E. C. Chang
@knottedthreads.bsky.social
Industrial chemist specializing in dyes, pigments, polymers, and process development. Also: lacemaking, crochet, reading, writing.
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Six months after the Trump administration cut more than $800 million in Justice Department grants geared toward public safety, the organizations affected are adjusting to a future without that money. n.pr/4oBZese
Public safety groups face an uncertain future months after federal grant cuts
Six months after the Trump administration cut more than $800 million in Justice Department grants geared toward public safety, the organizations affected are adjusting to a future without that money.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Six months after the Trump administration cut more than $800 million in Justice Department grants geared toward public safety, the organizations affected are adjusting to a future without that money. n.pr/4oBZese
During the annual American Revolution commemoration, there's always a reenactment on Lexington Battle Green. It starts at 5 am. It's 6:45, and I was just woken up on a Saturday morning by cannon fire and the rumble of a flock of news helicopters.
April 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
During the annual American Revolution commemoration, there's always a reenactment on Lexington Battle Green. It starts at 5 am. It's 6:45, and I was just woken up on a Saturday morning by cannon fire and the rumble of a flock of news helicopters.
This is an immensely important read. As a resident of Missouri, Jess Piper has a 20-year head start on what we're all about to experience. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
I Know Exactly What They Are Doing
Rural foresight
open.substack.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is an immensely important read. As a resident of Missouri, Jess Piper has a 20-year head start on what we're all about to experience. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
So, Trump has promised to wipe all of the blue states off the map.
Is anybody going to object, or are the Dems going to rubber stamp it like everything else?
dailyboulder.com/trump-says-b...
Is anybody going to object, or are the Dems going to rubber stamp it like everything else?
dailyboulder.com/trump-says-b...
Trump Says Blue States Will 'Totally Disappear Off The Map' Next Year, Promises 'Big, Big Surprise'
Former President Donald Trump has teased a “big, big surprise” for Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections, claiming that blue states might "totally disappear off the map."
dailyboulder.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
So, Trump has promised to wipe all of the blue states off the map.
Is anybody going to object, or are the Dems going to rubber stamp it like everything else?
dailyboulder.com/trump-says-b...
Is anybody going to object, or are the Dems going to rubber stamp it like everything else?
dailyboulder.com/trump-says-b...
I wonder when they're going to realize that 10-25% of all workers in every state work for the government. If they fire them all, those numbers go directly to into the "unemployed" pile. Unemployment surges up over 10% and stays there. Nobody who governs like that governs for long.
February 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I wonder when they're going to realize that 10-25% of all workers in every state work for the government. If they fire them all, those numbers go directly to into the "unemployed" pile. Unemployment surges up over 10% and stays there. Nobody who governs like that governs for long.
Have y'all read HR7 currently moving through Congress? They're about to make it the law of the land that health care administered to women must prioritize the needs of men. legiscan.com/US/bill/HR7/...
US Congress HR7 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Summary (2025-01-03) Recognizing the importance of access to comprehensive, high-quality, life-affirming medical care for women of all ages. [Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.]
legiscan.com
February 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Have y'all read HR7 currently moving through Congress? They're about to make it the law of the land that health care administered to women must prioritize the needs of men. legiscan.com/US/bill/HR7/...
The Cold Men.
Someone in my general orbit works with classified information for their job. When they and their colleagues talk about work in unclassified communications, they have to use coded language that sounds bland and unimportant.
This is a good habit to get into.
The Cold Men.
Someone in my general orbit works with classified information for their job. When they and their colleagues talk about work in unclassified communications, they have to use coded language that sounds bland and unimportant.
This is a good habit to get into.
The Cold Men.
One of my fourth graders asked a friend if he and his family wanted to live at his house since they are scared of the cold men coming to their house.
The cold men are ICE.
Kids may not understand it all right now, but they are listening.
The cold men are ICE.
Kids may not understand it all right now, but they are listening.
January 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The Cold Men.
Someone in my general orbit works with classified information for their job. When they and their colleagues talk about work in unclassified communications, they have to use coded language that sounds bland and unimportant.
This is a good habit to get into.
The Cold Men.
Someone in my general orbit works with classified information for their job. When they and their colleagues talk about work in unclassified communications, they have to use coded language that sounds bland and unimportant.
This is a good habit to get into.
The Cold Men.
Well! Here I am, kerflummoxed, because I think I just got sent a phishing scam through the regular mail. With a stamp and everything!
January 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Well! Here I am, kerflummoxed, because I think I just got sent a phishing scam through the regular mail. With a stamp and everything!
