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“Tyranny requires your fear, and your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.” — J.B. Pritzker, Governor of Illinois. Great Blue Heron hunting. 🪶 Edison, WA 🇺🇸 #photography #birds #birdphotography

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NIH funding slashes aren’t ‘cutting waste’ - they're cutting progress, innovation, and the livelihoods of hardworking Americans. www.freep.com/story/news/h...

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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”

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A new North Dakota bill would require stores to pull any book with any "material harmful to minors" from the shelves. For those in the cheap seats, that effectively means ANY mention of sex, sexuality or gender. A bookseller could be arrested for displaying 1984. www.inforum.com/opinion/colu...

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In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading.

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Oh so good...

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“When he played me my AI voice, I just burst into tears.” Simply stunning story from @jesshamzelou.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/13/1...

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The Big Ten has a new team atop the standings: Michigan. With a 75-73 victory over No. 7 Purdue on Tuesday night, the 20th-ranked Wolverines avenged a 27-point loss last month ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/613...

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🌨️⛄️SPRING SNOW🍵🌸 There is a saying in Kyōto at this time of year that goes "sankan shion" (三寒四温), "3 days cold, 4 days warm". I think we may be deep in those 3 days... #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #snowyday #snow #Myoshinjin #妙心寺 #Ryoanji #龍安寺 #GardenTeahouse

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@white2tea.bsky.social sent Fortune Teller as maocha in the tea club & I’ve been in love with it ever since. It’s the first puer that really clicked for me. Every time I check in on it, it’s somehow even better.

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Yay!! My #memoir is the #GreatMichiganRead for 2025-26! @mihumanities chooses one book every two years, works with my publisher @littlebrown to release a special edition for wide distribution in the state, and puts me on a big tour! What an honor! #writers

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You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

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I proudly support the University of Michigan's stated core values.

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BREAKING: Federal judge temporarily blocks NIH indirect costs rate cap issued Friday as applied to states that sued over the act this morning. Judge Angel Kelley, a Biden appointee, ordered further briefing as well, and set a hearing on Feb 21 in the case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Judge Rules the White House Failed to Comply With Court Order www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...

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Amid today’s massive NIH cuts to universities, please know that my research colleagues: - Develop new cancer treatments for kids - Are curing sickle cell disease - Build new tech to help premature babies survive - Prevent teens from dying of drug overdose - And more #NIH #MedSky #research #science

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Most of my family and loved ones have attended, worked for, and/or received medical care at one or more of these institutions or do so currently — particularly those who work in any part of healthcare. This is a huge strike on American education, science, AND medicine, not to mention employment

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Deeply worried about cuts to research funding. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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“A sane government would never do this.” — the former dean of Harvard Medical School Universities are reeling. Elon Musk’s allies are celebrating. Looking at the major cut to federal research funding — which many scientists predict will be devastating With @lenasun.bsky.social and Carolyn Johnson

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The President of Wesleyan is consistently the only University leader who stands up for the academic mission! @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social #Academicsky slate.com/life/2025/02...

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NIH radically cuts support to universities. The sudden & drastic $4B cut will make it hard for rsrchrs to keep the lights on & will have devastating consequences for medical rsrch, particularly in critical areas such as cancer, heart disease, & infectious diseases. arstechnica.com/science/2025...

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I took a day of rest today, insomnia caught up to me. But I knew you’d stop by later, so I started a campfire for us & sat the chairs out. Sitting with you in silence under the stars, is my favorite time of the day. Cast those worries into the flames baby. We try again tomorrow.

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AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li says AI policy must be based on ‘science, not science fiction’

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From the NYT editorial board “Don’t get distracted. Don’t get overwhelmed. Don’t get paralyzed and pulled into the chaos that President Trump and his allies are purposely creating with the volume and speed of executive orders” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...

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My Rep is not waiting on the sidelines.

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Pre-order Sale! THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA, coming on July 15, 2025 is available for pre-order and @barnesandnoble.com Premium and Rewards members can use the code PREORDER25 for an early discount! The promotion includes e-books and audiobooks, too!

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White House budget proposal could shatter the National Science Foundation arstechnica.com/science/2025...

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Humpback whale songs have patterns that resemble human language www.newscientist.com/article/2467...

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E-materials are great for many patrons but they are exhausting public libraries' meager budgets. @heykellyjensen.bsky.social shares how Hoopla is exacerbating the problem. "A single patron borrowing 10 items at a time would cost the library $24 in 2024. In 2025, that would cost the library $110."

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NO ONE can save us alone - no one profession or organization or institution. We all need to come together to save ourselves AND each other. Community matters and we need to get better at backing each other up.

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I recommend the audiobook, “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant,” by Curtis Chin. His vivid descriptions of Detroit’s Cass Corridor in the 80s & student life at the Univ of Michigan soon after recreate the world that helped create where we are now in SEast Michigan. #Booksky

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Thanks @Starbucks for the joy inducing holiday prize gift. I love that this is the Empire State Building Reserve umbrella and that it’s high quality with a handle of real wood!

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I just did this- and it felt amazing. The customer service rep was BEYOND grateful to hear some positive feedback. She told me it filled her heart and it honestly filled mine as well. Spreading positivity is the best, y’all! (FYI, press 3 then press 0.) Thanks @pronounced-ing.bsky.social

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New arts centre opens in Brooklyn, housing three non-profits and a branch of the Brooklyn public library 📚 www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/01/29/n...

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