drrauk.bsky.social
@drrauk.bsky.social
Faculty at the University of Pittsburgh Fulbright alumni. Researcher in human animal interactions. Cat fan. Larry the cat is my spirit animal
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Please take a moment out of your day to marvel at the elegance, agility and effortless natural grace of the penguin.
April 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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On March 7th, we’re Standing Up for Science—
and against political censorship, autocracy, and fascism.

Science stands at a crossroads. This is a wider fight for truth, for democracy, and for the future.

We hope you join us.

www.standupforscience2025.org
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.
www.standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Just now picking up my daughter’s Claudia’s Corgi, Gracie, from her spaying procedure from Friendship Animal Hospital in northwest DC.

It turns out they are doing something amazing for people victimized by the insane government purges 👉
Animal hospital in DC waives fees for laid off federal workers
Community members are thanking the hospital for its generous gesture.
www.wusa9.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Why didn't they hire a decent editor? Why are there no citations?

I have many questions
December 30, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Thread on project 2025
I don't understand:
(1) why is anti abortion such a centerpiece in HHS section when are so many pro life foci-- palliative care só people die in comfort; technology to enable ALL bodies to live their best life?
December 30, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Reading Project 2025 is painful but necessary to understand (I won't say empathize but understand the thinking). Thread
December 30, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Sunday chilling
December 29, 2024 at 5:47 PM
My spirit animal
Burrowing Owl, San Patricio county, TX
#birds
December 29, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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Your cat is a chapter in your life. In theirs, you’re the whole book. 💕
December 29, 2024 at 11:40 AM
I can only read project 2025 in short periods of time followed by a cleanser of the great British baking show.
www.eater.com/21523979/gre...
‘Great British Bake Off’ Doesn’t Feel the Same Anymore
Typically a soothing balm, "Bake Off" has oddly made 2020 more chaotic
www.eater.com
December 28, 2024 at 11:08 PM
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Can we just admit that we NEED immigrants for our economy to run, from agriculture to high tech?

We’re a goddamn nation of immigrants, aren’t we? Let’s be proud of our immigrant heritage!
December 28, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Don’t Let Donald Trump Take Your Soul, Too
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
December 6, 2024 at 6:36 PM
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A collage featuring 100 planetary nebulae captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
November 12, 2024 at 2:40 AM