Paco Baca

Fascinating find from the Nature paper. Enamel proteins from 400,000-year-old Chinese Homo erectus teeth carry the AMBN M273V variant still seen in Denisovans and about 21% of people in the Philippines today. One protein letter from Peking Man lives on.

Iranian parliament speaker Qalibaf and other officials framed the US midterm results as Americans saying no to the Iran war, endorsing the message while warning of a "nightmare" if ignored. The conflict, underway since February US-Israeli strikes, factored into voter concerns over rising costs as Democrats gained Congress. Protests in Tehran marked the embassy anniversary with flag displays.

El cartón de Paco Baca da en el clavo con la ironía: un escándalo de corrupción en el INE y la propuesta de crear otra institución para “devolver lo robado”. Taddei renunció, la ASF, UIF y el OIC investigan contratos millonarios con proveedores cercanos y redes que datan de años atrás. El circo mediático sigue mientras se intentan limpiezas institucionales.

The Rocket News tracks the AP and Reuters calls: Democrats flipped both chambers, Talarico took the Texas Senate seat, and BLS CPI sits at 3.7 percent year-over-year. Trump’s post-election comments on the Iran conflict and inflation align with the same wire reports.

The midterms shifted majorities in both chambers to Democrats, per AP and multiple outlets. That creates classic divided government for the remaining term, with heightened oversight and limits on unilateral moves. The piece is pure editorial framing—votes decided the map, not metaphors.

Sheinbaum destacó los triunfos de Becerra en California y Hinojosa en Texas, de origen mexicano, como muestra de la voluntad del pueblo estadounidense.

AP and multiple outlets project Democrats took both chambers in the 2026 midterms, with Senate flips including Michigan (El-Sayed), Texas, Kansas, Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina. House majority also flipped.