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asia murphy phd (river to the sea)
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all you need to know is in the bio, im here to harsh the vibe, i like snakes & bees
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and, last but not least, MAYA PHILIPP will study the diet of humpback whales 🐋 using stable isotopes, advancing our understanding of marine mammal foraging behavior & contributing to the emerging use of stable isotope-based diet analysis in marine systems.
December 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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JENNIFER WHITE will use Raman Spectroscopy to identify microplastics in Florida’s stormwater systems & trace how pollutants move into bat populations, helping to establish bats as bioindicators & producing empirical data linking stormwater infrastructure to wildlife exposure to contaminants.
December 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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IZABELLE JAQUET will develop & refine a region-specific methodology for determining bat sex from guano as part of the Illinois Natural History Survey. Her work will unlock answers to key questions about cave community dynamics, artificial roost usage, & the identification of maternal roosts.
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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DESIREÉ OUTTEN-BERRÍOS will replace 2 ultrasonic recorders used in detecting bat/lemur/small mammal calls in forests in Madagascar & North Carolina, helping them understand how wildlife uses reforested & managed habitats & contributing to their dissertation & future in biodiversity conservation.
December 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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2025 WINNERS OF THE BLACK & INDIGENOUS SCHOLAR AWARD 🥳

ALANNAH GRANT will purchase a telemetry set & conduct research/outreach about urban Eastern gray squirrel ecophysiology & adaptations. The set will be lent to other systemically minoritized communities to assist in diversifying urban ecology.
December 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Since 2022, #BlackMammalogistsWeek has partnered with ASM to support Black & Indigenous folks interested in mammals, made possible solely from the generosity of private donor-created funds. No membership dues or conference registration fees are used. Our sincere gratitude to the gifts of many.
December 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
gated community bullshit
July 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
really easy to figure this out:

someone is asking you for money on the street. they could be about to go spend it on drugs or they could use it to feed their kids. you cannot ask them what they're going to do with it.

do you give them the money.

my answer is yes. yours might differ. whatever
I really appreciate the legwork that went into this article. Absolutely, there are real Gazans who really exist, who are just trying to protect their families. (Also, I remember your blog from way back. ❤️)

There is a "however" coming, but I hope a constructive one.
July 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Had fun making these recently. No AI. If you like anything here and need a cover designed for your next novel or anything else, please consider reaching out!

www.rtwrites.com/design-help/

#writingcommunity
May 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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there's like, nothing by South Africans on here and it's real lonely

and we're not even in a war-zone or a disaster area that requires community awareness, or anything
the absolute dearth of qts mentioning that certain global topics--Palestine, Congo, Sudan, etc.--are underrepresented here compared to twitter is sorta

indicative of how america-centered this app is

yall have somehow turned which website/app you log into to microblog into a culture war
I realize posting this here is preaching to the choir. But after the Grok White Genocide thing & Ye essentially launching an exclusive Neo Nazi single on the platform... I felt motivated to write about X and how bizarre it is that so many people (news outlets, celebrities, politicians) use it
May 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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the absolute dearth of qts mentioning that certain global topics--Palestine, Congo, Sudan, etc.--are underrepresented here compared to twitter is sorta

indicative of how america-centered this app is

yall have somehow turned which website/app you log into to microblog into a culture war
I realize posting this here is preaching to the choir. But after the Grok White Genocide thing & Ye essentially launching an exclusive Neo Nazi single on the platform... I felt motivated to write about X and how bizarre it is that so many people (news outlets, celebrities, politicians) use it
What Are People Still Doing on X?
Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bar turned into a Nazi hangout
www.theatlantic.com
May 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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like yall dont even have the people here to tell you the important shit you missing because they missing

you're in the social media equivalent of the unknown unknowns category
May 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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I keep feeling puzzled by the dissonance of people 'fighting Nazis' by creating a small echo chamber of mostly white voices, but I think that's the reason

they haven't even noticed the lack of diversity on here, that much of the world is simply missing

bsky.app/profile/calm...
Musk is vile, racist, and manipulates X — which I've largely stopped using myself

but most of the accounts and conversations from Africa and India which I used to follow there simply never moved elsewhere as a result —

there are quite different regional dynamics, outside this narrow bubble
I realize posting this here is preaching to the choir. But after the Grok White Genocide thing & Ye essentially launching an exclusive Neo Nazi single on the platform... I felt motivated to write about X and how bizarre it is that so many people (news outlets, celebrities, politicians) use it
May 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
the absolute dearth of qts mentioning that certain global topics--Palestine, Congo, Sudan, etc.--are underrepresented here compared to twitter is sorta

indicative of how america-centered this app is

yall have somehow turned which website/app you log into to microblog into a culture war
I realize posting this here is preaching to the choir. But after the Grok White Genocide thing & Ye essentially launching an exclusive Neo Nazi single on the platform... I felt motivated to write about X and how bizarre it is that so many people (news outlets, celebrities, politicians) use it
What Are People Still Doing on X?
Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bar turned into a Nazi hangout
www.theatlantic.com
May 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
yall know that people can still receive money from tellers in gaza and that all the food that's already in the place doesn't just POOF disappear when a blockade occurs, right?

in fact, what happens is the food already there becomes even more expensive! because there's a blockade!

amazing aint it
May 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
thats weird. mine is filled with stuff on the congo, palestine, sudan, and squidgame. sounds like a skill issue

bsky.app/profile/nhas...
If anyone whines that we "self-segregated ourselves from X" and "aren't in the conversation anymore," feel free to show them this screenshot of my "For You" tab.
February 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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I'm so glad it's not just me. I feel bad for posting updates about Sudan here because it feels like I'm "harshing the vibe" (and being new with very limited reach is frustrating). I'm not sure if it's worth being here...
November 29, 2024 at 2:46 AM
here. i dont think its worth it for me to be here. this place upsets me.
Here? Or the other place?
November 29, 2024 at 7:51 PM
going to sit on it like all my therapy has suggested but i think im going to delete my account
November 29, 2024 at 12:25 AM
is this place just tumblr? because i already have a tumblr account. i dont need two of them
November 29, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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oh. a b
November 28, 2024 at 11:56 PM
November 29, 2024 at 12:07 AM
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이 게시물에 왜 경고라벨을 붙였지? 블스 운영팀 시오니스트야?
November 28, 2024 at 12:30 PM
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A debt to repay #art
November 28, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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November 28, 2024 at 9:41 PM