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We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
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Ethics officials at Fannie Mae were removed from their jobs as they investigated whether a top Trump ally improperly accessed mortgage documents of Letitia James, the New York attorney general, and other Democratic officials, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
US ethics officials removed for inquiring into improper access of mortgage files
Fannie Mae officers were investigating whether Trump ally inappropriately accessed mortgage details of Letitia James, Adam Schiff and others
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Ethics officials at Fannie Mae were removed from their jobs as they investigated whether a top Trump ally improperly accessed mortgage documents of Letitia James, the New York attorney general, and other Democratic officials, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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I’m loving this for her.
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I’m loving this for her.
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CAM #photosynthesis discovered for the first time in a carnivorous plant
Scientists from @SNSB and @lmumuenchen.bsky.social have found out in experiments with Pinguicula (butterworts).
Read more open access in our journal Plant Biology
doi.org/10.1111/plb....
#PlantSci
Scientists from @SNSB and @lmumuenchen.bsky.social have found out in experiments with Pinguicula (butterworts).
Read more open access in our journal Plant Biology
doi.org/10.1111/plb....
#PlantSci
Yes, we CAM! First evidence of CAM photosynthesis in a carnivorous plant
Evidence for weak, facultative CAM is reported for the first time in a carnivorous plant, i.e., in Mexican representatives of Pinguicula (Lentibulariaceae).
doi.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
CAM #photosynthesis discovered for the first time in a carnivorous plant
Scientists from @SNSB and @lmumuenchen.bsky.social have found out in experiments with Pinguicula (butterworts).
Read more open access in our journal Plant Biology
doi.org/10.1111/plb....
#PlantSci
Scientists from @SNSB and @lmumuenchen.bsky.social have found out in experiments with Pinguicula (butterworts).
Read more open access in our journal Plant Biology
doi.org/10.1111/plb....
#PlantSci
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Just a quick reminder: FOX News had to pay $787 Million for lying to the American public.
October 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Just a quick reminder: FOX News had to pay $787 Million for lying to the American public.
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Chip Startup Backed by Peter Thiel and In-Q-Tel Seeks to Revolutionize the Semiconductor Biz https://gizmodo.com/chip-startup-backed-by-peter-thiel-and-in-q-tel-seeks-to-revolutionize-the-semiconductor-biz-2000678236
Chip Startup Backed by Peter Thiel and In-Q-Tel Seeks to Revolutionize the Semiconductor Biz
Another Thiel-backed company is having a moment. The U.S.-based chip startup, recently raised $100 million.
gizmodo.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Chip Startup Backed by Peter Thiel and In-Q-Tel Seeks to Revolutionize the Semiconductor Biz https://gizmodo.com/chip-startup-backed-by-peter-thiel-and-in-q-tel-seeks-to-revolutionize-the-semiconductor-biz-2000678236
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ILLEGALS DONT GET FREE HEALTHCARE BUT KRUSTI GETS 2 JETS..
NO ONE GETS FREE HEALTHCARE EXCEPT THE GOV!
NO ONE GETS FREE HEALTHCARE EXCEPT THE GOV!
October 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
ILLEGALS DONT GET FREE HEALTHCARE BUT KRUSTI GETS 2 JETS..
NO ONE GETS FREE HEALTHCARE EXCEPT THE GOV!
NO ONE GETS FREE HEALTHCARE EXCEPT THE GOV!
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Your weekend reading: I wrote about why Utah Republican’s current attempt to gerrymander might be the most brazen gerrymandering attempt yet by the GOP. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/thi...
This is the Most Brazen GOP Gerrymander Yet
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Your weekend reading: I wrote about why Utah Republican’s current attempt to gerrymander might be the most brazen gerrymandering attempt yet by the GOP. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/thi...
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The Department of Homeland Security has acquired two luxury jets at a cost of $172 million to be used by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and other top agency officials, new documents reviewed by The New York Times revealed Saturday.
