George Hagstrom
@emergentphenomenon.bsky.social
Doctoral Lecturer at City University of New York. Researcher in Theoretical Ecology and Biogeochemistry. Background and training in mathematical and plasma physics
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every smug internet communist tweet about showing up to a No Kings protest with an abolish ICE shirt to scare the libs is getting completely mogged by the real-life winemoms showing up with slogans like "ICE will melt in hell"
October 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
every smug internet communist tweet about showing up to a No Kings protest with an abolish ICE shirt to scare the libs is getting completely mogged by the real-life winemoms showing up with slogans like "ICE will melt in hell"
Elizabeth Tsurkov is free!!!!!!
September 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Elizabeth Tsurkov is free!!!!!!
I've seen a lone snapping turtle in the North part of Central Park a few times. I was always curious what its range was, how it arrived in that particular spot, whether it wandered to other parks, and if it would ever meet another snapping turtle.
Today I saw two snapping turtles (I think) mating.
Today I saw two snapping turtles (I think) mating.
August 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I've seen a lone snapping turtle in the North part of Central Park a few times. I was always curious what its range was, how it arrived in that particular spot, whether it wandered to other parks, and if it would ever meet another snapping turtle.
Today I saw two snapping turtles (I think) mating.
Today I saw two snapping turtles (I think) mating.
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Sometimes there is scientific understanding that I kind of wish I could unknow (not really because understanding is a step in progress but yeah)
🦠 New @nature.com study finds that respiratory viruses like flu & COVID can wake up dormant breast cancer cells in the lungs, triggering metastatic growth within days. This IL‑6‑driven inflammation correlated w/ higher metastasis & mortality risk in cancer survivors.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 31, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Sometimes there is scientific understanding that I kind of wish I could unknow (not really because understanding is a step in progress but yeah)
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We are watching in real-time as an administration and an entire party attempt to cover up the single most notorious child sex trafficking ring in modern history in order to protect their leader being implicated in it
MULLIN: There was a sweetheart plea deal that was struck in 2009 under Obama
TAPPER: No. It was 2008. The US attorney was Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become Trump's secretary of labor
M: Who was in office at the time?
T: Bush
M: No. Obama was in office
TAPPER: Not true
TAPPER: No. It was 2008. The US attorney was Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become Trump's secretary of labor
M: Who was in office at the time?
T: Bush
M: No. Obama was in office
TAPPER: Not true
July 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We are watching in real-time as an administration and an entire party attempt to cover up the single most notorious child sex trafficking ring in modern history in order to protect their leader being implicated in it
Pastor
Lutnick this morning: There will be no more tariff extensions!!!
South China Morning Post: The US is expected to announce another 90 day pause on tariffs for China tomorrow.
South China Morning Post: The US is expected to announce another 90 day pause on tariffs for China tomorrow.
July 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Pastor
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more evidence for “a bunch of AI cultists dismantled large parts of the federal government because they believed that their LLMs were intelligent and could do the work better” thesis
Reporter: The FDA has a new AI tool that's intended to speed up drug approvals. But several FDA employees say the new AI helper is making up studies that do not exist. One FDA employee telling us, 'Anything that you don't have time to double check is unreliable. It hallucinates confidently'
July 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
more evidence for “a bunch of AI cultists dismantled large parts of the federal government because they believed that their LLMs were intelligent and could do the work better” thesis
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if you knew anyone who talked like this about their teen daughter you'd call the police
In 1999, Trump said on Howard Stern: “I have a deal with Ivanka. She’s 17 and doing great.
She made me promise, swear to her that I would never date a girl younger than her. So as she grows older, the field is getting very limited.”
She made me promise, swear to her that I would never date a girl younger than her. So as she grows older, the field is getting very limited.”
Donald Trump Said He Promised Ivanka He Wouldn't Date Girls Younger Than Her
“So as she grows older, the field is getting very limited.” 😬
www.huffpost.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
if you knew anyone who talked like this about their teen daughter you'd call the police
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again Swan, because he is not trained in the US interview school of obeisance to power, was able to ask follow-up questions and confront the president with facts.
Trump: I wish Ghislaine Maxwell well.
Swan: She’s a child sex trafficker.
Trump: Big deal... I do, I wish her well.
Swan: She’s a child sex trafficker.
Trump: Big deal... I do, I wish her well.
July 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
again Swan, because he is not trained in the US interview school of obeisance to power, was able to ask follow-up questions and confront the president with facts.
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"In the letter, the signatories warned that National Science Foundation grants now underwent a 'covert and ideologically driven secondary review process'...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...
Amid Fear of Retaliation, N.S.F. Workers Sign Letter of Dissent
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
"In the letter, the signatories warned that National Science Foundation grants now underwent a 'covert and ideologically driven secondary review process'...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...
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– Do you have a family?
– No.
– Nowhere?
– They all died in Hostomel.
