@penelopemingus.bsky.social
natural science, covid conscious, all science, cats, bicycling, John Oliver fan, celtics and knicks (complicated!), big reader, much time outside w binoculars/handlens, deep concern for the world my 20-something son & his peers are facing. Hope I'm wrong.
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A fun encounter with a Yellow-flecked Glassfrog (Sachatamia albomaculata) last night at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica
#frogs #amphibians #nature
#frogs #amphibians #nature
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
A fun encounter with a Yellow-flecked Glassfrog (Sachatamia albomaculata) last night at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica
#frogs #amphibians #nature
#frogs #amphibians #nature
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Once again I'm begging people not to compare politicians to invertebrates. Inverts are cool and diverse and play an important ecological role. Politicians are the lower order.
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Once again I'm begging people not to compare politicians to invertebrates. Inverts are cool and diverse and play an important ecological role. Politicians are the lower order.
Yep, to #47 non-gazillionairegrifters are all losers.
White people are waking up to the horrific reality that the world is run by eugenicists who *want mass numbers of people to die*
As the great George Carlin ranted about politicians *two decades ago* “They don’t care about you, they don’t give a fuck about you!”
We must work together or die alone.
As the great George Carlin ranted about politicians *two decades ago* “They don’t care about you, they don’t give a fuck about you!”
We must work together or die alone.
Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'
Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease.
www.cbsnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Yep, to #47 non-gazillionairegrifters are all losers.
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White people are waking up to the horrific reality that the world is run by eugenicists who *want mass numbers of people to die*
As the great George Carlin ranted about politicians *two decades ago* “They don’t care about you, they don’t give a fuck about you!”
We must work together or die alone.
As the great George Carlin ranted about politicians *two decades ago* “They don’t care about you, they don’t give a fuck about you!”
We must work together or die alone.
Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'
Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease.
www.cbsnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
White people are waking up to the horrific reality that the world is run by eugenicists who *want mass numbers of people to die*
As the great George Carlin ranted about politicians *two decades ago* “They don’t care about you, they don’t give a fuck about you!”
We must work together or die alone.
As the great George Carlin ranted about politicians *two decades ago* “They don’t care about you, they don’t give a fuck about you!”
We must work together or die alone.
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Marty Makary thinks that menopause kills women and shortens their lifespan, except women live longer than men
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Marty Makary thinks that menopause kills women and shortens their lifespan, except women live longer than men
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This FDA meeting in hormones is a fucking farce
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This FDA meeting in hormones is a fucking farce
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Look who is up and about today. He had his special "brain food" and is getting better at his walking.
Still not perfect but Stormzy is on the mend!
Still not perfect but Stormzy is on the mend!
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Look who is up and about today. He had his special "brain food" and is getting better at his walking.
Still not perfect but Stormzy is on the mend!
Still not perfect but Stormzy is on the mend!
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It's just amazing how hard Stormzy is fighting and how much support he has.
What a dog ❤️
What a dog ❤️
November 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It's just amazing how hard Stormzy is fighting and how much support he has.
What a dog ❤️
What a dog ❤️
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Today we just did the simple things.
I think to Iris that must have felt like the best day of her life!
Have a lovely Saturday everybody ❤️
I think to Iris that must have felt like the best day of her life!
Have a lovely Saturday everybody ❤️
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today we just did the simple things.
I think to Iris that must have felt like the best day of her life!
Have a lovely Saturday everybody ❤️
I think to Iris that must have felt like the best day of her life!
Have a lovely Saturday everybody ❤️
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#TeslaTakedown Watertown, Massachusetts. We continue.
November 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
#TeslaTakedown Watertown, Massachusetts. We continue.
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If I'm doing the math correctly, Musk's big pay packet yesterday could have made each of these now-dead people millionaires instead.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If I'm doing the math correctly, Musk's big pay packet yesterday could have made each of these now-dead people millionaires instead.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
and such extravagantly subtle markings. Do they avoid you or ignore or ?
One of my favorite housemates is the healthy population of Spotted Least Geckos (Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus) that patrol @casabentbill.bsky.social looking for delicious insects.
A Central American endemic, these are usually difficult to find.
This one was only about 23mm long.
#reptiles
A Central American endemic, these are usually difficult to find.
This one was only about 23mm long.
#reptiles
November 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
and such extravagantly subtle markings. Do they avoid you or ignore or ?
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One of my favorite housemates is the healthy population of Spotted Least Geckos (Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus) that patrol @casabentbill.bsky.social looking for delicious insects.
A Central American endemic, these are usually difficult to find.
This one was only about 23mm long.
#reptiles
A Central American endemic, these are usually difficult to find.
This one was only about 23mm long.
#reptiles
November 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
One of my favorite housemates is the healthy population of Spotted Least Geckos (Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus) that patrol @casabentbill.bsky.social looking for delicious insects.
A Central American endemic, these are usually difficult to find.
This one was only about 23mm long.
#reptiles
A Central American endemic, these are usually difficult to find.
This one was only about 23mm long.
