Sibyl Bucheli, Ph.D (SHE/DEI)
@calamity-buch.bsky.social
Entomologist, Evolutionary Biologist, and Educator. I take science seriously. Or do I?
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Reminder: Nobel-prize winning PCR (1983), used in basically all genetic tech today, was only possible because of extremophile bacterium discovered in 1964 in Yellowstone funded by a small ~$80k NSF grant with no obvious application at the time. #science 🧪
www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...
www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...
How a discovery in Yellowstone National Park led to the development of PCR - Richmond Scientific
A discovery in Yellowstone National Park led to the development of PCR, the gold-standard COVID-19 tests used to fight the global pandemic.
www.richmondscientific.com
June 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Reminder: Nobel-prize winning PCR (1983), used in basically all genetic tech today, was only possible because of extremophile bacterium discovered in 1964 in Yellowstone funded by a small ~$80k NSF grant with no obvious application at the time. #science 🧪
www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...
www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...
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That is both messed up and disgraceful! You can’t just delete history!
Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.
Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.
March 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
That is both messed up and disgraceful! You can’t just delete history!
Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.
Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.
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I keep finding myself thinking, ‘it can’t go on like this’ but then I remember my first trip to Zimbabwe in 2012, where everyone told me they had been thinking that since 1987
March 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I keep finding myself thinking, ‘it can’t go on like this’ but then I remember my first trip to Zimbabwe in 2012, where everyone told me they had been thinking that since 1987
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This is how you do it. Other news agencies like Axios and CBS, stop rolling over! Grow a spine, stand up straight and fight!
February 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is how you do it. Other news agencies like Axios and CBS, stop rolling over! Grow a spine, stand up straight and fight!
@altnps.bsky.social and @marcelias.bsky.social combined for SUPER ANTIFA!
February 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
@altnps.bsky.social and @marcelias.bsky.social combined for SUPER ANTIFA!
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Will MAGA side with Elon Musk or Kash Patel?
We know Vance will throw Kash under the bus like he did his Indian American wife and kids when he supported DOGE member Marko "Normalize Indian Hate" Eliz.
How about the rest?
We know Vance will throw Kash under the bus like he did his Indian American wife and kids when he supported DOGE member Marko "Normalize Indian Hate" Eliz.
How about the rest?
February 23, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Will MAGA side with Elon Musk or Kash Patel?
We know Vance will throw Kash under the bus like he did his Indian American wife and kids when he supported DOGE member Marko "Normalize Indian Hate" Eliz.
How about the rest?
We know Vance will throw Kash under the bus like he did his Indian American wife and kids when he supported DOGE member Marko "Normalize Indian Hate" Eliz.
How about the rest?
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We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
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I’m an NSF panel reviewer that was scheduled to meet today. Just got notice that all NSF panels were canceled today. I reviewed some innovative proposals in support of students. Devastating if these scholars don’t get to do this work. For the love of science & students I hope this is just a delay.💔
January 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I’m an NSF panel reviewer that was scheduled to meet today. Just got notice that all NSF panels were canceled today. I reviewed some innovative proposals in support of students. Devastating if these scholars don’t get to do this work. For the love of science & students I hope this is just a delay.💔
This sucks. #NIJ #NationalInstituteofJustice
January 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This sucks. #NIJ #NationalInstituteofJustice
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Important piece.
ICYMI: "Colleges and universities are entering an extraordinarily difficult period.” From PEN America’s Jeffrey Adam Sachs and @jeremycyoung.bsky.social, here’s what might come next in federal higher ed censorship in 2025
pen.org/for-federal-...
pen.org/for-federal-...
For Federal Censorship of Higher Ed, Here’s What Could Happen in 2025 - PEN America
The GOP’s victory in the 2024 election will have major implications for academic freedom, free speech, and university autonomy.
pen.org
January 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Important piece.
Rage said it best.
Rage Against The Machine - Killing In the Name (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by RATMVEVO
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January 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Rage said it best.
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Oh, honey . . . not so "deep undercover at Bluesky" now.
The Bluesky account is @therealblueskylibs.bsky.social and I just blocked it. I encourage you to do the same.
The account this nasty person uses on Twitter to childishly mock screen-caps of progressive posts on Bluesky is here:
The Bluesky account is @therealblueskylibs.bsky.social and I just blocked it. I encourage you to do the same.
The account this nasty person uses on Twitter to childishly mock screen-caps of progressive posts on Bluesky is here:
January 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Oh, honey . . . not so "deep undercover at Bluesky" now.
The Bluesky account is @therealblueskylibs.bsky.social and I just blocked it. I encourage you to do the same.
The account this nasty person uses on Twitter to childishly mock screen-caps of progressive posts on Bluesky is here:
The Bluesky account is @therealblueskylibs.bsky.social and I just blocked it. I encourage you to do the same.
The account this nasty person uses on Twitter to childishly mock screen-caps of progressive posts on Bluesky is here:
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The party that tells young people not to bother with college, bans books, and wants to disband the Department of Eduction is currently annoyed that American workers aren't educated enough for skilled jobs.
December 29, 2024 at 4:39 PM
The party that tells young people not to bother with college, bans books, and wants to disband the Department of Eduction is currently annoyed that American workers aren't educated enough for skilled jobs.
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what’s happening on twitter right now shows just how important it was for left of center people to leave it earlier
these assholes need a target, and deprived of their preferred options they are ripping each other to shreds
these assholes need a target, and deprived of their preferred options they are ripping each other to shreds
December 28, 2024 at 5:04 PM
what’s happening on twitter right now shows just how important it was for left of center people to leave it earlier
these assholes need a target, and deprived of their preferred options they are ripping each other to shreds
these assholes need a target, and deprived of their preferred options they are ripping each other to shreds
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A doctor’s letter to United Healthcare for denying nausea meds for a child on chemo
December 5, 2024 at 3:01 PM
A doctor’s letter to United Healthcare for denying nausea meds for a child on chemo
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New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! In 8 studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) we find: misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news, when it does it's shared more + ppl are less likely to read before sharing. w/ @killianmcl1 @Klonick @mollycrockett 🧵👇
November 28, 2024 at 7:07 PM
New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! In 8 studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) we find: misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news, when it does it's shared more + ppl are less likely to read before sharing. w/ @killianmcl1 @Klonick @mollycrockett 🧵👇
Where my 9? For I can carry it though I do not know the way.
November 20, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Where my 9? For I can carry it though I do not know the way.
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Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.
November 19, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.
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Civil-liberties lawyers alarmed by President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to launch mass deportations of undocumented immigrants sued the federal government Monday for information about how authorities might quickly remove people from the United States.
ACLU files lawsuit seeking details on Trump’s plan for mass deportation
The lawsuit alleges that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has failed to respond to requests for basic information about matters including flights.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Civil-liberties lawyers alarmed by President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to launch mass deportations of undocumented immigrants sued the federal government Monday for information about how authorities might quickly remove people from the United States.
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“Women are walking around, suspicious and guarded and apoplectic, knowing that some in our families or neighborhoods voted us back into second-class status, and wondering what else they’re ready to go along with.” By
@clarajeffery
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@clarajeffery
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Of misogyny, Musk, and men
Women are not okay. We're furious.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:54 PM
“Women are walking around, suspicious and guarded and apoplectic, knowing that some in our families or neighborhoods voted us back into second-class status, and wondering what else they’re ready to go along with.” By
@clarajeffery
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@clarajeffery
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I see a lot of people say we shouldn’t use humor in dark times because it trivializes the seriousness of the situation, but there’s a lot of research that shows humor and mockery are highly effective against fascism.
5) Mock power. Fascists depend on the projection of invincible power. Take every opportunity to show the emperor has no clothes. Fascists depend on people craving proximity to power. Any sign of weakness is thus debilitating.
November 15, 2024 at 11:56 AM
I see a lot of people say we shouldn’t use humor in dark times because it trivializes the seriousness of the situation, but there’s a lot of research that shows humor and mockery are highly effective against fascism.