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A dedicated follower of fishes. Technical diving, mesophotic reefs, and biodiversity at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology. (he/they)
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Scientists need to face the reality that this is not some temporary funding crisis while a bumbling administration sorts out their priorities. This is an intentional assault on academia by accelerationist extremists who wish to break society. Fascism must be met in the streets.

submitted 5 days ago • 22 comments

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

submitted 5 days ago • 590 comments

I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

submitted 8 days ago • 1066 comments

hello cis friends this is what people mean by trans genocide if a type of person does not officially exist, then any harm against them cannot be measured or reported this headline change isn't even being caused by an executive order it's simply the NYT editors deciding we don't deserve to exist

submitted 8 days ago • 154 comments

If you are in danger unless you comply with a regime, you are in danger whether you comply or not

submitted 26 days ago • 49 comments

This little guy* would not have a name if it weren’t for NSF. *Cirripectes matatakaro, or the Suspiria blenny

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

this seems bad

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Not paying for a knob, not 3D printing a knob, but a secret third thing

submitted 52 days ago • 277 comments

If you think about it, the very best books are really just extremely long spells that turn you into a different person for the rest of your life

submitted 76 days ago • 229 comments

A few years ago there was a bunch of online buzz wondering whether the ancient Greeks didn’t understand the concept of “blue” because Homer said “the wine-dark sea” but one look at (beautiful!) images like this makes it immediately obvious what he meant. Just look around!

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

Stop Forcing A.I. into Fucking EVERYTHING!

submitted 65 days ago • 249 comments

I just deleted a few video posts because they all seem to have uploaded in absolutely trash resolution. Has anyone else had this issue?

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

Raw milk is one of those ideas that can really only take hold when people haven't seen a cow. if you see a cow from let's say ten feet or less you immediately understand the problem that pasteurization is solving

submitted 69 days ago • 354 comments

UK folk, heads up

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

Amid this reckoning over the inhumanity and dysfunction of the American health care system keep in mind you're being asked to believe the same system is treating trans people *too* efficiently

submitted 76 days ago • 29 comments

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