Calling on my fellow white scicomm'ers to do some work here. How many times have you offered career advice to a friend of a friend who's interested in #SciComm? How many of those FoaF's have been privileged in some way?
Consider this my FoaF mentor request: tinyurl.com/vs-mentors
SCOOP — Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors.
My report:
Just got off an extremely cathartic Zoom interview with political scientist Geneva Cole, who’s doing research about how Twin Cities people have responded to the occupation. It was really, really good to talk with her. I’m spreading the word! Take the survey here: www.genevacole.com/participate-...
NEW “We’re celebrating a tradition that is at its core about resisting occupation and maintaining community in the face of horrors. You can’t keep politics out of Irish music. No one should try, for two reasons. First, it’s ahistorical. Second, Minnesotans are ready for a big anti-fascist party.”
I really just want to call it a blog and not a newsletter
Can we go back to that
Can we be honest
The American Chemical Society is accepting nominations for the 2026 Arthur C. Cope Postdoctoral Fellowship in Organic Chemistry, a 2-year fellowship that provides $85,000 per year to support postdoctoral research at a nonprofit institution in the US. #chemsky
We need candidates who fall firmly into “looks like a cinnamon roll, could actually kill you” overlap.
It actually hurts other pro-Palestine politicians like Mamdani and Abughazaleh to lump Platner in with them and pretend like the bad-faith accusations of antisemitism lobbed at them are similarly bad-faith when lobbed at Platner. This is why someone like Platner can poison a progressive coalition.
went to this community organizing thing a bit ago and ended up on a variety of signal chats and like. wow. how does one keep up with all this while being employed? i’m glad there are folks who can do all that, but man. i burn all my energy just getting through the day. there is nothing left.
Don't go searching for OP, leave them alone. I just think that what they uplift is important and explains why many people simply cannot engage in activism and organizing regularly. And the truth is that it's hard to figure out actual ways around this because organizing in fact a labor.
Hey Skeeps (is that a thing we say?) what is the consensus on iPhone update 26.3.1? Still terrible?
This is a really thoughtful follow-up on the viral military/Armageddon story from Ryan Whalen at The Debrief:
thedebrief.org/questions-mo...
Thoughts & prayers to the EPA :(
Today in @rollingstone.com: a remarkable profile on the inhumane tactics of ICE in Minnesota’s suburbs — and the incredible ways Minnesotans in Shakopee (including DFL Rep. Brad Tabke) have stood up to protect our communities.
Full article here: archive.is/BBvVQ
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My colleague @alexwitze.bsky.social joined @scifri.bsky.social today to break down our reporting on how the White House is withholding funds from science agencies.
One researcher dials in to say her institution is waiting on $20 million in research funding.
Give it a listen ⤵️
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Hello #BookSky! I’m sharing details for my first two book tour stops, one of which has a virtual option 🤩
On April 6 @ 7 pm I will be in Washington, DC talking with Camonghne Felix at an event jointly put on by Lost City Books and @loyaltybooks.bsky.social!
lostcitybookstore.com/event/2026-0...
This is what everyone should be worrying about. Not Trump canceling elections, but Republicans taking the trips they've been playing on everyone else and doing them to white voter precincts.
This thread is a painfully perfect description of how it will go down.
So... A friend was supposed to give a PURELY SCIENTIFIC talk at NIH within the next couple of weeks and it was cancelled because of a "new process" where all speakers/talks have to be CLEARED BY A POLITICAL APPOINTEE.
BBC tech journalist Thomas Germain’s simple—and hilarious—experiment exposes a serious flaw in common artificial intelligence tools
Want to stand up for science on March 7th, but don't see an event near you? Host a Pop-Up Protest! Get a few friends together, make some signs and find a busy street corner. Hit the streets!
Details here: zurl.co/fBDfY
science
#standupforscience
#rally
#March7
#savescience
Interesting thread from a medievalist.
Call me when an LLM bot is notable for coming back to white scholars with "BIPOC researchers and non-researcher BIPOC people did a bunch of work on this a while back but never got funding/published for it. Would you like to contact them to support their work or will you just be stealing it?"
Would you like to think about 🦋 butterflies 🦋 rather than literally anything else? SAME!! Great org @monarchwatch.bsky.social Milkweed Market is open--preorder small plants (plugs) for spring delivery. Note: schools & restoration projects can apply for FREE plants🦋 💚 monarchwatch.org/milkweed/mar...
Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in the second half of the year! If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out July-Dec (or publicist), share the link/info here!
yeah this time last year their stock was plummeting (e.g. thecincinnatiherald.com/2025/05/24/t...)
Maybe more pronounced effect here in MN where they are HQ'd and used to cultivate a "we're part of the community!" profile. Then they let ICE stage in their parking lots etc. So ppl here are PISSED.
Literally sitting in the City Council hearing about eviction prevention paying rents while I’m waiting to speak. If you want to help keep 11 immigrant families in public housing from being imminently evicted, I’m trying to raise $2500 for them 💛
V: @Ian-Coldwater
CA: $iancoldwater
PP: @coldwater
"Make people dependent enough, and then make it shitty"
Still giggling at this hilarious video from the Norwegian Consumer Council "A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator" which seems a perfect embodiment of Silicon Valley and tech generally these days
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Up...
Fantastic offer from the talented @lexroman.com: A FREE how to leave Substack workshop on 4/16!
Lex is the real deal on all things newsletter and if you are a Substack person who needs handholding, or know someone who needs a nudge...
could check out @aat-transcribes.bsky.social
WCCO YouTube thumbnail of Bovino launching gas grenades into Mueller Park. headline: "did you see feds commit crimes in Minneapolis?"
Hennepin County Attorney debuts new evidence portal. Submit evidence you may have of federal agents conducting lawless rampages.
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
Note: this is different from the now-closed portal for evidence related to the Renee Good and Alex Pretti murders.
