Used to be on twitter, had to come to greener pastures. Science & general nonsense; opinions are my own
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"I'll have meat and yogurt," said the Health Secretary, his voice box rattling like a decaying wooden roller coaster. "It's healthier," he added, as his forehead skin exploded into black and maroon flowers of biotic rot and his nose slid off his face into his plate of raw chicken pieces.
RFK Jr on what he'll eat during the Super Bowl: "I am on a carnivore diet so I just eat meat and ferments, and I'm very happy with that. So I'm probably going to have yogurt."
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
"I'll have meat and yogurt," said the Health Secretary, his voice box rattling like a decaying wooden roller coaster. "It's healthier," he added, as his forehead skin exploded into black and maroon flowers of biotic rot and his nose slid off his face into his plate of raw chicken pieces.
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The March for Life is going to end up killing *actual babies* with measles in the name of non-existent, hypothetical babies.
which is the most perfect distillation of the American MAGA worldview that I think I’ve ever seen.
which is the most perfect distillation of the American MAGA worldview that I think I’ve ever seen.
February 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The March for Life is going to end up killing *actual babies* with measles in the name of non-existent, hypothetical babies.
which is the most perfect distillation of the American MAGA worldview that I think I’ve ever seen.
which is the most perfect distillation of the American MAGA worldview that I think I’ve ever seen.
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Polychromatic moka pot fever dreams are the best dreams.
February 7, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Polychromatic moka pot fever dreams are the best dreams.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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There are approximately 1000 research groups on the #NIH campuses, including Steve Rosenberg's research group, which develops groundbreaking T-cell therapies for cancer.
Effectively all of those groups were suddenly prohibited from buying any (!) supplies last year.
That is on the leadership.
Effectively all of those groups were suddenly prohibited from buying any (!) supplies last year.
That is on the leadership.
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe patients' care was disrupted. If there were disruptions, it's the responsibility of the researchers, not the NHS
HASSAN: That is an unacceptable and outrageous response. You can make an edict - 'Don't disrupt care!' - but that can be a very complicated thing
HASSAN: That is an unacceptable and outrageous response. You can make an edict - 'Don't disrupt care!' - but that can be a very complicated thing
February 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
There are approximately 1000 research groups on the #NIH campuses, including Steve Rosenberg's research group, which develops groundbreaking T-cell therapies for cancer.
Effectively all of those groups were suddenly prohibited from buying any (!) supplies last year.
That is on the leadership.
Effectively all of those groups were suddenly prohibited from buying any (!) supplies last year.
That is on the leadership.
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I'd like to report a y-axis crime…
February 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I'd like to report a y-axis crime…
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I have complete faith in my health secretary, Robert Fungus Kennedy
August 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I have complete faith in my health secretary, Robert Fungus Kennedy
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As a someone with a 33 year NIH-funded lab whose grant is supposed to be reviewed this week, shut NIH down if that is what's needed to end ICE terrorism. Innocent lives are more important 🧪
The Senate may choose to vote together on the DHS and LHHS bills. Thus, a filibuster on DHS may mean no funding for NIH. What my colleagues are saying:
“Shut it down, public health will understand. I’ll work without pay again.”
- anonymous NIHer
“Shut it down, public health will understand. I’ll work without pay again.”
- anonymous NIHer
January 25, 2026 at 12:59 PM
As a someone with a 33 year NIH-funded lab whose grant is supposed to be reviewed this week, shut NIH down if that is what's needed to end ICE terrorism. Innocent lives are more important 🧪
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On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
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Matthew 25:40
January 23, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Matthew 25:40
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
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Florida Passes Law Granting Viruses Personhood https://theonion.com/florida-passes-law-granting-viruses-personhood/
January 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Florida Passes Law Granting Viruses Personhood https://theonion.com/florida-passes-law-granting-viruses-personhood/
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“I am in Birmingham because injustice is here…..Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
- MLK, Letter from Birmingham Jail
- MLK, Letter from Birmingham Jail
January 19, 2026 at 1:18 PM
“I am in Birmingham because injustice is here…..Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
- MLK, Letter from Birmingham Jail
- MLK, Letter from Birmingham Jail
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the nail polish girlies are going absolutely feral and it’s so good
January 19, 2026 at 1:53 AM
the nail polish girlies are going absolutely feral and it’s so good
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I DO NOT CARE IF THE PERSON ICE IS BRUTALIZING IS A U.S. CITIZEN OR NOT AND EVERY TIME YOU MAKE THE DISTINCTION IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE FINE WITH THEM BRUTALIZING IMMIGRANTS
January 15, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I DO NOT CARE IF THE PERSON ICE IS BRUTALIZING IS A U.S. CITIZEN OR NOT AND EVERY TIME YOU MAKE THE DISTINCTION IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE FINE WITH THEM BRUTALIZING IMMIGRANTS
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This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 AM
This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
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GOP Adds ‘ICE Kills Everyone’ Pillar To 2026 Platform https://theonion.com/gop-adds-ice-kills-everyone-pillar-to-2026-platform/
January 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
GOP Adds ‘ICE Kills Everyone’ Pillar To 2026 Platform https://theonion.com/gop-adds-ice-kills-everyone-pillar-to-2026-platform/
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I would also add:
- address climate change
- reduce gun violence
- support immigrants
- allow access to vaccines
- allow health care for all children, not just cis ones
- address climate change
- reduce gun violence
- support immigrants
- allow access to vaccines
- allow health care for all children, not just cis ones
leftist plan to increase the birthrate:
- universal health care
- free child care
- better paid family leave
- better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear"
ok i did it
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
- universal health care
- free child care
- better paid family leave
- better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear"
ok i did it
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
www.npr.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I would also add:
- address climate change
- reduce gun violence
- support immigrants
- allow access to vaccines
- allow health care for all children, not just cis ones
- address climate change
- reduce gun violence
- support immigrants
- allow access to vaccines
- allow health care for all children, not just cis ones
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Cancer research costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Cancer research costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
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[Epstein files are released]
Fox News: Rats are in a bagel tug a war!
Fox News: Rats are in a bagel tug a war!
December 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
[Epstein files are released]
Fox News: Rats are in a bagel tug a war!
Fox News: Rats are in a bagel tug a war!
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My point is that science funding requires large investments, very long timelines, and strong stomachs for failure and disappointment. That needs to be part of how advances are described.
December 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
My point is that science funding requires large investments, very long timelines, and strong stomachs for failure and disappointment. That needs to be part of how advances are described.
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2026: lie down before you fall down
December 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
2026: lie down before you fall down
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Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
December 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
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"José y Maria" by Everett Patterson.
The Christian story of Mary and Joseph isn't frozen in amber from 2,000 years ago. It has direct relevance to us today. What would Mary and Joseph look like today?
Merry Christmas, everyone.
The Christian story of Mary and Joseph isn't frozen in amber from 2,000 years ago. It has direct relevance to us today. What would Mary and Joseph look like today?
Merry Christmas, everyone.
December 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"José y Maria" by Everett Patterson.
The Christian story of Mary and Joseph isn't frozen in amber from 2,000 years ago. It has direct relevance to us today. What would Mary and Joseph look like today?
Merry Christmas, everyone.
The Christian story of Mary and Joseph isn't frozen in amber from 2,000 years ago. It has direct relevance to us today. What would Mary and Joseph look like today?
Merry Christmas, everyone.
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Just found out one of my team has been investing in DINARS instead of DUCATS and I am Pissed off!!!!!!!!!!!
December 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Just found out one of my team has been investing in DINARS instead of DUCATS and I am Pissed off!!!!!!!!!!!