DrArchivalGenomics
@ehekkala.bsky.social
🧪ancient DNA sleuth, ex-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Scientist-Archive explorer. Fond of Museums, Madagascar, Mummies, Crocodiles & Conservation. #BeKind ❤️ posts mine (🌏🌍🌎)
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DrArchivalGenomics
@ehekkala.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Hi! I study DNA from museum specimens and fossils to see how animals are responding to change in the environment. This is a cave in Madagascar where bones of extinct species can help us in our research #ScienceIsForEveryone #ScienceSelfie
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We need to START with the kinds of things Germany did for deNazification, and go harder.
November 24, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Ding
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ehind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
ehind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
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17 strikes and you’re out. 💀
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
17 strikes and you’re out. 💀
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“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege - The Economic Times
Meta reportedly halted internal research into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence of harm. Internal documents revealed users reported lower depression and...
m.economictimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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60 Minutes just reminded us that Putin is a war criminal and all I could think of while watching that is remembering how our president embraced him like a hero. It’s disgusting how far we have fallen.
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
60 Minutes just reminded us that Putin is a war criminal and all I could think of while watching that is remembering how our president embraced him like a hero. It’s disgusting how far we have fallen.
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Peter Thiel's Government in waiting.
Elite/Tech-Led Rule: He advocates for a political order where "founders" and tech elites lead society, prioritizing efficiency and technological progress over traditional democratic accountability. This has been interpreted as a vision of an oligarchy.
Elite/Tech-Led Rule: He advocates for a political order where "founders" and tech elites lead society, prioritizing efficiency and technological progress over traditional democratic accountability. This has been interpreted as a vision of an oligarchy.
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Peter Thiel's Government in waiting.
Elite/Tech-Led Rule: He advocates for a political order where "founders" and tech elites lead society, prioritizing efficiency and technological progress over traditional democratic accountability. This has been interpreted as a vision of an oligarchy.
Elite/Tech-Led Rule: He advocates for a political order where "founders" and tech elites lead society, prioritizing efficiency and technological progress over traditional democratic accountability. This has been interpreted as a vision of an oligarchy.
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Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine has now been exposed as a Russian list for peace. Rubio is back pedaling claiming it’s not the US plan after it was leaked to Congress & contains mostly Russian terms.
Trump is still working for Russia.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.alternet.org/send/rubio-u...
Trump is still working for Russia.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.alternet.org/send/rubio-u...
Rubio makes 'complete mess' of peace deal as GOP senators claim he distanced US from plan
The U.S. State Department on Saturday pushed back on claims from U.S. lawmakers about the origin of a leaked peace plan for Ukraine after one Republican senator told reporters U.S. Secretary of State ...
www.alternet.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine has now been exposed as a Russian list for peace. Rubio is back pedaling claiming it’s not the US plan after it was leaked to Congress & contains mostly Russian terms.
Trump is still working for Russia.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.alternet.org/send/rubio-u...
Trump is still working for Russia.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.alternet.org/send/rubio-u...
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After all that, turns out DOGE itself IS the waste, fraud and abuse. Who'da thought?! 🤷🤦🖕
via Aaron Parnas:
"Reuters has confirmed that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was quietly shut down eight months early after reports showed it had wasted more than $21.7 billion,
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via Aaron Parnas:
"Reuters has confirmed that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was quietly shut down eight months early after reports showed it had wasted more than $21.7 billion,
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November 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
After all that, turns out DOGE itself IS the waste, fraud and abuse. Who'da thought?! 🤷🤦🖕
via Aaron Parnas:
"Reuters has confirmed that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was quietly shut down eight months early after reports showed it had wasted more than $21.7 billion,
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via Aaron Parnas:
"Reuters has confirmed that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was quietly shut down eight months early after reports showed it had wasted more than $21.7 billion,
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A reminder that Trump's "peace plan" for Ukraine came from Russia going back to 2016. From the Mueller Report:
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A reminder that Trump's "peace plan" for Ukraine came from Russia going back to 2016. From the Mueller Report:
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JD Vance and Peter Thiel are running a sustained operation out of the White House designed to acquire Greenland, either voluntarily or by force. Thiel has laid out plans for what he intends to do with the island nation in past writings. It doesn't entail the consent of the Greenlanders for anything.
November 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
JD Vance and Peter Thiel are running a sustained operation out of the White House designed to acquire Greenland, either voluntarily or by force. Thiel has laid out plans for what he intends to do with the island nation in past writings. It doesn't entail the consent of the Greenlanders for anything.
