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The world has been through anti-science cycles before, to disastrous results
On a detour on my lit review, a mosey through the history of our familiar friend, the standard onion (Allium cepa) brought me right to one of botany's greatest cautionary tales of what happens when ideology overrides data
On a detour on my lit review, a mosey through the history of our familiar friend, the standard onion (Allium cepa) brought me right to one of botany's greatest cautionary tales of what happens when ideology overrides data
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This morning's "Broadview Six" status hearing getting underway now.
The case is being heard by District Judge April Perry.
The case is being heard by District Judge April Perry.
Good morning from Chicago's federal courthouse. A hearing is set to start in ~15 minutes in the case of the "Broadview Six" - 6 people, incl. local political figures, who face criminal charges over their participation in a Sept. 26 protest outside the Broadview, IL ICE facility.
Catch up below ⬇️
Catch up below ⬇️
Good afternoon from Chicago's Federal Plaza. A rally is underway now in support of the "Broadview Six," who face arraignment in about 45 minutes on federal conspiracy and impeding charges, stemming from their participation in a Sept. 26 protest in front of the Broadview, IL ICE facility.
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This morning's "Broadview Six" status hearing getting underway now.
The case is being heard by District Judge April Perry.
The case is being heard by District Judge April Perry.
coyote just walked past my office window. im a little bit spoiled
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
coyote just walked past my office window. im a little bit spoiled
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1. Historically, eugenics was not a pseudoscience. It was *science* Almost every scientist, social scientist, academic, etc. believed in the validity of eugenics. You would have to search far & wide to find a scientist that didn't believe in some form of it. They taught it in college!
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
1. Historically, eugenics was not a pseudoscience. It was *science* Almost every scientist, social scientist, academic, etc. believed in the validity of eugenics. You would have to search far & wide to find a scientist that didn't believe in some form of it. They taught it in college!
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Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
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This is the entirety of his bio on the official Vandy roster
December 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This is the entirety of his bio on the official Vandy roster
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i was in the top 0.02% of his listeners this year
December 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
i was in the top 0.02% of his listeners this year
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USGS technicians measuring discharge on the Kishwaukee River in De Kalb, IL (L, 1996, my photo) and the Kickapoo River at Steuben, WI (R, 1978, J.C. Knox photo). By coincidence, both floods are currently 3rd largest in the record at these sites, though these measurements were not at the peaks.
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
USGS technicians measuring discharge on the Kishwaukee River in De Kalb, IL (L, 1996, my photo) and the Kickapoo River at Steuben, WI (R, 1978, J.C. Knox photo). By coincidence, both floods are currently 3rd largest in the record at these sites, though these measurements were not at the peaks.
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
Sad to report that a younger member of our research team did NOT grow up listening to Weather Channel smooth jazz. The children yearn for the synth.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yodc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yodc...
1996 Weather Channel music mix (summer)
YouTube video by Alex The Tiger
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Sad to report that a younger member of our research team did NOT grow up listening to Weather Channel smooth jazz. The children yearn for the synth.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yodc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yodc...
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
Me every time I have to remember how to spell Symphyotrichum oooooooooooooooooolentangiense
what the hell kind of scientific name has that many os?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObOV...
what the hell kind of scientific name has that many os?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObOV...
say it with donuts 🍩
YouTube video by Louie Zong
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Me every time I have to remember how to spell Symphyotrichum oooooooooooooooooolentangiense
what the hell kind of scientific name has that many os?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObOV...
what the hell kind of scientific name has that many os?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObOV...
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Oh @rianjohnson.bsky.social played all innocent "I'm not doing a muppet thing with Knives Out" he knew HE KNEW
'Forks Out': A Benoit Blanc Sesame Street Mystery | Wake Up Dead Man | Netflix
YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix
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December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Oh @rianjohnson.bsky.social played all innocent "I'm not doing a muppet thing with Knives Out" he knew HE KNEW
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According to this form you can upload 5Gb files.
FBI is soliciting tips on threats to the immigration enforcement operation codenamed "Catahoula Crunch"
December 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
According to this form you can upload 5Gb files.
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I consider myself a Wally Wood fan (with several originals of my own) but... I didn't know about this. Apparently in the early 60's Wally pitched a Sunday newspaper strip showcasing famous people, and made up some presentation pieces, like this one.
