Brittany
@jumprightin.bsky.social
Something something lalalala life is a bitch
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Water your tree.
December 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Water your tree.
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Sharks DO get cancer, as in this Great White observed in 2014 near Australia.
Every vertebrate species, with long enough observation, will display cancerous growth, because cancer is "baked-in" to multicellularity & the capacity for growth.
Rates vary by species, but *cancer is a constant*.
Every vertebrate species, with long enough observation, will display cancerous growth, because cancer is "baked-in" to multicellularity & the capacity for growth.
Rates vary by species, but *cancer is a constant*.
October 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Sharks DO get cancer, as in this Great White observed in 2014 near Australia.
Every vertebrate species, with long enough observation, will display cancerous growth, because cancer is "baked-in" to multicellularity & the capacity for growth.
Rates vary by species, but *cancer is a constant*.
Every vertebrate species, with long enough observation, will display cancerous growth, because cancer is "baked-in" to multicellularity & the capacity for growth.
Rates vary by species, but *cancer is a constant*.
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I've been called "Shark Week's biggest critic," and in that capacity a question I get asked a lot is "that show is obviously pseudoscientific nonsense, why would that real scientist agree to participate?
Here's my answer to that question
www.southernfriedscience.com/why-would-a-... 🧪🦑🌎🦈🐟 #SciComm
Here's my answer to that question
www.southernfriedscience.com/why-would-a-... 🧪🦑🌎🦈🐟 #SciComm
Why would a serious scientist agree to participate in a nonsense Shark Week show?
Tons of Shark Week shows are full of obvious pseudoscientific nonsense, and yet feature real scientists. Why would these people agree to do that? In my capacity as “Shark Week’s Biggese…
www.southernfriedscience.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I've been called "Shark Week's biggest critic," and in that capacity a question I get asked a lot is "that show is obviously pseudoscientific nonsense, why would that real scientist agree to participate?
Here's my answer to that question
www.southernfriedscience.com/why-would-a-... 🧪🦑🌎🦈🐟 #SciComm
Here's my answer to that question
www.southernfriedscience.com/why-would-a-... 🧪🦑🌎🦈🐟 #SciComm
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Judge Howell: "The U.S. Constitution affords critical protections against Executive action like that ordered in EO 14230. Government officials, including the President, may not 'subject individuals to "retaliatory actions" after the fact for having engaged in protected speech.'"
Reuters: U.S. JUDGE STRIKES DOWN TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDER TARGETING LAW FIRM PERKINS COIE - COURT FILING
May 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Judge Howell: "The U.S. Constitution affords critical protections against Executive action like that ordered in EO 14230. Government officials, including the President, may not 'subject individuals to "retaliatory actions" after the fact for having engaged in protected speech.'"
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If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.
April 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.
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There we go. Support this man.
Letter from Dem Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) requesting a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
April 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
There we go. Support this man.
April 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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📚️ As we celebrate #NationalLibraryWeek, we mark 100 years of F. Scott Fitzgerald's THE GREAT GATSBY, first published #OTD in 1925. #Libraries keep books alive & accessible.
📖 Read it on the #InternetArchive ➡️ archive.org/details/the-...
#Gatsby #PublicDomain
📖 Read it on the #InternetArchive ➡️ archive.org/details/the-...
#Gatsby #PublicDomain
April 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
📚️ As we celebrate #NationalLibraryWeek, we mark 100 years of F. Scott Fitzgerald's THE GREAT GATSBY, first published #OTD in 1925. #Libraries keep books alive & accessible.
📖 Read it on the #InternetArchive ➡️ archive.org/details/the-...
#Gatsby #PublicDomain
📖 Read it on the #InternetArchive ➡️ archive.org/details/the-...
#Gatsby #PublicDomain
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🔗 Websites vanish. Links break. But knowledge can live on with your help. Use the Wayback Machine’s Save Page Now tool to archive webpages that are important to you. 🕰️ 💾
📌 Try it now: web.archive.org/save
📌 Try it now: web.archive.org/save
March 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🔗 Websites vanish. Links break. But knowledge can live on with your help. Use the Wayback Machine’s Save Page Now tool to archive webpages that are important to you. 🕰️ 💾
📌 Try it now: web.archive.org/save
📌 Try it now: web.archive.org/save
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Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed
March 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed
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Mac McClung is single-handedly keeping the dunk contest alive
February 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Mac McClung is single-handedly keeping the dunk contest alive
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This kid has made the dunk contest watchable.
3x NBA Slam Dunk Champion
3x NBA Slam Dunk Champion
February 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
This kid has made the dunk contest watchable.
