Genealogy Gecko, PhD.
@genealogygecko.bsky.social
Retired university faculty in Science Education. Continuing research on personal projects of interest.
Lifelong Science Geek, Genealogist, Artist, Photographer and Crafter. Desert Dweller.
Lifelong Science Geek, Genealogist, Artist, Photographer and Crafter. Desert Dweller.
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The Twins That Are Neither Identical nor Fraternal
They shared a placenta, but on the ultrasound, one looked like a boy, and the other a girl.
www.theatlantic.com
To those who insist on strict male-female designations, nature doesn't agree with you. Human biology never fails to astound. Article from 2019.
(PS Its not in the Bible either).
(PS Its not in the Bible either).
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He F'd everything up.
America, it's up to you.
Un-F it. VOTE!
Sound up! 🤣🤣
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
America, it's up to you.
Un-F it. VOTE!
Sound up! 🤣🤣
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
September 18, 2026 at 10:34 AM
He F'd everything up.
America, it's up to you.
Un-F it. VOTE!
Sound up! 🤣🤣
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
America, it's up to you.
Un-F it. VOTE!
Sound up! 🤣🤣
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Trust is like a vase… once it’s broken, though you can fix it, the vase will never be the same again.
Sarah Paine is a U.S. naval-warfare and grand-strategy historian at the U.S. Naval War College.
Sarah Paine is a U.S. naval-warfare and grand-strategy historian at the U.S. Naval War College.
September 18, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Trust is like a vase… once it’s broken, though you can fix it, the vase will never be the same again.
Sarah Paine is a U.S. naval-warfare and grand-strategy historian at the U.S. Naval War College.
Sarah Paine is a U.S. naval-warfare and grand-strategy historian at the U.S. Naval War College.
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Arizona, when the DOJ demanded Arizona’s full voter rolls and Social Security numbers, Fontes stood his ground to protect you.
He chose a jail cell over compliance and told them to pound sand. ✊
And the judge tossed the case.
Arizona WON!
We vote #BlueWaveIn60Days — for Adrian Fontes!
He chose a jail cell over compliance and told them to pound sand. ✊
And the judge tossed the case.
Arizona WON!
We vote #BlueWaveIn60Days — for Adrian Fontes!
September 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Arizona, when the DOJ demanded Arizona’s full voter rolls and Social Security numbers, Fontes stood his ground to protect you.
He chose a jail cell over compliance and told them to pound sand. ✊
And the judge tossed the case.
Arizona WON!
We vote #BlueWaveIn60Days — for Adrian Fontes!
He chose a jail cell over compliance and told them to pound sand. ✊
And the judge tossed the case.
Arizona WON!
We vote #BlueWaveIn60Days — for Adrian Fontes!
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Andrew Caro is an FIU senior whose parents immigrated from Mexico.
The university told him to record an apology video or lose his diploma. The deadline is tomorrow.
He gave them his answer. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-pol...
The university told him to record an apology video or lose his diploma. The deadline is tomorrow.
He gave them his answer. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-pol...
September 3, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Andrew Caro is an FIU senior whose parents immigrated from Mexico.
The university told him to record an apology video or lose his diploma. The deadline is tomorrow.
He gave them his answer. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-pol...
The university told him to record an apology video or lose his diploma. The deadline is tomorrow.
He gave them his answer. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-pol...
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This iconic 1971 photo of Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes has always said so much without saying a word.
Two women. Two raised fists. One shared fight for equality.
Dorothy passed in 2022. Now Gloria is gone too.
Two giants who helped change America.
Rest in power, Gloria. ✊🏼✊🏾
Two women. Two raised fists. One shared fight for equality.
Dorothy passed in 2022. Now Gloria is gone too.
Two giants who helped change America.
Rest in power, Gloria. ✊🏼✊🏾
September 3, 2026 at 12:46 PM
This iconic 1971 photo of Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes has always said so much without saying a word.
Two women. Two raised fists. One shared fight for equality.
Dorothy passed in 2022. Now Gloria is gone too.
Two giants who helped change America.
Rest in power, Gloria. ✊🏼✊🏾
Two women. Two raised fists. One shared fight for equality.
Dorothy passed in 2022. Now Gloria is gone too.
Two giants who helped change America.
