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I really needed this laugh today!

Why are headlines always like "WW3 might be good for markets, actually" or "Should we eradicate trans people?" when they could all be like this

Always a good time to make art, but rarely a better time than now. Stay strong. Hold true. Keep making. 🦑🤝🦑

RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.

you on your day off

The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.

Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. It’s not just for typing practice anymore.

denmarkification.com

I love being married to another scientist!

Accurate even down to the bottles of (probably) liquor in the middle!

Marine invertebrate friends: apart from the beautiful illustrations…OMG LARVAL STICKERS!!! www.etsy.com/shop/NoDexte...

True Facts: How a new species gets a name! youtu.be/yn7kUDRVcVM?...

Happy thanksgiving from a little critter 🐿️ that left a bunch of its meal

Found a lovely planthopper today, Apache degeeri

My heart and soul! Thanks www.peppermintnarwhal.com

What better way to spend a day off than turning over logs. I think this is Libitioides sayi.

Call me a traditionalist. I’m not quite sure how I feel about this one. (Seen in HEB in Texas)

An epic cover! I didn’t know what to make of it originally but had some good stories in my head.

Fascinating, multidisciplinary and timely research! www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...

2014: the movie Idiocracy is basically a documentary 2024: the movie Idiocracy is a beautiful and aspirational look at a future brighter than our own. a tantalizing glimpse into a better world that has already slipped from our fingertips.

Russian spies—likely Russia's GRU intelligence agency—used a new trick to hack a victim in Washington, DC: They remotely infected another network in a building across the street, hijacked a laptop there, then breached the target organization via its Wifi. www.wired.com/story/russia...

I’m a big fan!!! And I love the work of Peppermint Narwhal Creative. www.peppermintnarwhal.com

This sums a few things up

My first post on @bsky.app is to say I’ve kept my sanity (mostly) thanks to @davidpakman.bsky.social and can’t wait to read #echomachine2025