Scientist, educator, parent . . . not necessarily in that order. All opinions are mine, mine, mine.
Joined February 2013
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Remaining on this hellsite feels a bit like having a supporting role in an old school war drama.
“I’ll find you there!” I call out bravely across the widening distance between us, as your train pulls away towards Bluesky.
I smile through my tears. We will see each other again.
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They are lowering US flags to half-mast for a week, but if the government really wants to pay tribute to Dolly, they should fund education, the arts, and medical research instead of trying to eradicate them.
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Mark your Calendars for @GenomicsKU events this fall!
Learn more at genomics.ku.edu/
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A stellar Coat of Many Colors for Dolly Parton, forever among the stars 💗
ALT Colorful nebula in space with a white haze throughout that is more concentrated in the center with a rippling effect. Colorful gas filaments appear to splash outward from the nebula center, colored yellow, magenta, and blue. A faint black border with right angles at the corners of the images show where the telescope’s field of view stopsdotted line with right angles shows the borders of the telescope’s image. Small white stars dot the background.
Donate to @dollyslibrary, support your local public library, support the libraries in your schools.
Dolly would be proud of us.
@DollyParton
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If you feel inclined, Dolly Parton was a champion of Child Literacy and Access to Education, due to her upbringing in the rural Appalachian Mountains. You can make a donation to her foundation to continue her work supporting community libraries here:
donate.imaginationlibrary.co…
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KU molecular biosciences researcher Ilya Vakser and colleagues at partner institutions will use a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to expand knowledge of macromolecular systems.
news.ku.edu/news/article/1-p…
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The abuse the ex wife of the Maine ICE agent details in NPR interview is horrifying, including a 2022 police report of throwing his 13 year old daughter through a coffee table, a voice mail from last year saying her throat should be cut, and pulling a gun on her in the shower. She questions if ICE runs even a basic background check on recruits.
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Thousands of Americans are getting sick from a foodborne parasite, and federal regulators have still not publicly identified the source.
So what's been happening in the federal government over the past year that might be a factor in this outbreak?
🧵⬇️
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We already have a process for determining whether accusers are credible. It’s called a trial. And a jury already decided they believed E Jean Carroll. THIS is weaponization.
nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/po… via @NYTimes
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Pope Leo becoming the leader of the Butlerian Jihad was not on my bingo card.
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Same Fight. New Generation. All Roads Lead to the South -- National Day of Action For Voting Rights! Help in any way you can. blackpowerwarroom.com/dayofa…
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The VRA is being dismantled piece by piece
& we are going back to where it was born to fight for it
May 16, Edmund Pettus Bridge & AL State Capitol
Join us - TN 👉blackpowerwarroom.com/dayofa…
