Lehman Ellis
@oysterdoctor.bsky.social
Retired Professor of Biology. Married, father, grandfather, broadly interested in many things but biological topics are usually my focus. Pictures are my own unless they are a repost. Opinions which will have a liberal inclination are my own.
No question about this. Either way it is considered it is contrary to any of them holding any kind of security clearance
So, which is it?
If this info wasn’t classified, that in itself would be a scandalous screw-up that must be explained.
And if it was classified, then the Trump administration lied to Congress and to the American people.
If this info wasn’t classified, that in itself would be a scandalous screw-up that must be explained.
And if it was classified, then the Trump administration lied to Congress and to the American people.
March 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
No question about this. Either way it is considered it is contrary to any of them holding any kind of security clearance
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So, which is it?
If this info wasn’t classified, that in itself would be a scandalous screw-up that must be explained.
And if it was classified, then the Trump administration lied to Congress and to the American people.
If this info wasn’t classified, that in itself would be a scandalous screw-up that must be explained.
And if it was classified, then the Trump administration lied to Congress and to the American people.
March 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
So, which is it?
If this info wasn’t classified, that in itself would be a scandalous screw-up that must be explained.
And if it was classified, then the Trump administration lied to Congress and to the American people.
If this info wasn’t classified, that in itself would be a scandalous screw-up that must be explained.
And if it was classified, then the Trump administration lied to Congress and to the American people.
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No matter how the usage of "common" names is growing, old-fashioned "Latin" names are still the only official naming of species, so we cannot do without. But they are hard to remember and pronounce. My friend, Belgian insect advocate Bart Van Camp, makes these lovely mnemonics to help us out.
January 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
No matter how the usage of "common" names is growing, old-fashioned "Latin" names are still the only official naming of species, so we cannot do without. But they are hard to remember and pronounce. My friend, Belgian insect advocate Bart Van Camp, makes these lovely mnemonics to help us out.
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Small is beautiful!
In a new pre-print in @elife.bsky.social, a team led by Alexey Polilov do the first-ever 3d electron-microscopic analysis of a miniaturized eye: the 29-lens compound eye of a 0.2-mm-long parasitic wasp!
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
(whole wasp image by Andrew Polaszek.)
In a new pre-print in @elife.bsky.social, a team led by Alexey Polilov do the first-ever 3d electron-microscopic analysis of a miniaturized eye: the 29-lens compound eye of a 0.2-mm-long parasitic wasp!
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
(whole wasp image by Andrew Polaszek.)
February 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Small is beautiful!
In a new pre-print in @elife.bsky.social, a team led by Alexey Polilov do the first-ever 3d electron-microscopic analysis of a miniaturized eye: the 29-lens compound eye of a 0.2-mm-long parasitic wasp!
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
(whole wasp image by Andrew Polaszek.)
In a new pre-print in @elife.bsky.social, a team led by Alexey Polilov do the first-ever 3d electron-microscopic analysis of a miniaturized eye: the 29-lens compound eye of a 0.2-mm-long parasitic wasp!
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
(whole wasp image by Andrew Polaszek.)
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Dopo anni di disinformazione, Kennedy Jr. è costretto a riconoscere l'efficacia dei vaccini. Ma il morbillo non aspetta il pentimento
www.lanotiziagiornale.it/la-scienza-u...
(il mio pezzo per @lanotizia_giornale)
www.lanotiziagiornale.it/la-scienza-u...
(il mio pezzo per @lanotizia_giornale)
Morbillo negli Stati Uniti, la scienza umilia Kennedy Jr.: ora spinge le vaccinazioni dopo l'epidemia in Texas | LA NOTIZIA
Dopo anni di disinformazione, Kennedy Jr. è costretto a riconoscere l'efficacia dei vaccini. Ma il morbillo non aspetta il pentimento
www.lanotiziagiornale.it
March 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Dopo anni di disinformazione, Kennedy Jr. è costretto a riconoscere l'efficacia dei vaccini. Ma il morbillo non aspetta il pentimento
www.lanotiziagiornale.it/la-scienza-u...
(il mio pezzo per @lanotizia_giornale)
www.lanotiziagiornale.it/la-scienza-u...
(il mio pezzo per @lanotizia_giornale)
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I've gotten over 300 emails from people since I wrote a @motherjones.com newsletter intro about potential Medicaid cuts, asking people how Medicaid cuts would impact them or loved ones.
Literally impossible for me to take the time I want to respond to everyone, but thank you to everyone who...
Literally impossible for me to take the time I want to respond to everyone, but thank you to everyone who...
