I still remember my anthropology professor’s favorite joke from college: “What did Watson and Crick discover?” “Rosalind Franklin’s notes.”

The Sunday Shot 10 minutes www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axia...

In this 2022 interview Paul Page shared his experience dealing with the outrageous antics of Prince Andrew, when he worked as a security guard for the Royal Family www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j1Z...

Bilpin apple grower fears mystery failed crop could be linked to varroa mite www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

The fucking ridiculous hysterics by RWNJs over Mamdani being elected Mayor of New York. How did people get this stupid 🙄

With Maurice Glasman and Dominic Lawson calling for the return of the stocks, we find most Britons opposed - although Reform voters are divided All Britons: 21% support / 72% oppose Lib Dem: 12% / 85% Labour: 12% / 83% Green: 13% / 82% Con: 28% / 64% Reform: 43% / 48% yougov.co.uk/society/arti...

Her sister wrote my favorite essay about her. She points out that RF would have been famous even if she'd never looked at DNA www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Noted racist and Nobel Laureate James Watson, who stole Rosalind Franklin's data to try to deduce the structure of DNA first, has died at 97 as an unrepentant eugenicist and misogynist.

1970 Esquire cover showing US officer William Calley Jr smiling w 4 Vietnamese children. 2 yrs earlier Calley carried out the My Lai massacre, where between 347 & 504 civilians, mostly women & children were murdered by US soldiers. Some as young as 12 were gang-raped www.reddit.com/r/Propaganda...

Hey! Calling all Wonder Women! We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit. 50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.

How a 'swimming cap' could transform care for brain-injured babies. "Light sensors monitor changes in oxygen around the surface of the brain & the functional ultrasound allows us to image the small blood vessels deep in the brain." 🧪🧠👶🏼 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Save Our Ships: Write to or email the Premier Jacinta Allan, Minister Harriet Shing and your local MP and any other MP: www.docklandsnews.com.au/heritage-fle...

Probably the last Australian #flu thread incoming from me. In the ~18 days since my last update (21OCT), detections have risen by 19,202. That's a daily rate of 1,067 (down from 1,200 in the previous update; continuing to slow).

here's something cool: the son of the letter carrier on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (McFeely) is a real letter carrier for the USPS and he's our letter carrier and he's awesome

Short-term legal win, long-term political loss.

Alleged 'hi mum/hi dad' scammer arrested in Qld He was allegedly involved in a number of online scams, including ‘Hi Mum/Hi Dad’ scams and fraud offences, totalling over $700,000 www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/crime-n...

The last time I heard anything about Graham Richardson was how he was fighting against the inclusion of girls at Cranbrook- one of Australia’s most expensive & exclusive schools and the place he sent his son. Such a Labor man

Tony Windsor is always worthwhile. What is the purpose of Barnaby Joyce? www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...

Judi Dench can't watch TV, theatre as eyesight worsens The 90-year-old actress has revealed. Dame Judi has macular degeneration – which can cause permanent and rapid central vision loss www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/enterta...

A reminder of how big a trillion is. 1 trillion seconds = 31,546 years

This ‘arachnid megacity’ may be largest spider’s web ever found

Have read lots of reports on why #ZohranMamdani won election as Mayor of #NewYork. Simple reason is he gave people hope and inspiration. Wonderful contrast to the divisive aggressive greed & bigotry of #Trump.

Plain old Andy. c: @chunklz.bsky.social

Flight MPH8351 AMS to JNB turned back over Italy and returned to AMS after emergency call www.flightradar24.com/MPH8351/3d02...

The most corrupt America Last President in history. Every day a new pardon worse than one the day before.

Harry Truman: If it benefits all the people, they call it socialism.

#Abla wants #Molly to play with her but Mols is having none of it 😂

New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009

Every year, growers raise giant pumpkins and compete in annual weigh-offs against other colossal fruits. How do they get so big?

NEW: Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor, will become New Jersey's next governor, The Associated Press reports. https://to.pbs.org/4paXpT5

The Weekend Point Quiz thepoint.com.au/news/251107-...

Hit for six: why India’s Women’s Cricket World Cup win is victory for equality Sacrifices made to reach final – defying social stigma, lack of resources and juggling jobs between training – makes victory still more extraordinary www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

James D Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, dies aged 97 – The Irish Times https://www.newsbeep.com/ie/127816/ James D Watson, the brilliant but controversial American biologist whose 1953 co-discovery of the structure of DNA, the…

Tasmania once criminalised people for being gay or for cross-dressing. Yesterday Tasmania's Parliament finally passed laws to erase those convictions and offer redress for the harm caused. This is justice decades overdue.

For those who will bear witness. For everyone who pretends there was benevolence from 'employers' & governments, and no slavery in Australia; who believes Tony Abbott's version of history. Debra Dank writes with beauty and anger of the truth we cannot dodge. theconversation.com/friday-essay...

David Pope in Canberra Times

Stock theft is still a problem in Australia & pops up in the news. Sometimes called rustling, duffing or as in this case, fleecing. Unusual to have so many sheep stolen in Queensland; the police stock crime squad mostly deals with cattle. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Fab morning at my local cafe evesdropping on a couple of young future incels discussing how wage inequality is just bullshit, it’s that women work less and the kinds of jobs they choose. The new girlfriend “has opinions” but he’s bringing her around. Luckily this old sticky beak is invisible.

This is How Stephen King responds to RepubliKKKan Scare Tactics.......

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It’s a collage type of day. 😉 16 little snippets of details taken from a variety of my embroideries. I hope it brightens your timeline… 🪡🌿🌺✨🌱🪻🪷 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”

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There’s one big question that needs answering in French politics. No, not who will be this week’s prime minister ... but what on earth happened to the second camel gifted to François Hollande by the country of Mali?  In our Declassified humor column, we investigate 👇 

Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3 📷 D. v. Recklinghausen 🏺

Internal states & #visual processing: Matteo Tripodi & @hirokiasari.bsky.social show that #histaminergic signaling from #hypothalamus modulates retinal & thalamic responses in mice, so low #histamine during idle periods may speed responses to visual threats @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/49K0Qv8

#DK #Denmark #Forsvaret #RDN patrolvessel with a high speed eastward dash off #Bornholm #BalticSea Wonder if there is some outbound #Russia traffic out of #Kaliningrad

Rebuilding Gaza: The battle over its future redesign