Navin Pokala 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱
@navinpokala.bsky.social
C elegans neuroscientist & recovering biochemist. Prof at NYIT. Alum MIT-Whitehead, UC Berkeley MCB Stanley Hall, Rockefeller U. Dad. Son. Husband. Hoping to return to the timeline without the Palm Beach County Butterfly Ballot. This is my personal account
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...aaaaand we're back to not staying at Hilton. apnews.com/article/ice-...
Hilton, Minnesota hotel apologize for email canceling immigration agents' rooms
A Minnesota hotel that wouldn’t allow federal immigration agents to stay there this month is apologizing and saying the refusal violated its own policies.
apnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
...aaaaand we're back to not staying at Hilton. apnews.com/article/ice-...
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Why in God's name would anyone from South America, or, actually, ANYWHERE, attend the World Cup in the U.S.?
January 6, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Why in God's name would anyone from South America, or, actually, ANYWHERE, attend the World Cup in the U.S.?
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What would happen if the countries of South America threatened to boycott the World Cup unless FIFA withdrew the award it invented for Trump?
January 6, 2026 at 2:57 AM
What would happen if the countries of South America threatened to boycott the World Cup unless FIFA withdrew the award it invented for Trump?
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I’ve been meaning to write this up but the reason they’re destroying norms so fast is also the reason they’re so bad at it: they’re copying characters they saw on a screen. Stephen Miller isn’t Goebbels, he’s a guy who is trying to play the Goebbels role he’d spent years practicing in a mirror.
Like trying to drift a car on the street & being surprised when they hit a curb. These guys didn't put in the work, because the whole reason they're these guys is because they can't or won't put in the work
Right, there are these little moments where you can see them going “no rules! Arrest the enemies of the state” and then they get to the station and they’re like “but wait, we got nothing on this guy, we gotta let him go” like it’s Law and Order
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
I’ve been meaning to write this up but the reason they’re destroying norms so fast is also the reason they’re so bad at it: they’re copying characters they saw on a screen. Stephen Miller isn’t Goebbels, he’s a guy who is trying to play the Goebbels role he’d spent years practicing in a mirror.
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Atlantic: Rotavirus Could Come Roaring Back—Very Soon
By Katherine J. Wu @theatlantic.com
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By Katherine J. Wu @theatlantic.com
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Rotavirus Could Come Roaring Back—Very Soon
A leading vaccine expert on what the country’s newly overhauled immunization schedule means for children
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January 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Atlantic: Rotavirus Could Come Roaring Back—Very Soon
By Katherine J. Wu @theatlantic.com
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By Katherine J. Wu @theatlantic.com
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Tatiana Schlossberg’s family held a very private funeral for her today.
The service was held in the same church as the one where her grandmother, Jackie Kennedy’s service was held.
Among the attendees was former President Joe Biden, who could be seen leaving the church with tears in his eyes.
The service was held in the same church as the one where her grandmother, Jackie Kennedy’s service was held.
Among the attendees was former President Joe Biden, who could be seen leaving the church with tears in his eyes.
January 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Tatiana Schlossberg’s family held a very private funeral for her today.
The service was held in the same church as the one where her grandmother, Jackie Kennedy’s service was held.
Among the attendees was former President Joe Biden, who could be seen leaving the church with tears in his eyes.
The service was held in the same church as the one where her grandmother, Jackie Kennedy’s service was held.
Among the attendees was former President Joe Biden, who could be seen leaving the church with tears in his eyes.
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Not sharing the pic because it was taken by a paparazzo and involves a minor, but Caroline Kennedy left the funeral of her daughter with Tatiana’s daughter — her granddaughter, Josephine — in her arms.
I can’t begin to imagine what it’s like to say goodbye to your mom and daughter in the same place
I can’t begin to imagine what it’s like to say goodbye to your mom and daughter in the same place
Tatiana Schlossberg’s family held a very private funeral for her today.
The service was held in the same church as the one where her grandmother, Jackie Kennedy’s service was held.
Among the attendees was former President Joe Biden, who could be seen leaving the church with tears in his eyes.
The service was held in the same church as the one where her grandmother, Jackie Kennedy’s service was held.
Among the attendees was former President Joe Biden, who could be seen leaving the church with tears in his eyes.
January 6, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Not sharing the pic because it was taken by a paparazzo and involves a minor, but Caroline Kennedy left the funeral of her daughter with Tatiana’s daughter — her granddaughter, Josephine — in her arms.
