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@streamlass.bsky.social
Geologist (MSc), percussionist, general hammer-wielding troublemaker; hydrologic modeler.
ELCA. She/her. Ace.
Walking SW Wisconsin stereotype, flatlanded in Iowa.
Avatar: Functionally unidentifiable in snow gear
Banner: Hailstones and engineering ruler
ELCA. She/her. Ace.
Walking SW Wisconsin stereotype, flatlanded in Iowa.
Avatar: Functionally unidentifiable in snow gear
Banner: Hailstones and engineering ruler
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Speaking of the zoo - while I was there one of the sand cats was sleeping in a hammock and another tried to climb the branch above them and fell into said hammock. The sleeping one was like WTF bro and batted the other on the face. I got a great pic of his expression after but it was out of focus 😭😭
January 7, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Speaking of the zoo - while I was there one of the sand cats was sleeping in a hammock and another tried to climb the branch above them and fell into said hammock. The sleeping one was like WTF bro and batted the other on the face. I got a great pic of his expression after but it was out of focus 😭😭
Huh.
My rain-attraction powers seem to have expanded to include my hometown AND my usual route to my undergrad college.
And it rained here, too.
My rain-attraction powers seem to have expanded to include my hometown AND my usual route to my undergrad college.
And it rained here, too.
This is wet for any time of the year, but for January 8 this is soaking.
January 9, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Huh.
My rain-attraction powers seem to have expanded to include my hometown AND my usual route to my undergrad college.
And it rained here, too.
My rain-attraction powers seem to have expanded to include my hometown AND my usual route to my undergrad college.
And it rained here, too.
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Ishmael taking bold new taxonomic stances 🐋
January 9, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Ishmael taking bold new taxonomic stances 🐋
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www.opb.org/article/2026... Very little information so far, including victims' conditions, nor agency(ies) involved.
Federal agents shoot 2 people in East Portland
Two people were shot Thursday by federal officers operating in East Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The victims were transported to a local hospital. It was not immediately clear th...
www.opb.org
January 9, 2026 at 12:11 AM
www.opb.org/article/2026... Very little information so far, including victims' conditions, nor agency(ies) involved.
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if I die, please don't let them say shit like "she sang in church choirs since the age of 10 and was an active parishioner at St. Andrew" and omit the fact that I'm a lesbian to make middle America feel bad that I'm dead when otherwise they wouldn't care
January 8, 2026 at 10:19 PM
if I die, please don't let them say shit like "she sang in church choirs since the age of 10 and was an active parishioner at St. Andrew" and omit the fact that I'm a lesbian to make middle America feel bad that I'm dead when otherwise they wouldn't care
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Getting snow where you are? Did you know that there are 121 categories of snowflake? ❄️
This graphic is an old favourite which gives an overview of the 39 intermediate categories: www.compoundchem.com/2014/12/10/s... 🧪
This graphic is an old favourite which gives an overview of the 39 intermediate categories: www.compoundchem.com/2014/12/10/s... 🧪
January 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Getting snow where you are? Did you know that there are 121 categories of snowflake? ❄️
This graphic is an old favourite which gives an overview of the 39 intermediate categories: www.compoundchem.com/2014/12/10/s... 🧪
This graphic is an old favourite which gives an overview of the 39 intermediate categories: www.compoundchem.com/2014/12/10/s... 🧪
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January 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Holy fuck don’t do this!!
January 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Holy fuck don’t do this!!
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reskeet if you've ever shoveled your neighbor's sidewalk
I say “why is it always us?” but it’s because we love and stand up for our neighbors and they fucking know it
January 8, 2026 at 5:34 AM
reskeet if you've ever shoveled your neighbor's sidewalk
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As a violinist, I've always been in awe of percussionists.
Their parts often amount to "hit the noisiest tool in the orchestra once, then put that down and pick up the second noisiest tool *really really quietly* in 4 seconds flat, no dropping or screwing up, because Everyone Will Know."
Their parts often amount to "hit the noisiest tool in the orchestra once, then put that down and pick up the second noisiest tool *really really quietly* in 4 seconds flat, no dropping or screwing up, because Everyone Will Know."
January 1, 2026 at 3:57 PM
As a violinist, I've always been in awe of percussionists.
Their parts often amount to "hit the noisiest tool in the orchestra once, then put that down and pick up the second noisiest tool *really really quietly* in 4 seconds flat, no dropping or screwing up, because Everyone Will Know."
Their parts often amount to "hit the noisiest tool in the orchestra once, then put that down and pick up the second noisiest tool *really really quietly* in 4 seconds flat, no dropping or screwing up, because Everyone Will Know."
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PSA: twitter, X, is doing new terms of service that basically make it so that any comtent you share on there including DMs and photos is theirs and they can use it for "any purpose" including commercial use.
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
January 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
PSA: twitter, X, is doing new terms of service that basically make it so that any comtent you share on there including DMs and photos is theirs and they can use it for "any purpose" including commercial use.
