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genetics | political economy
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I have been trying to be less pedantic about adaptations but Let The Right One In (2008), big time
Conventional wisdom says the book is always better than the movie, but that's not always true. Here are some movies I liked better than the books they're based on. What are yours?

• Fight Club
• Naked Lunch
• Wild at Heart
• Institute Benjamenta
• Devil in a Blue Dress
• Picnic at Hanging Rock
February 18, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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oh yeah ben ryan. he of course maintains lots of alts here and i know he will see this post so i just want to quickly say that i think benjamin ryan is one of the dumbest motherfuckers i have ever encountered.
February 18, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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Prasads antivaxx base is unhappy.

How nice for him.
February 18, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Tom Noonan (1951–2026)
February 18, 2026 at 5:43 AM
alright, everyone together now:

“Every day is all there is.”
*Muttering to myself as I log on to my meetings* Every day is all there is
February 18, 2026 at 8:56 PM
As a genetic counselor I thought maybe, just maybe, the development and rollout of mRNA vaccines would improve the landscape about what folks in the general public thought and understood about genetics.

Now? My pediatrician is “squirrelly” about mRNA vaccines.

Vantablack-pilled over here.
This is maybe the most black-pilling thing for me about the past five years or so
the vaccine rollout was the most effective campaign for the public good our government had overseen in years, and no politician will ever be motivated to do such a thing again. absolutely zero political reward for it
February 18, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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This is maybe the most black-pilling thing for me about the past five years or so
the vaccine rollout was the most effective campaign for the public good our government had overseen in years, and no politician will ever be motivated to do such a thing again. absolutely zero political reward for it
I have seen this claim several times on here and it is abject fucking madness. bordering on antivax sentiment
February 18, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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it’s so funny how many liberal pundits claimed this guy was the future of the democratic party lol
February 18, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Me with Phish last year
February 18, 2026 at 7:50 PM
finally giving cameron winter’s solo record a shot while I play catchup, and my god this guy’s writing like tom waits
February 18, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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Chloe Weir got her first camera, a Polaroid, when she was seven, and she’d often bring it on tour with her dad. Later, she became the official photographer for Dead & Company, capturing Bobby, his bandmates, and their fans on her Sony A7 III.

Gallery 📸 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
February 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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< wrestling announcer voice >

the BIBLE'S!! OOOOOOOOOORIGINAL!!!!!WOOOOOMAANNNNN!!!!!!! < airhorns >
February 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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*Muttering to myself as I log on to my meetings* Every day is all there is
February 18, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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This is such a shitshow. Vinay Prasad, a man deeply in love with the sound of his own podcast, is in particular a deeply embarrassing enemy of public health. www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/f...
FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine
The FDA reversed course and told Moderna it would review its application for a new flu vaccine, the company announced Wednesday.
www.statnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I hope those with a modicum of power in this moment understand that what is happening is ethnic cleansing by way of our prison industrial complex.
After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
February 18, 2026 at 4:06 AM
they suck AND fuck at the end!!??????!
Who's up for an official U.S. government video showing RFK Jr. working out with Kid Rock and doing a cold water plunge in jeans
February 17, 2026 at 11:13 PM
this is a picture of MY baby, please delete
My baby is so beautiful. However, I will not post a picture of my baby. So instead here is a picture of me from last year holding a demented creature of my own design. Your appreciation and praise is not only welcome, it is required.
February 17, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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This is indistinguishable from right-wing anti-SJW agitprop
Confessions of a Former Body Positivity Influencer
YouTube video by New York Times Opinion
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM
gluesenkamp perez is on too much adderall
February 17, 2026 at 9:20 PM
the headphones they put on me to block the sound played ADVERTISEMENTS during my MRI
February 17, 2026 at 7:52 PM
was reminded of the existence of gad saad…fuck that guy
February 17, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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I often think about the fact that if the FBI et al had not killed Fred Hampton, he would be 78 today. Younger than Jesse Jackson was. Must have felt strange to outlive many of your contemporaries by decades.
February 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, has died. He was 84.
Jesse Jackson, longtime civil rights leader and presidential candidate, has died
The civil rights leader died "peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family."
www.whatimreading.net
February 17, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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REPORTER: Sir, can you tell us what happened with the elephant?
ME: (huddled in a space blanket) Of course: I was minding my business when the beast grabbed me with its trunk. My penis, exposed for unrelated reasons, functioned as a sort of axel by which I was rotated like a holiday noisemaker
February 17, 2026 at 4:27 AM
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It might be time to re-read Lincoln in the Bardo
February 17, 2026 at 1:32 AM