jen
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CALeDNA research scientist ~~~ catch me staring at oceans or dancing around <3
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@bo-banaa.bsky.social
· Dec 19
first field work after being hit by a truck will always be special! What did California look like pre-colonial contact? Looking for eDNA clues in Lake cores. Saw some eagles, played in water, got the samples - love my job ☺️
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Well this picture changes my opinion of exactly no one.
December 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Well this picture changes my opinion of exactly no one.
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We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.” ― James Baldwin
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
December 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.” ― James Baldwin
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
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In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to late antiquity and many fans in the present-day Central Alps. n.pr/3XSG1Xy
It's Christmastime —– and if you live in the Alps, watch out! Krampus is coming
In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to late antiquity and many fans in the present-day Central Alps.
n.pr
December 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to late antiquity and many fans in the present-day Central Alps. n.pr/3XSG1Xy
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Scientists recently combined the DNA of a cheetah with the DNA of a crab.
Things went sideways real fast.
Things went sideways real fast.
December 7, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Scientists recently combined the DNA of a cheetah with the DNA of a crab.
Things went sideways real fast.
Things went sideways real fast.
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Jimmy Cliff, reggae music pioneer, dies at 81 reut.rs/4oyn2fT
Jimmy Cliff, reggae music pioneer, dies at 81
Jimmy Cliff, the legendary Jamaican singer who along with Bob Marley popularized reggae, ska and rocksteady music over a six decade career, has died, his wife Latifa Chambers announced on Facebook on Monday.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Jimmy Cliff, reggae music pioneer, dies at 81 reut.rs/4oyn2fT
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Rain Street Glow
8”x10” oil on wood panel
8”x10” oil on wood panel
November 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Rain Street Glow
8”x10” oil on wood panel
8”x10” oil on wood panel
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Well-meaning city dwellers forgo permits and official procedure to rewild urban areas across the country. In downtown LA, artist Doug Rosenberg is trying to push the grassroots movement forward. n.pr/47L5wQj
A guerrilla gardener installed a pop-up wetland in the LA River. Here's how — and why
Well-meaning city dwellers forgo permits and official procedure to rewild urban areas across the country. In downtown LA, artist Doug Rosenberg is trying to push the grassroots movement forward.
n.pr
November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Well-meaning city dwellers forgo permits and official procedure to rewild urban areas across the country. In downtown LA, artist Doug Rosenberg is trying to push the grassroots movement forward. n.pr/47L5wQj
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"Taking care of our veterans is a cost of war. If you can spend six trillion dollars sending people to war, you can spend a few
billion dollars taking care of them when they come home."
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
billion dollars taking care of them when they come home."
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
November 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
"Taking care of our veterans is a cost of war. If you can spend six trillion dollars sending people to war, you can spend a few
billion dollars taking care of them when they come home."
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
billion dollars taking care of them when they come home."
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
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My political hot take is that US voters should be able to recall elected representatives via petition - at any time.
No more hiding behind election terms.
No more hiding behind election terms.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My political hot take is that US voters should be able to recall elected representatives via petition - at any time.
No more hiding behind election terms.
No more hiding behind election terms.
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Snatching defeat from the jaws of Victory
Yeah, yu read that right
Democrats have done it again
After the amazing sweep of recent elections Schumer organized the sacrifice of ACA funding, shattered the momentum and handed the GOP a win
It makes no sense
Fractured the left
Weakened the party
Yeah, yu read that right
Democrats have done it again
After the amazing sweep of recent elections Schumer organized the sacrifice of ACA funding, shattered the momentum and handed the GOP a win
It makes no sense
Fractured the left
Weakened the party
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Snatching defeat from the jaws of Victory
Yeah, yu read that right
Democrats have done it again
After the amazing sweep of recent elections Schumer organized the sacrifice of ACA funding, shattered the momentum and handed the GOP a win
It makes no sense
Fractured the left
Weakened the party
Yeah, yu read that right
Democrats have done it again
After the amazing sweep of recent elections Schumer organized the sacrifice of ACA funding, shattered the momentum and handed the GOP a win
It makes no sense
Fractured the left
Weakened the party
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It’s not that we didn’t want the shutdown to end, it’s the fact that millions of people suffered throughout this shutdown and it was for nothing. That’s the most upsetting part.
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It’s not that we didn’t want the shutdown to end, it’s the fact that millions of people suffered throughout this shutdown and it was for nothing. That’s the most upsetting part.
