Kevin Plaxco
@kwplaxco.bsky.social
Bioscientist. Bioengineer. A few other things.
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Teresa Burns Parkhurst. #NewYorkerCartoons
January 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Teresa Burns Parkhurst. #NewYorkerCartoons
His utter lack of empathy or decency will never not shock me.
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
January 7, 2026 at 9:52 PM
His utter lack of empathy or decency will never not shock me.
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"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures...
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:"
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:"
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures...
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:"
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:"
The supernova of 1604.
It moves! We can watch as the Kepler supernova remnant changes over a quarter of century in X-rays from Chandra. #aas247
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January 7, 2026 at 4:05 AM
The supernova of 1604.
Can confirm that this is 100% accurate.
If you are submitting an NIH grant in February, you will be required to use SciENcv to prepare you biosketch.
IT IS MUCH WORSE THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE.
Set aside *at least* 4 hours just to transfer an existing an biosketch into SciENcv.
IT IS MUCH WORSE THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE.
Set aside *at least* 4 hours just to transfer an existing an biosketch into SciENcv.
January 7, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Can confirm that this is 100% accurate.
Hilton and its sister brands, such as Double Tree and Embassy just dropped many, many rungs down on my "where should I stay" priority list. #Hilton
Hilton said it is breaking from a franchise that was accused of canceling ICE agents' reservations at its Minneapolis-area location
Hilton To Break From Franchise Hotel Accused Of Canceling ICE Agents' Bookings
www.huffpost.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Hilton and its sister brands, such as Double Tree and Embassy just dropped many, many rungs down on my "where should I stay" priority list. #Hilton
On J6, amped-up on Trump's and his party's provocations and lies, violent traitors stormed the US capitol. They threatened to kill members of congress and the VP, ransacked the building, and killed and injured capitol police officers. These are truths all patriotic and honest Americans must repeat.
January 6, 2026 at 7:57 PM
On J6, amped-up on Trump's and his party's provocations and lies, violent traitors stormed the US capitol. They threatened to kill members of congress and the VP, ransacked the building, and killed and injured capitol police officers. These are truths all patriotic and honest Americans must repeat.
Not that one can count on the courts these days, but Cheetolini's actions were clearly illegal.
Trump administration cannot slash NIH research funding, court rules
District Judge Angel Kelley last year blocked the cuts, and on Monday the appeals court agreed.
www.reuters.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Not that one can count on the courts these days, but Cheetolini's actions were clearly illegal.
Feeling pretty good about our decision to move 100% out of US equities back in February.
In 2025, “US equities underperformed the rest of the world by the largest margin since 2009.”
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January 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Feeling pretty good about our decision to move 100% out of US equities back in February.
It is difficult to truly grasp the depths of his pathology. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 4:40 AM
It is difficult to truly grasp the depths of his pathology. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Call me old fashioned, but I find tin foil works just fine.
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January 1, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Call me old fashioned, but I find tin foil works just fine.
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We don’t need New Year’s resolutions, it’s the year’s turn to be better.
December 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
We don’t need New Year’s resolutions, it’s the year’s turn to be better.
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
The man literally cannot avoid being creepy.
Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
December 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The man literally cannot avoid being creepy.
Probably not just a coincidence that the West's shift towards right-wing authoritarianism happened just as the last generation to have lived through the prior round died out.
A Weekly Gathering for Those Who Fled the Nazis Ends After 82 Years
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Probably not just a coincidence that the West's shift towards right-wing authoritarianism happened just as the last generation to have lived through the prior round died out.
Given the many organized efforts (e.g., Turning Point USA) trying to police academic speech from the right, and the more grass roots efforts from the left, I am glad to see the court weigh in unambiguously on this. Tldr; we're allowed to be assholes. I pledge to use this power only for good.
Interesting and important 9th Circuit decision about the free speech rights of professors at public schools, just won by FIRE, likely to be subject of culture war disputes.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Given the many organized efforts (e.g., Turning Point USA) trying to police academic speech from the right, and the more grass roots efforts from the left, I am glad to see the court weigh in unambiguously on this. Tldr; we're allowed to be assholes. I pledge to use this power only for good.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
Unlike an alarmingly large fraction of legacy media, The Atlantic (and Rolling Stone too, btw) is living up to this moment.
![A headline from The Atlantic "The most [black square] Administration ever."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vl5ovo777lav5c3igkseolex/bafkreiavc27uhmmwubq3xrjlmmfawwdbnh2qgrqvgjbekrr7zavcmjkj6y@jpeg)
December 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Unlike an alarmingly large fraction of legacy media, The Atlantic (and Rolling Stone too, btw) is living up to this moment.
This is not more of the same. It is an escalation.
JD Vance gets the biggest applause of his speech so far when he says "by the grace of God we always will be a Christian nation"
December 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This is not more of the same. It is an escalation.
I know that AI pumps out a lot of shite, and don't even get me started on Grok. But credit where credit is due, this is good.
December 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I know that AI pumps out a lot of shite, and don't even get me started on Grok. But credit where credit is due, this is good.
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When we all get imprisoned for posting I’m definitely gonna be going around the yard asking what y’all said that got you locked up & it better be a banger because that’s how we’ll be establishing our hierarchy
December 18, 2025 at 5:25 AM
When we all get imprisoned for posting I’m definitely gonna be going around the yard asking what y’all said that got you locked up & it better be a banger because that’s how we’ll be establishing our hierarchy
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December 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Or Australia. Or, really, anywhere else in the developed world.
December 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Or Australia. Or, really, anywhere else in the developed world.
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Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here's how it can act so swiftly
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
As long as I live, I will never, ever "get used to" his utter lack of humanity.
December 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
As long as I live, I will never, ever "get used to" his utter lack of humanity.