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Louis Eugene Brus, an American physical chemist whose work on quantum dots helped unlock a new era of nanoscience, died on Jan. 11, 2026, at the age of 82. He was a professor of chemistry at Columbia University and a Nobel laureate. cen.acs.org/people/obitu... #chemsky 🧪
Obituary: Louis Brus
The Nobel laureate’s work on quantum dots shaped nanoscience and modern technology
cen.acs.org
February 4, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Louis Eugene Brus, an American physical chemist whose work on quantum dots helped unlock a new era of nanoscience, died on Jan. 11, 2026, at the age of 82. He was a professor of chemistry at Columbia University and a Nobel laureate. cen.acs.org/people/obitu... #chemsky 🧪
hi @natalifg.bsky.social - what are the odds the corners of Newport Mill and Viers Mill will be cleared before NMMS and Einstein kids have to walk that route tomorrow? If not, can MCPD support the crossing guards to keep folks safe?
February 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
hi @natalifg.bsky.social - what are the odds the corners of Newport Mill and Viers Mill will be cleared before NMMS and Einstein kids have to walk that route tomorrow? If not, can MCPD support the crossing guards to keep folks safe?
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New Year's News:
1. "Fair Game: Trans Athletes & The Future of Sports" comes out JANUARY 27!!!
2. Support your local book shop! Pre-orders mean a lot, so request it now 🙏
3. If you still buy from Amazon, please use my affiliate link so I get a baby kickback: amzn.to/4plzboM
(the book is on sale!)
1. "Fair Game: Trans Athletes & The Future of Sports" comes out JANUARY 27!!!
2. Support your local book shop! Pre-orders mean a lot, so request it now 🙏
3. If you still buy from Amazon, please use my affiliate link so I get a baby kickback: amzn.to/4plzboM
(the book is on sale!)
Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports
Amazon.com: Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports: 9781620979785: Roscher, Ellie, Baeth, Anna, Mosier, Chris: Books
amzn.to
January 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
New Year's News:
1. "Fair Game: Trans Athletes & The Future of Sports" comes out JANUARY 27!!!
2. Support your local book shop! Pre-orders mean a lot, so request it now 🙏
3. If you still buy from Amazon, please use my affiliate link so I get a baby kickback: amzn.to/4plzboM
(the book is on sale!)
1. "Fair Game: Trans Athletes & The Future of Sports" comes out JANUARY 27!!!
2. Support your local book shop! Pre-orders mean a lot, so request it now 🙏
3. If you still buy from Amazon, please use my affiliate link so I get a baby kickback: amzn.to/4plzboM
(the book is on sale!)
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Today is #NationalCornChipDay! The secret to a smooth nacho cheese sauce to accompany them is a compound with an appropriate chemical formula – one of four kitchen chemistry tricks highlighted in this edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/food/food-sc...
January 29, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Today is #NationalCornChipDay! The secret to a smooth nacho cheese sauce to accompany them is a compound with an appropriate chemical formula – one of four kitchen chemistry tricks highlighted in this edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/food/food-sc...
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Jack Cover, curator who shaped every major exhibit at the National Aquarium, dies at 69
Jack Cover, curator who shaped the National Aquarium, dies at 69
The work of Jack Cover has touched many as he's had a hand in shaping nearly every major exhibit at the National Aquarium. He died at the age of 69.
buff.ly
January 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Jack Cover, curator who shaped every major exhibit at the National Aquarium, dies at 69
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rspatialdata: a repository of spatial datasets & tutorials for spatial analysis & visualization in #rstats, supporting real-world applications such as estimating air pollution, quantifying disease burden, and monitoring progress toward the SDGs🌍💻📊
👉 rspatialdata.github.io
👉 rspatialdata.github.io
January 18, 2026 at 3:19 PM
rspatialdata: a repository of spatial datasets & tutorials for spatial analysis & visualization in #rstats, supporting real-world applications such as estimating air pollution, quantifying disease burden, and monitoring progress toward the SDGs🌍💻📊
👉 rspatialdata.github.io
👉 rspatialdata.github.io
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Evolution doesn’t always take thousands or millions of years. Sometimes it happens right before our eyes.
Such is the case with the Anna’s hummingbird, a species that has undergone a dramatic transformation in a few generations, thanks to the advent of hummingbird feeders: https://scim.ag/3YMuQQu
Such is the case with the Anna’s hummingbird, a species that has undergone a dramatic transformation in a few generations, thanks to the advent of hummingbird feeders: https://scim.ag/3YMuQQu
January 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Evolution doesn’t always take thousands or millions of years. Sometimes it happens right before our eyes.
Such is the case with the Anna’s hummingbird, a species that has undergone a dramatic transformation in a few generations, thanks to the advent of hummingbird feeders: https://scim.ag/3YMuQQu
Such is the case with the Anna’s hummingbird, a species that has undergone a dramatic transformation in a few generations, thanks to the advent of hummingbird feeders: https://scim.ag/3YMuQQu
They know me. They really know me!
![Screenshot of Merriam-Webster's word of the year GIF. It reads, "Your 2026 Word [is] Potato"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:aunuflcun6z5oogpa5ybigbj/bafkreihosytphjatupbvdw2ghokki5takf375jrrknrjbvjiwembm4s2ei@jpeg)
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
They know me. They really know me!
I have a secret admiration for people who keep their homes tidy enough to use a robot vacuum thing without risking its noisy death on a sock or six.
December 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I have a secret admiration for people who keep their homes tidy enough to use a robot vacuum thing without risking its noisy death on a sock or six.
Some day I hope to sleep as deeply and carelessly as a kitten
December 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Some day I hope to sleep as deeply and carelessly as a kitten
I stared way too long at this box in the store. Presharpened pencil...huh...am I buying them sharpened or before they've been sharpened. If sharpened, why not just "Sharpened Pencils"? If not, why not "Unsharpened Pencils"?
I got there eventually. Now for more coffee.
I got there eventually. Now for more coffee.
December 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I stared way too long at this box in the store. Presharpened pencil...huh...am I buying them sharpened or before they've been sharpened. If sharpened, why not just "Sharpened Pencils"? If not, why not "Unsharpened Pencils"?
I got there eventually. Now for more coffee.
I got there eventually. Now for more coffee.
this is an impressive piece of work
20,000 words, 150 footnotes, 100+ timeline events = our attempt at documenting and synthesizing all the ways that the federal government has attempted to destroy access to gender-affirming care since January unbreaking.org/issues/trans...
Transgender Healthcare: Explainer — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
unbreaking.org
December 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
this is an impressive piece of work
oh.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a package of measures that would together ban gender-affirming care for minors. A press conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday. n.pr/44xQKdD
RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz to announce moves to ban gender-affirming care for young people
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a package of measures that would together ban gender-affirming care for minors. A press conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday.
n.pr
December 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
oh.
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Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
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The development and use of BabyBIG, the sole treatment for infant botulism, is "almost like a miracle," a doc who treats these babies told me.
apnews.com/article/infa...
apnews.com/article/infa...
How a rare drug made from scientists' blood saves babies from botulism
An infant botulism outbreak has sickened at least 39 babies across the U.S. and underscored the crucial role of a medication that treats the rare disease.
apnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The development and use of BabyBIG, the sole treatment for infant botulism, is "almost like a miracle," a doc who treats these babies told me.
apnews.com/article/infa...
apnews.com/article/infa...
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Mosasaurs, the giant marine reptiles that roamed the Earth more than 66 million years ago, didn’t just live in the sea. Our new research shows that they could thrive in freshwater too! Let’s dive into what we’ve discovered.
#Paleontology #Mosasaurs
#Paleontology #Mosasaurs
December 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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IT'S TIME.
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
Gifts for People You Hate 2025: Boycott Friendly Edition
Once again, I started working on this before Thanksgiving and once again it’s now well into December and I still haven’t gotten this up. Look, it’s been a busy couple of weeks tha…
naomikritzer.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
IT'S TIME.
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
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Alberta Lawmakers have invoked the nonwithstanding clause to stop trans youth from accessing care.
In doing so, they blocked a provision that grants trans youth the "right to life," which was used to overturn their ban.
