Dr. Solomon David
@solomonrdavid.bsky.social
“The Gar Guy” Fish Scientist & Prof | 🌎Freshwater Conservation | SciComm • GarLab | Views mine | he/him | #GarWeek
📍Saint Paul, Minnesota
Wherever you go, there you gar
https://linktr.ee/solomonrdavid • @garlab.bsky.social
📍Saint Paul, Minnesota
Wherever you go, there you gar
https://linktr.ee/solomonrdavid • @garlab.bsky.social
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My pet gar that I donated to Shedd Aquarium would recognize me and swim over to say hi when I visited her exhibit ❤️🐠
A rare hybrid gar, I raised her since she was 2 inches long, and had to re-home her when I moved to Chicago. I was happy I could visit her in her new home!
TO BE CONTINUED…
A rare hybrid gar, I raised her since she was 2 inches long, and had to re-home her when I moved to Chicago. I was happy I could visit her in her new home!
TO BE CONTINUED…
WAIT. That @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social question/answer was based on our team’s study!!!
@garlab.bsky.social -themed content on Jeopardy tonight!
A 2024 study found that gars’ evolution was at a virtual standstill, at .00009 of THESE GENETIC CHANGES per million years… 🐟🦑☠️
A 2024 study found that gars’ evolution was at a virtual standstill, at .00009 of THESE GENETIC CHANGES per million years… 🐟🦑☠️
January 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM
WAIT. That @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social question/answer was based on our team’s study!!!
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Not great, last remaining representative of the Halecomorphi, not great.
January 30, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Not great, last remaining representative of the Halecomorphi, not great.
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Thanks for asking. We were just fine until recently.....
January 30, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Thanks for asking. We were just fine until recently.....
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Man. Fish. I don't even know what to say. Thanks for asking tho.
January 30, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Man. Fish. I don't even know what to say. Thanks for asking tho.
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Honestly . . .
a man in a suit and tie is shaking hands with another man in an elevator and saying `` not great , bob ! ''
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is shaking hands with another man in an elevator and saying `` not great , bob ! ''
media.tenor.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Honestly . . .
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honestly this is exactly how your most empathetic friend approaches you. At an angle, neutral face…close but not overwhelming. listening, ready to support whatever emotion you might display in whatever way you need it…an icon
January 30, 2026 at 10:18 PM
honestly this is exactly how your most empathetic friend approaches you. At an angle, neutral face…close but not overwhelming. listening, ready to support whatever emotion you might display in whatever way you need it…an icon
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Okay enough all things considered, but it really means a lot to have you check in, Mr Bowfin.
January 30, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Okay enough all things considered, but it really means a lot to have you check in, Mr Bowfin.
Empathetic Bowfin asks “How are you doing?”
January 30, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Empathetic Bowfin asks “How are you doing?”
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Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)
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Tom Morello welcomes Bruce Springsteen to the stage at the Defend Minnesota! benefit concert fundraising for the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸
🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Tom Morello welcomes Bruce Springsteen to the stage at the Defend Minnesota! benefit concert fundraising for the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸
🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
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Text from the 12 year old that she's walking out with her classmates in an ICE protest, and I'm sitting here tearing up at my desk I'm so proud of her.
January 30, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Text from the 12 year old that she's walking out with her classmates in an ICE protest, and I'm sitting here tearing up at my desk I'm so proud of her.
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Ducks Unlimited sends a promotional sticker of a…mandarin duck?
DU’s work has benefited a lot of waterfowl species but the mandarin duck (an Asiatic duck often kept in aviaries) isn’t one of them.
Conservation communications should be done by real people, with real natural history knowledge.
DU’s work has benefited a lot of waterfowl species but the mandarin duck (an Asiatic duck often kept in aviaries) isn’t one of them.
Conservation communications should be done by real people, with real natural history knowledge.
January 29, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Ducks Unlimited sends a promotional sticker of a…mandarin duck?
DU’s work has benefited a lot of waterfowl species but the mandarin duck (an Asiatic duck often kept in aviaries) isn’t one of them.
Conservation communications should be done by real people, with real natural history knowledge.
DU’s work has benefited a lot of waterfowl species but the mandarin duck (an Asiatic duck often kept in aviaries) isn’t one of them.
Conservation communications should be done by real people, with real natural history knowledge.
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I want people to understand Columbia Heights as a first ring suburb of working class Minnesotans. It has my favorite Palestinian grocery, one of the best Mexican ones, a huge Indian grocery store, an East Asian store I haven't tried yet because there are so many, and a Palestinian sweets store.
