MannhatAnts taking over NY. An invasive European ant species (Lasiu emarginatus) is taking over and starting to displace native ant species. By the way, if you happen to view to video on this story, insects have what has been termed "swarm intelligence" and is similar to decisions that are made by a crowd. (1/2). #science #insects #invasivespecies https://www.cbsnews.com/news/manhattants-invasive-species-ants-nyc-researchers/

Scientists have developed a “holy grail” insulin that responds to changing blood sugar levels in real-time and could revolutionise treatment for millions of people with type 1 diabetes worldwide. #health #insulin #diabetes https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/11/scientists-hail-smart-insulin-responds-changing-blood-sugar-levels-real-time-diabetes

Being at the right place at the right time: In October 2009 a botanist driving along a busy San Francisco freeway spotted something growing in a traffic island surrounded by ramps near the Golden Gate Bridge. It turns out it was the long-lost Franciscan manzanita, last seen more than 60 years earlier. Excellent story on how rare plants are being saved and hopefully be brought back from scarcity. #science #nature #plants https://therevelator.org/manzanitas/

#StarWars Skeleton Crew trailer. On Disney+ December 3. Oh, some will reference Steven Spielberg's The Goonies, https://youtu.be/a6voXgBlmpk

Science testing astrologer's ability to able to correctly choose a person's chart at a rate well above random guessing. Excellent Twitter thread on test and results from Spencer Greenberg: https://x.com/SpencrGreenberg/status/1822663687145972105

Excellent summary on DonOld's psychopathy. #TFG #psychiatry #psychology https://drvincentgreenwood-89455.medium.com/the-science-behind-donald-trumps-dangerous-personality-disorder-49b3f8e416de

This GOP hack by Iran (supposedly) is dubious or better yet, there are suspicious people involved:
1. Politico is owned by German billionaire Axel Springer who is right wing leaning and asked executives to pray for Trump's reelection
2. Hacked documents purportedly given to Politico by a person named Robert
3. Axel Springer has done business with Peter Thiel's Palantir #politics #disinformation

Made a variation of Potaje de Garbanzos for today's lunch. Added Italian squash and carrots. This Spanish soup has chorizo which gives it its reddish hue. #CoSofood #FoodPorn #foodpron

#Innewsoftheabsurd Komodo dragons are notorious for their lethal bites and now science has made them even more ferocious. Komodo dragon teeth apparently have iron capping the edges and tips which makes their bites slice more easily as they kill their prey. Sheesh... #Nature #science https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440993-komodo-dragons-have-teeth-capped-with-a-layer-of-iron/

TFG and his staff continue to use songs in their rallies that are not cleared for use by artists. I think all of them have demanded that they stop using their songs. #cosomusic #music TFG #politcs

Beavers were hunted for their furs and their populations were decimated in many areas of the US. Their decline greatly affected entire ecosystems. Man greatly underestimated their contribution to the health of Earth. NASA has taken a keen interest on these contributions and is keeping track from above. One example is a beaver dam that is 2x the size of Hoover Dam. #Nature #science https://youtu.be/w4FB9Omjn94

Dr. Cintas has a Twitter thread explaining how you can create life-like AI generated images using the new Flux image generator plus realism LoRA. #AI https://x.com/dr_cintas/status/1822302011833938171

50 Years ago a Republican US President resigned from office. #history #politcs

#Ukraine coordinated attack on Kursk on the field and digital world displayed Russia's ineptitude in defending itself. #Russia #Ukraine #DDOS https://therecord.media/kursk-military-offensive-ddos-russia-ukraine

Remember how TFG stated that Willie Brown told him bad things about Kamala and that they were both flying on a helicopter that went down? Willie Brown denies it ever happened. "The New York Times reported Thursday night that Trump was on a helicopter flight not with Willie Brown but with former California Gov. Jerry Brown and Gov. Gavin Newsom." Them Browns all look alike apparently. #TFG #dementia #DonOld https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/donald-trump-willie-brown-helicopter-19629432.php