Dana D
@danad5.bsky.social
queer undergrad bio prof in a red state. evolutionary ecologist phd intrigued by plants responding to extreme stress. dog lover, amateur fiddler, iNaturalist fan. optimist with apocalyptic tendencies who likes smart people talking about interesting things.
Calling Captain Benjamin Sisko…
Star Trek did say the 2020s were gonna be a little rough
February 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Calling Captain Benjamin Sisko…
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fuck yes
BREAKING NEWS: 4:07
Anti-deportation protesters are blocking traffic on 101 Freeway in Los Angeles.
They want to stop Trump’s deportations of illegal migrants
Anti-deportation protesters are blocking traffic on 101 Freeway in Los Angeles.
They want to stop Trump’s deportations of illegal migrants
February 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
fuck yes
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Someone just reminded me that I wrote this story in 2022:
"This new season should be ushering in a new world, but instead it’s only the old one, drained of its power and beauty—the radio is warning of an unseasonal snowstorm later that night. All planes would be grounded, possibly for days."
"This new season should be ushering in a new world, but instead it’s only the old one, drained of its power and beauty—the radio is warning of an unseasonal snowstorm later that night. All planes would be grounded, possibly for days."
Escape from America | Anton Hur
Sometime in the near future, Anton Hur decides to leave America for good.
astra-mag.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Someone just reminded me that I wrote this story in 2022:
"This new season should be ushering in a new world, but instead it’s only the old one, drained of its power and beauty—the radio is warning of an unseasonal snowstorm later that night. All planes would be grounded, possibly for days."
"This new season should be ushering in a new world, but instead it’s only the old one, drained of its power and beauty—the radio is warning of an unseasonal snowstorm later that night. All planes would be grounded, possibly for days."
Clarion call to take hold of the narrative, from the linked article by below by Dr. Jessica Marie Johnson:
"Stop calling the anti-DEIA executive orders.... and whatever else “rollbacks.” The executive orders are Resegregation Orders... And we need to fight them like that is exactly what they are."
"Stop calling the anti-DEIA executive orders.... and whatever else “rollbacks.” The executive orders are Resegregation Orders... And we need to fight them like that is exactly what they are."
Dear 🧪🔭⚛️:
Stop calling the anti-DEIA executive orders, bans, work stoppages, research stoppages, and whatever else “rollbacks.” The executive orders are Resegregation Orders. These are attempts to return us to segregation.“
jmjafrx.substack.com/p/the-resegr...
Stop calling the anti-DEIA executive orders, bans, work stoppages, research stoppages, and whatever else “rollbacks.” The executive orders are Resegregation Orders. These are attempts to return us to segregation.“
jmjafrx.substack.com/p/the-resegr...
The Resegregation Orders (Tell the Stories)
We can heal. We can fight. We are the storytellers.
jmjafrx.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Clarion call to take hold of the narrative, from the linked article by below by Dr. Jessica Marie Johnson:
"Stop calling the anti-DEIA executive orders.... and whatever else “rollbacks.” The executive orders are Resegregation Orders... And we need to fight them like that is exactly what they are."
"Stop calling the anti-DEIA executive orders.... and whatever else “rollbacks.” The executive orders are Resegregation Orders... And we need to fight them like that is exactly what they are."
A few other ordinary questions: do you have a social security number? Have you have paid taxes? Is there anything EM might find in your personal data at the US treasury that might be helpful to one of his companies, perhaps in China?
The ordinary questions you might ask: Is Elon Musk a government employee? Are his lieutenants? Does he personally hold a security clearance and do his “lieutenants”? Have they all undergone a background check? Are they subject to foreign influence? Have they ever done a sieg heil on stage?
As long as this Elon Musk person isn’t known for blowing things up, we’re probably fine.
February 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
A few other ordinary questions: do you have a social security number? Have you have paid taxes? Is there anything EM might find in your personal data at the US treasury that might be helpful to one of his companies, perhaps in China?
I would say this order goes beyond censorship.
No one should comply with this order. It is censorship. #Trump is a tin-pot dictator and this is garbage. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.