Rest in power, Gloria. ✊🏼✊🏾
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“The average is not really representative of the problem,” explained Rochelle Walensky, a Harvard infectious disease doctor and former director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. “I always say: Your head is in the fridge, your feet are in the oven, and on average, you’re fine.”
“The average is not really representative of the problem,” explained Rochelle Walensky, a Harvard infectious disease doctor and former director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. “I always say: Your head is in the fridge, your feet are in the oven, and on average, you’re fine.”
September 3, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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“The average is not really representative of the problem,” explained Rochelle Walensky, a Harvard infectious disease doctor and former director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. “I always say: Your head is in the fridge, your feet are in the oven, and on average, you’re fine.”
“The average is not really representative of the problem,” explained Rochelle Walensky, a Harvard infectious disease doctor and former director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. “I always say: Your head is in the fridge, your feet are in the oven, and on average, you’re fine.”
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here's today's post: "how about we call it the Strait of Shut the Fuck Up, You Lying Sack of Shit" — yeah, I like the sound of that.
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how about we call it the Strait of Shut the Fuck Up, You Lying Sack of Shit
yeah, I like the sound of that
bit.ly
September 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
here's today's post: "how about we call it the Strait of Shut the Fuck Up, You Lying Sack of Shit" — yeah, I like the sound of that.
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —
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Some leaders take money from public schools and blame teachers when things get tough. They use this excuse to give tax dollars to private schools that don't have to follow the same rules or accept every kid. Tax money should fund public schools, not private profits.
September 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some leaders take money from public schools and blame teachers when things get tough. They use this excuse to give tax dollars to private schools that don't have to follow the same rules or accept every kid. Tax money should fund public schools, not private profits.
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Carney on what he'd say to Putin at the G20: "Get out of Ukraine. Give back all of Ukraine to Ukraine. End this war."
September 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Carney on what he'd say to Putin at the G20: "Get out of Ukraine. Give back all of Ukraine to Ukraine. End this war."
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🚨BREAKING: Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of concealing from a federal judge its efforts to implement key parts of President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order before November’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump administration is ‘hiding’ efforts to implement anti-mail voting order, Democrats tell court
Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of concealing from a federal judge its efforts to implement key parts of the president's anti-mail voting executive order.
www.democracydocket.com
September 3, 2026 at 3:09 PM
🚨BREAKING: Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of concealing from a federal judge its efforts to implement key parts of President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order before November’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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RIP Gloria Steinem - you helped us all with your grace, wit, and intellect. In this age where too many cruel broligarchs persist, I love these quotes from you:
“Empathy is the most radical of human emotions.”
“We’ll never solve the feminization of power until we solve the masculinity of wealth.”
“Empathy is the most radical of human emotions.”
“We’ll never solve the feminization of power until we solve the masculinity of wealth.”
September 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
RIP Gloria Steinem - you helped us all with your grace, wit, and intellect. In this age where too many cruel broligarchs persist, I love these quotes from you:
“Empathy is the most radical of human emotions.”
“We’ll never solve the feminization of power until we solve the masculinity of wealth.”
“Empathy is the most radical of human emotions.”
“We’ll never solve the feminization of power until we solve the masculinity of wealth.”
Kennedy asked to remove Pennsylvania measles death from CDC tally - If you don't like the data, just hide the date. SMH.
EXCLUSIVE: Kennedy asked to remove Pennsylvania measles death from CDC tally, sources say
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked his new CDC director to remove a reference to two Pennsylvania deaths from the agency’s online measles tally after he questioned whether the disease c...
www.reuters.com
September 3, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Kennedy asked to remove Pennsylvania measles death from CDC tally - If you don't like the data, just hide the date. SMH.
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Conscience is what happens when compassion becomes more than a feeling.
It becomes a way of seeing, choosing, and living.
It becomes a way of seeing, choosing, and living.
September 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Conscience is what happens when compassion becomes more than a feeling.
It becomes a way of seeing, choosing, and living.
It becomes a way of seeing, choosing, and living.
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August 31, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Sixty-two years ago, President Johnson signed the Food Stamp Act into law, making a solemn promise: in America, no family should go hungry.
Today, the Trump Administration is proudly betraying that promise—ripping food out of the mouths of children with their cruel cuts to SNAP.
