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I don’t like really like social media. I miss the old internet. Looking forward to the new zine era. Posting things I like and things I make or made. I have never accidentally unsubscribed.
My photo made the cover of Pan Pacific Entomologist six months ago but I just found out recently.
bioone.org/journals/the...
bioone.org/journals/the...
November 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
My photo made the cover of Pan Pacific Entomologist six months ago but I just found out recently.
bioone.org/journals/the...
bioone.org/journals/the...
I have never chosen a refrigerator in my household and I’m 44! Such a big part of my day that others have had control over.
April 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I have never chosen a refrigerator in my household and I’m 44! Such a big part of my day that others have had control over.
Buncha turkey vultures hanging out behind our house today. Yesterday they were eating a dead possum.
March 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Buncha turkey vultures hanging out behind our house today. Yesterday they were eating a dead possum.
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Oregon’s congressional delegation faces growing pressure as thousands pack town halls from La Grande to Hillsboro, with some gatherings so large that people were turned away. Protesters of all ages are rising against Trump’s policies and what they call an unconstitutional power grab with Elon Musk.
Trump’s first month sparks protests, packed town halls across Oregon
Oregonians are protesting the Trump administration and filling town halls with members of Congress on a regular basis. And the frustration with both parties is clear.
www.opb.org
February 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Oregon’s congressional delegation faces growing pressure as thousands pack town halls from La Grande to Hillsboro, with some gatherings so large that people were turned away. Protesters of all ages are rising against Trump’s policies and what they call an unconstitutional power grab with Elon Musk.
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"The Department of Agriculture employs entomologists, botanists and mycologists — experts in insects, plants and fungi, respectively — who inspect agricultural products for pests and pathogens. Many of those specialists were also let go on Friday."
Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations (Gift Article)
Scientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"The Department of Agriculture employs entomologists, botanists and mycologists — experts in insects, plants and fungi, respectively — who inspect agricultural products for pests and pathogens. Many of those specialists were also let go on Friday."
This was a littlestrange to see today: A poster I worked on for ODA in 2017 and a poster released by WSDA in 2020:
February 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This was a littlestrange to see today: A poster I worked on for ODA in 2017 and a poster released by WSDA in 2020:
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If you are an entomologist affected by these federal terminations or know someone who was, please DM me. I’m working on an advocacy plan and need to start gathering support.
As a first step, if you’re a member of the Entomological Society of America, I have a link for you, DM me. #entomology 🧪
As a first step, if you’re a member of the Entomological Society of America, I have a link for you, DM me. #entomology 🧪
February 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
If you are an entomologist affected by these federal terminations or know someone who was, please DM me. I’m working on an advocacy plan and need to start gathering support.
As a first step, if you’re a member of the Entomological Society of America, I have a link for you, DM me. #entomology 🧪
As a first step, if you’re a member of the Entomological Society of America, I have a link for you, DM me. #entomology 🧪
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"I’m feeling betrayed, gutted, lost, anxious, and furious."
Our story for @science.org—on the ongoing mass firing of federal employees and reactions in the scientific community.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Our story for @science.org—on the ongoing mass firing of federal employees and reactions in the scientific community.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies
White House dismissals and rationale challenged by dismissed scientists and lawsuits
www.science.org
February 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"I’m feeling betrayed, gutted, lost, anxious, and furious."
Our story for @science.org—on the ongoing mass firing of federal employees and reactions in the scientific community.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Our story for @science.org—on the ongoing mass firing of federal employees and reactions in the scientific community.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Google “Trump dam release” and pick your favorite headline. On Friday our company couldn’t ship plants because of flooding. Some of that water was ours, btw. Way to screw over farmers #thankstrump #agriculture
February 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Google “Trump dam release” and pick your favorite headline. On Friday our company couldn’t ship plants because of flooding. Some of that water was ours, btw. Way to screw over farmers #thankstrump #agriculture
Tariffs going to kill Allen Wrench.
February 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Tariffs going to kill Allen Wrench.
More about weirdness at the NSF. This is why people are using the term “dark ages”.
