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Tim Hsu

@timhsu.net

SJSU math prof living in SF. Too old to spend this much time on comic books and music. He/him

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Greg Egan@gregegansf.bsky.social · 2w ago

While the Fields Medal celebrates the under-40s, the mathematician Joan Birman has, at the age of 99, solved a major open problem in representations of the Braid groups, a topic she has worked on for more than 60 years.

Tim Hsu@timhsu.net · 2w ago

Saw Pavement at Mosswood Meltdown last Fri, and the thing that really stays with me is their intro from John Waters: "Ah, the 90's, I was already old. You weren't, but now you are.... Oh, youth. Guess what? You'll never get it back. But here's the next best thing. Pavement!"

Picture of the Pavement show at Mosswood Meltdown from the way way back because I forgot to bring earplugs
Tim Hsu@timhsu.net · 4w ago

As goes Maine, so goes the nation (fingers crossed)

Eileen Clancy 🧿@clancyny.bsky.social · 4w ago

Amazing! ICE kills a man ~7:30 am. 1st news report is an hour later. ~1:30 pm, a group of 𝒔𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 marches in Main Street and "storms into the Biddeford office of [U.S.] Sen. Susan Collins." Would be hard to do in NYC. Biddeford pop. = 22,000! www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/s...

As the crowd marched down Main Street and gathered outside Sen. Collins’ Biddeford office, about a dozen people made it inside the entryway, chanting “Vote her out!” and banging their fists on the office’s locked doors. Staffers inside could be seen on the phone as the crowd grew. Minutes later, five Biddeford police officers pushed through the entryway and placed themselves between protestors and the door. “This is your fault Susan!” one man shouted. “You're a fascist!” another person yelled at the officers. photo of protesters with signs reading GET THE FUCK OUT 14TH AMENDMENT: DUE PROCESS FOR ALL NO EXCEPTIONS A woman with a bullhorn [caption] A group storms into the Biddeford office of Sen. Susan Collins on Monday after a man was shot in an altercation with federal immigration agents at the intersection of Hill and Pool streets. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer) The crowd dissipated and began marching back toward Mechanics Park after chanting at and heckling the officers. Police did not answer questions about whether Collins’ staffers called 911 on protestors.
Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 4w ago

🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! There are only 1 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/eoQwY

Graphic from Stand Up for Science urging action on a federal funding proposal. Large text reads: "1 Days Left" and "Help Us Stop Vought From Destroying American Science." A portrait of Russell Vought appears beside the U.S. Capitol. A banner along the bottom reads: "Submit a comment on the OMB proposal | Link in bio to take action." The Stand Up for Science logo appears in the top left.
Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 4w ago

Russell Vought is working to advance a key part of his Project 2025 agenda by giving political appointees unprecedented authority over federal science funding decisions. Fight back by leaving your public comment by visiting this link: zurl.co/hdmlB Article: zurl.co/ijSUz

Trump administration proposal would all but end scientific merit in grant funding, critics say

Proposed in late May, the rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over federal grants for research, education and infrastructure.

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Tim Hsu@timhsu.net · 4w ago

As an incurable procrastinator, I only just now commented on the OMB's Proposed Rule to politicize and otherwise mess up Federal grant funding. It only took about an hour, thanks to @courtneygibbons.phd: buttondown.com/crgibbons/ar... Comment now, deadline Mon Jul 13! (1/3)

MOTHERFUNCTOR Guide for "Uniform Grants Regulation" Comment Writing (1/3)

Part 1: what's in the OMB proposed grants regs? Why should you care? How will you use this guide? More parts coming!

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