Fox News host Pete Hegseth has said on air that he has not washed his hands for 10 years because "germs are not a real thing".
Speaking on Fox and Friends, Hegseth said the infectious micro-organisms did not exist because they could not be seen with the naked eye.
"I inoculate myself,"
Speaking on Fox and Friends, Hegseth said the infectious micro-organisms did not exist because they could not be seen with the naked eye.
"I inoculate myself,"
Pete Hegseth is a weekend morning anchor on Fox News and is about to run the largest, most powerful bureaucracy in the...history of human civilization.
November 13, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Fox News host Pete Hegseth has said on air that he has not washed his hands for 10 years because "germs are not a real thing".
Speaking on Fox and Friends, Hegseth said the infectious micro-organisms did not exist because they could not be seen with the naked eye.
"I inoculate myself,"
Speaking on Fox and Friends, Hegseth said the infectious micro-organisms did not exist because they could not be seen with the naked eye.
"I inoculate myself,"
July 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
We are so much more than a vehicle for our 'selves'. We also live with a huge collection of beneficial and antagonistic micro organisms.
December 29, 2024 at 10:19 AM
We are so much more than a vehicle for our 'selves'. We also live with a huge collection of beneficial and antagonistic micro organisms.
it's astonishing to me that micro-organisms can make cheese. really the last thing you'd expect them to be good at
September 26, 2026 at 2:40 PM
it's astonishing to me that micro-organisms can make cheese. really the last thing you'd expect them to be good at
NEW: Hunt for life on Mars finds potential signs of biological processes
Mudstones with iron-containing compounds suggest possibility of a habitat for micro-organisms
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Mudstones with iron-containing compounds suggest possibility of a habitat for micro-organisms
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Hunt for life on Mars finds potential signs of biological processes
Mudstones with iron-containing compounds suggest possibility of a habitat for micro-organisms
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September 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
NEW: Hunt for life on Mars finds potential signs of biological processes
Mudstones with iron-containing compounds suggest possibility of a habitat for micro-organisms
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Just a quick reminder that Pete Hegseth was also the Fox News host who said he never washes his hands, because he doesn't believe in micro organisms as he can't see them. Of course we're all fucked
Fox host says he 'hasn't washed hands in 10 years'
Harvard and Princeton graduate Pete Hegseth says germs don't exist because he can't see them.
www.bbc.com
March 3, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Just a quick reminder that Pete Hegseth was also the Fox News host who said he never washes his hands, because he doesn't believe in micro organisms as he can't see them. Of course we're all fucked
I have children in elementary school, so I hear this fact about once a week. Relatedly, the peregrine falcon is the fastest animal, lichens can survive trips to outer space, and tardigrades are the only micro-organisms with legs.
Oh wow, I just learned that dragonflies have a 95% hunting success rate which makes them one of the most effective predators in the world! Thought y’all should know.
February 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I have children in elementary school, so I hear this fact about once a week. Relatedly, the peregrine falcon is the fastest animal, lichens can survive trips to outer space, and tardigrades are the only micro-organisms with legs.
7️⃣3️⃣ Laura Eme @lauraeme.bsky.social
(1984- ) 🇫🇷 #womeninSTEM Evolutionary biologist that studies the genomic diversity of micro-organisms in order to reconstruct the history of life. She helped to identify a new group of organisms, the Asgard archaea.
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(1984- ) 🇫🇷 #womeninSTEM Evolutionary biologist that studies the genomic diversity of micro-organisms in order to reconstruct the history of life. She helped to identify a new group of organisms, the Asgard archaea.
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January 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
7️⃣3️⃣ Laura Eme @lauraeme.bsky.social
(1984- ) 🇫🇷 #womeninSTEM Evolutionary biologist that studies the genomic diversity of micro-organisms in order to reconstruct the history of life. She helped to identify a new group of organisms, the Asgard archaea.
emelaura.com
(1984- ) 🇫🇷 #womeninSTEM Evolutionary biologist that studies the genomic diversity of micro-organisms in order to reconstruct the history of life. She helped to identify a new group of organisms, the Asgard archaea.
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Owning the libs by consuming dairy products laced with potentially harmful micro organisms
November 20, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Owning the libs by consuming dairy products laced with potentially harmful micro organisms
A closer view of the Ciliophora that was found in a water filled ditch here. Possibly Carchesium due to the colony growing from a single stalk attached to the leaf. #supermacro #micro-organisms #nature #pondlife #winterwatch
January 19, 2026 at 9:57 PM
A closer view of the Ciliophora that was found in a water filled ditch here. Possibly Carchesium due to the colony growing from a single stalk attached to the leaf. #supermacro #micro-organisms #nature #pondlife #winterwatch
Urianger and Thancred micro organisms obtained
July 25, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Urianger and Thancred micro organisms obtained
This is what a single drop of seawater looks like under a microscope—an entire universe of life in just one droplet. 🌊🔬
Plankton, copepods, diatoms, and more—tiny organisms that power entire ecosystems. Nature's micro marvels. #Science #OceanLife
Plankton, copepods, diatoms, and more—tiny organisms that power entire ecosystems. Nature's micro marvels. #Science #OceanLife
November 21, 2024 at 4:34 AM
This is what a single drop of seawater looks like under a microscope—an entire universe of life in just one droplet. 🌊🔬
Plankton, copepods, diatoms, and more—tiny organisms that power entire ecosystems. Nature's micro marvels. #Science #OceanLife
Plankton, copepods, diatoms, and more—tiny organisms that power entire ecosystems. Nature's micro marvels. #Science #OceanLife
Nature research paper: Gut micro-organisms associated with health, nutrition and dietary interventions
go.nature.com/4oODWqv
go.nature.com/4oODWqv
Gut micro-organisms associated with health, nutrition and dietary interventions - Nature
Comprehensive large-scale studies of multi-national populations identified microbiome species consistently associated with favourable and unfavourable health markers, informing future studies of the human gut microbiome and its association with diet and cardiometabolic conditions.
