Autumn
@pocketpandas.bsky.social
Artist, ichthyoplankton taxonomist, nerd
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good question. i think my positive nature is way of BRAIN WIRING first, but also i have realized that art and expression thrives on gratitude AS WELL AS supports and grows gratitude in a feedback loop. once you start using it as fuel it will build, and i have been tapping into it for many years
I always appreciate your enthusiasm even if I don't always share it. Do you find that it's spontaneous or do you work at it? I work hard on my own attitude towards life bc I am not inherently grateful. I am grateful for all the people I get to love & know about but I can't say I'd consent to existin
May 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
good question. i think my positive nature is way of BRAIN WIRING first, but also i have realized that art and expression thrives on gratitude AS WELL AS supports and grows gratitude in a feedback loop. once you start using it as fuel it will build, and i have been tapping into it for many years
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Trump’s latest EO opens 250M acres of protected waters to industrial fishing. Feeling outraged? @taotaotasi.bsky.social suggests 5 actions you can take to defend our ocean www.southernfriedscience.com/5-things-you...
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April 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Trump’s latest EO opens 250M acres of protected waters to industrial fishing. Feeling outraged? @taotaotasi.bsky.social suggests 5 actions you can take to defend our ocean www.southernfriedscience.com/5-things-you...
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During his first term, Donald Trump was the first president in history to un-protect a protected area, allowing fishing in Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Monument.
A fishermen spoke at the event and said "we don't even really fish there, but we're angry that we're not allowed to fish there!"
A fishermen spoke at the event and said "we don't even really fish there, but we're angry that we're not allowed to fish there!"
a cartoon of ariel from the little mermaid is making a sad face and says sigh .
ALT: a cartoon of ariel from the little mermaid is making a sad face and says sigh .
media.tenor.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
During his first term, Donald Trump was the first president in history to un-protect a protected area, allowing fishing in Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Monument.
A fishermen spoke at the event and said "we don't even really fish there, but we're angry that we're not allowed to fish there!"
A fishermen spoke at the event and said "we don't even really fish there, but we're angry that we're not allowed to fish there!"
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I have a PhD in copyright. I hate the current state of copyright law. We should burn it to the ground and start from scratch. This is not an uncommon view.
But the "start from scratch" matters - what we have is broken, but nothing would be worse.
Because of parasites like Jack and Elon.
But the "start from scratch" matters - what we have is broken, but nothing would be worse.
Because of parasites like Jack and Elon.
Tech execs declaring all-out war on creators who don’t want their life’s work pillaged for profit
April 13, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I have a PhD in copyright. I hate the current state of copyright law. We should burn it to the ground and start from scratch. This is not an uncommon view.
But the "start from scratch" matters - what we have is broken, but nothing would be worse.
Because of parasites like Jack and Elon.
But the "start from scratch" matters - what we have is broken, but nothing would be worse.
Because of parasites like Jack and Elon.
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I am beyond honored to announce that our paper (academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...) revealing a molecular mechanism of evolutionary stasis has won the @sse-evolution.bsky.social President's Award
This work would have been impossible w/o my colleagues @tjnear.bsky.social lab and beyond!
This work would have been impossible w/o my colleagues @tjnear.bsky.social lab and beyond!
The genomic signatures of evolutionary stasis
Abstract. Evolutionary stasis characterizes lineages that seldom speciate and show little phenotypic change over long stretches of geological time. Althoug
academic.oup.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I am beyond honored to announce that our paper (academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...) revealing a molecular mechanism of evolutionary stasis has won the @sse-evolution.bsky.social President's Award
This work would have been impossible w/o my colleagues @tjnear.bsky.social lab and beyond!
This work would have been impossible w/o my colleagues @tjnear.bsky.social lab and beyond!
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Here's the Philly events rundown for the rest of April!
This Friday: All Shell Breaks Loose! Ocean-themed burlesque (I'm vending!)
April 15: I need help packing up native seed packets! HELP!
April 18: Drink and Draw 😎
April 26: Bioblitz at the Woodlands
Get RSVP links & details in this thread 👀
This Friday: All Shell Breaks Loose! Ocean-themed burlesque (I'm vending!)
April 15: I need help packing up native seed packets! HELP!
