Seems fitting that the day I downloaded Flashes is the same day I finally deleted my twitter accounts (I had 2: @DeepRiverCrocs for paleo, @SusanDryLlama for personal). Hadn’t been on in years so I scrolled thru all my old tweets first: reading stuff from 2016-2020 was a messed up sort of deja vu

I’ve got my bedroom window open, listening to gentle rain and a chorus of Spring Peepers (Pseudacris crucifer)… springtime is almost here

Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT

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I answer the critically important question, "HOW DO WE SLOW DOWN TRUMP?"

Here are 7 meaningful things we can do to fight back.

There's no quick fix, but with collective efforts, we can make progress. And yes, it requires Dem Leadership to Wake the ---- UP.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/magas-7-de...

Ordering the NIH, NSF, and CDC to erase any mention of "LGBT", trans people, gender...

We are watching Magnus Hirschfeld's research institute be burnt down by Nazis all over again

This is *why* people see transness as a fad. We were erased from history!

www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

Anyone familiar with Pixelfed? Sounds like a good Instagram alternative but I’m curious what others think

I’m enjoying Bluesky so far, but they only allow a max of 4 photos per post. I’d love to find a good Instagram replacement, something more image-centric… For the most part, I really like Insta’s format, but Meta reeeaaally sucks.

Trump’s fascist mass raids and deportations are set to begin Tuesday.

Be an ally. We are not helpless.

Here are 7 action items you can start now to help protect our immigrant neighbors. Read & share: www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...

The leopards eating people’s faces has begun…

Researchers found 15 people in Kansas City who had changed their mind about climate change, and asked them why. Fascinating!

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Anyone else have a cat that’s really weird about carrots? Bagheera is… quite fond of them.

I am incredibly excited to share our new Open Access publication in the @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social that was released today. Please welcome *Ahvaytum bahndooiveche*, a new species of sauropodomorph(?) dinosaur from the Popo Agie Formation, WY, USA. tinyurl.com/3zx7s3mx (1/x)

A pair of barred owls and several neighborhood dogs have decided now (several minutes after midnight, Dec 26) is a great time for a bit of Christmas caroling. Just waiting for some of the local foxes to join in…

Question for travel/National Park nerds: if I’ve visited a place that is CURRENTLY an NP but WASN’T when I visited, does it count towards my total number of parks visited? Ex: I visited Indiana Dunes in the 90s when it was a Nat Lakeshore (NLS) but now it’s an NP, so is it +1 NP or +1 NLS?

I haven’t used Twitter in years (it was still called Twitter the last time I used it) and I’ve never really used Threads, so I’m very out of practice with this social media format. My current social media usage is about 80% Instagram, 19% Tumblr, 1% Facebook… I’m sure I’ll figure it out

Nothing like listening to the rain when there’s been such a long drought 🌧️🥰