Jacaranda
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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Read the letters referenced by Rep. James Walkinshaw here:
February 10, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Read the letters referenced by Rep. James Walkinshaw here:
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CLAMTSUGI
When a clam's shell is fractured, it immediately begins patching the crack. This is often done with a different mineral material called vaterite, which is quick and cheap to make. In one study with mussels they found the repaired shell was actually stronger than it was before the crack! (217)
February 10, 2026 at 2:06 AM
CLAMTSUGI
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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I teach a science media literacy module in all my courses.
It includes knowing the difference between a press release and a reported news story.
Here's a really interesting new research paper about public understsanding of that difference! #SciComm 🧪
jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
It includes knowing the difference between a press release and a reported news story.
Here's a really interesting new research paper about public understsanding of that difference! #SciComm 🧪
jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
Science News Agencies in science communication: an exploratory index for evaluating and enhancing public interest in mass-distributed press releases
Scientific press releases are reaching the public directly through press reproduction and institutional dissemination. Science News Agencies (SNAs) mediate this process, distributing texts to thousand...
jcom.sissa.it
February 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I teach a science media literacy module in all my courses.
It includes knowing the difference between a press release and a reported news story.
Here's a really interesting new research paper about public understsanding of that difference! #SciComm 🧪
jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
It includes knowing the difference between a press release and a reported news story.
Here's a really interesting new research paper about public understsanding of that difference! #SciComm 🧪
jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
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South Carolina measles outbreak reaches 789 cases, surpassing Texas.
The ongoing outbreak is the largest since measles was eliminated in the country 26 years ago. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
The ongoing outbreak is the largest since measles was eliminated in the country 26 years ago. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
South Carolina measles outbreak reaches 789 cases, surpassing Texas
The ongoing outbreak is the largest since measles was eliminated in the country 26 years ago.
www.nbcnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM
South Carolina measles outbreak reaches 789 cases, surpassing Texas.
The ongoing outbreak is the largest since measles was eliminated in the country 26 years ago. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
The ongoing outbreak is the largest since measles was eliminated in the country 26 years ago. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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if you're looking to learn about what are some of the lowest-hanging fruits in terms of local elections in places that directly help ICE, this is for you:
NEW: There are 2,400+ elections for DA & sheriff this year.
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
In Criminal Justice Elections This Year, ICE Contracts Are on the Hot Seat - Bolts
With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.
boltsmag.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:55 PM
if you're looking to learn about what are some of the lowest-hanging fruits in terms of local elections in places that directly help ICE, this is for you:
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NEWS: @nationalnurses.bsky.social “demands Congress abolish ICE entirely. We will be doing everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people.”
National Nurses United (@nationalnurses.bsky.social)
The largest RN union in U.S. history, with more than 225,000 nurses nationwide.
nationalnurses.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 5:33 AM
NEWS: @nationalnurses.bsky.social “demands Congress abolish ICE entirely. We will be doing everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people.”
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IUCN launches group to conserve at-risk microbes vital to life on Earth news.mongabay.com/2026/01/iucn... 🧪🌎
IUCN launches group to conserve at-risk microbes vital to life on Earth
Invisible in their trillions, microbes dwell in our bodies, grow in soils, live on trees and are integral to planetary health. Yet the huge oversized roles these teeming biodiverse microbial…
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January 25, 2026 at 5:57 PM
IUCN launches group to conserve at-risk microbes vital to life on Earth news.mongabay.com/2026/01/iucn... 🧪🌎
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A major step in marine conservation www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...
World’s First Treaty to Protect the High Seas Becomes Law
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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yooo everyone!!
will did a super cool study with big implications for salmon!!
He was able to create biomarkers using teeny tiny pieces of gills (non lethal) to identify if a salmon is food limited or not
this means they can go in the wild and determine if, when and where salmon are starving 🧪🌎👩🏻🔬
will did a super cool study with big implications for salmon!!
He was able to create biomarkers using teeny tiny pieces of gills (non lethal) to identify if a salmon is food limited or not
this means they can go in the wild and determine if, when and where salmon are starving 🧪🌎👩🏻🔬
New research out in @conphysjournal.bsky.social We use RNA sequencing to identify gill markers for food deprivation in Chinook salmon.
academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
We will deploy these markers with panels for other stressors and pathogens to evaluate impacts on survival of wild salmon
academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
We will deploy these markers with panels for other stressors and pathogens to evaluate impacts on survival of wild salmon
PSF scientists, led by @wbuggiii.bsky.social, recently published a research breakthrough on identifying food deprivation in wild salmon.
Learn more: academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
Learn more: academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
January 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
yooo everyone!!
will did a super cool study with big implications for salmon!!
He was able to create biomarkers using teeny tiny pieces of gills (non lethal) to identify if a salmon is food limited or not
this means they can go in the wild and determine if, when and where salmon are starving 🧪🌎👩🏻🔬
will did a super cool study with big implications for salmon!!
