The Soul Gene
@lynndemarest.bsky.social
Retired newspaper reporter (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, Miami Herald) and computer programmer. Author of The Soul Gene. Husband of Diana Hanford. Bassist for 80s rock band The Fibes. Left of Jesus. Atheist.
January 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
LucasFilm on YouTube. Worth a look.
www.youtube.com/@Lucasfilm
www.youtube.com/@Lucasfilm
January 3, 2026 at 4:52 AM
LucasFilm on YouTube. Worth a look.
www.youtube.com/@Lucasfilm
www.youtube.com/@Lucasfilm
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Not a drag queen.
January 1, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Not a drag queen.
A thought for the day:
A system that is acceptable only because you got lucky is not defensible.
A system that is acceptable only because you got lucky is not defensible.
December 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A thought for the day:
A system that is acceptable only because you got lucky is not defensible.
A system that is acceptable only because you got lucky is not defensible.
He loves the undereducated.
December 30, 2025 at 5:22 AM
He loves the undereducated.
December 30, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I don't understand how some people don't like dogs.
www.youtube.com/shorts/S8_e5...
www.youtube.com/shorts/S8_e5...
You Don’t Choose Your Dog. It’s Your Dog that Chooses You #shorts #youtubeshorts #fyp #labrador #dog
YouTube video by Charlie Lab
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December 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I don't understand how some people don't like dogs.
www.youtube.com/shorts/S8_e5...
www.youtube.com/shorts/S8_e5...
Together, we're powerful. That's why they work so hard to divide us. THE SOUL GENE
The grasshopper gets it — divide and conquer. Today’s robber barons use the same playbook. But together, we have all the power. Watch.
December 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Together, we're powerful. That's why they work so hard to divide us. THE SOUL GENE
Integrity Index
Holding politicians accountable to the people.
integrityindex.us
December 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Giving tax breaks to corporations that underpay their employees so much the employees qualify for food stamps and Medicaid is asinine.
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www.facebook.com/reel/1626611...
12M views · 529K reactions | No double-dipping. | Senator Elissa Slotkin
No double-dipping.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Giving tax breaks to corporations that underpay their employees so much the employees qualify for food stamps and Medicaid is asinine.
www.facebook.com/reel/1626611...
www.facebook.com/reel/1626611...
I Read The News Today, Oh Boy...
YouTube video by Fran Blanche
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December 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
If a disease is too rare to generate a reasonable ROI -- because there are simply not enough victims to make a cure profitable -- the disease is ignored by capitalists. They call them "orphaned" diseases.
As all readers of The Soul Gene know.
As all readers of The Soul Gene know.
A Fort Collins family is trying to raise millions to test gene therapy that could help kids trapped in bodies they can’t move trib.al/sf9KaTj
A Fort Collins family is trying to raise millions to test gene therapy that could help kids trapped in bodies they can’t move
Everly Green, whose family lives in Fort Collins, has a rare mutation in a gene called FRRS1L, pronounced “frizzle,” which affects how cells in her brain communicate.
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December 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If a disease is too rare to generate a reasonable ROI -- because there are simply not enough victims to make a cure profitable -- the disease is ignored by capitalists. They call them "orphaned" diseases.
As all readers of The Soul Gene know.
As all readers of The Soul Gene know.
Mindscape Holiday Message, 2025 | The Romance of the University
YouTube video by Sean Carroll
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December 25, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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In some studies, half of patients stopped taking GLP-1s within a year despite the benefits, citing the expense and side effects. From NYT Health:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/h...
Older Americans Quit Weight-Loss Drugs in Droves
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In some studies, half of patients stopped taking GLP-1s within a year despite the benefits, citing the expense and side effects. From NYT Health:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/h...
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Going where 60 Minutes fears to tread . . .
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
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December 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Going where 60 Minutes fears to tread . . .