jake
@tarantuladad.bsky.social
jake. he/him/his. 27. lover of horror, sports, film, and creepy crawlies. i study fruit fly behavior 🪰 some may call me a bad movie connoisseur
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jake
@tarantuladad.bsky.social
· Aug 4
everything in the world seems bad so im gonna make a thread of pics of my kitty cat which will def make things seem less bad while you look at them
oh this is fun! animals i've seen within 5km of my apartment (keep in mind i'm a big insect guy lol):
Luna moth
Emergent mayfly
Swamp milkweed leaf beetle
Hairy woodpecker
Carolina mantis
Spotted cucumber beetle
White-lined sphinx
Luna moth
Emergent mayfly
Swamp milkweed leaf beetle
Hairy woodpecker
Carolina mantis
Spotted cucumber beetle
White-lined sphinx
I like this game! Within 5 km of where I live right now:
Black-tailed jackrabbit
Grape sphinx moth
River otter
California alligator lizard
Mexican free-tailed bat
And special birds-only list because birds are easy:
Wild turkey
Mexican bluebird
Great horned owl
Snow goose
Cedar waxwing
Black-tailed jackrabbit
Grape sphinx moth
River otter
California alligator lizard
Mexican free-tailed bat
And special birds-only list because birds are easy:
Wild turkey
Mexican bluebird
Great horned owl
Snow goose
Cedar waxwing
Five animals i've seen within five kilometers of my house
Black bear
Coyote
Deer
Magpie
Northern flicker
Marmot
Black bear
Coyote
Deer
Magpie
Northern flicker
Marmot
November 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
oh this is fun! animals i've seen within 5km of my apartment (keep in mind i'm a big insect guy lol):
Luna moth
Emergent mayfly
Swamp milkweed leaf beetle
Hairy woodpecker
Carolina mantis
Spotted cucumber beetle
White-lined sphinx
Luna moth
Emergent mayfly
Swamp milkweed leaf beetle
Hairy woodpecker
Carolina mantis
Spotted cucumber beetle
White-lined sphinx
people being shocked this was written by a college junior and, as someone who grades college juniors and seniors, i 100% believe it. these kids cannot write
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
people being shocked this was written by a college junior and, as someone who grades college juniors and seniors, i 100% believe it. these kids cannot write
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 🩵☔️
November 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 🩵☔️
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Vinay Prasad of the FDA claims that he has proof that 10 children died from COVID19 vaccines, so the FDA will now target flu shots, look at whether people should receive multiple vaccines at the same time, and make the vaccine approval process significantly more difficult.
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Vinay Prasad of the FDA claims that he has proof that 10 children died from COVID19 vaccines, so the FDA will now target flu shots, look at whether people should receive multiple vaccines at the same time, and make the vaccine approval process significantly more difficult.
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
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TP USA is trying to run a harassment campaign to get a trans TA fired for giving a crappy paper from one of their students a bad grade.
Attempts to fire trans people from jobs should be seen for what they are--violent attacks on our ability to feed ourselves and stay housed because of who we are.
Attempts to fire trans people from jobs should be seen for what they are--violent attacks on our ability to feed ourselves and stay housed because of who we are.
idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
TP USA is trying to run a harassment campaign to get a trans TA fired for giving a crappy paper from one of their students a bad grade.
Attempts to fire trans people from jobs should be seen for what they are--violent attacks on our ability to feed ourselves and stay housed because of who we are.
Attempts to fire trans people from jobs should be seen for what they are--violent attacks on our ability to feed ourselves and stay housed because of who we are.
my cat’s new thing is walking up to me and biting me or sitting on my lap and then randomly biting me. having a great time with this
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
my cat’s new thing is walking up to me and biting me or sitting on my lap and then randomly biting me. having a great time with this
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When police accuse protesters of being "professional agitators," remember—
Police are unscrupulous mercenaries who assault anyone they are ordered to in return for a paycheck.
Protesters who stand up to police are doing so for free, at tremendous risk to themselves, as a service to the public.
Police are unscrupulous mercenaries who assault anyone they are ordered to in return for a paycheck.
Protesters who stand up to police are doing so for free, at tremendous risk to themselves, as a service to the public.
St. Paul police brutally assault locals defending their neighbors from ICE, then absurdly accuse the locals of being "professional agitators."
"We are not your adversary. We are your police."
They support ICE with violence, just as they murder with impunity. They are, in fact, our adversaries.
"We are not your adversary. We are your police."
They support ICE with violence, just as they murder with impunity. They are, in fact, our adversaries.
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
When police accuse protesters of being "professional agitators," remember—
Police are unscrupulous mercenaries who assault anyone they are ordered to in return for a paycheck.
Protesters who stand up to police are doing so for free, at tremendous risk to themselves, as a service to the public.
Police are unscrupulous mercenaries who assault anyone they are ordered to in return for a paycheck.
Protesters who stand up to police are doing so for free, at tremendous risk to themselves, as a service to the public.
