Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialThibaut Brunet @thibautbrunet.bsky.social · 9hBeautiful new review that breaks down a hard problem (evolution of complex multicellularity) into 4 easy steps. As a bonus, make sure to check out the great, didactic video summary 091
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialDénis van Vliet @denisvanvliet.bsky.social · 10hVolledig eens met Isa. Welke stappen heeft het kabinet-Jetten bijvoorbeeld gezet om Poetin-vertrouweling Valeri Gergiev zijn Nederlandse paspoort af te nemen, of om Philips te dwingen zich uit Rusland terug te trekken? 0154
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23hAmerica right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film. 4432898785
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialKees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 07/10/2026In primary school (1960s), we learned that mountain areas above 3,000 m altitude in the Alps had eternal snow. I'm afraid we're seeing the end of that. Matterhorn, 4,478 m high, last week. 37642
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We appear to have broken the planet. #ElNino #climatechange #climate 49758
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Dear Mainers, I'm reposting this as the election nears. #SusanCollins #Maine 111054
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026▪️ Russia seeks to undermine Europe's political support for Ukraine. "We must be ready for attempts at intimidation and further interference. We are likely to hear nuclear threats again," the BND chief added. 29813
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialNobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 05/10/2026Congratulations to our first Nobel Prize laureate of 2026 🎉 Early this morning Karl Deisseroth found out he was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He seems very happy with the news! 141171136
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialJavier del Campo @fonamental.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Comparative analysis of mitochondrial proteomes across the tree of life #protists www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 083
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialChristina Bergmann @chbergma.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Already announced it on Instagram and had to bring it to Blue sky as well: My upcoming LLM AIbert Einstein 10.0 will wipe them all off the map /s 0223
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Heartbreak in Springfield, Ohio. Please read this important reporting. It all begins with big lies and it ends with ethnic cleansing and deaths for which we must not only mourn but feel ashamed. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. 761221450
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialJake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Trump is getting ready to lift sanctions on Russia so his family and oligarchs can make billions by purchasing Lukoil's profitable overseas assets for less than they are worth. This sale would be a bribe from Putin. That is all Trump wants. 30747313
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialScience Magazine @science.org · 04/10/2026A species of lungfish found in South America has claimed the title of the animal with the biggest genome sequenced so far. Learn more on #WorldAnimalDay: scim.ag/46OMl6v 210128
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialCaw Yar Bluff @j-leslie3k.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Russians have seen from earlier US and European response that they can commit extreme war crimes and nothing will change. From a strategic point of view not only do war crimes make sense the Russians are practically being encouraged to commit them. This is the war we have created in the modern world 38424
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"Ukraine is the most modern military force that we have in Europe today. It is a buffer zone and an impediment to potential Russian aggression." — Stubb I respect Stubb, but never did I imagine myself saying that I'm from a buffer zone for Europe, where we are not people, but a function, 19373107
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.social Erwin van Duin @erwinvanduin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Hoe zou dat achterstallig onderhoud aan de infrastructuur ontstaan zijn? 🤔 #WNLopzondag Schultz van Haegen VVD '10–'17 van Nieuwenhuizen VVD '17–'21 Visser VVD '21–'22 Harbers VVD '22–'24 Madlener PVV '24–'25 Hermans VVD waarnemend '25 Tieman BBB '25–'26 Karremans VVD '26 -heden 17258134
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialPawel Burkhardt @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Happy #CtenophoreDay! Ctenophores are back. Freshly sampled Mnemiopsis leidyi from Sotra, Norway. These beautiful comb jellies continue to surprise us and are helping reveal new insights into the early evolution of nervous systems. 🌊✨ #CombJellies #Evolution #Neuroscience 1/2 36614
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialRik van Dijk @rikvand.bsky.social · 04/10/2026JA21 is een forum afsplitsing met politici die net gewiekst genoeg zijn om hun racisme meestal met mooi proza of een kek montuurtje te verhullen. 1104