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 5:59 AM
More about weirdness at the NSF. This is why people are using the term “dark ages”.
I love these posters I picked up at the last Entomological Society of America @entsocamerica.bsky.social meeting celebrating forceps and insect pins, important tools for any entomologist.
Produced by the Coleopterists Society. @coleopsoc.bsky.social
#entomology #illustration #science
Produced by the Coleopterists Society. @coleopsoc.bsky.social
#entomology #illustration #science
February 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I love these posters I picked up at the last Entomological Society of America @entsocamerica.bsky.social meeting celebrating forceps and insect pins, important tools for any entomologist.
Produced by the Coleopterists Society. @coleopsoc.bsky.social
#entomology #illustration #science
Produced by the Coleopterists Society. @coleopsoc.bsky.social
#entomology #illustration #science
In a week of astonishing news, this nearly slipped through. National Science Foundation making sure it’s not too sciencey, as they remove references to climate change from the USDA websites. There probably some clever Internet-Musk-science-spacex comment but it’s been a long week.
Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh
EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders
Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review
scim.ag
February 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
In a week of astonishing news, this nearly slipped through. National Science Foundation making sure it’s not too sciencey, as they remove references to climate change from the USDA websites. There probably some clever Internet-Musk-science-spacex comment but it’s been a long week.
European earwig mothers will tend eggs and care for offspring until their second instar. This is an illustration I did that I plan to turn into a Mother’s Day card someday. #earwig #entomology #parenting ref: entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/ve...
January 31, 2025 at 6:58 AM
European earwig mothers will tend eggs and care for offspring until their second instar. This is an illustration I did that I plan to turn into a Mother’s Day card someday. #earwig #entomology #parenting ref: entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/ve...
Spent all Sunday afternoon working on this gadget that displays the current position of the ISS. I think they’re are tutorials but I pieced this together from bits of code. Runs on a Rpi Pico W with @pimoroni.com Pico Display Pack and LiPo Shim.
January 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Spent all Sunday afternoon working on this gadget that displays the current position of the ISS. I think they’re are tutorials but I pieced this together from bits of code. Runs on a Rpi Pico W with @pimoroni.com Pico Display Pack and LiPo Shim.
I also highly recommend her articles on pennies, glitter, Flo, and searching for Tom Cruise.
For my final story for NYT Mag, I spent thousands of dollars in an attempt to stop LOVIN’ Dunkaroos
How My Trip to Quit Sugar Quickly Became a Journey Into Hell (Gift Article)
For my whole life, I’ve been a hard-core sweets junkie. Could a spa help me quit in a week?
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I also highly recommend her articles on pennies, glitter, Flo, and searching for Tom Cruise.
Tomb of Galileo Galilei. I was fortunate to visit last year. His story seems very important right now. Stay strong to your convictions. Use evidence based reasoning. Make sure if your finger is preserved in a museum in Florence, it’s the middle one.
January 25, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Tomb of Galileo Galilei. I was fortunate to visit last year. His story seems very important right now. Stay strong to your convictions. Use evidence based reasoning. Make sure if your finger is preserved in a museum in Florence, it’s the middle one.
Reminded tonight about how much this segment by @starleekine.bsky.social probably changed my life. I don’t usually ask “how many virgins?” but I try to use “if you can think it, you can ask it.”
www.thisamericanlife.org/231/time-to-...
www.thisamericanlife.org/231/time-to-...
The Rundown - This American Life
The story of one girl's mission to bring people together everywhere by eliminating small talk forever.
www.thisamericanlife.org
January 24, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Reminded tonight about how much this segment by @starleekine.bsky.social probably changed my life. I don’t usually ask “how many virgins?” but I try to use “if you can think it, you can ask it.”
www.thisamericanlife.org/231/time-to-...
www.thisamericanlife.org/231/time-to-...
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Emoji dropped!
January 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Emoji dropped!
Spissistilus festinus, three-corner alfalfa hopper, in some weeds under a bridge in Phoenix, AZ, Nov 2024.
January 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Spissistilus festinus, three-corner alfalfa hopper, in some weeds under a bridge in Phoenix, AZ, Nov 2024.