I can’t begin to imagine what it’s like to say goodbye to your mom and daughter in the same place
I can’t begin to imagine what it’s like to say goodbye to your mom and daughter in the same place
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🚨 "Canada, for several months now, has been developing a military strategy for how they will respond if there is an incursion over their southern border...that is now a real thing that the Canadian military is thinking about. Didn't use to be."
– @economist.com's Hal Hodson
(Sorry, no 🎁🔗 avail.)
– @economist.com's Hal Hodson
(Sorry, no 🎁🔗 avail.)
Donald Trump says America will “run” Venezuela. What happens now? | The Economist Insider
Donald Trump says Venezuela’s people are “free again”, now that its dictator has been removed. But freedom remains far from certain. Join Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, Edward Carr, deputy...
www.economist.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:11 AM
🚨 "Canada, for several months now, has been developing a military strategy for how they will respond if there is an incursion over their southern border...that is now a real thing that the Canadian military is thinking about. Didn't use to be."
– @economist.com's Hal Hodson
(Sorry, no 🎁🔗 avail.)
– @economist.com's Hal Hodson
(Sorry, no 🎁🔗 avail.)
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It’s fucking nuts that we’ve come to this.
🚨 "Canada, for several months now, has been developing a military strategy for how they will respond if there is an incursion over their southern border...that is now a real thing that the Canadian military is thinking about. Didn't use to be."
– @economist.com's Hal Hodson
(Sorry, no 🎁🔗 avail.)
– @economist.com's Hal Hodson
(Sorry, no 🎁🔗 avail.)
Donald Trump says America will “run” Venezuela. What happens now? | The Economist Insider
Donald Trump says Venezuela’s people are “free again”, now that its dictator has been removed. But freedom remains far from certain. Join Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, Edward Carr, deputy...
www.economist.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:15 AM
It’s fucking nuts that we’ve come to this.
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RFK Jr. announces plan to reduce childhood autism by reducing the number of children.
BREAKING: CDC announces an unprecedented overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule, a significant shift that recommends fewer shots for all kids.
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move
The new U.S. guidelines recommend all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18 previously on the schedule.
nbcnews.to
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
RFK Jr. announces plan to reduce childhood autism by reducing the number of children.
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The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
January 6, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
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I think the understandable tendency has been to treat this as a tasteless joke, but in light of all we've seen to date, we need to take seriously the possibility that they may be insane enough to try to seize the territory of a peaceful ally by force for... no real reason.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 2:06 AM
I think the understandable tendency has been to treat this as a tasteless joke, but in light of all we've seen to date, we need to take seriously the possibility that they may be insane enough to try to seize the territory of a peaceful ally by force for... no real reason.
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We’re now an unpredictable rogue nation being run by a lunatic.
January 5, 2026 at 6:13 AM
We’re now an unpredictable rogue nation being run by a lunatic.
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It will take some time (a few years), but this change will lead to hundreds of thousands of preventable diseases in the most vulnerable parts of the population, including deaths.
I assume we'll follow this up with the introduction of universal healthcare and paid family/sick/parental leave?
I assume we'll follow this up with the introduction of universal healthcare and paid family/sick/parental leave?
January 6, 2026 at 1:06 AM
It will take some time (a few years), but this change will lead to hundreds of thousands of preventable diseases in the most vulnerable parts of the population, including deaths.
I assume we'll follow this up with the introduction of universal healthcare and paid family/sick/parental leave?
I assume we'll follow this up with the introduction of universal healthcare and paid family/sick/parental leave?
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I absolutely HATE it when Marjorie Taylor Greene makes sense.
January 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I absolutely HATE it when Marjorie Taylor Greene makes sense.
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It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 AM
It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
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All in, Noble said the entire company adds up to just “a total valuation of $80 per $TSLA share,” which stands in stark contrast to its current $438.07 per share.
All in, Noble said the entire company adds up to just “a total valuation of $80 per $TSLA share,” which stands in stark contrast to its current $438.07 per share.
January 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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All in, Noble said the entire company adds up to just “a total valuation of $80 per $TSLA share,” which stands in stark contrast to its current $438.07 per share.
All in, Noble said the entire company adds up to just “a total valuation of $80 per $TSLA share,” which stands in stark contrast to its current $438.07 per share.
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Starting with robotics, Noble compared Tesla's Optimus project with established and emerging competitors. “Boston Dynamics is estimated to be worth $5B. Figure AI recently raised money at a valuation of $39B,” he said, while adding that “both are far ahead of $TSLA in the development of robots.”
