Shawn Christensen
@pollenmicrobes.bsky.social
Microbiologist, chemical ecologist.
I study the bugs of bugs and their drugs.
(bee bacterial symbionts make antifungal compounds)
He/him ✊🏼🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
I study the bugs of bugs and their drugs.
(bee bacterial symbionts make antifungal compounds)
He/him ✊🏼🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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Wow! HUNDREDS of business leaders are urging Congress to stand up against Trump’s attack on higher ed
Research universities are the bedrock of U.S. innovation—we can’t let the Trump admin shred them over petty grievances
Add your name to defend the vital role of our nation’s universities
Research universities are the bedrock of U.S. innovation—we can’t let the Trump admin shred them over petty grievances
Add your name to defend the vital role of our nation’s universities
Business Leaders Affirm Universities Are Critical to America’s Competitiveness — Leadership Now Project
200+ CEOs warn that federal attacks on universities threaten U.S. competitiveness. Read the open letter urging Congress to restore funding and visa access.
www.leadershipnowproject.org
June 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Wow! HUNDREDS of business leaders are urging Congress to stand up against Trump’s attack on higher ed
Research universities are the bedrock of U.S. innovation—we can’t let the Trump admin shred them over petty grievances
Add your name to defend the vital role of our nation’s universities
Research universities are the bedrock of U.S. innovation—we can’t let the Trump admin shred them over petty grievances
Add your name to defend the vital role of our nation’s universities
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The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday to keep Tennessee’s gender-affirming care ban in place which may have watershed consequences for all transgender Americans.
Supreme Court rules to keep Tennessee’s gender-affirming care ban in place
This 6-3 ruling may embolden more states to ban gender-affirming care as the Trump administration prioritizes restricting it.
19thnews.org
June 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday to keep Tennessee’s gender-affirming care ban in place which may have watershed consequences for all transgender Americans.
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Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
June 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
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Impossible to communicate to people that once you decide that a group more vulnerable than you can be sacrificed in the name of your own safety or interests that you have already entered into an tacit agreement that you can also be sacrificed in the interests of a group less vulnerable than you.
May 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Impossible to communicate to people that once you decide that a group more vulnerable than you can be sacrificed in the name of your own safety or interests that you have already entered into an tacit agreement that you can also be sacrificed in the interests of a group less vulnerable than you.
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Senator Cory Booker concludes his record-breaking Senate Floor speech after 25 hours
Massive applause for Booker
Massive applause for Booker
April 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Senator Cory Booker concludes his record-breaking Senate Floor speech after 25 hours
Massive applause for Booker
Massive applause for Booker
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WashPo [Apr 2] -- In a key referendum on Trump/Musk influence, liberals won a majority on the WI Supreme Court in a lopsided 55-45 landslide. At $100m it was the costliest court race in history, with Musk giving $1m prizes to voters. The race will decide abortion in WI. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race in blow to Trump
Conservatives were unable to topple the 4-3 liberal majority in the most expensive judicial contest in U.S. history.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
WashPo [Apr 2] -- In a key referendum on Trump/Musk influence, liberals won a majority on the WI Supreme Court in a lopsided 55-45 landslide. At $100m it was the costliest court race in history, with Musk giving $1m prizes to voters. The race will decide abortion in WI. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
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Elon Is A Bigger Loser Today Than He Was Yesterday. You Did That, Wisconsin. www.wonkette.com/p/elon-is-a-...
Elon Is A Bigger Loser Today Than He Was Yesterday. You Did That, Wisconsin.
Let's do it some more, America!
www.wonkette.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Elon Is A Bigger Loser Today Than He Was Yesterday. You Did That, Wisconsin. www.wonkette.com/p/elon-is-a-...
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Walz: I think they hate public education because it’s easier to run an authoritarian government if you don’t have a population that knows.
March 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Walz: I think they hate public education because it’s easier to run an authoritarian government if you don’t have a population that knows.
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More:
“Schumer & the rest of those that have enabled this week's fiasco need to be replaced immediately with those who understand the depth & urgency of this constitutional crisis.”
“Schumer & the rest of those that have enabled this week's fiasco need to be replaced immediately with those who understand the depth & urgency of this constitutional crisis.”
March 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
More:
“Schumer & the rest of those that have enabled this week's fiasco need to be replaced immediately with those who understand the depth & urgency of this constitutional crisis.”
“Schumer & the rest of those that have enabled this week's fiasco need to be replaced immediately with those who understand the depth & urgency of this constitutional crisis.”
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They're moving to classify constitutionally protected speech as terrorism. This is a five alarm fire.
BREAKING: The US Justice Department is examining whether student protests at Columbia University over the genocide in Gaza violated federal terrorism laws, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said today.
March 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
They're moving to classify constitutionally protected speech as terrorism. This is a five alarm fire.
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When Donald Trump threatens student protests, consider why: throughout modern history, student movements have repeatedly been the catalyst that toppled dictatorships. Authoritarian leaders fear campus activism precisely because it works. Below is a list of 36 student-led pro-democracy movements.🧵
March 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
When Donald Trump threatens student protests, consider why: throughout modern history, student movements have repeatedly been the catalyst that toppled dictatorships. Authoritarian leaders fear campus activism precisely because it works. Below is a list of 36 student-led pro-democracy movements.🧵
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History doesn’t repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme.
Mad magazine published this in 1969.
Mad magazine published this in 1969.
March 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme.
Mad magazine published this in 1969.
