Dr. Emily Arndt 🏳️⚧️
@brachinus.bsky.social
Polymer chemist & engineer in industry. Spent some quality time studying bombardier beetles. CWRU Macro & MIT PPSM alumna. Loves science, animals esp insects & cats, photography, computers, cooking, & the outdoors. Trans queer autistic woman. She/her
Pinned
FYI friends, I can no longer see dms because Ohio, so please @ me instead
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BAD COMPANY
Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
BAD COMPANY
Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
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Does it look any more normal from the underside? My friends it does NOT
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Does it look any more normal from the underside? My friends it does NOT
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Thanks to Jordan Rainey in the Staphylinid Madness symposium for sharing some full-color photos of the most upsetting beetle I’ve ever seen in my life
November 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Thanks to Jordan Rainey in the Staphylinid Madness symposium for sharing some full-color photos of the most upsetting beetle I’ve ever seen in my life
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… okay we’ll categorize that one as “neutral”
“I THINK THEY ARE SPINELESS, MEALY MOUTHED, BLOOD SUCKING, TWO FACED BOTTOM FEEDERS.”
We asked readers to weigh in on Senate Democrats’ deal—and almost nobody is happy.
We asked readers to weigh in on Senate Democrats’ deal—and almost nobody is happy.
Distraught, betrayed, and mad as hell: Your takes on the shutdown
We asked readers to weigh in on Senate Democrats' deal—and almost nobody is happy.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
… okay we’ll categorize that one as “neutral”
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Every day I work at Big Tech I understand this guy more and more
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Every day I work at Big Tech I understand this guy more and more
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
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Pediatrics Corner:
Me: Are you using anything for your acne?
Pt: Yes. Hydrochloric acid.
Me: 👀
Pt: See here -> 🧴
Me: This says hyaluronic acid
Me: Are you using anything for your acne?
Pt: Yes. Hydrochloric acid.
Me: 👀
Pt: See here -> 🧴
Me: This says hyaluronic acid
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Pediatrics Corner:
Me: Are you using anything for your acne?
Pt: Yes. Hydrochloric acid.
Me: 👀
Pt: See here -> 🧴
Me: This says hyaluronic acid
Me: Are you using anything for your acne?
Pt: Yes. Hydrochloric acid.
Me: 👀
Pt: See here -> 🧴
Me: This says hyaluronic acid
omg i do this to Tev
The parental urge to refer to your son/boy cat as "buddy"
November 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
omg i do this to Tev
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🎶 look high as my last hope Joyce Carol Oates coming off the top rope 🎶
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
🎶 look high as my last hope Joyce Carol Oates coming off the top rope 🎶
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ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
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Evergreen.
This was me about 2.5 years ago.
This was me about 2.5 years ago.
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Evergreen.
This was me about 2.5 years ago.
This was me about 2.5 years ago.
More!! Let’s have more!!
UPDATE — Here are the at least 10 congressional Democrats, 5 Democratic-aligned organizations, and 6 Democratic Senate candidates calling for Chuck Schumer to resign as leader:
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
More!! Let’s have more!!
multiverse james bond
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
multiverse james bond
yes it is all about you and your feefees
Tim Kaine on backlash he's getting: "I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct 1, b/c I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed fed worker would say to me at church, or what somebody would say about SNAP"
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
yes it is all about you and your feefees
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This is the average person who describes themself as “moderate”
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
This is the average person who describes themself as “moderate”
i cannot wait to see the challenge coin for this
🎵From the halls of Willis Tower
To the shoes of Concrete Beach
We will fight Chicago's battles
So fancy shopping is in reach
To the shoes of Concrete Beach
We will fight Chicago's battles
So fancy shopping is in reach
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
i cannot wait to see the challenge coin for this
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🎵From the halls of Willis Tower
To the shoes of Concrete Beach
We will fight Chicago's battles
So fancy shopping is in reach
To the shoes of Concrete Beach
We will fight Chicago's battles
So fancy shopping is in reach
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
🎵From the halls of Willis Tower
To the shoes of Concrete Beach
We will fight Chicago's battles
So fancy shopping is in reach
To the shoes of Concrete Beach
We will fight Chicago's battles
So fancy shopping is in reach
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I FOUND THE CONFERENCE LLAMA
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I FOUND THE CONFERENCE LLAMA
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I have never been a supporter of Donald Trump, but if Senate Democrats continue to stop him from self-immolating, I will have no choice but to vote for him for the fourth time in 2028.
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I have never been a supporter of Donald Trump, but if Senate Democrats continue to stop him from self-immolating, I will have no choice but to vote for him for the fourth time in 2028.
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This is my Chinese cave gecko. It caves less than the Democrats.
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This is my Chinese cave gecko. It caves less than the Democrats.
The Baileys Say Enough Is Enough: End This Shutdown Now
by Chuck Schumer
by Chuck Schumer
Nancy Pelosi was a groundbreaking Speaker, but she was too focused on getting Democrats to respect the will of their voters.
by Chuck Schumer
by Chuck Schumer
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The Baileys Say Enough Is Enough: End This Shutdown Now
by Chuck Schumer
by Chuck Schumer
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Nancy Pelosi was a groundbreaking Speaker, but she was too focused on getting Democrats to respect the will of their voters.
by Chuck Schumer
by Chuck Schumer
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Nancy Pelosi was a groundbreaking Speaker, but she was too focused on getting Democrats to respect the will of their voters.
by Chuck Schumer
by Chuck Schumer
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Opinion | Eight Democratic senators just sold their constituents out for nothing more than a pat on the head from Joe Scarborough. Even Judas asked for 50 pieces of silver.
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Opinion | Eight Democratic senators just sold their constituents out for nothing more than a pat on the head from Joe Scarborough. Even Judas asked for 50 pieces of silver.
hemp jobs going up in smoke
of all the things about this deal that are pissing me off this might have pissed me off the most
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
hemp jobs going up in smoke
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75% of Americans oppose this
of all the things about this deal that are pissing me off this might have pissed me off the most
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
75% of Americans oppose this