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This is why democrats fail, there's enough centrists willing to sell out to the republicans on critical issues that it alienates their largest voting block, Millennials.
We want action, progress, reforms and resistance. The cruelty of the GOP cannot be tolerated.
We want action, progress, reforms and resistance. The cruelty of the GOP cannot be tolerated.
Dems have spent the past two months saying they're fighting to address the crisis of spiking healthcare costs and now they're caving for a deal that does nothing to address healthcare costs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This is why democrats fail, there's enough centrists willing to sell out to the republicans on critical issues that it alienates their largest voting block, Millennials.
We want action, progress, reforms and resistance. The cruelty of the GOP cannot be tolerated.
We want action, progress, reforms and resistance. The cruelty of the GOP cannot be tolerated.
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The most corrupt administration in American history.
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The most corrupt administration in American history.
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Wowow 😮
This is indeed one of the greatest paper endings of the century. Scientists: if you outsource writing to LLMs, you will end up filing off and blunting the good parts of writing — and thus science.
This is indeed one of the greatest paper endings of the century. Scientists: if you outsource writing to LLMs, you will end up filing off and blunting the good parts of writing — and thus science.
Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Wowow 😮
This is indeed one of the greatest paper endings of the century. Scientists: if you outsource writing to LLMs, you will end up filing off and blunting the good parts of writing — and thus science.
This is indeed one of the greatest paper endings of the century. Scientists: if you outsource writing to LLMs, you will end up filing off and blunting the good parts of writing — and thus science.
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Fascinating science: How disgraced researcher Andrew Wakefield launched the modern anti-vax movement by fraudulently manipulating data to reach fabricated conclusions, hoping he would make a lot of money. Instead, he put millions of children at risk. youtu.be/EXtANMp3wok
Wakefield's Smoking Gun
YouTube video by C0nc0rdance
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October 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Fascinating science: How disgraced researcher Andrew Wakefield launched the modern anti-vax movement by fraudulently manipulating data to reach fabricated conclusions, hoping he would make a lot of money. Instead, he put millions of children at risk. youtu.be/EXtANMp3wok
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welcome to America, where the idea that kids should have food gets you labeled some kind of communist
October 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
welcome to America, where the idea that kids should have food gets you labeled some kind of communist
men of planet earth - stop killing each other
October 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
men of planet earth - stop killing each other
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I interpreted #BespokeBeasties to mean “create your own monster,” and since I have always wanted to do something with the “doll’s eye” plant, here is my Bespoke Beastie for the final prompt of #Guild11Mysterium
October 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I interpreted #BespokeBeasties to mean “create your own monster,” and since I have always wanted to do something with the “doll’s eye” plant, here is my Bespoke Beastie for the final prompt of #Guild11Mysterium
this is not normal, this is not constitutional, that is still news. cmon media we need you!
it’s wild that this is just sort of the most openly corrupt administration of all time and they’re just allowed to do that and most media doesn’t say a word about it
October 25, 2025 at 4:13 AM
this is not normal, this is not constitutional, that is still news. cmon media we need you!
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My painting GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
October 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
My painting GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
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This makes RFK Jr. look even worse. mRNA vaccines have been one of the biggest scientific advances in recent memory, saving millions of people, and now we learn they can prolong the lives of cancer patients. And Kennedy is trying to kill them. The dude is a dangerous freakshow. Why is he even here?
Study finds mRNA coronavirus vaccines prolonged life of cancer patients
A study found that covid-19 vaccines appeared to awaken the immune system in lung and skin cancer patients, helping them live longer than those not vaccinated.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This makes RFK Jr. look even worse. mRNA vaccines have been one of the biggest scientific advances in recent memory, saving millions of people, and now we learn they can prolong the lives of cancer patients. And Kennedy is trying to kill them. The dude is a dangerous freakshow. Why is he even here?
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AI assistants make widespread errors about the news, new research shows reut.rs/4qkIfvx
AI assistants make widespread errors about the news, new research shows
Leading AI assistants misrepresent news content in nearly half their responses, according to new research published on Wednesday by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the BBC.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
AI assistants make widespread errors about the news, new research shows reut.rs/4qkIfvx
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Well if this doesn’t get him the Nobel Peace Prize, I don’t know what will.
October 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Well if this doesn’t get him the Nobel Peace Prize, I don’t know what will.