Kale
@justkale.bsky.social
PhD student, hoping to become a scientist
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I've received an 'exclusive' invite to try Nature's new 'research assistant', which will burn down a forest to provide a 'summary of the paper' I'm reading and I have SUCH exciting news for them, that's called an 'abstract' and the actual authors already wrote it for me, no forest-burning required.
October 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I've received an 'exclusive' invite to try Nature's new 'research assistant', which will burn down a forest to provide a 'summary of the paper' I'm reading and I have SUCH exciting news for them, that's called an 'abstract' and the actual authors already wrote it for me, no forest-burning required.
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"We'll just terraform Mars," they insist, unable to terraform Earth, a planet that is already perfect except it's like 2° too warm.
May 10, 2025 at 5:40 AM
"We'll just terraform Mars," they insist, unable to terraform Earth, a planet that is already perfect except it's like 2° too warm.
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“The findings suggest that if scientists want to increase public urgency around climate change, they should highlight clear, concrete shifts instead of slow-moving trends.
That could include the loss of white Christmases or outdoor summer activities canceled because of wildfire smoke.”
That could include the loss of white Christmases or outdoor summer activities canceled because of wildfire smoke.”
May 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
“The findings suggest that if scientists want to increase public urgency around climate change, they should highlight clear, concrete shifts instead of slow-moving trends.
That could include the loss of white Christmases or outdoor summer activities canceled because of wildfire smoke.”
That could include the loss of white Christmases or outdoor summer activities canceled because of wildfire smoke.”
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This is very cool. grist.org/science/brea...
Scientists just found a way to break through climate apathy
In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career.
grist.org
May 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This is very cool. grist.org/science/brea...
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In space, Venus flanks Earth on the left, with a hellfire greenhouse effect. Mars on the right, which long ago had running water. Today, it's bone dry. Something bad happened on each planet.
Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.
Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.
May 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
In space, Venus flanks Earth on the left, with a hellfire greenhouse effect. Mars on the right, which long ago had running water. Today, it's bone dry. Something bad happened on each planet.
Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.
Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.
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Inside me there are two wolves. One of them has a 15 genome edits the other 20 genome edits. Neither of them is a dire wolf.
April 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Inside me there are two wolves. One of them has a 15 genome edits the other 20 genome edits. Neither of them is a dire wolf.
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CRAWFORD: “Wisconsin stood up and said justice does not have a price, our courts are not for sale.”
April 2, 2025 at 2:49 AM
CRAWFORD: “Wisconsin stood up and said justice does not have a price, our courts are not for sale.”
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If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
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Every single Democratic lawmaker should be calling for Hegseth's immediate resignation right now. Not just some. Not just a few dozen. Every single one, starting at the top with Mr. Schumer and Mr. Jeffries. And the fact that it hasn't happened yet is nearly as shocking as Hegseth's conduct.
March 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Every single Democratic lawmaker should be calling for Hegseth's immediate resignation right now. Not just some. Not just a few dozen. Every single one, starting at the top with Mr. Schumer and Mr. Jeffries. And the fact that it hasn't happened yet is nearly as shocking as Hegseth's conduct.
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AOC: If you are an LGBTQ kid or family, we cannot throw you under the bus in order to win an election. In this house, we stand together
March 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
AOC: If you are an LGBTQ kid or family, we cannot throw you under the bus in order to win an election. In this house, we stand together
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Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic."
March 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic."
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A sincere and friendly question:
Why ask this of university presidents but not the board of trustees that employ them?
Why ask this of university presidents but not the board of trustees that employ them?
Today would be yet another good day for university presidents to loudly, collectively, & publicly start defending our institutions & industry. The silence is deafening & frankly, incomprehensible. What exactly are you waiting for? How many Columbias, Maines, & Johns Hopkins will it take?
The entire business model of American R1 universities is not viable without restoration of federal funding, & every individual institution pretending it can solve this problem alone is also not viable. University presidents need to be speaking out, collectively & loudly about this, in DC, right now.
March 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
A sincere and friendly question:
Why ask this of university presidents but not the board of trustees that employ them?
Why ask this of university presidents but not the board of trustees that employ them?
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If you've ever wondered what you would've done when terrible things happened in the past - you're doing it now.
The 40-day #TargetBoycott was launched by Black clergy on March 5, but it's never too late to join the effort! (And if you forgot? Don't beat yourself up - just start again.)
The 40-day #TargetBoycott was launched by Black clergy on March 5, but it's never too late to join the effort! (And if you forgot? Don't beat yourself up - just start again.)
Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
A 40-day Target boycott starts today. It couldn’t come at a worse time for the company | CNN Business
Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
www.cnn.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If you've ever wondered what you would've done when terrible things happened in the past - you're doing it now.
The 40-day #TargetBoycott was launched by Black clergy on March 5, but it's never too late to join the effort! (And if you forgot? Don't beat yourself up - just start again.)
The 40-day #TargetBoycott was launched by Black clergy on March 5, but it's never too late to join the effort! (And if you forgot? Don't beat yourself up - just start again.)
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And over 65 million people in Britain cannot speak any Welsh, Gaelic, Cornish, or Scots, nor sign in British Sign Language.
March 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
And over 65 million people in Britain cannot speak any Welsh, Gaelic, Cornish, or Scots, nor sign in British Sign Language.
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Mahmoud Khalil showcases an ugly thing about America: freedom of speech (and religion) poll very well in the abstract but if you probe with specific examples of things people don’t like the support falls through the floor. The default is “freedom for things I agree with, for the rest, the lash.”
March 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Figure skating world championships were considered to be for men only until 1902, when Madge Syers showed up and took home silver and the ISU went "whooooops guess we need to segregate them."
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
March 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Figure skating world championships were considered to be for men only until 1902, when Madge Syers showed up and took home silver and the ISU went "whooooops guess we need to segregate them."
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
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“It’s extremely alarming that grants that have been vetted by the scientific community and deemed important and impactful to understand the world are now being cancelled because of political ideology,” says @lkfazio.bsky.social.
“This is direct censorship of scientific research.”
“This is direct censorship of scientific research.”
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
“It’s extremely alarming that grants that have been vetted by the scientific community and deemed important and impactful to understand the world are now being cancelled because of political ideology,” says @lkfazio.bsky.social.
“This is direct censorship of scientific research.”
“This is direct censorship of scientific research.”
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Just posted: Iowa Republicans made history in the worst way last week.
I wanted to compile some of the most compelling testimonies Republicans ignored as they fast-tracked an omnibus discrimination bill. (with videos & partial transcripts)
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/03/02/t...
I wanted to compile some of the most compelling testimonies Republicans ignored as they fast-tracked an omnibus discrimination bill. (with videos & partial transcripts)
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/03/02/t...
Twelve powerful testimonies against Iowa's transgender discrimination bill
Laura Belin features appeals Republicans ignored: six from Iowans who will be directly harmed, and six from allies of the community.
www.bleedingheartland.com
March 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Just posted: Iowa Republicans made history in the worst way last week.
I wanted to compile some of the most compelling testimonies Republicans ignored as they fast-tracked an omnibus discrimination bill. (with videos & partial transcripts)
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/03/02/t...
I wanted to compile some of the most compelling testimonies Republicans ignored as they fast-tracked an omnibus discrimination bill. (with videos & partial transcripts)
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/03/02/t...
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Non-American friends, don’t vacation or visit now. There’s nothing to do in this country without spending $$$$$, and you’ll also risk getting detained and put in abysmal conditions before being deported, even if you have a return flight planned.
I’m a U.S. Citizen, I was almost “deported” once. 🧵
I’m a U.S. Citizen, I was almost “deported” once. 🧵
CBP is detaining german tourist for over 1 mo because they accused her of intending to tattoo for $$ while in US. In jailing her to deport, they held her in solitary for 9 days, also kept her from her return flight Feb 15. She's still jailed.
CoreCivic+CBP ⬆️ 💵
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
CoreCivic+CBP ⬆️ 💵
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
German tourist held indefinitely in San Diego area immigrant detention facility
The young woman had planned to spend a month with a friend in Los Angeles and then fly home to Berlin. But she’s been in federal custody since late January.
www.kpbs.org
March 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Non-American friends, don’t vacation or visit now. There’s nothing to do in this country without spending $$$$$, and you’ll also risk getting detained and put in abysmal conditions before being deported, even if you have a return flight planned.
I’m a U.S. Citizen, I was almost “deported” once. 🧵
I’m a U.S. Citizen, I was almost “deported” once. 🧵
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Studying plant diversity helps secure more resilient food systems. Scientists have been doing groundbreaking research, “and then you get flagged and blacklisted because there is a word like ‘female’ in your project”
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude meth...
www.propublica.org
February 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Studying plant diversity helps secure more resilient food systems. Scientists have been doing groundbreaking research, “and then you get flagged and blacklisted because there is a word like ‘female’ in your project”
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
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Congrats, everyone—the Elon boycott is working! Reports indicate that Tesla inventory is swelling, especially with Cybertrucks piling up outside their factory. Keep the boycott going, and don’t forget—today is the Economic Blackout!
February 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Congrats, everyone—the Elon boycott is working! Reports indicate that Tesla inventory is swelling, especially with Cybertrucks piling up outside their factory. Keep the boycott going, and don’t forget—today is the Economic Blackout!
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This. People seem to really want to talk themselves and others out of trying to take any action at all, and it seems they’re so scared of trying anything that doesn’t have a guarantee of success.
Even if you or I don't think a one-day blackout is going to solve the US's problems, ask yourself: what does scolding someone who's engaging in some form of political action accomplish other than to discourage them from jumping onto anything similar in the future?
What harm is this actually doing?
What harm is this actually doing?
February 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This. People seem to really want to talk themselves and others out of trying to take any action at all, and it seems they’re so scared of trying anything that doesn’t have a guarantee of success.