India Hook-Barnard
@selectagent.bsky.social
Silo killer, qu'est-ce que c'est? Passionate about engineering biology, precision medicine, emerging S&T, and the Oxford comma. I like em dashes—and I cannot lie.
She/her.
She/her.
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Devastated to see what’s happening at a place that I loved because it was the writing home of so many people I loved. what a gutting week
Should You Buy a Newspaper or a Yacht?
Advice for Jeff Bezos
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Devastated to see what’s happening at a place that I loved because it was the writing home of so many people I loved. what a gutting week
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HRC knows what all Twilight fans know.
Vampires are scared of the sunlight.
Vampires are scared of the sunlight.
February 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
HRC knows what all Twilight fans know.
Vampires are scared of the sunlight.
Vampires are scared of the sunlight.
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Sitting U.S. senators don't make letters such as this one public unless they feel a paper trail is needed to inform the public.
Not great. Really not great.
h/t Sahil Kapur
Not great. Really not great.
h/t Sahil Kapur
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Sitting U.S. senators don't make letters such as this one public unless they feel a paper trail is needed to inform the public.
Not great. Really not great.
h/t Sahil Kapur
Not great. Really not great.
h/t Sahil Kapur
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Rhetoric didn’t kill Renee Good or Alex Pretti. An unaccountable federal police force did.
Homan: "I said back in March of this year [sic] that if the hateful rhetoric didn't stop I was afraid there would be bloodshed. And there has been."
February 5, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Rhetoric didn’t kill Renee Good or Alex Pretti. An unaccountable federal police force did.
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Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE (Gift Article)
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:
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The Dilley detention center should be shut down immediately. Because of the close-quarter conditions at Dilley, lack of prompt medical response and capacity, and lack of expertise with diseases such as measles, Dilley is not equipped to combat any spread.
February 2, 2026 at 8:36 PM
The Dilley detention center should be shut down immediately. Because of the close-quarter conditions at Dilley, lack of prompt medical response and capacity, and lack of expertise with diseases such as measles, Dilley is not equipped to combat any spread.
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That’s right. It’s inhumane & unlawful to deport people to a country in political, economic, & humanitarian crises.
This is a vital step towards defending Haitian families & we’ll keep fighting for lasting protections.
To our Haitian neighbors—your contributions are valued & you have a home here.
This is a vital step towards defending Haitian families & we’ll keep fighting for lasting protections.
To our Haitian neighbors—your contributions are valued & you have a home here.
February 3, 2026 at 3:24 AM
That’s right. It’s inhumane & unlawful to deport people to a country in political, economic, & humanitarian crises.
This is a vital step towards defending Haitian families & we’ll keep fighting for lasting protections.
To our Haitian neighbors—your contributions are valued & you have a home here.
This is a vital step towards defending Haitian families & we’ll keep fighting for lasting protections.
To our Haitian neighbors—your contributions are valued & you have a home here.
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Pentagon Announces Senior Officials for Six Critical Technology Areas
www.cto.mil/cta-senior-o...
www.cto.mil/cta-senior-o...
www.cto.mil
January 29, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Pentagon Announces Senior Officials for Six Critical Technology Areas
www.cto.mil/cta-senior-o...
www.cto.mil/cta-senior-o...
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'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
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Tony Fauci was a young clinician-scientist at NIH who took care AIDS patients at the NIH clinical center when there were no good treatments.
He became the face of the federal government when it came to AIDS.
4/19
He became the face of the federal government when it came to AIDS.
4/19
February 1, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Tony Fauci was a young clinician-scientist at NIH who took care AIDS patients at the NIH clinical center when there were no good treatments.
He became the face of the federal government when it came to AIDS.
4/19
He became the face of the federal government when it came to AIDS.
4/19
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Bon Iver says he is wearing a whistle at the Grammys
to honour the peaceful observers in Minneapolis
to honour the peaceful observers in Minneapolis
February 1, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Bon Iver says he is wearing a whistle at the Grammys
to honour the peaceful observers in Minneapolis
to honour the peaceful observers in Minneapolis
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I think it is OUTRAGEOUS that people are LEAPING to the conclusion that some our post prominent Americans are child rapists when it is EQUALLY PLAUSIBLE that they are simply indifferent to whether other people are child rapists so long as those other people can offer them access to power.