“We had to deliver them to a detention center,” principal Jason Kuhlman said about the second grader and fifth grader.
‘I don’t have words’: 2 more kids from Liam Ramos’ Columbia Heights school taken into ICE custody
The children were taken into ICE custody after their mother was detained at a court appointment. School leaders say the mother asked them to bring the kids to the detention center because there were n...
www.mprnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:00 AM
I want people to understand Columbia Heights as a first ring suburb of working class Minnesotans. It has my favorite Palestinian grocery, one of the best Mexican ones, a huge Indian grocery store, an East Asian store I haven't tried yet because there are so many, and a Palestinian sweets store.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand that ICE be banned from the use of tactical nuclear weapons without a judge's order.
January 30, 2026 at 1:40 AM
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand that ICE be banned from the use of tactical nuclear weapons without a judge's order.
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We will continue to peacefully support our community for as long as it takes. We stand with our neighbors. These images are from our incredible team in Minnesota who joined neighbors in marching for peace and human rights this past weekend.
January 29, 2026 at 8:01 PM
We will continue to peacefully support our community for as long as it takes. We stand with our neighbors. These images are from our incredible team in Minnesota who joined neighbors in marching for peace and human rights this past weekend.
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In Minneapolis and many other communities across the country, we're seeing people come together to peacefully protest and support their neighbors. If you're looking to get involved, here are some ways to help:
How to help the resistance to ICE in Minnesota — and beyond
What Minnesota’s immigrant communities need from you now.
www.vox.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
In Minneapolis and many other communities across the country, we're seeing people come together to peacefully protest and support their neighbors. If you're looking to get involved, here are some ways to help:
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MS NOW: Should there be accountability for Stephen Miller?
WALZ: There better be
WALZ: There better be
January 29, 2026 at 1:37 AM
MS NOW: Should there be accountability for Stephen Miller?
WALZ: There better be
WALZ: There better be
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ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
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sending soliGARity from Canada *hugs*
January 29, 2026 at 4:38 PM
sending soliGARity from Canada *hugs*
We take brighter notes where we can find them here in the Twin Cities.
Found this note in my kindergartner’s backpack today. I’m tracking down his drawing, and glad they’re learning about diverse scientists!
We say thanks to the volunteer lookouts on the corner every morning walking in to school.
Found this note in my kindergartner’s backpack today. I’m tracking down his drawing, and glad they’re learning about diverse scientists!
We say thanks to the volunteer lookouts on the corner every morning walking in to school.
January 29, 2026 at 4:11 PM
We take brighter notes where we can find them here in the Twin Cities.
Found this note in my kindergartner’s backpack today. I’m tracking down his drawing, and glad they’re learning about diverse scientists!
We say thanks to the volunteer lookouts on the corner every morning walking in to school.
Found this note in my kindergartner’s backpack today. I’m tracking down his drawing, and glad they’re learning about diverse scientists!
We say thanks to the volunteer lookouts on the corner every morning walking in to school.
“in theater”
SMH.
SMH.
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 3:37 PM
“in theater”
SMH.
SMH.
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the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 AM
the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
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Bluesky, I know the person who made this is on here. I saw this at the Minnesota State Fair in 2023 and have vowed to find the person who made it so I can be their best friend.
Please help me find this person!
Please help me find this person!
January 29, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Bluesky, I know the person who made this is on here. I saw this at the Minnesota State Fair in 2023 and have vowed to find the person who made it so I can be their best friend.
Please help me find this person!
Please help me find this person!
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In a dense part of south Minneapolis as Homan's "draw down" news conference was occurring: "They took a guy in a red car infront and they stopped traffic and try to take another guy and they hit his car"
January 29, 2026 at 1:58 PM
In a dense part of south Minneapolis as Homan's "draw down" news conference was occurring: "They took a guy in a red car infront and they stopped traffic and try to take another guy and they hit his car"
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This is SUCH a specific local angle and a good example of how the occupation has affected every part of local life and everything Minnesota holds dear in the collective culture
(Basically, ICE has come for the Mighty Ducks)
(Basically, ICE has come for the Mighty Ducks)
Ice rink was a sanctuary for this girls hockey team until ICE touched down in the Twin Cities | Strib Varsity
Hockey Across Minnesota: A youth hockey club dedicated to diversity sees attendance dip amid federal agents’ presence.
varsity.startribune.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:42 PM
This is SUCH a specific local angle and a good example of how the occupation has affected every part of local life and everything Minnesota holds dear in the collective culture
(Basically, ICE has come for the Mighty Ducks)
(Basically, ICE has come for the Mighty Ducks)