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Ally C., PhD 🧠🔬
@acara333.bsky.social
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Staff Organizer - UAW Member Education and Defense Fund. ✊ Former member & steward UAW4811

Research Scientist in limbo. Physiology, neuroendocrinology, sex hormones & sex variables.

Also a fan of birds. 🦉

(she/her)
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how he sleeps after interrupting a zoom meeting:
A fluffy black cat stretched out on a bed. He is sleeping on a heating pad with a pillowcase covered in paw prints
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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I was fortunate to be able to visit 21 national parks, 5 national monuments, 1 memorial, 1 lakeshore, 1 historical park, 1 national preserve within the past year - crisscrossing the country and camping along the way. I experienced more of the country than I ever had before.
A view of the starry night sky above some rocky hills in Mesa Verde National Park. The constellation Orion is visible above the horizon, and some wispy clouds cover part of the sky A panoramic view of a giant sequoia tree on a sunny day in Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park The view of the Atlantic ocean from a beach in Acadia National Park. The sky is completely blue and free of clouds. Gently rolling green hills are on the horizon. Myself standing in front of a glassy alpine lake at the end of a trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. It is sleeting rain and a cloudy fog hangs over the snow capped mountain peaks.
November 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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See you tomorrow #NoKings!
A protest sign that says "No Kings, Except Drag Kings" in black sharpie.
June 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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I just finished Blood in the Machine and it was eye opening. Highly recommend.
The cover of a book, "Blood in the Machine, the Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech" by Brian Merchant. There is a drawing of two Luddites breaking a textile machine with hammers
June 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Martha Stewart's French onion slaps
A crock of homemade french onion soup with melted gruyere chest and toasty croutons, with a soup spoon sticking out of the bowl
April 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
acara333.bsky.social
Black kitties are the best 😍
A fluffy black cat named Coco who is sitting on a table in the sunlight, which highlights his rusted color mane. A small, sleek short haired black cat named Molly, who is wearing an oversized Detroit Lions bandana
March 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Michigan Stands up for Science! 🧪🪧✊
#standupforscience
A crowd of scientists, students, teachers, and community members with signs of support for science in front of the Michigan Capitol building. They are attending the Stand up for Science rally.
March 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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When you're at dinner with @elizabithian.bsky.social, see a UMich PIBS tour group, and realize it's been 10 years since you met at interview weekend 😁
A selfie of two PhD scientists in their favorite grad school bar
January 24, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Going into 2020 vs going into 2025
The 2023 Pop Tart Bowl mascot smiling as it is descending into a giant toaster. Sparks and steam shoot up behind it. It is elated. The same Pop Tart Bowl mascot from 2023, but missing an eye and most of it's frosting and sprinkles. Can't tell if it is smiling or staring off into the distance in terror
December 31, 2024 at 2:47 AM
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I'm so sick of seeing biorender graphics. My biggest beef is that the rodent they labelled as a mouse is clearly a rat.
A screenshot from the BioRender website of an image with the title "Mouse head lateral". However, the graphic depicted is typical of a rat, with a smaller ear to head ratio and a larger snout.
December 1, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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What a difficult life he lives
#catsofbluesky
A fluffy black cat lounging on a pet heating pad with his legs extended, looking sleepy
November 26, 2024 at 12:55 AM
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Happy #caturday from Coco!
A fluffy black cat appearing as two yellow green eyes residing in the dark void of a cardboard Santa's Workshop play house designed for cat enrichment
November 23, 2024 at 11:18 PM
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TERFS get blocked! stay mad
A gender conformist who can't critically read modern sex variables literature replys to a post on bluesky with sex binary essentialist bullshit and gets blocked
November 23, 2024 at 1:14 AM
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Happy #Caturday Bluesky! 😸
A sleek, short haired black cat loafing on the carpet, looking slightly mischievous A big, fluffy long haired black cat relaxing on a felted cat cave, looking attentive
November 16, 2024 at 5:08 PM
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Coco is now only drinking water out of this specific Bonne Maman jam jar
A fluffy black cat licking his lips after drinking water from a recycled Bonne Maman jam jar
November 13, 2023 at 2:36 AM
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One of Coco's nicknames is Mr Mayor!
A fluffy black cat, named Coco, lounging on a bed with a white cotton knit blanket
August 11, 2023 at 6:00 AM
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Incredible picket sign spotted at the WGA/SAG picket line at Fox Studios
Two striking WGA or SAG members walking a picket line outside Fox Studios in Los Angeles, one of which is holding a cardboard sign with black text that says "Pester the Rich"
July 26, 2023 at 6:28 AM
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First post here, happy Caturday! Coco is snoozing in the window
A fluffy black cat, whose fur is highlighted a rusted brown by the sun, is snoozing on a fleece blanket on top of a perch in front of a brightly lit window. His name is Coco
July 1, 2023 at 4:58 PM