Beth
@thesnaillady.bsky.social
watcher of snails, mom, friend of dogs, gamer
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Chicago: a huge rally of protesters is underway! Chicago, you are amazing!
September 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Chicago: a huge rally of protesters is underway! Chicago, you are amazing!
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Anti-ICE/Gestapo protest - Chicago, IL
Right now!
Right now!
September 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Anti-ICE/Gestapo protest - Chicago, IL
Right now!
Right now!
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Denmark eliminates 25% book tax to combat declining reading
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Denmark eliminates 25% book tax to combat declining reading skills
Denmark is eliminating its 25% book tax after finding reading skills in steep decline. Culture Minister Engel-Schmidt: "The gift of reading is something we should give to younger generations."
boingboing.net
August 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Denmark eliminates 25% book tax to combat declining reading
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Here’s how to stay in the fight:
📱 Use the 5 Calls app or Resist Bot to contact your elected officials daily.
🎤 Demand town halls. Show up at their public appearances.
🚫 Boycott evil corporations.
🗣️ Talk to your friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors.
🌳 Build community power.
#FiftyFiftyOne
📱 Use the 5 Calls app or Resist Bot to contact your elected officials daily.
🎤 Demand town halls. Show up at their public appearances.
🚫 Boycott evil corporations.
🗣️ Talk to your friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors.
🌳 Build community power.
#FiftyFiftyOne
April 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Here’s how to stay in the fight:
📱 Use the 5 Calls app or Resist Bot to contact your elected officials daily.
🎤 Demand town halls. Show up at their public appearances.
🚫 Boycott evil corporations.
🗣️ Talk to your friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors.
🌳 Build community power.
#FiftyFiftyOne
📱 Use the 5 Calls app or Resist Bot to contact your elected officials daily.
🎤 Demand town halls. Show up at their public appearances.
🚫 Boycott evil corporations.
🗣️ Talk to your friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors.
🌳 Build community power.
#FiftyFiftyOne
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#2025MMM Tuxedo Style Round 1 Battle WINNERS:
Polar Bear, Tasmanian Devil, Tapir, Cape Buffalo, Zebra, Yak, Ribbon Seal, Narwhal
Join us TOMORROW at 8PM EST for Round 2 of THE ONLY ONES and ROOTS AND RELICTS
Polar Bear, Tasmanian Devil, Tapir, Cape Buffalo, Zebra, Yak, Ribbon Seal, Narwhal
Join us TOMORROW at 8PM EST for Round 2 of THE ONLY ONES and ROOTS AND RELICTS
March 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
#2025MMM Tuxedo Style Round 1 Battle WINNERS:
Polar Bear, Tasmanian Devil, Tapir, Cape Buffalo, Zebra, Yak, Ribbon Seal, Narwhal
Join us TOMORROW at 8PM EST for Round 2 of THE ONLY ONES and ROOTS AND RELICTS
Polar Bear, Tasmanian Devil, Tapir, Cape Buffalo, Zebra, Yak, Ribbon Seal, Narwhal
Join us TOMORROW at 8PM EST for Round 2 of THE ONLY ONES and ROOTS AND RELICTS
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I called my senators and representatives and told them the truth: that NOAA and NWS are essential to human safety, the success of small businesses, and a healthy environment (including sustainable fisheries) here in Florida.
February 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I called my senators and representatives and told them the truth: that NOAA and NWS are essential to human safety, the success of small businesses, and a healthy environment (including sustainable fisheries) here in Florida.
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All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.
February 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.
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NOAA owns, operates, or coordinates
18 weather satellites
92 twice-daily weather balloon launch sites
159 weather radar systems
9,000 weather monitoring stations
Global & regional weather forecast models
NOAA's data and modeling underpins everything weather-related in the USA.
18 weather satellites
92 twice-daily weather balloon launch sites
159 weather radar systems
9,000 weather monitoring stations
Global & regional weather forecast models
NOAA's data and modeling underpins everything weather-related in the USA.
February 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
NOAA owns, operates, or coordinates
18 weather satellites
92 twice-daily weather balloon launch sites
159 weather radar systems
9,000 weather monitoring stations
Global & regional weather forecast models
NOAA's data and modeling underpins everything weather-related in the USA.
