Aaron
@thesoupenjoyer.bsky.social
I’m just here for a quiet evening scroll. Aquatic biologist, aquatic science education, fisheries policy, now teaching HS and MS biology.
Kauai, HI
Kauai, HI
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It's hilarious that Trump always 100% agrees with the last person he happened to speak to. The problem is that 99.9% of the time, the last person he spoke to is either a professional bullshitter or some deranged moron whose entire concept of politics was derived from right wing facebook hoaxes
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
It's hilarious that Trump always 100% agrees with the last person he happened to speak to. The problem is that 99.9% of the time, the last person he spoke to is either a professional bullshitter or some deranged moron whose entire concept of politics was derived from right wing facebook hoaxes
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House votes on dumbass resolution condemning socialism, meanwhile the DSA's Lisan al-Gaib rolls the truculent child brain president like a pair of socks
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
House votes on dumbass resolution condemning socialism, meanwhile the DSA's Lisan al-Gaib rolls the truculent child brain president like a pair of socks
It just dawned on me how few times Trump has sat down for a non-adversarial face to face with someone who is intelligent and well-spoken. Like, he's surrounded by the biggest circus of buffoons and absolute fools that he's literally star struck by a normal guy.
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
It just dawned on me how few times Trump has sat down for a non-adversarial face to face with someone who is intelligent and well-spoken. Like, he's surrounded by the biggest circus of buffoons and absolute fools that he's literally star struck by a normal guy.
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I’m sorry I just found out that in 1379, as in, 650 years ago, a baby girl was born in Yorkshire and named Diot Coke
history is a fucking joke lmao
history is a fucking joke lmao
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I’m sorry I just found out that in 1379, as in, 650 years ago, a baby girl was born in Yorkshire and named Diot Coke
history is a fucking joke lmao
history is a fucking joke lmao
I have this idea for a biology lesson where students make a DnD like character sheet for a sperm. Like, what alleles does it have, does it carry the X or Y, roll for speed, etc.
And then do like a mini dungeon crawl where they have to find the egg.
This is a bad idea right?
And then do like a mini dungeon crawl where they have to find the egg.
This is a bad idea right?
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I have this idea for a biology lesson where students make a DnD like character sheet for a sperm. Like, what alleles does it have, does it carry the X or Y, roll for speed, etc.
And then do like a mini dungeon crawl where they have to find the egg.
This is a bad idea right?
And then do like a mini dungeon crawl where they have to find the egg.
This is a bad idea right?
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friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
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I have been traveling and today I present to you...the thing I saw in the Frankfurt airport.
Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?
But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.
Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?
But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I have been traveling and today I present to you...the thing I saw in the Frankfurt airport.
Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?
But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.
Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?
But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.
I’m kind of surprised at the physical revulsion I feel seeing these photos. I thought I was pretty immune to the bullshit firehouse but taking an excavator to the people’s house is literally sickening to me. I know it’s just a building, but it’s ours. Not his. Impeach his ass already!
The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing
Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction
Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.
www.wsj.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I’m kind of surprised at the physical revulsion I feel seeing these photos. I thought I was pretty immune to the bullshit firehouse but taking an excavator to the people’s house is literally sickening to me. I know it’s just a building, but it’s ours. Not his. Impeach his ass already!
This cool dude paid me a visit while doing the dishes. It’s some species of Anaxipha cricket I believe. Sent me down a fun rabbit hole reading this absolutely delightful paper on the genus. I love it when an authors enthusiasm is so apparent. 🐜🧪
bioone.org/journals/jou...
bioone.org/journals/jou...
October 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This cool dude paid me a visit while doing the dishes. It’s some species of Anaxipha cricket I believe. Sent me down a fun rabbit hole reading this absolutely delightful paper on the genus. I love it when an authors enthusiasm is so apparent. 🐜🧪
bioone.org/journals/jou...
bioone.org/journals/jou...
We have fully entered the “terrorist” phase of toddler world. Everything meal time, trip the store is a hostage negotiation (my sanity is the hostage)
October 3, 2025 at 6:20 AM
We have fully entered the “terrorist” phase of toddler world. Everything meal time, trip the store is a hostage negotiation (my sanity is the hostage)
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This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥
We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪
Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇
open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...
We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪
Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇
open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...
October 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥
We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪
Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇
open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...
We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪
Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇
open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...
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major traffic incident
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
major traffic incident
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Feels like the world is burning so time for weird jellyfish facts 🧵
September 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Feels like the world is burning so time for weird jellyfish facts 🧵
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When chanchitos fly, it happens 2,340 meters deep in the Ocean! This is a sea pig, or chanchito, if you’re a member of the #Uruguaysub200 science team. Scotoplanes sp. is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers of the family Elpidiidae. 🎥ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute
September 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
When chanchitos fly, it happens 2,340 meters deep in the Ocean! This is a sea pig, or chanchito, if you’re a member of the #Uruguaysub200 science team. Scotoplanes sp. is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers of the family Elpidiidae. 🎥ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute
Me assigning homework: "haha haha yes"
Me having to grade that homework: "wtf"
Me having to grade that homework: "wtf"
September 11, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Me assigning homework: "haha haha yes"
Me having to grade that homework: "wtf"
Me having to grade that homework: "wtf"
Yes but where has the hand wringing been for Yemen or any of the other places we “just blow people up”?
Rand Paul: "The reason we have trials & we don't automatically assume guilt is what if we make a mistake and they happen to be people fleeing the Venezuelan dictator? ... off our coast it isn't our policy just to blow people up ... even the worst people in our country, they still get a trial."
September 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Yes but where has the hand wringing been for Yemen or any of the other places we “just blow people up”?
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This was a fun story to write.
Last year, environmental police in Brazil stumbled upon thousands of climbing bumblebee catfish. Scientists know almost nothing about this species, which only became known to science in 2017. 🧪🌿🌎
Last year, environmental police in Brazil stumbled upon thousands of climbing bumblebee catfish. Scientists know almost nothing about this species, which only became known to science in 2017. 🧪🌿🌎
Researchers have filmed thousands of climbing catfish scaling waterfalls, providing a rare insight into the daring migration of an enigmatic fish.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4lDlFux
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4lDlFux
September 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This was a fun story to write.
Last year, environmental police in Brazil stumbled upon thousands of climbing bumblebee catfish. Scientists know almost nothing about this species, which only became known to science in 2017. 🧪🌿🌎
Last year, environmental police in Brazil stumbled upon thousands of climbing bumblebee catfish. Scientists know almost nothing about this species, which only became known to science in 2017. 🧪🌿🌎
Smug nerds: “uh yeah Im not really into sportsball because, well, I’m not a moron ahehehe”
Average college football fan:
Average college football fan:
Improper usage of an ISIS nasheed with a Baathist regime in the background, 15 yard penalty, automatic loss of a down.
September 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Smug nerds: “uh yeah Im not really into sportsball because, well, I’m not a moron ahehehe”
Average college football fan:
Average college football fan:
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La Décapitation de saint Georges, Bernat Martorell, 1430
August 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
La Décapitation de saint Georges, Bernat Martorell, 1430
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Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it
National Guard is now tasked with picking up garbage in DC
August 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it
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First real-time human embryo implantation recorded (in 2D and 3D). Time lapse video of 2 embryos (200 μm apart) implanting in the 3D platform
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
August 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
First real-time human embryo implantation recorded (in 2D and 3D). Time lapse video of 2 embryos (200 μm apart) implanting in the 3D platform
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
My life was forever changed by this sketch. Solidarity with all the Blakes, Denises, and Jaquelines out there ✊
August 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
My life was forever changed by this sketch. Solidarity with all the Blakes, Denises, and Jaquelines out there ✊
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Madonna and Child (holding apple), by Carlo Crivelli, 1480, 📸 via @newheightshow
August 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Madonna and Child (holding apple), by Carlo Crivelli, 1480, 📸 via @newheightshow
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"West Hawai‘i... replenishment zones where yellow tang populations have bounced back 14%. At Ka‘ūpūlehu, a community-led reserve boosted fish biomass by over 600% since 2016 — not through bans, but kuleana. Local rules, local care." www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/will...
Will Bailey: Why East Hawai‘i's Fishery Has Fallen On Hard Times
From the boats to the markets, Hilo Bay used to be a thriving industrial area.
www.civilbeat.org
August 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
"West Hawai‘i... replenishment zones where yellow tang populations have bounced back 14%. At Ka‘ūpūlehu, a community-led reserve boosted fish biomass by over 600% since 2016 — not through bans, but kuleana. Local rules, local care." www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/will...