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Karen James

@kejames.bsky.social

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Environmental geneticist & outdoorswoman into eDNA, botany, evolution, space, sci-comm, skiing, Outlander & kindness • auntie • cat mom • honorary dog mom (she/her) 📍Unceded Wabanaki land (aka Maine)

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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you for loving my turtles, everyone. 🥹

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 3m

Yes. Thanks!

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 14h

Thanks! Someone else beat you to it but I'll let you know if they forget to send it.

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 15h

OMG this is amazing thank you

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 15h

My very own grandfather was born in the 19th century. As a child, my very own grandmother rode in a covered wagon from east to west Texas.

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 15h

Beat me to it.

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 15h

Link please!

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 15h

So, I just went over to my Twitter archive and searched for tweets with the word "laugh" and spent the last 20 minutes cackling. 10/10. Highly recommend.

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 15h

The last part, where it's revealed they're just crossing a tiny pond in the english countryside *ded*

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 15h

OMG ha ha ha

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 16h

Whaaaaat. That's sad. Have you ever tried checking Wayback Machine?

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 16h

Wow, that's wonderful. Thank you!

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 16h

Apropos to my last post, anyone else miss I Can Has Cheezburger sometimes? Ceiling cat, basement cat, lolrus and his bucket, etc. etc..., those were fun, innocent times.

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 16h

#ICanHazPDF Is this microphone on?

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 16h

Oh, fun times. @science.org is blocking my institutional access. Anyone else having this issue, and have you found a solution?

Meanwhile if anyone wants to send me this PDF I'd be most grateful.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

"Sorry, you have been blocked. You are unable to access www.science.org"

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 16h

Read it and weep... for your misconceptions about history the miracle of being alive in our time.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 17h

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 16h

Oooh, care to share the illustration?

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 16h

Oh, fun times. @science.org is blocking my institutional access. Anyone else having this issue, and have you found a solution?

Meanwhile if anyone wants to send me this PDF I'd be most grateful.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

"Sorry, you have been blocked. You are unable to access www.science.org"

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 20h

Now I sleep right on the floor
I sleep right on the floor
Hey, alright, if I get by
Zzzs are mine, mine, all mine
Hey!

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 20h

(And the opening sample is meows, not barks)

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 20h

I been caught snoozin', once when I was twelve
I enjoy snoozin', it's just as simple as that
Oh well, it's just a simple fact
When I want to sleep, man, I don't wanna move for it

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 20h

Album cover art for little known Jane’s Addiction remix, “Been Caught Snoozin’”

Fluffy tuxedo cat sleeping in the sun

Reposted by Karen James

Deborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 21h

"Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk. He has rejected science, misled the public and compromised the health of Americans."

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 21h

Calling it “the cloud” was evil genius, making us think it’s all floating around up in the ether, when in reality it is firmly on the ground, sucking up energy from our grids.

Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 21h

Speaking of AI data centers, have you flown into Dulles International Airport near D.C. recently?

Welp, you landed smack in the middle of Data Center Alley, the world's *densest data center hub.*

Its making power bills skyrocket in Baltimore.

You can see the U-shaped runways in the center. 🫣

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 21h

…to try and stop it, if that’s not obvious!

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 21h

This was the first thing I thought of, too, when I saw the Wells Fargo headline. It’s in the playbook, so look for more of the same.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 21h

Sounds similar to the Aurora, CO slumlord who helped create the “Venezurlan gangs have taken over entire apartment complexes” talking point in 2024.

flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 1d

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 1d

In-depth WaPo piece on the deployment of the National Guard in multiple US cities, including historical contexts like Kent State and Katrina (gift link): wapo.st/42pfFz1

Trump’s use of Guard may have lasting impact on cities and troops

Historians and experts say the Trump administration’s efforts to deploy National Guard troops across the country could affect troop readiness, training and morale.