Mad magazine published this in 1969.
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dearlstephens.substack.com/p/there-will...
Rather than bringing Ping-Pong paddles and groovy, little signs to a fascist hate-fest disguised as a State of the Union speech, it would be helpful if our meek, out-of-touch Dems pretended they understood the perilous moment we are standing in right now.
Rather than bringing Ping-Pong paddles and groovy, little signs to a fascist hate-fest disguised as a State of the Union speech, it would be helpful if our meek, out-of-touch Dems pretended they understood the perilous moment we are standing in right now.
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Just WHEN IN THE HELL will our Democratic leaders understand the peril we are in?
dearlstephens.substack.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
dearlstephens.substack.com/p/there-will...
Rather than bringing Ping-Pong paddles and groovy, little signs to a fascist hate-fest disguised as a State of the Union speech, it would be helpful if our meek, out-of-touch Dems pretended they understood the perilous moment we are standing in right now.
Rather than bringing Ping-Pong paddles and groovy, little signs to a fascist hate-fest disguised as a State of the Union speech, it would be helpful if our meek, out-of-touch Dems pretended they understood the perilous moment we are standing in right now.
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I think a lot of Democratic politicians tell themselves that when the history of this era is written, they will be remembered as valiantly, nobly adhering to principles and dignity—when, at this rate, they will be remembered for having done nothing at all.
It’s a problem. Dems think rectitude and decorum are keys to seizing the center, but “we submit to abuse and never defend ourselves” is an ethos that appeals to approximately no one. www.offmessage.net/p/trumps-las...
March 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I think a lot of Democratic politicians tell themselves that when the history of this era is written, they will be remembered as valiantly, nobly adhering to principles and dignity—when, at this rate, they will be remembered for having done nothing at all.
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🟡🟠🔴 When does the danger of staying in the US outweigh the uncertainty and pain of Getting The F*ck Out Before Its Too Late? (GTFO-BITL, for short). 🔴🟠🟡
Below are stages + warning signs for #trans people in the US.
Please add ideas, this is not exhaustive!
Below are stages + warning signs for #trans people in the US.
Please add ideas, this is not exhaustive!
March 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🟡🟠🔴 When does the danger of staying in the US outweigh the uncertainty and pain of Getting The F*ck Out Before Its Too Late? (GTFO-BITL, for short). 🔴🟠🟡
Below are stages + warning signs for #trans people in the US.
Please add ideas, this is not exhaustive!
Below are stages + warning signs for #trans people in the US.
Please add ideas, this is not exhaustive!
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On-the-job deaths climbed for the third year in a row, according to an annual report from a worker-safety group, raising alarms as city and federal watchdogs lose teeth.
Thirty NYC Construction Workers Died in 2023 — the Most in a Decade of Tracking
On-the-job deaths climbed for the third year in a row, according to an annual report from a worker-safety group, raising alarms as city and federal watchdogs lose teeth.
buff.ly
March 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
On-the-job deaths climbed for the third year in a row, according to an annual report from a worker-safety group, raising alarms as city and federal watchdogs lose teeth.
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Slim margins, climate disasters, and Trump’s funding freeze: Life or death for many US farms.
Federal programs are a lifeline for farmers. Now many are questioning whether they can stay in business.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Food #Farms #Farmers #Trump #Agriculture
Federal programs are a lifeline for farmers. Now many are questioning whether they can stay in business.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Food #Farms #Farmers #Trump #Agriculture
Slim margins, climate disasters, and Trump’s funding freeze: Life or death for many US farms
Federal programs are a lifeline for farmers. Now many are questioning whether they can stay in business.
grist.org
March 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Slim margins, climate disasters, and Trump’s funding freeze: Life or death for many US farms.
Federal programs are a lifeline for farmers. Now many are questioning whether they can stay in business.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Food #Farms #Farmers #Trump #Agriculture
Federal programs are a lifeline for farmers. Now many are questioning whether they can stay in business.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Food #Farms #Farmers #Trump #Agriculture
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After Tuesday's address to a joint sessions of Congress, it's clear "the Trump administration has declared war on trans people," says journalist @imarajones.bsky.social of @translash.org. www.democracynow.org/2025/3/5/tru...
March 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
After Tuesday's address to a joint sessions of Congress, it's clear "the Trump administration has declared war on trans people," says journalist @imarajones.bsky.social of @translash.org. www.democracynow.org/2025/3/5/tru...
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Not mentioned at the #SOTU: how cuts to USAID are affecting American farmers, by potentially undermining the billions of taxpayer dollars they receive to support conservation practices. www.wired.com/story/usda-l...
USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers
The blanket firing of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown a host of climate science and crop projects into chaos.
www.wired.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Not mentioned at the #SOTU: how cuts to USAID are affecting American farmers, by potentially undermining the billions of taxpayer dollars they receive to support conservation practices. www.wired.com/story/usda-l...
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This is not normal.
March 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This is not normal.
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Will just leave this here. (gift link)
Cruelty Is the Point in Attacks on Transgender Teens
The barrage of executive orders and dehumanizing rhetoric are impacting their physical and mental health.
www.bloomberg.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Will just leave this here. (gift link)
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Trump saying America will no longer be ruled by unelected bureaucrats right after spending half his speech honoring our actual functional president, the richest and most uncharismatic person on Earth
March 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Trump saying America will no longer be ruled by unelected bureaucrats right after spending half his speech honoring our actual functional president, the richest and most uncharismatic person on Earth