Buggirl
@entomologirl.bsky.social
I love beetles and other little things, cheese, minor chords, and sarcasm.
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Just to note. January 23, 2019 there was a vote to reopen government (HJ RES 28, roll call vote 46) when the govt had been shut down for 30 days.
Mike Johnson voted “no” on that.
They didn’t seem to mind shutdowns then
Mike Johnson voted “no” on that.
They didn’t seem to mind shutdowns then
October 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Just to note. January 23, 2019 there was a vote to reopen government (HJ RES 28, roll call vote 46) when the govt had been shut down for 30 days.
Mike Johnson voted “no” on that.
They didn’t seem to mind shutdowns then
Mike Johnson voted “no” on that.
They didn’t seem to mind shutdowns then
There are days I cry for higher education. But there are beautiful days, too. View from my office window as I get ready for class. I am finding it very, very hard to be grateful for anything right now but I will take this moment.
September 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
There are days I cry for higher education. But there are beautiful days, too. View from my office window as I get ready for class. I am finding it very, very hard to be grateful for anything right now but I will take this moment.
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August 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
A beautiful female hercules beetle.
August 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A beautiful female hercules beetle.
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Universities hold patents on 50% of FDA approved drugs, and research done at universities contributed to 90% of current medications. Think about what we stand to lose if federal funding is cut by 50% 🧪
www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u...
We set out to quantify U.S. academic contributions to medicines. The results stunned even us
From 2020 to 2024, universities contributed patents underpinning 50% of FDA-approved drugs. 87% of those academic breakthroughs came from American institutions.
www.statnews.com
June 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Universities hold patents on 50% of FDA approved drugs, and research done at universities contributed to 90% of current medications. Think about what we stand to lose if federal funding is cut by 50% 🧪
www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u...
I don’t know how to deal with the anger I feel.
NEW: A draft budget proposes cutting the NIH from 27 ➡️ 15 institutes and a $20 Billion (~40%) cut 🧪🩺
w/ @mmolteni.bsky.social & @jonathanwosen.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/04/16/t...
w/ @mmolteni.bsky.social & @jonathanwosen.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/04/16/t...
Draft Trump budget proposes NIH consolidation and 40% spending cut
Draft Trump budget proposes a $20 billion NIH budget cut in 2026 and a sweeping consolidation
www.statnews.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I don’t know how to deal with the anger I feel.
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FEMA is canceling plans to award states grants to help prepare against future disasters. Federal funds given to states after disasters strike could also be in jeopardy.
States caught unprepared for Trump’s threats to FEMA
FEMA is canceling plans to award states grants to help prepare against future disasters. Federal funds given to states after disasters strike could also be in jeopardy.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
FEMA is canceling plans to award states grants to help prepare against future disasters. Federal funds given to states after disasters strike could also be in jeopardy.
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Hi folks: Facebook appears to be taking down my posts. Please remember they are available for free here (no paywall), and can be received by email (also free-- just don't put in your credit card information). I guess if I'm being banned I'm doing something right?
The government ignored his protective legal status & deported Abrego Garcia. “Now they claim that the court is powerless to order any relief. If that’s true, the immigration laws are meaningless because the government can deport ANYONE & no court can do anything about it once it’s done.”
March 31, 2025
On April 1, 1861, Secretary of State William Henry Seward wrote an astonishing letter to President Abraham Lincoln.
open.substack.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Hi folks: Facebook appears to be taking down my posts. Please remember they are available for free here (no paywall), and can be received by email (also free-- just don't put in your credit card information). I guess if I'm being banned I'm doing something right?
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lol, from UK satirical magazine Private Eye
March 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
lol, from UK satirical magazine Private Eye
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Escaping reality with beetles, real and imaginary.
March 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Escaping reality with beetles, real and imaginary.
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So.
It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year.
I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.
It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year.
I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.
February 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
So.
It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year.
I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.
It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year.
I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.
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P is for Patagurus, a hermit crab known from only ONE SPECIMEN EVER!
Instead of a snail shell, it wears a bivalve to cover its tiny abdomen. Is this how hermit crabs gave up their houses in carcinization? 🤔 (see king & coconut crabs, ALSO hermits)
#CrabAZ 🦀🧪🦑
www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/arti...
Instead of a snail shell, it wears a bivalve to cover its tiny abdomen. Is this how hermit crabs gave up their houses in carcinization? 🤔 (see king & coconut crabs, ALSO hermits)
#CrabAZ 🦀🧪🦑
www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/arti...
February 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
P is for Patagurus, a hermit crab known from only ONE SPECIMEN EVER!
Instead of a snail shell, it wears a bivalve to cover its tiny abdomen. Is this how hermit crabs gave up their houses in carcinization? 🤔 (see king & coconut crabs, ALSO hermits)
#CrabAZ 🦀🧪🦑
www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/arti...
Instead of a snail shell, it wears a bivalve to cover its tiny abdomen. Is this how hermit crabs gave up their houses in carcinization? 🤔 (see king & coconut crabs, ALSO hermits)
#CrabAZ 🦀🧪🦑
www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/arti...
Thunderstorms and rain at bedtime. Snowy yard in the morning. Happy Sunday! We can do this.
February 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Thunderstorms and rain at bedtime. Snowy yard in the morning. Happy Sunday! We can do this.
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If you support any of this, you’re honestly just a terrible person. People’s lives are being upended and destroyed. For every 1% increase in unemployment, 40,000 people die—yet some are celebrating.
February 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
If you support any of this, you’re honestly just a terrible person. People’s lives are being upended and destroyed. For every 1% increase in unemployment, 40,000 people die—yet some are celebrating.
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
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I just lost my job, along with most of my coworkers, due to the illegal grant freeze.
I worked at an organization that
-helped veterans who have lost a limb
-Assisted elderly and disabled people
-Helped hospitals better treat people who have lost limbs
I worked at an organization that
-helped veterans who have lost a limb
-Assisted elderly and disabled people
-Helped hospitals better treat people who have lost limbs
February 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I just lost my job, along with most of my coworkers, due to the illegal grant freeze.
I worked at an organization that
-helped veterans who have lost a limb
-Assisted elderly and disabled people
-Helped hospitals better treat people who have lost limbs
I worked at an organization that
-helped veterans who have lost a limb
-Assisted elderly and disabled people
-Helped hospitals better treat people who have lost limbs
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*DOOMSCROLLING CHECKPOINT*
Stop. Breathe. Take your mind off the collapse of US Democracy.
Here's some baby giant springtails, aren't they cute?
They don't understand human politics, they just eat fungi and logs and go to sleep. That must be nice for them.
Okay, off you go.
#Invertebrate 🧪
Stop. Breathe. Take your mind off the collapse of US Democracy.
Here's some baby giant springtails, aren't they cute?
They don't understand human politics, they just eat fungi and logs and go to sleep. That must be nice for them.
Okay, off you go.
#Invertebrate 🧪
February 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
*DOOMSCROLLING CHECKPOINT*
Stop. Breathe. Take your mind off the collapse of US Democracy.
Here's some baby giant springtails, aren't they cute?
They don't understand human politics, they just eat fungi and logs and go to sleep. That must be nice for them.
Okay, off you go.
#Invertebrate 🧪
Stop. Breathe. Take your mind off the collapse of US Democracy.
Here's some baby giant springtails, aren't they cute?
They don't understand human politics, they just eat fungi and logs and go to sleep. That must be nice for them.
Okay, off you go.
#Invertebrate 🧪
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