David Syzdek
@dsyzdek.bsky.social
Polymath. Endangered species biologist. Views my own.
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Hello, hello! (Crawls out from under a rock.)
Do you celebrate holidays in December involving ornaments? Would you be interested in a rockhound/geology themed one?? Here’s our 2025 collection!
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#rockhound #geology #ScienceGifts
Do you celebrate holidays in December involving ornaments? Would you be interested in a rockhound/geology themed one?? Here’s our 2025 collection!
rckhnd.com/collections/...
#rockhound #geology #ScienceGifts
Holiday Ornaments
Let’s go look for rocks! 🪨 Quality geological and rockhounding tools, original rockhound clothing, geology stickers, rock pun merchandise and more, handmade with care (and lasers!!) by two nerdy peopl...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Hello, hello! (Crawls out from under a rock.)
Do you celebrate holidays in December involving ornaments? Would you be interested in a rockhound/geology themed one?? Here’s our 2025 collection!
rckhnd.com/collections/...
#rockhound #geology #ScienceGifts
Do you celebrate holidays in December involving ornaments? Would you be interested in a rockhound/geology themed one?? Here’s our 2025 collection!
rckhnd.com/collections/...
#rockhound #geology #ScienceGifts
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Your annual reminder that the most revealing difference between Irish and Scottish Gaelic is definitely in the words for December: Mí na Nollag (Month of Christmas) in Ireland, and An Dubhlachd (the Blackness) in Scotland. So once again may I wish you all a lovely Blackness.
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Your annual reminder that the most revealing difference between Irish and Scottish Gaelic is definitely in the words for December: Mí na Nollag (Month of Christmas) in Ireland, and An Dubhlachd (the Blackness) in Scotland. So once again may I wish you all a lovely Blackness.
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Very pleased to have had a small part in this new paper showing that the greater chestnut weevil is not, as feared, extinct.
"Rediscovery of the greater chestnut #weevil highlights the power of digital platforms in biodiversity research and conservation" spkl.io/63326Ad07u
@Michael A. Charles & colleagues
@currentbiology.bsky.social
@Michael A. Charles & colleagues
@currentbiology.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Very pleased to have had a small part in this new paper showing that the greater chestnut weevil is not, as feared, extinct.
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When I was a kid they said it was important to be like Jesus so now I exclusively hang out with sex workers, the mentally ill, criminals, and self-sworn enemies of the state and I gotta say it fucking rules
December 1, 2025 at 7:52 AM
When I was a kid they said it was important to be like Jesus so now I exclusively hang out with sex workers, the mentally ill, criminals, and self-sworn enemies of the state and I gotta say it fucking rules
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Looking down at the Sulphur Springs Valley and distant Dragoon Mountains. Weathered volcanic rhyolite of the Chiricahua Mountains is in the foreground. These rocks were deposited by the Turkey Creek Caldera eruption around 27 million years ago. Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona, 16 Feb 2017.
December 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Looking down at the Sulphur Springs Valley and distant Dragoon Mountains. Weathered volcanic rhyolite of the Chiricahua Mountains is in the foreground. These rocks were deposited by the Turkey Creek Caldera eruption around 27 million years ago. Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona, 16 Feb 2017.
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If "meiofauna" includes everybody under 1mm, you KNOW beetles are going to be at the party
Photo collage is from our recent Martínez et al. meiofauna perspective in Communications Biology! www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Fundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of Nature - Communications Biology
This paper identifies the top-50 priority questions for meiofaunal research, highlighting their critical roles in biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity. It calls for a balanced research agenda, inter...
www.nature.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If "meiofauna" includes everybody under 1mm, you KNOW beetles are going to be at the party
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One of the things about trust is that it is efficient. It saves you having to invest a lot of time and effort in verification, and if placed in the right places, saves you a lot of pain.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
One of the things about trust is that it is efficient. It saves you having to invest a lot of time and effort in verification, and if placed in the right places, saves you a lot of pain.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
Go UNLV, best UNR!
November 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Go UNLV, best UNR!
