Donalds: All I will say is, I am not surprised that I have not been named, but that does not mean I'm not going to do other things in the future.

Coates: Has they asked you?

Donalds: No, there are some other things that I’m looking at

I see a lot of you still sharing posts from the obviously fake Count Dracula account, so please be aware:

- the real Count would never post during daylight hours in Romania

- his full given name is Vlad, not Vladimir

- he does not actually say “blah” and would never write it out in a post

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I study the most complex thing in the known universe (🧠), and it does not completely befuddle me.

However, when it comes to Logging in to NSF, I'm flummoxed. I am convinced that it requires escaping Penrose stairs.

Submitting a progress report should not be harder than the thing being studied.

I've twice mentioned here that reading Robin Hobb has helped me get through this month. Someone asked me why and I outlined all the things I appreciate about the Assassin Trilogy as an author, editor, English PhD, MFA-holder, poet, retired prof who taught lit.... I could've just posted this excerpt:

#BeKind

Happy birthday to one of the GREATEST and most consequential Presidents of my lifetime, who deserves a TON more credit than he gets.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRESIDENT BIDEN!!!! 🎉

Democrats won a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court by about 600 votes.

Democrats are leading in California's 45th by 300 votes.

Democrats are down in California's 13th by 227 votes.

Never say your vote doesn't matter.

FOR THE RECORD: Donald trump's ENTIRE cabinet, so far, is all White. Most of his picks are just loyal sycophants, they're NOT qualified.

Isn't that the main criticism of DEI?

MAGA remains the most miserable movement ever. Even after November 5th, Team Trump still can't get us off their minds. Whether they're in Mar-a-Lago or the White House, we're always living rent-free in their heads.

Help us stay there: bit.ly/3UZsRHa.

Trump just named Howard Lutnik as his Commerce Secretary.

Blacks for Trump needs better representation. Maybe hire a lobbyist or something.

Once the publishers do this + move their journal accounts here, it’s officially game over for academic X. Editors, please encourage your journals to open accounts here. Nature is already here…

Thanks for noticing.