April 18: Drink and Draw 😎
April 26: Bioblitz at the Woodlands
Get RSVP links & details in this thread 👀
April 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Here's the Philly events rundown for the rest of April!
This Friday: All Shell Breaks Loose! Ocean-themed burlesque (I'm vending!)
April 15: I need help packing up native seed packets! HELP!
April 18: Drink and Draw 😎
April 26: Bioblitz at the Woodlands
Get RSVP links & details in this thread 👀
This Friday: All Shell Breaks Loose! Ocean-themed burlesque (I'm vending!)
April 15: I need help packing up native seed packets! HELP!
April 18: Drink and Draw 😎
April 26: Bioblitz at the Woodlands
Get RSVP links & details in this thread 👀
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Everything is profoundly stupid. Like. So stupid, oh my god.
So, here's my proposal. Come have a beer with me tomorrow at tattooed mom's and make some street art about it.
We'll be focusing on climate change action messaging!
I have SO many paint pens. Come paint with me.
RSVP: lu.ma/zgq45ht1
So, here's my proposal. Come have a beer with me tomorrow at tattooed mom's and make some street art about it.
We'll be focusing on climate change action messaging!
I have SO many paint pens. Come paint with me.
RSVP: lu.ma/zgq45ht1
April 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Everything is profoundly stupid. Like. So stupid, oh my god.
So, here's my proposal. Come have a beer with me tomorrow at tattooed mom's and make some street art about it.
We'll be focusing on climate change action messaging!
I have SO many paint pens. Come paint with me.
RSVP: lu.ma/zgq45ht1
So, here's my proposal. Come have a beer with me tomorrow at tattooed mom's and make some street art about it.
We'll be focusing on climate change action messaging!
I have SO many paint pens. Come paint with me.
RSVP: lu.ma/zgq45ht1
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I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
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The Environmental Protection Agency is now in the business of protecting Big Oil's profits instead of the environment
Trump EPA Unveils Aggressive Plans to Dismantle Climate Regulation
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin outlined an aggressive plan to dismantle the "holy grail" of climate regulation, the endangerment finding
www.scientificamerican.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency is now in the business of protecting Big Oil's profits instead of the environment
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Trump’s environmental rule-shredding will put lives at risk, ex-EPA heads say
Trump’s environmental rule-shredding will put lives at risk, ex-EPA heads say
Former agency leaders, including two Republicans, say rollbacks by Lee Zeldin could cause ‘severe harms’
www.theguardian.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Trump’s environmental rule-shredding will put lives at risk, ex-EPA heads say
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Here’s a Paddlefish youngster, probably about a year old (caught & released during @garlab.bsky.social fieldwork).
Their bodies are primarily cartilage; coupled with their filter-feeding they’re basically freshwater Basking Sharks!
Their bodies are primarily cartilage; coupled with their filter-feeding they’re basically freshwater Basking Sharks!
March 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Here’s a Paddlefish youngster, probably about a year old (caught & released during @garlab.bsky.social fieldwork).
Their bodies are primarily cartilage; coupled with their filter-feeding they’re basically freshwater Basking Sharks!
Their bodies are primarily cartilage; coupled with their filter-feeding they’re basically freshwater Basking Sharks!
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If Dems were unwilling to fight over cabinet nominees and unwilling to fight over the budget/shutdown, it’s safe to assume they’re not going to fight over anything.
March 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
If Dems were unwilling to fight over cabinet nominees and unwilling to fight over the budget/shutdown, it’s safe to assume they’re not going to fight over anything.
Been having a blast putting together a guide for others at my lab looking to do some larval fish identification. It is very specific to the species we get. I’ve also done a 22 year data pull to give folks an idea of the historic species presence.
March 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Been having a blast putting together a guide for others at my lab looking to do some larval fish identification. It is very specific to the species we get. I’ve also done a 22 year data pull to give folks an idea of the historic species presence.
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Science is under assault because Trumpists are illegally purging labs, deleting data, and censoring research. This is actual fascism. It’s not “cuts”.
Don’t normalize what they are doing.
Don’t normalize what they are doing.
March 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Science is under assault because Trumpists are illegally purging labs, deleting data, and censoring research. This is actual fascism. It’s not “cuts”.
