Jim Hutcheon
@jimhutch.bsky.social
Bat biologist, food co-operator, runner, traveler, avid reader of nearly anything
Olympia, WA. Showed up for No Kings!
October 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Olympia, WA. Showed up for No Kings!
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#fatbatfriday with three sweet scoops of microbats - aiming for that Neapolitan look with a Honduran white, Chocolate wattled, & Eastern red bat in a waffle cone (stacked by average max weights).
If you need the reminder: have a drink of water, have a snack, and take a long, slow & deep breath in.
If you need the reminder: have a drink of water, have a snack, and take a long, slow & deep breath in.
September 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Just picked up @tomlevenson.bsky.social new book. Looking forward to reading it
May 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Just picked up @tomlevenson.bsky.social new book. Looking forward to reading it
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@defendpublichealth.bsky.social is asking people to show up at town halls between now and when Congress reconvenes at the end of the month. We need to push back against NIH cuts and political interference. 1/
April 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social is asking people to show up at town halls between now and when Congress reconvenes at the end of the month. We need to push back against NIH cuts and political interference. 1/
Fantastic turn out in Olympia, WA for Hands Off
April 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Fantastic turn out in Olympia, WA for Hands Off
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THE WASHINGTON STATE BILL TO DENY GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE IS DEAD.
Great job everyone!
washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/02/22/r...
Great job everyone!
washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/02/22/r...
Bills that didn’t survive the WA Legislature’s first major deadline • Washington State Standard
Bills on cow burps, the state flag and changes to traffic stop standards were among the first to land in the legislative graveyard this year.
washingtonstatestandard.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:53 AM
THE WASHINGTON STATE BILL TO DENY GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE IS DEAD.
Great job everyone!
washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/02/22/r...
Great job everyone!
washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/02/22/r...
My city, pushing back.
So this happened and I think it's good news. We need good news. Let's have good news. www.chronline.com/stories/city...
City council declares Olympia the state’s first sanctuary city for trans and queer people - The Daily Chronicle
The City of Olympia has joined a small group of jurisdictions in the country declaring itself a sanctuary city for LGBTQIA2S+ people, just a month after community members came to City Council asking ...
www.chronline.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
My city, pushing back.
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Happy to report that our work on immune system adaptations in bats is now out in @nature.com 🦇🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41... @ariadnamorales.bsky.social @batresearch.bsky.social @virology.bsky.social @DGKontopoulos.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy @sgn.one @bat1kgenomes.bsky.social Read more ...
Bat genomes illuminate adaptations to viral tolerance and disease resistance - Nature
A systematic analysis of 115 mammalian genomes, including 10 new bat genomes, reveals prevalent positive selection in immune genes in bats and shows key adaptations in the antiviral gene ISG15 that ai...
www.nature.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Happy to report that our work on immune system adaptations in bats is now out in @nature.com 🦇🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41... @ariadnamorales.bsky.social @batresearch.bsky.social @virology.bsky.social @DGKontopoulos.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy @sgn.one @bat1kgenomes.bsky.social Read more ...
If you see this post, quote with a bridge from your own gallery.
Astoria
Astoria
January 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
If you see this post, quote with a bridge from your own gallery.
Astoria
Astoria
Short hike in Johnston Canyon today
November 30, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Short hike in Johnston Canyon today
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Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.
November 29, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.
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Contrary to popular belief, there are only four kinds of bats.
November 21, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Contrary to popular belief, there are only four kinds of bats.
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JD’s wife is so mad at him right now about this current news cycle that she’s going to make him sleep on the couch….though on second thought.
July 25, 2024 at 4:41 AM
JD’s wife is so mad at him right now about this current news cycle that she’s going to make him sleep on the couch….though on second thought.
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I do not care how old Biden is, I just want people to be able to get abortions.
February 20, 2024 at 2:13 AM
I do not care how old Biden is, I just want people to be able to get abortions.
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Omg this is so good.
January 1, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Omg this is so good.
My friend Bernard Harcourt has a piece on the latest barbarism from Alabama
Opinion | Alabama Has a Horrible New Way of Killing People on Death Row
The method is not even recommended for euthanizing dogs and cats.
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2023 at 2:50 PM
My friend Bernard Harcourt has a piece on the latest barbarism from Alabama
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President Trump may have tried to overturn the election and violate every norm of decency, but you never saw him wearing a hoodie
Few things more convincing than “rules and standards matter” bloviating about how wearing shorts in the Senate will be the downfall of Western Civilization from the party of President “grab em by the p*ssy.”
September 20, 2023 at 2:07 PM
President Trump may have tried to overturn the election and violate every norm of decency, but you never saw him wearing a hoodie
Just a reminder for anyone who needs it. Romney is also a Trump suck up, despite the noises he makes to the contrary. He should be permanently ashamed of himself.
September 13, 2023 at 6:29 PM
Just a reminder for anyone who needs it. Romney is also a Trump suck up, despite the noises he makes to the contrary. He should be permanently ashamed of himself.
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yay!!!!! wait whut
it’s a big day for small dogs who want to live on Mars for 10 hours and then die
September 11, 2023 at 2:50 AM
yay!!!!! wait whut
Beginning and ending a marathon. Finishing always feels great.
September 11, 2023 at 2:13 AM
Beginning and ending a marathon. Finishing always feels great.
The view at Grand Pass in the Olympic mountains, WA
September 4, 2023 at 7:17 PM
The view at Grand Pass in the Olympic mountains, WA