Naomi Ruff

Do not look away. Do not forget. Do not forgive. And vote!

The lessons from Brazil and Serbia? Don't concede one inch of ground to the far right. Don't appease. Don't triangulate. Don't grovel. Don't say they have "legitimate concerns". Mobilise your base, and fight them with all the democratic means at your disposal.

Lula is to my left. Magyar is to my right. And I don’t care in the slightest, because they are the candidates of democracy against autocracy.

I was kindly invited to give the final plenary at this year's American Society of Bioethics & Humanities annual meeting—I discussed being a global health professor who engages in advocacy One thing I got asked is: should scientists or healthcare professionals remain politically neutral?

No To AI is a guide to removing intrusive AI from your favorite/most used software. Put together by my old friend (and genius) @librarian.bsky.social notoai.org

"This is performative" okay well the fascists are performing bigotry so let's have everybody use the time that has been given to them.

1. CRISPR came from basic research on bacteria. 2. Optogenetics started with a discovery in algae. 3. The GFP protein comes from jellyfish. The biggest breakthroughs all trace to scientists following their curiosity, and this is one huge reason why we must keep funding basic research!

As a professional editor, my take is no matter how you use “comprise” half of your readers will think you are wrong, so just avoid it if possible.

Well that sums it up

Today, and every day, we stand with the Somali community.

So so so great. More of this, please.

"There are scads of ailments—from colitis to grief to fibromyalgia to depression to lupus—that cause pain, embarrassment, and even sometimes agony, but are not obvious to outsiders." Be kind.

every job deserves comfort, dignity and safety! 🫡

Whenever people criticize the greed of the uber elite rich people of the world, their weird defenders act like if they gave away a fraction of their money they’d be destitute. But Dolly did, and she was still able to own a theme park.

“I keep saying: If you’re the fine Christian that you think you are, why are you judging people,” Parton said during a 2017 interview with Larry King. “That’s God’s job.” -Dolly Parton

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I submit this is the most important story of the day. In 2017, a sailor told the President that the old steam carrier catapults were better than the new electric ones, probably in the same way your elderly neighbor says carburetors were better than these new fangled fuel injectors.

My buena malata is finally producing! This is actually a plant from last year that struggled. I overwintered it inside, battled its bug infestations, and now I have these lovely peppers! I also have 2 more of these plants started this year (along with many other peppers). 🌱

When you have an agenda and when you don’t:

🧵 So my darlings, here's a little story about the importance of preventative health. Spoiler: I'm fine. I'm going to be just fine. I mean. Most likely. But one thing I know for absolutely certain, if I had delayed taking action by a year, or even six months, this would be a VASTLY different story.

Important: Trump’s executive order is NOT legislation. Though the executive order promotes more misinformation about vaccines, nothing has changed about the availability of childhood vaccines. For evidence-based guidance, please follow and share American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations.

Libraries make us a harder target for authoritarianism. Equal access to info, ideas, and space that doesn’t require a purchase to belong. Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚 What’s checked out on your card right now?

Amen!

Charles Molloy's Treatise on Maritime Law, 1682 edition: Birth in the realm is far more important than who your parents are.

New in PN: The new "science golden age" looks suspiciously like a grift "It’s impossible not to wonder whether part of Trump’s loathing for universities is that there's no way for him to corrupt the process and make money off it in the same way he can by giving billions to Silicon Valley types."

"The very existence of Rep. Rulli and Rep. Emmer – as Italian-American and German-American members of Congress – proves that the arguments of nativists are bankrupt to the core."

Read the whole thread for all the functions that would be affected. Yes, science grants, but other stuff too! Send in your comment if you haven’t yet!!

George Orwell in 2 min I need to read Animal Farm

Goodness, Fox News and the NY Post? Could this be a sign of progress??

The reason the US has such a powerful science and innovation ecosystem is simple: decades of public investment (via largely independent agencies, including NIH and NSF). Basic science builds future cures over a timeline too long for the private sector. /3 www.infotimes.us/basic-scienc...

So important! This blog and its companion open.substack.com/pub/elizabet... are great guides to the rule, its effects, and how to respond. Please take action to oppose the rule!

🔥 Published today, and just in time for summer conferences, here are your guidelines for presenting badly www.nature.com/articles/s41... rdcu.be/fqa92

every screen, pop-up or button i have to see after clicking "cancel subscription" and before i see "your subscription has been canceled" should cost the company ten million dollars

How beautiful is that!

RFK Jr. is taking backdoor routes to cut preventive healthcare that must be covered under the ACA.

Think I finally got the rise and bake about right. Of course, I’ll have to keep trying to perfect it. 😀#breadsky

Agree. Lots of other interesting stuff in this article, too.

164 years ago, on the 13th of May 1862, Robert Smalls escaped slavery by capturing the steamboat 'Planter' and steering it through Confederate lines. The US Navy commissioned it as the USS Planter and appointed Smalls as captain, making him the first black man to command a US ship. #otd #history 🗃️

Good reminder of the breadth and depth of the research enterprise in the US. May it continue to be so.

So important and so little understood.

wandering the Sonora desert in a carefree fashion like