Don’t normalize what they are doing.
Don’t normalize what they are doing.
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So far today has involved enormous blueberry pancakes, a gathering of scientists (and their supporters) angry enough to leave the lab and get loud 💜, and the acquisition of a salmon head for $1.50 to try oxidation skeleton articulation on. And the day isn’t even over yet!
March 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
So far today has involved enormous blueberry pancakes, a gathering of scientists (and their supporters) angry enough to leave the lab and get loud 💜, and the acquisition of a salmon head for $1.50 to try oxidation skeleton articulation on. And the day isn’t even over yet!
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🌎 Science Leadership Academy at Center City is looking for speakers and organizers for a climate workshop! They're hosting an Earth Day event to educate and inspire students to take action for the planet. Want to get involved? Reach out! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 11th Climate Workshop Sign Ups
Calling all climate organizers and experts! SLA is hosting an earth day event to help students find ways to be educated and involved in all things climate. If you have interest in hosting a 50 minute ...
docs.google.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🌎 Science Leadership Academy at Center City is looking for speakers and organizers for a climate workshop! They're hosting an Earth Day event to educate and inspire students to take action for the planet. Want to get involved? Reach out! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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“Thinking about the event in the U.S. capital started about a month ago, when five scientists, nearly all of them graduate and Ph.D. students, bonded on Bluesky over their concerns about the impact of Trump’s executive orders on science.” 🧪
Thousands gather across U.S. in Stand Up for Science events
Scientists rally across the country in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration
www.science.org
March 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“Thinking about the event in the U.S. capital started about a month ago, when five scientists, nearly all of them graduate and Ph.D. students, bonded on Bluesky over their concerns about the impact of Trump’s executive orders on science.” 🧪
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I LOVE #rewilding. My news to me good news for Mar 7 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Initiative sets sights on rewilding three New Zealand islands
Three New Zealand islands will join an international initiative to remove invasive species and restore native wildlife. With the addition of Maukahuka (Auckland) Island, Rakiura (Stewart) Island and C...
news.mongabay.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I LOVE #rewilding. My news to me good news for Mar 7 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Stand Up, Fight Back!
#standupforscience #standupforscience2025 #standupforsciencephilly
Holy smokes I suck at hashtags.
#standupforscience #standupforscience2025 #standupforsciencephilly
Holy smokes I suck at hashtags.
March 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Stand Up, Fight Back!
#standupforscience #standupforscience2025 #standupforsciencephilly
Holy smokes I suck at hashtags.
#standupforscience #standupforscience2025 #standupforsciencephilly
Holy smokes I suck at hashtags.
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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Approaching 700 people RSVP’d for this which is more people than I have ever convinced to go to anything. Wild.
Ran slides past 2 other street artists and they gave it the stamp of approval. We call that peer review.
Ran slides past 2 other street artists and they gave it the stamp of approval. We call that peer review.
People are not getting the messages they need the most. As our government information systems (CDC, NOAA) get dismantled, this is getting worse.
Truth doesn't have a marketing budget, so spreading those messages is up to us.
ONE solution to this, is street art.
Join me 3/3 at 8pm lu.ma/53ks8h33
Truth doesn't have a marketing budget, so spreading those messages is up to us.
ONE solution to this, is street art.
Join me 3/3 at 8pm lu.ma/53ks8h33
A Beginners Guide to Street Art · Zoom · Luma
Come learn the basics of how to do two street art methods: stickering and wheatpasting.
We'll cover:
Practical how-tos for creating and install stickers and…
lu.ma
March 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Approaching 700 people RSVP’d for this which is more people than I have ever convinced to go to anything. Wild.
Ran slides past 2 other street artists and they gave it the stamp of approval. We call that peer review.
Ran slides past 2 other street artists and they gave it the stamp of approval. We call that peer review.
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Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science
48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science
www.ucsusa.org
March 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
What’s my day been like?
(Laugh-cries in fishy phylogeny)
For real though…I love it.
(Laugh-cries in fishy phylogeny)
For real though…I love it.
March 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
What’s my day been like?
(Laugh-cries in fishy phylogeny)
For real though…I love it.
(Laugh-cries in fishy phylogeny)
For real though…I love it.