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zachhensel.bsky.social
single-molecule microbiology lab @ ITQB NOVA in Portugal https://zach-hensel.github.io/
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

submitted 3 hours ago • 1042 comments

We are honored to represent @nadohe.bsky.social, @aaup.bsky.social, Baltimore and ROC, who each bravely pushed back against Trump’s intimidation & scare tactics, securing a victory for women, minorities, people with disabilities, veterans, and so many more. Full article: www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...

submitted 7 hours ago • 10 comments

The @aaas.org Science and Tech Policy fellowship program announced it’ll place fellows in roles in industry, NGOs, etc. Good move for the program and for fellows. A loss for the Federal government to have the pipeline for talented scientists shunted elsewhere.

submitted 13 hours ago • 0 comments

This was wrong. Instead, the racist echo chamber at X just asked Grok3 to confirm their suspicions about the judge’s surname, Abelson, and you can connect the dots at where that goes next.

submitted 14 hours ago • 0 comments

At a minimum, if/until this is reversed, scientific societies, universities, and CZI/HHMI should reverse their unnecessary censorship. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 22 hours ago • 1 comment

PLOS has issued a statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity. We are determined to stand firmly behind our mission, our values and our principles, and against any attempt at censorship or undermining of the core principles of scientific inquiry. plos.io/3D4O8cH

submitted 1 day ago • 25 comments

Apparently now something becomes plausible because the President says so... ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

submitted 23 hours ago • 0 comments

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