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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 1d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS NEW River Valley” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Women Forward @womenforward.bsky.social · 5d

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. Together we’re making it clear that America belongs to us—not wannabe dictators. Join us Oct. 18th for #NoKings

🔗 www.nokings.org

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Women Forward @womenforward.bsky.social · 3d

On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we celebrate & honor the cultures, traditions, & contributions of our country's first people. We're dedicated to creating a more equitable & inclusive nation, acknowledging the sovereignty of Tribal Nations, & electing leaders who treat Tribal Nations with dignity.

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Javier Lazaro - illustration @lazaroillustration.bsky.social · 21d

"Fishman", proposal for a journal cover.
Commissioned by MY Dennis' lab @mydennis.bsky.social for a study focused on identifying human-specific gene duplications and their role in brain evolution using genomics and zebrafish as model. @dcsoto.bsky.social
#art #digitalart #sciart #fish

Illustration of a fishman creature with human limbs and fish head and tail, interacting with a DNA string

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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 11d

open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Why isn’t the media reporting on Trump’s growing dementia?

Trump’s increasingly bizarre behavior can no longer be attributed to a calculated “strategy.”

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 26d

Please enjoy my interview on the American Fisheries Society podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...

🧪🌎🦑🦈 #SciComm

2025 Excellence in Public Outreach Award recipient David Shiffman

Podcast Episode · AFS Beneath the Surface · 09/19/2025 · 25m

podcasts.apple.com

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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · Sep 11

open education

Thanks @billryerson.bsky.social

Bill Ryerson @billryerson.bsky.social · Jul 30

New Comparative Anatomy Textbook! Completely free to read and open access!

doi.org/10.59319/YHF...

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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · Sep 10

Celebrity endorsements for Garbubu toy

Cute

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · Sep 10

Yes but have you seen the new Garbubu? Adorable. #GarWeek

Labubu doll but with a gar skull for the face, making it awesome and somewhat terrifying.

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Minorities in Shark Sciences @misselasmo.bsky.social · Sep 4

Great news! We are fiscally sponsoring an exciting project! 🦈 The Shark Lady: The Life and Legacy if Dr. Eugenie Clark is a new play featuring a blend of songs, scenes, puppetry, projections, & ensemble-based movement. 💙

donate.misselasmo.org/thesharklady

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · Sep 4

PREVIEW of Alveus Adventures episode 1: a visit to @garlab.bsky.social!

Full episode drops 12pm Central 9/4/2025!!!

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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · Sep 4

news.vt.edu/videos/k/202...

When technology joins storytime

What happens when technology joins storytime? CoDeS Lab students are blending AI with classic storybooks to spark curiosity, boost learning, and involve parents in a new way when it comes to reading. ...

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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · Sep 1

Another reason to skip the soda/pop

www.thehealthy.com/cancer/news-...

Drinking This May Increase Your Risk of Oral Cancer, Finds New Study

It's a refresher, especially as the temps turn up—but 12,000 people will likely die from oral cancer in the United States this year alone.

www.thehealthy.com

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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · Aug 31

My sun Sam and his wife Salina are facing an incredibly tough time right now, as all cancer trials are stopped. They now need to focus on what matters most: being together. Please consider donating or sharing their story. Every bit counts.

gofund.me/81e78428

Donate to Help Salina & Sam Focus on Healing, Not Stress, organized by Salina Mejia

Hi friends, family, kind strangers, and anyone who happened to wander here… Salina Mejia needs your support for Help Salina & Sam Focus on Healing, Not Stress

gofund.me

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Jeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · Aug 28

Massive walkout underway at CDC.

RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · Aug 28

The CDC still needs to sign off on the fall COVID vaccine. It's likely this showdown was because RFK is still trying to kill access to it, and the CDC leadership was having none of it

Sam Litzinger @samlitzinger.bsky.social · Aug 28

apnews.com/article/cdc-...

CDC officials escorted from headquarters as chaos engulfs public health agency

Three top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been escorted off the public health agency's Atlanta campus as the White House tries to remove its leader.

apnews.com

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · Aug 28

Tae Heung “Will” Kim, a doctoral student at Texas A&M University and longtime US permanent resident, has been in ICE detention for OVER one month. The AAUP stands with the Texas AAUP state conference in demanding Mr. Kim’s release.
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-st...

AAUP Statement on Continued Detention of Tae Heung “Will” Kim

The AAUP stands with the Texas AAUP state conference in demanding the release of Tae Heung "Will" Kim from ICE detention.

www.aaup.org

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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · Aug 29

A PERSON WHO TELLS THE TRUTH DOESN'T MIND BEING QUESTIONED.
A LIAR DOES.

Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · Aug 28

news.vt.edu/videos/k/202...

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By Clark DeHart

When hellbenders thrive, clean water flows downstream

Professor William Hopkins and his team, along with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, are tracking the species’ survival, studying stream impacts, and using a “head-start” program that rai...

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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · Aug 27

www.wearealldc.com

We Are All DC

On September 6, we march to Stop the Trump Takeover. Show up at Malcolm X Park (16th St NW & W St NW) on Saturday, September 6 at 11 AM. We march at 12 PM. Allies join us!

www.wearealldc.com

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Aug 25

Dems are apparently "looking for a platform" when the answer is right there: Stop running away from thing that actually help people.

Food, housing, healthcare, no genocides, everyone's rights and bodily autonomy protected, a livable world, and all of those things viciously, deftly defended, always.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · Aug 16

Every single Democrat needs to internalize this:

ICE is a politicized operation that our tax dollars are paying for.

If Dem leaders don’t use every single legislative tool in their disposal to rein this in (ie shutting down this govt over funding) they aren’t doing their jobs.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Aug 16

While masked agents were violently attacking a delivery worker this morning, bystanders repeatedly asked to see their badge numbers but they refused.

Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?

Agent: Liberals already ruined it.

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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · Aug 25

Do the right thing

It is not normal for Universities to restrict speech

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

My Lab Displayed A Message of Solidarity on Our Windows. Harvard Took It Down. | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

If we continue down this path, we risk not only Harvard’s future as an institution of free inquiry and expression but also its integrity and trustworthiness.

www.thecrimson.com

Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · Aug 24

When I witness protestors voicing dissent about Hegseth and Trump, I’m reminded of Kent State when 28 National Guard soldiers fired about 67 rounds over 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom sustained permanent paralyzed. Kent deployment was ordered by Governor

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Don Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · Aug 23

A groundbreaking initiative is underway to establish a national center for ecologically sustainable water conservation and management, paving the way for establishing a national center for ecologically sustainable water conservation and management", Fisheries 50( 7):301–311 doi.org/10.1093/fshm...