Silas Tittes
@silastittes.bsky.social
staff scientist / population geneticist at university of oregon | computational methods | cephalopod evolution | moonlighting maize geneticist | dad jokes
https://kr-colab.github.io/
https://kr-colab.github.io/
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This is what letting RFK jr go wild on health looks like
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 1:14 PM
This is what letting RFK jr go wild on health looks like
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If this pisses you off…I’ve got something for you to do: attend a @standupforscience.bsky.social rally on March 7th!!
To learn more, volunteer, or host a rally in your town head to: standupforscience.net/march7
Turn your outrage into action with us! #standupforscience
To learn more, volunteer, or host a rally in your town head to: standupforscience.net/march7
Turn your outrage into action with us! #standupforscience
January 28, 2026 at 8:53 PM
If this pisses you off…I’ve got something for you to do: attend a @standupforscience.bsky.social rally on March 7th!!
To learn more, volunteer, or host a rally in your town head to: standupforscience.net/march7
Turn your outrage into action with us! #standupforscience
To learn more, volunteer, or host a rally in your town head to: standupforscience.net/march7
Turn your outrage into action with us! #standupforscience
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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Hey cuties. Everything sucks ass. Get some valentines and send them to your friends.
I'm sad. You're sad. They're probably sad.
Send them a valentine.
It keeps Skype a Scientist running, which hey, is very good too.
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I'm sad. You're sad. They're probably sad.
Send them a valentine.
It keeps Skype a Scientist running, which hey, is very good too.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Hey cuties. Everything sucks ass. Get some valentines and send them to your friends.
I'm sad. You're sad. They're probably sad.
Send them a valentine.
It keeps Skype a Scientist running, which hey, is very good too.
squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/deep...
I'm sad. You're sad. They're probably sad.
Send them a valentine.
It keeps Skype a Scientist running, which hey, is very good too.
squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/deep...
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"You look around and think, 'Yep, this is it. Paramilitary deportations, apocalyptic foreign policy, and private corporations looting the federal government. This has to be the Fourth Reich.' Not so fast. It’s only the Fourth Reich if it comes from the Reich region of Germany."
It’s Only the Fourth Reich If It Comes from the Reich Region of Germany, Otherwise It’s Just Sparkling Fascism
Don’t be embarrassed, it’s a common mistake. You look around and think, Yep, this is it. Paramilitary deportations, apocalyptic foreign policy, and...
buff.ly
January 25, 2026 at 3:20 AM
"You look around and think, 'Yep, this is it. Paramilitary deportations, apocalyptic foreign policy, and private corporations looting the federal government. This has to be the Fourth Reich.' Not so fast. It’s only the Fourth Reich if it comes from the Reich region of Germany."
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While this is promising news, Liam and his father — like hundreds of other families — remain detained in Texas.
No child or family belongs in ICE detention.
No child or family belongs in ICE detention.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Deportation of 5-Year-Old Detained in Minneapolis Suburb
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:36 PM
While this is promising news, Liam and his father — like hundreds of other families — remain detained in Texas.
No child or family belongs in ICE detention.
No child or family belongs in ICE detention.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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We can't believe we have to say this, but POLIO IS REALLY BAD.
RFK Jr.'s "independent" "expert" ACIP is destroying the foundations of our public health system.
It cannot be clearer: if we want to save lives, we have to #RemoveRFKJr.
Take action now: standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
RFK Jr.'s "independent" "expert" ACIP is destroying the foundations of our public health system.
It cannot be clearer: if we want to save lives, we have to #RemoveRFKJr.
Take action now: standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
January 27, 2026 at 5:15 PM
We can't believe we have to say this, but POLIO IS REALLY BAD.
RFK Jr.'s "independent" "expert" ACIP is destroying the foundations of our public health system.
It cannot be clearer: if we want to save lives, we have to #RemoveRFKJr.
Take action now: standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
RFK Jr.'s "independent" "expert" ACIP is destroying the foundations of our public health system.
It cannot be clearer: if we want to save lives, we have to #RemoveRFKJr.
Take action now: standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
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We profiled refugees who:
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:25 PM
We profiled refugees who:
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
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"Let us go." Immigration attorney Eric Lee shares a drawing by his five-year-old client, stuck in an immigration prison.
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 AM
"Let us go." Immigration attorney Eric Lee shares a drawing by his five-year-old client, stuck in an immigration prison.
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Attention folks in the weather, climate, disaster, wildfire, and Earth science communities: NSF has just published a new "Dear Colleague" letter inviting feedback (by Mar 13) on the proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). www.nsf.gov/funding/...
January 23, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Attention folks in the weather, climate, disaster, wildfire, and Earth science communities: NSF has just published a new "Dear Colleague" letter inviting feedback (by Mar 13) on the proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). www.nsf.gov/funding/...
