J. Chris Pires
@jchrispires.bsky.social
Professor passionate about student success & team science #firstgen #Brassica enthusiast walking Dogs of the Plant World
#Agriculture #Food #HigherEd #EduSky #Agsky #SciComm & more
#Soil #Crop #Science ; opinions mine
#Agriculture #Food #HigherEd #EduSky #Agsky #SciComm & more
#Soil #Crop #Science ; opinions mine
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Traveled to Columbia, Missouri, to celebrate the successful #PhD defenses of my last two esteemed graduate students at the University of Missouri-Columbia! Michael Pisias (PhD Plant Biology, advised by Bing Yang); & Shawn K. Thomas (PhD Biology, co-advised by Jacob Washburn). #Crop #Evolution #agsky
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This should be the law in all States
ICE wants to claim they are "Police"
Then they should have to follow the same guidelines and rules that real police do
I believe in legitimate law enforcement and ICE is no where close to them
ICE is America's Gestapo
ICE wants to claim they are "Police"
Then they should have to follow the same guidelines and rules that real police do
I believe in legitimate law enforcement and ICE is no where close to them
ICE is America's Gestapo
The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces in response to growing concerns over masked federal immigration agents. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/28/w...
WA Senate passes ban on police face coverings • Washington State Standard
The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces amid concerns over masked immigration agents.
washingtonstatestandard.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:30 AM
This should be the law in all States
ICE wants to claim they are "Police"
Then they should have to follow the same guidelines and rules that real police do
I believe in legitimate law enforcement and ICE is no where close to them
ICE is America's Gestapo
ICE wants to claim they are "Police"
Then they should have to follow the same guidelines and rules that real police do
I believe in legitimate law enforcement and ICE is no where close to them
ICE is America's Gestapo
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Keep pressure om your reps for this, & the epstein files
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Keep pressure om your reps for this, & the epstein files
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I don’t cower to bullies 💪🏽
January 29, 2026 at 3:13 AM
I don’t cower to bullies 💪🏽
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"I think [Trump] should be apologizing to Ilhan, he should stop attacking her... you think about the Somali community, the racism in those attacks... I think the president should be ashamed of himself."
- Congressman @robertgarcia.bsky.social speaking to me.
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/democrat-i...
- Congressman @robertgarcia.bsky.social speaking to me.
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/democrat-i...
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 AM
"I think [Trump] should be apologizing to Ilhan, he should stop attacking her... you think about the Somali community, the racism in those attacks... I think the president should be ashamed of himself."
- Congressman @robertgarcia.bsky.social speaking to me.
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/democrat-i...
- Congressman @robertgarcia.bsky.social speaking to me.
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/democrat-i...
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There are many rumors going around about a large operation targeting Haitians in Springfield whose TPS is going to be stripped from them next week; we do not know if they are true, but the community is preparing nonetheless.
Notably, expect court decisions ASAP in pending cases to save TPS.
Notably, expect court decisions ASAP in pending cases to save TPS.
January 29, 2026 at 3:31 AM
There are many rumors going around about a large operation targeting Haitians in Springfield whose TPS is going to be stripped from them next week; we do not know if they are true, but the community is preparing nonetheless.
Notably, expect court decisions ASAP in pending cases to save TPS.
Notably, expect court decisions ASAP in pending cases to save TPS.
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🔥 @ilhanmn.bsky.social: “The difference between Trump and I is I was raised to be a decent human being, and my faith teaches me to have compassion — and he lacks both of those things.”
January 29, 2026 at 3:41 AM
🔥 @ilhanmn.bsky.social: “The difference between Trump and I is I was raised to be a decent human being, and my faith teaches me to have compassion — and he lacks both of those things.”
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Interesting... "...project focused on improving the productivity of Opuntia (cactus pear) as a sustainable bioenergy feedstock"
"Postdoctoral Scholar Biochemistry Molecular Biology at University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA"
Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=Won_1-28-26.pdf
#PlantSciJobs
Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=Won_1-28-26.pdf
#PlantSciJobs
January 29, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Interesting... "...project focused on improving the productivity of Opuntia (cactus pear) as a sustainable bioenergy feedstock"
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It’s like if Teapot Dome, Watergate, Kent State, Credit Mobilier, and Iran Contra had all happened in the same week.
January 29, 2026 at 12:57 AM
It’s like if Teapot Dome, Watergate, Kent State, Credit Mobilier, and Iran Contra had all happened in the same week.
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The president of the United States had his Justice Dept. raid an election office and seize ballots in order to cast doubt on an election he lost. Yet, this is treated by legacy media as just another normal day.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The president of the United States had his Justice Dept. raid an election office and seize ballots in order to cast doubt on an election he lost. Yet, this is treated by legacy media as just another normal day.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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Putin just attacked and murdered civilians on a train.
Yet Trump is mad Ukraine hit military planes
Yet Trump is mad Ukraine hit military planes
January 29, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Putin just attacked and murdered civilians on a train.
