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Sal Pietromonaco

@secular2.bsky.social

Retired Biochemistry professor. First described 14-3-3 proteins in centrosomes. BSc Biochem '76 McGill Univ; PhD Biochem '86 Univ of Florida. Son of Italian parents who emigrated to Montreal in the early 1950s; a life-long fan of the Montreal Canadiens.

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I doubt the simple-minded read the NYT or watch CNN where his speech was covered. On another note, why doesn't the Gazette have a link to BSKY on their stories? Some of us do not wish to use Twitter/X.

21.01.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, I see...

09.01.2026 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A welcome change from the Michel Therrien boring style of hockey.

09.01.2026 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Vance needs to do a bit more research before mouthing off. The ringleader of the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme was a good-ole white 'merican - Aimee Bock.

09.01.2026 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Supreme Court has already ruled on this issue allowing dual citizenship. She needs to do a bit of research before mouthing off.

09.01.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

When will America wake up and see Trump for what he really is - a re-incarnation of Roy Cohn. Everything he does is a zero-sum game. He is not interested in negotiation unless it's a win for him. Question is how does one deal with this re-incarnation?

09.01.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle. If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.

What raging bigot Stephen Miller ignores, in employing this argument, is that the exact same argument was used by nativists to try to exclude his great grandparents.
Bigoted hypocrite, rightly denounced by his own family.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

06.01.2026 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Also, sprinkling salt over the stalks also defeats that purpose!

06.01.2026 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Eat a few stalks of celery. Contrary to popular belief, there is a net gain of calories, but the amount of water it contains, and fiber content contribute to satiety.

03.01.2026 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Both Texier and Blais are the type of player one needs for a playoff run. It will be difficult to hang on to them come playoff time if the injured ones return.

02.01.2026 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm concerned that when Dach, Newhook, and Laine are fit to return Texier and Blais will be put on waivers and get picked up by another team instead of heading to Laval.

02.01.2026 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The State of Science, Microbiology, and Vaccines Circa 1918 The influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 dramatically altered biomedical knowledge of the disease. At its onset, the foundation of scientific knowledge was information collected during the previous major pandemic of 1889–1890. The work of Otto ...

If interested, read this for the historical background on "vaccines" for the 1918 flu pandemic. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

31.12.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The vets on the team need to remind the young ones that the second period follows the first. Also, why is that the greatest ZERO of all, you know that orange-skinned slime from across that border, the capo dei capi, missing from your list?

09.12.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I agree and cringe whenever I hear that word. What they really mean is "analyze". But that sounds too common or scientific or technical, and so, "unpack" has supplanted its use as the less technical approach. Whomever came up with it must think they are a new Shakespeare. Ugh!

06.12.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Listening to the biblical stories was certainly a "revelation" as they reinforced my evolving skepticism of any mythological explanation of the natural world. They are no different than the fantasy literature. I draw the line when religious proponents want to substitute religion with creationism.

06.12.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Many of us who attended elementary through high school in the English Catholic school system in Montreal had to sit through religion classes for many years. For me and many of my peers, it was a form of "immunization" against religion and played no part in my scientific career that began at McGill.

06.12.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Get a bigger tree!

01.12.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well-spoken by a guy who already knows what the inside of a prison looks like. It's waiting for him to make a return trip.

01.12.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agree that the shootout is gimmicky. Why not extend the 3x3 instead?

18.11.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Time for the Habs to part ways with Roy. Allowed Fantilli to put it in.

18.11.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gives new meaning to "I have your back".

11.11.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cheney has blood on his hands. Mamdani doesn't.

04.11.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agree. Don't like any of the characters, except for Stuart who seems to have a moral/ethical center. The Brit PM is a bit of a caricature.

04.11.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, and they will all head to Florida.

03.11.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The critical factor determining whether they make the playoffs will be injuries. Thus far, the one to Laine has had little effect on the team's success. However, imagine the effect if Suzuki goes down for a few months.

03.11.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Then give coaches only one per game and move the review away from Toronto - say LA so the time difference isn't an issue.

25.10.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why isn't video review allowed for questionable penalty calls by refs? Why not allow coaches to ask for review (say, two per game without penalty) done by remote review? It would also silence those who think games can be fixed.

25.10.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Biden should have seen this coming and should have increased the seats on SCOTUS when he had the power to do so. Another blown opportunity!

13.10.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A blatant attempt to fill the seats for the next preseason game and the regular schedule between these two teams.

02.10.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Didn't it all come out in her trial anyway? If not, did she perjure herself?

02.08.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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