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Remember to thank Rebecda Black today for inventing Fridays, we honor her today on Black Friday
November 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Remember to thank Rebecda Black today for inventing Fridays, we honor her today on Black Friday
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Hong Kong fire and Grenfell are just alike. Fire spreading through unsafe building materials installed due to penny-pinching, killing dozens. One difference: before the HK fire is even out three executives at contractors have been arrested, eight years after Grenfell no-one has been arrested.
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Hong Kong fire and Grenfell are just alike. Fire spreading through unsafe building materials installed due to penny-pinching, killing dozens. One difference: before the HK fire is even out three executives at contractors have been arrested, eight years after Grenfell no-one has been arrested.
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Oh, I am not surprised that it’s a paper on autism, because hey, what else do us autistic folk deserve but half hearted AI slop
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Oh, I am not surprised that it’s a paper on autism, because hey, what else do us autistic folk deserve but half hearted AI slop
trying to run blastn from command line for a class project and i want to [ ]. i keep getting an empty file as my output lol
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
trying to run blastn from command line for a class project and i want to [ ]. i keep getting an empty file as my output lol
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remember folks thanksgiving is the one day that your dog is allowed to plug in all twenty of your toasters on the same circuit as a treat
November 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
remember folks thanksgiving is the one day that your dog is allowed to plug in all twenty of your toasters on the same circuit as a treat
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Oh wow! The Trypanohyncha Ocellus float from Noah Hawley's ALIEN: EARTH made a surprise appearance at the #MacysDayParade!
November 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Oh wow! The Trypanohyncha Ocellus float from Noah Hawley's ALIEN: EARTH made a surprise appearance at the #MacysDayParade!
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blasting alice's restaurant in my office so my mom is here in spirit (she's not dead; im just not home for thanksgiving)
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
blasting alice's restaurant in my office so my mom is here in spirit (she's not dead; im just not home for thanksgiving)
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Yeah, not sure where "USians" started, but it's dumb. People understand perfectly well what "Americans" means. We don't need to keep inventing new words to say the same shit.
If your argument involves referring to Americans as “USians” it doesn’t matter how cogent the rest of your point may be tbh
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Yeah, not sure where "USians" started, but it's dumb. People understand perfectly well what "Americans" means. We don't need to keep inventing new words to say the same shit.
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This is wonderful news, and also means it’s time for me to beat the drum I always do when HPV vaccines make the news:
They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.
They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This is wonderful news, and also means it’s time for me to beat the drum I always do when HPV vaccines make the news:
They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.
They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.
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thanksgiving is a time for people to come together, to celebrate the spirit of unity despite our differences, and to demonstrate that, here is busta rhymes performing "break ya neck" with raphael the ninja turtle
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
thanksgiving is a time for people to come together, to celebrate the spirit of unity despite our differences, and to demonstrate that, here is busta rhymes performing "break ya neck" with raphael the ninja turtle
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Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't has a new shirt with a cute grub that says "Kill Every Lawn", very important gift for any punk bug person in your life www.bonfire.com/kill-every-l...
Lawn Grub - Kill Every Lawn (black ink) | Bonfire
Grab your limited edition Lawn Grub - Kill Every Lawn (black ink) merchandise before the campaign closes. Featuring Sandstone Comfort Colors Unisex Tees, professionally printed in the USA.
www.bonfire.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't has a new shirt with a cute grub that says "Kill Every Lawn", very important gift for any punk bug person in your life www.bonfire.com/kill-every-l...
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The gridiron & #Thanksgiving have been paired for over a century. 🏈🦃
The sport’s inspired songs, stories & more. Take it to the end zone with vintage books, movies, computer games, videos, programs & magazine covers in this football collection on the #InternetArchive ⤵️
archive.org/details/@ias...
The sport’s inspired songs, stories & more. Take it to the end zone with vintage books, movies, computer games, videos, programs & magazine covers in this football collection on the #InternetArchive ⤵️
archive.org/details/@ias...
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The gridiron & #Thanksgiving have been paired for over a century. 🏈🦃
The sport’s inspired songs, stories & more. Take it to the end zone with vintage books, movies, computer games, videos, programs & magazine covers in this football collection on the #InternetArchive ⤵️
archive.org/details/@ias...
The sport’s inspired songs, stories & more. Take it to the end zone with vintage books, movies, computer games, videos, programs & magazine covers in this football collection on the #InternetArchive ⤵️
archive.org/details/@ias...
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*teenage dirtbag voice* drinking the homemade turkey gravy
November 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
*teenage dirtbag voice* drinking the homemade turkey gravy
would you believe that at 8:45am on Thanksgiving I appear to be the only person on campus
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
would you believe that at 8:45am on Thanksgiving I appear to be the only person on campus
giving the 1 week of the winter break I’ll be home pet sitter instructions and having to include shit like “my cat recently discovered draw strings are fun so if your pants have a drawstring, make sure that shit is tucked in or my cat WILL launch himself at your crotch at maximum velocity”
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
giving the 1 week of the winter break I’ll be home pet sitter instructions and having to include shit like “my cat recently discovered draw strings are fun so if your pants have a drawstring, make sure that shit is tucked in or my cat WILL launch himself at your crotch at maximum velocity”
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this is such a funny botched metaphor. yeah man they got sharks a mile long out there
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
this is such a funny botched metaphor. yeah man they got sharks a mile long out there