Kristi Noem slammed for ‘prioritizing comfort' after $172M 'luxury' purchase exposed
The Department of Homeland Security has acquired two luxury jets at a cost of $172 million to be used by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and other top agency officials, new documents reviewed by The New York Times revealed Saturday.According to the documents, the two jets are used Gulfstream G700s, which ...
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October 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Department of Homeland Security has acquired two luxury jets at a cost of $172 million to be used by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and other top agency officials, new documents reviewed by The New York Times revealed Saturday.
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta: Correcting the Veratasium Glyphosate - Monsanto Episode. Have a listen:
Correcting the Veratasium Glyphosate - Monsanto Episode
Listener Request! The YouTube channel Veritasium has been recognized by...
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September 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta: Correcting the Veratasium Glyphosate - Monsanto Episode. Have a listen:
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“In the late 1960s, Dr. Rossiter was working on her Ph.D. at Yale, when a comment from one of her male professors puzzled her. Who, she had asked, were the women in science? There were none, he said. Another professor mumbled something about Marie Curie being the exception.”🙃
Here's a #GiftLink for those who want to read the full NYT obit of historian of science & gender, Margaret Rossiter. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s... #histSTM 🧪🗃️
August 31, 2025 at 8:21 AM
“In the late 1960s, Dr. Rossiter was working on her Ph.D. at Yale, when a comment from one of her male professors puzzled her. Who, she had asked, were the women in science? There were none, he said. Another professor mumbled something about Marie Curie being the exception.”🙃
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In a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a microbe does something that life shouldn’t be able to: It breathes oxygen and sulfur at the same time. www.wired.com/story/these-...
These Newly Discovered Cells Breathe in Two Ways
In a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a microbe does something that life shouldn’t be able to: It breathes oxygen and sulfur at the same time.
www.wired.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:06 AM
In a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a microbe does something that life shouldn’t be able to: It breathes oxygen and sulfur at the same time. www.wired.com/story/these-...
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Saying “I was just following orders” will not save you
You will be prosecuted
You will be dishonorably discharged
You will live in shame & disgrace
#HonorYourOath
You will be prosecuted
You will be dishonorably discharged
You will live in shame & disgrace
#HonorYourOath
August 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Saying “I was just following orders” will not save you
You will be prosecuted
You will be dishonorably discharged
You will live in shame & disgrace
#HonorYourOath
You will be prosecuted
You will be dishonorably discharged
You will live in shame & disgrace
#HonorYourOath
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"Limiting academics to one article, book or chapter per year or every two years would not only improve their wellbeing but also reduce the “frequently impossible to navigate” volume of outputs that are currently published, the authors suggest."
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
Researchers suggest one-a-year publication limit - Research Professional News
“Probably controversial” proposals intended to spark renewed efforts to tackle “publish or perish...mania”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM
"Limiting academics to one article, book or chapter per year or every two years would not only improve their wellbeing but also reduce the “frequently impossible to navigate” volume of outputs that are currently published, the authors suggest."
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
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NEW: The DOJ escalates its demand for access to Maine’s voter registration records by requesting election officials turn over unredacted copies of voter rolls and every voter registration application submitted in the past 18 months.
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
DOJ Doubles Down on Demands for Maine’s Voter Data, Secretary of State Fires Back
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
NEW: The DOJ escalates its demand for access to Maine’s voter registration records by requesting election officials turn over unredacted copies of voter rolls and every voter registration application submitted in the past 18 months.
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
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'Not just a vanilla rejection — a rebuke!' Expert staggered by Trump's court smackdown
'Not just a vanilla rejection — a rebuke!' Expert staggered by Trump's court smackdown
A federal judge smacked down President Donald Trump's administration in court on Wednesday, calling officials out on their desperate effort to dodge accountability around the documents from the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.In a ruling, Judge Richard Ber...
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August 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
'Not just a vanilla rejection — a rebuke!' Expert staggered by Trump's court smackdown
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Another federal court calls out Government request to release grand jury transcripts as a "diversion."
