Drew Steen
@drewsteen.bsky.social
I do science about the ocean, organic carbon, weird microbes and their enzymes. Associate Prof, Marine and Environmental Biology, USC. He/him.
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“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
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My quote of the day
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio
February 9, 2026 at 11:40 AM
My quote of the day
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio
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STEM Black History Fact 7/28
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first Black woman physician in the U.S., providing medical care to newly freed enslaved people after the Civil War.
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first Black woman physician in the U.S., providing medical care to newly freed enslaved people after the Civil War.
Ten Black Scientists That Science Teachers Should Know About
Help your students see the possibilities of careers in STEM fields by providing them with diverse role models.
www.pbs.org
February 8, 2026 at 12:39 AM
STEM Black History Fact 7/28
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first Black woman physician in the U.S., providing medical care to newly freed enslaved people after the Civil War.
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first Black woman physician in the U.S., providing medical care to newly freed enslaved people after the Civil War.
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BANANA POEM
Bananas are yellow
A tasty tube fruit
Yummy and boneless
In a tight yellow suit
Bananas with ice cream
Make my heart flutter
Elvis put them in sammies
With smooth peanut butter
They're healthy and filling
And favoured by monkeys
But eat em right quick
Or they get brown and funky
Bananas are yellow
A tasty tube fruit
Yummy and boneless
In a tight yellow suit
Bananas with ice cream
Make my heart flutter
Elvis put them in sammies
With smooth peanut butter
They're healthy and filling
And favoured by monkeys
But eat em right quick
Or they get brown and funky
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 AM
BANANA POEM
Bananas are yellow
A tasty tube fruit
Yummy and boneless
In a tight yellow suit
Bananas with ice cream
Make my heart flutter
Elvis put them in sammies
With smooth peanut butter
They're healthy and filling
And favoured by monkeys
But eat em right quick
Or they get brown and funky
Bananas are yellow
A tasty tube fruit
Yummy and boneless
In a tight yellow suit
Bananas with ice cream
Make my heart flutter
Elvis put them in sammies
With smooth peanut butter
They're healthy and filling
And favoured by monkeys
But eat em right quick
Or they get brown and funky
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Wow.
Like many folks, I like Hank Green’s YouTube channel.
Instead of making a buck by selling it to private equity, he moved the whole thing to a nonprofit so they could focus on their MISSION and ACCURACY, not clicks and revenue.
Very cool!
www.threads.com/@hankgreen/p...
Like many folks, I like Hank Green’s YouTube channel.
Instead of making a buck by selling it to private equity, he moved the whole thing to a nonprofit so they could focus on their MISSION and ACCURACY, not clicks and revenue.
Very cool!
www.threads.com/@hankgreen/p...
Hank Green (@hankgreen) on Threads
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
As of January 1st 2026, John and I are **no longer** the owners of Complexly (the educational media company we started 15 years ago that makes Crash Course, Eons, SciShow, Stud...
www.threads.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Wow.
Like many folks, I like Hank Green’s YouTube channel.
Instead of making a buck by selling it to private equity, he moved the whole thing to a nonprofit so they could focus on their MISSION and ACCURACY, not clicks and revenue.
Very cool!
www.threads.com/@hankgreen/p...
Like many folks, I like Hank Green’s YouTube channel.
Instead of making a buck by selling it to private equity, he moved the whole thing to a nonprofit so they could focus on their MISSION and ACCURACY, not clicks and revenue.
Very cool!
www.threads.com/@hankgreen/p...
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
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the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
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The Dept. of Appearing to Take Things Rather Seriously While Wearing a Navy Sport Coat and No Tie is actively searching for a Dean of Comfortably Ordering Wine in a DC Steakhouse Where Denny Hastert Used to Sit Right Over There. The position will pay $580,000. The history department is abolished
Yale is launching a new Presidential Senior Fellowship to expand access to the transformative work of universities. As part of this program, author and columnist David Brooks will join the Jackson School of Global Affairs starting February 1.
Read more in Yale News: bit.ly/49QpJoY
Read more in Yale News: bit.ly/49QpJoY
January 29, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The Dept. of Appearing to Take Things Rather Seriously While Wearing a Navy Sport Coat and No Tie is actively searching for a Dean of Comfortably Ordering Wine in a DC Steakhouse Where Denny Hastert Used to Sit Right Over There. The position will pay $580,000. The history department is abolished
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Hey you! Yes, you! Do you like Weird Ducks™️ but don’t want to freeze your ass off standing next to a lake in winter? Well now you can bird the Oswego Harbor from the comfort of your living room! How many species can you pick out? #binoblast
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Hey you! Yes, you! Do you like Weird Ducks™️ but don’t want to freeze your ass off standing next to a lake in winter? Well now you can bird the Oswego Harbor from the comfort of your living room! How many species can you pick out? #binoblast
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I brought you something good from reddit for once, as a treat
January 28, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I brought you something good from reddit for once, as a treat
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Your Iranian colleagues are cut off from family back home & are in a state of collective grief, which has many faces. We may appear more aloof or be more impatient, may self-isolate, have more typos, may freeze or overwork to numb the pain, or find fear, memory, or hope in unexpected moments.
