Brett
@astrobug75.bsky.social
Earthling who is inordinately fond of stars, beetles, and human rights.
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Well, if we’re going to prosecute people for lying to Congress…
September 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Well, if we’re going to prosecute people for lying to Congress…
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War-ravaged Portland
September 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
War-ravaged Portland
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And one final thought: Ozzy going out after giving an emotional final performance that raised a ton of money for charity is more spiritually uplifting and did more genuine good than anything any televangelist and religious grifter who railed against him ever did combined.
July 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
And one final thought: Ozzy going out after giving an emotional final performance that raised a ton of money for charity is more spiritually uplifting and did more genuine good than anything any televangelist and religious grifter who railed against him ever did combined.
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Cartoon: Weird Bugs Yankovic. I'm still riding a bit high from Weird Al's Toronto concert and was watching some cartoons. Bugs has a great history of music and impersonation. Then I thought of a carrot weiner sandwich and I had to draw it. Enjoy!
July 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Cartoon: Weird Bugs Yankovic. I'm still riding a bit high from Weird Al's Toronto concert and was watching some cartoons. Bugs has a great history of music and impersonation. Then I thought of a carrot weiner sandwich and I had to draw it. Enjoy!
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War kills people, and those it doesn’t kill, end up carrying a heavy burden of trauma.
Americans do not want war and they certainly do not want politicians who cheer it on.
The politicians don’t go to war, the working class does.
We must center humanity and stand against war.
Americans do not want war and they certainly do not want politicians who cheer it on.
The politicians don’t go to war, the working class does.
We must center humanity and stand against war.
June 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
War kills people, and those it doesn’t kill, end up carrying a heavy burden of trauma.
Americans do not want war and they certainly do not want politicians who cheer it on.
The politicians don’t go to war, the working class does.
We must center humanity and stand against war.
Americans do not want war and they certainly do not want politicians who cheer it on.
The politicians don’t go to war, the working class does.
We must center humanity and stand against war.
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What better way to observe the end of slavery than a rich old white man yelling to work harder.
June 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
What better way to observe the end of slavery than a rich old white man yelling to work harder.
Ah, 🍊💩⛳...why do always gotta fall for the 🚀 man? You know that come morning, he's going to climb out of the K-hole, talk some shit and break your ❤️!
June 6, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Ah, 🍊💩⛳...why do always gotta fall for the 🚀 man? You know that come morning, he's going to climb out of the K-hole, talk some shit and break your ❤️!
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Elon threatening to just leave people on the ISS is making a pretty good case for why you nationalize your space program!
June 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Elon threatening to just leave people on the ISS is making a pretty good case for why you nationalize your space program!
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Today is the LAST DAY to order a Biology is Bigger Than Binaries shirt!
I'm sending numbers to the print shop first thing tomorrow morning, so get these shirts now or never. I can't store them in my house right now, so we're doing one big order!
RTs extremely appreciated
Squidfacts.bigcartel.com
I'm sending numbers to the print shop first thing tomorrow morning, so get these shirts now or never. I can't store them in my house right now, so we're doing one big order!
RTs extremely appreciated
Squidfacts.bigcartel.com
June 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Today is the LAST DAY to order a Biology is Bigger Than Binaries shirt!
I'm sending numbers to the print shop first thing tomorrow morning, so get these shirts now or never. I can't store them in my house right now, so we're doing one big order!
RTs extremely appreciated
Squidfacts.bigcartel.com
I'm sending numbers to the print shop first thing tomorrow morning, so get these shirts now or never. I can't store them in my house right now, so we're doing one big order!
RTs extremely appreciated
Squidfacts.bigcartel.com
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How bad will it be? Catastrophic.
Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.
But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.
Speak up now before it is too late.
(inflation adjusted $-s below)
Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.
But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.
Speak up now before it is too late.
(inflation adjusted $-s below)
May 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It seems pretty clear that this administration is waging an all-out war on poor people, while doing all it can to make people poor, who will then be killed by their cruel policies.
Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry groups suing to have the rule vacated.
The CFPB wanted medical debt to be left off credit reports. That's changed under Trump
Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry grou...
www.npr.org
May 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It seems pretty clear that this administration is waging an all-out war on poor people, while doing all it can to make people poor, who will then be killed by their cruel policies.
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Dr. Wild's Big Gallery of Bug Sex
Insect Sex - Alex Wild
The world's millions of insect species display a glorious diversity of strategies for courting and mating.
www.alexanderwild.com
May 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Dr. Wild's Big Gallery of Bug Sex
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A new study details the evolutionary change of Anna's Hummingbirds, finding their beaks have grown longer and more tapered to get the most from common feeders.
Backyard feeders changed the shape of hummingbird beaks, scientists say
A new study details the evolutionary change of Anna's Hummingbirds, finding their beaks have grown longer and more tapered to get the most from common feeders.
www.npr.org
May 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
A new study details the evolutionary change of Anna's Hummingbirds, finding their beaks have grown longer and more tapered to get the most from common feeders.
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Believe it or not, all three of these fish are the same species… the bluehead wrasse. Wrasses are protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning they transition from female to male over the course of their lives. Each phase can look radically different from each other as evidenced here #coralcitycamera
May 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Believe it or not, all three of these fish are the same species… the bluehead wrasse. Wrasses are protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning they transition from female to male over the course of their lives. Each phase can look radically different from each other as evidenced here #coralcitycamera
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This account is welcoming. 🏳️⚧️
April 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This account is welcoming. 🏳️⚧️
How surprised can we be that the tyrant who led an insurrection against a coequal branch of government 4 years ago is now ignoring orders from the other coequal branch and showing similar contempt towards the constitution itself?
April 16, 2025 at 6:08 AM
How surprised can we be that the tyrant who led an insurrection against a coequal branch of government 4 years ago is now ignoring orders from the other coequal branch and showing similar contempt towards the constitution itself?
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Grievances 16-19 in Declaration of Independence
16. "For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world"
17. "For imposing taxes on us without our consent"
18. "For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Jury trial"
19. "For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences"
16. "For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world"
17. "For imposing taxes on us without our consent"
18. "For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Jury trial"
19. "For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences"
April 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Grievances 16-19 in Declaration of Independence
16. "For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world"
17. "For imposing taxes on us without our consent"
18. "For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Jury trial"
19. "For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences"
16. "For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world"
17. "For imposing taxes on us without our consent"
18. "For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Jury trial"
19. "For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences"
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The White House cites an NPR feature that states "banana slugs are hermaphrodites" as a reason to cease public funding of the network.
But banana slugs literally are hermaphrodites! Like that is just a scientific fact!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_...
But banana slugs literally are hermaphrodites! Like that is just a scientific fact!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_...
April 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The White House cites an NPR feature that states "banana slugs are hermaphrodites" as a reason to cease public funding of the network.
But banana slugs literally are hermaphrodites! Like that is just a scientific fact!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_...
But banana slugs literally are hermaphrodites! Like that is just a scientific fact!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_...
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Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Seniors Are More Conservative Because the Poor Die Off
Sometimes older voters aren’t just naturally more conservative. It’s just that wealthier and whiter people tend to live longer and healthier lives.
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April 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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‘These people don’t deserve to wield this power’ is true not because they are clowns (which they are) but because no one could deserve this power.
April 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
‘These people don’t deserve to wield this power’ is true not because they are clowns (which they are) but because no one could deserve this power.
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owning a small business in 2025…
April 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
owning a small business in 2025…