Any unpublished manuscript mentioning certain topics, including gender and "LGBT," must be pulled or revised.
insidemedicine.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I would say this order goes beyond censorship.
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If it were legal to fire you, they wouldn't put so much effort into getting you to resign voluntarily.
January 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If it were legal to fire you, they wouldn't put so much effort into getting you to resign voluntarily.
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Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.
a drawing of a fist with a purple bracelet around it
ALT: a drawing of a fist with a purple bracelet around it
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.
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Since the fascists are waging a gender war based on their (wrong) views re: the determinacy of X Y chromosomes, I’d just like to point out that they were discovered by an unmarried woman geneticist whose findings were stolen by men after she died of breast cancer at 50.
www.omic.ly/the-discover...
www.omic.ly/the-discover...
The discovery of sex chromosomes was just as controversial as everything else in genetics
Nettie Stevens, a former school teacher turned geneticist, discovered sex chromosomes in 1905. Here's her story:
www.omic.ly
January 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Since the fascists are waging a gender war based on their (wrong) views re: the determinacy of X Y chromosomes, I’d just like to point out that they were discovered by an unmarried woman geneticist whose findings were stolen by men after she died of breast cancer at 50.
www.omic.ly/the-discover...
www.omic.ly/the-discover...
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Post the amazing science things you have done with federal funding.
January 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Post the amazing science things you have done with federal funding.
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I wish news organizations would remember this
not actually that hot take: it was better when everyone understood that Federal agencies didn't act on policy until it was formally published in the Federal Register and actually become law instead of just "a statement from the White House"
today was an example of why that infrastructure is good
today was an example of why that infrastructure is good
January 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I wish news organizations would remember this
US Federal science funding has made so many specimens more accessible for everyone; this collection is just one example. What other projects are an example of this truth?
We CT scanned thousands of vertebrates from US natural history collections and made them freely available. Countless people have used the data for research (>200 pubs) and to learn anatomy/morphology.
www.morphosource.org/projects/000...
www.morphosource.org/projects/000...
January 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
US Federal science funding has made so many specimens more accessible for everyone; this collection is just one example. What other projects are an example of this truth?
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Trump’s ‘Gender Ideology’ order creates a federal mandate defining gender as the sex of an embryo at conception.
Impacts: As all embryos have female sex characteristics at conception, all Americans are now defined as female under this order. (3/3)
Impacts: As all embryos have female sex characteristics at conception, all Americans are now defined as female under this order. (3/3)
January 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Trump’s ‘Gender Ideology’ order creates a federal mandate defining gender as the sex of an embryo at conception.
Impacts: As all embryos have female sex characteristics at conception, all Americans are now defined as female under this order. (3/3)
Impacts: As all embryos have female sex characteristics at conception, all Americans are now defined as female under this order. (3/3)
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Repost from NASA’s instagram. Please read the whole thing. NASA, NOAA, and the National Weather Service form one of our largest climate change research coalitions.
“Multiple fires have been burning in Los Angeles County since early January.
🧵
(1/n)
www.instagram.com/p/DEqXGn7JhE...
“Multiple fires have been burning in Los Angeles County since early January.
🧵
(1/n)
www.instagram.com/p/DEqXGn7JhE...
January 11, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Repost from NASA’s instagram. Please read the whole thing. NASA, NOAA, and the National Weather Service form one of our largest climate change research coalitions.
“Multiple fires have been burning in Los Angeles County since early January.
🧵
(1/n)
www.instagram.com/p/DEqXGn7JhE...
“Multiple fires have been burning in Los Angeles County since early January.
🧵
(1/n)
www.instagram.com/p/DEqXGn7JhE...
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Possibly the best clap back against ignorant antivaxxers.
January 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Possibly the best clap back against ignorant antivaxxers.
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Rest in peace, Jimmy Carter.
Everything I want to say seems inadequate so I will leave it at that.
Everything I want to say seems inadequate so I will leave it at that.
December 29, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Rest in peace, Jimmy Carter.
