Scott Merms 🏞️
@shmermel.bsky.social
Geologist in metropolis
Leftist, Indiana Alum he/him/they/them
Leftist, Indiana Alum he/him/they/them
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Scott Merms 🏞️
@shmermel.bsky.social
· Aug 23
New platform, might as well introduce myself properly for once.
I'm Scott, I studied geology at Indiana and now I live near where I grew up and work for a private engineering firm in NJ with most of our work being in NYC.
I'm Scott, I studied geology at Indiana and now I live near where I grew up and work for a private engineering firm in NJ with most of our work being in NYC.
I did not realize New Haven is a College Town®
February 17, 2026 at 1:18 AM
I did not realize New Haven is a College Town®
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Cory Booker didn't do his post lionizing George W. Bush On Here, I see. Just Threads. 🤔
February 16, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Cory Booker didn't do his post lionizing George W. Bush On Here, I see. Just Threads. 🤔
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Hakeem Jeffries gets defensive and starts yelling when he is confronted by @joyannreid.bsky.social and @wajali.bsky.social on abolishing ICE, saying, “I don’t understand anything you just said.”
February 16, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Hakeem Jeffries gets defensive and starts yelling when he is confronted by @joyannreid.bsky.social and @wajali.bsky.social on abolishing ICE, saying, “I don’t understand anything you just said.”
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New algorithm watercolor, YOU ARE SMARTER THAN AI artologica.etsy.com/listing/4458... #sciart
February 16, 2026 at 4:06 PM
New algorithm watercolor, YOU ARE SMARTER THAN AI artologica.etsy.com/listing/4458... #sciart
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JFC, cut that shit in half and you’ve eradicated hunger, provided healthcare for all and made education free for all Americans. What the fuck are we doing?
February 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
JFC, cut that shit in half and you’ve eradicated hunger, provided healthcare for all and made education free for all Americans. What the fuck are we doing?
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Hey they reposted it
Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California Geological Survey.
How a TikToker and former actress is helping lead California’s earthquake work
Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California Geological Survey.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Hey they reposted it
Everyone is like, "oh you're so lucky you're going to New Haven and can try all the pizza..." And I'm like, you forgot where I live, I got pizza delivered from a different place almost every week for like 14 months when I moved here
February 15, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Everyone is like, "oh you're so lucky you're going to New Haven and can try all the pizza..." And I'm like, you forgot where I live, I got pizza delivered from a different place almost every week for like 14 months when I moved here
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
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Fannie Slappey Johnson
www.findagrave.com/memorial/463...
www.findagrave.com/memorial/463...
Frances May “Fannie” Slappey Johnson (1894-1927) -...
Fannie went into a diabetic coma.
www.findagrave.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Fannie Slappey Johnson
www.findagrave.com/memorial/463...
www.findagrave.com/memorial/463...
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did you know trans people are never on time to things? google trans late
February 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
did you know trans people are never on time to things? google trans late
1. Negasonic Teenage Warhead
2. Luthien
3. Zatanna
4. Ventress
2. Luthien
3. Zatanna
4. Ventress
You are unattached and can date one choice each from the following categories.
Whom do you pick?
1) A Marvel mutant
2) A Tolkien character
3) A Justice Leaguer
4) A Star Trek Character
One choice for each category, GO!
Whom do you pick?
1) A Marvel mutant
2) A Tolkien character
3) A Justice Leaguer
4) A Star Trek Character
One choice for each category, GO!
February 14, 2026 at 11:49 PM
1. Negasonic Teenage Warhead
2. Luthien
3. Zatanna
4. Ventress
2. Luthien
3. Zatanna
4. Ventress
The commentators are talking about someone who's such a huge Chelsea fan that he named his dog Drogba...
Why wouldn't he name it Didier Dogba?
Why wouldn't he name it Didier Dogba?
February 14, 2026 at 9:33 PM
The commentators are talking about someone who's such a huge Chelsea fan that he named his dog Drogba...
Why wouldn't he name it Didier Dogba?
Why wouldn't he name it Didier Dogba?
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Israeli drones are systematically targeting and destroying solar energy panels across northern Gaza, wiping out the area's last remaining source of power.
February 14, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Israeli drones are systematically targeting and destroying solar energy panels across northern Gaza, wiping out the area's last remaining source of power.
Wait you're telling me I could have sold this ugly old hat for $38
February 14, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Wait you're telling me I could have sold this ugly old hat for $38
I need to bake something
February 14, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I need to bake something
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This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
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Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Every single woman on the Czech hockey team has a name that ends with -ova
February 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Every single woman on the Czech hockey team has a name that ends with -ova
There's someone in what looks like an unmarked police car driving suspiciously around my condo
February 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
There's someone in what looks like an unmarked police car driving suspiciously around my condo
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Again, for those naively looking to the police for support against ICE - they’re all on the same side.
And it’s not yours.
And it’s not yours.
“The likely charge would be contributing to the delinquency of a minor, which can result in a year in jail and a $1,000 fine, a police spokesman told the newspaper.”
UPDATE: Clovis police to charge parents who allegedly aided student ICE protest
The latest education news updates from EdSource.
edsource.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Again, for those naively looking to the police for support against ICE - they’re all on the same side.
And it’s not yours.
And it’s not yours.
Lol I was so sick 2 years ago that I can't remember where I got my tires replaced
February 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Lol I was so sick 2 years ago that I can't remember where I got my tires replaced
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“…this is something to keep in mind if you’re using a Google camera. Even if you aren’t paying for storage, every event recorded by the camera is going to Google’s servers, and it’s probably recoverable long past the deletion timeline stipulated in the company’s policy.”
Google recovers "deleted" Nest video in high-profile abduction case
Users only get three hours of free Nest video storage, but Google can retrieve videos much later.
arstechnica.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
“…this is something to keep in mind if you’re using a Google camera. Even if you aren’t paying for storage, every event recorded by the camera is going to Google’s servers, and it’s probably recoverable long past the deletion timeline stipulated in the company’s policy.”
It took four days of listening to Novelists+ radio on Pandora to hear a song from either of their two most recent albums and it seems like it'll be another four days to hear another
To be safe it's also the only song I liked or disliked lol
To be safe it's also the only song I liked or disliked lol
February 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
It took four days of listening to Novelists+ radio on Pandora to hear a song from either of their two most recent albums and it seems like it'll be another four days to hear another
To be safe it's also the only song I liked or disliked lol
To be safe it's also the only song I liked or disliked lol