@pucksandviruses.bsky.social
Science nerd and sports fanatic. In other words: viruses, footballs, basketballs, and pucks.
If you want our government to do better, then vote for people that will do better and hold those elected responsible for what they do and don’t do in office.
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
If you want our government to do better, then vote for people that will do better and hold those elected responsible for what they do and don’t do in office.
The rhetoric on Democrats losing the shutdown battle is wrong.
We can’t have people miss out on food assistance, workers go unpaid in exchange for healthcare.
Congress needs to figure out healthcare without US citizens being used as leverage.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
We can’t have people miss out on food assistance, workers go unpaid in exchange for healthcare.
Congress needs to figure out healthcare without US citizens being used as leverage.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Democrats lose shutdown battle — as Trump, Republicans risk losing war
Democrats are embroiled in a new round of infighting, while Republicans are bracing for longer-term consequences if they continue to oppose an extension of Obamacare subsidies.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The rhetoric on Democrats losing the shutdown battle is wrong.
We can’t have people miss out on food assistance, workers go unpaid in exchange for healthcare.
Congress needs to figure out healthcare without US citizens being used as leverage.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
We can’t have people miss out on food assistance, workers go unpaid in exchange for healthcare.
Congress needs to figure out healthcare without US citizens being used as leverage.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Happy Veteran’s Day to all those that serve and have served for our country. Thank you for your service. 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Happy Veteran’s Day to all those that serve and have served for our country. Thank you for your service. 🇺🇸
Newcastle dropping back-to-back games to West Ham and now Brentford…😭
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Newcastle dropping back-to-back games to West Ham and now Brentford…😭
The Trump administration has zero idea of what reality is like for the average American and his holding back SNAP is another sign of his priorities.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Dismisses Affordability Concerns, Insists Prices Are Coming Down
The president said the notion that the GOP performed poorly in the recent elections because of the cost of living is a Democratic “con job.”
www.wsj.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Trump administration has zero idea of what reality is like for the average American and his holding back SNAP is another sign of his priorities.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
US federal employees have gone 35 days without pay and the response from the Trump White House is to threaten federal employees to withhold pay? What a troll…
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Administration hints furloughed workers may not be paid after shutdown
Agencies are sending messages indicating that workers who are on the job will be paid when the government reopens — with no mention of those on furlough, despite a 2019 law protecting their wages.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
US federal employees have gone 35 days without pay and the response from the Trump White House is to threaten federal employees to withhold pay? What a troll…
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
I hope yesterday’s mid terms are a wake up call to all elected offcials.
We are electing you to represent US, the people, not you and your self interests!
We are electing you to represent US, the people, not you and your self interests!
November 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I hope yesterday’s mid terms are a wake up call to all elected offcials.
We are electing you to represent US, the people, not you and your self interests!
We are electing you to represent US, the people, not you and your self interests!
Good piece on the drop of international students coming to the US in 2025.
www.nytimes.com/video/upshot...
www.nytimes.com/video/upshot...
Video: We Charted the Decline in International Students to the U.S.
The Upshot reporter Aatish Bhatia walks through a chart he created showing the decline, by country, of international students arriving to the United States this year.
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Good piece on the drop of international students coming to the US in 2025.
www.nytimes.com/video/upshot...
www.nytimes.com/video/upshot...
I just voted and I was the 67th voter at my voting location.
a group of south park characters standing in front of lockers with the number 67 on the floor
ALT: a group of south park characters standing in front of lockers with the number 67 on the floor
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I just voted and I was the 67th voter at my voting location.
The 2025 Dallas Cowboys are unwatchable.
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The 2025 Dallas Cowboys are unwatchable.
That World Series was fantastic!
November 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
That World Series was fantastic!
Going to be interesting to see how Trump administration handles the self-inflicted souring economy over the coming months-years.
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Why Companies Are No Longer Hanging On to Employees
The practice of ‘labor hoarding’—holding on to employees for fear of not being able to get them back later—has reached its end.
www.wsj.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Going to be interesting to see how Trump administration handles the self-inflicted souring economy over the coming months-years.
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Vanderbilt was loving life until they got to Austin.
November 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Vanderbilt was loving life until they got to Austin.
US House of Representatives are still getting paid even though they didn’t work during the shutdown.
Meanwhile, some federal employees have been working for over a month without pay.
www.cbsnews.com/news/governm...
Meanwhile, some federal employees have been working for over a month without pay.
www.cbsnews.com/news/governm...
Does Congress get paid during a government shutdown?
The shutdown raises questions about what it would mean for lawmakers themselves — and their paychecks.
www.cbsnews.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
US House of Representatives are still getting paid even though they didn’t work during the shutdown.
Meanwhile, some federal employees have been working for over a month without pay.
www.cbsnews.com/news/governm...
Meanwhile, some federal employees have been working for over a month without pay.
www.cbsnews.com/news/governm...
Throw a big presser to say Tylenol causes autism and then fairly quietly walk it about a month later?
RFK Jr…
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
RFK Jr…
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Health Secretary RFK Jr. says there's 'not sufficient' proof to show Tylenol causes autism
President Trump's health secretary said Tylenol should be used with caution during pregnancy, but solid data linking it to autism is lacking.
www.usatoday.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Throw a big presser to say Tylenol causes autism and then fairly quietly walk it about a month later?
RFK Jr…
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
RFK Jr…
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Having a grad school supervisor that is available and engaged in a student’s career is healthy? Don’t say!
Finding the right lab environment & PI that fits your personality is essential (use those rotations!), but so is having someone to talk things through.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Finding the right lab environment & PI that fits your personality is essential (use those rotations!), but so is having someone to talk things through.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What makes PhD students happy? Good supervision
Supervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research.
www.nature.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Having a grad school supervisor that is available and engaged in a student’s career is healthy? Don’t say!
Finding the right lab environment & PI that fits your personality is essential (use those rotations!), but so is having someone to talk things through.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Finding the right lab environment & PI that fits your personality is essential (use those rotations!), but so is having someone to talk things through.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Looking at Russia…
At what point when you’re paying troops with your own private money do they not just become mercenaries
October 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Looking at Russia…
This 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
The post from the Reagan Foundation is just complete gibberish.
The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy
The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy
October 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
Reposted
Genuinely this is the Canadians rn lol
October 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Genuinely this is the Canadians rn lol