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
Alas! Geologists are still working off the paradigm of "Ugg smear mud on self. Ugg look good at rocks. What else need?"
Biologists must display their most marvelous plumage if they are to be accepted by a flock of fellow biologists.
We are now witness to this rare yet beautiful phenomenon at the Society of Integrative of Comparative Biology conference in Portland, OR #SICB2026
We are now witness to this rare yet beautiful phenomenon at the Society of Integrative of Comparative Biology conference in Portland, OR #SICB2026
January 6, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Alas! Geologists are still working off the paradigm of "Ugg smear mud on self. Ugg look good at rocks. What else need?"
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Me: please fill out the non-mandatory source purchase form
Coworker who's done just enough thinking to over-complicate things: but they're re-selling from a mandatory source!
Me: then just order it *directly*?! Instead of from a reseller?!?!
Coworker who's done just enough thinking to over-complicate things: but they're re-selling from a mandatory source!
Me: then just order it *directly*?! Instead of from a reseller?!?!
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Me: please fill out the non-mandatory source purchase form
Coworker who's done just enough thinking to over-complicate things: but they're re-selling from a mandatory source!
Me: then just order it *directly*?! Instead of from a reseller?!?!
Coworker who's done just enough thinking to over-complicate things: but they're re-selling from a mandatory source!
Me: then just order it *directly*?! Instead of from a reseller?!?!
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Getting advertisements from the “learning app” Nibble, which is apparently made to guarantee you have no idea what a Red-tailed Hawk, Cedar Waxwing, Great Blue Heron, or Downy Woodpecker looks like in real life 🙄
Also, identifying birds is not ornithology (signed, an ornithologist and a birder)
Also, identifying birds is not ornithology (signed, an ornithologist and a birder)
January 5, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Getting advertisements from the “learning app” Nibble, which is apparently made to guarantee you have no idea what a Red-tailed Hawk, Cedar Waxwing, Great Blue Heron, or Downy Woodpecker looks like in real life 🙄
Also, identifying birds is not ornithology (signed, an ornithologist and a birder)
Also, identifying birds is not ornithology (signed, an ornithologist and a birder)
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-2C by the Union Canal in Edinburgh.
Only a swan could fall through broken ice so gracefully. 🦢
Only a swan could fall through broken ice so gracefully. 🦢
January 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
-2C by the Union Canal in Edinburgh.
Only a swan could fall through broken ice so gracefully. 🦢
Only a swan could fall through broken ice so gracefully. 🦢
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Trump/Hegseth/Rubio killed 40 Venezuelan civilians two days ago. They've been murdering random fishermen for weeks.
Think about that. Really think about that. Think about shaking the hand of someone responsible for that. Think about writing a news article about them and not mentioning that.
Think about that. Really think about that. Think about shaking the hand of someone responsible for that. Think about writing a news article about them and not mentioning that.
January 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Trump/Hegseth/Rubio killed 40 Venezuelan civilians two days ago. They've been murdering random fishermen for weeks.
Think about that. Really think about that. Think about shaking the hand of someone responsible for that. Think about writing a news article about them and not mentioning that.
Think about that. Really think about that. Think about shaking the hand of someone responsible for that. Think about writing a news article about them and not mentioning that.
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I ordered a 2026 and seem to have been shipped a damaged 2003
Yes, hello? I don’t think 2026 is working properly. I’d like to cancel my free 5 day trial please.
January 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I ordered a 2026 and seem to have been shipped a damaged 2003
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In this moment of anxiety, please enjoy a baby goose falling out of an adult gooses wing.
Yes I wrote that sentence.
Yes this happened.
Yes it's ADORABLE.
No I don't think I'll capture a cuter goose moment this year. 🐣 🪶
Yes I wrote that sentence.
Yes this happened.
Yes it's ADORABLE.
No I don't think I'll capture a cuter goose moment this year. 🐣 🪶
June 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
In this moment of anxiety, please enjoy a baby goose falling out of an adult gooses wing.
Yes I wrote that sentence.
Yes this happened.
Yes it's ADORABLE.
No I don't think I'll capture a cuter goose moment this year. 🐣 🪶
Yes I wrote that sentence.
Yes this happened.
Yes it's ADORABLE.
No I don't think I'll capture a cuter goose moment this year. 🐣 🪶
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Oh, I am sorry. All recall request must be submitted in writing at least 30 minutes before the desired summoning. We reserve the right to cancel previously approved requests in the event of deer, intriguing odors, capricious whim and the ineffable discretion of the dog.
January 4, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Oh, I am sorry. All recall request must be submitted in writing at least 30 minutes before the desired summoning. We reserve the right to cancel previously approved requests in the event of deer, intriguing odors, capricious whim and the ineffable discretion of the dog.
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These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
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That would… do it, yeah?
Advert, Cyclists’ Touring Club Gazette, May 1882: “Cyclists ride 100 miles ... without fatigue by the use of
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
January 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
That would… do it, yeah?