@biochembiker.bsky.social
Biochem (nerd; Dr. nerd, if you're about to be rude). Biker (zippy nerd). Sometimes accompanied by a small, underqualified navigator who refuses to keep his doggles on and hogs all the attention.
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“We’re here peacefully protesting, looking as ridiculous as we can, just so maybe we appeal to the president because he’s a ridiculous leader that is normalizing abuse of power. And we cannot stand and act like nothing is happening.” 🦄
October 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“We’re here peacefully protesting, looking as ridiculous as we can, just so maybe we appeal to the president because he’s a ridiculous leader that is normalizing abuse of power. And we cannot stand and act like nothing is happening.” 🦄
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Here are all the accounts to block:
October 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Here are all the accounts to block:
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Calling all scientists and science supporters! You can help make Saturday's No Kings the biggest day of protest in modern American history. Find an event near you and raise your voice for the facts, evidence, and truth we need to protect our democracy. #NoKings
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power belongs to the people.
www.nokings.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Calling all scientists and science supporters! You can help make Saturday's No Kings the biggest day of protest in modern American history. Find an event near you and raise your voice for the facts, evidence, and truth we need to protect our democracy. #NoKings
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DUCK AROUND, FIND OUT! With our duck delivery in tow, we waddled up to the Hill to let our representatives know that it's time to send the Quack-In-Chief packing. #ImpeachRFK
September 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
DUCK AROUND, FIND OUT! With our duck delivery in tow, we waddled up to the Hill to let our representatives know that it's time to send the Quack-In-Chief packing. #ImpeachRFK
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FDNY firefighter Tim Duffy was off work the day of September 11, 2001, but when he realized what was going on, he donned his firefighter gear and rode his 2000 Super Glide Sport into lower Manhattan to help out.
September 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
FDNY firefighter Tim Duffy was off work the day of September 11, 2001, but when he realized what was going on, he donned his firefighter gear and rode his 2000 Super Glide Sport into lower Manhattan to help out.
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As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...
Joint Statement Calling for Secretary Kennedy Resignation
The American Society for Microbiology released a joint statement calling for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
asm.org
September 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...
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This is absolutely amazing. From the Air Force Times, too. Read w tongue in cheek.
www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/mil...
www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/mil...
The National Guard, DC landscaping and the great pursuit of lethality
Few training methods guarantee a better fighting force than boredom-induced annoyance.
www.militarytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This is absolutely amazing. From the Air Force Times, too. Read w tongue in cheek.
www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/mil...
www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/mil...
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Today FEMA workers bravely join #NIH, #NASA, #EPA, #NSF, and #CDC workers in sounding the alarm on the dangerous actions undermining their ability to carry out their mission for the public. 🧪
Join me in signing the letter of the support!
Join me in signing the letter of the support!
Today we approach the 20th anniversary of Katrina, FEMA workers across the nation sound the alarm on unqualified leadership, interference w/ ability to execute, our mission,staff cuts & more.
Join us in signing The Katrina Declaration. #katrinadeclaration
www.standupforscience.net/fema-katrina...
Join us in signing The Katrina Declaration. #katrinadeclaration
www.standupforscience.net/fema-katrina...
Support the FEMA Katrina Declaration Now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
www.standupforscience.net
August 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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🚨ACTION OF THE DAY🚨
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Day 21! QUACK-O-GRAM THURSDAY!
For $3 we will hand deliver an "IMPEACH THE QUACK" rubber ducky to your House Representative! (By one of our team members in a duck suit!)
DO IT (AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS)
act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Day 21! QUACK-O-GRAM THURSDAY!
For $3 we will hand deliver an "IMPEACH THE QUACK" rubber ducky to your House Representative! (By one of our team members in a duck suit!)
DO IT (AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS)
act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
August 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
🚨ACTION OF THE DAY🚨
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Day 21! QUACK-O-GRAM THURSDAY!
For $3 we will hand deliver an "IMPEACH THE QUACK" rubber ducky to your House Representative! (By one of our team members in a duck suit!)
DO IT (AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS)
act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Day 21! QUACK-O-GRAM THURSDAY!
For $3 we will hand deliver an "IMPEACH THE QUACK" rubber ducky to your House Representative! (By one of our team members in a duck suit!)
DO IT (AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS)
act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
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SUNDAY—A massive protest has erupted outside the White House with demonstrators chanting “Trump must go!”
August 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
SUNDAY—A massive protest has erupted outside the White House with demonstrators chanting “Trump must go!”
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Nonprofits are increasingly under threat from gov officials seeking to score political points and silence checks on their power. This toolkit offers best practices for responding to politicized gov investigations so that orgs can keep doing lawful, mission-based work. protdem.org/NonprofitInv...
August 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Nonprofits are increasingly under threat from gov officials seeking to score political points and silence checks on their power. This toolkit offers best practices for responding to politicized gov investigations so that orgs can keep doing lawful, mission-based work. protdem.org/NonprofitInv...
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You've listened to this song a thousand times. @puddlespityparty.bsky.social will cause you to actually hear it.
Together, we can determine our own destination.
Together, we can determine our own destination.
Puddles Pity Party - CRAZY TRAIN - Ozzy Osbourne Cover - Chillin Style
YouTube video by Puddles Pity Party
youtu.be
July 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
You've listened to this song a thousand times. @puddlespityparty.bsky.social will cause you to actually hear it.
Together, we can determine our own destination.
Together, we can determine our own destination.
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This is one way that we can stand together and help public media survive during this tragic time. Adopt one or more of these stations. Spread the word to friends and family. adoptastation.org Adopt A Station
Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media
Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.
adoptastation.org
July 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This is one way that we can stand together and help public media survive during this tragic time. Adopt one or more of these stations. Spread the word to friends and family. adoptastation.org Adopt A Station
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The Voyager Declaration from courageous NASA staff members was just sent. Please take a look and sign on in support.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager...
Support the NASA Voyager Declaration Now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Your solidarity with the NASA heroes helps their fight to preserve NASA's vital missions.
www.standupforscience.net
July 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The Voyager Declaration from courageous NASA staff members was just sent. Please take a look and sign on in support.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager...
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100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting. The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which now may be in jeopardy.
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
Senator, 100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting
The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which some say could be in jeopardy.
radiologybusiness.com
July 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting. The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which now may be in jeopardy.
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
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A dose of nostalgia and hope to power you through the rest of this difficult week. Thank you President Obama, for being a model leader and model citizen.
#FiredUp #ReadyToGo
Thanks to @altstategov.altgov.info (far savvier with videos than I am!) for helping me share IG reels this week!
#FiredUp #ReadyToGo
Thanks to @altstategov.altgov.info (far savvier with videos than I am!) for helping me share IG reels this week!
July 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A dose of nostalgia and hope to power you through the rest of this difficult week. Thank you President Obama, for being a model leader and model citizen.
#FiredUp #ReadyToGo
Thanks to @altstategov.altgov.info (far savvier with videos than I am!) for helping me share IG reels this week!
#FiredUp #ReadyToGo
Thanks to @altstategov.altgov.info (far savvier with videos than I am!) for helping me share IG reels this week!
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I ended my phone appointment with the VA this morning by telling the doctor: “At the risk of being banned from the VA, please tell Doug Collins to go fuck himself, and I hope you are not one of the 30,000 who will be fired.”
July 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I ended my phone appointment with the VA this morning by telling the doctor: “At the risk of being banned from the VA, please tell Doug Collins to go fuck himself, and I hope you are not one of the 30,000 who will be fired.”
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What's up with Justice Jackson? She started making her mark and speaking out early, and some of her dissents are so pointed Kagan and Sotomayor don’t even join them. The far right is out for her, and even Republican justices are getting snarky.
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
July 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What's up with Justice Jackson? She started making her mark and speaking out early, and some of her dissents are so pointed Kagan and Sotomayor don’t even join them. The far right is out for her, and even Republican justices are getting snarky.
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
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You may have missed this with all the other news going on.
But if you are a veteran or care about our veterans, I hope you pay attention. 🧵👇🏻
But if you are a veteran or care about our veterans, I hope you pay attention. 🧵👇🏻
July 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
You may have missed this with all the other news going on.
But if you are a veteran or care about our veterans, I hope you pay attention. 🧵👇🏻
But if you are a veteran or care about our veterans, I hope you pay attention. 🧵👇🏻
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STAT story about the distribution of NIH grant reinstatements by state.
www.statnews.com/2025/07/03/n...
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www.statnews.com/2025/07/03/n...
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Terminated NIH grants are being reinstated almost entirely in blue states
Researchers in Democratic congressional districts stand to have $2.1 billion in NIH grants reinstated, compared to $62 million in Republican districts.
www.statnews.com
July 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
STAT story about the distribution of NIH grant reinstatements by state.
www.statnews.com/2025/07/03/n...
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www.statnews.com/2025/07/03/n...
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Possibly the most worrying part of this story is that the authors using this hack are assuming that reviewers are using LLMs to write their reviews (and they're probably right) 😣
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...
'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers
Instructions in preprints from 14 universities highlight controversy on AI in peer review
asia.nikkei.com
July 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Possibly the most worrying part of this story is that the authors using this hack are assuming that reviewers are using LLMs to write their reviews (and they're probably right) 😣
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...
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Better yet, double your support.
Do you lead an organization, professional society, for-profit business, or nonprofit?
Your organization can endorse the EPA #DeclarationofDissent.
If you are a leader, please stand up for these essential staffers.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Do you lead an organization, professional society, for-profit business, or nonprofit?
Your organization can endorse the EPA #DeclarationofDissent.
If you are a leader, please stand up for these essential staffers.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
📣 OFFICIAL STATEMENT from our Founder & Executive Director @cdelawalla.bsky.social on the unfolding situation at the #EPA.
Stand with the brave EPAers here➡️ act.standupforscience.net/forms/epa-ad...
#DeclarationofDissent
Stand with the brave EPAers here➡️ act.standupforscience.net/forms/epa-ad...
#DeclarationofDissent
July 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Better yet, double your support.
Do you lead an organization, professional society, for-profit business, or nonprofit?
Your organization can endorse the EPA #DeclarationofDissent.
If you are a leader, please stand up for these essential staffers.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Do you lead an organization, professional society, for-profit business, or nonprofit?
Your organization can endorse the EPA #DeclarationofDissent.
If you are a leader, please stand up for these essential staffers.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
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Use the fax option, if you can: The Republican's proposed budget reconciliation bill (HR1) would inflict catastrophic harm on millions of Americans. Text SIGN PTXKTH to 50409 or go to: resist.bot/petitions/PT... @resist.bot #resist #resistance #resisttrump #resistfascism #dailyaction #fucktrump
Hungry kids, closed hospitals in HR1 murder budget. Vote NO
Text SIGN PTXKTH to 50409 to send this to your officials.
resist.bot
July 3, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Use the fax option, if you can: The Republican's proposed budget reconciliation bill (HR1) would inflict catastrophic harm on millions of Americans. Text SIGN PTXKTH to 50409 or go to: resist.bot/petitions/PT... @resist.bot #resist #resistance #resisttrump #resistfascism #dailyaction #fucktrump
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These are the weak points. You know what to do. First thing tomorrow, use 5calls.org and raise hell.
July 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
These are the weak points. You know what to do. First thing tomorrow, use 5calls.org and raise hell.