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
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It's not just bad science, the seemingly foolish wording has a sinister hidden agenda behind it, and they're hoping you won't notice. So make sure you do.
I was interviewed by @msjpauly.bsky.social for @motherjones.com regarding that awful gamete size "sex" executive order. A bit of an explainer here of why the science is so bad, and why that's dangerous:
Trump’s definitions of "male" and "female" are nonsense science with staggering ramifications
"How can you so fully misunderstand basic human biology, and then legislate about it?"
www.motherjones.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It's not just bad science, the seemingly foolish wording has a sinister hidden agenda behind it, and they're hoping you won't notice. So make sure you do.
Apparently, Fox News has decided that Massachusetts is a foreign war zone and is embedding reporters with ICE here. www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Fox News ‘embedded' with federal agents for Boston area immigrant raids
Fox News said it "embedded" with ICE immigration officials in the Boston area Wednesday and witnessed eight arrests.
www.boston.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Apparently, Fox News has decided that Massachusetts is a foreign war zone and is embedding reporters with ICE here. www.boston.com/news/local-n...
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Two students were shot and the gunman killed himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee the day after Donald Trump shut down the Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
January 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Two students were shot and the gunman killed himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee the day after Donald Trump shut down the Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
People are asking where we go from here. I don't think there is anywhere to go from here except we are enslaved and we die. I haven't seen anything from anyone else that includes a way forward. There is no opposition, no leadership. There's just *nothing.* I have no hope.
January 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
People are asking where we go from here. I don't think there is anywhere to go from here except we are enslaved and we die. I haven't seen anything from anyone else that includes a way forward. There is no opposition, no leadership. There's just *nothing.* I have no hope.
Yup, the new administration is ready to sacrifice your kids again.
January 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Yup, the new administration is ready to sacrifice your kids again.
Thanks to a coupon for a free large cold-pressed juice from Wegmans, I have a quart of Honeycrisp cider on my stove simmering with a cinnamon stick, ginger slices, and mulling spices.
My house smells amazing, and it's SO GOOD!
My house smells amazing, and it's SO GOOD!
January 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Thanks to a coupon for a free large cold-pressed juice from Wegmans, I have a quart of Honeycrisp cider on my stove simmering with a cinnamon stick, ginger slices, and mulling spices.
My house smells amazing, and it's SO GOOD!
My house smells amazing, and it's SO GOOD!
A recent discovery on the Book of Faces is the Dull Men's Club. I hesitated at first, but it's not just for men, decidedly not dull, and the humor(u)r of its members is absolutely first rate. Happily, they are starting up a presence here, too, @dullmensclubr.bsky.social. Follow them preemptively!
January 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A recent discovery on the Book of Faces is the Dull Men's Club. I hesitated at first, but it's not just for men, decidedly not dull, and the humor(u)r of its members is absolutely first rate. Happily, they are starting up a presence here, too, @dullmensclubr.bsky.social. Follow them preemptively!
If you died, what loot would you drop?
* Blank notebook x5
* Iron Gall ink
* Safety glasses
* Lecture bottle of anhydrous HCl (Off-hand, +247% acid damage, +28% chance asphyxiation, +30 intelligence, changes all physical damage to acid damage)
* Blank notebook x5
* Iron Gall ink
* Safety glasses
* Lecture bottle of anhydrous HCl (Off-hand, +247% acid damage, +28% chance asphyxiation, +30 intelligence, changes all physical damage to acid damage)
If you died, what loot would you drop?
* Anti-anxiety meds x10
* Anti-anxiety meds x10
If you died, what loot would you drop?
• Coke Zero
• latte in a pretty mug
• tiny black dog
• cuticle nippers
• any kind of discount card you might ever need
• Coke Zero
• latte in a pretty mug
• tiny black dog
• cuticle nippers
• any kind of discount card you might ever need
January 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
If you died, what loot would you drop?
* Blank notebook x5
* Iron Gall ink
* Safety glasses
* Lecture bottle of anhydrous HCl (Off-hand, +247% acid damage, +28% chance asphyxiation, +30 intelligence, changes all physical damage to acid damage)
* Blank notebook x5
* Iron Gall ink
* Safety glasses
* Lecture bottle of anhydrous HCl (Off-hand, +247% acid damage, +28% chance asphyxiation, +30 intelligence, changes all physical damage to acid damage)
"This tastes like my mother's Basil Chicken." (said my husband)
Success! Kind of funny, because his mom is Cantonese, and the dish I made is san bei ji (三杯雞), which is Taiwanese. But I'll take it!
