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The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
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Viagra claims more lives than abortion pills, Sen. Murray points out—yet Republican men seem somehow less worried.
Sen. Patty Murray: GOP abortion pill hearing is "really about" a nationwide ban
"It's pretty stunning to watch these Republicans talk about this with a straight face,” Murray said in an interview.
www.motherjones.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Viagra claims more lives than abortion pills, Sen. Murray points out—yet Republican men seem somehow less worried.
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Just a reminder that NOAA releases monthly desktop screens with calendars featuring deep-sea animals and its reminder right now that at least some in government are still wholesome oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/multimedia/c...
Chimaera - NOAA Ocean Exploration
This cute chimaera was seen at a depth of 820 meters (2,690 feet) in the Stetson-Miami Terrace Deepwater Coral Habitat of Particular Concern off the coast of Florida during Dive 04 of the 2019 Southea...
oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
January 14, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Just a reminder that NOAA releases monthly desktop screens with calendars featuring deep-sea animals and its reminder right now that at least some in government are still wholesome oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/multimedia/c...
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It’s also really good for your vagus nerve! Hum freely and often! Anyone who hates on it can kick rocks.
January 15, 2026 at 2:21 AM
It’s also really good for your vagus nerve! Hum freely and often! Anyone who hates on it can kick rocks.
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Singing is such a happy stim! It actually relieves stress and releases endorphins. Sing all you want to!
January 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Singing is such a happy stim! It actually relieves stress and releases endorphins. Sing all you want to!
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Remember: Mark Penn owns the Harris name and uses it to conduct garbage research, in recent years, always to help Trump and the right.
January 15, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Remember: Mark Penn owns the Harris name and uses it to conduct garbage research, in recent years, always to help Trump and the right.
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How I'm dealing with my stress: I bought a 3d printer and am producing 100 whistles at a time. 1000 heading to Minneapolis tomorrow.
January 15, 2026 at 3:16 AM
How I'm dealing with my stress: I bought a 3d printer and am producing 100 whistles at a time. 1000 heading to Minneapolis tomorrow.
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I'm making these. About 75 distributed in Portland
January 15, 2026 at 3:52 AM
I'm making these. About 75 distributed in Portland
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3D printer people! Find out more about how you can protect your community at migrawhistle.carrd.co and migrawhistlepdx.org
#whistle #whistlegroups #pdx #migrawhistle
#whistle #whistlegroups #pdx #migrawhistle
January 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM
3D printer people! Find out more about how you can protect your community at migrawhistle.carrd.co and migrawhistlepdx.org
#whistle #whistlegroups #pdx #migrawhistle
#whistle #whistlegroups #pdx #migrawhistle
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Marco Rubio, June 2012.
January 14, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Marco Rubio, June 2012.
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They’ve spotted European Robins in Montreal! I reckon they stowed away.
ca.news.yahoo.com/bird-enthusi...
ca.news.yahoo.com/bird-enthusi...
Bird enthusiasts flock to Montreal for Canadian-first sighting
People from across the country and beyond descended on a residential street in Montreal over the weekend in hopes of catching a glimpse of a Canadian first. The European Robin is a relatively common b...
ca.news.yahoo.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:53 PM
They’ve spotted European Robins in Montreal! I reckon they stowed away.
ca.news.yahoo.com/bird-enthusi...
ca.news.yahoo.com/bird-enthusi...
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NEW: Restrained by three white men for attempted shoplifting, a Black teen died from asphyxiation.
His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible.
More than a decade later, his idea of justice has shifted — and may finally be achieved.
His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible.
More than a decade later, his idea of justice has shifted — and may finally be achieved.
A Father’s Quest for Justice Finds Resolution After 13 Years
Restrained by three white men for attempted shoplifting, a Black teen died from asphyxiation. His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible. More than a decade later, his idea of ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
NEW: Restrained by three white men for attempted shoplifting, a Black teen died from asphyxiation.
His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible.
More than a decade later, his idea of justice has shifted — and may finally be achieved.
His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible.
More than a decade later, his idea of justice has shifted — and may finally be achieved.
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I was asked for sausage on this one, so here's my personal dash that overlays data sources for UFOs, meteorite landings, bigfoot sightings, earthquakes, and reported hauntings
lol
This was just for me to explore, and is screwy and ugly, but I can clean it up if people dig it
(cont for the nerds)
lol
This was just for me to explore, and is screwy and ugly, but I can clean it up if people dig it
(cont for the nerds)
January 14, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I was asked for sausage on this one, so here's my personal dash that overlays data sources for UFOs, meteorite landings, bigfoot sightings, earthquakes, and reported hauntings
lol
This was just for me to explore, and is screwy and ugly, but I can clean it up if people dig it
(cont for the nerds)
lol
This was just for me to explore, and is screwy and ugly, but I can clean it up if people dig it
(cont for the nerds)
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Ahead of the targeted 2028 launch, the Dragonfly mission team have changed the spacecraft’s original design to address a lengthy anticipated descent through Titan’s thick atmosphere.
🧪 #PlanetSci
🧪 #PlanetSci
Readying for integration test, NASA adapts Dragonfly for long descent, thick air of Titan
aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Ahead of the targeted 2028 launch, the Dragonfly mission team have changed the spacecraft’s original design to address a lengthy anticipated descent through Titan’s thick atmosphere.