"The Government's 100,000 pages of Epstein files and materials dwarf the 70 odd pages of Epstein grand jury materials."
Real transparency: DOJ can release the Epstein files.
"The Government's 100,000 pages of Epstein files and materials dwarf the 70 odd pages of Epstein grand jury materials."
Real transparency: DOJ can release the Epstein files.
August 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Another federal court calls out Government request to release grand jury transcripts as a "diversion."
"The Government's 100,000 pages of Epstein files and materials dwarf the 70 odd pages of Epstein grand jury materials."
Real transparency: DOJ can release the Epstein files.
"The Government's 100,000 pages of Epstein files and materials dwarf the 70 odd pages of Epstein grand jury materials."
Real transparency: DOJ can release the Epstein files.
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The White House Keeps a 'Loyalty' Scorecard for Companies: Report
The White House Keeps a 'Loyalty' Scorecard for Companies: Report
Remember Nixon's enemies list?
gizmodo.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The White House Keeps a 'Loyalty' Scorecard for Companies: Report
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U.S. Apple Watches get blood-oxygen sensor reprieve (Link)
U.S. Apple Watches get blood-oxygen sensor reprieve
Apple Newsroom: Apple will introduce a redesigned Blood Oxygen feature for some Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 users through...
sixcolors.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
U.S. Apple Watches get blood-oxygen sensor reprieve (Link)
Scientists Are Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/s...
Scientists Are Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Scientists Are Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/s...
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“I didn’t sign up to lie.”
Bombshell accusations from a DOJ whistleblower on Trump lackey, Emil Bove. We witnessed Bove’s Senate Confirmation hearing today and saw why Bove is a danger to the rule of law.
youtu.be/2UyzAWWAQpg?...
Bombshell accusations from a DOJ whistleblower on Trump lackey, Emil Bove. We witnessed Bove’s Senate Confirmation hearing today and saw why Bove is a danger to the rule of law.
youtu.be/2UyzAWWAQpg?...
Trump Goon EXPOSED as Whistleblower REVEALS DOJ SECRETS
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
June 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
“I didn’t sign up to lie.”
Bombshell accusations from a DOJ whistleblower on Trump lackey, Emil Bove. We witnessed Bove’s Senate Confirmation hearing today and saw why Bove is a danger to the rule of law.
youtu.be/2UyzAWWAQpg?...
Bombshell accusations from a DOJ whistleblower on Trump lackey, Emil Bove. We witnessed Bove’s Senate Confirmation hearing today and saw why Bove is a danger to the rule of law.
youtu.be/2UyzAWWAQpg?...
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Rugged individualism powered by $461,000 in farm subsidies. www.salon.com/2015/01/22/jo...
June 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Rugged individualism powered by $461,000 in farm subsidies. www.salon.com/2015/01/22/jo...
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The former WIRED editor-in-chief who killed Danger Room is partly responsible for the drone software used in Ukraine's quadcopter attack on Russian airbases www.404media.co/ukraines-mas...
Ukraine's Massive Drone Attack Was Powered by Open Source Software
Ukraine used ArduPilot to help it wipe out Russian targets. It wasn’t the first time and it won’t be the last.
www.404media.co
June 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The former WIRED editor-in-chief who killed Danger Room is partly responsible for the drone software used in Ukraine's quadcopter attack on Russian airbases www.404media.co/ukraines-mas...
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has filed a lawsuit against interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba for "false arrest and malicious prosecution."
Alina Habba gets sued by Newark mayor
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has filed a lawsuit against interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba for "false arrest and malicious prosecution." The lawsuit, posted by Politico's Kyle Cheney on X, alleges that GEO Group, the private prison company that operates the migrant detention center, Delaney Hall, along w...
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June 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has filed a lawsuit against interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba for "false arrest and malicious prosecution."
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Watch what they do, not what they say.
May 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Watch what they do, not what they say.