Dan Samorodnitsky
@dsamorod.bsky.social
i'm an editor and science writer. i cover biology, genetics, the environment, stuff like that. i live in Minneapolis. my pronouns are he/him. i am the news editor at biospace and am a cofounder at @sequencermag.bsky.social
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Can you catch the expression of the Sperm Whale’s there?
February 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Can you catch the expression of the Sperm Whale’s there?
"Fire" by Waxahatchee.
What are some other perfect songs?
Look, “Dreams” is just a perfect song.
That is all.
That is all.
February 3, 2026 at 11:29 PM
"Fire" by Waxahatchee.
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I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Ok.
This is a painterly description of blackbody radiation, not anything to get upset about.
It is from (the end paragraph of) a piece for Pioneer Works. I've written for them, and my science writing there is definitely more floral and "that's deep, man" like this than it is elsewhere.
This is a painterly description of blackbody radiation, not anything to get upset about.
It is from (the end paragraph of) a piece for Pioneer Works. I've written for them, and my science writing there is definitely more floral and "that's deep, man" like this than it is elsewhere.
January 28, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Ok.
This is a painterly description of blackbody radiation, not anything to get upset about.
It is from (the end paragraph of) a piece for Pioneer Works. I've written for them, and my science writing there is definitely more floral and "that's deep, man" like this than it is elsewhere.
This is a painterly description of blackbody radiation, not anything to get upset about.
It is from (the end paragraph of) a piece for Pioneer Works. I've written for them, and my science writing there is definitely more floral and "that's deep, man" like this than it is elsewhere.
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"What, then, is the meaning of a phrase like 'never again' when the institutions that proselytize it also argue that Holocaust memory cannot be sullied by the present tense?"
—Noah Kulwin
—Noah Kulwin
Whose Concentration Camps?
AOC is drawing the correct lessons from Holocaust history, unlike mainstream Jewish institutions.
jewishcurrents.org
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM
"What, then, is the meaning of a phrase like 'never again' when the institutions that proselytize it also argue that Holocaust memory cannot be sullied by the present tense?"
—Noah Kulwin
—Noah Kulwin
For those unfamiliar with Edina this is the Minneapolis equivalent of a Westchester socialite walking down Fifth Avenue singing "John Brown's Body."
They got Edina Moms excoriating the Administration and signing off with a a land acknowledgement. They are so fucked lol
January 25, 2026 at 3:32 PM
For those unfamiliar with Edina this is the Minneapolis equivalent of a Westchester socialite walking down Fifth Avenue singing "John Brown's Body."
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If you are not in Minnesota, this is what our peaceful arty neighborhood lined with some of the best food in the state has turned into. This is an occupation. This is extremely hard to watch and hear. This is how bad it is. It is worse.
Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized and abducted by ICE:
"You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming) 1/24/26
"You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming) 1/24/26
January 24, 2026 at 8:28 PM
If you are not in Minnesota, this is what our peaceful arty neighborhood lined with some of the best food in the state has turned into. This is an occupation. This is extremely hard to watch and hear. This is how bad it is. It is worse.
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once again i am asking literally anyone in a position of power to do literally anything so that our neighbors stop getting fucking murdered in the street
January 24, 2026 at 3:58 PM
once again i am asking literally anyone in a position of power to do literally anything so that our neighbors stop getting fucking murdered in the street
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no sales today in solidarity with the ICE out strike!! if you come by and attempt to buy a book we will instead make you peruse our free zines and buttons, sip some free coffee from our neighboring cafes (also closed for business), and/or do some crafts. space open for community time 11am-8pm. 💀📚🖤
gotta shout out moon palace and boneshaker books, if you want to buy books from people who are very abolish ICE and end-policing aligned
I would absolutely love to give you a personalized book recommendation if you promise that tomorrow, not today, you purchase from Bookshop.org to benefit a Twin Cities bookstore.
January 23, 2026 at 3:48 PM
no sales today in solidarity with the ICE out strike!! if you come by and attempt to buy a book we will instead make you peruse our free zines and buttons, sip some free coffee from our neighboring cafes (also closed for business), and/or do some crafts. space open for community time 11am-8pm. 💀📚🖤
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gotta shout out moon palace and boneshaker books, if you want to buy books from people who are very abolish ICE and end-policing aligned
I would absolutely love to give you a personalized book recommendation if you promise that tomorrow, not today, you purchase from Bookshop.org to benefit a Twin Cities bookstore.
January 23, 2026 at 3:27 PM
gotta shout out moon palace and boneshaker books, if you want to buy books from people who are very abolish ICE and end-policing aligned
Minneapolis if you are cold or hungry from the march or just want to sit for a bit, some friends just dropped off chicken biryani and several liters of chai at @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social.
January 23, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Minneapolis if you are cold or hungry from the march or just want to sit for a bit, some friends just dropped off chicken biryani and several liters of chai at @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social.
