Dr. Robin Bond, biogeochemist at a PUI 🧪
@diygeochemist.bsky.social
Ace/autistic biracial biogeochemist. I study life + trace metal cycling + reactive oxygen species & teach analytical chem. Also union gal, bookworm, Youtuber, DV survivor w/ PTSD. She/they. My views are my own and not those of my institution.
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Quick summary of who I am for new followers:
(1) I'm a prof at a PUI. I teach analytical chemistry (have taught environmental chemistry in the past, hope to revive that soon).
(2) I currently live & work in the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I love seeing Lake Superior every day.
(1) I'm a prof at a PUI. I teach analytical chemistry (have taught environmental chemistry in the past, hope to revive that soon).
(2) I currently live & work in the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I love seeing Lake Superior every day.
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
What a shocker (not!) to find Slotkin on there. Argh.
Here are the Senators who voted to criminalize hemp products: [with alt text included]
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
What a shocker (not!) to find Slotkin on there. Argh.
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This is like saying, ‘We should get rid of unions so YOU can negotiate your OWN salary with your boss!’
(We should absolutely not get rid of unions & you should absolutely not have to negotiate your own salary solo…)
(We should absolutely not get rid of unions & you should absolutely not have to negotiate your own salary solo…)
Negotiating your own health insurance sounds like being stuck in hell which isn't that far off from what we have now
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This is like saying, ‘We should get rid of unions so YOU can negotiate your OWN salary with your boss!’
(We should absolutely not get rid of unions & you should absolutely not have to negotiate your own salary solo…)
(We should absolutely not get rid of unions & you should absolutely not have to negotiate your own salary solo…)
Not one but TWO shitty breakdown things happened yesterday (both of which might be minor fixes, but also may potentially cost a bunch of money). And since we know bad things come in threes, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.
So if you could send me good vibes I'd appreciate it.
So if you could send me good vibes I'd appreciate it.
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Not one but TWO shitty breakdown things happened yesterday (both of which might be minor fixes, but also may potentially cost a bunch of money). And since we know bad things come in threes, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.
So if you could send me good vibes I'd appreciate it.
So if you could send me good vibes I'd appreciate it.
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excuse me is this a $2619/month plan with a $6k deductible where you still pay 40% of ER visits?????
how is this A THING. this can not be a thing.
(I know it can be a thing. but. wtf)
how is this A THING. this can not be a thing.
(I know it can be a thing. but. wtf)
Because many struggle with math…
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
excuse me is this a $2619/month plan with a $6k deductible where you still pay 40% of ER visits?????
how is this A THING. this can not be a thing.
(I know it can be a thing. but. wtf)
how is this A THING. this can not be a thing.
(I know it can be a thing. but. wtf)
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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Just imagining the meeting where they must have been like “they might cancel my flight? Time to kill the sick.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Just imagining the meeting where they must have been like “they might cancel my flight? Time to kill the sick.”
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Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
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Not to mention, open enrollment has ALREADY STARTED. The subsidies expiring has ALREADY done damage to the marketplace that will be difficult to reverse. Even if they got a YES in December, the ACA would be screwed just from WAITING THAT LONG
Senate Democrats asked for a year of ACA subsidies and were told to fuck off.
So they came back and asked for a pinky promise to hold a vote on ACA subsidies that they will assuredly lose?
Seriously?
So they came back and asked for a pinky promise to hold a vote on ACA subsidies that they will assuredly lose?
Seriously?
From what I have seen so far this does not seem like a good deal:
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Not to mention, open enrollment has ALREADY STARTED. The subsidies expiring has ALREADY done damage to the marketplace that will be difficult to reverse. Even if they got a YES in December, the ACA would be screwed just from WAITING THAT LONG
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Voters next year be like
What is the argument for voting for Democrats for harm reduction if the harm is not fucking reduced
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Voters next year be like
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I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
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Dear NZ: fight civil asset forfeiture with everything you have in you. Love, the US
A concorning snippet, here:
"That campaign will receive $5.9 million from the Proceeds of Crime Fund - money taken from criminals - and the Government wants to make it faster for police use the proceeds of crime laws to seize assets from drug dealers."
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
"That campaign will receive $5.9 million from the Proceeds of Crime Fund - money taken from criminals - and the Government wants to make it faster for police use the proceeds of crime laws to seize assets from drug dealers."