January 31, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I think it is OUTRAGEOUS that people are LEAPING to the conclusion that some our post prominent Americans are child rapists when it is EQUALLY PLAUSIBLE that they are simply indifferent to whether other people are child rapists so long as those other people can offer them access to power.
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Welcome home, Liam!
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Welcome home, Liam!
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Mockler: He's trying to paint the peaceful protesters as lawless people. You know who's actually lawless? ICE. A Republican appointed judge said they violated more court orders in January than most agencies have throughout their entire existence.
January 31, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Mockler: He's trying to paint the peaceful protesters as lawless people. You know who's actually lawless? ICE. A Republican appointed judge said they violated more court orders in January than most agencies have throughout their entire existence.
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6. Weiss presents her mission at CBS as restoring trust by elevating centrist voices, which is accurate enough if we understand "centrist voices" to mean "the type of men likely to hang out with Jeffrey Epstein."
January 31, 2026 at 8:39 PM
6. Weiss presents her mission at CBS as restoring trust by elevating centrist voices, which is accurate enough if we understand "centrist voices" to mean "the type of men likely to hang out with Jeffrey Epstein."
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It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
January 31, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Biometry
2. Molecular Genetics
3. Virology
4. Adolescent Psychology
5. Chromatography
1. Biometry
2. Molecular Genetics
3. Virology
4. Adolescent Psychology
5. Chromatography
January 31, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Biometry
2. Molecular Genetics
3. Virology
4. Adolescent Psychology
5. Chromatography
1. Biometry
2. Molecular Genetics
3. Virology
4. Adolescent Psychology
5. Chromatography
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The front page of tomorrow's Minnesota Star Tribune: Feb. 1, 2026
January 31, 2026 at 9:42 PM
The front page of tomorrow's Minnesota Star Tribune: Feb. 1, 2026
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And in the end, this is not work that can be made completely safe, which means it is not work for everyone. Trying to make it safe for everyone will only make it ineffectual. Some people may just not have the risk appetite to participate, and that’s okay. But let us do the job.
January 31, 2026 at 9:54 PM
And in the end, this is not work that can be made completely safe, which means it is not work for everyone. Trying to make it safe for everyone will only make it ineffectual. Some people may just not have the risk appetite to participate, and that’s okay. But let us do the job.
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*slaps roof of fit* I can fit so many national correspondents in this bad boy
what's amazing about the fit is that it's built like a tardis: small lean look but inside it's gigantic. friends hauled me and others all over taiwan and it was very comfy.
There’s like a random piece hanging off the Fit now too. Starting to look a little bit Road Warrior
January 30, 2026 at 10:42 PM
*slaps roof of fit* I can fit so many national correspondents in this bad boy
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JUST IN: A federal judge on Saturday has ordered that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from Columbia Heights being held in a Texas detention facility be released “as soon as practicable” but no later than Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Live: Judge orders release of Columbia Heights 5-year-old Liam Ramos, father
A week after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents, the two-month-old Operation Metro Surge is continuing.
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January 31, 2026 at 9:05 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge on Saturday has ordered that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from Columbia Heights being held in a Texas detention facility be released “as soon as practicable” but no later than Tuesday, Feb. 3.
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Bruce Springsteen singing his new song "Streets of Minneapolis" at our very own First Avenue. A place where amazing artists like Prince got their start - this venue means so much to our state and it's incredible to see Bruce bring our community together.
January 30, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Bruce Springsteen singing his new song "Streets of Minneapolis" at our very own First Avenue. A place where amazing artists like Prince got their start - this venue means so much to our state and it's incredible to see Bruce bring our community together.
Now Playing:
Déjà vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
Dallas Taylor & Greg Reeves
(1970 Atlantic Records)
#Vinyl #NowPlaying
Déjà vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
Dallas Taylor & Greg Reeves
(1970 Atlantic Records)
#Vinyl #NowPlaying
January 31, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Now Playing:
Déjà vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
Dallas Taylor & Greg Reeves
(1970 Atlantic Records)
#Vinyl #NowPlaying
Déjà vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
Dallas Taylor & Greg Reeves
(1970 Atlantic Records)
#Vinyl #NowPlaying
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Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."
January 31, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."