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Chris Martin

@fishspeciation.bsky.social

Associate Professor and Curator of Ichthyology at UC Berkeley. #teamfish Lover of all fishes, especially those named after puppies πŸ₯°β€οΈπŸΆπŸŸπŸ’€ #pupfish #craniofacial #genomics he/him https://ib.berkeley.edu/labs/martin/ Header art by @astrafauna.bsky.social

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How many Republicans will defy Trump and vote to release the Epstein files? Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said he expects a "deluge" of Republicans to join the Tuesday vote to release the Epstein files, adding it could be "100 or more."

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said he expects a β€œdeluge” of Republicans to join the Tuesday vote to release the Epstein files, adding it could be β€œ100 or more.”

17.11.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 458    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 10
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I love Jasmine for this … πŸ˜† 😏

16.11.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 224    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
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this is literally never not accurate

10.11.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 20829    πŸ” 5140    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 90

This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.

Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.

This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.

10.11.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 41383    πŸ” 9165    πŸ’¬ 1396    πŸ“Œ 421

I read The Double Helix as an undergraduate. I was a science major at a women’s college taking molecular biology. Our professor taught us that Watson & Crick screwed Rosalind Franklin over.

So I read the book to learn more. I’ll never forget how reading this passage made me feel.

08.11.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 262    πŸ” 79    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 6
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

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I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.

I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.

But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.

05.11.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 28119    πŸ” 9676    πŸ’¬ 1197    πŸ“Œ 462
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I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.

This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

29.10.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 42363    πŸ” 13664    πŸ’¬ 1236    πŸ“Œ 1055
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Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing β€˜Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid Pshenichnov

Russia has kidnapped a 70-year-old Ukrainian marine biologist, Leonid Pshenichnov, for backing a curb on Antarctic krill fishing, saying that it would harm the economic interests of Russia.

27.10.2025 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 224    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 5
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If you have sick days or vacation days plan accordingly and quickly.

This blackout is 7 days. Shop ahead. Don’t buy anything that isn’t local and small business.

People will be stopping labor if they can (vacation/sick days). And stopping shopping. An economic blackout for one week.

25.10.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 436    πŸ” 297    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 25

dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience

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Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!

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Who are the private donors funding the disgusting demolition of the East Wing of the people's house for Trump's $250M gilded ballroom?

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"Everything in the White House must have a reason for being there. It would be sacrilege merely to redecorate itβ€”a word I hate. It must be restored, and that has nothing to do with decoration. That is a question of scholarship." - Jacqueline Kennedy, 1961

22.10.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 520    πŸ” 133    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

Why does everyone keep calling it β€œThe Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating β€œThe Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called β€œThe Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called β€œThe Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

22.10.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 22544    πŸ” 9973    πŸ’¬ 780    πŸ“Œ 709
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ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

21.10.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 30202    πŸ” 16399    πŸ’¬ 2410    πŸ“Œ 1712
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#nokings
Portland frog brigade

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Someone in an inflatable T. Rex costume. They hold a neon pink sign with dark blue hand-written letters that reads "NO REX BUT T. REX".

Someone in an inflatable T. Rex costume. They hold a neon pink sign with dark blue hand-written letters that reads "NO REX BUT T. REX".

#NoKings #KnowLatin

18.10.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The best wood, the most beautiful cardboard

18.10.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6410    πŸ” 1888    πŸ’¬ 511    πŸ“Œ 191
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#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.

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The image is taken from an angle, and you can see the ocean tilting 30 degrees in the distance, with a huge crowd in front of it. In the foreground, you can see the giant American flag that is being held up by hundreds of protesters clustered around its edges.

The image is taken from an angle, and you can see the ocean tilting 30 degrees in the distance, with a huge crowd in front of it. In the foreground, you can see the giant American flag that is being held up by hundreds of protesters clustered around its edges.

This is the human banner from the air. It's sign made from masses of people standing together to form letters. It reads "No Kings Yes on 50." There is an American flag in the middle and a thick border around the banner. (Prop 50 is a California state proposition to gerrymander the state to create more blue districts, in order to combat the Texas law that gerrymanders their state to create more red districts.)

This is the human banner from the air. It's sign made from masses of people standing together to form letters. It reads "No Kings Yes on 50." There is an American flag in the middle and a thick border around the banner. (Prop 50 is a California state proposition to gerrymander the state to create more blue districts, in order to combat the Texas law that gerrymanders their state to create more red districts.)

I joined the "human banner" at San Francisco's Ocean Beach. This flag was at the center. It was a gorgeous day with enormous waves. #nokings

19.10.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 10944    πŸ” 1816    πŸ’¬ 111    πŸ“Œ 53
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I was at the the No Kings march in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Many elderly or disabled folks who couldn’t make it to Manhattan, but also young families and people of all ages. I stood in the same spot for more than an hour and the stream of protesters was constant. Amazing turnout.

18.10.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5408    πŸ” 838    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 30

#NoKings Berkeley CA

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#NoKings Berkeley πŸ₯³

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Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.

15.10.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 15929    πŸ” 3372    πŸ’¬ 692    πŸ“Œ 258
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Just voted YES on PROP 50!! Make sure to vote early! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!

13.10.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 24487    πŸ” 4366    πŸ’¬ 594    πŸ“Œ 161

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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