Samira
@mycomira.bsky.social
mycology // sustainable ag // food safety // doctorate completed!!
all views solely my own
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ICE is pepper spraying CPD (Chicago police)
October 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
ICE is pepper spraying CPD (Chicago police)
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“You used to be able to say anything” comedians never been more quiet in their lives
September 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“You used to be able to say anything” comedians never been more quiet in their lives
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When people say "We used to drink raw milk from our own cow and it was fine,"
That's... usually not the case!
In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.
We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?
youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk
That's... usually not the case!
In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.
We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?
youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk
"Everyone Drank Raw Milk!" No They Didn't
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
youtu.be
September 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
When people say "We used to drink raw milk from our own cow and it was fine,"
That's... usually not the case!
In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.
We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?
youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk
That's... usually not the case!
In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.
We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?
youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk
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NEW: A devastating before and after montage of Rasheed Street in Gaza City.
Put together by local photojournalist, Motaz Azaiza.
Put together by local photojournalist, Motaz Azaiza.
September 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
NEW: A devastating before and after montage of Rasheed Street in Gaza City.
Put together by local photojournalist, Motaz Azaiza.
Put together by local photojournalist, Motaz Azaiza.
This is the policy of doodoo water drinkers for real for real
A federal-state partnership that monitors for foodborne illnesses quietly scaled back its operations nearly two months ago.
As of July 1, the critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight, a spokesperson for the CDC says.
As of July 1, the critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight, a spokesperson for the CDC says.
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
nbcnews.to
August 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This is the policy of doodoo water drinkers for real for real
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As one can imagine, I have some thoughts. Here’s a thread no one asked for:
1. SCIENCE IN THE US IS POLITICAL. No matter how much you want to ignore that fact, it is supported by taxpayer dollars and is therefore, political by nature.
2. BUT it has had bipartisan support for decades, which…
1. SCIENCE IN THE US IS POLITICAL. No matter how much you want to ignore that fact, it is supported by taxpayer dollars and is therefore, political by nature.
2. BUT it has had bipartisan support for decades, which…
For some scientists fighting partisan attacks, the goal is to defend their work from political interference. But in retaliating, @katherinejwu.com reports, they also run the risk of advancing the narrative that they want to fight.
Scientists Are Caught in a Political Trap
Fighting back against the Trump administration means they start to look more like activists.
bit.ly
August 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
As one can imagine, I have some thoughts. Here’s a thread no one asked for:
1. SCIENCE IN THE US IS POLITICAL. No matter how much you want to ignore that fact, it is supported by taxpayer dollars and is therefore, political by nature.
2. BUT it has had bipartisan support for decades, which…
1. SCIENCE IN THE US IS POLITICAL. No matter how much you want to ignore that fact, it is supported by taxpayer dollars and is therefore, political by nature.
2. BUT it has had bipartisan support for decades, which…
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From the ACLU Washington, DC Chapter in case there are still laws:
August 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
From the ACLU Washington, DC Chapter in case there are still laws:
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right now, when the detention capacity for ICE is relatively small, as is the number of troops deployed domestically, the stuff trump is doing is easy to dismiss as simply aesthetics. buts it’s important to realize that the difference between it and full fascism is just scale, and scale can be built
August 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
right now, when the detention capacity for ICE is relatively small, as is the number of troops deployed domestically, the stuff trump is doing is easy to dismiss as simply aesthetics. buts it’s important to realize that the difference between it and full fascism is just scale, and scale can be built
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terfs protecting women once more
Minnesota teen says server forced her to prove her gender in restaurant bathroom
The 18-year-old high school student alleged the server would not let her exit the Buffalo Wild Wings restroom until she unzipped her hoodie and showed she had breasts.
For @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
The 18-year-old high school student alleged the server would not let her exit the Buffalo Wild Wings restroom until she unzipped her hoodie and showed she had breasts.
For @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
Minnesota teen says server forced her to prove her gender in restaurant bathroom
The 18-year-old high school student alleged the server would not let her exit the Buffalo Wild Wings restroom until she unzipped her hoodie and showed she had breasts.
www.nbcnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
terfs protecting women once more
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August 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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I think some of the fear people have about saying fascism is here is about there being some point of no return? but this isn't a novel with a climax, and politics unfolds via complex contingent processes: there's always a moment to make different, better choices, even as the pathways get harder
August 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I think some of the fear people have about saying fascism is here is about there being some point of no return? but this isn't a novel with a climax, and politics unfolds via complex contingent processes: there's always a moment to make different, better choices, even as the pathways get harder
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What’s your favorite food fact that is true but sounds totally made up?
I’ll start: about half of the mushrooms produced across the United States of America each year (more than 300 million pounds of mushrooms in recent years) are produced in *one county* in Pennsylvania.
I’ll start: about half of the mushrooms produced across the United States of America each year (more than 300 million pounds of mushrooms in recent years) are produced in *one county* in Pennsylvania.
