jake
@tarantuladad.bsky.social
jake. he/him/his. 27. cat dad and tarantula dad. lover of horror, sports, film, and creepy crawlies. i study fruit fly behavior 🪰 some may call me a bad movie connoisseur
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jake
@tarantuladad.bsky.social
· Aug 4
everything in the world seems bad so im gonna make a thread of pics of my kitty cat which will def make things seem less bad while you look at them
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can they pop it back in, or?
February 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM
can they pop it back in, or?
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The USOPC commercial that says the American athletes are "powered by you" & then solicits donations while failing to disclose that it's because the U.S. is the only country who doesn't pay their elite athletes pisses me off bc I think if the general public knew that, they'd be likely to donate.
February 15, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The USOPC commercial that says the American athletes are "powered by you" & then solicits donations while failing to disclose that it's because the U.S. is the only country who doesn't pay their elite athletes pisses me off bc I think if the general public knew that, they'd be likely to donate.
drips is squinting w one eye and I’m worrying myself sick over it
February 15, 2026 at 3:14 AM
drips is squinting w one eye and I’m worrying myself sick over it
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Good time to remind everyone that NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, a right-wing economist, has made it a personal goal to make sure lockdowns can never return.
Because in his mind, there is nothing that could ever justify shutting down the economy.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Because in his mind, there is nothing that could ever justify shutting down the economy.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Good time to remind everyone that NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, a right-wing economist, has made it a personal goal to make sure lockdowns can never return.
Because in his mind, there is nothing that could ever justify shutting down the economy.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Because in his mind, there is nothing that could ever justify shutting down the economy.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
oughhhhh
February 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
oughhhhh
still thinking about this and still feeling bad tbh
feeling bad because a prof told me today that the fact I refuse to use AI is going to handicap my academic career
February 13, 2026 at 2:55 PM
still thinking about this and still feeling bad tbh
just realized that today im wearing an atlanta thrashers t shirt under an atlanta thrashers sweatshirt
February 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM
just realized that today im wearing an atlanta thrashers t shirt under an atlanta thrashers sweatshirt
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hi, cis folks!
if you’re in kansas, please call & tell your state senator & representative that revoking trans people’s documents & setting bounties on trans folks using the bathroom is fucked. tell them to support a veto—yes, even republicans.
contact info: reps.fyi
find talking points in the QP
if you’re in kansas, please call & tell your state senator & representative that revoking trans people’s documents & setting bounties on trans folks using the bathroom is fucked. tell them to support a veto—yes, even republicans.
contact info: reps.fyi
find talking points in the QP
The Kansas State Legislature just passed SB 244, an extremist bill which cruelly targets trans people and their access to restrooms and accurate identity documents.
Kansans: The time to act is NOW. 🚨
Contact your legislators and urge them to SUPPORT the veto of SB 244: tinyurl.com/2m77hbkk
Kansans: The time to act is NOW. 🚨
Contact your legislators and urge them to SUPPORT the veto of SB 244: tinyurl.com/2m77hbkk
February 13, 2026 at 3:44 AM
hi, cis folks!
if you’re in kansas, please call & tell your state senator & representative that revoking trans people’s documents & setting bounties on trans folks using the bathroom is fucked. tell them to support a veto—yes, even republicans.
contact info: reps.fyi
find talking points in the QP
if you’re in kansas, please call & tell your state senator & representative that revoking trans people’s documents & setting bounties on trans folks using the bathroom is fucked. tell them to support a veto—yes, even republicans.
contact info: reps.fyi
find talking points in the QP
surely it is a good sign that I am listening to Medicine for Horses on repeat
maybe an objectively stupid song but it makes me weirdly emotional for some reason ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
open.spotify.com/track/3HIoSF...
maybe an objectively stupid song but it makes me weirdly emotional for some reason ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
open.spotify.com/track/3HIoSF...
Medicine for Horses
open.spotify.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:24 AM
surely it is a good sign that I am listening to Medicine for Horses on repeat
maybe an objectively stupid song but it makes me weirdly emotional for some reason ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
open.spotify.com/track/3HIoSF...
maybe an objectively stupid song but it makes me weirdly emotional for some reason ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
open.spotify.com/track/3HIoSF...
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while i like the summer olympics more, in general, i definitely shout “get over here! look at these maniacs!” a lot more during the winter games
February 13, 2026 at 1:47 AM
while i like the summer olympics more, in general, i definitely shout “get over here! look at these maniacs!” a lot more during the winter games
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Well holy fucking shit. Ring cancelled their partnership with Flock. Keep pressure on them to stop volunteering their feeds to state, local, and federal agencies, though, because that part's still going.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 13, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Well holy fucking shit. Ring cancelled their partnership with Flock. Keep pressure on them to stop volunteering their feeds to state, local, and federal agencies, though, because that part's still going.
