Casey Derieux 🍉
@casmicro.bsky.social
Casey/Cas | they/them/theirs | microbiologist, musician, writer, anti-fascist | Third year PhD Student in the Hanson Laboratory at the University of Delaware.
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Casey Derieux 🍉
@casmicro.bsky.social
· Jan 22
Trump claims “ from now on, the United States will only recognize two genders. Male and female.”
So… We’re just going to ignore science then?
That tracks.
So… We’re just going to ignore science then?
That tracks.
Trump to sign orders ending diversity programs, proclaiming there are only two sexes
President-elect Donald Trump will issue an executive order upon taking office proclaiming that the U.S. federal government will only recognize two sexes, male and female, an incoming White House official said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
As an out and proud non-binary scientist, I ain't going anywhere!
🏳️⚧️🩷
Trans people have always existed, and we will continue to do so. We will take up our damn space, as is our right, and no one is going to take that away. Especially not an administration full of fascists and bigots.
🏳️⚧️🩷
Trans people have always existed, and we will continue to do so. We will take up our damn space, as is our right, and no one is going to take that away. Especially not an administration full of fascists and bigots.
Really experienced the full spectrum of lab feels today 🫠
August 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Really experienced the full spectrum of lab feels today 🫠
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"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Oh man, such complicated feelings... this makes the USA so much more vulnerable... but also undermines Empire... but also reveals Empire's approach of only worst tactics in armamentarium. Dark times, folks. DARK TIMES.
The U.S. Department of Defense is ending all of its funding for social science research, stopping 91 ongoing studies related to threats such as climate change, extremism, and disinformation. scim.ag/4hqu6HA
March 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Here is the deal:
My hope doesn't rest upon the electeds.
(although the old guard are especially disappointing as all hell)
My hope lies in all of us.
I'm seeing so many people do what they can,
allowing many in direct harms way to rest
We are our own hope.
My hope doesn't rest upon the electeds.
(although the old guard are especially disappointing as all hell)
My hope lies in all of us.
I'm seeing so many people do what they can,
allowing many in direct harms way to rest
We are our own hope.
March 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Here is the deal:
My hope doesn't rest upon the electeds.
(although the old guard are especially disappointing as all hell)
My hope lies in all of us.
I'm seeing so many people do what they can,
allowing many in direct harms way to rest
We are our own hope.
My hope doesn't rest upon the electeds.
(although the old guard are especially disappointing as all hell)
My hope lies in all of us.
I'm seeing so many people do what they can,
allowing many in direct harms way to rest
We are our own hope.
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Hard to show how huge giant squid actually are! This preserved one and child really puts it to scale! Seen at the QLD museum 🧪🦑
March 15, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Hard to show how huge giant squid actually are! This preserved one and child really puts it to scale! Seen at the QLD museum 🧪🦑
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𝚷ℼℿ𝛑 Happy Pi Day! In honor of everyone’s favorite non-terminating decimal number– and dessert– the best minds in WHOI Creative came up with these pie charts to help explain the complex system that is the ocean. 🌊🥧♾
Which is your favorite? 😆
Which is your favorite? 😆
March 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
𝚷ℼℿ𝛑 Happy Pi Day! In honor of everyone’s favorite non-terminating decimal number– and dessert– the best minds in WHOI Creative came up with these pie charts to help explain the complex system that is the ocean. 🌊🥧♾
Which is your favorite? 😆
Which is your favorite? 😆
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
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Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
March 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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Hi greater Philly area folks, here's the link to the local site for this action. It will be 3/7 at 11am at City Hall. An important opportunity to make it clear that science in the US as we know it is in danger! Science is for everyone and benefits everyone. standupforscience2025.org/philadelphia...
February 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Hi greater Philly area folks, here's the link to the local site for this action. It will be 3/7 at 11am at City Hall. An important opportunity to make it clear that science in the US as we know it is in danger! Science is for everyone and benefits everyone. standupforscience2025.org/philadelphia...
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
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I was interviewed by @msjpauly.bsky.social for @motherjones.com regarding that awful gamete size "sex" executive order. A bit of an explainer here of why the science is so bad, and why that's dangerous:
Trump’s definitions of "male" and "female" are nonsense science with staggering ramifications
"How can you so fully misunderstand basic human biology, and then legislate about it?"
www.motherjones.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I was interviewed by @msjpauly.bsky.social for @motherjones.com regarding that awful gamete size "sex" executive order. A bit of an explainer here of why the science is so bad, and why that's dangerous:
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Julie Gray, wife of Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev, who joined Musk in his visit to Auschwitz speaks out. She says that Musk felt nothing during the tour & only "cared about how he looked."
She shared this with me privately shortly after the tour, and I'm grateful she made her thoughts public.
She shared this with me privately shortly after the tour, and I'm grateful she made her thoughts public.
January 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Julie Gray, wife of Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev, who joined Musk in his visit to Auschwitz speaks out. She says that Musk felt nothing during the tour & only "cared about how he looked."
She shared this with me privately shortly after the tour, and I'm grateful she made her thoughts public.
She shared this with me privately shortly after the tour, and I'm grateful she made her thoughts public.
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Gentle reminder that if you truly value diversity in the workforce, top down executive orders may/will change implementation but it shouldn’t change your dedication to building the best possible team/group/cohort/generation of researchers
January 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Gentle reminder that if you truly value diversity in the workforce, top down executive orders may/will change implementation but it shouldn’t change your dedication to building the best possible team/group/cohort/generation of researchers
As an out and proud non-binary scientist, I ain't going anywhere!
