Ana Maria Barral
@bioprof.bsky.social
Biology prof, scientific teaching, CUREs, microbes 🧪 🇨🇺 Quaker, Conflict resolution, occasional Swiftie, sci comm, 🐈 person, hiking camping, 4x4. Live what you believe.
The 2026 Republican message: Shut up or we’ll kill more of you.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoTom Homan: "It all go backs to the Dems ... there's still gonna be more bloodshed unless they shut their mouth and let ICE enforce the laws that they enacted."
The son of the man shot and killed by ICE: I am Ronaldo Salgado, the oldest son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. He should've been picking up the last of his guys before heading to finish up construction. Unbeknownst to all of us, my dad had been shot inside his van by ICE agents in unmarked cars.
I need to prep classes and attend meetings but I'm very distracted by this excellent soccer ⚽ Great work Egypt but my heart is so happy for 🇦🇷 and Messi 🤩
Grateful if somebody could share a gift link to this article in the New Yorker www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... My uni library has access to articles, but it seems like interviews are a separate content available only on the website...
László Krasznahorkai Writes Because He Fails
The Nobel laureate László Krasznahorkai on his notoriously long sentences, our estrangement from beauty, and why he would “never voluntarily reread” one of his books.
newyorker.com
Campaign Nonviolence Action Days invites people into the existing movement toward a nonviolent, equitable and livable world.
Nonviolent solutions are everywhere
Campaign Nonviolence Action Days invites people into the existing movement toward a nonviolent, equitable and livable world.
wagingnonviolence.org
Yes and yes, thank you for the shout-out to @tinyearthnet.bsky.social
Tanya Noel (she/her)@tcnoel.bsky.social · 2mo agoCame across this, can't help but think about all the times I've wanted to shout this from the rooftops (or, at least, gently remind colleagues of, in various contexts) ... From Hurley, et al. (2021). Tiny earth: a big idea for STEM education and antibiotic discovery. MBio, 12(1), 10-1128.
🧪 #philsci
Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️@napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 2mo agoIf you are going to comment on the proposed changes to how science is done in the US, please use this guide. The rules specify that you have to mention the number associated with the proposed changes, and this blog has those. Here is where to comment: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Hey #genomics and #bioinformatics community: I need an "endorsement" in order to submit a preprint to @arxiv.bsky.social 😭 I'm registered, but can't submit our preprint to q-bio\GN (Genomics) section until we get an endorsement from an existing arXiv author w/endorse privileges. that you? plz DM me🙏
Que tristeza! El profe era tan erudito, súper inteligente, y tan amable.
harmodio@harmodio.bsky.social · 2mo agoBuen camino, profe Raúl Pacheco Vega. Fuiste y serás siempre el investigador más chido.
Buen camino, profe Raúl Pacheco Vega. Fuiste y serás siempre el investigador más chido.
Of all the harm this administration has done to US science, today's proposed changes to the way federal grants are awarded and administered is the most damaging yet. The text of the federal register document is impenetrably tedious by design, so here's an excellent summary of what it says.
elizabethginexi.bsky.social@elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 2mo agoSummary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule. Russell Vought is going destroy American Science. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...
How will populations across the world change in the 21st century? 🔧 Explore for yourself with our new interactive tool!
I wrote about the topsy-turvy un-realism of fascism and the ignore-ance of its comfortable enablers—who by their very use of the term "nonviolent" ignore an already brutally violent situation, and demand perpetual sacrificial performances to secure their support. www.the-reframe.com/are-you-brav...
Are You Brave Enough for Nonviolence?
People who care, people who don't. Un-realism and ignore-ance. If you aren’t comfortable now, why were you comfortable before?
the-reframe.com
“are you willing to participate in nonviolence? Because if you only demand it from others, you're not nonviolent. You're just hiding behind the bully and giving the victim a thumbs up while they get pounded. That's a violent position if I ever saw one.”
A.R. Moxon@juliusgoat.bsky.social · 3mo agoI wrote about the topsy-turvy un-realism of fascism and the ignore-ance of its comfortable enablers—who by their very use of the term "nonviolent" ignore an already brutally violent situation, and demand perpetual sacrificial performances to secure their support. www.the-reframe.com/are-you-brav...
The national Silent Quaker Walking Vigil for Peace will take place in London on Saturday 19 September 2026, the weekend closest to the United Nations International Day of Peace. Information taken from the Ipswich Quaker Meeting House Facebook Page. More in the picture ALT text.
*laughs in archivist* It always amuses me at how little historical material is actually not only digitized but also made available online compared to what lay people think.
Chief Justice John Roberts should be impeached and removed from the Supreme Court.
The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court
nytimes.com
💥🇭🇺🗳️ BREAKING: Péter Magyar says Viktor Orbán called to concede and congratulate him. Magyar will be Hungary’s next prime minister and, as it stands, is set to secure a 2/3 supermajority – enough to fully dismantle Orbán’s system. A 16-year chapter is over.
What really bugs me is that there's a big chunk of the left that seems completely unaware that there is a whole lefty tradition with roots in various organized religions. Catholic Workers, Jewish Voice for Peace, Black church leaders, Engaged Buddhism, and more.
My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran.
Iran
Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...
ricksteves.com
'What emerges may look like evidence, but it primarily measures uptake. It does not measure the need or fit of the tool. And it tells us very little about whether the tool should exist in classrooms at scale.' Will sound familiar to academics grappling with HE EdTech adoption.
Three red flags for “evidenced-based” EdTech - LSE Impact
Natalia I. Kucirkova outlines three ways claims about "evidence based" EdTech can be misleading and instrumentalised as part of market entry strategies.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
Great stuff from @espiers.bsky.social:
The Anti-Intellectualism of Silicon Valley Elites
I recently re-read Richard Hofstadter's Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, and now every time a reactionary Silicon Valley billionaire opens his mouth, I think about it. So I wrote about it for Th...
elizabethspiers.com
Leaked calls confirm that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó is being run as a Russian intelligence asset in the halls of the European Union and NATO at the highest levels. Incredibly damning transcripts. Another EU foreign minister has likened Szijjártó to Kim Philby.
Kremlin hotline: Hungary colluded with Russia to delist sanctioned oligarchs, companies and banks
A hotline between Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave Moscow strategic information on critical EU…
theins.press
No Kings is international! Hope to see U.S. citizens and allies abroad out protesting!
Sánchez ha recuperado el “no a la guerra” que movilizó a la izquierda española en 2003 y fue el preludio de una pérdida del poder por parte del PP en 2004 tras los atentados del 11-M. “El mundo ya ha estado aquí antes"
Pedro Sánchez, ante el ataque de Estados Unidos e Israel a Irán: “No a la guerra, no vamos a apoyar este desastre”
El presidente del Gobierno contesta a Trump sin citarlo: “No vamos a ser cómplices de algo malo para el mundo por miedo a las represalias de alguno”
social.elpais.com
Asking for a frustrated friend: if @verizonofficial.bsky.social locked the app because of "suspicious" activity but the roaming hotline refers to the app to solve issues, what is the person to do? I'm so glad I have the purple 🟣 carrier 😁