@tmigratorius.bsky.social
Watching climate, democracy, epidemiology, and medicinal plants. Medical Botanist; SWSBM 1995. Born at 313.2 ppm CO2
Yep. Finally got it. I think I have to still finish the last few chapters. I tend to read 5 books at a time...argh.
12.10.2025 15:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0today in "predicted by 30 Rock"
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Can’t believe I have to say this, but in Minnesota you will continue to have the freedom to get your COVID and flu shots.
08.10.2025 23:03 — 👍 22969 🔁 3576 💬 334 📌 163
When 2 life science discoveries converge: solving a ~3 decade mystery of extraordinary longevity and healthspan + an essential cell danger sensor
And related ongoing clinical trials!
erictopol.substack.com/p/a-long-awa...
The topic in Botany of Spices and Medicinal Plants for science teachers for next week is cosmetics and skin care.
Make science relevant!
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Summer memories.
Harvesting right from my own garden. Arnica chamissonis is easy to grow and just as efficacious as our native one, Arnica cordifolia.
Arnica montana (European species) is becoming endangered. Growing is better than foraging.
www.herbalreality.com/herbalism/he...
“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.
12.10.2025 12:01 — 👍 5015 🔁 2711 💬 179 📌 166
The Utah Cares Act will implement communal or monopsony health care purchasing on behalf of all Utahns and no or minimal out of pocket costs. Read more at www.utahcares.health AND DONATE to the legal defense fund so that we can sue Utah government to get on the ballot.
12.10.2025 14:05 — 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0This Is Fascism
12.10.2025 01:43 — 👍 23852 🔁 10105 💬 563 📌 580
There's so much to cover this week in perfumes, that next week's topic is the botany of cosmetics and skin care.
I hope my simplistic graphic is still correct and relevant. Phytochemistry is another awesome way to encourage K-12 students to go into natural product chemistry.
This is what it looks like when your community stands up.
11.10.2025 19:21 — 👍 15835 🔁 3820 💬 253 📌 114Silencing science does not make America great. This is awesome!
12.10.2025 14:22 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Reminder to self to finish this course.
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A spread of every ripe (or ready) pepper variety I've been able to pick at the start of August. They are (deep breath): Zimbabwe Black Tangerine Dream Spaghetti C. Flexuosum RH Lilac Green Trinidad Berbere Brown Hungarian Hot Wax Padron Sweet Moruga Sugar Rush Peach Jalapeno Black Hungarian Cherry Bomb Shishito Unknown Annuum Fatalii Buena Mulata Unknown Chinense Apricot Habanero De Cayenne
Chilli sampler! It's proving to be a slow year for me, but here's a snapshot of every type I could pick at the start of August. Still barely a handful of each, but I can't complain - variety is the spicy of life 🌱🌶️
05.08.2025 21:25 — 👍 69 🔁 11 💬 4 📌 1
A spotted bee balm inflorescence with uncommonly brilliant, deep pink bracts.
Some are just too bright for our dull eyes.
🌱 #nativeplants
🌻 #flowerreport
🦀 #65ecoregion
A small, maybe 1 inch, Cosmo flower, six pink petals that darken toward the yellow middle. Concrete behind it, and at the top are some brown stems and leaf.
It's cold, windy, and will probably snow tonight. See you next spring lil' buddy! 🌱
12.10.2025 00:37 — 👍 55 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
25th Amendment, anyone?
07.10.2025 22:28 — 👍 116 🔁 42 💬 8 📌 6In fairness, Donald could invoke the "I'm not mentally disabled, I'm just intentionally lying again" defense to the 25th Amendment.
11.10.2025 01:39 — 👍 250 🔁 26 💬 3 📌 0The cruelty is the point
12.10.2025 02:38 — 👍 4241 🔁 1971 💬 246 📌 100“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument
11.10.2025 19:03 — 👍 16679 🔁 4933 💬 242 📌 100A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV
11.10.2025 16:15 — 👍 7992 🔁 1910 💬 147 📌 120Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.
11.10.2025 21:45 — 👍 3675 🔁 1564 💬 134 📌 65
Find a rally near you.
Invite your friends and bring lots of laughter.
www.nokings.org
Talking about their propaganda
snyder.substack.com/p/no-kings-f...
This peer-reviewed, quarterly journal may be ABC's most visible and important vehicle to increase public awareness and professional knowledge about medicinal herbs.
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Well, good for DC
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ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎
Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org
#BeThere 👍
Remember...correlation is not causation. #catwisdom
11.10.2025 15:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I saw this film this summer up on the Blackfeet Res. It's powerful.
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