Jon Puritz

Dear population genetics and genomics community. I've created a Population Genomics Feed to help broadly share ideas, discussions, and research bsky.app/profile/did:... #PopGen #PopulationGenomcs and/or #PopulationGenetics will add the post to the feed!

there is a major difference between the department staff members that ensure everything runs as smooth as possible while earning $50k and the assistant vice provost of artificial intelligence integration affairs earning $600k. it's the latter that should be cut, and not the former

It was a hoax!!!!!!

Department Chair: Certain faculty will be contacted before next week about proposed “corrections” to their workload plan. me:

Groundhog Harassed By Dipshits In Stupid Hats

We had to say goodbye our little bundle of joy on Friday. Lucy was the kindest and gentlest soul that ever walked this earth. She was our baby, our work buddy, our playmate, our reluctant travel companion, and both our bedtime and wake up alarm. She was super shy, but quickly won over everyone.

"106,636 years of federal work experience were lost across the 10,109 employees with PhDs who departed STEM or health roles between January 1– November 30, 2025" Among the hardest hit agencies were NSF, US Forest Service, EPA, and Department of Energy www.science.org/content/arti...

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“OUR HUMANITY” is under assault by our own government.

Sixteen years ago, the Supreme Court decided that corporations are people under the First Amendment. Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.

Day 1- Snow squall. Don’t fuck with me 2026. You’re already on notice. #HappyNewYear

Wow. Amazing powerful stuff from @ievajusionyte.bsky.social. This has been tough to process for me, and this essay articulates a lot of what I’ve been feeling. #EverTrue

We are failing our kids

#EverTrue

The anti-Semitic mass shooting in Australia will cause a national conversation and policy change. We know this because the 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to significant restrictions on guns. The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.

Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is, in fact, a tortology

Thankfully, a person of interest is in custody.

The horrific tragedy at Brown University is the 389th mass shooting this year and the 230th gun incident on school grounds so far this year. This is not normal and we don't have to live this way. bradyunited.org @bradyunited.org

First deadline is Dec 12!

Apply and come be my colleague!

Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island. jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960

Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island. jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960

I have a PhD student looking to share a room at #CERF2025 next week. Anyone looking to lower costs with a roommate?

I have a PhD student looking to share a room at #CERF2025 next week. Anyone looking to lower costs with a roommate?

If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago

Spotify is running ICE ads. I went to cancel on mobile and saw that this isn’t allowed on mobile. They make you cancel on desktop. You think that’s gonna stop me, Spotify? I will erase you and forget you ever existed. THOU SHALT CANCEL SPOTIFY!!!

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

I've never seen and felt as much love for America as we're seeing across the country today.

Reposting my favorite sign for the no kings rally. Let’s go!

Our federal tax dollars are being used to fund a network of government social media accounts that pump out disinformation 24/7. Even during a government shutdown. It’s definitely not essential work.

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment. The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/ "Weeks ago, the NSF asked the impossible—posting NSF [GRFP] application deadlines without providing a way to apply and without issuing an official solicitation or guidelines..."

An open letter in support of the GRFP, which still has not opened the submission portal or provided a solicitation. jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

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Trump executive order requires NIH, NSF, FEMA, and other agencies to appoint a political reviewer of grants. Also requires agencies to make it so that grants can be terminated at any time. 🧪👨‍🔬 Read the EO here: Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking – The White House share.google/sbXxp5hOj4ub...

My dad passed away last week. He endured years of chronic health challenges stemming from Crohn's disease and, later in life, battling blood cancer amongst other health challenges. He was the definition of quiet strength and persistence. He will be missed.

#AcademicChatter #GradSchool

bumping again: I am hiring a project coordinator /researcher for an interagency freshwater mussels project (USFS 🌲 lead). Position will be based out of USFS Northern Research Station in Wisconsin and starts Sep. 15, For more information/to apply, www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/438...

I appreciate, "A PhD is marathon, not a sprint," but it's not a race at all. To me, a PhD is a hike (with no trails) up a tall mountain in the distance. The end goal is clear, but the journey is long, dynamic, unique, entirely your own, and itself more important than any milestone.

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.