It's not possible to view these kinds of arguments, which are coming up repeatedly, separately from the sustained attacks on shared governance. Some state legislatures and rich donors have been extremely vocal about removing faculty from positions where they can affect change at their universities.
Well, at least the BBC is covering this.
This is figure 1, which shows representative lycophytes reconstructions from Late Permian to recent.
A paper in Nature Ecology & Evolution reports insights into how ancient plants lived around 252 million years ago at the time of the Permian–Triassic mass extinction, the most severe loss of biodiversity in Earth’s history. go.nature.com/4cGiEY5 #PlantScience 🌍🧪
Seems to me like Trump is desperately begging Iran to sign a replica of the Obama JCPOA he tore up. All for the low low price of thousands dead, global instability, high energy prices, and a toll on ships through the once-free strait of Hormuz.
This is just so cool. A Roman-era mummy recently excavated in Egypt contained a fragment of papyrus with a section of the Iliad.
Postdoc Position in Experimental & Computational Plant Biology. Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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1) It is ok to cut the mic on talk-show guests who repeat the same lies over and over, as Stefanik does here
2) And while they’re doing that, you don’t need to plug their book for them
Palantir put out the most cartoonishly evil statement possible. They’re so arrogant and self-confident they don’t seem to believe their fascistic plans can be opposed.
We must get rid of Palantir altogether.
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Cartoonish evil will always be with us. But we must change things so that people like this are typing whiny manifestos to each other, not running the world.
Buttigieg: I’ll give the Turning Point folks a lot of strategic credit for going to a lot of different places. Going to these college campuses is kind of the equivalent, in their minds, of the way I feel when I go on Fox News.
The difference is, when I go on Fox News, I’m telling the truth
Deep concerns remain about Australia’s heavy reliance on the US for defence and the AUKUS submarine program
Keating argues that the program is a failed policy and that Australia needs a more independent defence strategy
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Farage thugs manhandle man with pacemaker after he objects to the Reform leader's chauffeur parking in disabled bay that he needs to use.
Lovely People.
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The FBI guy is on a paranoid bender and won’t leave his room.
The War guy quotes bible passages from Pulp Fiction.
The Health guy collects raccoon dicks.
It’s an Idiocracy on steroids.
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They tried to do the same thing with the Segway, as I recall.
I don't recall any previous transformative technologies that had to be sold to the public so hard. No one in 1999 was going, "Guys. Cell phone? It's coming, whether we like it or not. I think it's important, FOR WOMEN ESPECIALLY, to learn about cell phone. So that we're not left behind!!"
"We are being asked to accept permanent environmental damage, long‑term public liability and water risks that can't be engineered away, all to support an industry in structural decline that contributes little in royalties and is largely owned by foreign investors."You tell 'em,@corblund.bsky.social.
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Heads up to my Gen X + early Millennial peeps - show this plot to your PCP and you can probably get yourself an MMR booster, if you haven’t been (re)vaccinated since childhood.
Öztürk said in a statement released Friday: “I invite everyone to recognize the privilege it is for any country to host international scholars, and the hole that is left in our society when that privilege is lost.”
Postdoctoral Scholar position in the Coaker group University of California, Davis We are seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to join our research program focused on immune receptor engineering and spatial analyses of plant pathogens interactions using computational and imaging approaches. The position will involve integration of molecular, imaging, and computational approaches. Relevant publications from the laboratory include Nature Plants (2025, PMID: 40721669), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024, PMID: 38814867), and Cell Reports (2023, PMID: 37342910). https://www.coakerlab.org/ Qualifications: • Ph.D. in plant biology, molecular biology, genetics, computational biology, or a related field • Strong background in genomics and/or computational biology • First author publications in peer-reviewed journals • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment • Experience in plant innate immunity is preferred Application Instructions: The position is initially available for two years, with the possibility of extension based on performance and funding. Salary is based on the University of California postdoctoral salary scale (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2025-26/represented-oct-2025-scales/t23.pdf). The salary range for this position is $69,073-$82,836 US Dollars/year. Review of applications will begin June 1, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. Please submit a CV, a brief statement of research interests (~1 page), and contact information for three references to glcoaker@ucdavis.edu. The research statement should describe your previous work, how your expertise aligns with ongoing research in the lab, and potential future research directions.
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Belief in & support for vaccines is normal.
“But that reality is not immune to the stories we tell about it… [Bad polls] change what clinicians say in the exam room, the decisions policymakers & leaders make, and ultimately become a self-fulfilling prophecy.”
Methods matter for talking points
The purpose of education is to inspire the desire for learning in students and make them able to think, understand, and question.
“NSF Plant Biology Act.”
H.R. 7949
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This bill would expand NSF funding for plant and microbial biology grants with $150 million authorized each year from FY2026 through 2031.
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Kamlager-Dove: Stevie Wonder can even see how much this war is costing us. Prices have gone up, and this dude is wanting to spend $2 billion of your money every single day rather than help you. Fuck him.
If you use this or any other LLM, you're profiting from the theft of other people's IP. You're stealing. It is that simple.
