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vecturist.bsky.social
@vecturist.bsky.social
Associate Research Scientist at Arizona State
All about microscopy, mycology and chloroplasts
Espresso addict
College of Wooster undergrad
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A portrait of the kind of science we are losing, and for no reason

www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/r...
His lab was humming with discovery. After one year under Trump, it’s almost silent
John Quackenbush built a lab that is at the forefront of human genetics research and bioinformatics. Trump administration cuts have put it in danger of collapse.
www.statnews.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.

The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.

They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.

Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air

Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.
Here he is taking the photo.
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Today's xkcd, y'all...
xkcd.com
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Worst Soarin’ pre-ride ever. Patrick Warburton was way better.
November 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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US drops Biden plan to require passenger compensation for delayed flights reut.rs/4i0E0l2
US drops Biden plan to require passenger compensation for delayed flights
President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it was formally withdrawing a plan by his predecessor to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when U.S. flight disruptions are caused by carriers.
reut.rs
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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When a pedophile looks down on you...
🚨 Jeffrey Epstein: "I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body."
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@walterh503.bsky.social LJ told me it's your birthday! If so, happiest of birthday wishes to you!
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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These actual welfare queens will spend millions on commercials and lobbying to redirect attention away from them.
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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we now know that it’s not illegal to throw sandwiches at ICE agents, an important development
November 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Texas Democrats watching the election results from around the country.
November 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Congratulations on your re-election, Mayor Wu - the best mayor in America. You proved once more that Boston can't be bought and won't be bullied.
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
October 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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The zoo is multiplying in Portland!
October 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Neil Young Pulls Music From Amazon: “Don’t Go Back to the Big Corporations Who Have Sold Out America." "Take America Back together, stop buying from the big corporations, support local business," the rock star wrote. Read more: bit.ly/3IDnbQg
October 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid
October 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Hopefully he will be in Prison before three years.
Sounds very good to me too! 🤩
#VoteBlue #Pinks 🌸
October 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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It should be noted that Google has noticed the backlash enough that they quietly published a code that would removed AI results for their searches.

An enterprising person built a default site to search without AI, and the results are goddamn refreshing as hell.
udm14.org
&udm=14 | the search engine Konami code
A quick way to get an AI-free search without any extra work.
udm14.org
October 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM