DrArchivalGenomics
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🧪ancient DNA sleuth, ex-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Scientist-Archive explorer. Fond of Museums, Madagascar, Mummies, Crocodiles & Conservation. #BeKind ❤️ posts mine (🌏🌍🌎)
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DrArchivalGenomics
@ehekkala.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Hi! I study DNA from museum specimens and fossils to see how animals are responding to change in the environment. This is a cave in Madagascar where bones of extinct species can help us in our research #ScienceIsForEveryone #ScienceSelfie
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The media coddles him, the Republican Party enables him, and a massive chunk of this country is treating his collapse like a joke.
We’re not.
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We’re not.
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Cognitive Decline? These Were Trump’s 11 Most Senile Moments This Year
When Donald Trump wasn’t busy falling asleep in front of the cameras, he spent his first year in office struggling to form coherent thoughts.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The media coddles him, the Republican Party enables him, and a massive chunk of this country is treating his collapse like a joke.
We’re not.
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We’re not.
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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I’m committed to working with other members of Congress, including those in the Republican Party, to reassert our Congressional authority and ensure that the American people are not dragged into another costly, endless war that risks American lives and does nothing to protect our nation. (3/3)
January 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I’m committed to working with other members of Congress, including those in the Republican Party, to reassert our Congressional authority and ensure that the American people are not dragged into another costly, endless war that risks American lives and does nothing to protect our nation. (3/3)
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January 3, 2026
January 3, 2026
Today was the legal deadline for the Department of Justice to submit to Congress a written justification for any documents from the Epstein files that the department had redacted or withheld.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:21 AM
January 3, 2026
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“Spain did not recognize the Maduro regime. But neither will it recognize an intervention that violates international law and pushes the region toward a horizon of uncertainty and belligerence.”
— Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain.
Uncertainty and belligerence, indeed. ❤️🩹
— Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain.
Uncertainty and belligerence, indeed. ❤️🩹
January 4, 2026 at 11:02 AM
“Spain did not recognize the Maduro regime. But neither will it recognize an intervention that violates international law and pushes the region toward a horizon of uncertainty and belligerence.”
— Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain.
Uncertainty and belligerence, indeed. ❤️🩹
— Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain.
Uncertainty and belligerence, indeed. ❤️🩹
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
This whole thread - but this in particular 👇
"American sweat, ingenuity and toil created the oil industry in Venezuela. Its tyrannical expropriation was the largest recorded theft of American wealth and property."
He's not hiding it.
They're claiming Venezuelan oil BELONGS to America because US companies developed it 100 years ago 12/
He's not hiding it.
They're claiming Venezuelan oil BELONGS to America because US companies developed it 100 years ago 12/
January 4, 2026 at 10:56 AM
This whole thread - but this in particular 👇
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#Venezuela has the the largest oil reserves in the world, in the form of the extra-heavy oil of the Orinoco belt, which is as expensive as it is polluting to extract.
January 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
#Venezuela has the the largest oil reserves in the world, in the form of the extra-heavy oil of the Orinoco belt, which is as expensive as it is polluting to extract.
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Regime change in Iraq, Afghanistan, & Libya killed millions of innocent people—all for oil.
Trump admits his goal is to take over Venezuela to control their oil. 40 people have already died in Trump’s bombings, and if he isn’t stop that number will skyrocket.
This is why I fear for Venezuela.
3/3
Trump admits his goal is to take over Venezuela to control their oil. 40 people have already died in Trump’s bombings, and if he isn’t stop that number will skyrocket.
This is why I fear for Venezuela.
3/3
January 4, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Regime change in Iraq, Afghanistan, & Libya killed millions of innocent people—all for oil.
Trump admits his goal is to take over Venezuela to control their oil. 40 people have already died in Trump’s bombings, and if he isn’t stop that number will skyrocket.
This is why I fear for Venezuela.
3/3
Trump admits his goal is to take over Venezuela to control their oil. 40 people have already died in Trump’s bombings, and if he isn’t stop that number will skyrocket.
This is why I fear for Venezuela.
3/3
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I’ve been working full time to stop this war since last summer and the one scenario I feared the most is materializing — Trump is making a play for Venezuela’s oil. I’m not saying an insurgency will definitely form, but Trump’s ploy creates the perfect storm for an absolutely disastrous occupation.🧵
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 4, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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I’ve been working full time to stop this war since last summer and the one scenario I feared the most is materializing — Trump is making a play for Venezuela’s oil. I’m not saying an insurgency will definitely form, but Trump’s ploy creates the perfect storm for an absolutely disastrous occupation.🧵
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I’ve been working full time to stop this war since last summer and the one scenario I feared the most is materializing — Trump is making a play for Venezuela’s oil. I’m not saying an insurgency will definitely form, but Trump’s ploy creates the perfect storm for an absolutely disastrous occupation.🧵
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Trump keeps lying about how Venezuela “stole” from US oil companies. Here’s what really happened. Venezuelans know their own history & that’s why Trump’s oil gambit could become the focal point of a resistance. They won’t unite for Maduro, but they could come together to defend their patrimony.🧵
This is why Venezuelans nationalized their oil over generations:
“The right-wing strongman Juan Vicente Gómez, the military dictator who ruled Venezuela from 1908 until his death in 1935, granted concessions that left three foreign oil companies in control of 98% of the Venezuelan market.“
“The right-wing strongman Juan Vicente Gómez, the military dictator who ruled Venezuela from 1908 until his death in 1935, granted concessions that left three foreign oil companies in control of 98% of the Venezuelan market.“
FACT CHECK American companies never owned oil or land in Venezuela, and officials didn’t kick them out. Venezuela, following Mexico, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, nationalized its most lucrative sector in 1976 and developed mutually beneficial partnerships with American and other firms
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January 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Trump keeps lying about how Venezuela “stole” from US oil companies. Here’s what really happened. Venezuelans know their own history & that’s why Trump’s oil gambit could become the focal point of a resistance. They won’t unite for Maduro, but they could come together to defend their patrimony.🧵
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Same mistakes. Same arrogance. Same risks. We know where this road leads.
