Matthew Wolak
@terpintime.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Time to shellebrate #WorldTurtleDay! 🐢 Today, we’re shining a spotlight on two of our shelled superstars with very different tastes! Meet our endangered black-breasted leaf turtle enjoying a favorite delicacy, liver! And a box turtle named Mover savors a wriggly earthworm snack.
May 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Time to shellebrate #WorldTurtleDay! 🐢 Today, we’re shining a spotlight on two of our shelled superstars with very different tastes! Meet our endangered black-breasted leaf turtle enjoying a favorite delicacy, liver! And a box turtle named Mover savors a wriggly earthworm snack.
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This is the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
May 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This is the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
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Fieldwork Friday 🐢 Wish this itty bitty was in a trap, but we didn't mind watching it while measuring and marking many of its friends
May 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Fieldwork Friday 🐢 Wish this itty bitty was in a trap, but we didn't mind watching it while measuring and marking many of its friends
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Resources for anyone (though intended for Academics) about legal help, privacy, digital security and protection from harrassment academicfreedomontheline.substack.com/p/informatio...
Information Is the Antidote to Repression
Resources for fighting for academic freedom.
academicfreedomontheline.substack.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Resources for anyone (though intended for Academics) about legal help, privacy, digital security and protection from harrassment academicfreedomontheline.substack.com/p/informatio...
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People know this is illegal, right? Super illegal.
“a [federal] employee may not solicit or accept a gift given because of his official position or from a prohibited source, including anyone who has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance of an employee’s official duties.”
“a [federal] employee may not solicit or accept a gift given because of his official position or from a prohibited source, including anyone who has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance of an employee’s official duties.”
ABC reports Trump to take “flying palace” from Qatar and use it as temporary Air Force 1 before converting it to a personal possession.
Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources
President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources
abcnews.go.com
May 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
People know this is illegal, right? Super illegal.
“a [federal] employee may not solicit or accept a gift given because of his official position or from a prohibited source, including anyone who has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance of an employee’s official duties.”
“a [federal] employee may not solicit or accept a gift given because of his official position or from a prohibited source, including anyone who has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance of an employee’s official duties.”
Sweet bunny, cause it's been a rough week/5 months
May 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Sweet bunny, cause it's been a rough week/5 months
Gray rat snake just above Wren's nest...
May 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Gray rat snake just above Wren's nest...
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Thanks to the advocacy of Black Alabamians and organizations like @allontheline.bsky.social, Black voters in Alabama will continue voting in fair congressional districts that allow them to elect candidates of their choice. This is a win for Alabama, and proof that progress is possible.
Alabama intentionally discriminated against Black voters in Congressional redistricting, judges rule
The court-ordered map, used in the 2024 elections, resulted in Alabama electing two Black representatives to Congress for the first time in history.
www.al.com
May 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Thanks to the advocacy of Black Alabamians and organizations like @allontheline.bsky.social, Black voters in Alabama will continue voting in fair congressional districts that allow them to elect candidates of their choice. This is a win for Alabama, and proof that progress is possible.
Reposted by Matthew Wolak
Reposted by Matthew Wolak
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
www.npr.org
May 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
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There is still a few days to apply to this PhD offer! Come enjoy Paris and the "Jardin des Plantes" at the heart of it, while working on exciting science!
👋
Interested in working on the evolution of genetic architecture 🧬 of complex traits using linked-read sequencing of thousands of common lizards 🦎 from a wild population and common garden experiment?
#evolution #genetics
Well, I have a PhD offer for you 👇
devillemereuil.legtux.org/erc-funded-p...
Interested in working on the evolution of genetic architecture 🧬 of complex traits using linked-read sequencing of thousands of common lizards 🦎 from a wild population and common garden experiment?
#evolution #genetics
Well, I have a PhD offer for you 👇
devillemereuil.legtux.org/erc-funded-p...
ERC-funded PhD position available – Pierre de Villemereuil
devillemereuil.legtux.org
May 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
There is still a few days to apply to this PhD offer! Come enjoy Paris and the "Jardin des Plantes" at the heart of it, while working on exciting science!
"The assessment is widely used by everyone from city planners to farmers to judges...Congress requires that the National Climate Assessment come out every four years."
www.npr.org/2025/04/29/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/29/n...
White House dismisses authors of major climate report
The Trump administration dismissed all the scientists working on the next National Climate Assessment. The report is the most comprehensive source of information about climate change in the U.S.
www.npr.org
May 1, 2025 at 4:19 AM
"The assessment is widely used by everyone from city planners to farmers to judges...Congress requires that the National Climate Assessment come out every four years."
www.npr.org/2025/04/29/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/29/n...
