We definitely need all hands on deck!

I have an entire PhD in political science and have never been sure what constitutes "The West" in a meaningful, consistent way.

What is the term meant to include - or exclude? Are the differences between "the West" and other "civilizations" greater than the differences within the so-called "west"?

Me too, killed my dad. I’m glad there is hope for others though! Now we just need to get mRNA research funded in the US again. 🫠

Thank God we didn't get rid of most of our mRNA research or anything, oh wait.

I’m so grateful for all who do this work with compassion and professionalism.

Ah. Thanks for explaining.

I don’t know anything about roosters - didn’t realize that’s something that can happen! Is it just too much testosterone?

My partner has been a mouse geneticist for >25 years and killing* mice, while humanely, still gets to him after all this time. *He insists on not using euphemisms like “culling” or “sacrificing.”

I’m sorry. One time in London, we had to kill a wood pigeon that had been attacked by our neighbor’s cat. Obviously it wasn’t “our” wood pigeon, but they are such enormous (nearly chicken sized!), sweet doofuses, it left its mark.

Oof, that’s rough. I would not like that aspect of owning chickens. I’m sure you gave him a quick death. It’s what we all hope for!

I was so relieved when I stumbled on how to leave Strava’s “athlete intelligence” AI thingy. And the amount of time I’ve spent trying to do the same on all the other apps is obscene.

Oh yikes. Good luck. 😬😬😬

Oh look, another reason to hate AI.

Omg

Four bullfrogs congregate in an algae-rich corner of a pond.

There is an important meeting.

Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts University grad arrested by ICE agents last year, returns to Turkey - The Boston Globe The government and Öztürk’s legal team have jointly moved to dismiss her immigration proceedings.

America is losing a talented researcher today.
Rümeysa Öztürk, whose abduction by masked men prompted a search and her eventual release by ICE, has returned to Turkey. She wants to resume a career without "state-imposed violence and hostility."
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/17/m...

Big side-eye to the (mostly) dudes popping up to say, “well, actually, it was 62 million visits in February, not 62 million men.”

Yes, you are correct, but ask yourself, why have you made this your mission today?

My first reaction is wow, hell yes, you brave women! Second is we should start stockpiling mutual aid for their legal fees now, because a whole bunch of men who thought they got away with it and are now living cush lives are not about to go down without a fight.

I am not on Threads but maybe I should be. I’m hearing there is an amazing thing happening there with women outright naming their r*pists. Next level #MeToo.

Happy to, and done! Apologies for cluttering your replies with that.

Wait – I mean, I agree – but when did this thread become about male victims? I thought we were talking about male (and then female) bystanders being faux-shocked and thinking it’s a bad apple problem when it’s systemic.

there was the commissioning and then canceling of that Pride collection by queer and trans artists, then there was the DEI rollback, now it’s AI-driven false arrests. Target is setting land-speed records for torching customer goodwill, given how high their popularity and how far they had to fall

I do not argue the truth if this, but what is the purpose of the reply, if not to exonerate men?

Oh nooooooo

Even if climate change was natural* we would still need to mitigate its impacts, but men like this never seem to support that. I wonder why that is. (As in, I don’t wonder.)

*cyanide is natural but I don’t recommend chugging peach pit smoothies

I saw your post while sitting in a taxi to get to a PT appointment, $50 one way. 🫠

20260407 Paul Ross TalkSport Talk YouTube video by Dr Lucy Rogers

Delighted to have been interviewed by Paul Ross on Extra time on TalkSport and Talk - talking about my new book 'Up'!

Here's the 8 min interview ...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hdn...

I’m so sorry, Sarah. 💔

I cancelled my subscription to NYT so can’t read this but yeah, it’s a bad situation, though my post was more about the specific challenges in rural (and for that matter suburban) America.

Gwyneth Eisma on Instagram: "I’m so overwhelmed! 🌔 🌎 These are sketches done during the splashdown of Integrity and what this whole mission meant for little earth dwellers like myself." 30K likes, 93 comments - gwynetheisma on April 10, 2026: "I’m so overwhelmed! 🌔 🌎 These are sketches done during the splashdown of Integrity and what this whole mission meant for little earth dwellers...

This Insta about Artemis II by Gwyneth Eisma is just so very wonderful 🥹 www.instagram.com/reel/DW-bUZz...