Dr. Katharine Dickson
@metaomicsnerd.bsky.social
Microbiome engineer and biomethane scientist by training; climate, agriculture, science, and biotech policy and politics wonk by calling. I 分かる some 日本語.
Bluesky’s first Anaerobic Fungi Guru.
Opinions my own. She/her. ☸️ (Jōdo Shinshū)
Bluesky’s first Anaerobic Fungi Guru.
Opinions my own. She/her. ☸️ (Jōdo Shinshū)
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November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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What the Epstein files show is the *solidarity* of many men-across class, race, religion, profession & party affiliation-in the global political project of keeping the boot on women's necks.
People have no problem understanding class solidarity among the rich. Why can't they see gender solidarity?
People have no problem understanding class solidarity among the rich. Why can't they see gender solidarity?
Like I dunno, maybe the reason it took a lady to break open the story of all the men protecting the dude trafficking underage girls is because the male journos were all emailing him making jokes about it?
November 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
What the Epstein files show is the *solidarity* of many men-across class, race, religion, profession & party affiliation-in the global political project of keeping the boot on women's necks.
People have no problem understanding class solidarity among the rich. Why can't they see gender solidarity?
People have no problem understanding class solidarity among the rich. Why can't they see gender solidarity?
cluster headaches for the rest of his days
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
cluster headaches for the rest of his days
confirmed, it is a popcorn day
November 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
confirmed, it is a popcorn day
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The Epstein stuff is always so amazing to me because it's like "yes he was a sex criminal but if you can get past that, he was also an avowed eugenicist"
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Epstein stuff is always so amazing to me because it's like "yes he was a sex criminal but if you can get past that, he was also an avowed eugenicist"
maybe she should have gone to college and law school with all that money
"news of her bar exam results comes just days after [she] admitted in an interview that she used ChatGPT to help her study. In fact, [she] revealed that she'd express her frustration with [chatgpt] after giving her the wrong answers."
Glad we're forcing this into uni
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
Glad we're forcing this into uni
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Kim Kardashian Mocked For Failing Bar Exam After Admitting She Used ChatGPT For 'Legal Advice'
Social media users are blasting Kim Kardashian after she revealed she failed the California bar exam after taking it in July 2025.
www.yahoo.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
maybe she should have gone to college and law school with all that money
People are rightly saying that this is going to stigmatize neurodivergent folks unfairly, and this is true.
However, to flip this on its head, being neurodivergent and a eugenicist should give you cause to sit down and look in a mirror and take stock of yourself.
I'm looking at you, Elon Musk.
However, to flip this on its head, being neurodivergent and a eugenicist should give you cause to sit down and look in a mirror and take stock of yourself.
I'm looking at you, Elon Musk.
Exclusive: Adolf Hitler’s DNA has been sequenced by scientists
It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder
www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder
www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
Hitler had hidden genetic sexual disorder, DNA analysis reveals
The Nazi dictator had Kallmann syndrome, which hinders normal puberty and the development of sexual organs, according to groundbreaking research
www.thetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
People are rightly saying that this is going to stigmatize neurodivergent folks unfairly, and this is true.
However, to flip this on its head, being neurodivergent and a eugenicist should give you cause to sit down and look in a mirror and take stock of yourself.
I'm looking at you, Elon Musk.
However, to flip this on its head, being neurodivergent and a eugenicist should give you cause to sit down and look in a mirror and take stock of yourself.
I'm looking at you, Elon Musk.
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Here’s what is interesting about this answer: It is not a “no.” bsky.app/profile/just...
CBS News' Weijia Jiang: "Did the president ever spend hours at Jeffrey Epstein’s house with a victim?"
Karoline Leavitt: "These emails prove nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong."
Karoline Leavitt: "These emails prove nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong."
November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Here’s what is interesting about this answer: It is not a “no.” bsky.app/profile/just...
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Even if he dies right now and his entire cabinet goes with him, to be replaced by a more sane and 'normal' choice, the damage is done. We've all seen what so many people either actively support or are comfortable enough with.
The toothpaste doesn't go back in the tube.
The toothpaste doesn't go back in the tube.
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Even if he dies right now and his entire cabinet goes with him, to be replaced by a more sane and 'normal' choice, the damage is done. We've all seen what so many people either actively support or are comfortable enough with.
The toothpaste doesn't go back in the tube.
The toothpaste doesn't go back in the tube.
Today sounds like one of those days where I should pop some popcorn before reading my timeline.
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Today sounds like one of those days where I should pop some popcorn before reading my timeline.
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it's widely known that transphobic parents publicly brag about cutting their trans children off from friends and support systems especially by taking away their phones and isolating them from contact with outsiders, this anti-phone push is an attempt to make that the default condition of queer youth
So, given that a lot of trans people are offended that Brianna's transfemicide is being turned into a crusade against phone use, when Brianna had a supportive online community and was murdered offline by her classmates:
Do you think "Touch grass" is an appropriate response to that context?
