Lena
@lenalily227.bsky.social
(she/her), 40-something, (aro/acespec) queer, cat mama, nature enthusiast, retired nurse, spoonie, and advocate
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Lena
@lenalily227.bsky.social
· Jun 16
Watching a scientology documentary and thinking about how we'll have probably have maga documentaries someday...I may need to switch to angry girl music
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Dear grad students,
Reminder: it’s also totally fine to ignore your [uncle] who thinks your research is a waste of time and resources. You don’t owe people an explanation! They don’t have to get it!
Or, as someone told me as a life-changing piece of advice: reasons are for reasonable people.
Reminder: it’s also totally fine to ignore your [uncle] who thinks your research is a waste of time and resources. You don’t owe people an explanation! They don’t have to get it!
Or, as someone told me as a life-changing piece of advice: reasons are for reasonable people.
Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly.
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
www.americanscientist.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Dear grad students,
Reminder: it’s also totally fine to ignore your [uncle] who thinks your research is a waste of time and resources. You don’t owe people an explanation! They don’t have to get it!
Or, as someone told me as a life-changing piece of advice: reasons are for reasonable people.
Reminder: it’s also totally fine to ignore your [uncle] who thinks your research is a waste of time and resources. You don’t owe people an explanation! They don’t have to get it!
Or, as someone told me as a life-changing piece of advice: reasons are for reasonable people.
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Not me bursting into tears because the guy at the grocery store is buying 40 cans of Fancy Feast turkey and gravy for his feral cat rescue Thanksgiving dinner 🥹
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Not me bursting into tears because the guy at the grocery store is buying 40 cans of Fancy Feast turkey and gravy for his feral cat rescue Thanksgiving dinner 🥹
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“Device hoarding” un fucking real
Both major political parties agree we have one job and it’s to buy shit
Both major political parties agree we have one job and it’s to buy shit
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“Device hoarding” un fucking real
Both major political parties agree we have one job and it’s to buy shit
Both major political parties agree we have one job and it’s to buy shit
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The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
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I gave my mom what I thought was a soup-themed bath bomb some years back, but it was actually soup. She had to call my dad in to get her out of the greasy tub.
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I gave my mom what I thought was a soup-themed bath bomb some years back, but it was actually soup. She had to call my dad in to get her out of the greasy tub.
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Rest in peace Gramma the tortoise
The beloved Galapagos tortoise named Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo at an estimated 141 years, has died.
Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141
The beloved Galápagos tortoise named Gramma that was the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo at an estimated 141 years has died. Zoo officials say she died on Nov. 20.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Rest in peace Gramma the tortoise
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Not that you asked, but here's a thread of intriguing (real!) food facts to amuse/bore your friends and family.
Great for gatherings when you need to change the subject!
Great for gatherings when you need to change the subject!
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Not that you asked, but here's a thread of intriguing (real!) food facts to amuse/bore your friends and family.
Great for gatherings when you need to change the subject!
Great for gatherings when you need to change the subject!
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Simon is here for #tuxietuesday.
He was coming down from on top of the refrigerator. I just thought it was a cool photo.
Have a great day.
#cats #CatsOfBluesky #gato
He was coming down from on top of the refrigerator. I just thought it was a cool photo.
Have a great day.
#cats #CatsOfBluesky #gato
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Simon is here for #tuxietuesday.
He was coming down from on top of the refrigerator. I just thought it was a cool photo.
Have a great day.
#cats #CatsOfBluesky #gato
He was coming down from on top of the refrigerator. I just thought it was a cool photo.
Have a great day.
#cats #CatsOfBluesky #gato
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“Great, now I have to pee.”
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“Great, now I have to pee.”
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I'm going insane because people constantly recommend using AI for things and it is always, ALWAYS worse than repeatedly bashing my head on a brick.
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I'm going insane because people constantly recommend using AI for things and it is always, ALWAYS worse than repeatedly bashing my head on a brick.
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
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Happy 4th Birthday to our Poe!
🎊🎉🎈🎂Found by employees wandering outside at my last job, I fell in love with him and adopted him. A medium hair orange fluff ball. We love him so much!
