LuluStader
lulustader.bsky.social
LuluStader
@lulustader.bsky.social
Adopted NW Highlander with N German roots. Ex-scientist, publisher, massage therapist. Also, I spin!
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As the U.S. keeps alienating its own allies, they’re not waiting around. They’re cutting massive trade and security deals with each other instead, and Washington is waking up to a world where its leverage is no longer guaranteed.
January 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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If ICE truly were targeting "the worst of the worst" and not, you know, deliberately brutalizing innocent families with children, they'd rush to correct all the stories like this one, apologizing and insisting it's not what they're really doing.

They don't because this is deliberate. This is it.
The parents of a 7 year old, all of whom are in the process of applying for asylum, took their daughter to the ER when her nose wouldn't stop bleeding. ICE picked them up near the hospital and they are now in detention in Texas, presumably awaiting deportation. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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On 5 February, our symposium 'Exploring Queerness in Natural History' will look at engaging LGBTQ+ audiences in nature, the challenges of researching queer figures in the history of science, and supporting staff.

Tickets at buff.ly/Csfwc1U
January 21, 2026 at 4:41 PM
What an exceptional musician, performer and human being. I wish you were on BlueSky, Fatou.

#FatoumaraDiawara
#MusicOfMali

youtu.be/UuXZORzjqdw
Introducing the Epiphone Fatoumata Diawara SG
YouTube video by OfficialEpiphone
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January 21, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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We can build walls or we can be more ambitious — and build something better, stronger, and more just.
January 20, 2026 at 10:56 PM
What a treasure I found!
"Because all we are, basically, are monkeys with car keys." - Grandma Woody
January 19, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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"White people don't seem at all interested in using mythology to heal themselves. In fact, they seem intent on making themselves feel worse!" - Leonard
July 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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"Sometimes the most profound truths are found in the simplest moments. A quiet night, a good drink, and someone to share it with—that’s all you need." - Holling Vincoeur
July 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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"It’s hard sometimes, but I think the key is just to keep going, even when it feels like everything’s falling apart." - Shelly Tambo Vincoeur
July 7, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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An interesting bit of history:
In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the US. You may know of them as the US Virgin Islands. As part of this sale, the US recognized Danish authority over Greenland.

The text of the complete, ratified agreement is here: www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
January 19, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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Before protection was introduced in 2016, the Wester Ross MPA was heavily dredged, hit by illegal dredging once again in 2019.

Today signs of recovery are slow but visible. As scallop diver Alisdair Hughson says, though damage can be long-lasting, recovery is possible 🌊🦀🌟

🎥: Andy Jackson
August 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Remembering January's editorial from @bsgaut.bsky.social @claurusso.bsky.social

"The question for you, as an author, is where to spend research funds. Is it better to publish in journals that profit your academic community or profit from that community?"

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf022

More 👇
A Message From the Editors-in-Chief
We have been Co-Editor-in-Chiefs of Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE) for 2 years now. In that time, we have learned a great deal about the science of
doi.org
May 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Tools dating back 11,000 years found on Skye. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tools dating back 11,000 years found on Skye
Archaeologists believe the discovery shows evidence of one of the earliest human populations yet known in Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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i loved covering Ambika's book! if you like animal science go buy it now!

mitpress.mit.edu/978026204963...

also very down to do more book coverage 👀📖🕵️ it was fun
April 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Interesting-looking review & interview with a favourite author mentioned in today’s roundup by the journal Nature
Reciprocity: Rethinking Our Relationship with the Natural World
Robin Wall Kimmerer, the bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, recently published The Serviceberry, which explores the economies of nature. In an e360 interview, the Native American ecologist dis...
e360.yale.edu
March 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Proud to work here 🙌
March 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Spinning Cathma’s North Country black cheviot fleeces from 2023. Last week. Dusty but so worth it!
January 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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📢📢📢 #SMBE2025 Abstract Submission EXTENDED to Saturday, February 15, 2025

We also invite you to register at www.smbe2025.org

@SMBEmeetings
January 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Hello Bluesky 🦋 We're the SMBE IDEA Task Force, promoting Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in molecular biology and evolution. Follow us for updates and ways to build a more inclusive science community! #DiversityInSTEM @official-smbe.bsky.social #AcademicSky
December 23, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Thank you, girls 🙏🐑🧶🫶
December 19, 2024 at 11:55 AM
And this 🥰
RIP to the legendary Zakir Hussain. It's a tiny moment in his career but I was so delighted by his cameo in Monkey Man, as the tabla player in Dev Patel's epic training montage www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tJm...
Monkey Man (2024) - Bongo Beat Boxing Training Scene | Movieclips
YouTube video by Movieclips
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December 16, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Such sad news. What a legend!
December 16, 2024 at 10:57 PM
For my eco-evo pals (in case they haven’t seen this yet): #SMBE is here, too!
Ecology-Evolution scientific societies on Bluesky:

ESEB: @eseb.bsky.social
SSE: @sse-evolution.bsky.social
ASN: @asn-amnat.bsky.social
SMBE: @official-smbe.bsky.social
BES: @britishecolsoc.bsky.social
CSEE-SCEE: @csee-scee.bsky.social
and joining us today, welcome!:
SFE2: @sfecologie.bsky.social
December 15, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Here’s a wee hobby of mine, ‘Overside Wool’: locally hand-crafted yarn (i.e. spun by me) from the wool of our local sheep. Also Crofter’s Hats and kits to make your own hat.

Proceeds go directly to local charities.

All can be ordered here while stocks last:

galeactionforum.co.uk/product-cate...
December 13, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Oooh this looks interesting!
December 12, 2024 at 10:15 PM