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Shawn Christensen
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Microbes, solitary bees, pollen & hot takes. I love science and push for a research system that works for everyone. UC Davis PhD candidate, Vannette lab. He/him ✊🏼🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
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I laughed out loud — thank you 😂😂

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these guys came back with a guilty verdict knowing that they and their families will never be safe for the rest of their lives. unironically extreme bravery on the part of random citizens

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The timeline right now looks like an Ewok party after the Death Star exploded

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This though. I started at 14 for $4.25 an hour.

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Excellent news--a proposal to ban medical transitions for trans youth, ban them from bathrooms and sports, and force teachers to out them will not be on the ballot in California after far-right activists failed to obtain the needed signatures and raised a paltry $200,000

Proposal to limit transgender youth rights fails to qualify for California's November ballot
Proposal to limit transgender youth rights fails to qualify for California's November ballot

Supporters of the measure said that schools were infringing on "parental rights" by supporting students' gender identity.

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And by the time they get here its June and we (Central valley) are at oven conditions as well

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Berkeley’s Chancellor talked to protesters here and never called police. Today the encampment is closing down after an agreement to examine investments was reached. It should always have been possible everywhere. www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti...

UC Berkeley Gaza protesters take down camp after reaching tense détente with university
UC Berkeley Gaza protesters take down camp after reaching tense détente with university

Just over three weeks after it began, UC Berkeley’s Sproul Hall encampment is over, after administrators pledged to look into some of the protesters’ concerns.

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So jazzed to share some highlights, pitfalls, gratitude, and super surprising hot-off-the-microscope images at my exit seminar!🐝🦠🌺 Join to learn about pollen hacking, sleeping beauty bees, and of course antifreeze yeasts. May 24th at 3pm Pacific. Dm for Zoom if interested.

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Shawn Christensen
@pollenmicrobes.bsky.social
Microbes, solitary bees, pollen & hot takes. I love science and push for a research system that works for everyone. UC Davis PhD candidate, Vannette lab. He/him ✊🏼🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
285 followers190 following82 posts