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Neal Evenhuis
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Biologist, bee fly guru, nomenclaturalist, bibliographer, flying disc record holder. Throws left, bats right, blows bubbles when necessary. Me/mine/mine
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ourshallowstate.bsky.social
Putin is laughing. Xi sees opportunity. The Arab countries are figuring out what lavish gift they can offer him next. The rest of the world will confer with one another soon, but right now, they're hoping he dies soon and wondering what happens in the US after that.
January 21, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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Coprolites aren't my favourite type of fossil, but they're a solid #2.
January 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Don’t know who made this but….😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
January 17, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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A long-awaited review of the 400+ fly genera of Hermann Loew is finally out (yep, that's a younger Hermann Loew sans moustache). h/t to Joachim Ziegler for the archival research on his bio and making contact with Loew's great granddaughter to get the portrait.
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Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names. Part VIII: Hermann Loew | Zootaxa
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January 16, 2026 at 5:27 AM
bfly52.bsky.social
Just out. Lots of muscid info packed into 1,341 pp.
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World Muscidae catalogue cover
January 11, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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brislen.nz
I don’t think we should have ceded control quite so quickly and without so much as a fight.
A giant yellow sign on the side of the road announces “YOU ARE ENTERING A FRUIT FLY CONTROLLED AREA” and below that in smaller letters “Make sure you know the rules.”
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 AM
bfly52.bsky.social
WTF is going on that we trade on wars?
mrsbettybowers.bsky.social Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19d
Insider trading on war crimes seems like peak criminality.
January 4, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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Yet another example of males obsessed with the Roman empire… Oh, and it IS an explanation for how butterflies evolved. Although batcrazy weird IMO, but that’s just me.
smbccomics.bsky.social SMBC Comics @smbccomics.bsky.social · 28d
It may not be the explanation, but it is an explanation.

COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/butter...
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
4-panel SMBC comic update. Two men are walking down the street, one ranting that it's odd that every romance language has a different word for butterfly, such as papillon in french, mariposa in spanish and borboleta in portuguese. The man suggests that this is indicative of an odd conspiracy where butterflies arrived after the fall of the roman empire with the creation of the first mechanical automata. The caption below the comic reads : "Weekend activity: Replacing frightening conspiracy theories with merely stupid conspiracy theories."
December 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Hegseth Orders Strike on North Pole Narcoterrorist
December 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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November 30, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.

And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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borowitzreport.bsky.social
Guaranteed survival tips.
How to Gaslight Your MAGA Relatives on Thanksgiving
Helpful tips!
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November 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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muellershewrote.com
Today is the day #HappyThanksgiving #WKRP #LesNessman
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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socletana.bsky.social
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There are roughly 212 holotypes in 10 insect orders from the Torrevillas collection that were used to describe new species, helped improve Philippine biodiversity knowledge, and advanced careers of entomologists across the globe:
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November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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ourshallowstate.bsky.social
Massive demonstrations in protest of the Comey dismissal are expected in Nigeria and Bangladesh.
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
bfly52.bsky.social
The hero of the Wizard of Oz is Toto. Hey MSM, Be Toto.
themountaingoats.bsky.social the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · Nov 21
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Fish have committed credit card fraud
Credit card fraud Black neon tetras committed credit card fraud during a 2023 livestream by "Mutekimaru Channel" on YouTube. The owner was using motion-tracking software to turn the fish's movements into Nintendo Switch inputs, letting them "play" video games. 8 In 2020, the fish beat Pokemon Sapphire after 3,195 hours, a feat that takes about 30 hours for a typical human. 9/ 181 On January 14, 2023, Pokémon Violet crashed at 1,144 hours, giving the fish free access to the main menu. They entered inputs that opened Nintendo eShop, added 500 yen ($3.85 USD) to their owner's account, and exposed his credit card details on the livestream. 10) 11) Mutekimaru later requested a refund of the 500 yen from Nintendo. l12) "Fish eagerly read the terms and conditions. Many of us humans don't read the terms of service, but fish are smarter than we are" - caption from Mutekimaru in a video about the incident 12) The fish also downloaded an N64 emulator, set up PayPal, used reward points to buy an avatar, and changed Mutekimaru's Nintendo account name to "ROWAWAWA*". 13, After about seven hours, their movements shut down the Switch. 14)
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
bfly52.bsky.social
Okay biogeographers. Have at it.
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
bfly52.bsky.social
The Death of Empathy. Frame it.
jojofromjerz.bsky.social JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · Nov 7
The entire scene looks like Norman Rockwell painted The Death of Empathy, directed by Jeffrey Dahmer and executive produced by Satan. Hang this next to The Scream and the painting would lean over and whisper, Is that guy okay.

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November 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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This statement about “young children” being something under 14 seems particularly detestable given Trump’s close personal relationship with Jeffery Epstein.

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Epstein Ballroom
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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October 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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I haven’t seen anyone talk about how Jane Doe - an Epstein survivor - just sued the Bank of New York Mellon for funding Epstein and failing to file a Suspicious Activity Report. A Mellon heir is the one who gave $130M to pay the troops. Seems bribey to me.
October 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Future folk etymologists are going to have a field day, aren't they.
October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Nature is healing
September 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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September 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
bfly52.bsky.social
Do full-eaten ants smell differently?
September 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM