Anca Segall (aerotaxing to sanity)
@ancas.bsky.social
cats, dogs, phages & other microbes; prof of Biology; writing habit & MFA in Fiction, SDSU; work in The Coachella Review, Bookends Review, and Streetlight Magazine; #MicroSky #PhageSky #vss365 #resist
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Fentanyl and coke are the new “weapons of mass destruction” lie. It’s Iraq all over again, folks. It’s always about controlling the oil.
October 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Fentanyl and coke are the new “weapons of mass destruction” lie. It’s Iraq all over again, folks. It’s always about controlling the oil.
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"Midnight"
9" x 12"
acrylic on canvas panel
I love dark paintings. I think black is avoided by most artists but I love it.
9" x 12"
acrylic on canvas panel
I love dark paintings. I think black is avoided by most artists but I love it.
April 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"Midnight"
9" x 12"
acrylic on canvas panel
I love dark paintings. I think black is avoided by most artists but I love it.
9" x 12"
acrylic on canvas panel
I love dark paintings. I think black is avoided by most artists but I love it.
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"Among the Stars"
9" x 12"
acrylic on canvas panel
This is a lively painting inspired by the nighttime sky.
9" x 12"
acrylic on canvas panel
This is a lively painting inspired by the nighttime sky.
May 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Among the Stars"
9" x 12"
acrylic on canvas panel
This is a lively painting inspired by the nighttime sky.
9" x 12"
acrylic on canvas panel
This is a lively painting inspired by the nighttime sky.
Following the authoritarian playbook when only those who say what the emperor wants to hear are aloud to speak.
We are so so f*cked
apple.news/A5uGs4wlpRZ2...
We are so so f*cked
apple.news/A5uGs4wlpRZ2...
Hegseth Fires Defense Intelligence Agency Chief After Iran Report — The Wall Street Journal
Trump officials criticized an agency report that concluded days after U.S. strikes on Iran that the attack set back Tehran’s program only by months
apple.news
August 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Following the authoritarian playbook when only those who say what the emperor wants to hear are aloud to speak.
We are so so f*cked
apple.news/A5uGs4wlpRZ2...
We are so so f*cked
apple.news/A5uGs4wlpRZ2...
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He is hurting us.
Hundreds of federal health workers say RFK Jr has put Americans in danger
They also said his statements and actions had sowed mistrust in public institutions that contributed to the recent shooting at the CDC.
www.bbc.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
He is hurting us.
Wordle 1,522 2/6*
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August 20, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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we planted red tulips in Winter
outside our first apartment
ignoring the soil’s refusal
to take our seed
love played the same prank,
a bloom promised in frozen ground
as if Spring could be tricked
into coming early
just by digging deeper
just by willing it to be
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#vss365 #poetry #read
we planted red tulips in Winter
outside our first apartment
ignoring the soil’s refusal
to take our seed
love played the same prank,
a bloom promised in frozen ground
as if Spring could be tricked
into coming early
just by digging deeper
just by willing it to be
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#vss365 #poetry #read
August 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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#Streptomyces venezuelae uses an MreB-dependent lateral elongation growth mode during exploratory growth - publication drop mentioned during #phages2025 🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Streptomyces uses both polar and dispersed cell wall synthesis during exploratory growth - Nature Microbiology
Streptomyces venezuelae requires MreB1-dependent dispersed peptidoglycan cell wall synthesis and DivIVA-mediated polar cell wall synthesis during its rapid exploratory growth phase.
www.nature.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
#Streptomyces venezuelae uses an MreB-dependent lateral elongation growth mode during exploratory growth - publication drop mentioned during #phages2025 🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Just because Trump had housing discrimination cases
And called for innocent Black men to be executed for a crime they didn't commit
And said "look at my African American"
And made comments that even Paul Ryan called "textbook racist"
And-wait
This is really much worse than we feared, isn't it
And called for innocent Black men to be executed for a crime they didn't commit
And said "look at my African American"
And made comments that even Paul Ryan called "textbook racist"
And-wait
This is really much worse than we feared, isn't it
August 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Just because Trump had housing discrimination cases
And called for innocent Black men to be executed for a crime they didn't commit
And said "look at my African American"
And made comments that even Paul Ryan called "textbook racist"
And-wait
This is really much worse than we feared, isn't it
And called for innocent Black men to be executed for a crime they didn't commit
And said "look at my African American"
And made comments that even Paul Ryan called "textbook racist"
And-wait
This is really much worse than we feared, isn't it
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First off, a sincere thank you for actually reading the PNAS article.
For those interested:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
For those interested:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
August 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
First off, a sincere thank you for actually reading the PNAS article.
For those interested:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
For those interested:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Moonrise behind Cathedral Rock, Sedona, Arizona. Location determined using The Photographers Ephemeris.
#astrophotography #landscape 📷 @photoephemeris.com
#astrophotography #landscape 📷 @photoephemeris.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Moonrise behind Cathedral Rock, Sedona, Arizona. Location determined using The Photographers Ephemeris.
#astrophotography #landscape 📷 @photoephemeris.com
#astrophotography #landscape 📷 @photoephemeris.com
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New in PN: The worst chief justice of all time
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
The worst chief justice of all time
Move over, Roger Taney and Melville Fuller.
www.publicnotice.co
July 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
New in PN: The worst chief justice of all time
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
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🚨 ICE disappeared a woman on Wednesday night. She was grabbed by men in plainclothes and taken to an unidentified location.
ICE is refusing to say where she is being held. It’s 72 hours later and not even a dedicated team of lawyers can find her.
This is WRONG. We can’t let this be the new norm.
ICE is refusing to say where she is being held. It’s 72 hours later and not even a dedicated team of lawyers can find her.
This is WRONG. We can’t let this be the new norm.
June 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
🚨 ICE disappeared a woman on Wednesday night. She was grabbed by men in plainclothes and taken to an unidentified location.
ICE is refusing to say where she is being held. It’s 72 hours later and not even a dedicated team of lawyers can find her.
This is WRONG. We can’t let this be the new norm.
ICE is refusing to say where she is being held. It’s 72 hours later and not even a dedicated team of lawyers can find her.
This is WRONG. We can’t let this be the new norm.
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Excellent idea!
Zelensky and Obama getting the Nobel Peace Prize would push Trump over the edge! Love to see it!!
June 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Excellent idea!
Commentary: Key GOP senator finally challenges RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine policies — but he's too late - Los Angeles Times
Bill Cassidy committed medical malpractice when he approved RFK Jr. He KNEW RFK would be a disaster for the health of Americans, but he caved for political expediency. We’re paying
Bill Cassidy committed medical malpractice when he approved RFK Jr. He KNEW RFK would be a disaster for the health of Americans, but he caved for political expediency. We’re paying
June 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Commentary: Key GOP senator finally challenges RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine policies — but he's too late - Los Angeles Times
Bill Cassidy committed medical malpractice when he approved RFK Jr. He KNEW RFK would be a disaster for the health of Americans, but he caved for political expediency. We’re paying
Bill Cassidy committed medical malpractice when he approved RFK Jr. He KNEW RFK would be a disaster for the health of Americans, but he caved for political expediency. We’re paying
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I have an opportunity to hire a staff scientist for my lab. Looking for someone with outstanding skillset in ML/statistics, genomics applications; interest in mentoring, strong publication record, PD experience required.
Email CV to me+cc my assistant (see 'contact' on my website). Ad to follow.
Email CV to me+cc my assistant (see 'contact' on my website). Ad to follow.
June 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I have an opportunity to hire a staff scientist for my lab. Looking for someone with outstanding skillset in ML/statistics, genomics applications; interest in mentoring, strong publication record, PD experience required.
Email CV to me+cc my assistant (see 'contact' on my website). Ad to follow.
Email CV to me+cc my assistant (see 'contact' on my website). Ad to follow.
