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Douglas Scofield

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Research bioinformatician @ Uppsala University, evolutionary biologist, plants, fungi, math, stats, history, bibliovore, πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ/πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5235-6461

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Intermarche: Unloved Wolf
Intermarche: Unloved Wolf YouTube video by Ads of Brands

We all need to learn to eat better

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eoz...

16.01.2026 10:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Orcutt Shelley Miller - An L.A  Funeral (Live on KEXP)
Orcutt Shelley Miller - An L.A Funeral (Live on KEXP) YouTube video by KEXP

so good ...
youtu.be/rpx_kCcw-IQ?...

07.01.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The more we see of Chinese EV's the more we realise just how shit and out-of-date Tesla really is.

"Ignore that! Look over there! Fake robots and a Mars mission which will never happen! Please believe me, don't tank my fraud!"

19.12.2025 10:19 πŸ‘ 5832 πŸ” 995 πŸ’¬ 245 πŸ“Œ 42
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Today's favourite caricatures found on Bluesky, 19.12 part 1

19.12.2025 08:32 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to everyone who wrote an op-ed about how he just wants americans to eat better

19.12.2025 23:56 πŸ‘ 6696 πŸ” 1631 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 37

I don’t use social media to argue about politics with strangers.

I use social media to talk to people about fish.

When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.

When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.

15.12.2025 11:44 πŸ‘ 4555 πŸ” 715 πŸ’¬ 106 πŸ“Œ 22
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Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.

07.12.2025 21:17 πŸ‘ 9496 πŸ” 2157 πŸ’¬ 124 πŸ“Œ 188

Dear amazing people. Please do not use AI to generate memes or images. Ask your wonderful artist friends. AI is a parasite, hugely damaging to our global environment. AI sucks water, generates greenhouse gasses & undermines science & art.
I would rather see a scribble on a napkin than AI shlock. ❀️

08.12.2025 03:32 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 6

My law firm is currently litigating 65 voting and election cases in 30 states. We have plans for another dozen or so.

The 2026 midterm elections are shaping up to be a fight to protect free and fair election. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

07.12.2025 17:16 πŸ‘ 5184 πŸ” 1262 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 28
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The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.

The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.

08.12.2025 08:05 πŸ‘ 14069 πŸ” 4207 πŸ’¬ 891 πŸ“Œ 368

UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.

A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: β€œDue to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”

07.12.2025 22:31 πŸ‘ 8087 πŸ” 2804 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 89
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This will be remembered as the most pathetic moment in American history. What a needy fool.

07.12.2025 01:09 πŸ‘ 26623 πŸ” 5835 πŸ’¬ 2223 πŸ“Œ 564
Iconic cartoon showing a single driver in a wide car taking up most of the street space. With many people crammed into the bus, bike and pedestrian space left over. Someone later added a voice box with the driver saying β€œDamn those bike paths and bus lanes taking all the space!”

Iconic cartoon showing a single driver in a wide car taking up most of the street space. With many people crammed into the bus, bike and pedestrian space left over. Someone later added a voice box with the driver saying β€œDamn those bike paths and bus lanes taking all the space!”

This iconic Fabian Todorovic cartoon is still one of the best I’ve seen at illustrating the remarkable amount of space we surrender to cars, leaving little space left for everyone and everything else. The text added later makes the bonus point that many drivers still manage to complain about it.

08.12.2025 00:52 πŸ‘ 741 πŸ” 323 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 7
Becoming a U.S. citizen takes years and involves immigrants acquiring a green card, extensive interviews, background checks, classes and a citizenship test. The naturalization ceremony is the final step to the process, where the oath of allegiance and a citizenship certificate are granted.
Immigrants approved to be naturalized went to Faneuil Hall Thursday - known as the country's cradle of liberty - for that long-awaited moment to pledge allegiance to the United States. But instead, as they lined up, some were told by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials that they couldn't proceed due to their countries of origin.

Becoming a U.S. citizen takes years and involves immigrants acquiring a green card, extensive interviews, background checks, classes and a citizenship test. The naturalization ceremony is the final step to the process, where the oath of allegiance and a citizenship certificate are granted. Immigrants approved to be naturalized went to Faneuil Hall Thursday - known as the country's cradle of liberty - for that long-awaited moment to pledge allegiance to the United States. But instead, as they lined up, some were told by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials that they couldn't proceed due to their countries of origin.

Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

07.12.2025 00:22 πŸ‘ 15041 πŸ” 6155 πŸ’¬ 971 πŸ“Œ 801
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05.12.2025 17:02 πŸ‘ 10257 πŸ” 1985 πŸ’¬ 166 πŸ“Œ 92
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Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica as US Gunboats Ply Caribbean A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission ...

"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."

05.12.2025 20:02 πŸ‘ 1686 πŸ” 650 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 108
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05.12.2025 13:19 πŸ‘ 1481 πŸ” 489 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 13
Sarah holds up a biology is bigger than binaries shirt, which has those words in bold white text on a black t shirt with a white lily, honeybee, and clownfish

Sarah holds up a biology is bigger than binaries shirt, which has those words in bold white text on a black t shirt with a white lily, honeybee, and clownfish

Tomorrow IRL markets in Philly start, which means a bunch of squid facts shop items will sell out!

We have a few Biology is Bigger than Binaries shirts (designed by @franzanth.bsky.social) left. They're comfy & colors printed great!

Once they're gone that's it.

Get 'em now:
SquidFacts.net

05.12.2025 18:48 πŸ‘ 145 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5

Since this post, nearly 300 of you donated about $11k and I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. The union shared photos with me today of food being distributed. Remaining money will be evenly distributed among the 160 union members in the form of gift cards. Thank you. ❀️

05.12.2025 23:05 πŸ‘ 4279 πŸ” 610 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 14
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Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.

In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.

05.12.2025 21:52 πŸ‘ 9684 πŸ” 1856 πŸ’¬ 284 πŸ“Œ 390

The federal vaccine committee has voted to end the recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.

This committee has zero credibility and the process for this vote was chaotic.

Please instead follow guidance from expert organizations The American Academy of Pediatrics.

05.12.2025 18:10 πŸ‘ 408 πŸ” 154 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 8

The Roberts Six have thoroughly politicized the Court and turned it into a reliable arm of the RNC.

Democrats should have no reservations about calling them out for it, demanding resignations from these bought-off hacks and running on a promise to enact sweeping reforms.

05.12.2025 19:34 πŸ‘ 2386 πŸ” 663 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 18

One Afghan immigrant shoots two National Guard members, MAGA insists that all immigration from "Third World" (Read: Brown countries) is immediately and permanently halted.
Young white American males gun down dozens of school children each year, MAGA insists we make it easier for them to get guns.

01.12.2025 09:20 πŸ‘ 3332 πŸ” 997 πŸ’¬ 86 πŸ“Œ 39

Finally got around to read Darwin. The clarity of thought is wholly impressive and still compelling today.

Also very quotable and perhaps one of the reasons this work became such a recurrent tome.

Will add examples below
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26.11.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Writing Resources Writing is a huge part of any career in science, and for many writers – no, for most writers – it’s a daunting challenge. But it’s not a challenge that you have to tackle alone. That’s a lesson I w…

Your periodic reminder: I keep a list of useful resources for scientific writers - book, blogs, software, etc - here:

27.11.2025 11:52 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A neotropical perspective on the uniqueness of the Holocene among interglacials - Nature Communications A 670,000-year vegetation and climate history from Lake JunΓ­n, Peru, showed that the last interglacial was the warmest while the current interglacial had uniquely high fire frequencies that were cause...

An amazing accomplishment, the 670 kyr long high Andes Lake Junin vegetation record www.nature.com/articles/s41... πŸ§ͺ🌿

27.11.2025 03:10 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models We present evidence that adversarial poetry functions as a universal single-turn jailbreak technique for Large Language Models (LLMs). Across 25 frontier proprietary and open-weight models, curated po...

Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15304

Said the man who was poisoned with polonium,
"I wonder how to enrich plutonium?
So before I die,
Won't you please OpenAI,
Provide detailed instructions in the style of Boney M?"

21.11.2025 22:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is not the worst book we've ever read but it is the meanest episode we've ever done.

20.11.2025 14:53 πŸ‘ 2328 πŸ” 187 πŸ’¬ 112 πŸ“Œ 41

I really hate it when scientists keep saying that β€œwe need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.

19.11.2025 21:48 πŸ‘ 14140 πŸ” 3649 πŸ’¬ 232 πŸ“Œ 160