Casey terHorst
@ecoevolab.bsky.social
Biology Prof at Cal State Northridge. Pro- species diversity, genetic diversity, and diversity in STEM #BLM #TransLives he/him🏳️🌈
But also into non-academic things (TV and Broadway)
But also into non-academic things (TV and Broadway)
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Ah jesus fuck
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Ah jesus fuck
A surprising number of folks start their job application cover letter with "Dear Sirs" and...hard pass
January 27, 2026 at 4:38 PM
A surprising number of folks start their job application cover letter with "Dear Sirs" and...hard pass
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January 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Priyanga Amarasekare has been dismissed from her tenured position at UCLA: dailybruin.com/2026/01/22/u...
UC Board of Regents approves dismissal of tenured ecology professor - Daily Bruin
The UC Board of Regents approved the dismissal of a tenured UCLA professor Wednesday. Priyanga Amarasekare, an ecology and evolutionary biology professor who began at UCLA in 2005, was initially suspe...
dailybruin.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Priyanga Amarasekare has been dismissed from her tenured position at UCLA: dailybruin.com/2026/01/22/u...
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Oh man, please let this be both true and effective
If you live in California, you can now tell data brokers to delete your personal information. Here’s how to do it
A new law service called DROP could help curb spam phone calls and emails.
A new law service called DROP could help curb spam phone calls and emails.
If you live in California you can now tell data brokers to delete your personal information. Here’s how to do it
A new law service called DROP could help curb spam phone calls and emails.
lapublicpress.org
January 23, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Oh man, please let this be both true and effective
Wicked with zero nominations...that seems fine.
Wicked: For Fine
Wicked: For Fine
January 22, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Wicked with zero nominations...that seems fine.
Wicked: For Fine
Wicked: For Fine
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The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
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Cal State University’s deal with OpenAI — providing ChatGPT to all faculty, students, and staff — will expire in June 2026. Amid the prospect of layoffs in the CSU, we’re asking the chancellor not to renew this costly and demoralizing contract.
Link below and anyone can sign:
Link below and anyone can sign:
January 21, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Cal State University’s deal with OpenAI — providing ChatGPT to all faculty, students, and staff — will expire in June 2026. Amid the prospect of layoffs in the CSU, we’re asking the chancellor not to renew this costly and demoralizing contract.
Link below and anyone can sign:
Link below and anyone can sign:
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A plea from an editor:
postdocs & grad students who want to review manuscripts, please (!) have an online presence with your current email. I try to solicit reviews from ECRs, but we all move a lot, and it's hard to know if we'll be able to reach you at the email address on your last paper 🧪🌍
postdocs & grad students who want to review manuscripts, please (!) have an online presence with your current email. I try to solicit reviews from ECRs, but we all move a lot, and it's hard to know if we'll be able to reach you at the email address on your last paper 🧪🌍
January 20, 2026 at 1:51 PM
A plea from an editor:
postdocs & grad students who want to review manuscripts, please (!) have an online presence with your current email. I try to solicit reviews from ECRs, but we all move a lot, and it's hard to know if we'll be able to reach you at the email address on your last paper 🧪🌍
postdocs & grad students who want to review manuscripts, please (!) have an online presence with your current email. I try to solicit reviews from ECRs, but we all move a lot, and it's hard to know if we'll be able to reach you at the email address on your last paper 🧪🌍
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I'm not positive this is about Priyanga, but it seems like UCLA might be having a hearing to consider dismissing her tomorrow (Wed, 1/21, 8:30am). You can sign up to make a comment at the open hearing here (must sign up by 5pm Pacific today):
regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/meetings/pub...
regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/meetings/pub...
Guidelines for Public Comment
| Board of Regents
regents.universityofcalifornia.edu
January 20, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I'm not positive this is about Priyanga, but it seems like UCLA might be having a hearing to consider dismissing her tomorrow (Wed, 1/21, 8:30am). You can sign up to make a comment at the open hearing here (must sign up by 5pm Pacific today):
regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/meetings/pub...
regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/meetings/pub...
I'm not positive this is about Priyanga, but it seems like UCLA might be having a hearing to consider dismissing her tomorrow (Wed, 1/21, 8:30am). You can sign up to make a comment at the open hearing here (must sign up by 5pm Pacific today):
regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/meetings/pub...
regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/meetings/pub...
Guidelines for Public Comment
| Board of Regents
regents.universityofcalifornia.edu
January 20, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I'm not positive this is about Priyanga, but it seems like UCLA might be having a hearing to consider dismissing her tomorrow (Wed, 1/21, 8:30am). You can sign up to make a comment at the open hearing here (must sign up by 5pm Pacific today):
regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/meetings/pub...
regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/meetings/pub...
Begging Canvas to let me Drag and Drop into Modules!
The tech is already built in (new Modules allow this), but after one use, they just remove that functionality
The tech is already built in (new Modules allow this), but after one use, they just remove that functionality
January 20, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Begging Canvas to let me Drag and Drop into Modules!
The tech is already built in (new Modules allow this), but after one use, they just remove that functionality
The tech is already built in (new Modules allow this), but after one use, they just remove that functionality
I got to spend time with friends from grad school this weekend...in the same town where we went to school, and wow I am glad that grad school can provide those lifetime bonds
January 20, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I got to spend time with friends from grad school this weekend...in the same town where we went to school, and wow I am glad that grad school can provide those lifetime bonds
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Start of semester feelings
a man in a rainbow colored sweater says your time is up
Alt: Host of The Great British Baking Show in a rainbow colored sweater says, “Your time is up.”
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Start of semester feelings
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sales of internal-combustion engine collapsing in China, down by half since 2017. EVs have taken over
And, China's car exports are soaring.
US automakers getting completely left behind as they abandon EVs. Losing market share worldwide
www.ft.com/content/5b13...
And, China's car exports are soaring.
US automakers getting completely left behind as they abandon EVs. Losing market share worldwide
www.ft.com/content/5b13...
January 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
sales of internal-combustion engine collapsing in China, down by half since 2017. EVs have taken over
And, China's car exports are soaring.
US automakers getting completely left behind as they abandon EVs. Losing market share worldwide
www.ft.com/content/5b13...
And, China's car exports are soaring.
US automakers getting completely left behind as they abandon EVs. Losing market share worldwide
www.ft.com/content/5b13...
An affinity group for trans scientists:
transscientistcollective.carrd.co
transscientistcollective.carrd.co
trans scientist collective
Trans Scientist Collective Landing Page and Interest From
transscientistcollective.carrd.co
January 14, 2026 at 10:39 PM
An affinity group for trans scientists:
transscientistcollective.carrd.co
transscientistcollective.carrd.co
omg, this has to be one of the most popular things the museum has or ever will do
😸 Calling all cat lovers! Thursday, January 29, join us for #CatVideoFest, a nonstop reel of the funniest, cutest, and most entertaining cat videos you’ve ever seen!
We're not 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 around—you won't want to miss this 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘳-fectly unique event! Save your spot today: go.nhm.org/catvideofest
We're not 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 around—you won't want to miss this 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘳-fectly unique event! Save your spot today: go.nhm.org/catvideofest
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
omg, this has to be one of the most popular things the museum has or ever will do
"I know these people, Baby. They're rich and they're mean."
-an evergreen perception from Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing
-an evergreen perception from Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing
January 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
"I know these people, Baby. They're rich and they're mean."
-an evergreen perception from Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing
-an evergreen perception from Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing
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Always use the mic at a conference even if you’re loud. People who can’t hear you *can’t hear you * when you ask if you can hear them in the back. Some of us went to one too many hardcore shows in our youth without ear plugs and our hearing ain’t what it used to be 🥺
#SICB2026
#SICB2026
January 4, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Always use the mic at a conference even if you’re loud. People who can’t hear you *can’t hear you * when you ask if you can hear them in the back. Some of us went to one too many hardcore shows in our youth without ear plugs and our hearing ain’t what it used to be 🥺
#SICB2026
#SICB2026
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the week of circling back …
… it begins
… it begins
January 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM
the week of circling back …
… it begins
… it begins
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If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
January 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.