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That former microscopy girl
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Once a scientist, now somehow working for the government. European, book nerd, obsessed with knitting, journaling, fountain pens, plants. Cat person AND dog person. Star Trek AND other SciFi. Fiction AND non-fiction. Coffee AND Tea. Science AND Art. etc.
I mean, you never know…placating him might end up having saved the world. On this day in an alternate universe he might have started a brand new war over not getting a peace price.
this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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General pattern in regime change: the comedy gets better and then it gets banned.
September 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Hi, I’m a Molecular Biologist in a movie. A mysterious virus kills people and baffles doctors. I’ll sequence it in a centrifuge and cure it by looking at DNA through a vintage microscope to find a mutation. I’ll then mix colorful liquids to inject into patients, kill the virus and save the world 🦠
Hello, I'm an author in a film. I will be seen doing anything but writing a book, because typing is boring. Then I will have a 30-second montage of clicking away at a keyboard, I will hand a ream of paper to my editor who will declare it to be genius and a week later I will be atop the NYT list.
Hello, I'm an attorney in a film. I have a pure and perfect knowledge of every area of practice in every jurisdiction. Nevertheless, I will be corrected by a plucky law school grad who just passed the bar. After some stubborn resistance, I will silently nod and take her under my wing.
July 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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The US government has added the DNA of approximately 133,000 migrant children and teens to a criminal database, which critics say could mean police treat them like suspects “indefinitely.”
DHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant Children
The US government has added the DNA of approximately 133,000 migrant children and teens to a criminal database, which critics say could mean police treat them like suspects “indefinitely.”
wrd.cm
July 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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CBS is canceling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, calling it a “financial decision.” … sure. Totally nothing to do with the political commentary, right?
July 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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This article is the one that probably comes closest to my own thoughts at this point in time, not only in the current action in Gaza but the long-term implications for Israel. It's written by a Israeli-American and a professor of genocide studies.

Gift article.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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This is such a sad story: She was the first pro woman astronomer in the UK, but after being passed over for promotion Annie Walker left astronomy and never talked to her family about her work.

They are searching for a photograph of her to hang in Cambridge.

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
July 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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ICE agents are out here manhandling elected officials—yet again. They arrested NYC Comptroller Brad Lander for asking if they had a warrant—which is his constitutional right.
(1/2)
June 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
the news of what sound like targeted assassinations of politicians are beyond scary, despite all the other war-related horrors going on today. www.startribune.com/brooklyn-par...
Live: Rep. Melissa Hortman assassinated, others shot in ‘targeted’ attack
Authorities said suspect impersonated a police officer, and a “manifesto” was recovered with lawmakers’ names.
www.startribune.com
June 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Look all I want is one (1) little bookcase-accessible secret room that leads to a second bookcase-accessible secret room where I can go watch The Princess Bride and drink serotonin milkshakes with Dolly Parton and the ghost of Betty White, is that too much to ask?
June 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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First they illegally deport citizens. Then they unleash ICE to terrorize communities. Now they’ve got the National Guard in L.A. to silence protestors.

This ain’t about law and order.

This is what authoritarianism looks like.
June 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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June 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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As someone accused of being too emotional while they instead gave a job to a guy who had punched his fist through a wall — thank you.
June 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
From sunny and really hot to a thunderstorm with severe rain and chickpea-sized hail within just a few minutes.
June 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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#Caturday
Watercolor painting for my friend of his two fur babies.
May 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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May 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Patients seeking mental health care are more likely to be on Medicaid than patients in more profitable areas of care, such as cancer or cardiac treatment.
Medicaid payments barely keep hospital mental health units afloat. Federal cuts could sink them
Patients seeking mental health care are more likely to be on Medicaid than patients in more profitable areas of care, such as cancer or cardiac treatment.
www.npr.org
May 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Therapies involving mRNA, a key to Covid vaccines, hold great potential in treating several diseases. But some lawmakers want to ban them and the U.S. government is cutting research funding.
Scientists Hail This Medical Breakthrough. A Political Storm Could Cripple It.
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This cat is my spirit animal. The grace. The gratitude. Truly life-affirming and inspirational. (Image credit, context and title translation in the alt text)
May 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
sometimes things are very very bad. but then the beans happen and it is good.

This is it. Coffee can’t be explained better than this.
the poor foster dog is terrified of the coffee grinder. i feel the need to explain. “these are the beans you have to drink when you are a person,” i say. “sometimes things are very very bad. but then the beans happen and it is good.” i can tell she understands
April 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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April 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I love seeing athletes trust each other
This is the ideal male body. You may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like.
April 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Das Institut für Gerichtliche Medizin der Medizin Uni Innsbruck beteiligte sich an der Aufklärung eines historischen Falls: Ein internationales Team identifizierte das Skelett des legendären Räubers Johannes Bückler, „Schinderhannes“ genannt. #meduniibk #uniheidelberg
Jahrhundertealte Verwechselung aufgeklärt: Historischer Räuber „Schinderhannes“ identifiziert - myPoint
Das Institut für Gerichtliche Medizin der Medizinischen Universität Innsbruck war erneut an der Aufklärung eines historischen Falls beteiligt. Ein Team internationaler WissenschafterInnen hat das Skelett des legendären deutschen Räubers Johannes Bückler, „Schinderhannes“ genannt, zweifelsf...
www.i-med.ac.at
March 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM