Also tonight I met a gecko, but he was too fast for me to snap a pic.

My coworkers are mostly half my age and have little knowledge of the world. Today they blithely told me that Texas doesn't have a lot of ticks. Something I can easily refute because Earmuff came to us from a rural STX shelter, covered in ticks. Literally hundreds. I pulled them off her for a month.

This election season, send me your donations instead.

Angry and disappointed and having all of my feelings on the outside.

if you have any questions about the hearing or the map please send them my way and i will try to figure out the answer for you :)

hi from EL PASO 🫡 excited to be here so i can keep you posted on a major hearing in federal court to decide whether TX can use its new gerrymandered congressional map in next year's election. here's my day 1 recap: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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We are saddened to hear of Dr. Jane Goodall's passing, and so honored to be among the organizations she worked closely with during her long and incredible career.

Texans: Please vote YES on Prop 4, water infrastructure - on Nov 4.

RIP Jane Goodall ... an inspiration to generations. www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...

91 years is a good long run for most but too short for someone like Jane Goodall. Damn.

Hey remember when the CDC dropped 6 of the 8 foodborne illnesses from the nationwide monitoring system in July and one of them was listeria? Mentioning for no particular reason www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Thanks for keeping the Platinum Gentlemen’s Club safe, boys 🫡

Ted Cruz said we "should come together and stop attacking pedophiles".

Texans: Please vote YES on Prop 4, water infrastructure - on Nov 4.

They grow up so fast! Yolo has lost his floofy baby pantaloons and almost all his baby fluff now. It will take him about 4-5 years to get his full, bright, adult king vulture colors but he looks different almost every day! 🪶 #lovevultures

*BANGS ON THE FUCKING SIGN WITH A PIPE WRENCH*

Someone needs to explain to normies that the plan to “Make America Healthy Again” works by killing the sick people.

Thank you to the career federal employees, who show up to work every day and improve people's lives across the country.

Puhleaseeee go get your flu and covid shots (and pneumonia if eligible) www.kvue.com/article/news...

Did y'all see that we are hiring? 🤠

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Tomorrow I get to give a brand-new talk about my favorite things: cephalopod sex and babies! Come giggle with me about explosive spermatophores and sniffle with me about octopus moms 🐙🦑🧪 Tuesday Sept 30 at 3:45pm PT / ​6:45pm ET on zoom Tickets here: smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/pr...

Hey I had a Capitol Grille F2F with another #txlege bsky person today!

My lord if you followed me for one food post, I have bad news for you.

I have no idea why the goat cheese slider post took off.

Have I told you to read Into the Clear Blue Sky by Rob Jackson yet this week? I have read it three times since the spring.

she says she is determined to do it, I got her number and texted her a bunch of resources and info on state rebates I wrote about my heat pumps like two years ago, she’s been chewing on it this whole time you don’t even know how much you do in the world just by being loud about your choices

people should know we gotta stop burning stuff

this is a good thread

I was a climate reporter I got so tired of writing the same 3 paragraphs different ways in every single story it boils down to: stop burning stuff yes, it matters yes, us here, us too

they are destroying US climate science on purpose, and it hurts my heart. but take it from an MIT-trained nerdass: all most of us need to know is that we have to stop burning stuff stop burning stuff for heat stop burning stuff for make car go stop burning stuff for power we have the tools

I finally remembered to contact advocates/think tank people about data I've been looking for, thank goodness for Every Texan.

I ate a good goat cheese and grilled vegetable slider at an event this evening, and most of the tray was untouched, and had I not failed to bring a purse I would have made off like a bandit. Alas. I took one home and wished I had been more brazen.

Where did “HoCo” come from and why didn’t we all fight it together

Cats: any side of a closed door is the wrong side.

Really can't stand my coworkers today.

He assures me that he is, in fact, dying because I won't let him into the closet

The Funeral Services Commission is undergoing a limited scope sunset review this biennium.

The city of Mathis typically pumps its drinking water from Lake Corpus Christi, but worsening drought conditions are expected to plunge water levels too low to safely extract usable water, according to Mathis City Manager Cedric Davis. www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

If you haven't fallen in love with chocolate babka yet, the only reason could be that you haven't tried it. Start here, but don't be intimidated; they're not half as complicated as they look. Even the messiest twists still bake into deeply, bronzed loaves. smittenkitchen.com/2014/10/bett...

If you are preparing for Imelda and own a portable generator, make sure your have working carbon monoxide alarms on every level of your home. One portable generator can produce as much carbon monoxide as hundreds of cars. CO is a deadly gas you can't see or smell and can kill within minutes.

Next time I have any money, I'm going to go buy an armload of the $5 plush horses at Petsmart to take to the shelter. Earmuff carried hers around and slept cuddled to it. I asked if I could take it with her and they said after the next wash cycle it would be a communal toy. So maybe they need more.

Took a sweet little dog back to the shelter this afternoon to get some dog socialization while I work a few long days and evenings. Maybe she'll meet her forever family. My cats are relieved.

Hello! I am teaching a course for the splendid American Short Fiction MFA for All, on physicality in fiction. I have a lot of thoughts on the subject. Kevin Wlson & Tommy Orange are also teaching! Deadline to sign up for my class is 10/5. americanshortfiction.org/mfa-for-all/

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Everyone who gets a "Love Notes from Nature" 2026 calendar before 10/1 gets a free "Plant Native Plants" sticker! These calendars have animal art, animal facts, and action items to protect biodiversity. Bonus? Orders support biodiversity in Philly! Order now! www.etsy.com/listing/4366...

And also, call your garden center and ask if they have asters grown without pesticides even if you know the answer is no. Make sure they know there’s demand for that.