Terry McGlynn
@hormiga.bsky.social
Ecologist, entomologist, writer. Chair of Academic Senate and Professor at CSU Dominguez Hills. ScienceForEveryone.science and I'm the Small Pond Science guy.
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Black Lives Matter. In favor of DEI, justice, access, opportunity. Abolish ICE.
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Black Lives Matter. In favor of DEI, justice, access, opportunity. Abolish ICE.
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Terry McGlynn
@hormiga.bsky.social
· Aug 26
This is the account that auto-posts my blog posts. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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masked, unidentified goons who assault and murder with impunity. a literal gestapo.
This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face.
January 7, 2026 at 7:36 PM
masked, unidentified goons who assault and murder with impunity. a literal gestapo.
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Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
January 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
Many things can be true at the same time:
-Tech overinvestment into AI is a financial bubble
-AI is here to stay, in some capacities
-The energy demands running AI are ridiculous
-They keep stuffing AI down our throats where don't want it
-GenAI is extremely useful and not evil for certain things
-Tech overinvestment into AI is a financial bubble
-AI is here to stay, in some capacities
-The energy demands running AI are ridiculous
-They keep stuffing AI down our throats where don't want it
-GenAI is extremely useful and not evil for certain things
January 7, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Many things can be true at the same time:
-Tech overinvestment into AI is a financial bubble
-AI is here to stay, in some capacities
-The energy demands running AI are ridiculous
-They keep stuffing AI down our throats where don't want it
-GenAI is extremely useful and not evil for certain things
-Tech overinvestment into AI is a financial bubble
-AI is here to stay, in some capacities
-The energy demands running AI are ridiculous
-They keep stuffing AI down our throats where don't want it
-GenAI is extremely useful and not evil for certain things
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I’ve long puzzled why research universities don’t give a crap about undergrads and how research is an afterthought at teaching-focused universities. But I think I’m figuring it out.
January 6, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I’ve long puzzled why research universities don’t give a crap about undergrads and how research is an afterthought at teaching-focused universities. But I think I’m figuring it out.
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I think about this CONSTANTLY. Maybe I'm naive, but "why not both" seems SO attainable if a bit more bandwidth was given to profs - research success would be even more contingent on our students' success, then, incentivizing *good* mentorship and education not just tons of overextended versions.
I’ve long puzzled why research universities don’t give a crap about undergrads and how research is an afterthought at teaching-focused universities. But I think I’m figuring it out.
January 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM
I think about this CONSTANTLY. Maybe I'm naive, but "why not both" seems SO attainable if a bit more bandwidth was given to profs - research success would be even more contingent on our students' success, then, incentivizing *good* mentorship and education not just tons of overextended versions.
For those of y’all who might be familiar with New Order and Fela Kuti, any thoughts that his Confusion album is a main influence on their song?
It’s not on the interwebs as far as I can find but sure sounds like it to me?
It’s not on the interwebs as far as I can find but sure sounds like it to me?
January 7, 2026 at 4:35 AM
For those of y’all who might be familiar with New Order and Fela Kuti, any thoughts that his Confusion album is a main influence on their song?
It’s not on the interwebs as far as I can find but sure sounds like it to me?
It’s not on the interwebs as far as I can find but sure sounds like it to me?
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Seriously, yes. It became professionally unethical to search online in class. It’s pretty bad.
YouTube serving up softcore AI porn ads when I am logged into my COMMUNITY COLLEGE YouTube Account.
January 6, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Seriously, yes. It became professionally unethical to search online in class. It’s pretty bad.
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I know people believe that the Democrats are in the minority and can't do anything. I would encourage you to read about how, in fact, minority parties can be disruptive. If they want to be. You don't even have to read. You can just see how the Republicans acted during the Obama years.
January 6, 2026 at 11:46 PM
I know people believe that the Democrats are in the minority and can't do anything. I would encourage you to read about how, in fact, minority parties can be disruptive. If they want to be. You don't even have to read. You can just see how the Republicans acted during the Obama years.
I’ve long puzzled why research universities don’t give a crap about undergrads and how research is an afterthought at teaching-focused universities. But I think I’m figuring it out.
January 6, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I’ve long puzzled why research universities don’t give a crap about undergrads and how research is an afterthought at teaching-focused universities. But I think I’m figuring it out.