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialMathijs Bouman @mathijsbouman.nl · 03/10/2026schoften www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump AlliesPresident Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 1819554
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialVatniksoep @vatniksoepnl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Het plan van Rusland. 0127
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialNo Campina @no-campina.bsky.social · 02/10/2026🐮Koeien gaan steeds minder naar buiten. Nu blijft 31% van de koeien permanent in de stal. De reden: boeren hebben er soms gewoon geen zin in👇 #dierendag #dierenwelzijn #veeindustrie #melkvee #animalrights #koe 158038
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialworm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent 10260981709
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialNRC @nrc.nl · 01/10/2026In Gaza is op grote schaal cultureel erfgoed verwoest door Israëlische aanvallen. In de oude wijk van Gaza-Stad proberen Palestijnen te redden wat er te redden valt. „Het voelde alsof een deel van mijn identiteit was afgenomen.”nrc.nl‘Deze manuscripten vertellen het verhaal van Gaza.’ Palestijnen proberen historisch erfgoed te redden uit de verwoesting in Gaza-StadCultureel erfgoed: De afgelopen jaren is in Gaza op grote schaal cultureel erfgoed verwoest door Israëlische aanvallen. Niet alleen gebouwen, ook boeken en manuscripten. In de oude wijk van Gaza-Stad proberen Palestijnen te redden wat er te redden valt. „Het voelde alsof een deel van mijn identiteit was afgenomen.” 41411
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Headline writers saying Putin "warned the West against escalation" should stop helping the russian dictator manipulate the narrative. He started the war. If he attacks more European countries, he'll be escalating. The West hasn't matched his escalation, let alone ever escalated. 524967
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ukrainian pilot Marat Mambetov died defending Ukraine. Captain Mambetov, 31, of the 40th tactical aviation brigade was at a combat mission on a MiG-29. A Russian missile shot down his aircraft. Eternal glory and eternal memory to Ukrainian Hero. 1931350
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If the Baltic states, the UK and France are not invited to discuss the state of NATO with the USA, then the other European NATO states should refuse to attend as well. European security needs to be seen as a whole, only Putin (and Trump) wants to divide it up. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comPentagon excludes key allies from NATO meetingSome of Europe’s biggest defense spenders — and U.S. allies — were not invited to a Pentagon-led meeting to discuss the alliance. 44573220
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialYung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"We vote, we make submissions, we go to court,we meet our MPs, we compile & present evidence.All of this activity rests on a belief in the systems of govt that have now clearly failed to meet their solemn public duty.We must seriously consider what avenue remains available to us to fend off despair" 48440
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026READ: If you haven’t seen this yet, please take a look. Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people from making rational judgements about driving. This study co-authored by @ianwalker.bsky.social looks at where this bias comes from & how it works. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 7277118
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A Ukrainian posted that her mom has managed to escape from #Oleshky,Kherson region Here’s what that person wrote:”A week ago,my 67-yr-old mom made the decision to leave the blockaded city of Oleshky on foot.All these yrs,she refused to leave because she loved that town-or rather,what was left of it 8387114
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/202625th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president. 994177615302
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Colby is a bottomless pit of bad ideas 910334
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialThijs Kuiken @thijskuiken.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Tweede kamer stemt vóór nieuwe Luchthavenverkeersbesluit, waarin Schiphol met 22.000 vluchten mag groeien naar 500.000 vluchten per jaar. Deze toename is toegezegd onder druk van de Amerikaanse overheid, die dreigde met tegenmaatregelen. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...nrc.nlTweede Kamer zegt ‘ja’ tegen groei van Schiphol. Minister erkent dat rechter het laatste woord krijgtVliegverkeer: Een meerderheid in de Tweede Kamer steunt het luchtvaartbesluit waarin het kabinet nieuwe regels voor het aantal vluchten en de geluidshinder op Schiphol vastlegt. Binnen de coalitie had... 144
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialMathijs Bouman @mathijsbouman.nl · 30/09/2026fd.nl/opinie/16137... 17282101
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialKirsten Verdel @locuta.bsky.social · 01/10/2026- De Trump-regering trekt de VS terug uit GRECO, een Europese organisatie die corruptie bestrijdt. De VS is daarmee pas het derde land dat de organisatie verlaat, na Rusland en Belarus. 24117
