Got mine scheduled today! It felt exactly like this!

Hipster Vampire Amy@lasrina.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Doctor: I’m sorry to tell you that the best option for you is a hysterectomy. Middle-aged cis woman, hope slowly dawning in her eyes: …Yeeterus? Middle-aged cis woman’s friends, leaping out from behind the furniture and dangling from the ceiling: YEETERUS! YEETERUS! YEETERUS! YEETERUS!

the hell they can, three straight yamamoto splitters and khamenei's back in the dugout before he knows what happened

One thing all New Yorkers can agree on? It’s time to get your flu shot! Go to nyc.gov/healthmap to find all the free locations.

Closing day. "It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops." mason.gmu.edu/~rmatz/giama...

I'm reviewing the sketchy science claims supplement companies make for an upcoming article. These websites are full of bonkers claims (oh, your pill slows aging? oh, muscle growth without exercise?) but also SO MANY ZOOMED IN MOUTH PHOTOS. I should get hazard pay, it's so gross

Today, CSPI’s Litigation Department and co-counsel at the @aclu.org, @protectdemocracy.org, and others filed a class action lawsuit challenging the National Institutes of Health’s policy of blocking grants in order to censor views it disagrees with. We're unafraid to take this admin to court again.

Researchers challenge NIH screening of grants for disfavored viewpoints

Class action lawsuit seeks to stop NIH censorship and termination of federally funded scientific research

cspi.org

Happy Baby Safety Month.

Mookie please I need to prep the new scores before rehearsal

Any accounting of this day that doesn't include the resulting violence and discrimination experienced by Arab Americans (and the global effects of the war on terror) is straight up propaganda for a white supremacist vision of the United States.

Senator Elissa Slotkin@slotkin.senate.gov · 4w ago

But that feeling of a shared bond among all Americans in the early weeks after the attack is something I’m so glad I got to experience. Because it’s the thing that I think we’re missing the most today.

Now in Gunmetal Grey!

At the vet for Mookie’s annual exam. No cat has ever been so betrayed.

This pelican is a liar and a charlatan.

Matsci@matsci.bsky.social · last mo.

Professors across the South: We still need your voice. There’s still time to complete the survey and share your experiences in higher education. Please participate—and encourage your faculty colleagues to do the same. Every response helps. Make your voice heard. #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom

Matthew Boedy@matthewboedy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The 2026 @aaup.org Faculty in the South Survey is live. If you are faculty in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas please take a second to fill it out: forms.gle/iLheVskd4wcA...

And as I've been tracking, it's been eight months since Trump admitted a single refugee into the United States (Biden admitted 100,060 in 2024; white people from South Africa don't count.) There is now no longer a legal path for non-white people to become a U.S. permanent resident or citizen.

Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 2mo ago

BREAKING: in July 2026, *every single one* of the 2,528 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 10,255 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.

Really loved the latest Vibe Check pod on the death of Jason Arday and the dangers of being isolated in elite spaces. Thank you, @theferocity.bsky.social! Also if folks haven't seen the website Arday's former students put together, please give it a read. leilacancode.github.io/everythinggo...

A site created by his former students

Ordinary Notes@hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 2mo ago

leilacancode.github.io/everythinggo...

I’m on Shengruo’s committee and it’s been a privilege to see her work develop! Come cheer her on while she presents some great work, including qualitative research, on this really important topic!

UW Epidemiology@uwepidemiology.bsky.social · 2mo ago

TOMORROW: Shengruo Zhang will defend her dissertation: "Understanding and Addressing Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening: Patient Perspectives and the Impact of HPV Self-Sampling Interventions". Good luck tomorrow, Shengruo! Event details: epi.washington.edu/news-events/...

This is excellently done and I suggest all my colleagues in public health give it a read. .... I read this and Emily Wilson's response to Nolan's Odyssey last night and had a dream that combined them, I do not suggest this specific thing to my colleagues in public health. Or anyone else.

