Who wants to see a happy dog?

nobody in the press wants to address the fact that almost everybody at the upper echelons of tech is a full on eugenist nazi

Matt Binder@mattbinder.bsky.social · last mo.

this guy is the co-founder of Airbnb

Ok now that's #altchemjobs, #chemsky PUI prof becomes World Cup ref www.chemistryworld.com/careers/from... via @chemistryworld.com

From chemistry to referee

Kathryn Nesbitt left her professor post to bring her problem-solving skills to the pitch, and is breaking through barriers for women

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As I walked into the gym, I heard a woman say into her phone: "Mamá, dat is geen antwoord op mijn vraag" Languages and cultures differ, but one thing is universal: moms never give a straight answer! 😅 I thought this was just one of those Latin mom things but apparently not

The death toll rose to at least 1,450 people, Venezuelan officials said on Sunday, more than three days after major earthquakes struck the country. Rescue efforts continued to face chaos and delays amid aftershocks. Follow live updates. trib.al/JT68q5j

If you wanna help Venezuela, here are a list of places you can donate!

Caracas Chronicles (RSS)@caracaschronicles.tierra-de-gracia.com · last mo.

Help Venezuela From Abroad: Cash Donations Matter Most Right Now: https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2026/06/26/help-venezuela-from-abroad-cash-donations-matter-most-right-now/

my oncologist straight up told me my 5-year survival odds were twice what they would have been a decade earlier and that my stage was generally considered terminal in the 90s. I fucking hate these know-it-all shit-for-brains narcissist freaks so much that it’s got to be unhealthy.

Chad Loder@chadloder.dev · last mo.

"We declared a War On Cancer in the 1970s and we have not made significant progress on treating cancer despite ever-increasing funding. It's a welfare program for academic labs" Bro what the FUCK are you talking about. The survival statistics do not bear this out even at first glance

Will we ever catch a break?

The New York Times@nytimes.com · last mo.

Venezuela's president announced an initial earthquake death toll, saying dozens of people had been killed and more than 700 injured.

Venezuela's president announced an initial earthquake death toll, saying dozens of people had been killed and more than 700 injured.

Venezuela Earthquake Live Updates: At least 32 Dead After 2 Major Quakes Near Caracas

The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude quakes toppled dozens of buildings, killed at least 32 people and injured at least 700 others, the authorities said. A frantic rescue effort was underway.

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Just got my hands on @manhattanscientist.bsky.social’s new book How and Why Soap Works. I opened it at random and landed on a section about an experiment involving emotions, didn’t expect that at all! Really intrigued. Can’t wait to read the whole thing.

Whichever of the purple dots you look at turns more purple.

And we're done! No more Mozart for a while

Pre-concert selfie!

After over 2 years of rehearsals, this weekend we are doing our final performance of Mozart's requiem. I'm so excited about it, just wish I didn't have to wear a black turtleneck in 30°C! 🥵

Super excited to share my book How and Why Soap Works came out today! Written for anyone interested in science and consumer products the book has 30 experiments you can do at home to explore the science of surfactants and recreate historic soap recipes. doi.org/10.1039/9781...

How and Why Soap Works: Thirty Home Experiments Exploring the Science of Surfactants

We wash with soap several times every day, but how does it get us clean? Soap has been used for centuries worldwide and is key to health and hygiene. But h

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My fellow cis folks, The FCC is asking Americans to submit comments about whether the TV Oversight Management Board (TVOMB) should create new TV ratings to alert viewers to trans/gender content. Time to be an ally and tell the FCC absolutely the fuck not. It takes five minutes to do.

Tell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAAD

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous...

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My choir is doing a french song and all I can think of while I butcher the lyrics is "omelette du fromage"

Glassblowers were the soul of all the chemistry departments I worked. Can't tell you how many J-Young NMR tubes they fixed for me!

Chemistry World@chemistryworld.com · 3mo ago

‘Over the years there have been cutbacks so that scientific glassblowers are becoming an endangered species,’ writes one of our readers & Royal Society of Chemistry member Alan Gall. #ChemSky @rsc.org www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/lett...

‘Over the years there have been cutbacks so that scientific glassblowers are becoming an endangered species,’ writes one of our readers & Royal Society of Chemistry member Alan Gall. #ChemSky @rsc.org www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/lett...

Letters: May 2026

Readers delve into ancient history, celebrate glassblowers and ponder if they are alchemists

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Genocidal supporters really ruin everything!

Some people put so much effort into cheating! If only they used half that to make what they actually have to do, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't have to cheat in the first place! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

French professor accused of ‘gigantic hoax’ after inventing Nobel-style prize

Authorities investigate Florent Montaclair over award given to himself and others including Noam Chomsky

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Am I wrong though?

I'm convinced a major reason why the right hate universities is that they mix students from different backgrounds. Hard to "other" a culture or region when many people have met and become at least acquaintances of members of it.

I don’t know what to tell you. This is art.

I've heard of organized crime but this is next level! I wonder if they used hubspot lol www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...

Call centres dismantled and ten arrested in EUR 50 million online fraud case – Europol, Eurojust, Austrian, and Albanian authorities seize nearly EUR 900 000 in cash and large amounts of IT infrastruc...

A criminal network operating a large-scale online fraud scheme has been dismantled through a collaborative investigation involving Austrian and Albanian authorities, with support from Europol and Euro...

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Biology. Chemistry. Physics. Mathematics. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Physicists had more of a comment than a question...

A wholesome story for nerds: On Saturday, I was signing books at a local bookstore for Independent Bookstore Day. The store had a signing-palooza with new authors every hour; toward the end of my hour, a woman came up and asked what my book was about. "Dictionaries," I said, and she lit up. 1/n

Wanna see my disable ticket seat for the Rosalia concert at the Lanxess Arena? Me too ... Nice to meet you all, apparently I'm a lamp!

Bureaucracy! I keep thinking how many people it took to decide to go with that stupid spelling :P

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 3mo ago

What word is your spelling nemesis? This is a safe space.

There is nothing enjoyable about the application process for basically any job

jordan [ham]@nursemurderer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

applying for jobs is like begging to hate life even more