Basia
@basia87.bsky.social
Mother, “wifey”, cancer biologist, clinical research consultant, animal and nature lover, gardener. To each their own. The best thing to teach kids is HOW to think, not what to think.
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#art #pumkins #traditionalart
Me? After running another Inktober gauntlet and it’s 31 prompts I decided to draw something for myself and maybe renew my artistic license.
On a recent cider mill trip I got some reference photos of these gorgeous heirloom pumpkins. This 8.5 x 11 drawing took a while
Me? After running another Inktober gauntlet and it’s 31 prompts I decided to draw something for myself and maybe renew my artistic license.
On a recent cider mill trip I got some reference photos of these gorgeous heirloom pumpkins. This 8.5 x 11 drawing took a while
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
#art #pumkins #traditionalart
Me? After running another Inktober gauntlet and it’s 31 prompts I decided to draw something for myself and maybe renew my artistic license.
On a recent cider mill trip I got some reference photos of these gorgeous heirloom pumpkins. This 8.5 x 11 drawing took a while
Me? After running another Inktober gauntlet and it’s 31 prompts I decided to draw something for myself and maybe renew my artistic license.
On a recent cider mill trip I got some reference photos of these gorgeous heirloom pumpkins. This 8.5 x 11 drawing took a while
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All this talk of ephebophilia, and all I can think about is how JD Vance thinks 30-year-old men are kids.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
All this talk of ephebophilia, and all I can think about is how JD Vance thinks 30-year-old men are kids.
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8 Senate Dems folded like a napkin.
On the promise of a vote that will come after people already have made their choice on open enrollment.
Dems won, and don't know how to take a win. They turned the win into an 'L' in less than a week.
On the promise of a vote that will come after people already have made their choice on open enrollment.
Dems won, and don't know how to take a win. They turned the win into an 'L' in less than a week.
a bird is standing on a piece of paper on the floor .
Alt: a bird is standing on a piece of paper on the floor .
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
8 Senate Dems folded like a napkin.
On the promise of a vote that will come after people already have made their choice on open enrollment.
Dems won, and don't know how to take a win. They turned the win into an 'L' in less than a week.
On the promise of a vote that will come after people already have made their choice on open enrollment.
Dems won, and don't know how to take a win. They turned the win into an 'L' in less than a week.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Sorry, RFK Jr.! Study Shows COVID In Pregnancy Associated With Higher Rates Of Autism
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Sorry, RFK Jr.! Study Shows COVID In Pregnancy Associated With Higher Rates Of Autism
What will the anti-vaxxers do?!?
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November 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Sorry, RFK Jr.! Study Shows COVID In Pregnancy Associated With Higher Rates Of Autism
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Senate GOP blocks Dem effort to fund SNAP thehill.com/homenews/558...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Senate GOP blocks Dem effort to fund SNAP thehill.com/homenews/558...
You cannot possibly get more French than this.
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Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
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November 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
You cannot possibly get more French than this.
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This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.
October 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.
It’s not just food to other countires the administration cut. It’s not just SNAP benefits. It’s food bank support in the US too in case you have been living under a rock. projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
It’s not just food to other countires the administration cut. It’s not just SNAP benefits. It’s food bank support in the US too in case you have been living under a rock. projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
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Chagos study highlights value of vast Marine Protected Areas - News
Chagos study highlights value of vast Marine Protected Areas
Large ocean animals can be protected throughout much of their lifecycle by huge Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), new research shows. Scientists tracked sea turtles, manta rays and seabirds – all of…
news.exeter.ac.uk
August 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Chagos study highlights value of vast Marine Protected Areas - News
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Thank u GOP for this disgusting shit
August 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Thank u GOP for this disgusting shit
A short clip of said predator hunting. 🌱
August 16, 2025 at 3:20 AM
A short clip of said predator hunting. 🌱
Went to take a picture of a lovely monarch feeding when I noticed the well camouflaged predator hunting flies on the same plant. 🌱
August 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Went to take a picture of a lovely monarch feeding when I noticed the well camouflaged predator hunting flies on the same plant. 🌱
A lovely evening for porch sitting.
August 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A lovely evening for porch sitting.
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Boing Boing wrote about my American Scientist essay on the importance of federal funding of basic research.
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Why funding "silly" science research leads to billion-dollar breakthroughs
From studying desert lizards to breakthrough weight loss drugs, discover how seemingly 'silly' scientific research leads to world-changing innovations
boingboing.net
July 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Boing Boing wrote about my American Scientist essay on the importance of federal funding of basic research.
boingboing.net/2025/07/29/w...
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500,000 barrels of DDT in the sea: Interview with documentary directors on California coast crisis
500,000 barrels of DDT in the sea: Interview with documentary directors on California coast crisis
Half a million barrels of toxic waste lurking beneath the waves just miles from California’s coastline sounds like the plot of a Hollywood thriller. Yet this environmental catastrophe is real, as…
news.mongabay.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
500,000 barrels of DDT in the sea: Interview with documentary directors on California coast crisis
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UnitedHealthcare is raising premiums for policyholders in New York and Washington after spending $9B on stock buybacks last year.
Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.
This is why we need Medicare for All.
Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.
This is why we need Medicare for All.
Health Insurers Are Hiking Premiums as Their Profits Balloon
The US’s six largest health insurers reported massive profits last year, doling out billions on stock buybacks and divid
jacobin.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
UnitedHealthcare is raising premiums for policyholders in New York and Washington after spending $9B on stock buybacks last year.
Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.
This is why we need Medicare for All.
Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.
This is why we need Medicare for All.
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You will adore our new arrival. Turning a sad case into a brilliant outcome...
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Neglected and in Agony - This Bulldog Was Dying in Silence Until We Stepped In...
YouTube video by Happy Doggo
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July 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
You will adore our new arrival. Turning a sad case into a brilliant outcome...
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Coyotes are very friendly. They'll hang out with badgers, ravens, bears, raccoons...
"That this welcoming of another species, this befriending of another species, this is actually classic coyote behavior."
Prowling for Coyotes in Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pod...
"That this welcoming of another species, this befriending of another species, this is actually classic coyote behavior."
Prowling for Coyotes in Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pod...
Are Coyotes Bad—or Just Misunderstood?
After losing her childhood dog to a pack of coyotes, Radiolab’s Lulu Miller sets out to learn more about their true nature.
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June 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Coyotes are very friendly. They'll hang out with badgers, ravens, bears, raccoons...
"That this welcoming of another species, this befriending of another species, this is actually classic coyote behavior."
Prowling for Coyotes in Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pod...
"That this welcoming of another species, this befriending of another species, this is actually classic coyote behavior."
Prowling for Coyotes in Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pod...