August 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
What’s your favorite food fact that is true but sounds totally made up?
I’ll start: about half of the mushrooms produced across the United States of America each year (more than 300 million pounds of mushrooms in recent years) are produced in *one county* in Pennsylvania.
I’ll start: about half of the mushrooms produced across the United States of America each year (more than 300 million pounds of mushrooms in recent years) are produced in *one county* in Pennsylvania.
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The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring!
We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.
We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.
August 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring!
We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.
We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.
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“the pervert president is sending nameless government bureaucrats to repeatedly inspect you and your childrens genitals” is a true thing that democrats could be saying right now
DOJ put out a memo stating that all recipients of federal funding must ban trans people from bathrooms.
www.justice.gov/ag/media/140...
www.justice.gov/ag/media/140...
July 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“the pervert president is sending nameless government bureaucrats to repeatedly inspect you and your childrens genitals” is a true thing that democrats could be saying right now
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No way should they have this behind a paywall, but here's a gift link. These numbers are still impossible to comprehend.
No way should they have this behind a paywall, but here's a gift link. These numbers are still impossible to comprehend.
60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names.
Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began.
wapo.st
July 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
wapo.st/3IRLZn6
No way should they have this behind a paywall, but here's a gift link. These numbers are still impossible to comprehend.
No way should they have this behind a paywall, but here's a gift link. These numbers are still impossible to comprehend.
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From The Archives: ‘New York Times’ Issues Apology For Reporting Palestinian Deaths
‘New York Times’ Issues Apology For Reporting Palestinian Deaths
NEW YORK—Claiming that the humanizing of occupied peoples is not what the newspaper stands for, The New York Times issued an apology Tuesday for reporting on Palestinian deaths. “Our thoughtful and ac...
theonion.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
From The Archives: ‘New York Times’ Issues Apology For Reporting Palestinian Deaths
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HAPPENING NOW: a group of New York rabbis are being arrested at a protest outside the Israeli consulate calling for bringing food into Gaza, an end to the war, and return of all hostages
@newjewishnarrative.bsky.social
@newjewishnarrative.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
HAPPENING NOW: a group of New York rabbis are being arrested at a protest outside the Israeli consulate calling for bringing food into Gaza, an end to the war, and return of all hostages
@newjewishnarrative.bsky.social
@newjewishnarrative.bsky.social
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NEW— "A lot of children have passed the point of no return...The gut lining has started to auto-digest & will no longer [absorb] water or nutrition. Death is imminent for 1000s"
An American doctor who just returned from Gaza on where US-Israeli policy is taking us:
www.huffpost.com/entry/gaza-s...
An American doctor who just returned from Gaza on where US-Israeli policy is taking us:
www.huffpost.com/entry/gaza-s...
‘Past The Point Of No Return’: Doctor Describes How Starvation In Gaza Is Driving Mass Death
"In August and September, there are probably still going to be ... large numbers of deaths because children have already passed the tipping point," Mark Brauner, who volunteered in Gaza last month, to...
www.huffpost.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
NEW— "A lot of children have passed the point of no return...The gut lining has started to auto-digest & will no longer [absorb] water or nutrition. Death is imminent for 1000s"
An American doctor who just returned from Gaza on where US-Israeli policy is taking us:
www.huffpost.com/entry/gaza-s...
An American doctor who just returned from Gaza on where US-Israeli policy is taking us:
www.huffpost.com/entry/gaza-s...
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DHS has arrested two medical personnel at a surgical center in California for demanding that the officers trespassing in their building identify themselves & provide a warrant, accusing them of another.... wait for it... ASSAULT. The case shows how DHS lies relentlessly to violate the Constitution
July 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
DHS has arrested two medical personnel at a surgical center in California for demanding that the officers trespassing in their building identify themselves & provide a warrant, accusing them of another.... wait for it... ASSAULT. The case shows how DHS lies relentlessly to violate the Constitution
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2 stories I think would crush for a primary campaign against a dem incumbent:
-"I was a govt worker fired by Trump/I was fired for speaking out about Trump"
-"I saw something horrific happen right in front of me"
both: "and looked at dems in DC and decided they weren't doing enough"
-"I was a govt worker fired by Trump/I was fired for speaking out about Trump"
-"I saw something horrific happen right in front of me"
both: "and looked at dems in DC and decided they weren't doing enough"
July 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
2 stories I think would crush for a primary campaign against a dem incumbent:
-"I was a govt worker fired by Trump/I was fired for speaking out about Trump"
-"I saw something horrific happen right in front of me"
both: "and looked at dems in DC and decided they weren't doing enough"
-"I was a govt worker fired by Trump/I was fired for speaking out about Trump"
-"I saw something horrific happen right in front of me"
both: "and looked at dems in DC and decided they weren't doing enough"