Eclair
@3eclair.bsky.social
Scientist. Spent my youth oversharing. Now overcorrecting. Mainly reposting things I find shiny or dark.
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Enjoy this little demon, #Bugsky
At first I thought this was just a small fly, but when I got my macro on it I found this alien creature. I think it's in the genus Poppea, a type of treehopper. Found at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica #nature #insects
At first I thought this was just a small fly, but when I got my macro on it I found this alien creature. I think it's in the genus Poppea, a type of treehopper. Found at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica #nature #insects
November 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Enjoy this little demon, #Bugsky
At first I thought this was just a small fly, but when I got my macro on it I found this alien creature. I think it's in the genus Poppea, a type of treehopper. Found at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica #nature #insects
At first I thought this was just a small fly, but when I got my macro on it I found this alien creature. I think it's in the genus Poppea, a type of treehopper. Found at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica #nature #insects
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After months in the coming - Leak Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List www.wired.com/story/hack-e... #DDoSecrets
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Leak Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List
A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false…
www.wired.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
After months in the coming - Leak Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List www.wired.com/story/hack-e... #DDoSecrets
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“The administration, bowing to pressure from industry groups, right-wing activists and congressional Republicans, is quickly rolling back several IRS law enforcement efforts, including one aimed at a lucrative tax shelter used by companies like Occidental Petroleum and AT&T.“
Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“The administration, bowing to pressure from industry groups, right-wing activists and congressional Republicans, is quickly rolling back several IRS law enforcement efforts, including one aimed at a lucrative tax shelter used by companies like Occidental Petroleum and AT&T.“
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I didn’t know about this, and if I didn’t know about this, then you probably didn’t either.
This should be my entire feed and it’s not and that’s a problem

This sit in has now been going on over 48 hours and I am just hearing about it now
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This should be my entire feed and it’s not and that’s a problem

This sit in has now been going on over 48 hours and I am just hearing about it now
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Missouri House Democrats plan to continue sit-in over weekend
Missouri Democrats have surpassed 24 hours of their sit-in on the House floor protesting a special session.
www.kfvs12.com
September 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I didn’t know about this, and if I didn’t know about this, then you probably didn’t either.
This should be my entire feed and it’s not and that’s a problem

This sit in has now been going on over 48 hours and I am just hearing about it now
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This should be my entire feed and it’s not and that’s a problem

This sit in has now been going on over 48 hours and I am just hearing about it now
1/
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The United States can do a lot more to recover critical minerals from existing mining operations. Most minerals are not separated because it is uneconomic to do so. Small steps to find out what's in mine waste, new processing techniques, & incentives to separate would go a long way. wapo.st/4g2cbrL
Opinion | Here’s a source for critical minerals — hiding in plain sight
The federal government should invest in ways to recover what mines are already producing.
wapo.st
September 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The United States can do a lot more to recover critical minerals from existing mining operations. Most minerals are not separated because it is uneconomic to do so. Small steps to find out what's in mine waste, new processing techniques, & incentives to separate would go a long way. wapo.st/4g2cbrL
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NEW: Social Security’s chief data officer, Charles Borges, has resigned, three days after submitting a whistle-blower complaint that alleged members of DOGE had uploaded the confidential personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to an insecure cloud server.
August 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
NEW: Social Security’s chief data officer, Charles Borges, has resigned, three days after submitting a whistle-blower complaint that alleged members of DOGE had uploaded the confidential personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to an insecure cloud server.
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Scientists 🧪 thought we did something special when we learned how to make mammals fluoresce, but as always, Mother Nature did it first. The photographer for this image (@benalldridge.bsky.social) earned a finalist position in the Beaker Street Science Photography Prize 2025. 🤩
Glow-in-the-dark marsupial shows off its luminous fur — July’s best science images
The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.
www.nature.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Scientists 🧪 thought we did something special when we learned how to make mammals fluoresce, but as always, Mother Nature did it first. The photographer for this image (@benalldridge.bsky.social) earned a finalist position in the Beaker Street Science Photography Prize 2025. 🤩
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a stick insect that huge just being discovered is like big bird winning hide and seek
“Scientists have discovered a giant new species of stick insect in Australia, which is over 15 inches long and researchers say may be the heaviest insect in the country.”
