Hilary Gerstein

Flier for my talk Friday 5/30 at 7 p.m.

Are you a scientist and not sure what to do to help with all the awfulness all around us? Inspired by Vietnam era activism, @standupforscience.bsky.social is hosting a series of "teach ins," in which scientists share a bit about their area of expertise and why it's important with the public. 🧪🦑🌎

I have been sick for a week and I just read about "something going around" in a subreddit, which I guess is how I get my information now that the CDC is officially spending the next four years determining when and how microscopes became gay.

A dumbo rat with big sad eyes, captioned, "RATS." Text: Dude, if I don't see my bros in like 2 hours I'm gonna be cowabummed out...

An illustration of a fancy mouse with white patches, captioned "MICE." Text: If I see another man in my house I will slit him open from mouth to anus and wear him like a jacket.

Pet Rats vs Pet Mice

I have such a nice mental image of him trotting out his old ‘Nova hoodie to watch the games from the Vatican with a cozy cup of tea.

This was my reaction as well!

you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

Only when ‘Nova loses in the Final Four!

Killing the old pope and having the new pope already hate you is wild

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

Multiple friends previously at HUP referred to this gentleman as Snidely Whiplash and honestly, that denigrates the good name and reputation of Snidely Whiplash.

Ok but on behalf of myself, A Jew™️….
WOW NO THANK YOU

Coast Guard proposes removing navigation buoys from Maine waters The measure aims to cut costs based on the assumption that boaters already have electronic navigation systems, or could.

Maine is small but this is some real serious Trvmp vendetta bulls*** that you should all know about. People are going to die. www.bangordailynews.com/2025/04/25/s...

Ok, but I would settle for just the second part too! 💚🦅💚
#Eagles

[h/t to @thegistsports.bsky.social]

Shout out to Jalen Hurts and “scheduling conflicts” 💚🦅💚 #eagles

A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here

A screenshot of a Reuters article stating that the US FDA suspended milk quality test workforce cuts.

Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.

For bonus points, Google “Cross of Honor of the German Mother” to see just how much it is Nazis all the way down

I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island

and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods

forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold

Paul Noth the New Yorker

🧪🔬This is literally the predicament of research all over the country. This is the perfect portrayal of research in America right now. #Science

if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.

🚨 EMERGENCY PRESS CONFERENCE

Columbia/Barnard faculty, Jewish community leaders, immigrant advocates, and rabbis are demanding the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil from ICE custody.

We will not be silent or cower in the face of American Fascism. #FreeMahmoud

Phenomenal

Judge Reyes just became my favorite person.

I’ll do so right now! Yay!

I do not lead a professional society but I’ve been chatting with the Advocacy dude at mine and would like to point him to this! How can I, merely no one, do that?

it was bad when the worst poster on my favorite website bought that website and made it terrible but it has been worse having that person also buy my country that i live in

We Democrats Will Fight Back Just as Soon as We Can Get Our Shit Together “More than 50 interviews with Democratic leaders revealed a party that is struggling to define what it stands for, what issues to prioritize, and h...

"Our nation’s core values are under attack, and standing up for what’s right takes bravery and courage. That’s why we, the Democrats, have decided to stay seated until we can figure out what to do."

Have you been asked, as a federal worker, to do something you don't want to do? But they won't put it in writing?

DON'T DO IT.

If they're going to punish you? MAKE THEM PUT IT IN WRITING. ALL OF IT.

Document, document, document.

Act confused. Be confused! Go slow. Require clarity. Lots. Document

Gotta admit this slaps

I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.