april.
@callsthedusk.bsky.social
I help people in STEM make sustainable change. Ukulele player. Dancer. Houseplant enthusiast. Mid-Atlantic gardener (7b!). Cat person. Fat activist. she/they. 🏳️🌈🏴☠️
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"It never weighed more than a spoonful of sugar. Five or six grams of life, soft-furred and sharp-nosed, darting among the roots and leaf litter. At night, its voice once filled the forest of Christmas Island. Now the forest is silent. Australia’s only shrew, Crocidura trichura, is declared extinct"
October 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"It never weighed more than a spoonful of sugar. Five or six grams of life, soft-furred and sharp-nosed, darting among the roots and leaf litter. At night, its voice once filled the forest of Christmas Island. Now the forest is silent. Australia’s only shrew, Crocidura trichura, is declared extinct"
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Unpaid soldiers at a food bank is on-brand for the Republicans, who thinks our vets are "suckers and losers" in Trump's words.
Trump issued the order after footage of soldiers lining up at a food bank went viral online.
Pentagon Pete Gets Trump Order to Pay Troops Despite Shutdown
Trump issued the order after footage of soldiers lining up at a food bank went viral online.
trib.al
October 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Unpaid soldiers at a food bank is on-brand for the Republicans, who thinks our vets are "suckers and losers" in Trump's words.
At the Green Bank Observatory today for a little early birthday treat!
September 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
At the Green Bank Observatory today for a little early birthday treat!
Absolutely true in Virginia
August 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Absolutely true in Virginia
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New study: researchers looked at hospital visits after a coal plant was closed near Pittsburgh
--> immediate 20.5% decrease in weekly respiratory emergency dept visits
--> immediate 41.2% decrease in pediatric asthma ED visits
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40691837/
--> immediate 20.5% decrease in weekly respiratory emergency dept visits
--> immediate 41.2% decrease in pediatric asthma ED visits
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40691837/
August 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
New study: researchers looked at hospital visits after a coal plant was closed near Pittsburgh
--> immediate 20.5% decrease in weekly respiratory emergency dept visits
--> immediate 41.2% decrease in pediatric asthma ED visits
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40691837/
--> immediate 20.5% decrease in weekly respiratory emergency dept visits
--> immediate 41.2% decrease in pediatric asthma ED visits
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40691837/
Yes to ALL this. Community connections help with both the ability to tolerate and the compassion. It’s hard work; I’m so grateful for everyone doing it.
July 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Yes to ALL this. Community connections help with both the ability to tolerate and the compassion. It’s hard work; I’m so grateful for everyone doing it.
My usual cure is “go watch some white dude on stage talk about your thing” which works but is a teensy bit unkind.
July 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My usual cure is “go watch some white dude on stage talk about your thing” which works but is a teensy bit unkind.
This whole thread filled me with reflected joy, but this bit is an incredibly pro-social cure for imposter syndrome.
The further I get into my career the more I reflect that however hard I may be on myself for what I can't do, however distorted the "produce more" & "be more expert" pressures are in technical fields, that there are so many people who do not have access to the understanding that I have access to.
July 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This whole thread filled me with reflected joy, but this bit is an incredibly pro-social cure for imposter syndrome.
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Pride this year is … different
June 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Pride this year is … different
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Huge respect to Kate Nash for this song and @krsofficial.bsky.social for releasing it. No metaphor, no pretense, just straight up calling out vile transphobes for who and what they are.
Kate Nash - GERM (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Kate Nash
youtu.be
May 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Huge respect to Kate Nash for this song and @krsofficial.bsky.social for releasing it. No metaphor, no pretense, just straight up calling out vile transphobes for who and what they are.
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We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
www.technologyreview.com
May 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
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Hello fellow legal experts. I am in Richmond at the Virginia Capitol for a rally and march against Trump's policies. This has several thousand attendees and is the largest rally I've attended so far this year. Bigger than the Virginia March For Life or other Resist Lib rallies
April 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Hello fellow legal experts. I am in Richmond at the Virginia Capitol for a rally and march against Trump's policies. This has several thousand attendees and is the largest rally I've attended so far this year. Bigger than the Virginia March For Life or other Resist Lib rallies
Also Happy April Fish to everyone in the western hemisphere!
April 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Also Happy April Fish to everyone in the western hemisphere!
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If you’re in Wisconsin, vote today for Susan Crawford. There are also two special elections in Florida’s 1st and 6th districts. Let’s show Elon our country isn’t for sale.
April 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
If you’re in Wisconsin, vote today for Susan Crawford. There are also two special elections in Florida’s 1st and 6th districts. Let’s show Elon our country isn’t for sale.
Happy April Fish to everyone in Australia and Aotearoa
March 31, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Happy April Fish to everyone in Australia and Aotearoa
Serious business.
Meet the Fish That Doesn’t Want to Be Met
“Go away.” – Mexican tetra.
www.404media.co
March 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Serious business.
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I transcribed the speech here: www.readtpa.com/p/watch-illi...
Watch Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Reject the Politics of Trans Abandonment
As some Democrats retreat, Pritzker doubles down on protecting the most vulnerable.
www.readtpa.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I transcribed the speech here: www.readtpa.com/p/watch-illi...
Good advice from the donuts at He She Ze & We’s fundraiser party 🏳️⚧️
March 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Good advice from the donuts at He She Ze & We’s fundraiser party 🏳️⚧️
This cat believes firmly that the fine spring weather is best enjoyed from indoors.
March 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This cat believes firmly that the fine spring weather is best enjoyed from indoors.
Some non-native (but heirloom) bulbs popping off for early spring.
When we moved to our 1950s house, I started buying bulbs from that era. Hyacinths and daffodils particularly like our garden.
When we moved to our 1950s house, I started buying bulbs from that era. Hyacinths and daffodils particularly like our garden.
March 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Some non-native (but heirloom) bulbs popping off for early spring.
When we moved to our 1950s house, I started buying bulbs from that era. Hyacinths and daffodils particularly like our garden.
When we moved to our 1950s house, I started buying bulbs from that era. Hyacinths and daffodils particularly like our garden.
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“Today, we recommit ourselves to our collective mission to serve society by making science open, inclusive, and accessible, and to transform society by fighting racism, patriarchy, and oppressive societal norms.”
Join us.
500womenscientists.medium.com/dear-scienti...?
Join us.
500womenscientists.medium.com/dear-scienti...?
Dear scientists: we stand with you and for you
We are witnessing attacks on science and evidence-based policymaking in the U.S. at a scale we have not experienced in our lifetimes. We…
500womenscientists.medium.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“Today, we recommit ourselves to our collective mission to serve society by making science open, inclusive, and accessible, and to transform society by fighting racism, patriarchy, and oppressive societal norms.”
Join us.
500womenscientists.medium.com/dear-scienti...?
Join us.
500womenscientists.medium.com/dear-scienti...?