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This book sounds fascinating. Just ordered👇🏽
Can I suggest my own? 😂
When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History & America's Black Botanical Legacy. I explore 7 trees & the cotton shrub--the science of them, personal/family history related to them & their intersections with Black history.
It's out Jan 20, 2026
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History & America's Black Botanical Legacy. I explore 7 trees & the cotton shrub--the science of them, personal/family history related to them & their intersections with Black history.
It's out Jan 20, 2026
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
When Trees Testify
This stunning cultural and personal reclamation of Black history and Black botanical mastery offers up lessons from the natural world shared through the stor...
us.macmillan.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This book sounds fascinating. Just ordered👇🏽
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Two week until launch.... When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy published by @henryholtbooks.bsky.social / @macmillanpubusa.bsky.social.
Pre-order your copy now.
Support a local independent bookstore or Links @ berondamontgomery.com
#WhenTreesTestify
Pre-order your copy now.
Support a local independent bookstore or Links @ berondamontgomery.com
#WhenTreesTestify
January 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Two week until launch.... When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy published by @henryholtbooks.bsky.social / @macmillanpubusa.bsky.social.
Pre-order your copy now.
Support a local independent bookstore or Links @ berondamontgomery.com
#WhenTreesTestify
Pre-order your copy now.
Support a local independent bookstore or Links @ berondamontgomery.com
#WhenTreesTestify
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Great new paper!
Many stinging wasps, bees, and ants have controlled the sex of their developing eggs for millions of year using an ancient segment of their genome- always the same segment- but what's weird is, *the exact DNA sequence of that segment doesn't seem to matter*.
Many stinging wasps, bees, and ants have controlled the sex of their developing eggs for millions of year using an ancient segment of their genome- always the same segment- but what's weird is, *the exact DNA sequence of that segment doesn't seem to matter*.
New work from @miyapan.bsky.social and our team, bringing ant, bee, and wasp labs together. @chuanxinyu.bsky.social shows that the ANTSR locus we discovered in ants has determined sex for 150+ My across bees and stinging wasps 🐜🐝, despite virtually no sequence conservation 😮 doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
January 6, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Great new paper!
Many stinging wasps, bees, and ants have controlled the sex of their developing eggs for millions of year using an ancient segment of their genome- always the same segment- but what's weird is, *the exact DNA sequence of that segment doesn't seem to matter*.
Many stinging wasps, bees, and ants have controlled the sex of their developing eggs for millions of year using an ancient segment of their genome- always the same segment- but what's weird is, *the exact DNA sequence of that segment doesn't seem to matter*.
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the present state of the union:
January 4, 2026 at 11:08 PM
the present state of the union:
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Anybody want the first decades of journal ‘Evolution’ I have dozens of early issues pay shipping and donate $100 to a good progressive cause (I’m the arbiter) they are yours. Trivia q no google: who is 1st author to appear in journal as in 1(1):1-?
January 4, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Anybody want the first decades of journal ‘Evolution’ I have dozens of early issues pay shipping and donate $100 to a good progressive cause (I’m the arbiter) they are yours. Trivia q no google: who is 1st author to appear in journal as in 1(1):1-?
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#SICB2026 For years I've talked w/ therapists about being +confident +honest. I'm ready. I'm done w/ fitting the academic mold, it's exhausting.
Follow me 2 learn science from the perspective of a wannabe know-it-all hood rat from San Bernardino. Let's learn some shit and casually share our ideas
Follow me 2 learn science from the perspective of a wannabe know-it-all hood rat from San Bernardino. Let's learn some shit and casually share our ideas
January 3, 2026 at 8:32 PM
#SICB2026 For years I've talked w/ therapists about being +confident +honest. I'm ready. I'm done w/ fitting the academic mold, it's exhausting.
Follow me 2 learn science from the perspective of a wannabe know-it-all hood rat from San Bernardino. Let's learn some shit and casually share our ideas
Follow me 2 learn science from the perspective of a wannabe know-it-all hood rat from San Bernardino. Let's learn some shit and casually share our ideas
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It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 PM
It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.
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"But Wiles conceded that attacking targets on Venezuela’s mainland would force Trump to get congressional approval. 'If he were to authorize some activity on land, then it’s war, then [we’d need] Congress.'"
