Kiki

Political Organizer • former 911 Dispatcher • All views expressed are my own. I speak for myself and nobody else.

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

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[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A 10 year old child’s experiment demonstrated that memories can be inherited across generations.

The story started when Jo Nagai, a second grader from Kobe, Japan, observed that swallowtail butterflies he had raised by hand appeared to recognize him, whereas wild butterflies would flee.

Motivated to uncover a scientific explanation, he contacted Georgetown University entomologist Dr. Martha Weiss, who had previously shown that moths retain memories despite the extensive cellular reorganization during metamorphosis.

Encouraged by her research, Jo suggested conducting a similar study with butterflies. This led to a remarkable international collaboration. Using a simple setup created at home, Jo conditioned caterpillars to link a gentle vibration with the smell of lavender.

Remarkably, after their brains were entirely reconstructed inside the chrysalis, 70 percent of the adult butterflies still avoided the lavender scent, demonstrating that their memories had endured the transformation.

The most surprising result emerged when Jo bred these conditioned insects. Neither the offspring nor the grandchildren had ever encountered the vibration, yet both generations displayed an instinctive aversion to the lavender scent.

At the age of ten, Jo compiled his groundbreaking observations into a 33 page paper and presented them alongside Dr. Weiss at the International Congress of Entomology in Kobe. This discovery of transgenerational memory challenges conventional views of genetics and inheritance while illustrating how a child’s curiosity can push the frontiers of scientific understanding.

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

While all strobe lights flash, not all flashing lights are strobe lights.

Did these meet the definition of strobe lighting? I don't know. Because I'm not a dang lighting specialist.

[Sydney Kashiwagi @SydneyKashiwagi]

Leaving Rochester, I found the remaining Klobuchar glow sticks that caused controversy on the 1st night of the DFL convention. Delegates voted to not allow them over concerns they were strobe lights and could trigger seizures for those in attendance with epilepsy

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

Dan T-C pulled a Kay Lewis.

I have never been more proud.

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

The hilarity of watching a bunch of established activists pretend like they are outsiders (when they have all held positions in the Party for YEARS) is wild.

Just saying.

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

Fuck my sinuses.

I'm not suppose to feel empty caverns. SO WHY DO YOU HURT SO DANG BAD?!

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

I use to be an early adopter of tech. I embraced it. I loved it. I had a "smart" phone long before the iPhone came out.

Today? I spent time cursing out my computer because all of these damn "productivity" apps are pissing me off.

I guess I am officially old now. 😞

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

@BrianaRoseLee "THIS is the bad place!"

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

@BritCulp @NickKruse_ It wasn't a threat at all.

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

@MoundsViewMayor Hey @Timberwolves Is this an approved use of your logo???

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

@55Problemz @MandaLHuber I can't tell who you are insulting here, T
the people in the biz or the fans.
Either way, you underestimate both.

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

Don't @ me. It was a special time in music, okay?
I want to go back.

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

You know what the world needs?

Mystikal shouting "THE NINJA* RIGHT CHEA!" at everybody.

I bet a lot of people would stop acting silly if a black man was screaming "DANGA! GET ON THE FLO!" in their face.

DANGA!!!!
#hiphop #mystikal #2000s

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

@M_Nikki_dUrso @DanEngy Ann is doing just fine, thank you very much.

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

@daTruthTeller0 Yes, person I do not know. I would have said that if he were neon green and purple striped.

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

CBRC revoking Fateh's endorsement has nothing to do with the Fateh campaign or Fateh himself.

They didn't do anything wrong. They just got caught up in the muck.

Period.

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

If this ever happens to you, just go into your local branch and talk to them. This happened to me once YEARS ago and they reversed ALL of the overdrafts.

You can't get what you don't ask for. A lot of banks have policies to help with this if it's a RARE occurrence.

[9mmSMG @9mmsmg]

The single most radicalizing moment of my life happened when I was 21. I was living paycheck to paycheck at the time and BARELY scraping by. It was payday, and I went to use my debt card to buy groceries, and it was rejected. I knew the direct deposit was in and I was confused. My account was almost empty. I went to the bank to figure out what happened and nearly lost my mind. I was hit with dozens of 30 dollar overdraft fees. The bank intentionally put through large charges FIRST despite the large charges being charged after. They held back the lower micro purchase charges, and then once my account was zeroed out, they put through a string of small charges, charging me 30 dollars for each one. I paid over 30 dollars for a tin of altoids, I paid 35 dollars for five dollars in gas. Had they posted the charges correctly, I would have just been rejected. I was young and dumb and barely scraping by, but my balance at the ATM kept saying there were funds available. They hit me with so many overdraft fees that it took me months to get back on even footing.

I still think about it today, and I'm filled with rage. They still pull this nonsense today on the young and poor. So yes, I'm harsh and critical towards our banking system. I want them all in prison.

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

Ho-ly shirtballs...
12 days remaining!

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

Thanks to the brilliant Ninja SLUSHi, I can now make boozy Dole Whips from the comfort of my home.

Single handedly the best gift I have ever received... other than, you know, life.

[Kiki @Kay4N6]

I'm just trying to go into this convention knowing NOTHING. I don't want to know the drama. It's irrelevant. Rules are rules. I follow what's written.

But every time I open this bloody app, drama content seeps into my feed.
My keyword blocking doesn't seem to be working...