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David Kerstetter, Ph.D.
@fishguydave.bsky.social
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NSU Fisheries & Avian Ecology Lab PI. Proud 3x W&M grad. Posts on non-biology topics too, especially regarding academia and enviro/ed politics. Opinions solely my own.

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 16h
FiL and MiL both: “great white” — lots of white shark news lately in Sarasota area with missing boaters, as well as their size; daughter: goblin — cool looking, Japanese name; son: (common) thresher — cool looking; wife: cookiecutter — fun name (and she’s also a baker).

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 16h
It’s fun to do the “their incompetence will be their undoing” thought, however.

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 1d
Willingly self-gaslighting to feel better about selfish decisions? That tracks, actually.

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 1d
Or South Florida style, with homemade coquito!

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 1d
One of my all-time favorite holiday songs, made all the more poignant with the passing of Kirsty MacColl far too early in 2000 and then Shane MacGowan more recently in 2023.

Best Christmas Eve wishes to those who celebrate tonight.

Reposted by David W. Kerstetter

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Bob Mayer @bobmayer.bsky.social · 1d
Well. It's Christmas Eve. Time for a Fairytale of New York. I can see a better time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jb...
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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 3d
It would break the internet if any of the Dem guests on “Face the Nation” this weekend would reply to a Margaret Brennan question: “So, about Bari Weiss and the killed 60 Minutes story…”

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 4d
IYKYK, although I don’t think Alec Baldwin wants the gig full-time.
a man without a shirt is taking a shower with a surprised look on his face
ALT: a man without a shirt is taking a shower with a surprised look on his face
media.tenor.com

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 5d
Any high school kicker should know right now that they can start for Miami next year. 🤦🏼‍♂️

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 5d
92%, 25k, and “two weeks” — yet the network media stenographers just keep repeating them with nary a question.

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 6d
Intentionally so.

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 6d
I share them all with my students. You have no idea how much a surprise sticker of a “Mola in a little hat” builds relationships (as if supporting your Patreon wasn’t reason enough).

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 7d
“generally understood” is sure doing a lot of heavy lifting for the NYTimes here.

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 8d
You might need to unpack “governing”
for some folks in the back.

As I’d noted last week, “governing” and “public service” need to be publicly defined for this cabal, along with identifying those defending the current definitions.

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 8d
Now we know who was either asleep in class regarding the Tuskegee experiments or is so psychopathic that it’s okay for kids to needlessly suffer and potentially die.

Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Richard S.J. Tol, Dorothy Bishop , and 35 more

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 9d
This is the main issue — uploading draft manuscripts without approval of the authors, which then forever becomes part of the Cloud. Hard no.

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 9d
*sigh* Let’s not discuss ducks right now, please.

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 9d
A palate cleanser, of sorts.

Posts like this are why I love the BlueSky community. Happy holidays to all.

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 9d
The silver lining in this might be to test the limits of white, Republican women and simple party loyalty. The fever needs to break sometime, preferably soonest.

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe, Jon Green, Catherine Baker , and 5 more

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 9d
For your collective delectation this holiday season:
Quite possibly the silliest thing I've ever written (and definitely the most ridiculous graph I've ever made!)

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Jingle Bells (Batman Smells): an incomplete festive folk-rhyme taxonomy
Gather round the fire, everyone, and let me tell you a story. It has everything you could want in a Christmas blockbuster: superheroes and villains, a car crash, children singing, a mystery to solv…
loreandordure.com

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 10d
The take-home public message is that scientists “know things… subversive things” — very, and eerily similar to the sub-message about why the talking animals were caged in the “Wicked” movies.
jeremymberg.bsky.social Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10d
Meanwhile, over at NSF…
hleisthen.bsky.social HL Eisthen, defective human product @hleisthen.bsky.social · 10d
NSF now planning to let POs largely decide what gets funded, and to send PIs reviews that are only 3-5 sentences long. They don't have to use outside reviewers (except maybe 1) and don't have to convene panels. (1/5)

Reposted by David W. Kerstetter, Jason Williams

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10d
Meanwhile, over at NSF…
hleisthen.bsky.social HL Eisthen, defective human product @hleisthen.bsky.social · 10d
NSF now planning to let POs largely decide what gets funded, and to send PIs reviews that are only 3-5 sentences long. They don't have to use outside reviewers (except maybe 1) and don't have to convene panels. (1/5)
NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists
Memo cites overburdened staff, but some say move also aims to elevate White House priorities
www.science.org

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 10d
I don’t understand why these “journalists” aren’t publicly laughed at by their colleagues. CNN is about to be neutered, which makes the point about Tapper especially relevant.

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 10d
I seem to remember something about Jesus and kindness to strangers, too. Funny how selective memory (morality?) works.

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 10d
From an objective political science perspective, this Administration has been a fascinating case-study on just how much a democratically elected government can govern against its own core constituency without penalty.

But yes, all of it is also awful.

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 11d
Every new day is another perfect opportunity for the 25th Amendment.

Reposted by Ian Campbell, David W. Kerstetter, Gerald Friedman , and 1 more

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 11d
Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it

Reposted by David W. Kerstetter, David Darmofal

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11d
The endgame here is getting the Supreme Court to declare that the entire civil service system is unconstitutional. Which is to say, this administration does not want us to be a modern, efficient, globally competitive nation-state.
Supreme Court Poised to Vastly Expand Presidential Power, Again
The 90-year-old precedent protecting independent agencies is likely on its way out.
lnk.thebulwark.com

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 12d
I’m sure that, somehow, this will be Biden’s fault.