K.T. Elliott
@ktelliottmicro.bsky.social
bacterial geneticist, associate professor, mom. enjoy: science, dogs, gin, books, vaccines, chocolate, old bay, the US Constitution & Bill of Rights
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Education and research can save lives, but only if we invest in them. Ask me how I know
@aftunion.bsky.social #StandUpForScience
@aftunion.bsky.social #StandUpForScience
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I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
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A Brief History of Children Today Are Growing Up Too Fast
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February 10, 2026 at 12:44 AM
A Brief History of Children Today Are Growing Up Too Fast
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![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
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Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
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NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
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I know Ricky Martin was there because he's a Puerto Rican icon, but I really appreciated that Bad Bunny made a pointed choice to give a gay man a moment in the spotlight in his vision of America
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
I know Ricky Martin was there because he's a Puerto Rican icon, but I really appreciated that Bad Bunny made a pointed choice to give a gay man a moment in the spotlight in his vision of America
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Go birds
Do yourself a favour and take a moment to appreciate all the feather textures on display here. What an amazing creature! An uncommonly beautiful Common Raven #birds
February 10, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Go birds
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Summer jobs: NASA History Internship.
"The NASA History Office is offering internships at several NASA centers this summer. Be sure to submit your application before the deadline on February 27."
🔭 #History #HistSTM #STS #Internship
"The NASA History Office is offering internships at several NASA centers this summer. Be sure to submit your application before the deadline on February 27."
🔭 #History #HistSTM #STS #Internship
STEM Gateway
stemgateway.nasa.gov
February 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Summer jobs: NASA History Internship.
"The NASA History Office is offering internships at several NASA centers this summer. Be sure to submit your application before the deadline on February 27."
🔭 #History #HistSTM #STS #Internship
"The NASA History Office is offering internships at several NASA centers this summer. Be sure to submit your application before the deadline on February 27."
🔭 #History #HistSTM #STS #Internship
I LOVE TEACHING GENETICS!!
Today students worked through increasingly complex pedigree and probability problems and it was such joy to watch them really get it and then become more and more confident
I truly love my job
Today students worked through increasingly complex pedigree and probability problems and it was such joy to watch them really get it and then become more and more confident
I truly love my job
February 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I LOVE TEACHING GENETICS!!
Today students worked through increasingly complex pedigree and probability problems and it was such joy to watch them really get it and then become more and more confident
I truly love my job
Today students worked through increasingly complex pedigree and probability problems and it was such joy to watch them really get it and then become more and more confident
I truly love my job
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Hey, all y'all who donated to the rent relief fund I posted about the other day? @ziibiing.com tells me that we helped keep THREE Minnesota families in their homes! Huge thanks to everyone, and please do follow @ziibiing.com for more ways to help!
February 9, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Hey, all y'all who donated to the rent relief fund I posted about the other day? @ziibiing.com tells me that we helped keep THREE Minnesota families in their homes! Huge thanks to everyone, and please do follow @ziibiing.com for more ways to help!
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Since the early days of the space program, astronauts have quarantined before missions because any illness could be disastrous. It’s eminently logical — not “extreme” — for athletes who’ve trained their WHOLE LIVES for one event to take similar precautions in order to stay in peak physical condition
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy. n.pr/4akK70l
Olympic Covid restrictions are gone, but some athletes still self-quarantining
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy.
n.pr
February 9, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Since the early days of the space program, astronauts have quarantined before missions because any illness could be disastrous. It’s eminently logical — not “extreme” — for athletes who’ve trained their WHOLE LIVES for one event to take similar precautions in order to stay in peak physical condition
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Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show
YouTube video by NFL
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February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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On the contrary, there has never been a better time to DOUBLE your caffeine intake.
Fascism isn't gonna fight itself fam, we need FUEL!!!
Fascism isn't gonna fight itself fam, we need FUEL!!!
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 11:58 AM
On the contrary, there has never been a better time to DOUBLE your caffeine intake.
Fascism isn't gonna fight itself fam, we need FUEL!!!
Fascism isn't gonna fight itself fam, we need FUEL!!!
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Bad Bunny? Pretty good actually.
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Bad Bunny? Pretty good actually.
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11 year old over here spraying her room with Lysol and going on self-declared lockdown protocol bc her little brother has a fever
they should be called Gen Covid
they should be called Gen Covid
February 9, 2026 at 3:06 AM
11 year old over here spraying her room with Lysol and going on self-declared lockdown protocol bc her little brother has a fever
they should be called Gen Covid
they should be called Gen Covid
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That halftime show is what people mean when they say "joy is an act of resistance."
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
That halftime show is what people mean when they say "joy is an act of resistance."
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A Reddit user identifies the boy who took a Grammy from Bad Bunny in the halftime show as five-year-old model Lincoln Fox and says that he was meant to represent Bad Bunny as a child www.instagram.com/the_lincfox/... www.reddit.com/user/BabySea...
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 AM
A Reddit user identifies the boy who took a Grammy from Bad Bunny in the halftime show as five-year-old model Lincoln Fox and says that he was meant to represent Bad Bunny as a child www.instagram.com/the_lincfox/... www.reddit.com/user/BabySea...
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PBS kids is sending me
February 9, 2026 at 1:19 AM
PBS kids is sending me
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Unidos somos América.
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Unidos somos América.
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TELL EM ABOUT THE POWER GRID BENITO
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
TELL EM ABOUT THE POWER GRID BENITO
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“If I’m here at Super Bowl LX, it’s because I never stopped believing in myself. You should never stop believing in yourself either. It’s worth more than you think.” —Bad Bunny
February 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
“If I’m here at Super Bowl LX, it’s because I never stopped believing in myself. You should never stop believing in yourself either. It’s worth more than you think.” —Bad Bunny
Showing a family watching his Grammys speech? 🤌
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Showing a family watching his Grammys speech? 🤌