Success! Kind of funny, because his mom is Cantonese, and the dish I made is san bei ji (三杯雞), which is Taiwanese. But I'll take it!
January 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
"This tastes like my mother's Basil Chicken." (said my husband)
Success! Kind of funny, because his mom is Cantonese, and the dish I made is san bei ji (三杯雞), which is Taiwanese. But I'll take it!
Success! Kind of funny, because his mom is Cantonese, and the dish I made is san bei ji (三杯雞), which is Taiwanese. But I'll take it!
When I see people spouting nonsense about everything from viruses to climate, *and being taken seriously,* it makes me wonder why we even bother. Maybe we should let humanity take an express trip back to the Dark Ages to remind everybody why we worked so hard to get out of them in the first place.
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
When I see people spouting nonsense about everything from viruses to climate, *and being taken seriously,* it makes me wonder why we even bother. Maybe we should let humanity take an express trip back to the Dark Ages to remind everybody why we worked so hard to get out of them in the first place.
Since the tech-bro-owned social media platforms are DEFINITELY entering their post-truth era (no thanks), I guess we're going all-in on decentralized platforms!
Honestly, Mastodon is probably my preference, but the people I follow are mostly here for now. Okay then, here we go.
Honestly, Mastodon is probably my preference, but the people I follow are mostly here for now. Okay then, here we go.
January 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Since the tech-bro-owned social media platforms are DEFINITELY entering their post-truth era (no thanks), I guess we're going all-in on decentralized platforms!
Honestly, Mastodon is probably my preference, but the people I follow are mostly here for now. Okay then, here we go.
Honestly, Mastodon is probably my preference, but the people I follow are mostly here for now. Okay then, here we go.
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Whoa—the Montana Supreme Court holds that its state constitution protects the right to "a stable climate system," and strikes down a law that barred consideration of greenhouse gas emissions when permitting new fossil fuel projects. juddocumentservice.mt.gov/getDocByCTra...
December 18, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Whoa—the Montana Supreme Court holds that its state constitution protects the right to "a stable climate system," and strikes down a law that barred consideration of greenhouse gas emissions when permitting new fossil fuel projects. juddocumentservice.mt.gov/getDocByCTra...
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Folks here from algorithmically-fiddled apps complain of a lack of engagement.
It’s on all of us (to some extent)
“Likes” don’t really do anything here.
When you like someone’s post it just creates a notification TO THEM ONLY that you liked it.
1/x
Folks here from algorithmically-fiddled apps complain of a lack of engagement.
It’s on all of us (to some extent)
“Likes” don’t really do anything here.
When you like someone’s post it just creates a notification TO THEM ONLY that you liked it.
December 13, 2024 at 4:02 PM
PLEASE SHARE, COMMENT, QUOTE, &/OR REPOST
1/x
Folks here from algorithmically-fiddled apps complain of a lack of engagement.
It’s on all of us (to some extent)
“Likes” don’t really do anything here.
When you like someone’s post it just creates a notification TO THEM ONLY that you liked it.
1/x
Folks here from algorithmically-fiddled apps complain of a lack of engagement.
It’s on all of us (to some extent)
“Likes” don’t really do anything here.
When you like someone’s post it just creates a notification TO THEM ONLY that you liked it.
In today's flavor of Trumpian corruption, we have a proposal to allow companies stop reporting car crash data, because Elon Musk doesn't want to. Sounds great, right, having no idea how safe your car is? www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Exclusive: Trump transition wants to scrap crash reporting requirement opposed by Tesla
The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk’s Tesla , according to a document seen by Reuters, a move that could cripple the government’s ability to investigate and regulate the safety of vehicles with automated-driving systems.
www.reuters.com
December 16, 2024 at 1:52 AM
In today's flavor of Trumpian corruption, we have a proposal to allow companies stop reporting car crash data, because Elon Musk doesn't want to. Sounds great, right, having no idea how safe your car is? www.reuters.com/business/aut...
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It's rare you get such a clear illustration of whose lives have value in America and whose don't
December 10, 2024 at 7:14 PM
It's rare you get such a clear illustration of whose lives have value in America and whose don't
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For day 3 of #ChemAdvent24 we're looking at the chemistry that happens when you cook Brussels sprouts and why you might be able to blame your genes if you don't like them!
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
December 3, 2024 at 5:09 PM
For day 3 of #ChemAdvent24 we're looking at the chemistry that happens when you cook Brussels sprouts and why you might be able to blame your genes if you don't like them!
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