Merle.
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Merle.
@merlethesquirrel.bsky.social
Science is the way.
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Day111 of photoshopping @lastweektonight.com's #JohnOliver with fossils in the hopes that he helps save the Paleontological Research Institution

Chiijohn & Cecil seem to get along splendidly (a Coelophysis and a "nearsighted English Fairy Baby"), perhaps He-John will help too? #savePRI 🧪 #dinosaurs
August 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Its been 60 years since our leaders knew climate change was approaching. My latest reflections on the tragedy in Texas... fighting off the numbness of these repetitive disasters now coming faster than I can tally them, and trying to keep the big picture in focus.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
The Texas Flash Flood Is a Preview of the Chaos to Come
Climate change is making disasters more common, more deadly and far more costly, even as the federal government is running away from the policies that might begin to protect the nation.
www.propublica.org
July 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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When Roe was overturned and women bled out in ERs, we heard “states’ rights. When guns became the #1 killer of kids, still “states’ rights.” But one protest against injustice? Suddenly there’s federal boots on the ground. They don’t panic when people die, only when they speak.
June 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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OH MY GOD!! WE HAVE THE COMBINED WEBB AND CHANDRA VIEW OF NGC 602!! IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL 🤩🌌
December 17, 2024 at 7:13 PM
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November 26, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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November 14, 2024 at 7:23 AM