Every once in a while I like to remind people that regulations are effective and the reason things aren't awful is because of regulations and protections. #environmentalism #regulation

The Real Gamer Gate huh. Can't believe Epstein played a role in the worsening of mainstream video games #EpsteinFiles

“I don’t want to be frogging it 30 rows down the line.” Brilliant. #knitting #crocheting

My German is apparently getting better, yet people are still able to tell it's not my native language within a sentence so. Not much better. #GermanAsASecondLanguage #LivingAbroad

Knitting or crocheting in public is a surefire way to summon every middle aged or elderly woman to either ask you questions about your project OR tell you you're knitting wrong and teach you the correct technique #knitting

"Oh, I want to write a story set basically in medieval Germany! I should do some research into the medieval era"
And then all the sources I do find seem to be about medieval England.
Guess I need to work on my German... #researchwoes #booksky

#WIPSnips Fairy tale adaptations are fun to write, and what would they be without stone towers

Can't believe I missed #SmallpoxEradicationDay. One of humanity's greatest accomplishments and sadly under celebrated.

After AC Moore closed a few years back too...

I've been doing research on the economic impacts of the #AtlanticHorseshoeCrab, and keep on seeing that a quart of horseshoe crab blood is worth $15,000- but all from news sources and never from companies selling the product. Anyone know where this number came from?

Joann had a sprawling retail footprint and was a victim of the slow US decline toward cheaper, more disposable clothing, but they also suffered a blow during Trump's first term. Trump's 2018 tariffs increased cost of imports and US equivalents were too expensive for customers.

Scene at Treasury

The wildest thing about using chromosomes or blood tests to determine sex/gender is that these are methods not used to determine gender for birth certificates. Imagine if after a baby was born the doctor went 'well it looks like a girl but to be sure we need a kareotype and a blood test in 13 years'

BTW this is why I tend to think anyone who said they voted for Trump over Harris due to Palestine is full of it.

Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction

Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪

For good luck on this account, I thought a Horseshoe Crab might be appropriate. Everyone behold the blue blooded wonder.