Sometimes I feel like my whole body is just vibrating, ready for some big exciting change.
Danielle R. Snowflack, Ph.D.
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Sr. Director of Education @edvotek. she/her. Mom x2, spouse, educator, molecular biologist, tired. Proud @muhlenbergcollege @princeton alum. Posts are mine and probably random AF.
Air quality. I grew up in the Los Angeles basin in the 70s and 80s and remember having to stay inside because the smog was so bad - Stage 2 smog alerts, they were called. Apparently they haven't had one of those since 1988. Haven't had a stage one smog alert since 2003.
Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 17h agoFood, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
“So… you’ve been absent for 52 days, missed 47 roll call votes, and no one knows if you’re still alive?”
Reading between the lines: how maternal factor gradients determine the AP axis This Research Highlight showcases work by Eric Wieschaus. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
📢📢 #Drpsophila community! #FlyCROSS surveys are open for #mentors. The current chairs @shyama13.bsky.social and @jocmcdonald.bsky.social alongside the committee members have put in a lot of effort to begin the third cycle of this mentoring program. You may have already received an invite from GSA.
This is what we mean when we say #transrightsarehumanrights. Laws like this affect EVERYONE. They don't want any women playing sport. They want women trapped in the home.
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
If you're a cis person insisting that the prospect of trans children playing youth sports is not only "a problem" but in fact one of the biggest problems we currently face as a nation, I'd be happy to introduce you to literally a million other things that should be worrying you more.
🚨🚨 FEDS and everyone else 🚨🚨 🧵Tomorrow is the last day to comment on the Office of Personnel Management rule, “Promoting Employee Accountability" at www.regulations.gov/commenton/OP... This rule eliminates employee protections and rights, and hastens the firing process. Specifically, it... 1/4
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Collette is right on target: Fight back and we can win. Write your Senator now to make sure its included in the final bill
Colette Delawalla, PhD@cdelawalla.bsky.social · 3d agoTHIS IS WHAT PEOPLE POWER ACCOMPLISHES! Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who wrote comments, contacted Congress, and yelled! This is OUR WIN! @standupforscience.net www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
That took a lot longer than I personally would have waited as a parent while people attacked my daughter's credibility. But at least he did it.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3d agoWASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Sen. Moreno says Rep. Max Miller should not serve in House after abuse allegations from Moreno’s daughter.
Are we worried about getting fired? Id slip some eyedrops into his drink to give him tummy troubles. Then when his parents come to see what happens, they won't suspect me because they'd know I'd magic his ass.
𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐨 & 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧@quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 4d agoYou are a sorcerer bartender and the owner of the bar’s son is at the bar making aggresssive and rude passes at the women that come in making them uncomfortable. What do you do?
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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a republican congressman allegedly broke his two-year-old daughter's collarbone and he somehow hasn't been run out of congress. there really is no bridge too far for these ghouls.
‘Platner on steroids’: Max Miller abuse claims have Republicans silently sweating
The Ohio lawmaker denies the allegations as an Aug. 5 deadline to drop off the ballot approaches.
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It's an RNA World. We just live in it. Happy World RNA Day!
my feelings on this are pretty straightforward: if you have a problem with poor people having greater access to less expensive food then you’re a fucking psycho.
mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social · last wk.Weird how much discourse around the Mamdani grocery stores ignores the existence of the Green Cart intiative (launched under Bloomberg) that provides subsidized fruit and vegetable stands across the city under the exact same logic as the grocery stores
Like YES Bioenergy ethanol production can disort incentives. YES we make “too much” corn. But man, is it. Modern Marvel we take for granted that we can make *so many calories *
Hey Philadelphia!! Do you want this mural on your building?? Here’s what we’re looking for: You must own the building. Must be in Philly The flatter the surface the better! The more people that will see it the better. We want to install in September Email me if that's you SkypeAScientist@gmail.com
I put a call out for mural walls yesterday and I got a lot of VERY good walls for projects of a variety of scales. Unfortunately I have only sold enough shirts this summer to cover 2 of those walls. This means more people need to buy shirts. Thems the breaks. More shirts more art. SquidFacts.Net
Please, please make sure your kids know how to swim.
Neil Vigdor@gettingviggy.bsky.social · 5d agoA girl, 10, was still missing in the Passaic River on Friday, nearly two days after she was swept away. The body of a boy the same age was recovered earlier; another girl, 11, was rescued. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/n...
You don’t want hands free driving, you want trains. You want trains you want trains you want TRAINS
Natural immunity from a disease is not better than vaccine immunity; in fact, #vaccine immunity IS natural immunity without all of the dangers of the vaccine-preventable disease.
Natural immunity is not better than vaccine immunity
There is anti-vaccine belief that natural immunity is superior to vaccine-induced immunity. This post emphasizes that while both types of immunity are similar, vaccines provide a safer way to achieve…
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Another blow to Science in the US.
American Society for Cell Biology@ascbiology.bsky.social · last wk.The White House has finalized changes to F, J & I student visa terms. Beginning Sept 15 2026, visas will generally be limited to four years, replacing the current Duration of Status policy. https://www.ascb.org/science-policy/white-house-finalizes-changes-to-international-student-visa-terms/
The White House has finalized changes to F, J & I student visa terms. Beginning Sept 15 2026, visas will generally be limited to four years, replacing the current Duration of Status policy. https://www.ascb.org/science-policy/white-house-finalizes-changes-to-international-student-visa-terms/
You mean, there are kids who weren't? Big homework energy from a young age 🤣 I've thought about buying them for my kids too.
S. Kramer@libraryephemera.bsky.social · 6d agoWere you a child who read The World Book Encyclopedia for fun?