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Phage people: Rich Losick and I are combing the world looking for T4 rIIB mutant FC0 (also known as P13). FC0 was the starting point for Francis Crick's beautiful 1961 paper on the triplet nature of the genetic code. We want to sequence it. Anyone have it in an ancient stock collection?
June 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Phage people: Rich Losick and I are combing the world looking for T4 rIIB mutant FC0 (also known as P13). FC0 was the starting point for Francis Crick's beautiful 1961 paper on the triplet nature of the genetic code. We want to sequence it. Anyone have it in an ancient stock collection?
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Shout out to the disabled community for always showing up, always being on the right side of history and justice, always willing to put their bodies on the line, all for the cause of making sure *everyone* has the basic dignity of health care.
BREAKING: The scene at the Rayburn Building is pure rebellion. Protesters are swarming in during live hearings on Medicaid cuts.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
May 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Shout out to the disabled community for always showing up, always being on the right side of history and justice, always willing to put their bodies on the line, all for the cause of making sure *everyone* has the basic dignity of health care.
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The president has covered the Oval Office in gold, is planning a massive military parade for his birthday, and is now accepting $400,000,000 luxury planes from foreign powers as personal presents.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
May 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The president has covered the Oval Office in gold, is planning a massive military parade for his birthday, and is now accepting $400,000,000 luxury planes from foreign powers as personal presents.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
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SINNERS had one of the best second weekends ever at the box office for a wide release movie without caveat. To say that Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan are worth the money would be an understatement. Truly remarkable stuff going on right now.
www.fangoria.com/sinners-unti...
www.fangoria.com/sinners-unti...
SINNERS Is A Downright Bloody Box Office Sensation
SINNERS absolutely slayed in its second weekend while UNTIL DAWN had to settle for a far less flashy box office debut.
www.fangoria.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
SINNERS had one of the best second weekends ever at the box office for a wide release movie without caveat. To say that Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan are worth the money would be an understatement. Truly remarkable stuff going on right now.
www.fangoria.com/sinners-unti...
www.fangoria.com/sinners-unti...
Sinners!!!!!! Go see it, people!!!
Ryan Coogler
'SINNERS' (2025)
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📽Cinematography By:🎞
Autumn Durald Arkapaw
🎼Music By:🎼
Ludwig Göransson
#movies #films #movienerd #filmnerd #cinema #horror #cinephile #movielover #ryancoogler #2025 #horrorfilm
'SINNERS' (2025)
🎟👀📽🎥🎭🎬🍿🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸
📽Cinematography By:🎞
Autumn Durald Arkapaw
🎼Music By:🎼
Ludwig Göransson
#movies #films #movienerd #filmnerd #cinema #horror #cinephile #movielover #ryancoogler #2025 #horrorfilm
April 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Sinners!!!!!! Go see it, people!!!
This article by @jamellebouie.net is exactly on point.
All I can think of is Trump on his golden throne… a repugnant image.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/o...
All I can think of is Trump on his golden throne… a repugnant image.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/o...
a picture of a golden toilet with soldiers on the seat
Alt: a picture of a golden toilet with soldiers on the seat, surrounded by gold bars
media.tenor.com
April 27, 2025 at 5:06 AM
This article by @jamellebouie.net is exactly on point.
All I can think of is Trump on his golden throne… a repugnant image.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/o...
All I can think of is Trump on his golden throne… a repugnant image.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/o...
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RFK Jnr truly is a despicable human being. If only he had stuck to importuning bears. History will not be kind to this zealot.
HHS Plans to Cut the National Suicide Hotline’s Program for LGBTQ Youth
HHS Plans to Cut the National Suicide Hotline’s Program for LGBTQ Youth
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
RFK Jnr truly is a despicable human being. If only he had stuck to importuning bears. History will not be kind to this zealot.
HHS Plans to Cut the National Suicide Hotline’s Program for LGBTQ Youth
HHS Plans to Cut the National Suicide Hotline’s Program for LGBTQ Youth