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star at 3 billion years old: i have so much light and warmth to share
star at 12 billion years old: when i finally get to die im taking all of you with me
star at 12 billion years old: when i finally get to die im taking all of you with me
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
star at 3 billion years old: i have so much light and warmth to share
star at 12 billion years old: when i finally get to die im taking all of you with me
star at 12 billion years old: when i finally get to die im taking all of you with me
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@JimRussellSD tweeted
They need to bring a laptop to a random gas station in the middle of nowhere and film the computer deciding who’s in the MW title game
💬
@ahaghver23 @jonschaeffer @PadreDeCuatro Either a 3 or 4-way tie (if UNLV wins tomorrow) will be decided by computer rankings so Aztecs
They need to bring a laptop to a random gas station in the middle of nowhere and film the computer deciding who’s in the MW title game
💬
@ahaghver23 @jonschaeffer @PadreDeCuatro Either a 3 or 4-way tie (if UNLV wins tomorrow) will be decided by computer rankings so Aztecs
Tweet
@JimRussellSD tweeted
They need to bring a laptop to a random gas station in the middle of nowhere and film the computer deciding who’s in the MW title game
💬
@ahaghver23 @jonschaeffer @PadreDeCuatro Either a 3 or 4-way tie (if UNLV wins tomorrow) will be decided by computer rankings so Aztecs
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November 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
@JimRussellSD tweeted
They need to bring a laptop to a random gas station in the middle of nowhere and film the computer deciding who’s in the MW title game
💬
@ahaghver23 @jonschaeffer @PadreDeCuatro Either a 3 or 4-way tie (if UNLV wins tomorrow) will be decided by computer rankings so Aztecs
They need to bring a laptop to a random gas station in the middle of nowhere and film the computer deciding who’s in the MW title game
💬
@ahaghver23 @jonschaeffer @PadreDeCuatro Either a 3 or 4-way tie (if UNLV wins tomorrow) will be decided by computer rankings so Aztecs
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The Mountain West championship game participants and host will be determined Sunday morning by a total average of computer metrics.
Boise State, New Mexico and San Diego State are 6-2. UNLV will be 6-2 with a win tomorrow, too.
Boise State, New Mexico and San Diego State are 6-2. UNLV will be 6-2 with a win tomorrow, too.
November 29, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The Mountain West championship game participants and host will be determined Sunday morning by a total average of computer metrics.
Boise State, New Mexico and San Diego State are 6-2. UNLV will be 6-2 with a win tomorrow, too.
Boise State, New Mexico and San Diego State are 6-2. UNLV will be 6-2 with a win tomorrow, too.
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Weather it’s Joe Biden pardoning kids who were caught with a couple ounces of weed or Donald Trump pardoning the Honduran president who smuggled in 400 tons of cocaine, both presidents were soft on drugs.
November 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Weather it’s Joe Biden pardoning kids who were caught with a couple ounces of weed or Donald Trump pardoning the Honduran president who smuggled in 400 tons of cocaine, both presidents were soft on drugs.
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Spectacular strawberry squid! Histioteuthis squid w/massively asymmetrical eyes: 1 larger for viewing the silhouettes of predators & prey above, & 1 smaller eye for capturing glimmers of bioluminescent snacks below. #AsgardArchea - 730m - ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute
November 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Spectacular strawberry squid! Histioteuthis squid w/massively asymmetrical eyes: 1 larger for viewing the silhouettes of predators & prey above, & 1 smaller eye for capturing glimmers of bioluminescent snacks below. #AsgardArchea - 730m - ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute
Pay attention. Big name in Nevada history.
Mining engineer, Comstock silver king, and later, philanthropist including and especially for the University of Nevada in Reno, John William Mackay was born into poverty on Nov 28, 1831 in Dublin, Ireland. His family emigrated to the US in 1840. t.co/WCRTo8hlR4
November 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Pay attention. Big name in Nevada history.
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I updated my spaghetti magnitude video. 🍝
What magnitude is your appetite? 😆
What magnitude is your appetite? 😆
November 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I updated my spaghetti magnitude video. 🍝
What magnitude is your appetite? 😆
What magnitude is your appetite? 😆
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It's really hard to overstate the conservation significance of this, and what doors it unlocks for future conservation.
Mood among my global endangered species conservation colleagues is off-the-charts happy today.
Mood among my global endangered species conservation colleagues is off-the-charts happy today.
WCS Celebrates Historic and Sweeping Trade Protections for Sharks and Rays Adopted at CITES CoP20 > Newsroom | All CITES shark and ray proposals pass – marking the most comprehensive advance in global shark conservation in CITES history.
WCS Celebrates Historic and Sweeping Trade Protections for Sharks and Rays Adopted at CITES CoP20
Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Nov. 28, 2025 – The following statement was issued today from CITES CoP20, celebrating the adoption of sweeping and historic adoption of new international trade protections for…
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November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It's really hard to overstate the conservation significance of this, and what doors it unlocks for future conservation.