January 4, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Same mistakes. Same arrogance. Same risks. We know where this road leads.
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Yall I cannot believe that the USA kidnapped the leader of a sovereign nation today, and we all just we all just went about our lives as normal.
I feel like I’m going insane.
I feel like I’m going insane.
January 4, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Yall I cannot believe that the USA kidnapped the leader of a sovereign nation today, and we all just we all just went about our lives as normal.
I feel like I’m going insane.
I feel like I’m going insane.
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When people argue that renewable energy sources are too expensive, remember that we don’t invade countries to seize wind farms and there are no solar cartels. Fossil fuels have enormous geopolitical, public health, and climate externalities.
January 4, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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When people argue that renewable energy sources are too expensive, remember that we don’t invade countries to seize wind farms and there are no solar cartels. Fossil fuels have enormous geopolitical, public health, and climate externalities.
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
When people argue that renewable energy sources are too expensive, remember that we don’t invade countries to seize wind farms and there are no solar cartels. Fossil fuels have enormous geopolitical, public health, and climate externalities.
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The year 2020, Russian state television ⬇️
January 4, 2026 at 4:40 AM
The year 2020, Russian state television ⬇️
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The best time to quit your subscription to WP was last year. The second best time is now
January 4, 2026 at 4:52 AM
The best time to quit your subscription to WP was last year. The second best time is now
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Rep. @sethmoulton.bsky.social : "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading, occupying, running Venezuela does not solve any of them."
January 4, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Rep. @sethmoulton.bsky.social : "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading, occupying, running Venezuela does not solve any of them."
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Demand that there shall be no waging of war by Executive decree, but only by the considered action of the one branch of our government empowered to declare war by the Constitution; the people’s representatives, the Congress of the United States.
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Wake Up America! The Hour is Late
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January 4, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Demand that there shall be no waging of war by Executive decree, but only by the considered action of the one branch of our government empowered to declare war by the Constitution; the people’s representatives, the Congress of the United States.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/wak...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/wak...
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On a positive note, this was the first full moon of 2026 last night right on schedule. The Tycho crater is highly visible on the lower right and Mare Tranquillitatis is the central of three diagonally aligned dark areas near the top. Neil and Buzz’s footprints still there.
My photo.
My photo.
January 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
On a positive note, this was the first full moon of 2026 last night right on schedule. The Tycho crater is highly visible on the lower right and Mare Tranquillitatis is the central of three diagonally aligned dark areas near the top. Neil and Buzz’s footprints still there.
My photo.
My photo.
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The US invasion of Venezuela is against international law and it is against US law. It represents a monumental breakdown of rules-based order. Failure to condemn it in the strongest terms possible – and failure to impeach and convict Trump is to be complicit with his barbarism and despotism.
January 4, 2026 at 3:58 AM
The US invasion of Venezuela is against international law and it is against US law. It represents a monumental breakdown of rules-based order. Failure to condemn it in the strongest terms possible – and failure to impeach and convict Trump is to be complicit with his barbarism and despotism.
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Big Oil spent millions and millions to get Trump elected. They’re getting a great return on their investment.
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Big Oil spent millions and millions to get Trump elected. They’re getting a great return on their investment.
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let's pretend, for the sake of a particularly stupid argument, that this is true and Trump ordered a military incursion to kidnap a foreign leader to distract from the Epstein files. So what? This is a monstrous, illegal act and divining his motives doesn't change anything.
Schumer: "It makes you think that maybe to Trump he wants to distract the American people, as he always does, from the skyrocketing costs they are facing, from the Epstein files."
January 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
let's pretend, for the sake of a particularly stupid argument, that this is true and Trump ordered a military incursion to kidnap a foreign leader to distract from the Epstein files. So what? This is a monstrous, illegal act and divining his motives doesn't change anything.
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Venezuela’s Supreme Court has ordered that Vice President Delcy Rodriguez assume and exercise all powers and duties inherent to the position of President in order to guarantee the continuity of government and defence of the nation.
January 4, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Venezuela’s Supreme Court has ordered that Vice President Delcy Rodriguez assume and exercise all powers and duties inherent to the position of President in order to guarantee the continuity of government and defence of the nation.