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Dear NZ: fight civil asset forfeiture with everything you have in you. Love, the US
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This is a really remarkable piece of writing and in its particulars it describes so, so many people
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This is a really remarkable piece of writing and in its particulars it describes so, so many people
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now that women have ruined the workplace we should just get rid of it
November 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
now that women have ruined the workplace we should just get rid of it
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Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
"So if you ask me about the signature strength of the department where I work, I will tell you. It is world-caliber field-defining research, wedded to a fantastically dynamic practice of instruction, accomplished at nothing less than the scale of the institution itself—" (1/3)
Memos of Blood and Fire www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
Memos of Blood and Fire | Peter Coviello
So if you ask me about the signature strength of the department where I work, I will tell you. It is world-caliber field-defining research, wedded to a fantastically dynamic practice of instruction, a...
www.nplusonemag.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"So if you ask me about the signature strength of the department where I work, I will tell you. It is world-caliber field-defining research, wedded to a fantastically dynamic practice of instruction, accomplished at nothing less than the scale of the institution itself—" (1/3)
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Peacock ore Bornite is very pretty but only gets art/physics points as a source of copper & I’d rather vote for copper itself.
So I am going to vote Molybdenite for physics reasons (source of Re for geochronology, Mo used as a catalyst, battery electrodes, alloys of iron & semiconductors). #OreCup
So I am going to vote Molybdenite for physics reasons (source of Re for geochronology, Mo used as a catalyst, battery electrodes, alloys of iron & semiconductors). #OreCup
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Peacock ore Bornite is very pretty but only gets art/physics points as a source of copper & I’d rather vote for copper itself.
So I am going to vote Molybdenite for physics reasons (source of Re for geochronology, Mo used as a catalyst, battery electrodes, alloys of iron & semiconductors). #OreCup
So I am going to vote Molybdenite for physics reasons (source of Re for geochronology, Mo used as a catalyst, battery electrodes, alloys of iron & semiconductors). #OreCup
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End the need for food stamps.
Support fair wages and benefits.
Support universal basic income.
There is enough for all
But it's in the hands of just a few..
Support fair wages and benefits.
Support universal basic income.
There is enough for all
But it's in the hands of just a few..
November 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
End the need for food stamps.
Support fair wages and benefits.
Support universal basic income.
There is enough for all
But it's in the hands of just a few..
Support fair wages and benefits.
Support universal basic income.
There is enough for all
But it's in the hands of just a few..
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Would love for women to ruin billionaires next.
November 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Would love for women to ruin billionaires next.
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Today, #IntersexDayofSolidarity, calls us to remember the ongoing struggles for bodily autonomy, dignity & justice—& find strength in solidarity.
The next generation of intersex advocates is answering the call. We are thrilled to celebrate our Youth Cohort accomplishments. 🧵
The next generation of intersex advocates is answering the call. We are thrilled to celebrate our Youth Cohort accomplishments. 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Today, #IntersexDayofSolidarity, calls us to remember the ongoing struggles for bodily autonomy, dignity & justice—& find strength in solidarity.
The next generation of intersex advocates is answering the call. We are thrilled to celebrate our Youth Cohort accomplishments. 🧵
The next generation of intersex advocates is answering the call. We are thrilled to celebrate our Youth Cohort accomplishments. 🧵
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What could Elon Musk’s $1 trillion compensation package fund if it were returned to the people?
www.instagram.com/p/DQxKWX-E4L...
www.instagram.com/p/DQxKWX-E4L...
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What could Elon Musk’s $1 trillion compensation package fund if it were returned to the people?
www.instagram.com/p/DQxKWX-E4L...
www.instagram.com/p/DQxKWX-E4L...
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When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
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Instead of a detailed discussion of the academic misconduct report I just had to file, lookit my doggies in my office
November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Instead of a detailed discussion of the academic misconduct report I just had to file, lookit my doggies in my office
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That air traffic controllers have been sucked into politics so dramatically this year - publicly accused of DEI hiring after the DC midair and now as a prominent part of the shutdown - shows how politics has infiltrated & corrupted flight safety issues.
It shouldn’t be this way.
It shouldn’t be this way.
November 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
That air traffic controllers have been sucked into politics so dramatically this year - publicly accused of DEI hiring after the DC midair and now as a prominent part of the shutdown - shows how politics has infiltrated & corrupted flight safety issues.
It shouldn’t be this way.
It shouldn’t be this way.