18 weather satellites
92 twice-daily weather balloon launch sites
159 weather radar systems
9,000 weather monitoring stations
Global & regional weather forecast models
NOAA's data and modeling underpins everything weather-related in the USA.
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Science (and science policy, and conservation) friends, I need your help!
We are collecting *specific, clear* examples of harms caused by the Trump administration's attacks on science, to be included in an open letter.
Can be links to news stories/social media posts. 🧪🦑🌎 #SciComm #SciPol
We are collecting *specific, clear* examples of harms caused by the Trump administration's attacks on science, to be included in an open letter.
Can be links to news stories/social media posts. 🧪🦑🌎 #SciComm #SciPol
February 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Applications are now open for the #UChicagoPME TeachQuantum summer series! The 6-week summer program is excellent for @chipubschools.bsky.social high school teachers looking to advance their knowledge in #quantum to impliment into their classrooms. 🧪
Learn more: pme.uchicago.edu/educational-...
Learn more: pme.uchicago.edu/educational-...
February 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Applications are now open for the #UChicagoPME TeachQuantum summer series! The 6-week summer program is excellent for @chipubschools.bsky.social high school teachers looking to advance their knowledge in #quantum to impliment into their classrooms. 🧪
Learn more: pme.uchicago.edu/educational-...
Learn more: pme.uchicago.edu/educational-...
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Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do…
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
Gulf Map Generator - MapQuest
Explore and customize your own Gulf region map with our interactive map tool.
gulfof.mapquest.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do…
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
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"Let us march on 'til victory is won."
We recommend "May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem" by @imaniperry.bsky.social & a picture book, "Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations," by @kelstarly.bsky.social
More ⬇️
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We recommend "May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem" by @imaniperry.bsky.social & a picture book, "Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations," by @kelstarly.bsky.social
More ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/li...
Feb. 12, 1900: "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Was First Publicly Performed
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” was first publicly performed by 500 school children in Jacksonville, Florida. Later, the NAACP adopted the song as the Black National Anthem. The lyrics spoke out against r...
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February 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"Let us march on 'til victory is won."
We recommend "May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem" by @imaniperry.bsky.social & a picture book, "Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations," by @kelstarly.bsky.social
More ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/li...
We recommend "May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem" by @imaniperry.bsky.social & a picture book, "Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations," by @kelstarly.bsky.social
More ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/li...
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Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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If you have been affected by the fires in LA, or are concerned about your ability to keep precious Drosophila strains going during the latest funding crisis, we will host your strains as a backup. Please email me.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
January 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
If you have been affected by the fires in LA, or are concerned about your ability to keep precious Drosophila strains going during the latest funding crisis, we will host your strains as a backup. Please email me.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
Today was rough. Tomorrow may be as well. Be gentle with those around you.
January 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Today was rough. Tomorrow may be as well. Be gentle with those around you.
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ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
www.noaa.gov
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Spent the day in meetings, grading, and thinking about learning objectives and teaching.
November 15, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Spent the day in meetings, grading, and thinking about learning objectives and teaching.
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NSF makes you say who you got conflicts (coauthored) with. We (really just Jordan Matelsky) just built you a tool for that. Literally one click: bib.experiments.kordinglab.com/nsf-coa
NSF COA | Jordan Matelsky
bib.experiments.kordinglab.com
November 11, 2024 at 8:11 PM
NSF makes you say who you got conflicts (coauthored) with. We (really just Jordan Matelsky) just built you a tool for that. Literally one click: bib.experiments.kordinglab.com/nsf-coa
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Come work with us!Central Michigan University Department of Biology (www.cmich.edu/academics/co...) is hiring a new TT faculty! 🔬🧬
www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/416...
#biotechnology
www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/416...
#biotechnology
CMU Applicant Portal | Biology (Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor) | Print Preview
www.jobs.cmich.edu
November 11, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Come work with us!Central Michigan University Department of Biology (www.cmich.edu/academics/co...) is hiring a new TT faculty! 🔬🧬
www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/416...
#biotechnology
www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/416...
#biotechnology
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Come work with me, we’re hiring.
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Biology - HigherEdJobs
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November 12, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Come work with me, we’re hiring.