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Trump’s Inner Circle, On the Record (Part 2 of 2)
Susie Wiles discusses the Epstein files, Pete Hegseth’s war tactics, and “retribution” against Letitia James.
www.vanityfair.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
"But Wiles conceded that attacking targets on Venezuela’s mainland would force Trump to get congressional approval. 'If he were to authorize some activity on land, then it’s war, then [we’d need] Congress.'"
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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The members who did the "don't follow illegal orders" video absolutely need to immediately do a "hey these were the illegal orders we were talking about and participating in them can expect to face consequences to the fullest extent of the law" video
Uniformed military are involved in this shambolic behavior and they all need to be held to account
A primary goal of the discussion now on dragging dem pols to do the right thing has to be on widespread accountability and where appropriate prosecutions of significant numbers of servicemembers
A primary goal of the discussion now on dragging dem pols to do the right thing has to be on widespread accountability and where appropriate prosecutions of significant numbers of servicemembers
January 3, 2026 at 8:29 AM
The members who did the "don't follow illegal orders" video absolutely need to immediately do a "hey these were the illegal orders we were talking about and participating in them can expect to face consequences to the fullest extent of the law" video
[that Andor screencap explaining how they commit so many atrocities at the same time to prevent accountability for any of them]
January 4, 2026 at 12:23 AM
[that Andor screencap explaining how they commit so many atrocities at the same time to prevent accountability for any of them]
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Call your reps today even though it’s Saturday. Don’t tweet or post at them, that does nothing. Call, and if you can’t call fax, and if you can’t fax email, and if you can’t email send a postcard.
Then set a weekly reminder in your phone to call, bc there’s always something to yell about.
Then set a weekly reminder in your phone to call, bc there’s always something to yell about.
January 3, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Call your reps today even though it’s Saturday. Don’t tweet or post at them, that does nothing. Call, and if you can’t call fax, and if you can’t fax email, and if you can’t email send a postcard.
Then set a weekly reminder in your phone to call, bc there’s always something to yell about.
Then set a weekly reminder in your phone to call, bc there’s always something to yell about.
Meanwhile, the USPS just delivered to us an eight-month cache of important mail addressed to us that they chose to not deliver, for reasons unknown.
We filed a forwarding address back then and have been receiving forwarded mail all this time. But they kept half of it for some reason?
We filed a forwarding address back then and have been receiving forwarded mail all this time. But they kept half of it for some reason?
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Meanwhile, the USPS just delivered to us an eight-month cache of important mail addressed to us that they chose to not deliver, for reasons unknown.
We filed a forwarding address back then and have been receiving forwarded mail all this time. But they kept half of it for some reason?
We filed a forwarding address back then and have been receiving forwarded mail all this time. But they kept half of it for some reason?
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This is the number if any of y’all want squid facts:
(833) 724-8398
(833) 724-8398
January 2, 2026 at 8:57 PM
This is the number if any of y’all want squid facts:
(833) 724-8398
(833) 724-8398
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It’s 2026 and one of the first things that has happened is that a major news outlet has announced that it will no longer seek information from experts.
I don’t think this is gonna help with what I think is the most existential threat to our society currently: disinformation.
I don’t think this is gonna help with what I think is the most existential threat to our society currently: disinformation.
January 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
It’s 2026 and one of the first things that has happened is that a major news outlet has announced that it will no longer seek information from experts.
I don’t think this is gonna help with what I think is the most existential threat to our society currently: disinformation.
I don’t think this is gonna help with what I think is the most existential threat to our society currently: disinformation.
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One of the reasons I was on board with Mamdani from very early on was that he seemed to me, more than any other candidate, to be prepared to offer a roadmap for popular and institutional resistance to Trumpism on the municipal level.
Today is validating my optimism.
Today is validating my optimism.
January 1, 2026 at 11:24 PM
One of the reasons I was on board with Mamdani from very early on was that he seemed to me, more than any other candidate, to be prepared to offer a roadmap for popular and institutional resistance to Trumpism on the municipal level.
Today is validating my optimism.
Today is validating my optimism.
If you’re feeling down, run some errands and wear this hat. When I do, so many people say “I love your hat!” It’s impossible to not smile.
January 1, 2026 at 10:31 PM
If you’re feeling down, run some errands and wear this hat. When I do, so many people say “I love your hat!” It’s impossible to not smile.