go.nature.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Nature research paper: Gut micro-organisms associated with health, nutrition and dietary interventions
go.nature.com/4oODWqv
go.nature.com/4oODWqv
Moss and lichen hanging out and chilling on the same rock (I like to think micro organisms have tea parties) 🌱🟢🍄📸
January 11, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Moss and lichen hanging out and chilling on the same rock (I like to think micro organisms have tea parties) 🌱🟢🍄📸
You can add the tang of sourdough to any bread by cultivating micro-organisms directly on the knife
I never wash our bread knife – and I won’t let the internet shame me into changing my ways | Emma Beddington
I never wash our bread knife – and I won’t let the internet shame me into changing my ways | Emma Beddington
Apparently the mostly British habit of not cleaning your bread knife after use is ‘gross’ and unhygienic. If that’s true, then call me disgusting, writes Emma Beddington
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
You can add the tang of sourdough to any bread by cultivating micro-organisms directly on the knife
Long thought to be sterile, our brains are now believed to harbour all sorts of micro-organisms, from bacteria to fungi.
How big a part do they play in Alzheimer’s and similar diseases?
🧪🧠🦠 #neuroskyence
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
How big a part do they play in Alzheimer’s and similar diseases?
🧪🧠🦠 #neuroskyence
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The brain microbiome: could understanding it help prevent dementia?
Long thought to be sterile, our brains are now believed to harbour all sorts of micro-organisms, from bacteria to fungi. How big a part do they play in Alzheimer’s and similar diseases?
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Long thought to be sterile, our brains are now believed to harbour all sorts of micro-organisms, from bacteria to fungi.
How big a part do they play in Alzheimer’s and similar diseases?
🧪🧠🦠 #neuroskyence
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
How big a part do they play in Alzheimer’s and similar diseases?
🧪🧠🦠 #neuroskyence
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Stromatolites are fossil evidence of some of the earliest forms of life on earth, and some can be up to 3.45 billion years old! Stromatolites are formed when blankets of photosynthetic single-celled micro-organisms "cement" surrounding sediment in slowly growing layers.
August 14, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Stromatolites are fossil evidence of some of the earliest forms of life on earth, and some can be up to 3.45 billion years old! Stromatolites are formed when blankets of photosynthetic single-celled micro-organisms "cement" surrounding sediment in slowly growing layers.
@harrobouwmeester.bsky.social at #PMS2025
Plants actively recruit beneficial micro-organisms. Discovery of new metabolite signaling relationships between plants and their microbiome
Plants actively recruit beneficial micro-organisms. Discovery of new metabolite signaling relationships between plants and their microbiome
November 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
@harrobouwmeester.bsky.social at #PMS2025
Plants actively recruit beneficial micro-organisms. Discovery of new metabolite signaling relationships between plants and their microbiome
Plants actively recruit beneficial micro-organisms. Discovery of new metabolite signaling relationships between plants and their microbiome
This is the best thing. This is art. Please I beg of you micro people into nano size please depict germs and other micro organisms!
May 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This is the best thing. This is art. Please I beg of you micro people into nano size please depict germs and other micro organisms!
Seamus Blackley collects micro-organisms outside Microsoft's Xbox campus to make sourdough bread, and the bread comes out with the Xbox logo. A thread: 🧵😮👍
Recently I had the amazing- and yet very bizarre- experience of going to Xbox HQ as a visitor. I had been invited by Asha, who is very cool it turns out, to have a hike and hang out a bit. I’ll probably talk more about that another time.
But first let’s talk about microorganisms.
But first let’s talk about microorganisms.
May 4, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Seamus Blackley collects micro-organisms outside Microsoft's Xbox campus to make sourdough bread, and the bread comes out with the Xbox logo. A thread: 🧵😮👍
Nature research paper: Gut micro-organisms associated with health, nutrition and dietary interventions
go.nature.com/4a6NYQd
go.nature.com/4a6NYQd
Gut micro-organisms associated with health, nutrition and dietary interventions - Nature
Comprehensive large-scale studies of multi-national populations identified microbiome species consistently associated with favourable and unfavourable health markers, informing future studies of the human gut microbiome and its association with diet and cardiometabolic conditions.
go.nature.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Nature research paper: Gut micro-organisms associated with health, nutrition and dietary interventions
go.nature.com/4a6NYQd
go.nature.com/4a6NYQd
Sucking your own thumb to fall asleep:
Pathetic
Weird
Unhygienic
Sucking someone else's thumb to fall asleep:
Classy
Adorable
Promotes a Healthy Gut Biome via the Exchange of Micro-Organisms
Pathetic
Weird
Unhygienic
Sucking someone else's thumb to fall asleep:
Classy
Adorable
Promotes a Healthy Gut Biome via the Exchange of Micro-Organisms
May 10, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Sucking your own thumb to fall asleep:
Pathetic
Weird
Unhygienic
Sucking someone else's thumb to fall asleep:
Classy
Adorable
Promotes a Healthy Gut Biome via the Exchange of Micro-Organisms
Pathetic
Weird
Unhygienic
Sucking someone else's thumb to fall asleep:
Classy
Adorable
Promotes a Healthy Gut Biome via the Exchange of Micro-Organisms