Via ABC News
Via ABC News
August 1, 2025 at 5:07 AM
a stick insect that huge just being discovered is like big bird winning hide and seek
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Disaster Management Group is one contractor behind the nation’s largest detention camp, to be built at Fort Bliss.
It’s run by Nathan Albers, who previously co-owned a company that pleaded guilty to a scheme to hire and conceal undocumented workers.
It’s run by Nathan Albers, who previously co-owned a company that pleaded guilty to a scheme to hire and conceal undocumented workers.
His Former Company Got Caught Employing Undocumented Workers. Now He’s Profiting Off an Immigrant Detention Camp.
Disaster Management Group is one contractor behind the nation’s largest detention camp, to be built at Fort Bliss. It’s run by Nathan Albers, who previously co-owned a company that pleaded guilty to…
www.propublica.org
July 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Disaster Management Group is one contractor behind the nation’s largest detention camp, to be built at Fort Bliss.
It’s run by Nathan Albers, who previously co-owned a company that pleaded guilty to a scheme to hire and conceal undocumented workers.
It’s run by Nathan Albers, who previously co-owned a company that pleaded guilty to a scheme to hire and conceal undocumented workers.
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Black-crested Coquette in the rain at @tapirvalley.bsky.social
#birds #nature #hummingbirds #costarica
#birds #nature #hummingbirds #costarica
July 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Black-crested Coquette in the rain at @tapirvalley.bsky.social
#birds #nature #hummingbirds #costarica
#birds #nature #hummingbirds #costarica
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New eScience in Action! 📓 The Research Data Management Workbook: Building a Collection of Data Management Exercises to Bridge Data Information Literacy and Data Management Implementation by Kristin Briney @caltech.edu doi.org/10.7191/jesl...
#DataLibs #InformationLiteracy
#DataLibs #InformationLiteracy
The Research Data Management Workbook: Building a Collection of Data Management Exercises to Bridge Data Information Literacy and Data Management Implementation
Objective: There are limited opportunities and resources for data information literacy at small universities, requiring instructors to make the most of the time they have in the classroom. This articl...
doi.org
July 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
New eScience in Action! 📓 The Research Data Management Workbook: Building a Collection of Data Management Exercises to Bridge Data Information Literacy and Data Management Implementation by Kristin Briney @caltech.edu doi.org/10.7191/jesl...
#DataLibs #InformationLiteracy
#DataLibs #InformationLiteracy
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As an aside, I'm told multiple major outlets were not interested in this story and passed on covering it. Mind-boggling.
"Despite Trump officially activating FEMA on Sunday, FEMA has just 86 total staff deployed at this point [to Texas], according to figures shared with staff Monday evening...In the past it would normally be in the several hundreds at this point in the disaster recovery process."
My latest:
My latest:
FEMA response to deadly Texas floods delayed & deficient with Noem in charge
Staffers sound the alarm.
www.thehandbasket.co
July 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
As an aside, I'm told multiple major outlets were not interested in this story and passed on covering it. Mind-boggling.
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BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.
July 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.
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NEW: There is a hearing right now concerning Mr Abrego’s amended complaint in which he details his torture at CECOT prison in El Salvador. You can read his account here, but CONTENT WARNING. open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
Mr. Abrego's Account of Torture at CECOT in El Salvador
Mr. Abrego has filed an amended complaint asking the court to declare the government's actions unlawful and to order his release. He describes his torture in El Salvador in the complaint.
open.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
NEW: There is a hearing right now concerning Mr Abrego’s amended complaint in which he details his torture at CECOT prison in El Salvador. You can read his account here, but CONTENT WARNING. open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
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A recent discovery of ancient farming systems in northern forests is revealing just how advanced Indigenous agriculture really was.
Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology John Marston spoke with NPR about a newly uncovered network of crop fields in northern Michigan.
Read more: bit.ly/3Ied2Zp
Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology John Marston spoke with NPR about a newly uncovered network of crop fields in northern Michigan.
Read more: bit.ly/3Ied2Zp
A surprise find in Michigan shows the extent of ancient Native American agriculture
Hundreds of acres in Michigan are covered in parallel rows of earth that are the remains of an ancient Native American agricultural system. The surprise find has archaeologists amazed.
bit.ly
July 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A recent discovery of ancient farming systems in northern forests is revealing just how advanced Indigenous agriculture really was.
Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology John Marston spoke with NPR about a newly uncovered network of crop fields in northern Michigan.
Read more: bit.ly/3Ied2Zp
Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology John Marston spoke with NPR about a newly uncovered network of crop fields in northern Michigan.
Read more: bit.ly/3Ied2Zp
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“According to KFF, a nonprofit health policy research organization, more than 330,000 Missourians who use marketplace plans have had their costs reduced by subsidies — an average of $595 per month.”
ACA plans became affordable under Medicaid expansion. Everyone benefits from Medicaid.
ACA plans became affordable under Medicaid expansion. Everyone benefits from Medicaid.
July 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“According to KFF, a nonprofit health policy research organization, more than 330,000 Missourians who use marketplace plans have had their costs reduced by subsidies — an average of $595 per month.”
ACA plans became affordable under Medicaid expansion. Everyone benefits from Medicaid.
ACA plans became affordable under Medicaid expansion. Everyone benefits from Medicaid.
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New research shows that wild fig species in Kenya turn partially to stone, locking away carbon effectively forever and boosting soil health, making them prime candidates for agroforestry and reforestation initiatives. 🧪🌏https://planetficus.substack.com/p/stone-making-fig-trees-offer-surprising
Stone-making fig trees offer surprising climate solution
New research shows that wild fig species in Kenya turn partially to stone, locking away carbon effectively forever and boosting soil health, making them prime candidates for agroforestry and reforesta...
planetficus.substack.com
July 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
New research shows that wild fig species in Kenya turn partially to stone, locking away carbon effectively forever and boosting soil health, making them prime candidates for agroforestry and reforestation initiatives. 🧪🌏https://planetficus.substack.com/p/stone-making-fig-trees-offer-surprising
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No one is forcing you to donate to any fundraiser anywhere in the world. And there are some scams out there, as I note. But GoFundMe verifies every campaign for people in Gaza using ID, receipts, and bank info before money is released. Do whatever you want, but putting "Gazans" in quotes is gross.
I get many pleas from "Gazans" on the regular here on Bluesky. Are you and Gizmodo planning to verify them all so we know which are not scams?🤔
July 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
No one is forcing you to donate to any fundraiser anywhere in the world. And there are some scams out there, as I note. But GoFundMe verifies every campaign for people in Gaza using ID, receipts, and bank info before money is released. Do whatever you want, but putting "Gazans" in quotes is gross.
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Our final updates have been posted to the Climate.gov website, and this will be our final post to our social media channels.
June 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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The US Global Change Research Program a next target of Trump's destruction campaign. My sources report that globalchange.gov will go dark Monday. NOAA is archiving the National Climate Assessment at NCEI.
U.S. Global Change Research Program | GlobalChange.gov
globalchange.gov
June 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The US Global Change Research Program a next target of Trump's destruction campaign. My sources report that globalchange.gov will go dark Monday. NOAA is archiving the National Climate Assessment at NCEI.
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This is a painted grasshopper nymph (Poekilocerus pictus). Gorgeous.
Yes, it’s real. I caught and released an adult one of these in Arondizuogu, Nigeria once. 😃 My cousin said it looked like a masquerade and I’ve thought of them like that ever since.
Yes, it’s real. I caught and released an adult one of these in Arondizuogu, Nigeria once. 😃 My cousin said it looked like a masquerade and I’ve thought of them like that ever since.
June 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This is a painted grasshopper nymph (Poekilocerus pictus). Gorgeous.
Yes, it’s real. I caught and released an adult one of these in Arondizuogu, Nigeria once. 😃 My cousin said it looked like a masquerade and I’ve thought of them like that ever since.
Yes, it’s real. I caught and released an adult one of these in Arondizuogu, Nigeria once. 😃 My cousin said it looked like a masquerade and I’ve thought of them like that ever since.