Keilah Thee Fizzicist
@keilahdavis.blacksky.app
rarely physics, mostly women’s sports
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Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional.
This is the first suit of its kind.
19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...
This is the first suit of its kind.
19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...
Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton
The case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.”
19thnews.org
September 16, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional.
This is the first suit of its kind.
19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...
This is the first suit of its kind.
19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...
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Fowles will join four other LSU Tiger greats — Bob Pettit, Shaquille O’Neil, Pete Maravich and Seimone Augustus – — with basketball statues outside the Maravich Center on LSU’s campus.
September 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Fowles will join four other LSU Tiger greats — Bob Pettit, Shaquille O’Neil, Pete Maravich and Seimone Augustus – — with basketball statues outside the Maravich Center on LSU’s campus.
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LSU Athletics has announced Minnesota Lynx and LSU great Sylvia Fowles will become the 7th LSU athlete to receive a statue on campus.
She will be the second female athlete to have a statue at LSU, joining fellow Lynx legend Seimone Augustus.
Sweet Syl is getting a statue.
She will be the second female athlete to have a statue at LSU, joining fellow Lynx legend Seimone Augustus.
Sweet Syl is getting a statue.
September 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
LSU Athletics has announced Minnesota Lynx and LSU great Sylvia Fowles will become the 7th LSU athlete to receive a statue on campus.
She will be the second female athlete to have a statue at LSU, joining fellow Lynx legend Seimone Augustus.
Sweet Syl is getting a statue.
She will be the second female athlete to have a statue at LSU, joining fellow Lynx legend Seimone Augustus.
Sweet Syl is getting a statue.
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Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
September 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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lol there are a lot of people talking about AI who, frankly, shouldn't so here are people to listen to and then some:
@timnitgebru.blacksky.app
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rajiinio.bsky.social
@ruha9.bsky.social
@emilymbender.bsky.social
@karenhao.bsky.social
@dairinstitute.bsky.social
@timnitgebru.blacksky.app
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rajiinio.bsky.social
@ruha9.bsky.social
@emilymbender.bsky.social
@karenhao.bsky.social
@dairinstitute.bsky.social
These Women Tried to Warn Us About AI
Rumman Chowdhury, Timnit Gebru, Safiya Noble, Seeta Peña Gangadharan, and Joy Buolamwini open up about their artificial intelligence fears
www.rollingstone.com
September 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
lol there are a lot of people talking about AI who, frankly, shouldn't so here are people to listen to and then some:
@timnitgebru.blacksky.app
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rajiinio.bsky.social
@ruha9.bsky.social
@emilymbender.bsky.social
@karenhao.bsky.social
@dairinstitute.bsky.social
@timnitgebru.blacksky.app
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rajiinio.bsky.social
@ruha9.bsky.social
@emilymbender.bsky.social
@karenhao.bsky.social
@dairinstitute.bsky.social
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"When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who built this bridge to be so flimsy? There are permits you have to acquire [& supposed] tests. When you ask about the bridge collapsing itself, you’ve lost the thread"
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons. www.wired.com/story/one-of...
One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
www.wired.com
September 11, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who built this bridge to be so flimsy? There are permits you have to acquire [& supposed] tests. When you ask about the bridge collapsing itself, you’ve lost the thread"
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"Protect boys sports!"
September 11, 2026 at 1:55 PM
"Protect boys sports!"
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With less than one month to go in the federal fiscal year, NSF has awarded 31% fewer grants in its math and physical sciences directorate than the average for 2000–24.
https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/the-shrinking-nsf-support-for-the-physical-sciences?utm_campaign=PT_social
https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/the-shrinking-nsf-support-for-the-physical-sciences?utm_campaign=PT_social
The shrinking NSF support for the physical sciences
The agency has awarded fewer grants in the physical sciences this year than most years in its history.
physicstoday.aip.org
September 10, 2026 at 8:55 PM
With less than one month to go in the federal fiscal year, NSF has awarded 31% fewer grants in its math and physical sciences directorate than the average for 2000–24.
https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/the-shrinking-nsf-support-for-the-physical-sciences?utm_campaign=PT_social
https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/the-shrinking-nsf-support-for-the-physical-sciences?utm_campaign=PT_social
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the ending of the Frances Tiafoe vs. Alex Michelsen match with Tiafoe giving a long hug to Michelsen after the final tiebreaker point #USOpen
September 8, 2026 at 11:15 PM
the ending of the Frances Tiafoe vs. Alex Michelsen match with Tiafoe giving a long hug to Michelsen after the final tiebreaker point #USOpen
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I am glad JD asked me to post Taylor Townsend's interview. It is spectacular and worth every moment
September 5, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I am glad JD asked me to post Taylor Townsend's interview. It is spectacular and worth every moment
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I understand why the Arday case is one that is centered at the moment, but in many ways the discourse about it has done little to reveal the mundane ways that Black communities, including but not only Black academics, are systematically harmed and excluded by universities.
September 4, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I understand why the Arday case is one that is centered at the moment, but in many ways the discourse about it has done little to reveal the mundane ways that Black communities, including but not only Black academics, are systematically harmed and excluded by universities.
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I watched the Cambridge Chancellor's announcement about their review and investigation and I guess, with frustration, I see that it's clear that they won't investigate the way academic spaces, especially elite ones, target, harm, and keep out Black *communities* -- not just Black academics.
September 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I watched the Cambridge Chancellor's announcement about their review and investigation and I guess, with frustration, I see that it's clear that they won't investigate the way academic spaces, especially elite ones, target, harm, and keep out Black *communities* -- not just Black academics.