Today, the Trump Administration is proudly betraying that promise—ripping food out of the mouths of children with their cruel cuts to SNAP.
August 31, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Sixty-two years ago, President Johnson signed the Food Stamp Act into law, making a solemn promise: in America, no family should go hungry.
Today, the Trump Administration is proudly betraying that promise—ripping food out of the mouths of children with their cruel cuts to SNAP.
Today, the Trump Administration is proudly betraying that promise—ripping food out of the mouths of children with their cruel cuts to SNAP.
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"What we are witnessing is that Trump’s personal pathologies are damaging not only the United States’ interests but *his own goals*"
Desperate to appear strong, Trump shows pathetic weakness
Renaming stuff isn’t the flex he thinks it is.
www.publicnotice.co
August 31, 2026 at 9:25 PM
"What we are witnessing is that Trump’s personal pathologies are damaging not only the United States’ interests but *his own goals*"
We need to support this mom! The power of just one woman.
DHS is targeting “even the mildest anti-ICE dissent as extremism and terrorism,” said Ryan Shapiro, executive director of the open government group Property of the People....
DHS is targeting “even the mildest anti-ICE dissent as extremism and terrorism,” said Ryan Shapiro, executive director of the open government group Property of the People....
A mom's website shows who profits from ICE. Why Feds call it a 'threat'
A Texas stay-at-home mom created a website showing companies profiting from ICE. It led to hundreds of protests. Feds called the site a "national threat."
www.usatoday.com
August 31, 2026 at 7:35 PM
We need to support this mom! The power of just one woman.
DHS is targeting “even the mildest anti-ICE dissent as extremism and terrorism,” said Ryan Shapiro, executive director of the open government group Property of the People....
DHS is targeting “even the mildest anti-ICE dissent as extremism and terrorism,” said Ryan Shapiro, executive director of the open government group Property of the People....
I was just browsing the Guardian and now I am wondering why not even our local AZ news has covered this:
15 people may be missing in the Grand Canyon after major flash flood.
15 people may be missing in the Grand Canyon after major flash flood.
At least 15 people may be missing after flash flood in Arizona’s Grand Canyon
Dozens evacuated after flash-flood event near Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch, officials say
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2026 at 2:08 AM
I was just browsing the Guardian and now I am wondering why not even our local AZ news has covered this:
15 people may be missing in the Grand Canyon after major flash flood.
15 people may be missing in the Grand Canyon after major flash flood.
Thank you, Dolly for being a good human.
August 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Thank you, Dolly for being a good human.
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August 23, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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I hope it is! If at any point you feel it isn't, let me know. ☺️
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Pay attention, especially if you are in Texas.
The lieing, cheating GOP would rather disenfranchise millions of (potentially democratic) voters rather than deal with the negligible number of unregistered voters. Their game is win at any cost.
The lieing, cheating GOP would rather disenfranchise millions of (potentially democratic) voters rather than deal with the negligible number of unregistered voters. Their game is win at any cost.
Texas Has Suspended More Than 1 Million Voters Ahead of Senate Race
If you’re one of the people who had their voter registration suspended, there’s still time to fix it.
newrepublic.com
August 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Pay attention, especially if you are in Texas.
The lieing, cheating GOP would rather disenfranchise millions of (potentially democratic) voters rather than deal with the negligible number of unregistered voters. Their game is win at any cost.
The lieing, cheating GOP would rather disenfranchise millions of (potentially democratic) voters rather than deal with the negligible number of unregistered voters. Their game is win at any cost.
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Today officially marks six months since Trump and Vance recklessly plunged America into war with Iran.
In that time, their war has already killed at least 18 U.S. service members, wounded 750+ more, and sent prices soaring at home on everything from gas to groceries.
Remember In November.
In that time, their war has already killed at least 18 U.S. service members, wounded 750+ more, and sent prices soaring at home on everything from gas to groceries.
Remember In November.
August 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Today officially marks six months since Trump and Vance recklessly plunged America into war with Iran.
In that time, their war has already killed at least 18 U.S. service members, wounded 750+ more, and sent prices soaring at home on everything from gas to groceries.
Remember In November.
In that time, their war has already killed at least 18 U.S. service members, wounded 750+ more, and sent prices soaring at home on everything from gas to groceries.
Remember In November.