3x NBA Slam Dunk Champion
3x NBA Slam Dunk Champion
💀 Hail the eyes of the dead 🪲
February 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
💀 Hail the eyes of the dead 🪲
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February 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Neve Gallus (did this in the holidays but I was lazy to go on socials to post)
#dragonage | #dragonagetheveilguard | #art
#dragonage | #dragonagetheveilguard | #art
February 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Neve Gallus (did this in the holidays but I was lazy to go on socials to post)
#dragonage | #dragonagetheveilguard | #art
#dragonage | #dragonagetheveilguard | #art
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It’s almost as if we’re a nation of immigrants who’s efforts we rely upon to preserve our nation & it’s democratic ideals
…
Huh. Fancy that
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Huh. Fancy that
January 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
It’s almost as if we’re a nation of immigrants who’s efforts we rely upon to preserve our nation & it’s democratic ideals
…
Huh. Fancy that
…
Huh. Fancy that
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Look, friends, I’m not an internationally award-winning writer and public speaker for nothing.
Found this in the depths of my Canva account, and I think we could all use the reminder 🙏 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Look, friends, I’m not an internationally award-winning writer and public speaker for nothing.
McCarthyism and the HUAC, what a time to be reliving 🙄
January 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
McCarthyism and the HUAC, what a time to be reliving 🙄
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New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH.
No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.
And no indication how long the pause will last.
With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.
And no indication how long the pause will last.
With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH.
No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.
And no indication how long the pause will last.
With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.
And no indication how long the pause will last.
With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
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Wind energy employs over 131,000 people across all 50 states, with 300,000 jobs supported by the U.S. wind industry.
Trump's wind energy ban and dirty energy extremism will be devastating for our environment and economy.
Hard-working families will foot the bill as Big Oil CEOs pad their pockets.
Trump's wind energy ban and dirty energy extremism will be devastating for our environment and economy.
Hard-working families will foot the bill as Big Oil CEOs pad their pockets.
Trump signs executive order pausing wind turbine leases, could impact Midwest
Trump temporarily halts offshore wind energy leases and pauses approvals, permits and loans for both offshore and onshore wind.
www.usatoday.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Wind energy employs over 131,000 people across all 50 states, with 300,000 jobs supported by the U.S. wind industry.
Trump's wind energy ban and dirty energy extremism will be devastating for our environment and economy.
Hard-working families will foot the bill as Big Oil CEOs pad their pockets.
Trump's wind energy ban and dirty energy extremism will be devastating for our environment and economy.
Hard-working families will foot the bill as Big Oil CEOs pad their pockets.
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i can’t do anything about all of this today but i can brush my teeth and take my multivitamins and eat some breakfast.
January 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
i can’t do anything about all of this today but i can brush my teeth and take my multivitamins and eat some breakfast.
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A word of caution for the months and years to come:
Outrage is anger which arises from fear which is a deep-seated human response, and farming outrage for attention is not a partisan phenomenon.
Before you spread it, double check your sources.
Outrage is anger which arises from fear which is a deep-seated human response, and farming outrage for attention is not a partisan phenomenon.
Before you spread it, double check your sources.
January 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A word of caution for the months and years to come:
Outrage is anger which arises from fear which is a deep-seated human response, and farming outrage for attention is not a partisan phenomenon.
Before you spread it, double check your sources.
Outrage is anger which arises from fear which is a deep-seated human response, and farming outrage for attention is not a partisan phenomenon.
Before you spread it, double check your sources.
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SAMMY SOSA RUNS OUT TO CUBS CON WAVING THE AMERICAN FLAG AFTER BEING INDUCTED INTO THE CUBS HALL OF FAME!
(📸: Marquee Sports Network)
(📸: Marquee Sports Network)
January 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
SAMMY SOSA RUNS OUT TO CUBS CON WAVING THE AMERICAN FLAG AFTER BEING INDUCTED INTO THE CUBS HALL OF FAME!
(📸: Marquee Sports Network)
(📸: Marquee Sports Network)
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Huge pop from Cubs fans when Ryne Sandberg is introduced at Cubs Convention:
January 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Huge pop from Cubs fans when Ryne Sandberg is introduced at Cubs Convention:
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Derrek Lee says he was shocked when he learned last month he will be inducted into Cubs Hall of Fame, calling the honor humbling.
On Sosa: “He admitted mistakes, apologized for them, he moved on. I'm sure we’ve all made mistakes & we all want forgiveness so time to move on. It's been a long time.”
On Sosa: “He admitted mistakes, apologized for them, he moved on. I'm sure we’ve all made mistakes & we all want forgiveness so time to move on. It's been a long time.”
January 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Derrek Lee says he was shocked when he learned last month he will be inducted into Cubs Hall of Fame, calling the honor humbling.
On Sosa: “He admitted mistakes, apologized for them, he moved on. I'm sure we’ve all made mistakes & we all want forgiveness so time to move on. It's been a long time.”
On Sosa: “He admitted mistakes, apologized for them, he moved on. I'm sure we’ve all made mistakes & we all want forgiveness so time to move on. It's been a long time.”