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jdushoff.bsky.social
Theoretical biologist, recreational mathematician, anti-fascist*. * I had planned not to be political here, but when circumstances change, decisions sometimes have to change.
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A report from the scene of a horrifying kidnapping on the streets of Worcester, MA today by @billshaner.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/they-dont-ne...

submitted 6 days ago • 311 comments

Trump is using official trade policy to promote Musk's satellite business Starlink. This is a glaring conflict of interest. Government policy should be designed to benefit the American people, not abused for personal tech bro profiteering.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

I have no ability to understand the mindset that thinks this sort of thing is funny. But I feel like I _do_ understand that they are _trying_ to be funny, and that there is absolutely no upside in engaging with it.

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

This is the coolest thing ever. I honestly think that they should #DissolveThePremierLeague just to preserve this pattern. #FibonacciForever. From iflscience.com/fibonacci-se...

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

“I am saying it clear and loud: To President Trump and his Cabinet: I am not afraid of you,” Mahdawi said, per Politico www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

submitted 14 days ago • 10 comments

I received a surprising and disturbing request from NIH on Friday. They wrote to cancel a subaward to Hong Kong on one of my grants. (This was disturbing but not surprising.) They also ordered us not to interact with our collaborators in Hong Kong on any work under the award:

submitted 17 days ago • 11 comments

Getting excited about #MMED2025. We are unfortunately not able to accept open applications this year, but hope to resume that for next year. Materials online at www.ici3d.org/MMED/

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Fearing that government information about vaccines & vaccination policy may be corrupted under an anti-vax health secretary, some public health leaders are exploring how to safeguard the enterprise of vaccinations in the United States. www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/v...

submitted 20 days ago • 12 comments

NEW: Read the resignation letter of three federal prosecutors who'd worked on the Eric Adams case: "Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...

submitted 22 days ago • 72 comments

Walt Kelly’s Pogo poster for the inaugural #EarthDay on April 22, 1970.

submitted 22 days ago • 80 comments

In the wise words of Benjamin Franklin: "Better that 100 innocents be punished than that a narcissist lose face with the 'Cool Dictator'".

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

You can tell when to put a space by thinking about alternative versions of your sentence. If you don't say "She is workouting now", then you shouldn't say "She is about to workout." If you don't say "I've had several rough works out lately", they you shouldn't say "I had a good work out today".

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments