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“The divorce between the church and the state ought to be absolute…so absolute that no church property…should be exempt from equal taxation; for if you exempt the property of any church organization, to that extent you impose a church tax upon the whole community.”
- J. Garfield

#RFA

GOOD NEWS! A large, international Phase III clinical trial has unveiled a promising new option for people living with HIGHLY treatment-resistant HIV. 96% of participants who switched to this simplified regimen of a daily oral tablet MAINTAINED viral suppression with NO new drug resistance reported.

I'll be delivering our ‘Trans+ history lesson we never had’ talk and joining the panel for the Feminist Perspective on Trans+ History online event hosted by Feminist Greens, Trans Greens, LGBTIQA+ Greens and Young Greens.

🗓️ March 18 19.00-20.30 GMT

Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/femin...

This is amazing.

www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

Methylisothiazolinone in household items – a growing (or well, killing) problem #germophobia Just got out to Bodega Bay with my family.  I am teaching at the Bodega Bay Phylogenetics course tomorrow and we have made it an annual tradition to come out for a few days around the time when I t…

Well, 11 years ago I complained about hotels (and other places) using methylisothiazolinone in their personal care products ... microbe.net/2015/03/07/m...

*Happy dance*

Thank you fir your posts. You bee :) a light in a sometimes dark world. Shine on!

It's wise to honor the history of the land and it's people. An old, but interesting idea is to find out who lived where the art created. For example in the U.S. figuring out which indigenous folks where forced off that land where the art was created and finding a way to acknowledge it.

AOC: This is about actual crimes happening in front of us. This is about shredding the Constitution and plunging us into war. This is about taking crypto money and money laundering… So if you’re asking me if I’d support impeachment, I do

Wow, cool!

An immature Lophiomys imhausi displaying specialized hairs and warning coloration (A) and the same individual (center) with an adult male (top right), and female (top left), from the same trap location. The juvenile is being groomed by the male (B). FROM: J Mammal. 2020 Nov 17;101(6):1680–1691. "The secret social lives of African crested rats, Lophiomys imhausi"

The African crested rat (Lophiomys imhausi) is a rabbit-sized rodent with patterned coat.

They have no natural predators which puzzled scientists because they don't display obvious deterrents to large African predators.

That's when studies found they were packing enough poison to kill an elephant.

I aspire to exude as much confidence as this little Kinesin protein strutting along a microtubule while hauling intracellular cargo.

Look at that little guy go! 🔬🧪

Yes! Creating great harm or madness to hoard power is bad. Mkay.

Aw forgot about this lil clip. Really cool update on it in here too.

Fir a good chuckle...

Agreed.

Same.

Aw the sound track fir that is so good.

Fir realz!

That's such a massively impressive thing to be able to do.

Portland Science and Art lovers!

Noggin Fest is happening this weekend! I’m super excited about the speaker line up.

An amazing free all ages event for those curious about their brains. 🧠

#inPDX #Portland

Speakers for NOGGINFEST 2026 Dr. Larry Sherman Messing with the matrix: Novel strategies to repair a damaged brain Hannah Cunningham Rise and Shine: How Morning Light Can Help Sleep Randall Olson Is Consciousness Quantized? Dr. Melissa Papesh Hearing and the Brain JOIN US 😍 #allages #free Make art! Enjoy music! Discover cutting edge research! Ask questions! Hold BRAINS! This is the largest student-run, accessible, FREE, all ages, public celebration of music, art, brain research and interdisciplinary neuroscience in the Pacific Northwest!

QR code for NogginFest

#nogginfest 🎸🎨🧠🤓💚🎉!

JOIN US #allages #free SATURDAY MARCH 7, 1-9pm @ Leaven Community Center #portlandoregon 😍

Booths 1–5pm
Poster Session 2–5
Speakers 5– 6:30pm
Music 7–9pm

LEARN MORE 😎👉🏼 nwnoggin.org/event/noggin...

This makes me want a comedy movie/episode where scientists and the world 'Ooo' and 'Aww' at an alien probe that is watching back at the Oo'ing and aw'ing.

Always wanted to play with the auto loading ones. They look fun.

An automatic loading crossbow is better though. Practicing with it is waaaay less expensive too.

Yikes!

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 279

When bumblebees move their vision improves!
A study found that walking bumblebees actually process visual information 20% faster than inactive bumblebees.
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature
#science
#education
#wildlife
#worldbeesanctuary
#pollinators

This comic gave a chuckle and echos of current world politics.