LMGutierrez
lomagut.bsky.social
LMGutierrez
@lomagut.bsky.social
Emeritus Prof, Mom, Nana, cat lover and dog Mom. 3rd Gen Californian living decades on the US-Canadian border.
We need to recognize his poor scientific ethics
James Watson was a pompous, self-serving thief who stole Rosalind Franklin's data on the structure of DNA, and never gave her credit. Crick and Wilkins finally came around and acknowledged Franklin's contribution; Watson NEVER did! #Women #Science

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Here’s an oldie but a goodie: “DOGE rebates” 🤡

“..the proposal would distribute .. $5,000 per household for the 78 million households that pay federal income tax.”

@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Gender affirming care is GOOD, until we decide you’re weird and then you can’t have gender we will ASSIGN you one.
Like, literally
when trans people take HRT to feel normal: “look at these depraved sex freaks performing their sick fetish in public, we should bully them out of existence”

when cis ppl take HRT so they can fuck real good:
October 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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What kinds of drugs and how many were involved to get us to this point:
Elon Musk Wants ‘Strong Influence’ Over the ‘Robot Army’ He’s Building
In a Tesla earnings call Wednesday, the world’s richest man pondered the future of his company’s Optimus robots—and his control over them.
www.wired.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Amazing how many people didn't feel the need to hide their face at #NoKings

It's almost as though they aren't ashamed of their actions nor are they worried about history judging them.
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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the amount of time conservatives spend thinking about childrens genitals is legit crazy
RFK Jr: "Today the average teenager in this country has 50% of the sperm count, 50% of the testosterone of a 65 year old man. Our girls are hitting puberty 6 years early ... our parents aren't having children."
October 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Shocking?
JUST GONNA ASSUME IM NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO BE SHOCKED

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/14/t...
October 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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So effed up 😳
Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."
October 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Marty Lederman explains why the proffered legal rationale for Trump's lethal assaults on Venezuelan fishermen he insists are actually drug smugglers are not even plausibly valid. bsky.app/profile/mart...
On why Trump's determination that the U.S. is engaged in an armed conflict with drug cartels is (i) wrong; and (ii) insufficient, in any event, to make legal the strikes against vessels in the Caribbean.

www.justsecurity.org/121844/trump...
Legal Flaws in the Trump Administration’s Notice to Congress on “Armed Conflict” with Drug Cartels
Top legal expert analyzes the Trump administration's notice to Congress of an "armed conflict" with drug cartels.
www.justsecurity.org
October 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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H.R. 2591 by Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL6] passed the House yesterday (→Senate). Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025 https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr2591 🏛️
September 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Thank you @brendannyhan.bsky.social & @jasonreifler.bsky.social for this impt research which illustrates that getting out *ahead* of rumors & lies about elections — instead of simply responding w/ fact-checking afterwards — is essential.

We must tell the truth about how elections are actually run.
New study by @brendannyhan.bsky.social, @jasonreifler.bsky.social & colleagues demonstrates that prebunking election fraud rumors — by warning about anticipated false claims & filling conceptual gaps that those claims exploit — helps to reduce belief in falsehoods: www.science.org/content/arti...
Trust in elections rises after ‘inoculations’ meant to preempt false fraud claims
New U.S.-Brazil study points to ways of countering election misinformation, political scientists say
www.science.org
August 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

The list goes on and on.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
August 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Chicago keeping art alive:
August 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Nuns from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the women on Texas’s death row—and even made them affiliates of their order. Lawrence Wright reports on a powerful spiritual alliance.
The Nuns Trying to Save the Women on Texas’s Death Row
Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The story of a powerful spiritual alliance.
www.newyorker.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Look, I'm not completely anti AI. I think it can have some great uses as a tool - like AI that can detect breast cancer in intial stages that's recently been developed.....

But, we need to be intentional about how and where we use it because of the environmental impact it has.
August 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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CVI isn't exactly mild and it certainly isn't going to get better at his age and it is definitely something you don't want.
The White House said that President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a mild but chronic illness related to his age — a rare admission from one of the nation’s oldest presidents who has long sought to project vigor.
Trump diagnosis is rare acknowledgement of president’s health concerns
Trump has chronic venous insufficiency, White House physician says, a diagnosis common in people over 70.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.

America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.

Watch and share his message.
July 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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The exhaustion you feel right now?
The heavy sadness that you can’t seem to shake?
The sense of dread that hovers over you like a drone?
The scalding rage bubbling just beneath the surface?
This is all by design.
This is these f*ckers’ master plan…

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/these-fcke...
These F*ckers Are Trying to Break You, Good People. Don't Let Them.
(Note: If course language offends you, please don’t read or listen to this piece.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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“They don’t want anyone to see how they treat people. They want to be doing this”—their deportations—”with no witnesses.”
ICE agents are harassing the courthouse volunteers who assist besieged immigrants
"They want to be doing this with no witnesses."
www.motherjones.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for.

UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.

Our full statement below. ⬇️
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July 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM