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bigpbenergy.bsky.social @bigpbenergy.bsky.social · Apr 11

Trevor Bagel is my spirit animal these days

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Apr 3

Please help me get this opportunity in front of as many potential future marine biologists as possible. We have a team standing by to answer their questions but we need questions!

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Apr 3

I keep seeing the same questions asked in marine biology career advice groups. So along with some colleagues, I'm trying to compile a bunch of common questions and answer them all at once. Please share widely with anyone who might have questions!

Submit ?s here: forms.gle/LEd4egJgvfGf...
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Apr 4

Fun fact: I used to work at an aquarium that offered penguin encounters, and you could tell which guests were rude to staff because sometimes staff “forgot” to warn people not to stand directly behind a penguin.

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Apr 4

You guys, we better hope that this tariff war with penguins doesn’t turn into a shooting war, because penguins shit from a long distance and it smells real bad.

arstechnica.com/science/2020...

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Tyler K. Stroud @stroudarian.bsky.social · Apr 4

#Humorous_Friday 😁
#Jokes 😂 #Funny 😃

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bigpbenergy.bsky.social @bigpbenergy.bsky.social · Mar 25

Happy 3rd bday to my grand-dog Trevor Bagel!

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bigpbenergy.bsky.social @bigpbenergy.bsky.social · Mar 25

Kansas City and its many suburbs expanding out 30+ miles in diameter, are actively doing this. It’s delightful!

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Mar 25

I’m not saying that your city could do this. But it certainly should put your city’s culture of action, or lack thereof, into some perspective.

Is your city a city of action, or a city of excuse?

#CityOfAction
#CityOfExcuse

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Mar 24

BREAKING & BIG: Today in PARIS, citizens voted in a referendum to PEDESTRIANIZE 500 MORE of the city's streets, giving fresh momentum to efforts by city leaders to create people-places, curb car usage, and improve air quality. 66% of Parisians voted in favour of the measure, official results showed!

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bigpbenergy.bsky.social @bigpbenergy.bsky.social · Mar 25

:)

Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · Mar 25

How are they supposed to get a nut to move people’s butts?

The Hard Times @thehardtimesnews.bsky.social · Mar 25

Corporate Restructuring Leads to Mass Layoffs at C+C Music Factory
thehardtimes.net/music/corpor...

bigpbenergy.bsky.social @bigpbenergy.bsky.social · Mar 25

Pls read this for a deeper understanding of bird flu:

“-being spread by wild waterfowl,Mostly they are landing in a field. -depositing the viral matter through any sort of bodily fluids.- freezes into the soil. Next spring -same flyaways & lands in the same areas, they pick it back up again.”

H5N1 Bird Flu Daily News @h5n1flu.bsky.social · Mar 25

MN farmer blames waterfowl for spreading bird flu

FAIRMONT — A Martin County farmer said he’s been battling the avian flu from spreading in his poultry operation since November. Andrew Moeller said he is currently one of the bigger poultry producers in the Martin County area and the only state-certified emu producer in Minnesota. “I legally can transport the birds across state lines […]

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H5N1 Bird Flu Daily News @h5n1flu.bsky.social · Mar 25

A new pandemic is expected and the UK still isn't prepared

Five years ago the country's first national lockdown began. Now, as Ebola, Mpox and bird flu are deemed 'high risk', experts predict another major outbreak is coming

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H5N1 Bird Flu Daily News @h5n1flu.bsky.social · Mar 25

Emergency Powers in Pandemic Response | The Regulatory Review

Scholars discuss the government’s emergency powers during a pandemic.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Mar 25

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bigpbenergy.bsky.social @bigpbenergy.bsky.social · Mar 24

Can you even believe this? My gosh, wtf fr.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Mar 24

Sen. Chris Coons: "Every single one of the government officials on this text chain have now committed a crime – even if accidentally."

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Mar 24

FLAG: Top Trump officials including JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, and Tulsi Gabbard planned military strikes on Yemen's Houthis in a Signal messaging group — a group to which they accidentally added The Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

bigpbenergy.bsky.social @bigpbenergy.bsky.social · Mar 24

My son is doing research at a university that’ll benefit mankind, and so are so many others. We cannot afford to lose their braintrusts and contributions.

John Timmer @jtimmer.bsky.social · Mar 24

As someone who has had a lot of issues with both Columbia and The NY Times editorial pages, this piece, from a former provost at Columbia, is a breath of fresh air. Strong, compelling arguments.

Opinion | Universities Gave Us the iPhone, the Jet Engine and Gatorade. We’re Tossing That Away. (Gift Article)

The postwar compact on research that powered America’s economic and military dominance is under threat.

www.nytimes.com

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bigpbenergy.bsky.social @bigpbenergy.bsky.social · Mar 22

This is absolute bullshit, don’t mess with our Golden Girls! It’s also bullshit in every other capacity.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Mar 22

“I’m doing good things,” I tell myself as I delete the military service of a dead woman. “I’m still a good person.”

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · Mar 22

Iconic Golden Girls actress Bea Arthur, who served in the Marine Corps, has had her contribution scrubbed from Department of Defence website

bigpbenergy.bsky.social @bigpbenergy.bsky.social · Mar 22

People, we need Likes, STAT!!

RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · Mar 22

for every 50 likes i’ll photoshop a muppet into a psychological thriller.

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bigpbenergy.bsky.social @bigpbenergy.bsky.social · Mar 22

By these guidelines, I also am safely submerged in water, right now.

At any given time, the Earth's atmosphere contains roughly 3,100 cubic miles (12,900 cubic kilometers) of water, which is about 0.001% of the total water on Earth.

No rules broken.

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Mar 22

“They followed rules and kept the shark in the water at all times”

What image should we use for the article? Let’s use their image of them taking the shark out of the water.

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Mar 22

Wild that this news article correctly identifies the laws required to catch a protected species, but then doesn’t note that the photos they use in the same article show at least possible violations of those laws.

www.wral.com/news/state/g...

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 21

We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.

11,000 people showed up.

Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · Mar 21

Overflow crowd for Bernie/AOC rally in Greeley, CO — the small one today, big one is in Denver later

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Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · Mar 21

GRIFF HAS BEEN AVENGED

Barking mad: Drake fans petition NCAA to allow mascot into tournament games

Griff stole the hearts of basketball fans everywhere earlier this month when he was heavily featured on TV coverage of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament in St. Louis.

www.kcci.com

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bigpbenergy.bsky.social @bigpbenergy.bsky.social · Mar 21

Bird flu is in Omaha, NE

Dotadda knowledge @fatmnn.bsky.social · Mar 21

Geese found dead in downtown Omaha test positive for bird flu

bigpbenergy.bsky.social @bigpbenergy.bsky.social · Mar 21

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IPSO - International Programme on the State of the Ocean @oceanipso.bsky.social · Mar 18

The @oceancensus.bsky.social has identified 866 new marine species, many from the deep seas, less than two years since its launch.

From Pygmy pipehorse and guitar shark to a deep-sea limpet, these are some of the new species discovered. 👇

Scientists identify more than 800 new species in global Ocean Census

The Ocean Census project has identified 866 new marine species, many from the deep seas, less than two years since its launch. The project announced its findings on March 10, marking the first phase…

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bigpbenergy.bsky.social @bigpbenergy.bsky.social · Mar 18

Take this study with a grain of salt, I spent 35 years in desert weather and look way younger than same age peers around the country. I do happen to have a very low heart rate and a very low normal body temp. I think those have something to do with aging more than heat exposure.

NPR @npr.org · Mar 18

Exposure to heat can alter the way your DNA works, according to a new study. The effects could lead to long-term health outcomes.

Heat can age you as much as smoking, a new study finds

Exposure to heat can alter the way your DNA works, according to a new study. The effects could lead to long-term health outcomes.

www.npr.org

bigpbenergy.bsky.social @bigpbenergy.bsky.social · Mar 16

Family Pizza Sunday! This handmade, hand thrown Margherita Pizza has fresh basil from our garden, feeds 2, took 3mins30 seconds to cook, and cost under $1 to make in my indoor pizza oven which heats to 800 degrees! Makes sense and saves cents, I can make and cook 2@12in pizzas in 10 mins!

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Ferry Godmother @ferrygodmother.com · Mar 16

Have you ever skated in a parade or public event?

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Mar 16

The smallest red carpet ever. And it’s in a puddle.🤣🤣🤣

Bravo Canada 👏🏽

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