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mcbzac
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Formerly Lorax_Bodyspray
Currently Tulane Assoc Prof
Futurely Appreciator of Pelicans NBA Championship

Also science… dna polymerases, mutagenesis, cancer
Shoutout to Liam Szarka from Air Force. Not only is he head shot incognito, but he’s thrown 3 for 8 and 33 yards in a win and 10 for 12 and 278 yards in a loss. 🏈🎢
💨 QB Efficiency Leaders (through Week 11) 💨

Here are the Top 15 QBs in opponent-adjusted EPA per dropback, the ones generating the most value every time they throw.

🔥 Ohio State’s Julian Sayin jumps to the top spot
⚡ USC’s Jayden Maiava right on his heels
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Green Wave just shot lights out from free throw line. 30 for 30 in a 79-71 win over Texas State. 👀

Roll 🌊
November 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
That’s United Church of Christ minister, Jorge Bautista. Being shot in the face by a flash bang. By an ice agent that wet himself.
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Literal destruction of the White House. The People’s House. A little too on the nose, perhaps?
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
October 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Yes. More.
The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
October 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Yes. More of this from universities, please.
MIT's response to the Trump admin's proposed "compact" is excellent and should be a model for other universities. orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
October 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Only 2-5 tabs open???? Wow, there’s a lot more of you psychopaths out there than I thought. And/or liars…
How many browsing tabs do you typically have open?*

1: 6%
2-5: 54%
6-10: 14%
11-20: 8%
21-30: 2%
More than 30: 3%

*across all windows, on desktop/laptop

yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...
October 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Every time I’m feeling bad or about to do something stupid:
“Pray. For. Mojo.”
what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.
October 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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New Orleans has had the fewest murders this year since 1970. Carjackings are down 80% relative to 2022, vehicle burglaries are down 70%, shootings are down 63%. This is a wholly unnecessary stunt that will hurt local businesses.
#BREAKING
Governor Jeff Landry submits request to send in 1,000 Louisiana National Guard troops to cities like New Orleans.

The governor cites a rise in crime despite New Orleans reporting a massive declines in crime since 2023.
September 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
New Orleans RTA has chosen their new pope
September 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
September 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Allen and Sons, original location in Hillsborough, NC
Ok southerners: Drop the bbq place from your youth that might not actually be the best but you will defend it cause yours.

Mine: Stubby’s in Hot Springs, AR (original Park Ave location please)
September 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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We ARE…HIRING POSTDOCS!!

The Hedglin Lab at PSU is looking for PhD graduates interested in biophysical & kinetic investigations of human DNA replication pathways. Further details of the position are below. Please spread the word & DM with any questions.

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...
Postdoctoral Scholar (Chemistry Department)
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Rochester Reflection
September 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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In these dark times, it comes as a rare pleasure to highlight @natanaels.bsky.social ‬ & @marcdemanuel.bsky.social's work on germline and somatic mutations in humans. 1/n
www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
Collateral mutagenesis funnels multiple sources of DNA damage into a ubiquitous mutational signature
Mutations reflect the net effects of myriad types of damage, replication errors, and repair mechanisms, and thus are expected to differ across cell types with distinct exposures to mutagens, division ...
www.biorxiv.org
September 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Omg this scratches a very particular itch. Extremely Early 2000s A’s Guys.
September 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Final (from @gameonpaper.com)

Btw gameonpaper, your stats show Preston Stone threw three picks today. Tulane picked him off four times. 💪 Roll 🌊!
August 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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It is not always safe to repair DNA Damage. Sometimes, cells "just bypass it".

During DNA replication, repair of lesions on DNA can be dangerous. Cells instead "tolerate" DNA damage and focus on finishing replication.

Read our review and find out why and how: doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
August 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
“I am so sick of being lied to every second of my life.”

Maaaaaaannnnn…. Yes, yes, yes. And yes again.

This whole piece, too.
I am so sick of being lied to every second of my life. I am so sick of watching human bodies being tossed into the fucking trash. And with glee! They're so excited about causing pain. How does a person like that live? I know I've asked that before but no one has given me a solid answer.
I won't ask for nothing while I'm gone
I am so sick of being lied to every second of my life
www.welcometohellworld.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy
August 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Make a band food:

Parliament Funkadelicatessen
Make a band food:

The Eatles
Make a band food:

The Rolling Scones
August 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Representative Scalise? Senator Cassidy? Thoughts? Or just prayers?
August 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Does a wave have teeth?
August 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM