Katrina Menard
@runrkatm.bsky.social
Entomologist, Collections Manager at the University of Connecticut Biodiversity Research Collections. Taxonomist in Miridae.
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A Nobel Prize–winning economist and financial crisis expert’s take on the GENIUS Act.
Maybe it’s time to rethink the genius part.
Maybe it’s time to rethink the genius part.
May 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A Nobel Prize–winning economist and financial crisis expert’s take on the GENIUS Act.
Maybe it’s time to rethink the genius part.
Maybe it’s time to rethink the genius part.
We really are going back to the Dark Ages.
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
www.science.org
May 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
We really are going back to the Dark Ages.
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A reminder: Both sheriffs and local police have the right to refuse ICE detainers. These requests are voluntary and not legally enforceable under federal law. Across the country, many sheriffs and police departments choose not to cooperate and that choice is fully within their legal rights.
May 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A reminder: Both sheriffs and local police have the right to refuse ICE detainers. These requests are voluntary and not legally enforceable under federal law. Across the country, many sheriffs and police departments choose not to cooperate and that choice is fully within their legal rights.
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Musk and SpaceX are among the biggest winners in Trump’s 2026 spending plan. Trump is delivering on Musk’s wish list at both NASA and the Pentagon, reshaping federal space spending to funnel billions of dollars in new business directly to him.
May 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Musk and SpaceX are among the biggest winners in Trump’s 2026 spending plan. Trump is delivering on Musk’s wish list at both NASA and the Pentagon, reshaping federal space spending to funnel billions of dollars in new business directly to him.
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The U.S. attorney for D.C. is accusing Wikipedia of “propaganda” and threatening its nonprofit status. Ed Martin is keeping Operation Whirlwind alive and well.
April 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The U.S. attorney for D.C. is accusing Wikipedia of “propaganda” and threatening its nonprofit status. Ed Martin is keeping Operation Whirlwind alive and well.
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Trump administration has deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with no meaningful process and against the wishes of her father.
April 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Trump administration has deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with no meaningful process and against the wishes of her father.
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I'll say this as many times as it needs to be said.
Save our Freaks.
Don't mine the Deep.
(also maybe unfollow NOAA. They're a disinformation account at this point. Fuck.)
Save our Freaks.
Don't mine the Deep.
(also maybe unfollow NOAA. They're a disinformation account at this point. Fuck.)
April 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I'll say this as many times as it needs to be said.
Save our Freaks.
Don't mine the Deep.
(also maybe unfollow NOAA. They're a disinformation account at this point. Fuck.)
Save our Freaks.
Don't mine the Deep.
(also maybe unfollow NOAA. They're a disinformation account at this point. Fuck.)
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April 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Awesomeness
The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
April 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Awesomeness
UCONN needs to do this too.
From the Michigan community on Reddit: MSU faculty join call for Big Ten 'mutual defense compact' against Trump administration
Explore this post and more from the Michigan community
www.reddit.com
April 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
UCONN needs to do this too.
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- Bon Appetit (snack foods)
- Livsmart (beverages)
- Jumex (juice and drinks)
- Laboratorios Vijosa (pharmaceuticals)
- Salvaplastic (plastic goods)
- Olimpia Beds (furniture)
- Livsmart (beverages)
- Jumex (juice and drinks)
- Laboratorios Vijosa (pharmaceuticals)
- Salvaplastic (plastic goods)
- Olimpia Beds (furniture)
April 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
- Bon Appetit (snack foods)
- Livsmart (beverages)
- Jumex (juice and drinks)
- Laboratorios Vijosa (pharmaceuticals)
- Salvaplastic (plastic goods)
- Olimpia Beds (furniture)
- Livsmart (beverages)
- Jumex (juice and drinks)
- Laboratorios Vijosa (pharmaceuticals)
- Salvaplastic (plastic goods)
- Olimpia Beds (furniture)
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Here is a start:
- Hanes (underwear, T-shirts)
- Fruit of the Loom (apparel)
- Gildan (basic clothing)
- Diana (snacks and candy)
- Capri (mattresses and furniture)
- Indufoam (bedding and mattresses)
- Hanes (underwear, T-shirts)
- Fruit of the Loom (apparel)
- Gildan (basic clothing)
- Diana (snacks and candy)
- Capri (mattresses and furniture)
- Indufoam (bedding and mattresses)
April 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Here is a start:
- Hanes (underwear, T-shirts)
- Fruit of the Loom (apparel)
- Gildan (basic clothing)
- Diana (snacks and candy)
- Capri (mattresses and furniture)
- Indufoam (bedding and mattresses)
- Hanes (underwear, T-shirts)
- Fruit of the Loom (apparel)
- Gildan (basic clothing)
- Diana (snacks and candy)
- Capri (mattresses and furniture)
- Indufoam (bedding and mattresses)
THIRTEEN. This is insane.
Geno Auriemma on student visas being revoked: ‘Thank God I became a citizen in 1994, huh?’
UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma spoke on the issue of students having their visas revoked, and how it could affect his program.
www.courant.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
THIRTEEN. This is insane.
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Right, because Grandma is on X.
This is corruption, plain and simple.
This is corruption, plain and simple.
SCOOP: The Social Security Administration (SSA) will be shifting its public communication exclusively to X, sources tell WIRED. This comes as agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent.
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA's shift to Elon Musk's X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Right, because Grandma is on X.
This is corruption, plain and simple.
This is corruption, plain and simple.
“UConn confirms visa revocations have 'touched' the university”. So Elon can blow his J-1, but legit scholars can’t stay?
April 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“UConn confirms visa revocations have 'touched' the university”. So Elon can blow his J-1, but legit scholars can’t stay?
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you know things are going well when they break out the turnip photos
April 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
you know things are going well when they break out the turnip photos
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Hard not to be a "PANICAN" when led by someone suffering from severe mental illness
April 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Hard not to be a "PANICAN" when led by someone suffering from severe mental illness
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West Papua’s Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, Pantene and Herbal Essences, over alleged ecocide in their territory
West Papuan Indigenous people call for KitKat boycott over alleged ecocide
Thousands of acres of rainforest is being cleared to produce palm oil, used in popular Nestlé and Mondelēz brands
buff.ly
March 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
West Papua’s Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, Pantene and Herbal Essences, over alleged ecocide in their territory
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Well, this certainly was a choice.
#NaturalHistoryCollections
#Macrophotography
#FocusStacking
#CurationFail
#Eulophidae
#BugSky
#NaturalHistoryCollections
#Macrophotography
#FocusStacking
#CurationFail
#Eulophidae
#BugSky
March 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Well, this certainly was a choice.
#NaturalHistoryCollections
#Macrophotography
#FocusStacking
#CurationFail
#Eulophidae
#BugSky
#NaturalHistoryCollections
#Macrophotography
#FocusStacking
#CurationFail
#Eulophidae
#BugSky
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Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
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Welcome to all our new followers! 💚
March 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Welcome to all our new followers! 💚
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US added to the global human rights watchlist due to declining civil liberties.
March 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
US added to the global human rights watchlist due to declining civil liberties.
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The cover-up…
USAID officials were ordered to destroy classified documents, raising concerns about compliance with federal law. An internal email sent to remaining bureau leaders at the agency’s Washington headquarters provided guidance on “clearing our classified safes and personnel documents.”
USAID officials were ordered to destroy classified documents, raising concerns about compliance with federal law. An internal email sent to remaining bureau leaders at the agency’s Washington headquarters provided guidance on “clearing our classified safes and personnel documents.”
March 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The cover-up…
USAID officials were ordered to destroy classified documents, raising concerns about compliance with federal law. An internal email sent to remaining bureau leaders at the agency’s Washington headquarters provided guidance on “clearing our classified safes and personnel documents.”
USAID officials were ordered to destroy classified documents, raising concerns about compliance with federal law. An internal email sent to remaining bureau leaders at the agency’s Washington headquarters provided guidance on “clearing our classified safes and personnel documents.”
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I got your waste, fraud, and abuse right here
March 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I got your waste, fraud, and abuse right here