Yet Trump is mad Ukraine hit military planes
Yet Trump is mad Ukraine hit military planes
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Minneapolis pastor: "There's a saying around here, ‘When does the ice go out?' When does the ice melt off the lakes? It's called Ice Out Day, you know people will park old cars on the lakes—or they used to—and they make bets on when the car would sink in. We know how to wait for ice out."
January 29, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Minneapolis pastor: "There's a saying around here, ‘When does the ice go out?' When does the ice melt off the lakes? It's called Ice Out Day, you know people will park old cars on the lakes—or they used to—and they make bets on when the car would sink in. We know how to wait for ice out."
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Ossoff: "They are building the libertarian, the conservatives' worst nightmare of a Leviathan federal government that is totally unaccountable that acts outside of the Constitution, and a society in which individual rights are not protected."
January 29, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Ossoff: "They are building the libertarian, the conservatives' worst nightmare of a Leviathan federal government that is totally unaccountable that acts outside of the Constitution, and a society in which individual rights are not protected."
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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I keep thinking about these pictures and the bizarre decision to insert a DHS employee showing their back to the camera. Did they think that was an improvement on the mug shot?
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 29, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I keep thinking about these pictures and the bizarre decision to insert a DHS employee showing their back to the camera. Did they think that was an improvement on the mug shot?
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Alabama Republican Barry Moore held a town hall and said migrants are not allowed due process. His constituents heckled him, chanting “shame, shame” as the coward made his hasty exit.
#Resist #ProudBlue #FuckMAGA
#Resist #ProudBlue #FuckMAGA
January 29, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Alabama Republican Barry Moore held a town hall and said migrants are not allowed due process. His constituents heckled him, chanting “shame, shame” as the coward made his hasty exit.
#Resist #ProudBlue #FuckMAGA
#Resist #ProudBlue #FuckMAGA
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The DNI? So we don’t see her for Venezuela strikes and grabbing a head of state, or imperialist threats against Greenland (allegedly for our national security), but she’s on the scene for THIS? Hmmm.
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:12 AM
The DNI? So we don’t see her for Venezuela strikes and grabbing a head of state, or imperialist threats against Greenland (allegedly for our national security), but she’s on the scene for THIS? Hmmm.
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Even under SCOTUS's dubious reasoning in Trump v. U.S., there is no scenario in which maneuvering billions of dollars to an offshore account to keep it out of reach from Congress and courts is an "official act." This is all criminal and impeachable.
Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.'"
January 29, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Even under SCOTUS's dubious reasoning in Trump v. U.S., there is no scenario in which maneuvering billions of dollars to an offshore account to keep it out of reach from Congress and courts is an "official act." This is all criminal and impeachable.
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At least 20 ICE & CBP officials have been charged with sex crimes against children
“There is a real problem with gender-based violence by ICE agents, and the agency is not taking it seriously.”
“There is a real problem with gender-based violence by ICE agents, and the agency is not taking it seriously.”
At least 20 ICE & CBP officials have been charged with sex crimes against children - LGBTQ Nation
“ a real problem with gender-based violence by ICE agents, and the agency is not taking it seriously."
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:16 AM
At least 20 ICE & CBP officials have been charged with sex crimes against children
“There is a real problem with gender-based violence by ICE agents, and the agency is not taking it seriously.”
“There is a real problem with gender-based violence by ICE agents, and the agency is not taking it seriously.”
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ICE murdered Good and Pretti it’s time we refuse to bankroll the system that executed them.
Two U.S. citizens were shot and killed by federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis this month first Renee Good, and then ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
Two U.S. citizens were shot and killed by federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis this month first Renee Good, and then ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
January 29, 2026 at 2:17 AM
ICE murdered Good and Pretti it’s time we refuse to bankroll the system that executed them.
Two U.S. citizens were shot and killed by federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis this month first Renee Good, and then ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
Two U.S. citizens were shot and killed by federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis this month first Renee Good, and then ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
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Masking is not about doxing. That is the excuse. They are wearing masks so people cannot identify agents who engage in abuses, civil rights violations, and crimes. You can’t report someone or hold them accountable in any way if you can’t identify them.
January 29, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Masking is not about doxing. That is the excuse. They are wearing masks so people cannot identify agents who engage in abuses, civil rights violations, and crimes. You can’t report someone or hold them accountable in any way if you can’t identify them.
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The entire administration is basically just about posting and doxxing
Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
ICE and CBP are at the head of Trump's campaign to terrorize Minnesotans. But the Justice Department is not far behind.
January 29, 2026 at 2:20 AM
The entire administration is basically just about posting and doxxing
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Layoffs over the last year:
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Layoffs over the last year:
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
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Personally I think this is too much money for Donald trumps untrained heavily armed militia
January 29, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Personally I think this is too much money for Donald trumps untrained heavily armed militia