March 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I've gotten over 300 emails from people since I wrote a @motherjones.com newsletter intro about potential Medicaid cuts, asking people how Medicaid cuts would impact them or loved ones.
Literally impossible for me to take the time I want to respond to everyone, but thank you to everyone who...
Literally impossible for me to take the time I want to respond to everyone, but thank you to everyone who...
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Deep in Saturn’s northern hexagon is a 2,000 kilometer (1,250 mile) wide high-wind vortex, seen here in infrared false color. Imaged by Cassini.
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March 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Deep in Saturn’s northern hexagon is a 2,000 kilometer (1,250 mile) wide high-wind vortex, seen here in infrared false color. Imaged by Cassini.
flic.kr/p/2g5dxDw
flic.kr/p/2g4xyyQ
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Yep, measles is preventable
March 4, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Yep, measles is preventable
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"It's almost impossible to believe he exists.
It's as if you took everything that was bad about America, scraped it off the floor, put it in an old hot dog skin & taught it to make noises with its mouth"
#PRESIDEMENTIA
It's as if you took everything that was bad about America, scraped it off the floor, put it in an old hot dog skin & taught it to make noises with its mouth"
#PRESIDEMENTIA
February 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"It's almost impossible to believe he exists.
It's as if you took everything that was bad about America, scraped it off the floor, put it in an old hot dog skin & taught it to make noises with its mouth"
#PRESIDEMENTIA
It's as if you took everything that was bad about America, scraped it off the floor, put it in an old hot dog skin & taught it to make noises with its mouth"
#PRESIDEMENTIA
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/s... Trump stalls scientific research despite court ruling
Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling
Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical studies in jeopardy.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/s... Trump stalls scientific research despite court ruling
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Today was a big day for me! I gave internal medicine grand rounds @Dartmouth. Why is this a big deal for me? 1) I’m a pediatrician; 2) I went to medical school here. As pediatricians, we CAN have an impact across the age spectrum, even when we don’t believe we can. #impostersyndrome #GISky #PedsSky
February 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Today was a big day for me! I gave internal medicine grand rounds @Dartmouth. Why is this a big deal for me? 1) I’m a pediatrician; 2) I went to medical school here. As pediatricians, we CAN have an impact across the age spectrum, even when we don’t believe we can. #impostersyndrome #GISky #PedsSky
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In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.
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February 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
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There have never been kings in America. The monarchy doesn't start now.
February 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
There have never been kings in America. The monarchy doesn't start now.
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They, the viruses, welcome our new brain worm overlords.
US CDC reports five-fold increase in weekly measles cases as Texas outbreak grows — Reuters
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported that measles cases so far this year had jumped to 93 from 14 a week ago, mainly driven by an outbreak in Texas.
apple.news
February 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
They, the viruses, welcome our new brain worm overlords.
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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
February 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
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Tomorrow is National Wildlife Day in the United States, so today is a great day to take action for birds! 🐦📢
act.abcbirds.org/a/take-actio...
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Speak Up to Protect NW Old-Growth Forests and Their Imperiled Species
Encourage the USDA to boost efforts for the Northern Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet.
act.abcbirds.org
February 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Tomorrow is National Wildlife Day in the United States, so today is a great day to take action for birds! 🐦📢
act.abcbirds.org/a/take-actio...
act.abcbirds.org/a/take-actio...
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If we have enough people with the knowledge and moral fortitude of Maine Governor Janet Mills, and the Associated Press- we might be able to save our Democracy
February 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
If we have enough people with the knowledge and moral fortitude of Maine Governor Janet Mills, and the Associated Press- we might be able to save our Democracy
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Thank you to @maddow.msnbc.com for promoting @bsky.app on air and complimenting it.
Her on air support is truly important
Her on air support is truly important
February 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Thank you to @maddow.msnbc.com for promoting @bsky.app on air and complimenting it.
Her on air support is truly important
Her on air support is truly important
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Here in Illinois, ten years ago we saw the consequences of a rampant ideological gutting of government.
It genuinely harmed people. Our citizens hated it.
Trust me – I was elected based in part on just how much they hated it.
It genuinely harmed people. Our citizens hated it.
Trust me – I was elected based in part on just how much they hated it.
February 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Here in Illinois, ten years ago we saw the consequences of a rampant ideological gutting of government.
It genuinely harmed people. Our citizens hated it.
Trust me – I was elected based in part on just how much they hated it.
It genuinely harmed people. Our citizens hated it.
Trust me – I was elected based in part on just how much they hated it.
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