Alex Merz πΊπΈπ¨π¦πΊπ¦
@merz.bsky.social
"There are no answers; only choices."
β S. Lem
I choose one [o] or two-cell [8] organisms and dissonant music.
Professor of Biochemistry @ UW-Seattle. Any coincidence of my opinions with my employer's is coincidental.
β S. Lem
I choose one [o] or two-cell [8] organisms and dissonant music.
Professor of Biochemistry @ UW-Seattle. Any coincidence of my opinions with my employer's is coincidental.
Pinned
Right up there with the super pro-tariff Bernie.
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Right up there with the super pro-tariff Bernie.
That's the Berniest Bernie.
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
That's the Berniest Bernie.
It's an incredible donation. Knight's donations to the GOP are all but designed to destroy the higher ed institutions and scientific talent pipeline that could bring such a donation to fruition.
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
It's an incredible donation. Knight's donations to the GOP are all but designed to destroy the higher ed institutions and scientific talent pipeline that could bring such a donation to fruition.
Boycott Nike
Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time youβre in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Boycott Nike
Are you talking about the Bernie who platformed Tulsi Gabbard and then defended her long after the rest of us had figured out that she was an unregenerate fascist, or the one who offered only lukewarm resistance to RFK, Jr.?
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Are you talking about the Bernie who platformed Tulsi Gabbard and then defended her long after the rest of us had figured out that she was an unregenerate fascist, or the one who offered only lukewarm resistance to RFK, Jr.?
@drugmonkey.bsky.social Jobst Brandt is gone but his legacy lives on. That's the last one in my parts bin.
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
@drugmonkey.bsky.social Jobst Brandt is gone but his legacy lives on. That's the last one in my parts bin.
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Alaska vowed to resolve the murders of Indigenous people.
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data β a list of Indigenous murders theyβd investigated β the state said no.
With @adn.com
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data β a list of Indigenous murders theyβd investigated β the state said no.
With @adn.com
Alaska Vowed to Resolve Murders of Indigenous People. Now It Refuses to Provide Their Names.
When the nonprofit Data for Indigenous Justice filed public records requests with the Alaska Department of Public Safety concerning cases it had investigated, the state rejected them.
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Alaska vowed to resolve the murders of Indigenous people.
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data β a list of Indigenous murders theyβd investigated β the state said no.
With @adn.com
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data β a list of Indigenous murders theyβd investigated β the state said no.
With @adn.com
"charismatic"
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
"charismatic"
Same. Such a great performance.
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Same. Such a great performance.
This is the first time I have ever seen her say something that could be construed as genuinely principled.
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This is the first time I have ever seen her say something that could be construed as genuinely principled.
Amazing that NAS President Marcia McNutt (yes, that is her real name) did not manage to suppress this.
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Amazing that NAS President Marcia McNutt (yes, that is her real name) did not manage to suppress this.
Hard agree.
Trump picked a fight with the wrong guy.
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Hard agree.
The ICJ is, and it is UN
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The ICJ is, and it is UN
Right. No prosecutions. Ditto ICJ. Why? Because there was broad international assent. Here, there is none.
Again, I believe that you are both-sidesing and question your motives.
Again, I believe that you are both-sidesing and question your motives.
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Right. No prosecutions. Ditto ICJ. Why? Because there was broad international assent. Here, there is none.
Again, I believe that you are both-sidesing and question your motives.
Again, I believe that you are both-sidesing and question your motives.
That is an opinion, not a finding.
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
That is an opinion, not a finding.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
There was never any such finding in the UN or from the ICC.
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
There was never any such finding in the UN or from the ICC.
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Just a heads up: He prosecuted two KKK members who committed the 16th Baptist Church (Birmingham) bombing
Former Senator Doug Jones is running for Alabama governor, setting up a possible rematch with Senator Tommy Tuberville. nyti.ms/3XLPfVh
Former Senator Doug Jones Enters Alabama Governorβs Race
The move sets up a possible rematch between Mr. Jones, the last Democrat to win statewide office in Alabama, and Tommy Tuberville, the Republican who ousted him from the Senate in 2020.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Just a heads up: He prosecuted two KKK members who committed the 16th Baptist Church (Birmingham) bombing
(that is not legal advice obvs π€£)
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
(that is not legal advice obvs π€£)
You should post your email and the reply.
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
You should post your email and the reply.
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I complained to Pemberton by e-mail about his lousy reporting.
In response, he called me a "white nationalist", "racist scum", and a "Canadian".
Needless to say, all three are false.
How does the NYT employ such idiots?
In response, he called me a "white nationalist", "racist scum", and a "Canadian".
Needless to say, all three are false.
How does the NYT employ such idiots?
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I complained to Pemberton by e-mail about his lousy reporting.
In response, he called me a "white nationalist", "racist scum", and a "Canadian".
Needless to say, all three are false.
How does the NYT employ such idiots?
In response, he called me a "white nationalist", "racist scum", and a "Canadian".
Needless to say, all three are false.
How does the NYT employ such idiots?
oh, damn
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
oh, damn
It's so damned good. High Noon in space. Francis Sternhagen's Doc is one of the best science fiction characters ever put on film.
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
It's so damned good. High Noon in space. Francis Sternhagen's Doc is one of the best science fiction characters ever put on film.