January 27, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Your Iranian colleagues are cut off from family back home & are in a state of collective grief, which has many faces. We may appear more aloof or be more impatient, may self-isolate, have more typos, may freeze or overwork to numb the pain, or find fear, memory, or hope in unexpected moments.
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Another way to speak up - call your senators: www.callyoursenate.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Another way to speak up - call your senators: www.callyoursenate.com
You know the Richardson diagram is so fundamental that until now I didn’t really think of it as having been invented.
Jane Richardson was born #OTD in 1941
+ Developed the Richardson (ribbon) diagram to represent proteins' 3D structure (becoming a standard representation for protein structures)
+ MacArthur Fellow, 1985
+ Elected, Nat'l Academy of Sciences, 1991
+ President, Biophysical Society, 2012
#WomenInSTEM
+ Developed the Richardson (ribbon) diagram to represent proteins' 3D structure (becoming a standard representation for protein structures)
+ MacArthur Fellow, 1985
+ Elected, Nat'l Academy of Sciences, 1991
+ President, Biophysical Society, 2012
#WomenInSTEM
January 26, 2026 at 3:20 AM
You know the Richardson diagram is so fundamental that until now I didn’t really think of it as having been invented.
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My sister-in-law's dad died last week, in hospice in the VA hospital in Minneapolis. I just learned Alex Pretti was part of his care team. They shot Alex less than 1/2 mile from my niece's house while doing the same observation work that my niece is doing. These are real people. Step up folks!
January 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
My sister-in-law's dad died last week, in hospice in the VA hospital in Minneapolis. I just learned Alex Pretti was part of his care team. They shot Alex less than 1/2 mile from my niece's house while doing the same observation work that my niece is doing. These are real people. Step up folks!
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We will live to see justice.
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
We will live to see justice.
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My son is this age and I just keep looking at this photograph, unable to form a sentence that's not just a howl of rage
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 3:19 AM
My son is this age and I just keep looking at this photograph, unable to form a sentence that's not just a howl of rage
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CLOWN DUCKS ON TIMELINE
January 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM
CLOWN DUCKS ON TIMELINE
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Everyone keeps saying "No one is coming to save us!" but I think it's a distinct possibility that whoever did this is coming to save us.
March 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Everyone keeps saying "No one is coming to save us!" but I think it's a distinct possibility that whoever did this is coming to save us.
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Hey Minnesota photographers, I would buy a large canvas print of an ICE agent slipping and eating pavement under the aurora borealis. Conditions are perfect.
January 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Hey Minnesota photographers, I would buy a large canvas print of an ICE agent slipping and eating pavement under the aurora borealis. Conditions are perfect.
The lack of distinction between Denmark and Norway really jumps out at me.
Trump's correspondence with Norway indicates:
1) US foreign policy is based on his feels
2) He is insane
3) He probably doesn't realize Denmark and Norway are not the same country
4) The US is completely screwed as long as he is in office
1) US foreign policy is based on his feels
2) He is insane
3) He probably doesn't realize Denmark and Norway are not the same country
4) The US is completely screwed as long as he is in office
January 19, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The lack of distinction between Denmark and Norway really jumps out at me.
A buddy of mine and I decided it is time for Old Man Hobbies. I’ve taken up birding, he’s now a rockhound. Highly endorse this sort of thing in these trying times.
I have spent HOURS on my grandma hobby today. I cannot recommend enough an analog grandma hobby for mental health.
January 18, 2026 at 11:39 PM
A buddy of mine and I decided it is time for Old Man Hobbies. I’ve taken up birding, he’s now a rockhound. Highly endorse this sort of thing in these trying times.
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People on here will skeet anything. "A salary cap will lower ticket prices." No it won't. That isn't true.
January 16, 2026 at 11:21 PM
People on here will skeet anything. "A salary cap will lower ticket prices." No it won't. That isn't true.
I mean also because transphobic rhetoric sucks on its own terms, but also because it is definitely a leading indicator.
in case you didn't understand why transphobic rhetoric worried us so much about this guy, well it's because it's a signal that shit like this is coming next.
very cool!
January 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I mean also because transphobic rhetoric sucks on its own terms, but also because it is definitely a leading indicator.
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a non-zero number of pasty-faced ICE goons who are fully ancestry dot com-pilled about being like .0002% Irish will have their day sincerely, authentically ruined by this knowledge, and that makes it so beautiful to me
Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
Dropkick Murphys' Unveil Anti-ICE Song: "Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop"
Dropkick Murphys are releasing an anti-I.C.E. song, "Citizen I.C.E.," as part of their tour-only split LP with Haywire. Learn more.
consequence.net
January 15, 2026 at 9:25 PM
a non-zero number of pasty-faced ICE goons who are fully ancestry dot com-pilled about being like .0002% Irish will have their day sincerely, authentically ruined by this knowledge, and that makes it so beautiful to me