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Reminder, here is how Skeleton is scored:
- the bones are their money
- so are the worms
- the bones equal dollars
- they will pull your hair up but not out
- all they want is another chance at life
- the bones are their money
- so are the worms
- the bones equal dollars
- they will pull your hair up but not out
- all they want is another chance at life
February 12, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Reminder, here is how Skeleton is scored:
- the bones are their money
- so are the worms
- the bones equal dollars
- they will pull your hair up but not out
- all they want is another chance at life
- the bones are their money
- so are the worms
- the bones equal dollars
- they will pull your hair up but not out
- all they want is another chance at life
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NSF's graduate research fellowship (GRF) program is designed to teach aspiring scientists how to write a winning grant proposal. So why are so many applicants being denied that learning experience? www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF’s flagship fellowship program is rejecting applicants without peer review
Students seeking graduate research scholarships speculate that biology is being disfavored
www.science.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
NSF's graduate research fellowship (GRF) program is designed to teach aspiring scientists how to write a winning grant proposal. So why are so many applicants being denied that learning experience? www.science.org/content/arti...
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This is AWFUL. Univ of Texas is consolidating 4 depts into 1: African and African Diaspora Studies and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, American Studies, and Mexican American and Latino Studies will become "a Social and Cultural Analysis department." www.texastribune.org/2026/02/12/t...
UT-Austin to merge race, ethnic and gender study programs
More than 800 students are pursuing degrees in the affected departments, which include African, Latino and gender studies.
www.texastribune.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:42 PM
This is AWFUL. Univ of Texas is consolidating 4 depts into 1: African and African Diaspora Studies and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, American Studies, and Mexican American and Latino Studies will become "a Social and Cultural Analysis department." www.texastribune.org/2026/02/12/t...
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Maybe, and this is me going out on a limb perhaps, teams shouldn't be entering into deals with 13-year-olds
February 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Maybe, and this is me going out on a limb perhaps, teams shouldn't be entering into deals with 13-year-olds
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Has your CDC grant been terminated? Please use this form: grant-witness.us/submit-cdc.h... to share your story!
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February 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Has your CDC grant been terminated? Please use this form: grant-witness.us/submit-cdc.h... to share your story!
Share this post & form!
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idk how to rebuild society for this but i don't think people should be allowed to talk like this without it going very poorly for them
Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”
www.mediamatters.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM
idk how to rebuild society for this but i don't think people should be allowed to talk like this without it going very poorly for them
the “the Olympics aren’t political” people on the topic of a Ukrainian athlete’s helmet including images of Ukrainians killed by Russia are truly the dumbest mfers alive. the very concept of the Olympics is inherently political
February 12, 2026 at 3:36 PM
the “the Olympics aren’t political” people on the topic of a Ukrainian athlete’s helmet including images of Ukrainians killed by Russia are truly the dumbest mfers alive. the very concept of the Olympics is inherently political
ridiculous creature imo
February 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
ridiculous creature imo
currently got 3 Word docs open: my master's thesis because my advisor and I are adapting part of it into a paper for publication, the paper adapted from my master's thesis so far, and a horny fanfic. the duality of man etc
February 12, 2026 at 12:52 AM
currently got 3 Word docs open: my master's thesis because my advisor and I are adapting part of it into a paper for publication, the paper adapted from my master's thesis so far, and a horny fanfic. the duality of man etc
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been watching the olympics and i think i found a solution to the male loneliness crisis
February 11, 2026 at 10:48 PM
been watching the olympics and i think i found a solution to the male loneliness crisis
feeling bad because a prof told me today that the fact I refuse to use AI is going to handicap my academic career
February 11, 2026 at 11:54 PM
feeling bad because a prof told me today that the fact I refuse to use AI is going to handicap my academic career
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Mountaineer friends, would you mind sharing this with your networks? ABTCR is trying to find a home for this sweet B&T girl:
February 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Mountaineer friends, would you mind sharing this with your networks? ABTCR is trying to find a home for this sweet B&T girl:
perhaps at the urging of ppl in a discord server i am in i am on tumblr once more @ tarantulajake
February 11, 2026 at 6:24 PM
perhaps at the urging of ppl in a discord server i am in i am on tumblr once more @ tarantulajake