SJ; Not a Marine Biologist
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I like whales, but I'm no whale doctor. Natural born HenchThem
PhD researcher plumbing the depths of fandom, ethics, and online science Content™️.
PhD researcher plumbing the depths of fandom, ethics, and online science Content™️.
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Invite me on to @gastronauts.bsky.social so I can present my mid-century jello mold challenge: Great Aspic-tations
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Bill Clinton should take one for the team and say it's real, especially if it isn't
November 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Bill Clinton should take one for the team and say it's real, especially if it isn't
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November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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For reasons I cannot recall I didn’t like it when it first came out. Watched it last month and it’s fun as hell and gorgeous to look at
Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula Is Genuinely Great
November 14, 2025 at 4:39 AM
For reasons I cannot recall I didn’t like it when it first came out. Watched it last month and it’s fun as hell and gorgeous to look at
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the only good accent work on earth is old money transatlantic american to make fun of rich people accent
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
the only good accent work on earth is old money transatlantic american to make fun of rich people accent
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werner herzog: the korok says “i need to reach my friend,” but i see not friendship here. instead i see the cruel jungle, i see abandonment, one left behind, struggling to move, like a turtle on its back, baking in the hyrule sun. “oooh” it cries out in anguish. “aaha.”
November 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
werner herzog: the korok says “i need to reach my friend,” but i see not friendship here. instead i see the cruel jungle, i see abandonment, one left behind, struggling to move, like a turtle on its back, baking in the hyrule sun. “oooh” it cries out in anguish. “aaha.”
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Sapiens (2014)
"skin as part of brain?"
This is that great intellect people talk about?
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Sapiens (2014)
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Horrifying to see Victoria seeking adult jail sentences for children. 14 year old could be deemed too young for social media in Aus but old enough for a life sentence in prison. So little care for actual children, but politicians happy to invoke "protect the children" to win political points #auspol
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Horrifying to see Victoria seeking adult jail sentences for children. 14 year old could be deemed too young for social media in Aus but old enough for a life sentence in prison. So little care for actual children, but politicians happy to invoke "protect the children" to win political points #auspol
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Even leaving aside the This Is The Most Evil Shit Ever part, these emails should be proof positive that all these rich and powerful people are fucking dipshit idiots
genuinely very few things more satisfying than reading the kinds of emails rich and famous people send each other
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Even leaving aside the This Is The Most Evil Shit Ever part, these emails should be proof positive that all these rich and powerful people are fucking dipshit idiots
Finally, something on this expedition for me.
(they let me touch the eldritch goop)
(they let me touch the eldritch goop)
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Finally, something on this expedition for me.
(they let me touch the eldritch goop)
(they let me touch the eldritch goop)
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Like I cannot stress enough this movie is great if you like feeling bad
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Like I cannot stress enough this movie is great if you like feeling bad
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"And James Bond, who did NOT die"
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"And James Bond, who did NOT die"
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Talk about a cursed set of words
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Talk about a cursed set of words
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Wilson was 1,346 votes ahead of incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell after Tuesday’s ballot drop. She'd been up 91 votes the day before.
Wilson’s lead increases in Seattle mayoral race, leaving Harrell further behind
www.kuow.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Wilson was 1,346 votes ahead of incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell after Tuesday’s ballot drop. She'd been up 91 votes the day before.
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What's your favorite Esther Williams number? For me, it's this interview where she reads producer Joe Pasternak for filth
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
What's your favorite Esther Williams number? For me, it's this interview where she reads producer Joe Pasternak for filth
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Amid a teen social media ban standoff, Google is using the most visited page by Aussies — Google search — to promote the YouTube's benefits for kids.
The company wouldn't say if it's the mystery group who has engaged a top constitutional law expert for advice on the ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The company wouldn't say if it's the mystery group who has engaged a top constitutional law expert for advice on the ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Amid a teen social media ban standoff, Google is using the most visited page by Aussies — Google search — to promote the YouTube's benefits for kids.
The company wouldn't say if it's the mystery group who has engaged a top constitutional law expert for advice on the ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The company wouldn't say if it's the mystery group who has engaged a top constitutional law expert for advice on the ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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RIP Baudrillard you would have loved this shit
New uncanny valley unlocked: inflatable corn maze for urban fall fests.
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
RIP Baudrillard you would have loved this shit
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Make them illegal within 25 feet of any door
This is a good article, worth reading.
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-tobacco playbook could help turn the US public against their beloved oversized cars.
www.vox.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Make them illegal within 25 feet of any door
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November 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM