Lesley Weston
lesley210.bsky.social
Lesley Weston
@lesley210.bsky.social
SJW. Into afp, SF... anything, really, so long as it's funny.
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The US Senate Finance Committee voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead HHS. Sen. Cassidy cast the deciding vote, setting aside his medical training to approve a conspiracy theorist with no science training. This is unacceptable, RFK Jr. should be disqualified:
Robert F. Kennedy Is Unfit to Lead US Public Health Agencies
UCS has been clear since his nomination: RFK Jr. is a dangerous and irresponsible choice to lead HHS.
blog.ucsusa.org
February 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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“… the vulnerable baby crustaceans have resorted to using other animals for shelter… Sea pigs provide the perfect cover… So perhaps our li'l famous guy mistook the plastic bag it was surfing on for just another translucent sea pig?”

#scicomm
#plastic

www.sciencealert.com/adorable-bab...
🧪 🦀 🦑 🐙
Adorable Baby Crab Stuns The World With Its Spiky Charm
The most adorable, silly-looking baby king crab, accidentally collected by NOAA researchers in the Gulf of Mexico, has rightfully become an instant online sensation.
www.sciencealert.com
January 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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"All I can give you," my godmother whispered, "is a secret name."

I don't remember that, being a newborn at the time. I didn't learn about it until I was seven, when some older kids were bullying me.

Suddenly, a dragon landed behind me.

"This," it said, "is my Hoard."

That's me.
#MicroFiction
November 5, 2024 at 11:58 AM
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"We are so glad to have found you," the aliens said. "So many of our old friends are gone."

"We're so sorry to hear that," the human said. "What happened to them?"

"Oh, just the expansion of the universe. They were closer a few billion years ago. We write, but it's not the same."
#MicroFiction
November 18, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Am Yisrael chai!🇮🇱
November 16, 2024 at 3:42 PM
"Overall, the 2023 map is about 2.5 degrees warmer than the 2012 map across the conterminous United States," Daly said. "This translated into about half of the country shifting to a warmer 5-degree half zone..."
That is seriously alarming.
November 26, 2023 at 2:28 PM
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Also, apparently a police officer was attacked and had their eyes gouged. They are in hospital.
November 16, 2023 at 5:25 AM
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I'm always grateful when an oldbie has tips for the newbies. The only thing missed here is:
4. Run like a bunny from the crazy person.
November 18, 2023 at 10:06 PM