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After all the damage, the destruction of USAID—which has cost over 600,000 lives—the abuse of federal staff, and the haphazard shredding of our government, DOGE goes out with barely a whimper.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘That doesn’t exist’: Doge reportedly quietly disbanded ahead of schedule
Statement by Trump administration confirms longstanding suspicions that Musk-led agency is on its way out
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
After all the damage, the destruction of USAID—which has cost over 600,000 lives—the abuse of federal staff, and the haphazard shredding of our government, DOGE goes out with barely a whimper.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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NEW: Mr. Abrego's lawyers believe that the lies DOJ told in the civil case warrant immediate dismissal in his criminal case. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/more-evide...
More Evidence Submitted to Dismiss the Charges Against Kilmar Abrego
Friday night, we learned that the DOJ lied about the door being closed to Costa Rica. Mr. Abrego's lawyers feel that's enough to immediately dismiss on vindictive and selective prosecution grounds.
www.muellershewrote.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
NEW: Mr. Abrego's lawyers believe that the lies DOJ told in the civil case warrant immediate dismissal in his criminal case. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/more-evide...
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Rare samango monkeys are collateral damage as global heating forces people to move up mountainsides
November 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Rare samango monkeys are collateral damage as global heating forces people to move up mountainsides
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"Too little was done too late”: New commentary with PIK director Johan Rockström warns of rising planetary risks after a missed decade of action. Climate & biosphere pressures keep increasing, but stabilising the Earth system is still within reach.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
November 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"Too little was done too late”: New commentary with PIK director Johan Rockström warns of rising planetary risks after a missed decade of action. Climate & biosphere pressures keep increasing, but stabilising the Earth system is still within reach.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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One reason the public doesn’t seem sold on the idea of attacking Venezuela is that it is a really bad idea.
November 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
One reason the public doesn’t seem sold on the idea of attacking Venezuela is that it is a really bad idea.
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Every once in a while I go back and rewatch this performance, and every time I'm glad I did youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y
Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne, more - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | 2004 Induction
YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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November 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Every once in a while I go back and rewatch this performance, and every time I'm glad I did youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y
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🧪 More than 74,000 people were affected by the cancellation of 383 clinical trials funded by the #NIH.
Many of these grants funded #cancer research.
When science is silenced, patients suffer.
Via @scientificamerican.bsky.social on IG
Many of these grants funded #cancer research.
When science is silenced, patients suffer.
Via @scientificamerican.bsky.social on IG
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
🧪 More than 74,000 people were affected by the cancellation of 383 clinical trials funded by the #NIH.
Many of these grants funded #cancer research.
When science is silenced, patients suffer.
Via @scientificamerican.bsky.social on IG
Many of these grants funded #cancer research.
When science is silenced, patients suffer.
Via @scientificamerican.bsky.social on IG
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My heart aches for those Belarusians and other exiles who came to Georgia for shelter, only to end up under another Russian-backed consolidating dictatorship with 0 regard to their well-being… forced to move again…
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
My heart aches for those Belarusians and other exiles who came to Georgia for shelter, only to end up under another Russian-backed consolidating dictatorship with 0 regard to their well-being… forced to move again…
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If the President doesn’t want to be called a Russian asset, perhaps he should stop acting like a Russian asset.
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If the President doesn’t want to be called a Russian asset, perhaps he should stop acting like a Russian asset.
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"The function of freedom is to free someone else."
- Toni Morrison
- Toni Morrison
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"The function of freedom is to free someone else."
- Toni Morrison
- Toni Morrison
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This is badass!
Protesters at Lincoln Memorial yesterday.
Vía @johnnypalmadessa.bsky.social on IG
#Pinks
Protesters at Lincoln Memorial yesterday.
Vía @johnnypalmadessa.bsky.social on IG
#Pinks
November 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is badass!
Protesters at Lincoln Memorial yesterday.
Vía @johnnypalmadessa.bsky.social on IG
#Pinks
Protesters at Lincoln Memorial yesterday.
Vía @johnnypalmadessa.bsky.social on IG
#Pinks
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In short: Even though the court ordered discovery based on the likelihood of vindictive and selective prosecution, we don't even need to get into it and you should dismiss the charges now given we just learned the DOJ lied to a judge about Costa Rica not accepting Mr. Abrego.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers inform a federal judge about the Washington Post's bombshell: The government's claim that Costa Rica will no longer accept Abrego has been exposed as a lie.
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
In short: Even though the court ordered discovery based on the likelihood of vindictive and selective prosecution, we don't even need to get into it and you should dismiss the charges now given we just learned the DOJ lied to a judge about Costa Rica not accepting Mr. Abrego.