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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 21h

A disturbingly easy way to get yelled at is to say that women should be in the paid workforce.

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Auriel Fournier @rallidaerule.bsky.social · 1d

oh do I feel this

so much

pair it with me being told I am 'too direct' a lot of the time

and its a real....issue

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 2d

This is how I want to be awarded the Nobel Prize.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Annika Barber @annikabarber.bsky.social · 1d

It’s time for the fly party with my fly friends! #CSHLDros

A cartoon from smbc captioned “the life of a scientist sounds way more fun if you describe it like you’re a 6 year old.” The scientist in the cartoon is wearing glasses and a teal polo. Their speech bubble says “I like flies and me and my friends look at flies all the time and sometimes the flies are neat and we tell our other friends about it and our friends also like flies and sometimes we have fly parties and so no we know a lot about flies.” The original cartoon said rocks, Annika photoshopped in flies.

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Derek Hennen, Ph.D. @derekhennen.bsky.social · 5d

Millipede fans rejoice: we published our revision of Apheloria! This is the most common cherry millipede genus, but its taxonomy has been riddled with nebulous subspecies names. No longer! We clarify species limits and provide a distribution map. mapress.com/zt/article/v... @apheloria.bsky.social

Revision of the millipede genus Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921 (Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae, Apheloriini) | Zootaxa

mapress.com

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Steven J Cooke @sjcfishy.bsky.social · 8d

Thinking about all of my US colleagues today that work for USGS, USFWS, US Parks Service, NOAA and the EPA. From front line environmental practitioners to scientists and policy makers, these folks ensure that waters are swimmable, fish are edible, that natural areas are accessible, etc, etc, etc.

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Auriel Fournier @rallidaerule.bsky.social · 7d

Love Bond Falls!!! 😍

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Skittles @skittlesmom.bsky.social · 7d

Bond Falls, Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

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Skittles @skittlesmom.bsky.social · 7d

Below Bond Falls, Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 7d

I have the privilege of working with fed agency folks. They've been jerked around, forced to move, had offices taken, lost resources, put on leave, fired, re-hired, *shot at*, and now furloughed. Still they return each day to help make America a bit more informed, healthier, and safer.

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Dr. Catherine Scott @cataranea.bsky.social · 12d

I love the way science used to be written. Is it necessary to know that the author was pushing his baby in a pram while making observations of insects? Perhaps not, but it provides delightful context, while assuming the reader is familiar with his previously published baby-wheeling-related work.

A screenshot of some text of a paper, with the following sentence highlighted: "One July evening last summer, while engaged in wheeling the baby (another one this time) through some tall grass in the corner of my yard, I noticed..." It continues "an Ammophila attached to a grass-stem in the peculiar..."

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Ann Monster Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 13d

i never thought taylor swift would have to say "fuck you pay me"

Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 13d

imagine telling taylor goddamn swift, with a straight face, that she should perform for free because the exposure is valuable

John W Clark @johnwclark.bsky.social · 14d

Apparently the NFL wanted her show for free, and thought the value of it for her was the exposure. The NFL has been getting free exposure from Taylor, just from her going to her fiancés games, and she is getting death threats for it.

www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

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Andrea Thompson @andreatweather.bsky.social · 13d

Also, it's not like there's two storms likely to affect the U.S. over the next week...

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 13d

New: There was an "emergency" all-hands meeting inside part of NOAA today basically to tell people they have no idea what to expect re a potential shutdown. "Even less than usual," per one source. There is no guidance yet available and no info on what specifically the OMB memo means. So that's cool.

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Prairie Research Institute @prairieresearch.bsky.social · 13d

👉 Read the full story: news.illinois.edu/study-72-of-illinois-wetlands-no-longer-protected-by-federal-clean-water-act

Study: 72% of Illinois wetlands no longer protected by federal Clean Water Act – News Bureau

news.illinois.edu

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Prairie Research Institute @prairieresearch.bsky.social · 13d

A 2023 Supreme Court ruling (Sackett v. EPA) narrowed the definition of “waters of the United States.”
A new study from @illinoisnres.bsky.social and PRI finds that about 72% of Illinois wetlands may no longer be federally protected.

The researchers standing on a wooden deck in Busey Woods.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 15d

Do any of the professors or journalists or teachers also get their jobs back or nah

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 15d

And if your food bank can't, often groups like Food Not Bombs can because they need raw ingredients for the meals they cook

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Auriel Fournier @rallidaerule.bsky.social · 15d

If you have a garden/fruit trees/whatnot, contacting your food bank when you have produce to donate, can be a great way for them to get fresh produce which is SUPER PRICEY. Not all can take it, but many will and are glad to have it.

Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 16d

we aren’t going to be able to make up for what they’re stealing from people who need it. but setting up a recurring donation—whatever you can afford—to your local food bank is one of the easiest & most effective ways to help people in your community. find one near you:

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 16d

we aren’t going to be able to make up for what they’re stealing from people who need it. but setting up a recurring donation—whatever you can afford—to your local food bank is one of the easiest & most effective ways to help people in your community. find one near you:

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 15d

Irruption.

A four-panel comic. In panel 1, two people are standing outside, facing each other; one is wearing an orange tshirt and one is wearing a green tshirt and a pair of binoculars. The first person says "I heard there's going to be a Red-breasted Nuthatch eruption. Should I be worried?" In panel 2, the second person says "No, it's an irruption - an unusual movement of birds into areas where they aren't usually found. It's great for birders." The first person says "No, I think they said-" In panel 3, both people look alarmed as the ground beneath them begins to rumble. in panel 4, the ground erupts and hundreds of Red-breasted Nuthatches shoot into the sky, lifting the two people into the air.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20d

Another little creb 😊

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20d

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

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Antijen @antijen.bsky.social · 20d

Just got back form the store and I know we all know this, but damn. Groceries are getting expensive, folks. If you've got any money to spare for your local food banks, please set up a monthly recurring donation to help your neighbors. It's only going to get worse.

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 21d

whenever people get fatalistic about the ecological threats we're facing, i like to bring up some of these examples. we *can* do things that cause positive change! we have in the past! if we make the decisions to try and fix things, we can actually do it! we aren't in fact doomed until we give up!

Wilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 21d

If you could use a little bit of optimism today, here are some stories of North American bird species that have recovered from the brink of extinction. #ornithology

The surprising recovery of once-rare birds

It’s not every day that you see a 4-foot-tall bird, but it’s happening more often. Several fascinating species are nesting in and near towns once again.

theconversation.com

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