He was able to create biomarkers using teeny tiny pieces of gills (non lethal) to identify if a salmon is food limited or not
this means they can go in the wild and determine if, when and where salmon are starving 🧪🌎👩🏻🔬
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Daily briefing: Octopus-inspired synthetic ‘skin’ changes appearance on demand
Daily briefing: Octopus-inspired synthetic ‘skin’ changes appearance on demand
A new material can switch from matte to shiny and display a variety of other effects as required. Plus, humans were using poison arrows 60,000 years ago and the quest to authenticate a da Vinci…
www.nature.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Daily briefing: Octopus-inspired synthetic ‘skin’ changes appearance on demand
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Multnomah Country, Oregon, has posted warnings to residents that ICE agents are impersonating utility workers.
You read that right. ICE is now impersonating utility workers in order to gain access to people's homes and businesses without a warrant.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
You read that right. ICE is now impersonating utility workers in order to gain access to people's homes and businesses without a warrant.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
ICE officers impersonating utility workers, Oregon lawmaker says
NW Natural issues notice telling public how to ID its employees and contractors.
www.oregonlive.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Multnomah Country, Oregon, has posted warnings to residents that ICE agents are impersonating utility workers.
You read that right. ICE is now impersonating utility workers in order to gain access to people's homes and businesses without a warrant.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
You read that right. ICE is now impersonating utility workers in order to gain access to people's homes and businesses without a warrant.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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From sea slugs to sunflowers, California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species in 2025 news.mongabay.com/2026/01/from... 🌎🧪🦑
From sea slugs to sunflowers, California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species in 2025
Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences kept busy throughout 2025. Along with collaborators from across the globe, they described 72 new-to-science species from six continents — creatures…
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January 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
From sea slugs to sunflowers, California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species in 2025 news.mongabay.com/2026/01/from... 🌎🧪🦑
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Deep-sea ‘hotels’ reveal 20 new species hiding in Pacific Ocean twilight zone near Guam
Deep-sea ‘hotels’ reveal 20 new species hiding in Pacific Ocean twilight zone near Guam
A transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin. Nearby, a sea slug wore yellow polka dots like a party dress, while an orange fish with bulging…
news.mongabay.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Deep-sea ‘hotels’ reveal 20 new species hiding in Pacific Ocean twilight zone near Guam
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Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
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What are we doing here folks
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
What are we doing here folks
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WCS Celebrates Historic and Sweeping Trade Protections for Sharks and Rays Adopted at CITES CoP20 > Newsroom | All CITES shark and ray proposals pass – marking the most comprehensive advance in global shark conservation in CITES history.
WCS Celebrates Historic and Sweeping Trade Protections for Sharks and Rays Adopted at CITES CoP20
Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Nov. 28, 2025 – The following statement was issued today from CITES CoP20, celebrating the adoption of sweeping and historic adoption of new international trade protections for…
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November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
WCS Celebrates Historic and Sweeping Trade Protections for Sharks and Rays Adopted at CITES CoP20 > Newsroom | All CITES shark and ray proposals pass – marking the most comprehensive advance in global shark conservation in CITES history.
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Undersea Sleepover
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Undersea Sleepover
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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NEW: The Venezuelan nationals the US government sent to El Salvador in March and April were tortured and subjected to other abuses, including sexual violence.
In a new report, HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social provide a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Salvador.
In a new report, HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social provide a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Salvador.
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
NEW: The Venezuelan nationals the US government sent to El Salvador in March and April were tortured and subjected to other abuses, including sexual violence.
In a new report, HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social provide a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Salvador.
In a new report, HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social provide a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Salvador.
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This has not gotten much attention, but it should.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This has not gotten much attention, but it should.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
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Breaking news: A group of Democratic attorneys general sued the USDA to make billions of dollars in contingency funds available as SNAP, the nation’s primary anti-hunger program, is on the verge of running out of money.
Democratic states sue to force SNAP payments during government shutdown
The Agriculture Department has $5.5 billion in back-up funds for food stamp benefits but says it can’t use them.
wapo.st
October 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Breaking news: A group of Democratic attorneys general sued the USDA to make billions of dollars in contingency funds available as SNAP, the nation’s primary anti-hunger program, is on the verge of running out of money.
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@propublica.org found more than 170 U.S. citizens who have been held against their will by immigration agents. They’ve been kicked, dragged and detained for days.
Full story by immigration reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by me here: www.propublica.org/article/immi...
Full story by immigration reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by me here: www.propublica.org/article/immi...
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
@propublica.org found more than 170 U.S. citizens who have been held against their will by immigration agents. They’ve been kicked, dragged and detained for days.
Full story by immigration reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by me here: www.propublica.org/article/immi...
Full story by immigration reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by me here: www.propublica.org/article/immi...