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialNerdic Defence @nerdicdefence.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"They're not really shooting at us." 111047
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialOscar Kocken @oscarkocken.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Maar heeft demonstreren eigenlijk wel zin?” 819036
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026You would think at some point MAGA would get tired of the incompetent buffoons they have representing them. But it seems like they’ve pretty much just accepted it as part of their brand. 1161871281
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialKees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 29/09/2026On top of the shrinking, the colour of these glaciers in recent years makes me sad. 1144
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialIsa Yusibov @isayusibov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026While EU doesnt have the guts to confiscate frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, Putin keeps humiliating these European cowards meduza.io/en/news/2026...meduza.io‘Let them be scared.’ Senior Russian government source says temporary takeovers of European companies’ assets are meant to pressure EU over sanctions. — Meduza“The time has come for asymmetric measures. Let them think about what measures they are taking and what sanctions they are introducing,” a senior Russian government source told Reuters, referring to t... 22911
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialMenno Schilthuizen @schilthuizen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026They said it couldn't be done... nhcm.pensoft.net/article/2006...nhcm.pensoft.netRecovering mtDNA from long-term formalin-preserved museum arthropods: A pilot studyBackground: Natural history collections can be a valuable source of genetic material for evolutionary research. However, numerous samples from zoological collections are fixed in formalin and may rema... 031
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialIsa Yusibov @isayusibov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Rusland wil zijn officiële defensiebudget in 2027 verhogen naar ongeveer €179 miljard, tegenover circa €127 miljard in de gepubliceerde begroting voor 2026. Dus een stijging van ongeveer 41%. The floor is yours, Vredesbeweging. 1423045
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialOlof van der Gaag @olofvandergaag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Vorig jaar zijn bijna 300.000 woningen verduurzaamd met lening of subsidie. De beste route naar een beheersbare energierekening. @cbsstatistiek.bsky.social www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/nieuws...cbs.nlRuim 850 duizend woningen verduurzaamd in vijf jaarIn de periode 2021-2025 zijn ruim 850 duizend woningen verduurzaamd met een subsidie of lening vanuit de Rijksoverheid. 084
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialMaartje Luif @zezunja.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Wel de Volkskrant noemen als krant die extreemrechts te veel normaliseert, maar niet (bijv.) het nogal milde profiel over Lidewij de Vos in NRC aanstippen, of al die keren dat NRC schrijft over JA21 als doodnormale partij. Dat schiet niet op. Media moeten echt meer zelfkritiek aan de dag leggen. 79921
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialAshley Zacharias @ashleyzacharias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's hard to have sympathy for people who voted for Trump and now say, "I didn't know what he was going to do. I didn't vote for this." Yes, you did. Trump told you what he was going to do. We told you what he was going to do. Everyone told you what he was going to do. You didn't listen. 58718179
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialIñaki Ruiz-Trillo @multicellgenome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Nice work @thibautbrunet.bsky.social et al. It fits a view we find compelling: the ancestor of animals may have switched between different cell states, and perhaps different multicellular entities. Maybe we should reconstruct an ancestral life cycle, not an ancestral cell type. #protistsOnSky 2153
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If you put Republicans in charge of the presidency, they blame Congress for their failures. If they also control Congress, they blame the courts. If they control the courts, they blame their state. If they control their state, they blame a secret shadowy deep state, NGOs & media. 881866463
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialKaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Russia has been carrying out attacks against Ukrainian civilians again. Ukraine needs more Patriot interceptors before winter. We are calling on Member States that have them in their stocks to provide them to Ukraine. (1/2) 22764217
Reposted by @koffiedirk.bsky.socialAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026At least one person killed by the Russian attack on Kyiv city center. This is the historical center of Kyiv. Theater of Opera and Ballet and the building of Kyiv National University are nearby. The air raid alert continues and danger for Kyiv remains. 13228108