Everything I want to say seems inadequate so I will leave it at that.
Everything I want to say seems inadequate so I will leave it at that.
Chilling, important, deeply-sourced long thread about Elon.
With Elon Musk, an unelected plutocrat, six weeks from becoming co-President of the United States, many people are just starting to research who he really is—that is, beyond the basics most already know.
Or, rather, think they know—as most of those basics are untrue.
This thread reveals the truth.
Or, rather, think they know—as most of those basics are untrue.
This thread reveals the truth.
December 11, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Chilling, important, deeply-sourced long thread about Elon.
This piece is incredible. The writing is gripping. Anyone who lives in a place where quality medical care is hard to come by will recognize that this story could have happened anywhere. Worth a read, for real.
@davidmcswane.bsky.social
@davidmcswane.bsky.social
A Hospital Helped a Beloved Doctor’s Practice Flourish Even as It Suspected He Was Hurting Patients
Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did th...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2024 at 8:06 PM
This piece is incredible. The writing is gripping. Anyone who lives in a place where quality medical care is hard to come by will recognize that this story could have happened anywhere. Worth a read, for real.
@davidmcswane.bsky.social
@davidmcswane.bsky.social
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Posting this here because it’s the take I want to repeat and she’s not here yet:
December 8, 2024 at 4:30 AM
Posting this here because it’s the take I want to repeat and she’s not here yet:
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Wild and horrifying true story by @davidmcswane.bsky.social — a true master of the wild and horrifying storytelling.
With assists from @harucoryne.bsky.social and @mrsimon22.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
With assists from @harucoryne.bsky.social and @mrsimon22.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
A Hospital Helped a Beloved Doctor’s Practice Flourish Even as It Suspected He Was Hurting Patients
Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did th...
www.propublica.org
December 7, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Wild and horrifying true story by @davidmcswane.bsky.social — a true master of the wild and horrifying storytelling.
With assists from @harucoryne.bsky.social and @mrsimon22.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
With assists from @harucoryne.bsky.social and @mrsimon22.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
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You've probably been hearing the term "gender-affirming care" lately, but do you know what it actually means? We break it down here: www.teenvogue.com/story/what-g...
What Gender-Affirming Care Actually Means
"It was instantly easier to live.”
www.teenvogue.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:44 PM
You've probably been hearing the term "gender-affirming care" lately, but do you know what it actually means? We break it down here: www.teenvogue.com/story/what-g...
An excellent way to sharpen one’s reading and critical evaluation skills!
Happy Advent! I created a special Advent calendar designed to highlight problems and inconsistencies in academic papers and scientific journals. Each day, a new case will be published, and your task is to spot the problem.
Day 1. Enjoy!
papermills.tilda.ws/advent
Day 1. Enjoy!
papermills.tilda.ws/advent
Advent Calendar 2024
Add some interesting details about your company
papermills.tilda.ws
December 5, 2024 at 9:15 AM
An excellent way to sharpen one’s reading and critical evaluation skills!
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I have so much to say about today’s case, legal analysis, and more.
But the most powerful thing today was watching Chase Strangio argue in front of the court as the first trans attorney to do so.
You could feel history, and nobody will ever take that away.
But the most powerful thing today was watching Chase Strangio argue in front of the court as the first trans attorney to do so.
You could feel history, and nobody will ever take that away.
December 4, 2024 at 7:57 PM
I have so much to say about today’s case, legal analysis, and more.
But the most powerful thing today was watching Chase Strangio argue in front of the court as the first trans attorney to do so.
You could feel history, and nobody will ever take that away.
But the most powerful thing today was watching Chase Strangio argue in front of the court as the first trans attorney to do so.
You could feel history, and nobody will ever take that away.
As a food eater I endorse this message. (and that turns out to be a whole lot of mac and cheese)
As a food writer I feel it's important to report that sometimes the solution to your problems is eating as much mac and cheese as physically possible
December 4, 2024 at 12:43 AM
As a food eater I endorse this message. (and that turns out to be a whole lot of mac and cheese)