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Hello! Entomologist and crustacean biologist from Florida, USA! Also art and game development. AuDHD. has anyone seen my phone

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · Aug 18

HUGE thank you to everyone who helped spread the word about iDigBio's new unnecessary chatbot, or who participated in the information webinar (even though they locked the chat, so there wasn't much we could do). I really do appreciate everything, sincerely.

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 5h

I'm in north central, that's a little far for me, but honestly I might still go if I can't find it closer. It's such a cool plant just to have, and I think it would love my horrible sand pit yard

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 5h

*I* want this plant because the weird smell reminds me of living in Sebring and because it naturally limits weed growth. Y'know, because of the poison.

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 5h

It also smells kind of like sweat, so I can't recommend putting it in your incense or whatever. In addition to the poison thing

Ceratiola is a green shrub which looks slightly like culinary rosemary, but is not edible

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 5h

I can't find any nurseries selling Ceratiola plants but I found some bizarre woo-woo Healing Energies website that sells a tincture and says its Essence can solve disagreements between parents and stepchildren. It's completely poisonous btw, please do not actually put poison bush essence on anyone

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 7h

I need to think about something that isn't awful. Does anyone want to make an Ecco-The-Dolphin-like? I have some ideas

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 18h

you would think "dead bug organizer" would not provide one with many opportunities or influences to break the law. and yet!

mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 18h

they forgot to lie over here! we're not even important enough to get our own propaganda...

USDA Web Soil Survey does not have anti-democrat propaganda, probably because the trumpies either don't know it exists or don't think anyone uses it

mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 18h

I assume it's because they think there are a lot of trump-aligned farmers trying to use USDA websites to get credits or whatever that they can easily swindle with this crap. If you actually go into the applications, there's no warning, because I doubt they know there are applications lol

mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 18h

oh, fuck you

"Mission-critical activities of HHS will continue during the Democrat-led government shutdown. Please use this site as a resource as the Trump Administration works to reopen the government for the American people."

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 18h

it's not even consistent, like aside from the fact that "shutdown" is a noun and not a verb, the NRCS WSS (web soil survey) doesn't have the warning because whichever trumpite they had change all the websites probably doesn't even know it exists

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 18h

can you all shut up for one second so I can find the ESD catalog

US Forest Service page says "The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government. This government website will be updated periodically during the funding lapse for mission critical functions. President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people."

US NRCS page says "The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government. This government website will be updated periodically during the funding lapse for mission critical functions. President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people."

US FSIS page says "The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government. This government website will be updated periodically during the funding lapse for mission critical functions. President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people."

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 19h

I feel like universities should maybe have some kind of Actively Living Under Fascism clause that lets me take courses as pass/fail. There's state propaganda all over the websites I literally need to use for courses now, and I'd really rather not get immediately angry every time I have to find a PDF

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 19h

they're restricted to just a few counties, and vulnerable to habitat destruction and poaching

mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 19h

as long as I have the means to not immediately become homeless upon losing a job, I think I have no choice but to throw myself into the gears over and over

mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 22h

quote from my boss at the government: "The law and what we do are two different things."

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 22h

there must be something that can be done about total nonsense like this? did the government not force everyone to violate the hatch act already?

(I honestly don't know. We never talked about what was illegal when I worked for the government, people just did whatever)

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 22h

it's not very comforting for me anymore to hear that so-and-so quietly hates what is happening. you have to loudly hate what is happening, and sometimes manually oppose what is happening, or it's all sausage.

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 22h

not to pick on the ten remaining USDA soil scientists or anything, this goes for everybody

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 22h

"the actual scientists probably did not want to do this, some non-science admin person is forcing them to spread propaganda"

okay, but, the propaganda is up there now. you're either working for the Ministry of Truth or you're not, yes?

mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 1d

"moss, why don't you consider working for USDA / FWS / some other US government scientific body?

look, I just don't think I would last very long

"Due to the Radical Left Democrat shutdown, this government website will not be updated during the funding lapse. President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people." This is a webpage on Soil Taxonomy

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sure lots of people at my past job are furious right now, too, but feelings alone don't accomplish anything.

mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 1d

department of agriculture was run by christo-fascists who all went to the same church or whatever, I don't have high hopes

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 1d

something something sometimes you have to keep your mouth shut instead of doing the right thing, and I would rather die

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 1d

"moss, why don't you consider working for USDA / FWS / some other US government scientific body?

look, I just don't think I would last very long

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 1d

they are very good, taste similar to P edulis but the outside stays green

Passiflora incarnata fruit cut in half, with yellowish edible pulp and black seeds

mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 1d

I have friends who overwinter their pet tortoises in the fridge and it's apparently comically easy

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