Alan Dreams of Snow & Turkey
@alans9.bsky.social
Immunologist/professor interested in viral and mycobacterial lung infectious diseases. Woke Medical Demon. Cookie Ninja. Loves long bicycle rides, storms, rocks, trains, and my kids. My opinions are Mine.
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65 Years Ago,,, History was made. #RubyBridges
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM
65 Years Ago,,, History was made. #RubyBridges
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This is could well be a historic midterm for Democrats.
Don’t waste it on centrists who won’t come through when it matters. Run vocal progressives.
You won’t end Trumpism without anti-corruption crusaders and warriors for social and economic justice who believe in taxes & big, universal programs.
Don’t waste it on centrists who won’t come through when it matters. Run vocal progressives.
You won’t end Trumpism without anti-corruption crusaders and warriors for social and economic justice who believe in taxes & big, universal programs.
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 AM
This is could well be a historic midterm for Democrats.
Don’t waste it on centrists who won’t come through when it matters. Run vocal progressives.
You won’t end Trumpism without anti-corruption crusaders and warriors for social and economic justice who believe in taxes & big, universal programs.
Don’t waste it on centrists who won’t come through when it matters. Run vocal progressives.
You won’t end Trumpism without anti-corruption crusaders and warriors for social and economic justice who believe in taxes & big, universal programs.
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Russia increasingly targeting trains as attacks on Ukraine’s rail network intensify
Russia increasingly targeting trains as attacks on Ukraine’s rail network intensify
Ukrainian minister says more than 800 attacks recorded since start of year as Moscow seeks to destroy country’s logistical capabilities
Ukraine has recorded a threefold increase in the number of attacks on its railway system since July, according to a senior minister, as Moscow seeks to scupper one of Kyiv’s key logistical systems.
Oleksii Kuleba, a deputy prime minister with responsibility for infrastructure, said attacks on the network since the start of 2025 had caused damage totalling $1bn (£760m). Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Russia increasingly targeting trains as attacks on Ukraine’s rail network intensify
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November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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39 years ago today
Licensed to Ill is the debut studio album by the American hip-hop group Beastie Boys, released on November 15, 1986
With this album, the Beastie Boys (to my dismay) completed their transition from hardcore to hip hop.
You gotta fight for your right (to party)
#punkrockhistory
Licensed to Ill is the debut studio album by the American hip-hop group Beastie Boys, released on November 15, 1986
With this album, the Beastie Boys (to my dismay) completed their transition from hardcore to hip hop.
You gotta fight for your right (to party)
#punkrockhistory
November 15, 2025 at 5:26 AM
39 years ago today
Licensed to Ill is the debut studio album by the American hip-hop group Beastie Boys, released on November 15, 1986
With this album, the Beastie Boys (to my dismay) completed their transition from hardcore to hip hop.
You gotta fight for your right (to party)
#punkrockhistory
Licensed to Ill is the debut studio album by the American hip-hop group Beastie Boys, released on November 15, 1986
With this album, the Beastie Boys (to my dismay) completed their transition from hardcore to hip hop.
You gotta fight for your right (to party)
#punkrockhistory
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Another Denver Post horror story:
Ballet school sues landlord because the sewer line was never connected so 7 years of waste are under the foundation, and the resulting mold has ruined their costumes and harmed their health, and the landlord is refusing responsibility.
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Ballet school sues landlord because the sewer line was never connected so 7 years of waste are under the foundation, and the resulting mold has ruined their costumes and harmed their health, and the landlord is refusing responsibility.
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Unconnected pipes dumped sewage under Denver shopping center for seven years, lawsuit claims
The Rocky Mountain Ballet Academy is suing a real estate company for not connecting a main plumbing line at a south Denver shopping center, causing water and sewage to accumulate under the building…
www.denverpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Another Denver Post horror story:
Ballet school sues landlord because the sewer line was never connected so 7 years of waste are under the foundation, and the resulting mold has ruined their costumes and harmed their health, and the landlord is refusing responsibility.
Gift link
Ballet school sues landlord because the sewer line was never connected so 7 years of waste are under the foundation, and the resulting mold has ruined their costumes and harmed their health, and the landlord is refusing responsibility.
Gift link
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a new small post on 柏舟 ("Cypress Boat") from the Book of Songs (c 600 BCE).
My heart is not a mirror
To reflect what others will
My heart is not a stone
It cannot be rolled
My heart is not a mat
It cannot be folded away
我心匪鑑 不可以茹
我心匪石 不可轉也
我心匪席 不可卷也
#everynightapoem chowleen.substack.com
My heart is not a mirror
To reflect what others will
My heart is not a stone
It cannot be rolled
My heart is not a mat
It cannot be folded away
我心匪鑑 不可以茹
我心匪石 不可轉也
我心匪席 不可卷也
#everynightapoem chowleen.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new small post on 柏舟 ("Cypress Boat") from the Book of Songs (c 600 BCE).
My heart is not a mirror
To reflect what others will
My heart is not a stone
It cannot be rolled
My heart is not a mat
It cannot be folded away
我心匪鑑 不可以茹
我心匪石 不可轉也
我心匪席 不可卷也
#everynightapoem chowleen.substack.com
My heart is not a mirror
To reflect what others will
My heart is not a stone
It cannot be rolled
My heart is not a mat
It cannot be folded away
我心匪鑑 不可以茹
我心匪石 不可轉也
我心匪席 不可卷也
#everynightapoem chowleen.substack.com
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sports betting is bad for society. it's not really a close call.
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
sports betting is bad for society. it's not really a close call.
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📢 Our Dept. of Systems Biology at Columbia University has an open tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the broad area of quantitative biology. Come join our awesome department in NYC! Please circulate.
apply.interfolio.com/177622
Suggested deadline: 12/15/2025.
@columbiasysbio.bsky.social
apply.interfolio.com/177622
Suggested deadline: 12/15/2025.
@columbiasysbio.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 4:02 AM
📢 Our Dept. of Systems Biology at Columbia University has an open tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the broad area of quantitative biology. Come join our awesome department in NYC! Please circulate.
apply.interfolio.com/177622
Suggested deadline: 12/15/2025.
@columbiasysbio.bsky.social
apply.interfolio.com/177622
Suggested deadline: 12/15/2025.
@columbiasysbio.bsky.social
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As a metalhead of a certain age, this was my introduction to @flavorflav.bsky.social and still kicks massive amounts of ass.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1h...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1h...
Anthrax & Public Enemy - Bring The Noise (Official Video)
YouTube video by Anthrax
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November 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
As a metalhead of a certain age, this was my introduction to @flavorflav.bsky.social and still kicks massive amounts of ass.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1h...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1h...
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Zac Segal, Boston U runner and Young Republican alerted ICE to a car wash in Allston MA which had immigrants working - he said they were taking US jobs. ICE raided the car wash. All detained had legal status according to their lawyer.
Segal was born and schooled in London. 🙄
Segal was born and schooled in London. 🙄
Student Republican who called ICE on car wash faces backlash
An attorney for those detained said, "Is he taking a college seat away from an American since he's from London?"
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November 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Zac Segal, Boston U runner and Young Republican alerted ICE to a car wash in Allston MA which had immigrants working - he said they were taking US jobs. ICE raided the car wash. All detained had legal status according to their lawyer.
Segal was born and schooled in London. 🙄
Segal was born and schooled in London. 🙄
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This is Calappa, the same crab that I made a pumpkin of (next skeet) and one of bluesky's favorite crabs. Not only does it run funny, it has an adorable face and its claws are specialized like a can opener for snails 🦀🦑
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This is Calappa, the same crab that I made a pumpkin of (next skeet) and one of bluesky's favorite crabs. Not only does it run funny, it has an adorable face and its claws are specialized like a can opener for snails 🦀🦑
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There is a very small, very strange minority of cyclists who think more people should cycle but also seem to think it should be some sort of punishment and refuse to see that making no concession to comfort or joy does not make people who don't already cycle want to give it a go.
November 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
There is a very small, very strange minority of cyclists who think more people should cycle but also seem to think it should be some sort of punishment and refuse to see that making no concession to comfort or joy does not make people who don't already cycle want to give it a go.
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@labliston.bsky.social shared a paper they had written using dish soap as a permeabiliser for Flow Cytometry:
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Someone I work with tried it, and it had the additional benefit of reducing Autofluorescence, which will give you better data!
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Someone I work with tried it, and it had the additional benefit of reducing Autofluorescence, which will give you better data!
Introducing the Dish Soap Protocol: A Unified Approach for Multi‐Modal Intracellular Staining
Recent advances in dyes and cytometers have seen an exponential increase in the ability to perform multidimensional flow cytometry. As we increase our capacity to extract information from cells, the ...
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
@labliston.bsky.social shared a paper they had written using dish soap as a permeabiliser for Flow Cytometry:
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Someone I work with tried it, and it had the additional benefit of reducing Autofluorescence, which will give you better data!
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Someone I work with tried it, and it had the additional benefit of reducing Autofluorescence, which will give you better data!
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A case in WA of H5N5 (not H5N1), a strain of avian influenza not seen in humans before:
“This is a severely ill patient,” hospitalized w/ high fever, confusion & respiratory distress, said the state epidemiologist.
They have a mixed backyard flock...
1/2
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
“This is a severely ill patient,” hospitalized w/ high fever, confusion & respiratory distress, said the state epidemiologist.
They have a mixed backyard flock...
1/2
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
First U.S. case of human bird flu in 9 months confirmed in Washington state
The U.S. has reported its first human case of bird flu since February, with a confirmed infection in Washington state
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
A case in WA of H5N5 (not H5N1), a strain of avian influenza not seen in humans before:
“This is a severely ill patient,” hospitalized w/ high fever, confusion & respiratory distress, said the state epidemiologist.
They have a mixed backyard flock...
1/2
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
“This is a severely ill patient,” hospitalized w/ high fever, confusion & respiratory distress, said the state epidemiologist.
They have a mixed backyard flock...
1/2
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Drop crocs! Everyone loves drop crocs! Or do they? | First Dog on the Moon
Drop crocs! Everyone loves drop crocs! Or do they? | First Dog on the Moon
It certainly sounds like fun until you walk under a tree and…
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Drop crocs! Everyone loves drop crocs! Or do they? | First Dog on the Moon
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Circling the world over the last couple of nights, the aurora borealis put on quite a spectacular show in the sky of the northern hemisphere.
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Circling the world over the last couple of nights, the aurora borealis put on quite a spectacular show in the sky of the northern hemisphere.
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For #FossilFriday & in honor of @alinemghilardi.bsky.social & colleagues' fantastic discovery of a new Cretaceous pterosaur in Brazil in a dinosaur regurgitalite ("fossil vomit"), here's a diagram I made for my book 'Dinosaurs Without Bones' (2014) showing the physics of a puking brachiosaur. 🧪🦕🤮🪨
November 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
For #FossilFriday & in honor of @alinemghilardi.bsky.social & colleagues' fantastic discovery of a new Cretaceous pterosaur in Brazil in a dinosaur regurgitalite ("fossil vomit"), here's a diagram I made for my book 'Dinosaurs Without Bones' (2014) showing the physics of a puking brachiosaur. 🧪🦕🤮🪨
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What's not to love about an axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)?
They've got feathery gills, tiny amphibian bodies & happy little faces 😀.
But did you know they're masters of regeneration? Let's talk about why *being cute* and *growing back severed limbs* are, in fact, related.
They've got feathery gills, tiny amphibian bodies & happy little faces 😀.
But did you know they're masters of regeneration? Let's talk about why *being cute* and *growing back severed limbs* are, in fact, related.
a small axolotl is walking on a piece of paper .
Alt: a small pink axolotl is smiling at the camera and forcing water over feathery gills in a way that looks like they're smiling with their whole body.
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
What's not to love about an axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)?
They've got feathery gills, tiny amphibian bodies & happy little faces 😀.
But did you know they're masters of regeneration? Let's talk about why *being cute* and *growing back severed limbs* are, in fact, related.
They've got feathery gills, tiny amphibian bodies & happy little faces 😀.
But did you know they're masters of regeneration? Let's talk about why *being cute* and *growing back severed limbs* are, in fact, related.
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Q: Why are Bugs so silly?
A: Because they don't have a serious bone in their body
*loud booing*
Anyway here's Apache degeeri, a silly derbid planthopper
A: Because they don't have a serious bone in their body
*loud booing*
Anyway here's Apache degeeri, a silly derbid planthopper
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Q: Why are Bugs so silly?
A: Because they don't have a serious bone in their body
*loud booing*
Anyway here's Apache degeeri, a silly derbid planthopper
A: Because they don't have a serious bone in their body
*loud booing*
Anyway here's Apache degeeri, a silly derbid planthopper
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Mods are awake but indifferent, post rare Ronas
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Mods are awake but indifferent, post rare Ronas
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Freedom can be yours
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Freedom can be yours
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context