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Geneticist and genetic engineer, mom, cyclist, opinions my own
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webanalyst.bsky.social
The Epstein coverup will go down as one of the greatest scandals and miscarriages of justice in U.S. history.

Everyone involved with Epstein’s victims or with the coverup needs to be prosecuted and go down in shame.

It does not matter if they are GOP or Dems!

Repost if you agree.

#BlueCrew
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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lisaloe.bsky.social
Karoline Leavitt standing in front of her sole job description
Caroline Leavitt, Trump’s COS, wearing a red suit, stands in front of a sign that reads WHITE WASHING
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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sleepyols.bsky.social
Out. Cold.

#dogsofbluesky
Black and white dog sound asleep on a bed with grey and navy sheets.
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
lovegenetics.bsky.social
My #WIP for #Showmeyourknits is the Vex sweater using Laine Biscotte Bis-Sock Gris-Gris and Super-Sock London Fog. Still working the raglan increases, but the colours are looking good so far.
V-neck sweater being knit in the round with alternating grey and multi-coloured hand-dyed yarn. Pattern on Ravelry. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vex-2
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
A reminder:
An under-aged girl = a child
Sex with a child = rape
Hiding behind euphemisms and bureaucratic legalese protects our feelings, but clouds the truth.
November 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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sleepyols.bsky.social
Meet Blanket. Blanket came with me when my owner’s picked me up. The first night in my new home, I threw up on her. She forgave me, and we’ve been friends ever since. Love you, Blankie. ❤️

#dogsofbluesky
Black and white dog facing the camera with a grey blanket draped over his head.
November 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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maxberger.bsky.social
Authoritarianism can only succeed when democracy fails to deliver for working people.

Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.

We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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sleepyols.bsky.social
Sometimes, I like to visit my doppelganger, Bernie. He’s surprised that he’s not a Sheepadoodle. To be fair, so am I.

#dogsofbluesky
A black and white Sheepadoodle sitting in front of a black fence, with a black and white Bernadoodle in the background.
November 12, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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hansonmark.bsky.social
We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing:

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Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
A table showing profit margins of major publishers. A snippet of text related to this table is below. 1. The four-fold drain 1.1 Money Currently, academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it. The dominant four are Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley and Taylor & Francis, which collectively generated over US$7.1 billion in revenue from journal publishing in 2024 alone, and over US$12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024 (Table 1A). Their profit margins have always been over 30% in the last five years, and for the largest publisher (Elsevier) always over 37%. Against many comparators, across many sectors, scientific publishing is one of the most consistently profitable industries (Table S1). These financial arrangements make a substantial difference to science budgets. In 2024, 46% of Elsevier revenues and 53% of Taylor & Francis revenues were generated in North America, meaning that North American researchers were charged over US$2.27 billion by just two for-profit publishers. The Canadian research councils and the US National Science Foundation were allocated US$9.3 billion in that year. A figure detailing the drain on researcher time. 1. The four-fold drain 1.2 Time The number of papers published each year is growing faster than the scientific workforce, with the number of papers per researcher almost doubling between 1996 and 2022 (Figure 1A). This reflects the fact that publishers’ commercial desire to publish (sell) more material has aligned well with the competitive prestige culture in which publications help secure jobs, grants, promotions, and awards. To the extent that this growth is driven by a pressure for profit, rather than scholarly imperatives, it distorts the way researchers spend their time. The publishing system depends on unpaid reviewer labour, estimated to be over 130 million unpaid hours annually in 2020 alone (9). Researchers have complained about the demands of peer-review for decades, but the scale of the problem is now worse, with editors reporting widespread difficulties recruiting reviewers. The growth in publications involves not only the authors’ time, but that of academic editors and reviewers who are dealing with so many review demands. Even more seriously, the imperative to produce ever more articles reshapes the nature of scientific inquiry. Evidence across multiple fields shows that more papers result in ‘ossification’, not new ideas (10). It may seem paradoxical that more papers can slow progress until one considers how it affects researchers’ time. While rewards remain tied to volume, prestige, and impact of publications, researchers will be nudged away from riskier, local, interdisciplinary, and long-term work. The result is a treadmill of constant activity with limited progress whereas core scholarly practices – such as reading, reflecting and engaging with others’ contributions – is de-prioritized. What looks like productivity often masks intellectual exhaustion built on a demoralizing, narrowing scientific vision. A table of profit margins across industries. The section of text related to this table is below: 1. The four-fold drain 1.1 Money Currently, academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it. The dominant four are Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley and Taylor & Francis, which collectively generated over US$7.1 billion in revenue from journal publishing in 2024 alone, and over US$12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024 (Table 1A). Their profit margins have always been over 30% in the last five years, and for the largest publisher (Elsevier) always over 37%. Against many comparators, across many sectors, scientific publishing is one of the most consistently profitable industries (Table S1). These financial arrangements make a substantial difference to science budgets. In 2024, 46% of Elsevier revenues and 53% of Taylor & Francis revenues were generated in North America, meaning that North American researchers were charged over US$2.27 billion by just two for-profit publishers. The Canadian research councils and the US National Science Foundation were allocated US$9.3 billion in that year. The costs of inaction are plain: wasted public funds, lost researcher time, compromised scientific integrity and eroded public trust. Today, the system rewards commercial publishers first, and science second. Without bold action from the funders we risk continuing to pour resources into a system that prioritizes profit over the advancement of scientific knowledge.
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Thurs we ride against Ford's attack on bike lanes, bus lanes, pedestrian safety, tenants rights & more! Omnibus bills that aim to distract & divide communities w many intersecting interests we need to all fight against!
[https://www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_protest_ride](www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_prot...)
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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fairvote.ca
How many more years of Doug Ford must we endure until we all agree on proportional representation?
A bar chart in front of a close-up photo of a man in a suit. The chart compares vote percentage and seat percentage for one party in three Ontario provincial elections. In 2018, the party received about 41 percent of the vote and about 61 percent of the seats. In 2022, it received about 41 percent of the vote and about 67 percent of the seats. In 2025, it is projected to receive about 43 percent of the vote and about 65 percent of the seats. A highlighted caption reads: “With proportional representation, no party could hold majority power without earning majority support.” A banner at the bottom says learn more at fairvote.ca.
November 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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docbecca.bsky.social
Mamdani- style graphic that says “funding for basic science”
November 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
lovegenetics.bsky.social
And Ford wants to privatize water in Ontario. This is the POS that benefits from the first-past-the-post. Electoral system in Canada. He will make the world worse for our children so he and his buddies can fill their bank accounts now. #ONpoli
premnsikka.bsky.social Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 7d
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year.

Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.

People fleeced.
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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sleepyols.bsky.social
Bedhead Pro Tip: Start with the ears.

#dogsofbluesky
A black and white dog standing, looking very tired, staring directly at the camera. His right ear is flipped up at an awkward angle.
November 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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sleepyols.bsky.social
Sometimes, I like to hold sticks in my mouth like they are cigars.

#dogsofbluesky
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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sleepyols.bsky.social
Me and Pete.

#dogsofbluesky
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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sleepyols.bsky.social
Sunday Throwback:
Meet Dragon. Dragon was one of my very first friends, along with Blanket (also shown here). Dragon and I have been through thick and thin, and he didn’t even care when I chewed his tag off. Love you, buddy. ❤️

#dogsofbluesky
November 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
With compelling reports (thanks @sickkidsto.bsky.social & TMU) confirming that speed cameras reduce speeds & thereby incidents of collisions, there is a case to be made that removing road safety tools could attract some shared liability. We'd love to give it a try. (Thx @icgardner.bsky.social)
November 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
If you're driving, speed & hit someone, you're at fault. But, that doesn't mean that government's who encourage or facilitate dangerous driving are blameless. If you're in a collision w a speeding driver where a speed camera was removed email us: info@thebikinglawyer.ca 1/2
November 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
lovegenetics.bsky.social
My first cable sweater for cables week at #showmeyourknits using @sweetpaprikadesigns.com Norwood. I’m in love with it.
Green cable cardigan knit in Norwood from Sweet Paprika Designs with the Grandpa Cardigan pattern from Joji Locatelli https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/grandpa-cardigan. Front view of green grandpa cardigan.
November 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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abbij1961.bsky.social Abbi Lichtenstein @abbij1961.bsky.social · 15d
@neguse.house.gov gives a lesson on how to reframe a journalist’s stupid question about #SNAP! 💪🏼
November 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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stacesmith94.bsky.social
Please help share and sign this letter with your colleagues before November 4th. If you have applied for Tri-Council funding in the last 25 years, all of your data is at risk of being included and sent to an unnamed researcher and MPs on the committee.
Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data
Why do we need urgent action to protect our data? The mandate of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research is to review and report on topics relating to science and research in ...
docs.google.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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sleepyols.bsky.social
#dogsofbluesky
November 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Alberta First Nations denounce plans to ‘treat and release’ oil sands tailings ricochet.media/indigenous/a...
Alberta First Nations denounce plans to ‘treat and release’ oil sands tailings
Oil sands pollution has been kept in ponds for decades — Now the government wants to release it into the Athabaska River watershed
ricochet.media
October 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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davidjoffe64.bsky.social
Oh My Goodness...

The memes are getting better by the minute‼️
October 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM