This is ridiculous and the letter makes no sense.

The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.

www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

This, in and of itself, does not do much, but it’s the type of fighting back that has to be done by more Democrats.

Short rant:

F@(k this sh:t. F@(k ALL this sh:t.

That’s it, end of rant.

Trump's shutdown of federal diversity office at NSF breaks law that created it CHIPS and Science Act established position to broaden participation in science

President Donald Trump’s order shutting down DEI offices was part of a slew of presidential directives from the new administration that apply to every federal agency.

But for the NSF, following the White House’s order required it to ignore a mandate from Congress.

Diversity is out, use Divergence.
Equity is out, use Justice
Inclusion is out, use Togetherness

DJT for short. He’ll think we’re taking about him.

Dear America.

FAFO

Sincerely,
The Gulf of Mexico

Trump is not even President yet and the media is running with his bulls&*! stuff. Gotta had it to him, he knows how to manipulate the media and drive the news cycle.
#GulfofWhoCares

Nectar-Eating Wolves May Be Pollinating Flowers There are fewer than 500 Ethiopian wolves, and they may be the first large carnivore known to act as a pollinator

There are many examples of mammals acting as pollinators, but this story in Scientific American about a wild canine potentially serving as a pollinator is a lovely twist: www.scientificamerican.com/article/nect...
#pollinators 🧪

How close is AI to human-level intelligence? Large language models such as OpenAI’s o1 have electrified the debate over achieving artificial general intelligence, or AGI. But they are unlikely to reach this milestone on their own.

The release of OpenAI’s o1 poured fresh fuel on an old debate: just how long will it be until a machine is capable of the whole range of cognitive tasks that human brains can handle. Nature reports on the debate around achieving artificial general intelligence, or AGI. 🧪

South Koreans just squashed a fascist coup in 6 hours We could learn a thing or two about how to resist fascism from the people who did it efficiently in the middle of the night.

I wrote about South Korea's heroic coup resistance, which is basically a recap of all the incredible BlueSky reporting from today, and how I wish I were in the position to hoist my own representative's ass over a military baricade: www.laura-bassett.com/p/south-kore...

a man wearing a black sweater and a white shirt is making a face . ALT: a man wearing a black sweater and a white shirt is making a face .

I am starting to be more worried about incompetence than authoritarianism. I mean I’m worried about both, but eeek these people are super unqualified.

Report: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returns Research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023, a total of $92.9 billion, according to an

In case some individuals still believe that what we do is … a waste of money!🤔🧪👇

www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep...

When I was 5, I loved science, which I took to be planets and magnets and chemicals and shit.

Soon I realized science was a collective human activity, and these were just the objects of its attention.

Anyway, whenever I read an OpEd on how science isn't political, I think "Are you 5 years old?"

Post from Latino pollster Mike Madrid: “Doing some research for an upcoming article on the last “mass deportation” of Mexicans during the 1930’s. Over half of those deported were US citizens.”

Indeed. When they rounded up the Japanese Americans, myself and my family included, for internment during WWII out of fear over Japanese spies and saboteurs, two thirds of us were U.S. citizens.

Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”

Me every time a new person is announced on that man’s team.

Welcome to Blue Sky.

May take a few of the microbiology related things on here and break them down later.

RFK Jr., vaccines, food dyes, fluoride and why ‘Make America Healthy Again' took off The day after the election, some celebrated Trump's win and RFK Jr.'s potential role as a public health decision-maker. Why? They finally felt seen.

Goodbye Red40! Hello measles, Listeria, and tooth decay!

Let me say something that is controversial because our brains are broken:

Vaccines are a miracle and amazing

This is spot on and you can point to a bunch of examples of this. I think immigration and foreign policy in the age of Trump have also been the victim of the pro-system and anti-system.

I’m concerned about a lot of these appointments, but Hannibal Lecter for Surgeon General is a bridge too far.

I’m following all the Stephen’s. @stephenking.bsky.social
@stephencolbert.bsky.social
@stephenfry.bsky.social
Except THAT Stephen