Austin Scharf

Chemistry prof @EmoryOxford, intermittent yogi, papa, LGBTQ scientist, social media novice. Research: glowing molecules with (para)magnetic properties.

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I can’t *stand* @NBCNews insufferable use of “headlinese” in so much of their reporting 🤢

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@swterry911 @ABC So you’re arguing that the Executive can and should simply ignore the signed, enacted will of Congress? His duty is to *execute* the LAWS enacted BY Congress, not unilaterally decide whether their will should be enacted or not.

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@1sgPatriot @OctoberFerguson That is the worst photoshop fake I've ever seen.

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@Laiize1337 @OctoberFerguson You're creeped out by a man feeding a baby? He just happens to be using a more convenient tool than a bottle... Grow up.

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@QandO @OctoberFerguson Read all the responses on here.... clearly more people on the right care than you want to admit.

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@DakeWilliams1 @OctoberFerguson It still does mean happy! You sound mean! Be gay!

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@gringsam @wabenews @NPR We're gonna miss you on the air, Sam! Good thing we'll still get to hear that delightful voice on NMR. Good luck!!

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@pepperdog88 @TaraSetmayer @senecaprojectus It doesn’t unravel; it becomes more nuanced. Charlie Kirk was a brilliant debater who understood his opponents’ views and was not vulnerable to some of the more obvious critiques of far-right positions. But from my perspective, he still promoted white Christian nationalism. (Ew.)

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@RockoBoscia @TyisDOSD @TaraSetmayer @senecaprojectus She has a point that clickbait and one-liners often don’t offer sufficient perspective. This is true of both sides of the political spectrum. People hate nuance. That said, Charlie Kirk’s positions — even when you understand their context — were vile.

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@jtbtiny @PressSec Epstein aside…. What “compass” are you referring to? The one that directs Mr. Trump to “grab ‘em by the p*ssy”? Or the one that compels him to call African nations “sh*thole countries”? Or…

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@HeroWarsApp Andvari hands down!

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@dougspeights @wsbtv You don’t understand DEI, it seems. Take a look here at Delta’s official policy. https://t.co/2uVA2iYp6H

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@drdre4000 @GargLab https://t.co/JDg8GqE0Mo

Our curriculum isn’t universal, but I hope the videos may still be widely usable!

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@Sandy112470 @realDonaldTrump Probably not in a war zone? How are we supposed to know if you don’t tell us. Just because some clearly-military dudes are eating from styrofoam in a temporary dwelling doesn’t mean they’re in a war zone or active combat…

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@MylesDrance Based on the timing…. ACS-PRF?

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@CThomas_group Mössbauer is like my favorite spectroscopy. It’s so stinking *weird*

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@NaOHBartfield I’m so frightened, literally

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Holy cow. This debate is not looking good so far. Is Biden allowed to withdraw at this point?

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10th — “don’t covet your neighbor’s stuff” — is neither legally enforceable nor possible. We are a jealous species; if my neighbor has a pool, I’ll covet it, but I sure won’t go dump chemicals in it. The American government system does not penalize emotions; it penalizes actions.

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A thread about the Ten Commandments:

The first commandment — “have no other gods before me” — is explicitly contradictory to the first amendment. The founders decided that it was OK to have a non-Abrahamic religion.

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2nd commandment — “no graven images” — is contradictory to the 1st Amendment: artists can create whatever images they want.

3rd commandment — “do not take the Lord’s name in vain” — is also contradictory to the 1st Amendment — we are clearly free to speak as we wish.

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The ninth commandment — “do not bear false witness” — is again a pretty universal maxim, not at all unique to Christianity…. But could be argued to contradict the First Amendment, since we’re not forbidden from lying in most circumstances.