Current Presidential approval is 39% (+/-2%) and 41% (+/- 2.9%) according to 2 different polls. In other words: lowest EVER since the 1940s-1950s
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Donald Trump's approval rating takes a hit as he reaches 100 days: New polls
The president is nearing 100 days of his second term, but voters are expressing discontent with his approach to a range of issues.
www.usatoday.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Current Presidential approval is 39% (+/-2%) and 41% (+/- 2.9%) according to 2 different polls. In other words: lowest EVER since the 1940s-1950s
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Ladies. It's time!
*takes notes*
"Scientists have long wondered how female bonobos maintain their matriarchies...Females, they found, form coalitions against males to tip the balance of power in their favor."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/s...
"Scientists have long wondered how female bonobos maintain their matriarchies...Females, they found, form coalitions against males to tip the balance of power in their favor."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/s...
These Apes Are Matriarchal, but It Doesn’t Mean They’re Peaceful (Gift Article)
Females reign supreme in bonobo society by working together to keep males in their place.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Ladies. It's time!
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Marginalized Black chemist 🧪Alma LeVant Hayden got a masters at Howard U, then became a chemist/spectroscopist at the FDA, ultimately exposing a Yugoslavian imported “medication” Krebiozen as fraud in the early 1960s, setting a standard for analytical chemistry of drugs. www.fda.gov/about-fda/fd...
Alma Hayden
Virtual exhibit about former Director of the Spectrophotometry Branch, Alma Hayden
www.fda.gov
April 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Marginalized Black chemist 🧪Alma LeVant Hayden got a masters at Howard U, then became a chemist/spectroscopist at the FDA, ultimately exposing a Yugoslavian imported “medication” Krebiozen as fraud in the early 1960s, setting a standard for analytical chemistry of drugs. www.fda.gov/about-fda/fd...
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🐢 Deployed our turtle decoy/PIT tag reader for a day of trialing our sexual selection methodology! Felt a bit like a Dateline/Chris Hansen "To Catch a Predator" episode 😬
April 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
🐢 Deployed our turtle decoy/PIT tag reader for a day of trialing our sexual selection methodology! Felt a bit like a Dateline/Chris Hansen "To Catch a Predator" episode 😬
Reposted by Matthew Wolak
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Wish that you spent your Friday doing something besides checking if TikTok was banned or not?
Try out @skylight.social — a video app built upon the same open network as Bluesky. You can login with your Bluesky account, and all of your followers seamlessly come with you.
Try out @skylight.social — a video app built upon the same open network as Bluesky. You can login with your Bluesky account, and all of your followers seamlessly come with you.
🎉 150,000+ USERS!! 🎉
Huge thanks to everyone who's supported us as we build this unbannable TikTok!
There's still so much more we want to build— your support makes it possible.
You all are the best 🥰
Join: skylight.social
Follow Skylight Squad:
@reedharmeyer.bsky.social
@buildwithtori.com
Huge thanks to everyone who's supported us as we build this unbannable TikTok!
There's still so much more we want to build— your support makes it possible.
You all are the best 🥰
Join: skylight.social
Follow Skylight Squad:
@reedharmeyer.bsky.social
@buildwithtori.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Wish that you spent your Friday doing something besides checking if TikTok was banned or not?
Try out @skylight.social — a video app built upon the same open network as Bluesky. You can login with your Bluesky account, and all of your followers seamlessly come with you.
Try out @skylight.social — a video app built upon the same open network as Bluesky. You can login with your Bluesky account, and all of your followers seamlessly come with you.
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Local news interviewed today about the cuts in science funding. www.fox10tv.com/2025/03/11/c...
#science #standupforscience #discovery
🧪
#science #standupforscience #discovery
🧪
Cutting federal grants for scientific research could threaten local economy
Federal grants are vital to some specific research projects, education programs and jobs at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab
www.fox10tv.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Local news interviewed today about the cuts in science funding. www.fox10tv.com/2025/03/11/c...
#science #standupforscience #discovery
🧪
#science #standupforscience #discovery
🧪
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When you mess with science, be prepared for a reaction! #standupforscience @standupforscience.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
When you mess with science, be prepared for a reaction! #standupforscience @standupforscience.bsky.social
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Every few years, we sign up for yet another platform just to keep in touch with our friends. Private platforms have locked users in for too long, causing a lack of innovation & competition in social media.
Bluesky aims to fundamentally change this.
Live in 20 min with @jay.bsky.team:
Bluesky aims to fundamentally change this.
Live in 20 min with @jay.bsky.team:
Bluesky's CEO on the Future of Social Media | SXSW LIVE
YouTube video by SXSW
www.youtube.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Every few years, we sign up for yet another platform just to keep in touch with our friends. Private platforms have locked users in for too long, causing a lack of innovation & competition in social media.
Bluesky aims to fundamentally change this.
Live in 20 min with @jay.bsky.team:
Bluesky aims to fundamentally change this.
Live in 20 min with @jay.bsky.team: