver oil treats autism; and that Alzheimer’s and dementia can be reversed with supplements he sells on his online store."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Bari Weiss’s new CBS hires include ‘germ theory denialist’ doctor
Dr Mark Hyman, who claimed he reduced his biological age by 20 years, brought on as a contributor
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:58 PM
"Among the hires at CBS News announced by Weiss is a doctor who claims he reduced his biological age by 20 years with cold plunges; that cod liver oil treats autism; and that Alzheimer’s and dementia can be reversed with supplements he sells on his online store."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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So looking forward!
This Friday February 6 7pm at Harvard Bookstore: the profoundly inspiring, philosophical @berondam.bsky.social, fellow Fellow @rad-institute.bsky.social, in conversation with the unapologetically insightful @chanda.blacksky.app about her new book:
www.harvard.com/event/berond...
This Friday February 6 7pm at Harvard Bookstore: the profoundly inspiring, philosophical @berondam.bsky.social, fellow Fellow @rad-institute.bsky.social, in conversation with the unapologetically insightful @chanda.blacksky.app about her new book:
www.harvard.com/event/berond...
February 1, 2026 at 7:34 PM
So looking forward!
This Friday February 6 7pm at Harvard Bookstore: the profoundly inspiring, philosophical @berondam.bsky.social, fellow Fellow @rad-institute.bsky.social, in conversation with the unapologetically insightful @chanda.blacksky.app about her new book:
www.harvard.com/event/berond...
This Friday February 6 7pm at Harvard Bookstore: the profoundly inspiring, philosophical @berondam.bsky.social, fellow Fellow @rad-institute.bsky.social, in conversation with the unapologetically insightful @chanda.blacksky.app about her new book:
www.harvard.com/event/berond...
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I'm at the Willard Hotel where I've been denied entry and kicked out of the Reclaiming Science event with NIH director Bhattacharya & other top agency leaders.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
January 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I'm at the Willard Hotel where I've been denied entry and kicked out of the Reclaiming Science event with NIH director Bhattacharya & other top agency leaders.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
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You may not realize it, but state Attorney General offices collaborate every day to stand up against federal overreach and defend our Constitution.
Here in Oregon, this work has protected $4.6 billion for our state.
Here in Oregon, this work has protected $4.6 billion for our state.
January 29, 2026 at 8:49 PM
You may not realize it, but state Attorney General offices collaborate every day to stand up against federal overreach and defend our Constitution.
Here in Oregon, this work has protected $4.6 billion for our state.
Here in Oregon, this work has protected $4.6 billion for our state.
Straight talk from Institut Pasteur 🧪
Our statement on the U.S. administration’s attacks on biomedical research, public health & vaccination — undermining science and endangering lives.
The Institut Pasteur reaffirms its commitment to defending science, evidence, and global health.
www.pasteur.fr/en/press-are...
#PublicHealth
The Institut Pasteur reaffirms its commitment to defending science, evidence, and global health.
www.pasteur.fr/en/press-are...
#PublicHealth
Institut Pasteur statement on U.S. administration's attacks against biomedical research, global public health action and vaccination
For several months now, the current U.S. administration has consistently attacked and endeavored to weaken biomedical research and public health action in the United States and worldwide with unparall...
www.pasteur.fr
January 29, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Straight talk from Institut Pasteur 🧪