Nicholas Genesjockey
@genesjockey.com
Working to advance the scientific enterprise. Evolutionary biologist by training, spent time in computer networks, now in food science. Into many geeky things. Opinions are strictly my own. Reposts are not endorsements.
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📍St Paul, MN
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📍St Paul, MN
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So, if I'm reading this right:
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
Federal prosecutors quit in protest over lack of investigation into ICE shooting
Six lawyers from US attorney’s office in Minnesota quit along with four leaders of DoJ’s civil rights division
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
So, if I'm reading this right:
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
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"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"
A list of ideas!
A list of ideas!
January 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"
A list of ideas!
A list of ideas!
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This morning in Minneapolis, an ICE vehicle got stuck on an icy hill in a residential neighborhood. Agents had to push the vehicles out, some almost slipping in the ice themselves.
January 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
This morning in Minneapolis, an ICE vehicle got stuck on an icy hill in a residential neighborhood. Agents had to push the vehicles out, some almost slipping in the ice themselves.
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We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
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Frey: So, they are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video of myself, I want to tell everybody directly: That is bullshit.
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Frey: So, they are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video of myself, I want to tell everybody directly: That is bullshit.
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My thoughts right now are with the loved ones of the victim murdered by ICE, an individual who was out in our community because of the care and love for our immigrant neighbors. The agent who murdered our neighbor must be arrested. 1/
January 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
My thoughts right now are with the loved ones of the victim murdered by ICE, an individual who was out in our community because of the care and love for our immigrant neighbors. The agent who murdered our neighbor must be arrested. 1/
AtlCody's Instagram stories today are a common experience, not just from anonymous internet people but irl people, especially the phrases being used as common parts of the verbal assault www.instagram.com/atlcody
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January 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
AtlCody's Instagram stories today are a common experience, not just from anonymous internet people but irl people, especially the phrases being used as common parts of the verbal assault www.instagram.com/atlcody
Trump should be impeached for violating Article 1 Section 8. If they don't think they have cores to impeach him, then at least impeach Hegseth or Rubio. Congress has to grow a backbone and reassert its authority, and stop this. The president shouldn't start a war on a whim.
January 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Trump should be impeached for violating Article 1 Section 8. If they don't think they have cores to impeach him, then at least impeach Hegseth or Rubio. Congress has to grow a backbone and reassert its authority, and stop this. The president shouldn't start a war on a whim.
This morning has me thinking about ancestry and ethnicity, in part due to a dream. I recognize I typically think of ethnicity using a general US lens. I also have a complicated understanding of one of my ancestries - and it's a community that has a diverse understanding itself.
December 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This morning has me thinking about ancestry and ethnicity, in part due to a dream. I recognize I typically think of ethnicity using a general US lens. I also have a complicated understanding of one of my ancestries - and it's a community that has a diverse understanding itself.
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This is the "SEA SHEEP" (Costasiella kuroshimae) & it took the old axiom: "you are what you eat" VERY literally.
It eats algae & rather than just digest them, it harvests the chloroplasts & becomes PHOTOSYNTHETIC. Solar slug!
Also, some of its cousins can rip their own heads off.
It eats algae & rather than just digest them, it harvests the chloroplasts & becomes PHOTOSYNTHETIC. Solar slug!
Also, some of its cousins can rip their own heads off.
a close up of a green and white sponge with purple spots
Alt: A green and white sea sheep grazes on a green lawn of algae on a surface underwater.
media.tenor.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is the "SEA SHEEP" (Costasiella kuroshimae) & it took the old axiom: "you are what you eat" VERY literally.
It eats algae & rather than just digest them, it harvests the chloroplasts & becomes PHOTOSYNTHETIC. Solar slug!
Also, some of its cousins can rip their own heads off.
It eats algae & rather than just digest them, it harvests the chloroplasts & becomes PHOTOSYNTHETIC. Solar slug!
Also, some of its cousins can rip their own heads off.
I saw another study premised on the idea that humans are monogamous...
Humans are not monogamous. That's a cultural assumption. Even saying humans are serially monogamous is premised on cultural notions common in the West. Some cultures are monogamous. Some aren't. Even within cultures it varies!
Humans are not monogamous. That's a cultural assumption. Even saying humans are serially monogamous is premised on cultural notions common in the West. Some cultures are monogamous. Some aren't. Even within cultures it varies!
December 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I saw another study premised on the idea that humans are monogamous...
Humans are not monogamous. That's a cultural assumption. Even saying humans are serially monogamous is premised on cultural notions common in the West. Some cultures are monogamous. Some aren't. Even within cultures it varies!
Humans are not monogamous. That's a cultural assumption. Even saying humans are serially monogamous is premised on cultural notions common in the West. Some cultures are monogamous. Some aren't. Even within cultures it varies!
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Please. He abducted himself. The dude he was attempting to kidnap tried to push him out of the car and then they drove him to a police station while on the phone with 911. How many kidnappers try to push their kidnapees out of the car, call 911, or drive to a police station? Very few I'd wager
December 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Please. He abducted himself. The dude he was attempting to kidnap tried to push him out of the car and then they drove him to a police station while on the phone with 911. How many kidnappers try to push their kidnapees out of the car, call 911, or drive to a police station? Very few I'd wager
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Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
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📊Our new report "Amino acid cost & supply chain analysis for cultivated meat" is out today
The analysis gathers new data on food-grade amino acid prices & models projected volumes, cost contributions, & role of hydrolysates in the supply chain
Key results in this thread
gfi.org/resource/ami...
The analysis gathers new data on food-grade amino acid prices & models projected volumes, cost contributions, & role of hydrolysates in the supply chain
Key results in this thread
gfi.org/resource/ami...
Amino acid cost and supply chain analysis for cultivated meat - The Good Food Institute
This white paper explores how to make amino acids affordable for cultivated meat, offering research and supply chain paths for industry growth.
gfi.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
📊Our new report "Amino acid cost & supply chain analysis for cultivated meat" is out today
The analysis gathers new data on food-grade amino acid prices & models projected volumes, cost contributions, & role of hydrolysates in the supply chain
Key results in this thread
gfi.org/resource/ami...
The analysis gathers new data on food-grade amino acid prices & models projected volumes, cost contributions, & role of hydrolysates in the supply chain
Key results in this thread
gfi.org/resource/ami...
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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📣 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝: A joint report from FFAR & GFI outlining priority research areas to accelerate protein innovation—focused on plant-based and fermentation-derived ingredients. Check it out 👇
Research priorities for plant-based and fermentation-enabled protein ingredients - The Good Food Institute
This joint report from GFI and FFAR identifies funding priorities and research opportunities for protein ingredient optimization.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
📣 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝: A joint report from FFAR & GFI outlining priority research areas to accelerate protein innovation—focused on plant-based and fermentation-derived ingredients. Check it out 👇
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It's amazing how so fucking many institutions complied with fascism when pretty much every time someone goes "fuck you, make me" the government goes "oh no we made an oopsie, we didn't mean to say that, birthday boy did a lil poopsie oopsie"
April 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
It's amazing how so fucking many institutions complied with fascism when pretty much every time someone goes "fuck you, make me" the government goes "oh no we made an oopsie, we didn't mean to say that, birthday boy did a lil poopsie oopsie"
Paper to help thinking about using tools like GitHub for reproducible science: Not just for programmers: How GitHub can accelerate collaborative and reproducible research in ecology and evolution: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Paper to help thinking about using tools like GitHub for reproducible science: Not just for programmers: How GitHub can accelerate collaborative and reproducible research in ecology and evolution: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
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Angie Craig against too
November 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Angie Craig against too
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Torres is a no and DNC Vice Chair Kenyatta says its a mistake
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Torres is a no and DNC Vice Chair Kenyatta says its a mistake
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Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
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Lots of comments correcting that it’s a stay for 48 hours — which I get — but it needs to be said: even 48 hours is devastating for some families. Eating isn’t something you can defer for a few days. The effects of hunger compound. Etc
This whiplash is absolute torture for hungry families. I shouldn’t be surprised SCOTUS would sink this low and allow Republicans to starve Americans, but here we are. I’m horrified and worried about Minnesotans — babies, seniors, people with disabilities — going hungry, getting sick, or dying.
November 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Lots of comments correcting that it’s a stay for 48 hours — which I get — but it needs to be said: even 48 hours is devastating for some families. Eating isn’t something you can defer for a few days. The effects of hunger compound. Etc
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).