Starting with robotics, Noble compared Tesla's Optimus project with established and emerging competitors. “Boston Dynamics is estimated to be worth $5B. Figure AI recently raised money at a valuation of $39B,” he said, while adding that “both are far ahead of $TSLA in the development of robots.”
January 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Starting with robotics, Noble compared Tesla's Optimus project with established and emerging competitors. “Boston Dynamics is estimated to be worth $5B. Figure AI recently raised money at a valuation of $39B,” he said, while adding that “both are far ahead of $TSLA in the development of robots.”
Starting with robotics, Noble compared Tesla's Optimus project with established and emerging competitors. “Boston Dynamics is estimated to be worth $5B. Figure AI recently raised money at a valuation of $39B,” he said, while adding that “both are far ahead of $TSLA in the development of robots.”
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Top Fund Manager Says Tesla Stock Is At Least 5X Overpriced, Pegs Fair Value At $80 A Share
George Noble says that its valuations are fundamentally disconnected from reality, even after considering its ambitious robotaxis and Optimus humanoid robots.
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George Noble says that its valuations are fundamentally disconnected from reality, even after considering its ambitious robotaxis and Optimus humanoid robots.
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After Michael Burry, This Top Fund Manager Says Tesla Stock Is At Least 5X Overpriced, Pegs Fair Value At $80 A Share - BYD (OTC:BYDDF), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG)
As Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares continue to soar, former fund manager George Noble says that its valuations are fundamentally disconnected from reality, even after considering its ambitious robo...
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January 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Top Fund Manager Says Tesla Stock Is At Least 5X Overpriced, Pegs Fair Value At $80 A Share
George Noble says that its valuations are fundamentally disconnected from reality, even after considering its ambitious robotaxis and Optimus humanoid robots.
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George Noble says that its valuations are fundamentally disconnected from reality, even after considering its ambitious robotaxis and Optimus humanoid robots.
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counterpoint to Miller:
The post-WWII outreach to the rest of the world made the US immensely safer and wealthier than if it had not done so.
And part of the post-WWII openness is the huge US public investment in science. Which has depended on global exchange of ideas, and …
The post-WWII outreach to the rest of the world made the US immensely safer and wealthier than if it had not done so.
And part of the post-WWII openness is the huge US public investment in science. Which has depended on global exchange of ideas, and …
Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.
January 5, 2026 at 11:24 PM
counterpoint to Miller:
The post-WWII outreach to the rest of the world made the US immensely safer and wealthier than if it had not done so.
And part of the post-WWII openness is the huge US public investment in science. Which has depended on global exchange of ideas, and …
The post-WWII outreach to the rest of the world made the US immensely safer and wealthier than if it had not done so.
And part of the post-WWII openness is the huge US public investment in science. Which has depended on global exchange of ideas, and …
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Draw up the articles of impeachment.
Jeffries: "The Constitution isn't a matter of inconvenience. It is a requirement. George Washington in his farewell address to the nation made clear that the Constitution is sacredly obligatory upon all. That means everybody. There is no Trump exception."
January 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Draw up the articles of impeachment.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Republicans in Congress: What are you more scared of?
1) The Trump administration illegally invading foreign lands, capturing their leaders, and imposing its will throughout the hemisphere
or
2) The Trump administration?
1) The Trump administration illegally invading foreign lands, capturing their leaders, and imposing its will throughout the hemisphere
or
2) The Trump administration?
January 4, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Republicans in Congress: What are you more scared of?
1) The Trump administration illegally invading foreign lands, capturing their leaders, and imposing its will throughout the hemisphere
or
2) The Trump administration?
1) The Trump administration illegally invading foreign lands, capturing their leaders, and imposing its will throughout the hemisphere
or
2) The Trump administration?
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MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
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"Pete Hegseth wants to send the message to every single retired servicemember that if they say something he or Donald Trump doesn't like, they will come after them the same way. It's outrageous and it is wrong. There is nothing more un-American than that," Kelly added.
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Sen. Mark Kelly fires back after Hegseth threatens his rank and retirement pay
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has launched administrative action against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain and astronaut, which could affect Kelly's rank and retirement pay.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
"Pete Hegseth wants to send the message to every single retired servicemember that if they say something he or Donald Trump doesn't like, they will come after them the same way. It's outrageous and it is wrong. There is nothing more un-American than that," Kelly added.
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