Adam McLain
@thelemurguy.bsky.social
Primatology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics. I helped describe Groves' dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus grovesi).
Cats, camping and curling. LSU grad, Geaux Tigers
Associate Professor of Biology at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. All posts my own opinion.
Cats, camping and curling. LSU grad, Geaux Tigers
Associate Professor of Biology at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. All posts my own opinion.
Ah yes, FDR creating the TVA and helping win World War 2, and Trump pardoning sex abusers.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Ah yes, FDR creating the TVA and helping win World War 2, and Trump pardoning sex abusers.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
Do they not understand that Democrats are totally cool with an investigation like this because unlike the GOP we don't protect people who r-pe kids.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Trump Demands Inquiry Into Epstein’s Ties to Prominent Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Do they not understand that Democrats are totally cool with an investigation like this because unlike the GOP we don't protect people who r-pe kids.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
So... this guy was trying to warn ICE that there were children at a bus stop and they shot him in the back?
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.
www.latimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
So... this guy was trying to warn ICE that there were children at a bus stop and they shot him in the back?
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
This revolt of the peasantry is getting far less amusing as each day passes.
Thinking about how Trump loved to say “You’re not even going to have a country,” and realizing that was a campaign promise that he’s keeping.
October 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This revolt of the peasantry is getting far less amusing as each day passes.
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The New Zoo Revue is coming right at you motherfuckers!
October 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The New Zoo Revue is coming right at you motherfuckers!
At what point is someone going to explain to the hicks who voted for this that blue state funds largely keep them alive?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
Trump Seizes On Shutdown to Punish Political Foes
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
At what point is someone going to explain to the hicks who voted for this that blue state funds largely keep them alive?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
In a shocking development no one could have predicted, the violent death a conspiracy theorist who actively promoted other conspiracy theorists has created a groundswell of conspiracy theories....
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
After Charlie Kirk’s Assassination, a Bumper Crop of Conspiracy Theories
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In a shocking development no one could have predicted, the violent death a conspiracy theorist who actively promoted other conspiracy theorists has created a groundswell of conspiracy theories....
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
There is insane. There is bat shit insane. And then there is this dude.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/s...
Polish Skier Climbs Everest and Skis Down Without Extra Oxygen
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
There is insane. There is bat shit insane. And then there is this dude.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/s...
Miaraka amin’ny vahoakan’i Madagasikara aho.
The protesters in Madagascar are 100% right~ time for the water/power cuts and the open corruption to end.
The protesters in Madagascar are 100% right~ time for the water/power cuts and the open corruption to end.
September 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Miaraka amin’ny vahoakan’i Madagasikara aho.
The protesters in Madagascar are 100% right~ time for the water/power cuts and the open corruption to end.
The protesters in Madagascar are 100% right~ time for the water/power cuts and the open corruption to end.
Judge Blocks Administration From Immediately Removing Guatemalan Children
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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This was just last year!
9-0 Supreme Court ruling: A “government official cannot coerce a private party to punish or suppress disfavored speech on her behalf.” Moreover, "a government official cannot do indirectly what she is barred from doing directly."
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...
9-0 Supreme Court ruling: A “government official cannot coerce a private party to punish or suppress disfavored speech on her behalf.” Moreover, "a government official cannot do indirectly what she is barred from doing directly."
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...
www.supremecourt.gov
September 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
This was just last year!
9-0 Supreme Court ruling: A “government official cannot coerce a private party to punish or suppress disfavored speech on her behalf.” Moreover, "a government official cannot do indirectly what she is barred from doing directly."
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...
9-0 Supreme Court ruling: A “government official cannot coerce a private party to punish or suppress disfavored speech on her behalf.” Moreover, "a government official cannot do indirectly what she is barred from doing directly."
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...
Given that the vast majority of mass-shooters are non-trans white dudes like me maybe we should be looking at ways to ban non-trans white dudes from owning guns?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say | CNN Politics
Senior Justice Department officials are weighing proposals to limit transgender people’s right to possess firearms, according to two officials familiar with the internal discussions.
www.cnn.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Given that the vast majority of mass-shooters are non-trans white dudes like me maybe we should be looking at ways to ban non-trans white dudes from owning guns?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
FEMA Suspends Staff Who Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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So of course it's not just D.C.
"The administration is evaluating plans [for] a 'Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force' of hundreds of National Guard troops tasked with rapidly deploying into American cities facing protests or other unrest."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"The administration is evaluating plans [for] a 'Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force' of hundreds of National Guard troops tasked with rapidly deploying into American cities facing protests or other unrest."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon plan would create military ‘reaction force’ for civil unrest
Documents reviewed by The Post detail a new National Guard mission that, if adopted, would require hundreds of troops to be ready around-the-clock.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
So of course it's not just D.C.
"The administration is evaluating plans [for] a 'Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force' of hundreds of National Guard troops tasked with rapidly deploying into American cities facing protests or other unrest."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"The administration is evaluating plans [for] a 'Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force' of hundreds of National Guard troops tasked with rapidly deploying into American cities facing protests or other unrest."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The real baller move is to do this and then turn around and sue the Feds for the balance back in tax revenue.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
Massachusetts governor proposes $400 million for colleges, citing federal ‘uncertainty.’
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The real baller move is to do this and then turn around and sue the Feds for the balance back in tax revenue.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
"To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war", if only our current leadership agreed my friends.
June 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war", if only our current leadership agreed my friends.
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“Nicole Verdun, director of the office that reviews cell and gene therapies at the Food and Drug Administration, and her deputy Rachael Anatol have been placed on administrative leave and escorted out of the agency, according to a recording of a meeting obtained by STAT.”
Top gene therapy regulator forced out at FDA
Nicole Verdun, top gene therapy regulator at the FDA, has been forced out of the agency.
www.statnews.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“Nicole Verdun, director of the office that reviews cell and gene therapies at the Food and Drug Administration, and her deputy Rachael Anatol have been placed on administrative leave and escorted out of the agency, according to a recording of a meeting obtained by STAT.”
The cruelty is just astounding sometimes
The Trump administration is shutting down services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide hotline. Since the hotline’s launch, callers could press 3 to speak with counselors trained to work specifically with LGBTQ youth, who are four times more likely to attempt suicide than their peers.
The Trump administration is shutting down the national suicide hotline's program for LGBTQ youth
"This is a death sentence potentially to thousands of youth across the United States."
www.motherjones.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The cruelty is just astounding sometimes
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
There are likely still a good amount of undescribed lemur species out there.
There are likely still a good amount of undescribed lemur species out there.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
We're not sure if a hummingbird is more closely related to a pigeon or to a penguin. 🪶🧪
We're not sure if a hummingbird is more closely related to a pigeon or to a penguin. 🪶🧪
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
A majority of the world’s insect species have no living expert who can identify them.
A majority of the world’s insect species have no living expert who can identify them.
June 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
There are likely still a good amount of undescribed lemur species out there.
There are likely still a good amount of undescribed lemur species out there.