🎊🎉🎈🎂Found by employees wandering outside at my last job, I fell in love with him and adopted him. A medium hair orange fluff ball. We love him so much!
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Happy 4th Birthday to our Poe!
🎊🎉🎈🎂Found by employees wandering outside at my last job, I fell in love with him and adopted him. A medium hair orange fluff ball. We love him so much!
🎊🎉🎈🎂Found by employees wandering outside at my last job, I fell in love with him and adopted him. A medium hair orange fluff ball. We love him so much!
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Blinkers exist. Use them. This isn’t improv.
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Blinkers exist. Use them. This isn’t improv.
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Time to write the script for a John Wick Christmas movie where he runs a small-town bakery. His brusque demeanor belies his delicate and delicious pâte à choux and he helps the locals find true love over hot chocolate and pâtisserie.
Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson charm in Tinsel Town, a winsome holiday comedy about a faded action hero learning to love the season again.
‘Tinsel Town’ Review: Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson Charm in an Overstuffed but Winsome Holiday Comedy
It’s that time of year again. The time of year when you can’t walk into a multiplex or turn on your television (especially the Hallmark Channel) without encountering a movie determined to make you feel good about the holidays. It can all make you feel as Scrooge-like as washed-up Hollywood action movie star Brad Mac, the protagonist in Chris Foggin’s new addition to the overcrowded genre. It’s no spoiler to reveal that by the end of Tinsel Town (a cute punning title), Brad has learned to embrace the holiday, even if it means having to appear in a British pantomime show.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Time to write the script for a John Wick Christmas movie where he runs a small-town bakery. His brusque demeanor belies his delicate and delicious pâte à choux and he helps the locals find true love over hot chocolate and pâtisserie.
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The adorable Sunflower seedlings Chlora and Tuck were adopted together yesterday!
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The adorable Sunflower seedlings Chlora and Tuck were adopted together yesterday!
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The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
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Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
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Most kids ask for lullabies or bedtime stories. Tonight, to get him to sleep, my 5-year old insisted that I speak endless streams of nonsense in a Jamaican accent.
Seriously, this is what he wanted. And it worked. Out like a light.
Seriously, this is what he wanted. And it worked. Out like a light.
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Most kids ask for lullabies or bedtime stories. Tonight, to get him to sleep, my 5-year old insisted that I speak endless streams of nonsense in a Jamaican accent.
Seriously, this is what he wanted. And it worked. Out like a light.
Seriously, this is what he wanted. And it worked. Out like a light.
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I caused a minor ham explosion prepping for Christmas Eve dinner.
And there was a whoomph and a visible fireball that actually blew the oven door open.
And there was a whoomph and a visible fireball that actually blew the oven door open.
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I caused a minor ham explosion prepping for Christmas Eve dinner.
And there was a whoomph and a visible fireball that actually blew the oven door open.
And there was a whoomph and a visible fireball that actually blew the oven door open.
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Add a little joy to your life with Sugar Plum, located in Jim Thorpe, PA.
Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/sugar-plum-74003715/pa/jim-thorpe/carbon-county-friends-of-animals-pa169/
Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/sugar-plum-74003715/pa/jim-thorpe/carbon-county-friends-of-animals-pa169/
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Add a little joy to your life with Sugar Plum, located in Jim Thorpe, PA.
Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/sugar-plum-74003715/pa/jim-thorpe/carbon-county-friends-of-animals-pa169/
Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/sugar-plum-74003715/pa/jim-thorpe/carbon-county-friends-of-animals-pa169/
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the baby (15 months) motioned for me to open my mouth and then spat a half-chewed apple slice directly into it
the baby (17 months) raised both her hands and said “WEADY?” so I said “ready!” and then she slapped me in the face
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
the baby (15 months) motioned for me to open my mouth and then spat a half-chewed apple slice directly into it
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Cats are standing by, ready to help you wrap presents this holiday season. Photo from my collection, 1964.
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Cats are standing by, ready to help you wrap presents this holiday season. Photo from my collection, 1964.