🧪 #PlanetSci
🧪 #PlanetSci
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#rockcod (Lindbergichthys nudifrons) nesting behavior more complicated than expected:
"Seeing comparable organisation in Antarctic waters undermines the idea that cold, dark seas only support simple or scattered life."
share.google/LQkjT0WvLWDc...
"Seeing comparable organisation in Antarctic waters undermines the idea that cold, dark seas only support simple or scattered life."
share.google/LQkjT0WvLWDc...
Thousands of fish nests accidentally found under Antarctic ice
What looked like a flat, lifeless stretch of the Weddell Sea suddenly turned into something else: a carefully organised breeding ground built by thousands
share.google
January 12, 2026 at 10:37 PM
#rockcod (Lindbergichthys nudifrons) nesting behavior more complicated than expected:
"Seeing comparable organisation in Antarctic waters undermines the idea that cold, dark seas only support simple or scattered life."
share.google/LQkjT0WvLWDc...
"Seeing comparable organisation in Antarctic waters undermines the idea that cold, dark seas only support simple or scattered life."
share.google/LQkjT0WvLWDc...
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At this point, given the relative cost of renewable energy and the scale of the investment opportunity there for incumbent utility & power companies, what is the constituency for this rabid anti-green energy content? Whose interests is it actually serving? It's such a colossal waste of time.
January 13, 2026 at 1:18 PM
At this point, given the relative cost of renewable energy and the scale of the investment opportunity there for incumbent utility & power companies, what is the constituency for this rabid anti-green energy content? Whose interests is it actually serving? It's such a colossal waste of time.
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Did a pod with my friend Peter about how to thrift for menswear (and why buying vintage is sometimes better than buying new anyway).
pod.link/blamo/episod...
pod.link/blamo/episod...
January 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Did a pod with my friend Peter about how to thrift for menswear (and why buying vintage is sometimes better than buying new anyway).
pod.link/blamo/episod...
pod.link/blamo/episod...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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#Coralrestoration
Corals grown in mid-water nurseries face fewer predators and less smothering sediment... Some species...can double in size several times annually when suspended on “coral trees” or attached to floating lines."
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Corals grown in mid-water nurseries face fewer predators and less smothering sediment... Some species...can double in size several times annually when suspended on “coral trees” or attached to floating lines."
share.google/UubtlL4Vwwuo...
Millions Of Coral Fragments Grown In Underwater Nurseries Are Rebuilding Reefs, Sheltering Fish And Restoring Ocean Life
Around her, rows of coral fragments sway on thin ropes like laundry hung out in a gentle underwater breeze. A parrotfish crunches in the background, a
share.google
January 12, 2026 at 10:28 PM
#Coralrestoration
Corals grown in mid-water nurseries face fewer predators and less smothering sediment... Some species...can double in size several times annually when suspended on “coral trees” or attached to floating lines."
share.google/UubtlL4Vwwuo...
Corals grown in mid-water nurseries face fewer predators and less smothering sediment... Some species...can double in size several times annually when suspended on “coral trees” or attached to floating lines."
share.google/UubtlL4Vwwuo...
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The Planetary Research editorial board
#PlanetSci 🧪
#PlanetSci 🧪
The Planetary Research editorial board - The Planetary Research Blog
blog.planetary-research.org
January 12, 2026 at 7:56 AM
The Planetary Research editorial board
#PlanetSci 🧪
#PlanetSci 🧪
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@berlinbatlab.bsky.social and colleagues are the first to observe brown rats systematically preying on bats at urban hibernacula! These agile rodents are able to catch their prey in mid-flight which introduces a new and serious conservation challenge! 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 11, 2026 at 11:21 AM
@berlinbatlab.bsky.social and colleagues are the first to observe brown rats systematically preying on bats at urban hibernacula! These agile rodents are able to catch their prey in mid-flight which introduces a new and serious conservation challenge! 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Polymer film changes texture and color on demand
Researchers mimic octopus skin by spatial control of polymer swelling via cross-linking. cen.acs.org/materials/Po...
#chemsky 🧪
Researchers mimic octopus skin by spatial control of polymer swelling via cross-linking. cen.acs.org/materials/Po...
#chemsky 🧪
Polymer film changes texture and color on demand
Researchers mimic octopus skin by spatial control of polymer swelling via cross-linking
cen.acs.org
January 11, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Polymer film changes texture and color on demand
Researchers mimic octopus skin by spatial control of polymer swelling via cross-linking. cen.acs.org/materials/Po...
#chemsky 🧪
Researchers mimic octopus skin by spatial control of polymer swelling via cross-linking. cen.acs.org/materials/Po...
#chemsky 🧪
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Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, Missouri, according to local officials, who urged anyone who spotted one of the primates to report its location to the city’s animal control department.
Monkeys Are on the Loose in St. Louis, City Officials Say
As many as four vervet monkeys were spotted in a neighborhood in North St. Louis on Thursday, city officials said. No one knows how they got there.
nyti.ms
January 10, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, Missouri, according to local officials, who urged anyone who spotted one of the primates to report its location to the city’s animal control department.
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Sunday read: Van Hul and Cani from UC Louvain reflect on 20 years of gut microbiome research. Despite linking gut bacteria to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and more, clinical translation isn't there, yet. Why? ⤵️
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January 11, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Sunday read: Van Hul and Cani from UC Louvain reflect on 20 years of gut microbiome research. Despite linking gut bacteria to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and more, clinical translation isn't there, yet. Why? ⤵️
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