– In 2022?
– Yes.
– No.
– Nowhere?
– They all died in Hostomel.
– In 2022?
– Yes.
July 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
– Do you have a family?
– No.
– Nowhere?
– They all died in Hostomel.
– In 2022?
– Yes.
– No.
– Nowhere?
– They all died in Hostomel.
– In 2022?
– Yes.
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Matt did the classic switch to the right when people noticed he wrote about sexually harassing his junior staff in Russia
trump asked for the russian government to interfere in the election on his behalf in a publicly televised speech matt
July 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Matt did the classic switch to the right when people noticed he wrote about sexually harassing his junior staff in Russia
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imagine if political journalists showed the same solidarity for their illegally imprisoned colleagues that jake tapper showed for fox news when obama tried to move their seat in the briefing room to the second row
“I’m plainly convinced that my situation in this ICE jail is direct retaliation for my coverage,” Mario Guevara told @ajc.com in an exclusive interview from the Folkston, Georgia ICE detention center where he is currently detained, despite a judge's bail order. “I haven’t committed any crimes.”
Hispanic journalist in Atlanta detained by ICE speaks out
Mario Guevara tells the AJC about his month behind bars, and his once positive feelings toward Donald Trump.
www.ajc.com
July 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
imagine if political journalists showed the same solidarity for their illegally imprisoned colleagues that jake tapper showed for fox news when obama tried to move their seat in the briefing room to the second row
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That’s not why he resigned.
“After radio host Leeann Tweeden first came forward on Nov. 16 to accuse Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) of groping her in 2006, seven other women have made similar allegations against the Democratic lawmaker.”
It wasn’t just Tweeden. I’m begging people to get it together.
“After radio host Leeann Tweeden first came forward on Nov. 16 to accuse Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) of groping her in 2006, seven other women have made similar allegations against the Democratic lawmaker.”
It wasn’t just Tweeden. I’m begging people to get it together.
We’ve been through this before. Al Franken resigned for pretending to grope a woman when she was asleep. The Democrats held him to a higher standard than Republican would ever be held to. The Republicans called for his removal and the Dems agreed. They don’t capitulate when the roles are reversed.
July 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
That’s not why he resigned.
“After radio host Leeann Tweeden first came forward on Nov. 16 to accuse Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) of groping her in 2006, seven other women have made similar allegations against the Democratic lawmaker.”
It wasn’t just Tweeden. I’m begging people to get it together.
“After radio host Leeann Tweeden first came forward on Nov. 16 to accuse Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) of groping her in 2006, seven other women have made similar allegations against the Democratic lawmaker.”
It wasn’t just Tweeden. I’m begging people to get it together.
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1/ Iryna Danilovych is being tortured in a russian prison.
Her crime? Being a nurse, a journalist, and telling the truth in occupied Crimea.
Now she’s rotting in Colony No. 7, Zelenokumsk. 🧵
#UkrainianView
Her crime? Being a nurse, a journalist, and telling the truth in occupied Crimea.
Now she’s rotting in Colony No. 7, Zelenokumsk. 🧵
#UkrainianView
July 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
1/ Iryna Danilovych is being tortured in a russian prison.
Her crime? Being a nurse, a journalist, and telling the truth in occupied Crimea.
Now she’s rotting in Colony No. 7, Zelenokumsk. 🧵
#UkrainianView
Her crime? Being a nurse, a journalist, and telling the truth in occupied Crimea.
Now she’s rotting in Colony No. 7, Zelenokumsk. 🧵
#UkrainianView
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Bondi reportedly put 1,000 people in 24-hour shifts for two weeks in March to review the Epstein files. She made them flag mentions of Trump.
And then ...
She decided she couldn't release anything. 😯
And then ...
She decided she couldn't release anything. 😯
Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, and Dan Bongino have made a mess of the Epstein files.
It’s time to clear it up once and for all for the American people.
It’s time to clear it up once and for all for the American people.
July 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Bondi reportedly put 1,000 people in 24-hour shifts for two weeks in March to review the Epstein files. She made them flag mentions of Trump.
And then ...
She decided she couldn't release anything. 😯
And then ...
She decided she couldn't release anything. 😯
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Shoutout to the Federated States of Micronesia for being the only country in the world which severed diplomatic relations with russia after the full-scale invasion
July 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Shoutout to the Federated States of Micronesia for being the only country in the world which severed diplomatic relations with russia after the full-scale invasion
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🚨NEW: A horror story emerges from hacked flight logs of the March 15 flight to El Salvador: mass disappearances.
It's possible there are DOZENS of additional people the Trump admin sent to be imprisoned in El Salvador without trial who are imprisoned there whose names have never been disclosed.
It's possible there are DOZENS of additional people the Trump admin sent to be imprisoned in El Salvador without trial who are imprisoned there whose names have never been disclosed.