#reptiles
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Our groups in the district and across Tennessee are already laser-focused on this special election, and with early voting starting soon, we’re mobilizing our nationwide network to help flip this seat. Join us on Thursday to find out how you can help Aftyn win: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Our groups in the district and across Tennessee are already laser-focused on this special election, and with early voting starting soon, we’re mobilizing our nationwide network to help flip this seat. Join us on Thursday to find out how you can help Aftyn win: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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My backyard keeps delivering! I'm over the moon excited to have had my favourite sparrow visit yesterday - and it has the boldest markings of any Fox Sparrow I've ever seen. There just might be a few more postings in the coming days. #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt #sparrow
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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This is a big deal, although a lot will depend on what #SCOTUS does in the Illinois case (in which we don’t expect a ruling until the week of November 17 at the earliest).
BREAKING: Judge Immergut issues a permanent injunction against Pete Hegseth and the deployment of the National Guard to Portland.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This is a big deal, although a lot will depend on what #SCOTUS does in the Illinois case (in which we don’t expect a ruling until the week of November 17 at the earliest).
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Hi 👋 Ravi!
Greater roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
I’m crazy for a cuckoo 😁
They have recently extended their range eastward into Missouri and Louisiana, per allaboutbirds dot com!
Greater roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
I’m crazy for a cuckoo 😁
They have recently extended their range eastward into Missouri and Louisiana, per allaboutbirds dot com!
November 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Hi 👋 Ravi!
Greater roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
I’m crazy for a cuckoo 😁
They have recently extended their range eastward into Missouri and Louisiana, per allaboutbirds dot com!
Greater roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
I’m crazy for a cuckoo 😁
They have recently extended their range eastward into Missouri and Louisiana, per allaboutbirds dot com!
Bravo!!! Here's hoping this sets precedent that will be followed. Great work!
BREAKING: A federal jury in Brooklyn awarded our clients — 674 immigrants unlawfully jailed by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office — $112 million. Could not be more proud to work at @latinojustice.bsky.social and to partner with the talent of Winston & Strawn.
Jury Awards $112 Million to 674 Immigrants Unlawfully Held by Suffolk County for ICE Handover | LatinoJusticePRLDEF
FOR IMMEDIATE
www.latinojustice.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Bravo!!! Here's hoping this sets precedent that will be followed. Great work!
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BREAKING: A federal jury in Brooklyn awarded our clients — 674 immigrants unlawfully jailed by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office — $112 million. Could not be more proud to work at @latinojustice.bsky.social and to partner with the talent of Winston & Strawn.
Jury Awards $112 Million to 674 Immigrants Unlawfully Held by Suffolk County for ICE Handover | LatinoJusticePRLDEF
FOR IMMEDIATE
www.latinojustice.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
BREAKING: A federal jury in Brooklyn awarded our clients — 674 immigrants unlawfully jailed by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office — $112 million. Could not be more proud to work at @latinojustice.bsky.social and to partner with the talent of Winston & Strawn.
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Trump is sending our economy into free fall and his solution is to throw millions of Americans off their health care this fall.
November 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Trump is sending our economy into free fall and his solution is to throw millions of Americans off their health care this fall.
He's assuming none of the dead are white, therefore they don't matter to him. Mass murder by administrative coup.
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
November 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
He's assuming none of the dead are white, therefore they don't matter to him. Mass murder by administrative coup.
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“If the water isn't able to be treated and reused in the mines and for development, why is it good enough for us to drink?” said Billy-Joe Tuccaro, chief of the Mikisew Cree First Nation. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n...
Alberta chiefs say oilsands causing cancer surge, call for halt to tailings plan
Indigenous leaders in Alberta say unchecked oilsands development is devastating their land and could be linked to rising cancer rates in their communities.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“If the water isn't able to be treated and reused in the mines and for development, why is it good enough for us to drink?” said Billy-Joe Tuccaro, chief of the Mikisew Cree First Nation. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n...
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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Society only chose option 1 because they were lied to.
“It’s just a cold”
“Kids are fine”
“Herd immunity”
"Only the vulnerable are at risk"
Repeat it enough times and people believe there’s no danger.
Denial is easy. Prevention takes effort.
Source: x.com/1goodtern/st...
“It’s just a cold”
“Kids are fine”
“Herd immunity”
"Only the vulnerable are at risk"
Repeat it enough times and people believe there’s no danger.
Denial is easy. Prevention takes effort.
Source: x.com/1goodtern/st...
November 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Society only chose option 1 because they were lied to.
“It’s just a cold”
“Kids are fine”
“Herd immunity”
"Only the vulnerable are at risk"
Repeat it enough times and people believe there’s no danger.
Denial is easy. Prevention takes effort.
Source: x.com/1goodtern/st...
“It’s just a cold”
“Kids are fine”
“Herd immunity”
"Only the vulnerable are at risk"
Repeat it enough times and people believe there’s no danger.
Denial is easy. Prevention takes effort.
Source: x.com/1goodtern/st...
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There is magic in this world
(Crested Satinbird)
📷 Vincent van der Spek, eBird
(Crested Satinbird)
📷 Vincent van der Spek, eBird
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
There is magic in this world
(Crested Satinbird)
📷 Vincent van der Spek, eBird
(Crested Satinbird)
📷 Vincent van der Spek, eBird