Seagull With Diarrhea Barely Makes It To Crowded Beach In Time NAPLES, FL—Describing it as a “real close call,” a local seagull suffering from an acute case of diarrhea told reporters that he was barely able to make it to a crowded public beach in time to relieve...

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"somehow" is doing a lot of work in this sentence

St. Charles, MO

Bad Bunny holds a football that says Together, we are America.

Unidos somos América.

Check out our new paper showing that hair relaxer doesn’t affect hair cortisol levels. Also, abolish ICE!!!

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This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

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Big new blogpost!

My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more.

--> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful.
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No Kings rallies draw thousands across Missouri, bolster initiative petition campaigns • Missouri Independent Thousands of protesters gathered in cities and towns all over Missouri as part of "No Kings" demonstrations across the country.

No Kings rallies draw thousands across Missouri, bolster initiative petition campaigns #moleg #mogov

Republicans are desperate to label peaceful and patriotic protests as anti-American. There is nothing more American than a joyous gathering of people peacefully telling their government they disagree. Our team is fanning out across CD-2. Join us. Bring your flag. @WellmanForMO #TeamWellman

Grandmother held by ICE over $25 bad check from 10 years ago: ‘This is wrong’ A grandmother in Missouri who has been in the United States for nearly 50 years is being held by ICE and faces deportation to Ireland.

“She’s been in this country 47 years, is married, with five kids and five grandkids, and you’re telling me she’s a flight risk?” he said.

www.wowt.com/2025/09/08/g...

"NUMBERS ALWAYS TEND TO BENEFIT THE LEFT"

So grateful to be one of the 500+ early-career scientists returning to their roots this month. The SNAP team behind this campaign has been such a blast to work with! @snapcoalition.bsky.social

Check out my piece in the Marietta Daily Journal, as well as other national coverage: bit.ly/3HXlfB4

My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇

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Remove a letter, ruin a movie.

Argo

I can’t believe how stupid everything is

I can’t believe how stupid everything is

This is the op-ed Rumeysa Ozturk co-wrote in 2024 criticizing the Tufts administration’s response to student demands for action regarding Gaza and Israel. It is unquestionably speech protected by the First Amendment.

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www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2024...

"Let's not take the soul-sucking path of sacrificing the most persecuted for that which we deem to be most popular. I know that there are transgender children right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist. Well, I am."

"The response to authoritarianism isn't acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing and one thing only: a punch in the face." - @govpritzker.illinois.gov

Trump and DOGE Propel V.A. Mental Health System Into Turmoil A chaotic restructuring order threatens to degrade services for veterans of wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Democrats need to make Republicans defend this publicly.

Make them go tomorrow on Sunday news shows and say cuts that degrade services for our veterans are necessary.

Trump and DOGE Propel V.A. Mental Health System Into Turmoil

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/u...

How a University Fights an Authoritarian Regime Viktor Orbán came for me. Donald Trump is coming for you. Here’s what to do.

"Mobilize your alumni networks. Enlist families whose children’s lives have been saved in your hospitals; reach out to companies that have commercialized your research, make contact with universities in red and blue states, public and private, who face the same threat. Do it fast."

Important read:

Luck Reunion!

Stood up for science today

big day for dictators with territorial ambitions

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DEI initiatives are still legal.

Universities need to stand their ground.

A Friday gift to your university's General Counsel Office - courtesy of an all star lineup of civil rights lawyers and scholars. You're going to want to read this.

We've heard this a lot. Newspapers editors know there is a story and an important perspective to get out.

You can do it!

A group selfie of the 2024-25 cohort of MINDS post-baccalaureate scholars and their program director at the 2024 ABRCMS conference. This diverse group of historically marginalized scholars are all dressed up in conference attire and smiling widely for the photo.

Our #MINDS post-bacc program is accepting applications til March 1st! ✨

✅ two-years full-time PAID research
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”