🏳️⚧️🩷
Trans people have always existed, and we will continue to do so. We will take up our damn space, as is our right, and no one is going to take that away. Especially not an administration full of fascists and bigots.
🏳️⚧️🩷
Trans people have always existed, and we will continue to do so. We will take up our damn space, as is our right, and no one is going to take that away. Especially not an administration full of fascists and bigots.
Trump claims “ from now on, the United States will only recognize two genders. Male and female.”
So… We’re just going to ignore science then?
That tracks.
So… We’re just going to ignore science then?
That tracks.
Trump to sign orders ending diversity programs, proclaiming there are only two sexes
President-elect Donald Trump will issue an executive order upon taking office proclaiming that the U.S. federal government will only recognize two sexes, male and female, an incoming White House official said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:51 AM
As an out and proud non-binary scientist, I ain't going anywhere!
🏳️⚧️🩷
Trans people have always existed, and we will continue to do so. We will take up our damn space, as is our right, and no one is going to take that away. Especially not an administration full of fascists and bigots.
🏳️⚧️🩷
Trans people have always existed, and we will continue to do so. We will take up our damn space, as is our right, and no one is going to take that away. Especially not an administration full of fascists and bigots.
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Everybody knows what a nazi salute looks like. You can’t pretend you don’t know. It’s evil iconography. It’s a racism classic. You can’t have any remaining self respect any pussyfoot around what we saw today. We know what we saw.
January 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Everybody knows what a nazi salute looks like. You can’t pretend you don’t know. It’s evil iconography. It’s a racism classic. You can’t have any remaining self respect any pussyfoot around what we saw today. We know what we saw.
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Episcopal Bishop of Washington Mariann Budde is openly criticizing Trump's policies in her inaugural prayer service sermon right now.
Says: “There are gay, lesbian and transgender children …who fear for their lives" and “Our God teaches us that we are to be merciful to the stranger.”
Says: “There are gay, lesbian and transgender children …who fear for their lives" and “Our God teaches us that we are to be merciful to the stranger.”
January 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Episcopal Bishop of Washington Mariann Budde is openly criticizing Trump's policies in her inaugural prayer service sermon right now.
Says: “There are gay, lesbian and transgender children …who fear for their lives" and “Our God teaches us that we are to be merciful to the stranger.”
Says: “There are gay, lesbian and transgender children …who fear for their lives" and “Our God teaches us that we are to be merciful to the stranger.”
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I’m going to say it one more time for the folks in the seats too far away: ‘feminism is the radical notion that people are people’ loosely re-quoted and genuinely intended to remind folks that trans lives, Black lives, Indigenous lives matter.
Fight for equity.
Fight for equity.
November 21, 2024 at 4:36 AM
I’m going to say it one more time for the folks in the seats too far away: ‘feminism is the radical notion that people are people’ loosely re-quoted and genuinely intended to remind folks that trans lives, Black lives, Indigenous lives matter.
Fight for equity.
Fight for equity.
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This article is from February, but has nice context for Hurricane scales & understanding how climate change is making hurricanes worse. The hunkering down of the past doesn't work when these ain't your daddy's storms. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
'Category 5' was considered the worst hurricane. There's something scarier, study says.
The world’s most intense hurricanes are growing even more intense, fueled by rising temperatures in the ocean and atmosphere, a study says.
www.usatoday.com
October 7, 2024 at 5:35 PM
This article is from February, but has nice context for Hurricane scales & understanding how climate change is making hurricanes worse. The hunkering down of the past doesn't work when these ain't your daddy's storms. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Hot take with AI playing a major role in the Nobels this year: I think NSF and NIH should make people proposing AI projects to submit an energy usage estimate. How much energy will you burn on this and where does the data center you’re going to use draw power from?
October 9, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Hot take with AI playing a major role in the Nobels this year: I think NSF and NIH should make people proposing AI projects to submit an energy usage estimate. How much energy will you burn on this and where does the data center you’re going to use draw power from?
Have had to do a lot of talking & writing about my research lately (year 3, give it up for year 3...) and it is more than a bit surreal to see myself slowly turning into a Knower of Things and a Haver of Opinions.
Not many, of course. But certainly more than I thought possible when I was starting!
Not many, of course. But certainly more than I thought possible when I was starting!
October 10, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Have had to do a lot of talking & writing about my research lately (year 3, give it up for year 3...) and it is more than a bit surreal to see myself slowly turning into a Knower of Things and a Haver of Opinions.
Not many, of course. But certainly more than I thought possible when I was starting!
Not many, of course. But certainly more than I thought possible when I was starting!
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@micromaresca.bsky.social @geobiomaggie.bsky.social where are my other yarn folks at?! 🦠
knitters and crocheters, this is a wonderful yarn shop in Asheville and while their store can’t reopen for a while they are up and running online. who doesn’t love to buy yarn? purlsyarn.com
October 10, 2024 at 1:13 AM
@micromaresca.bsky.social @geobiomaggie.bsky.social where are my other yarn folks at?! 🦠
An irregular galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.99 (lookback time 7.91 billion years) with coordinates (150.00338, 2.12347).
43 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.99 (lookback time 7.91 billion years) with coordinates (150.00338, 2.12347).
43 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
October 6, 2024 at 3:26 AM
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Sorry not cat related BUT if you live along the northern border of the United States there's a good chance you can see northern lights tonight/right now! www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aur...
Aurora Forecast | Geophysical Institute
Forecasts of auroral activity, updated daily.
www.gi.alaska.edu
October 6, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Sorry not cat related BUT if you live along the northern border of the United States there's a good chance you can see northern lights tonight/right now! www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aur...