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still feels like folks outside of MN are kind of not getting it: our state has been under attack for over a month, and the resistance is being organized by literally your regular old neighbors and coworkers and friends.
Voices of the MN Occupation - Racket
A real-time oral history of the ICE assault on Minnesota
racketmn.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:20 PM
still feels like folks outside of MN are kind of not getting it: our state has been under attack for over a month, and the resistance is being organized by literally your regular old neighbors and coworkers and friends.
MINNEAPOLIS HONDA FIT HIVE RISE
I don’t want a humvee, I want a 2020 Honda fit
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 PM
MINNEAPOLIS HONDA FIT HIVE RISE
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The MAGA movement was at least facially philosemitic when Jews could serve as a useful cudgel against higher education, immigrants, and Muslims. Now that MAGA is declining in popularity, we see how quickly the philosemitism shifts into overt antisemitism. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
‘Who Is Jewish’: Fundraiser for ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Good Takes Anti-Semitic Swing at Minneapolis Mayor
A fundraiser for ICE agent Jonathan Ross references Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s Jewish identity, drawing scrutiny as concerns over antisemitism grow.
www.yahoo.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:59 PM
The MAGA movement was at least facially philosemitic when Jews could serve as a useful cudgel against higher education, immigrants, and Muslims. Now that MAGA is declining in popularity, we see how quickly the philosemitism shifts into overt antisemitism. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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MPR playing an eye witness account right now of ICE shooting directly through the windshield at her face and not giving her medical care for 10 minutes.
MPR News is live right now bringing you updates on this. mprnews.org/listen
ICE reportedly shot someone at Portland and 33/34. Mspt saying bullets, could be less lethal 20+ agents on site, MPD and ambulances responding. Helicopters overhead
January 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
MPR playing an eye witness account right now of ICE shooting directly through the windshield at her face and not giving her medical care for 10 minutes.
The best books I read this year were:
The Organs of Sense - Adam Ehrlich Sachs
I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman
The Founding Fish - John McPhee
The Loser - Thomas Bernhard
The Organs of Sense - Adam Ehrlich Sachs
I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman
The Founding Fish - John McPhee
The Loser - Thomas Bernhard
December 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The best books I read this year were:
The Organs of Sense - Adam Ehrlich Sachs
I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman
The Founding Fish - John McPhee
The Loser - Thomas Bernhard
The Organs of Sense - Adam Ehrlich Sachs
I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman
The Founding Fish - John McPhee
The Loser - Thomas Bernhard
Extra idiotic because the NHL was fully ahead of the curve (by sports standards) with inclusivity initiatives like You Can Play and then decided to just can all that shit.
I still find it interesting that the NHL thinks it will just shoot its shot to get romance book/tv aficionados to convert into fans. We're not teenage swifties. We know that you banned pride tape 2 years ago and Canadian hockey did this:
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
How Hockey Canada used registration fees to build a fund to cover sexual-assault claims
Special multimillion-dollar fund financed by registration fees of players across the country used to settle abuse claims with minimal outside scrutiny
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Extra idiotic because the NHL was fully ahead of the curve (by sports standards) with inclusivity initiatives like You Can Play and then decided to just can all that shit.
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It bears emphasizing: The same admin that is attacking and defunding our universities, over what they call an antisemitism crisis, is now saying antisemitism isn't a problem at all.
December 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
It bears emphasizing: The same admin that is attacking and defunding our universities, over what they call an antisemitism crisis, is now saying antisemitism isn't a problem at all.
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what does it mean to be thirsty?? @dsamorod.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/what-does-it...
What Does It Mean To Be Thirsty? | Quanta Magazine
The effects of insufficient water are felt by every cell in the body, but it’s the brain that manifests our experience of thirst.
www.quantamagazine.org
December 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
what does it mean to be thirsty?? @dsamorod.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/what-does-it...
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Netanyahu's regime has spent years making it increasingly clear that they don't care in the slightest about the diaspora's safety or well-being.
Compare the statement about the antisemitic terror attack in Australia by the Israeli Prime Minister with the one by Zohran Mamdani, and ask yourself who more truly cares about condemning antisemitism, as opposed to using it to promote unrelated politics.
December 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Netanyahu's regime has spent years making it increasingly clear that they don't care in the slightest about the diaspora's safety or well-being.
This kind of Guy plays mandolin in a folk band with his buddies at the local VFW and hates ICE. He is an angel.
Idk if this translates outside of Minnesota, but why you see here is a fairly representative type of Twin Cities Guy™️ who is angrier than he has ever been in his life, and will spent the next 4 months driving around in sub-zero temperatures doing something about it.
This one isn’t downloadable but if you have TikTok go watch it. Well worth your time www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr4gRL7v/
December 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This kind of Guy plays mandolin in a folk band with his buddies at the local VFW and hates ICE. He is an angel.