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“If you can justify his murder, you can justify mine.”
Trump Voters Are Burning Their Hats Over ICE Executions
Burn, baby, burn.
www.thegodpodcast.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:31 PM
“If you can justify his murder, you can justify mine.”
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One small thing you can do *right now* — donate $5, $10, $50, whatever you're able — to this rent fund for South Minneapolis daycare workers whose families are sheltering in place. Can we raise $5k today??
Whatever you can give matters. And if you can't give, can you share?
givebutter.com/Rbpl0z
Whatever you can give matters. And if you can't give, can you share?
givebutter.com/Rbpl0z
Support Minneapolis Daycare Workers
Contribute mutual aid to the educators and caregivers who love and care for our children everyday
givebutter.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
One small thing you can do *right now* — donate $5, $10, $50, whatever you're able — to this rent fund for South Minneapolis daycare workers whose families are sheltering in place. Can we raise $5k today??
Whatever you can give matters. And if you can't give, can you share?
givebutter.com/Rbpl0z
Whatever you can give matters. And if you can't give, can you share?
givebutter.com/Rbpl0z
I miss sudo apt-get anyways
Well, I have been hooked on Apple products for many many many years. No longer. I am going to start figuring out how to detach myself from them. #BoycottApple
Apple CEO Tim Cook traveled to the White House on the same day a Border Patrol agent shot a Veterans Affairs nurse dead in Minneapolis.
January 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I miss sudo apt-get anyways
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"I hear the anger from many of my constituents" Contacting lawmakers works. Red district or blue district, state or federal, it doesn't matter: if you oppose this, tell them
Rep. Tom Suozzi(D-NY), getting raked over the coals for his vote for more ICE funding, says in a campaign email that he didn’t understand what he was doing
January 26, 2026 at 4:11 PM
"I hear the anger from many of my constituents" Contacting lawmakers works. Red district or blue district, state or federal, it doesn't matter: if you oppose this, tell them
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He spent decades bringing the religious right to power. Now he's marching to undo it.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
January 26, 2026 at 12:31 AM
He spent decades bringing the religious right to power. Now he's marching to undo it.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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A new book argues that reading fiction and non-fiction can promote relational, cognitive, and emotional qualities that would improve democratic dialogue. greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item... #academicsky #edusky
January 25, 2026 at 8:54 PM
A new book argues that reading fiction and non-fiction can promote relational, cognitive, and emotional qualities that would improve democratic dialogue. greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item... #academicsky #edusky
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Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
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SOUTHERN REACH READERS and weirdlings in general, here's a call for lighthouse photo submissions if you want a chance to be in the forthcoming Area X: The Southern Reach Files book. Starts Nov. 1, ends Jan 21. PLEASE read thoroughly. Questions, weirdos?
www.jeffvandermeer.com/lighthouseph...
www.jeffvandermeer.com/lighthouseph...
October 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
SOUTHERN REACH READERS and weirdlings in general, here's a call for lighthouse photo submissions if you want a chance to be in the forthcoming Area X: The Southern Reach Files book. Starts Nov. 1, ends Jan 21. PLEASE read thoroughly. Questions, weirdos?
www.jeffvandermeer.com/lighthouseph...
www.jeffvandermeer.com/lighthouseph...
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We made a new lager beer! "Indomitus" for wild and untamed. Brewed with a wild yeast strain from Patagonia! This is the result of a super fun collaboration (and lots of hard work) with Francisco Cubillos in Chile (@fcocubillosr.bsky.social) and Andrés Furukawa at the Nils Oscar Brewery in Sweden.
January 15, 2026 at 1:02 PM
We made a new lager beer! "Indomitus" for wild and untamed. Brewed with a wild yeast strain from Patagonia! This is the result of a super fun collaboration (and lots of hard work) with Francisco Cubillos in Chile (@fcocubillosr.bsky.social) and Andrés Furukawa at the Nils Oscar Brewery in Sweden.
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We're at the Supreme Court today defending trans kids' freedom to play the sports they love.
Politicians are hoping to use this issue to legitimize their effort to push transgender people out of public life — we won’t allow it.
This case is about more than a game.
Politicians are hoping to use this issue to legitimize their effort to push transgender people out of public life — we won’t allow it.
This case is about more than a game.
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
We're at the Supreme Court today defending trans kids' freedom to play the sports they love.
Politicians are hoping to use this issue to legitimize their effort to push transgender people out of public life — we won’t allow it.
This case is about more than a game.
Politicians are hoping to use this issue to legitimize their effort to push transgender people out of public life — we won’t allow it.
This case is about more than a game.
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Trump wants you to feel fearful and powerless.
The only antidote is activism.
The only antidote is activism.
January 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Trump wants you to feel fearful and powerless.
The only antidote is activism.
The only antidote is activism.