Do you think "Touch grass" is an appropriate response to that context?
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
it's widely known that transphobic parents publicly brag about cutting their trans children off from friends and support systems especially by taking away their phones and isolating them from contact with outsiders, this anti-phone push is an attempt to make that the default condition of queer youth
people also still, for some reason, give this man legitimacy
One of my earliest moments of radicalization was in 2005 when Larry Summers said that women biologically have less aptitude for science than men. Following that, scores of equally unimpressive people wrote pieces trying to explain or justify his remarks, when they should have called for his removal.
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
people also still, for some reason, give this man legitimacy
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November 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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canadahealthwatch.ca...
This article is a must read.
“…analysis underweighted population growth and the rise of longer lifespans and chronic illness, but its conclusions froze the expansion of medical training for a generation”
1/6
This article is a must read.
“…analysis underweighted population growth and the rise of longer lifespans and chronic illness, but its conclusions froze the expansion of medical training for a generation”
1/6
Canada’s doctor shortage is no accident
It was policy.
canadahealthwatch.ca
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
canadahealthwatch.ca...
This article is a must read.
“…analysis underweighted population growth and the rise of longer lifespans and chronic illness, but its conclusions froze the expansion of medical training for a generation”
1/6
This article is a must read.
“…analysis underweighted population growth and the rise of longer lifespans and chronic illness, but its conclusions froze the expansion of medical training for a generation”
1/6
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A new California law will allow ranchers to compost dead livestock. Laura Snell @ucanr.edu and Kasey DeAtley @chicostate.bsky.social discuss their research to dispose of carcasses without attracting wolves, bears and coyotes www.buzzsprout.com/1837249/epis...
S5 E23: Sorting through the journey to legalize livestock composting in California | PART ONE - Sorting Pen: The California Cattleman Podcast
How do you turn an idea like legalizing livestock composting into law in California? In part one of this two-part series, we go behind the scenes with researchers Laura Snell and Dr. Kasey DeAtley to ...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
A new California law will allow ranchers to compost dead livestock. Laura Snell @ucanr.edu and Kasey DeAtley @chicostate.bsky.social discuss their research to dispose of carcasses without attracting wolves, bears and coyotes www.buzzsprout.com/1837249/epis...
ahhhhh, edits
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
ahhhhh, edits
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Those who believe "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" usually overestimate both what people will put up with, and their skill at math.
I've spent 20 years helping new engineers start careers, tip from a top recruiter: there's never any shortage of people who can write code that works (or do the art needed, etc), her challenge is finding people who can do that AND anyone wants to work with, friendly, communicate, take feedback
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November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Those who believe "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" usually overestimate both what people will put up with, and their skill at math.
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132 imaginary spiders valiantly died trying
oh no Colin Wright is still at it
has nobody made fun of this guy’s lack of expertise enough to his face
has nobody made fun of this guy’s lack of expertise enough to his face
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
132 imaginary spiders valiantly died trying
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Why is no one talking about the GOP effort to sneak a nationwide abortion ban into the CR?
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Why is no one talking about the GOP effort to sneak a nationwide abortion ban into the CR?
I have noticed that an awful lot of people on Bluesky, including many women and many ostensibly liberal men, have been trained to think that "woman" is on the bottom of some kind of "marginalized identities pile" under most of, or in some cases all of, the other ones.
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I have noticed that an awful lot of people on Bluesky, including many women and many ostensibly liberal men, have been trained to think that "woman" is on the bottom of some kind of "marginalized identities pile" under most of, or in some cases all of, the other ones.
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While we're at it, why do we pay for a fire department when most houses don't even burn down.
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
While we're at it, why do we pay for a fire department when most houses don't even burn down.
I might actually finish my to-be-submitted policy brief draft today!
With that, I'd like to put a call out to policy professionals: who would like to read and offer commentary on a brief about a federal enteric methane mitigation strategy? My DMs are open.
#scipol
With that, I'd like to put a call out to policy professionals: who would like to read and offer commentary on a brief about a federal enteric methane mitigation strategy? My DMs are open.
#scipol
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I might actually finish my to-be-submitted policy brief draft today!
With that, I'd like to put a call out to policy professionals: who would like to read and offer commentary on a brief about a federal enteric methane mitigation strategy? My DMs are open.
#scipol
With that, I'd like to put a call out to policy professionals: who would like to read and offer commentary on a brief about a federal enteric methane mitigation strategy? My DMs are open.
#scipol
I am so happy NCBI isn’t violating the Hatch Act.
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I am so happy NCBI isn’t violating the Hatch Act.
I do not for a second believe this means Obergefell v. Hodges is safe.
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I do not for a second believe this means Obergefell v. Hodges is safe.