December 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I consider myself a Wally Wood fan (with several originals of my own) but... I didn't know about this. Apparently in the early 60's Wally pitched a Sunday newspaper strip showcasing famous people, and made up some presentation pieces, like this one.
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“This IS the winter weather I was always promised as typical for central/northern Illinois…”, said begrudgingly while shoveling for the third day in a row.
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“This IS the winter weather I was always promised as typical for central/northern Illinois…”, said begrudgingly while shoveling for the third day in a row.
is it spring yet
December 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
is it spring yet
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ICYMI | Northwestern University has reached an agreement with the Trump administration to restore federal research funding. The university will pay the federal government $75 million and enact various changes. In return, the federal government will lift a freeze on millions... https://bit.ly/4ol8uzP
![“[S]uing would have cost time and money that we believe the university could not risk... [and the settlement was] the best path forward for us to be able to turn the page.” from Henry Bienen, interim president of Northwestern University, in a video message on YouTube.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q5jyiiwq2phghraetyo2tkvt/bafkreibys33nc55cugvclpgmsrnm75ftxgxggdeis45522aqre4rp5alki@jpeg)
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
ICYMI | Northwestern University has reached an agreement with the Trump administration to restore federal research funding. The university will pay the federal government $75 million and enact various changes. In return, the federal government will lift a freeze on millions... https://bit.ly/4ol8uzP
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"Shout out to the poor garden center worker" could be the beginning of so many stories
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Shout out to the poor garden center worker" could be the beginning of so many stories
Shout out to the poor worker at the garden center who tried to very politely start a conversation about why the hell I was looking in detail at grass seed mixes while there is like a foot of snow on the ground.
no, I swear I'm not trying to plant a lawn in 20 degree weather. I'm just 👀 seed weights
no, I swear I'm not trying to plant a lawn in 20 degree weather. I'm just 👀 seed weights
December 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Shout out to the poor worker at the garden center who tried to very politely start a conversation about why the hell I was looking in detail at grass seed mixes while there is like a foot of snow on the ground.
no, I swear I'm not trying to plant a lawn in 20 degree weather. I'm just 👀 seed weights
no, I swear I'm not trying to plant a lawn in 20 degree weather. I'm just 👀 seed weights
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We have a new article type!! 🚨 🌍 🧪
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Workflow articles will describe the design testing, and analysis of the performance of complex workflows.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We have a new article type!! 🚨 🌍 🧪
Workflow articles will describe the design testing, and analysis of the performance of complex workflows.
Find our more about workflow articles in our new blog post and in our authors guidelines.
Blog post 👉 buff.ly/R7vcuqT
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Workflow articles will describe the design testing, and analysis of the performance of complex workflows.
Find our more about workflow articles in our new blog post and in our authors guidelines.
Blog post 👉 buff.ly/R7vcuqT
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A lot has happened this year. If you'd like a recap of what's happened to education research and statistics, here's my attempt. This might be a good one to listen to on your commute today. (Audio play button below headline. 16 minutes long.) hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
How Trump 2.0 upended education research and statistics in one year
Decades of carefully built infrastructure aimed at improving and tracking how American children learn vanished in an ideological attack
hechingerreport.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
A lot has happened this year. If you'd like a recap of what's happened to education research and statistics, here's my attempt. This might be a good one to listen to on your commute today. (Audio play button below headline. 16 minutes long.) hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
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"Prosecute ICE" should be a basic position for Democrats at this point.
December 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
"Prosecute ICE" should be a basic position for Democrats at this point.
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"And because these fully funded grants commit all of their money up front, it means that the agency’s annual budget is divided into fewer projects, instead of being spread among a larger number of scientific bets."
Essential reading if you care about the health of scientific inquiry in the US
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
"And because these fully funded grants commit all of their money up front, it means that the agency’s annual budget is divided into fewer projects, instead of being spread among a larger number of scientific bets."
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Chiitan Knight will continue to spread his message until there are no more transgender people who are subjected to unjustified criticism and slander♡
Let's create a world where we can all love freely🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Let's create a world where we can all love freely🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Chiitan Knight will continue to spread his message until there are no more transgender people who are subjected to unjustified criticism and slander♡
Let's create a world where we can all love freely🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Let's create a world where we can all love freely🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