July 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🚨NEW: A horror story emerges from hacked flight logs of the March 15 flight to El Salvador: mass disappearances.
It's possible there are DOZENS of additional people the Trump admin sent to be imprisoned in El Salvador without trial who are imprisoned there whose names have never been disclosed.
It's possible there are DOZENS of additional people the Trump admin sent to be imprisoned in El Salvador without trial who are imprisoned there whose names have never been disclosed.
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still thinking heavily about this
Part of the problem is that people just don't take stupidity seriously enough. It's not just an absence of good sense or a lack of education. It's really a force of nature and unconstrained human creativity that makes people enthusiastically eager to make things worse than they need to be.
July 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
still thinking heavily about this
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The 4-valent and 9-valent HPV vaccines essentially eliminated HPV 16/18 in Denmark: “prevalence of [HPV16/18] in the samples decreased to < 1% in 2021 from 15–17% before vaccination
This is amazing. HPV16/18 are the most common high risk subtypes to cause cervical cancer. #meded #oncsky #radonc 🧪
This is amazing. HPV16/18 are the most common high risk subtypes to cause cervical cancer. #meded #oncsky #radonc 🧪
👧🏽 Since 2008, vaccination against human papillomavirus #HPV is free for girls in Denmark
🔎 Researchers looked at 16,955 cervical cell samples from 8,659 women over a 7-year study period
📉 #vaccination has effectively reduced infections with cancerogenic HPV 16/18 types
#IDSky #MedSky #STISky 🧪🩺
🔎 Researchers looked at 16,955 cervical cell samples from 8,659 women over a 7-year study period
📉 #vaccination has effectively reduced infections with cancerogenic HPV 16/18 types
#IDSky #MedSky #STISky 🧪🩺
Vaccines work: Cohort data from Denmark show real-world evidence of stable protection against HPV-related cervical cancer
In 2008, Denmark started to offer free vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) with the 4-valent HPV vaccine to teenage girls around the age of 14. New data from a cohort study presenting resul...
www.eurekalert.org
July 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Is it really the case that MAGA is falling apart over Epstein?
Honestly I will never understand how this works.
Honestly I will never understand how this works.
July 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Is it really the case that MAGA is falling apart over Epstein?
Honestly I will never understand how this works.
Honestly I will never understand how this works.
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Exactly: THe stories on what didn't get done bc Noem required her personal signature (in additional to call centers, the rescue teams) aren't stating clearly that one reason Noem is doing this is bc she's $1B over budget bc she has blown it all on kidnapping grannies.
Further context: If you’ve never dealt with FEMA after a disaster I can tell you they answer within 30 seconds. No hold times. Real live wonderful people who help while you cry and can’t even figure out what questions to ask. They walk you through it all. Every call.
NOEM
STOLE THAT $
FOR ICE
NOEM
STOLE THAT $
FOR ICE
July 12, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Exactly: THe stories on what didn't get done bc Noem required her personal signature (in additional to call centers, the rescue teams) aren't stating clearly that one reason Noem is doing this is bc she's $1B over budget bc she has blown it all on kidnapping grannies.
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Watch every second of this video: what is happening in USA.
Armed ICE agents tried to interrogate kids of color -- all of them U.S. citizens -- who were at baseball practice in NYC.
ICE agents then harass coach but he knew his and the kids' constitutional rights.
(h/t @jonfavs.bsky.social)
Armed ICE agents tried to interrogate kids of color -- all of them U.S. citizens -- who were at baseball practice in NYC.
ICE agents then harass coach but he knew his and the kids' constitutional rights.
(h/t @jonfavs.bsky.social)
ICE interrogate kids at youth baseball practice—threatens to arrest coach when he defends them.
Every kid on team is U.S. citizen.
"Agent said if kids are here legally, what do they have to lose," coach Youman Wilder explained.
"I told them they still have their 5th & 4th Amendment rights."
Every kid on team is U.S. citizen.
"Agent said if kids are here legally, what do they have to lose," coach Youman Wilder explained.
"I told them they still have their 5th & 4th Amendment rights."
July 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Watch every second of this video: what is happening in USA.
Armed ICE agents tried to interrogate kids of color -- all of them U.S. citizens -- who were at baseball practice in NYC.
ICE agents then harass coach but he knew his and the kids' constitutional rights.
(h/t @jonfavs.bsky.social)
Armed ICE agents tried to interrogate kids of color -- all of them U.S. citizens -- who were at baseball practice in NYC.
ICE agents then harass coach but he knew his and the kids' constitutional rights.
(h/t @jonfavs.bsky.social)
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Hearing from UFW spokesperson just now that this man has died.
Man on life support from injury during immigration raid in Ventura County, family says
A man is on life support after he was injured during an immigration raid at an agricultural area of Camarillo on Thursday, according to a family member.
abc7.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Hearing from UFW spokesperson just now that this man has died.