Mood among my global endangered species conservation colleagues is off-the-charts happy today.
Mood among my global endangered species conservation colleagues is off-the-charts happy today.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild
Cheetah
Boomslang
Cassowary
Aardvark
Echidna
Cheetah
Boomslang
Cassowary
Aardvark
Echidna
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild
Cheetah
Boomslang
Cassowary
Aardvark
Echidna
Cheetah
Boomslang
Cassowary
Aardvark
Echidna
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We meet again motherfucker
November 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
We meet again motherfucker
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Weird Al (x16)
Berlin
Seether
Grateful Dead
Cake (x5)
Weird Al (x16)
Berlin
Seether
Grateful Dead
Cake (x5)
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Weird Al (x16)
Berlin
Seether
Grateful Dead
Cake (x5)
Weird Al (x16)
Berlin
Seether
Grateful Dead
Cake (x5)
Truth.
Especially when things are grim.
As they are.
Especially when things are grim.
As they are.
One of the reasons i love tolkien is the theme that despair is an enemy
and it makes clear you don’t need to have constant hope, you can get by with grim determination or spite but never despair
and it makes clear you don’t need to have constant hope, you can get by with grim determination or spite but never despair
You can be as terrified or nonplussed or unperturbed as you like; the sun will still rise tomorrow & the rent will still be due on the 31st. The world has no romantic narratives for its fate except those we invent, because the world does not die. That is our privilege.
November 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Truth.
Especially when things are grim.
As they are.
Especially when things are grim.
As they are.
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Holy shit, the wolves came down to Boulder metro, Louisville and Lafayette, and into Erie last month!
Other than cars (which are a huge threat) I’d rather they be down here. They’re very good for controlling coyote populations(which we need) & they’re less likely to get shot by a whiny ass rancher.
Other than cars (which are a huge threat) I’d rather they be down here. They’re very good for controlling coyote populations(which we need) & they’re less likely to get shot by a whiny ass rancher.
Here’s where Colorado’s gray wolves roamed in past month
Colorado’s gray wolves stuck a little closer to central parts of the state in late October and November.
www.denverpost.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Holy shit, the wolves came down to Boulder metro, Louisville and Lafayette, and into Erie last month!
Other than cars (which are a huge threat) I’d rather they be down here. They’re very good for controlling coyote populations(which we need) & they’re less likely to get shot by a whiny ass rancher.
Other than cars (which are a huge threat) I’d rather they be down here. They’re very good for controlling coyote populations(which we need) & they’re less likely to get shot by a whiny ass rancher.
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Served country.
Went to space.
Nursed wife through gunshot wound to the head.
Successfully ran for Senate.
Never abandoned morals or ethics.
What else does Pete need to know?
Went to space.
Nursed wife through gunshot wound to the head.
Successfully ran for Senate.
Never abandoned morals or ethics.
What else does Pete need to know?
Hegseth wants briefing on review of Senator Kelly's conduct by Dec 10, memo says reut.rs/3XP8InZ
Hegseth wants briefing on review of Senator Kelly's conduct by Dec 10, memo says
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday requested he be briefed by December 10 on the results of a review into "potentially unlawful" comments made by U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Served country.
Went to space.
Nursed wife through gunshot wound to the head.
Successfully ran for Senate.
Never abandoned morals or ethics.
What else does Pete need to know?
Went to space.
Nursed wife through gunshot wound to the head.
Successfully ran for Senate.
Never abandoned morals or ethics.
What else does Pete need to know?
That would have been my parents 75th Vegas wedding anniversary.
I was visiting them at the cemetery that day during the flyby.
I was visiting them at the cemetery that day during the flyby.
Hey.
Wanna see what it looks like to fly past your home planet?
THEN LOOK AT THIS
This is the OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft's view as it swung by Earth on Tuesday, 23 September 2025 from an altitude of 3,500 km.
Look how beautiful that big blue marble is ❤️
Wanna see what it looks like to fly past your home planet?
THEN LOOK AT THIS
This is the OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft's view as it swung by Earth on Tuesday, 23 September 2025 from an altitude of 3,500 km.
Look how beautiful that big blue marble is ❤️
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
That would have been my parents 75th Vegas wedding anniversary.
I was visiting them at the cemetery that day during the flyby.
I was visiting them at the cemetery that day during the flyby.