The latest from S. Baum.
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In doing so, they blocked a provision that grants trans youth the "right to life," which was used to overturn their ban.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Alberta Lawmakers Pass Law to Restrict Trans Youths’ “Right to Life”—For Now
Using an emergency measure that won’t expire until 2030, the Alberta legislature gutted avenues of legal opposition to its anti-trans laws.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Alberta Lawmakers have invoked the nonwithstanding clause to stop trans youth from accessing care.
In doing so, they blocked a provision that grants trans youth the "right to life," which was used to overturn their ban.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
In doing so, they blocked a provision that grants trans youth the "right to life," which was used to overturn their ban.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
After multiple decades of service, the fish mug I bought when headed to a dorm freshman year has held its last beverage. Well done, little mug, you shall be missed over morning tea.
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
After multiple decades of service, the fish mug I bought when headed to a dorm freshman year has held its last beverage. Well done, little mug, you shall be missed over morning tea.
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Next week, the @bannermoco.bsky.social team will be in Rockville for a community listening session. This will be your opportunity to connect with our reporters and editors and help us focus on the issues of most importance. Register for free here.
Montgomery County community listening session with The Banner - Rockville
The Banner Montgomery County wants to hear from you! Join us in Rockville to meet the team and share what stories matter most to you.
events.humanitix.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Next week, the @bannermoco.bsky.social team will be in Rockville for a community listening session. This will be your opportunity to connect with our reporters and editors and help us focus on the issues of most importance. Register for free here.
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Don't worry, in the end, everything's coming up brassica.
few realize that as a cultivar of brassica oleracea, a christmas tree is, technically, genetically identical to cabbage
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Don't worry, in the end, everything's coming up brassica.
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Ravenswood’s Lillstreet Art Center is celebrating 50 years as a home for artists.
To mark the milestone, the studio is throwing a holiday party Friday night and will host Saturday jewelry trunk shows throughout December. blockclubchi.co/4rAZ0n5
To mark the milestone, the studio is throwing a holiday party Friday night and will host Saturday jewelry trunk shows throughout December. blockclubchi.co/4rAZ0n5
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Ravenswood’s Lillstreet Art Center is celebrating 50 years as a home for artists.
To mark the milestone, the studio is throwing a holiday party Friday night and will host Saturday jewelry trunk shows throughout December. blockclubchi.co/4rAZ0n5
To mark the milestone, the studio is throwing a holiday party Friday night and will host Saturday jewelry trunk shows throughout December. blockclubchi.co/4rAZ0n5
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@imarajones.bsky.social Nov 26:🧪
Hormone treatment leads to significant decline in suicidal tendencies for trans youth, study finds
gcn.ie/hormone-trea...
Hormone treatment leads to significant decline in suicidal tendencies for trans youth, study finds
gcn.ie/hormone-trea...
Hormone treatment leads to significant decline in suicidal tendencies for trans youth, study finds
A new study found that transgender adolescents experience a significant decline in suicidal tendencies following hormone treatment.
gcn.ie
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
@imarajones.bsky.social Nov 26:🧪
Hormone treatment leads to significant decline in suicidal tendencies for trans youth, study finds
gcn.ie/hormone-trea...
Hormone treatment leads to significant decline in suicidal tendencies for trans youth, study finds
gcn.ie/hormone-trea...
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Had a great time being a guest on Chris Reckling’s LIFE OUTDOORS on WAVY+ TV new streaming show! We discussed plein air painting and being a local artist.
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Had a great time being a guest on Chris Reckling’s LIFE OUTDOORS on WAVY+ TV new streaming show! We discussed plein air painting and being a local artist.
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I swear if our species ever invents a means of faster-than-light communication it will take us less than a generation to ignore it entirely what for all offers of a timeshares off Alpha Centauri and urgent messages from a boss stuck in the Kuiper Belt and in need of an urgent favor.
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I swear if our species ever invents a means of faster-than-light communication it will take us less than a generation to ignore it entirely what for all offers of a timeshares off Alpha Centauri and urgent messages from a boss stuck in the Kuiper Belt and in need of an urgent favor.