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Like you can't really investigate how a Black man ended up killing himself if you're not willing to investigate why you employ people whose theories are genocidal toward Black people
September 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Like you can't really investigate how a Black man ended up killing himself if you're not willing to investigate why you employ people whose theories are genocidal toward Black people
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Massive upset win for Mali, and for African women's basketball proving how far they've come, and that they're more than just Nigeria. Some tears on the bench and in the crowd. Sika Kone given player of the game but tried to hand it to Djeneba N'Diaye, who's had a hell of a two games. #FIBAWWC
September 5, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Massive upset win for Mali, and for African women's basketball proving how far they've come, and that they're more than just Nigeria. Some tears on the bench and in the crowd. Sika Kone given player of the game but tried to hand it to Djeneba N'Diaye, who's had a hell of a two games. #FIBAWWC
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BREAKING: WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert will be retiring at the end of the calendar year, sources tell ESPN.
September 4, 2026 at 2:49 PM
BREAKING: WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert will be retiring at the end of the calendar year, sources tell ESPN.
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more like Law Suit University, amirite?
Fozzie Bear's Classic 'Wokka Wokka' Stand-Up Comedy
ALT: Fozzie Bear's Classic 'Wokka Wokka' Stand-Up Comedy
static.klipy.com
September 3, 2026 at 7:04 PM
more like Law Suit University, amirite?
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i love that this has had literally no impact on my day lol
September 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
i love that this has had literally no impact on my day lol
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This man is a fucking monster who limped away from Chicago's mayor's office because he'd become unelectable after closing 50 schools and half of our city's publicly funded mental health care clinics, and covering up the fact that Chicago cops murdered a teenager. Stop whitewashing his ass!
Rahm Emanuel: ‘You Don’t Like My Ideas? Show Me Yours’
The always pugnacious Democrat is ready to fight Republicans, the DSA, and Bibi Netanyahu. And maybe run for president.
The always pugnacious Democrat is ready to fight Republicans, the DSA, and Bibi Netanyahu. And maybe run for president.
Rahm Emanuel: 'You Don't Like My Ideas? Show Me Yours'
Rahm Emanuel wants to take on Republicans and Democrats from the "pragmatic center." He talks Israel, the DSA, a possible run for president and more.
rollingstone.com
September 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM
This man is a fucking monster who limped away from Chicago's mayor's office because he'd become unelectable after closing 50 schools and half of our city's publicly funded mental health care clinics, and covering up the fact that Chicago cops murdered a teenager. Stop whitewashing his ass!
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Mulkey not gonna let anyone else be the most embarrassing person in this athletic department.
Ukrainian player Kate Koval has confirmed that she left the LSU WBB program after the signing of Russian player Anna Minaeva; "I hope the NCAA recognizes the circumstances surrounding my situation and understands the seriousness and deep nature of this matter." www.reuters.com/sports/ukrai...
September 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Mulkey not gonna let anyone else be the most embarrassing person in this athletic department.
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anyway, Pablo do LSU next
September 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
anyway, Pablo do LSU next
Kim Mulkey chased away so much talent from last year's team. Jada Richard, Bella Hines, Kate Koval.
Koval is obviously the most egregious, but it's all part of a pattern. #LSU
Koval is obviously the most egregious, but it's all part of a pattern. #LSU
September 2, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Kim Mulkey chased away so much talent from last year's team. Jada Richard, Bella Hines, Kate Koval.
Koval is obviously the most egregious, but it's all part of a pattern. #LSU
Koval is obviously the most egregious, but it's all part of a pattern. #LSU
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Should receive a waiver from the NCAA to play wherever she wants, whenever she wants. But probably won't.
Kate Koval detailed her decision to leave LSU was tied to the recruitment of "a Russian player" in an Instagram post on Wednesday.
What this means for Koval's eligibility for the upcoming season is unclear at this point.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
What this means for Koval's eligibility for the upcoming season is unclear at this point.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
Ukrainian center Kate Koval details leaving LSU after recruitment of Russian player
Koval says she was told about the recruitment after the transfer window closes. She's hoping the NCAA allows her to play elsewhere.
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Should receive a waiver from the NCAA to play wherever she wants, whenever she wants. But probably won't.
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It’s not suicide it is social murder. It is the result of policy that is explicitly designed to Inflict maximum pain & make a class of people feel as life isn’t worth living.
“A Haitian immigrant who had grown increasingly distraught after losing his protection from deportation and being outfitted with an ankle monitor was run over and killed Monday in what his family believes was a suicide.”
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Haitian immigrant in Ohio takes his own life after losing temporary protected status, family says
Pierre Damas Bel’s family said he felt humiliated by an ankle monitor ICE officers placed on him after the Trump administration canceled protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 1, 2026 at 4:26 PM
It’s not suicide it is social murder. It is the result of policy that is explicitly designed to Inflict maximum pain & make a class of people feel as life isn’t worth living.
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BREAKING: The world's most sensitive dark matter detector has announced it has spotted something it can't easily explain: a single event that's tantalizingly consistent with a type of theorized dark matter particle. Very early days yet, but pretty wild. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
World’s biggest dark matter detector spots a single weird particle
It’s far too early to declare a discovery, physicists with the LZ detector say
www.science.org
September 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
BREAKING: The world's most sensitive dark matter detector has announced it has spotted something it can't easily explain: a single event that's tantalizingly consistent with a type of theorized dark matter particle. Very early days yet, but pretty wild. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...