Jeremy Faust, MD@jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I didn’t love Craig Spencer’s ‘embrace MAHA’ column in The Atlantic. Instead of canceling my friend, I called him. Then I wrote this line-by-line rebuttal to his piece. It's live, so please check it out and let me know what you think... open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

Maybe it will happen today! You don’t have to get ready if you stay ready so stick that bottle of champagne in the fridge now.

Maybe It Will Happen Today@today-maybe.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Things are bad, so may I recommend developing parasocial relationships with foster cats who live half a world away as a way of sparking some joy? Yay for Ernie! Yay for his very own personal tail!

Veronica@veronicaf.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ernie HISSED at me! I'm so proud of him. Hissing means he's feeling brave enough to let me know his boundaries. He still let me pat him, although he was a bit offended I touched his very own personal tail.

helpful coverage from @elpais.com english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-...

In the heart of the Miccosukee, the Native American tribe that shut down Alligator Alcatraz

The community found refuge from white persecution deep in the Everglades swamps centuries ago. Together with environmental groups, they succeeded in forcing the closure of the immigration detention ce...

english.elpais.com

Rebecca Nagle@rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 4mo ago

BREAKING: Alligator Alcatraz has officially closed. A lot of outlets won’t report on this, but the Miccosukee Tribe played a key role in the fight.

I’m not there this year, but y’all, why is John Ioannidis being paid to talk at #SER2026? Was RFK Jr unavailable? Yikes.

i do find the imagery of pouring endless, unnecessary money into a corroded mirror of rancid water a little heavy handed

Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The 250th anniversary of America is exactly what I thought it would be: with America losing wars constantly and the president arresting you for disrespecting his pool

NY-10 is, according to the Jewish Electorate Institute, the second most Jewish Congressional district in the US. (www.jewishelectorateinstitute.org/p6611) It voted overwhelmingly for a candidate who says Israel is committing genocide. That should challenge assumptions about what American Jews want.

Adil Haque@adhaque.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“I will be one of the Jewish members of Congress most willing to stand up for Palestinian human rights. And I will stand firmly against bigotry aimed at Jews. Those are not two different jobs. They are the same job,” Brad Lander said.

for the billionth time, everyone who worked for USAID knew it was a tool of soft power, but accepted it because the tradeoff is you get to materially improve people’s lives that otherwise would die. hoarding the fruits of imperialism for the core and letting the world starve is not better.

Faine Greenwood@faineg.com · 4mo ago

Whenever I hear someone claiming that USAID was evil from a leftist perspective, I hear someone saying “yes, millions ARE dying because Musk and Trump killed USAID, but at least they’ll die free of American imperialism.” Notably it is never the people saying this who are dying.

At a certain point you gotta say the signs have spoken and sacrifice the king

amanda moore 🐢@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 4mo ago

As NPS drains the Reflecting Pool for repairs, thunderstorms and strong rains work to replenish the water.

This entire thread is wild & demonstrates what teachers have been screaming about: AI dependence not only completely discredits the user, it makes the user feel worthless. It's a psychologically manipulative tool that causes one to doubt their actual knowledge & then creates a shame loop.

Crystal Fleming is on sabbatical@alwaystheself.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +

Shawon is so great! We got to celebrate her at graduation recently, so it's time for this final step. I'll be there!

UW Epidemiology@uwepidemiology.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Don't miss Riffat Ara Shawon's #EpiDissertation defense: "Malnutrition Among Children Under Five with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Identifying and Managing Risk." Come show your support TOMORROW, and congratulations, Riffat! Event details: buff.ly/KH1xGcA

There are lovers you forget and sandwiches that haunt you for the rest of your life.

“I think one of the best investments you can make as a new graduate is understanding that the most adult thing you can do is ask questions. Do not be afraid to ask how things work. The wisest investment you can make is curiously and openness to knowledge from other people.”

Saeed Jones@theferocity.bsky.social · 4mo ago

On the most recent VIBE CHECK, we answer questions from recent college graduates! Feel free to share with this episode with the new or soon to be grads in your life!