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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 5h

Doesn’t matter That they don’t read the syllabus. I always started my lecture with a reminder of upcoming quizzes, exams, assignments and holidays and I still had students show up on exam day, apparently unaware it was an exam day.

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 5h

They aren’t native to the West Coast, they were brought across the country by “settlers.” But they’re firmly established and here to stay.

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 7h

Thank you for mentioning this. I've been cringing a bit at everyone giving advice on how to grow them.

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 7h

Please don't. What hasn't been mentioned are their unique soil needs and the fact that a large percentage of those for sale have been poached from the wild.

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 7h

yep. Learning is my "self love language"

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 7h

I hear experienced faculty banging their heads against the wall.

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 10h

I have winter world so SW will complete my set 😀

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 10h

Yeah, I’ve heard some strange ideas from otherwise intelligent, highly educated people. Admittedly it’s getting harder to find accurate sources of information. I know I’ve fallen for a few at first glance.

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 10h

Good news!

Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 11h

🐟 This month we’re celebrating National Seafood Month with a recovery success story–Pacific bluefin tuna is making a comeback! Historically, this iconic species suffered from overfishing but has made a dramatic turnaround thanks to global cooperation among countries around the Pacific.

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 10h

If it’s still available I’ll take summer world.

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 10h

It's closet cleanout time! I'm selling off all my one-off shirts for just $10 each. These are one-of-a-kind upcycled shirts, vinyls, and test designs. If you see one you like, grab it now--last time they went fast!

Proceeds will help me rebuild from the Eaton Fire.

www.etsy.com/listing/4384...

An assortment of shirts with phoenixes and Altadena heart motifs

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 1d

Noooooooooooooooooo

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 1d

Damn administration jumping on the latest fad, once again. It’s going to be the next big thing. Just like MOOCs, just like Flipping the Classroom, and probably others that I missed or ignored.

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 1d

Sooocute!

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 1d

Now this is how religious leaders should preach.

Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 1d

The moral of the story? Don’t fuck with ostriches. 3/2

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 1d

On the right is an account of a lioness with mostly grown cubs who went after a pair of ostrich with young. The male ostrich took the chicks away and the “teenage“ lions attacked the female. She killed both of them by kicking them and then the mother lioness killed the ostrich hen. 2/2

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 1d

No Alt Text but a cool story. To summarize on the left is a discussion of lions predating on ostrich. It concludes that lions can take down ostriches when they are alone with their heads down but not groups or single ostrich with their head up. 1/2

Ausarchosaur @ausarchosaur.bsky.social · 1d

GOATed bird

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 2d

Awesome news

Xander Sable @wellmanneredxs.bsky.social · 2d

Spectacularly #GoodGreenNews : Suriname leading the world in protecting 90% of its forests, forging ahead with a prosperous forest- and biodiversity-centred economy, while working towards recognising ancestral lands of Indigenous and Tribal peoples. International coalition provides valuable support.

International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 2d

Suriname steps up and wants to protect 90% of its #forests reports the @rainforetrust.bsky.social 🌍

#30x30 #Rewilding #HalfEarth #TropicalForests

www.rainforesttrust.org/our-impact/r...

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 2d

Rodeo drive

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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social · 2d

Like rivers & lakes full of fish? Then you need rivers & lakes full of insects!
On this #BugBanterPodcast we'll dive underwater to meet freshwater insects, & discover the conservation work they need!
Audio & transcript 📻 xerces.org/bug-banter/s...
Video w/ captions 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=22sh...

The Salmonfly Project: Anglers, Insect Conservation, and the Future of Freshwater Streams | Bug Banter Podcast

Insects play a critical role in rivers, lakes, and streams, acting as a vital food source for many animals and maintaining the health of these freshwater ecosystems. A few of these insects include: ma...

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 2d

Cheaper than hiring someone with a PhD

Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 2d

Awesome! Good for you! 🎉🎉🎉

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 2d

doomscroll break

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing video. Worth the watch.

Germán Bonilla-Rosso @germusthermophilus.bsky.social · 3d

🔬🦠🧫🧪 #MicroSky
This is the most fantatic video I've ever seen: a Tardigrade strolling on a Volvox by Penny Fenton #NikonSmallWorld #DarkField
www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/20...

A tardigrade moving around a volvox algae colony | 2025 Small World in Motion Competition

Penny Fenton - A tardigrade moving around a volvox algae colony

www.nikonsmallworld.com