The red mushroom is Amanita muscaria. Toxic. Not your friend. bayareamushrooms.org/education/fu...

It’s bad. At least a dozen people have ingested Death Cap mushrooms in the Bay Area, especially in the South Bay. We are trying to get the word out with local health and parks agencies and distributing a warning poster in Spanish. Please be careful when picking wild mushrooms. bayareamushrooms.org.

Deadly Amanita phalloides are fruiting in the Bay Area. There are now close to a dozen people receiving treatment, mostly in immigrant communities in the South Bay. Please help get the word out. Death Caps are similar to edible mushrooms in Mexico and mistakes can have longterm consequences.

Come be our colleague! We are looking for a tenure track cell / molecular biologist with focus on biochemical sciences. Strong bio department, lovely rural communities and living among the redwoods! Ask me questions ! careers.humboldt.edu/mob/hm/en-us...

Hey folks, we (the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University) are looking for an Assistant Teaching Professor in microbiology and immunology. Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested, or check it out if you are interested yourself! apply.interfolio.com/176994

I have an opening for a postdoctoral position in my Laboratory of Fungal Ecology and Evolution at the Biology Centre CAS, Institute of Entomology, in České Budějovice, Czechia. www.dannyhaelewaters.com/opening-for-... #LFEE #postdoc #hiring

Fall is here. The dogwood berries are ripe. Waiting for the cedar waxwings to arrive.

Life is so much more complicated than we know. Extra chromosomal DNA? Hope this important research continues. www.science.org/content/arti...

Whatever happened to the Rockland County NY vote recount?

Karen @karenattiah.bsky.social and Matt Dowd deserved better in this time of turmoil.

What he said. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

I remember getting off a train in Madrid in the summer of 1972 and seeing soldiers with rifles. Is this how the residents and visitors feel when they ride the subway in Washington, DC, today? www.bbc.com/news/world-e...

Who doesn’t miss Elon Musk in the news every day? Unfortunately, we’ll be living with the damage he and his minions did for the rest of our lives.

Lyndon Johnson sent the national guard to protect civil rights protesters. Donald Trump sent the national guard as an excuse to not hold midterm elections.

It’s starting to look like Trump lied to us about the grocery.

Jesus fucking christ. The Trump administration tried to send a bunch of children to Guatemala at 3 am and justified it by saying that the kids just wanted to return to their parents in Guatemala, but the kids actually told the court that they are afraid of being sent back to Guatemala.

I’ve been looking at the news for a while this morning and haven’t seen reports of Pam Bondi releasing the Epstein files yet today. Where are the Epstein files?

In the past Field Mycology was only available via paid subscription- it is now available online free to all. This should help those developing an interest in fungi recording. If you have ideas about the sort of content that you would find useful then now is the time to give Clare your feedback!

Oops. Apparently, I said something over on Threads that got me suspended for a couple days. Bluesky is a friendlier place, but I don't post political stuff over here too often.

I’m so glad to hear from Dr. Ashish Jha @ashishkjha.bsky.social again. Such a good resource in this time of turmoil.

The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring! We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.

I miss hearing from @maryltrump.bsky.social on today’s developments.

What country would be foolish enough to send their citizens to the U.S. next year for the World Cup? Will travel visas even be available?

What’s the difference between Trump calling Georgia Governor Kemp asking him to find 11,780 votes, and Trump calling Texas Governor Abbott asking for 5 guaranteed Republican seats in Congress? It’s still election interference whether it’s before or after. www.axios.com/2023/08/15/t...

No kings, masters, overlords or any of that bullshit. Time to take the country back.

I really don’t like these “compostable” produce bags. First off, it says right on the front that it’s plastic. This bag shredded after on a week. The lettuce didn’t look so great either. Help me understand how this helps the environment.

This barrel cactus sat in our kitchen window for 20 years. Repotted twice, it’s now approaching 30-35 years old and has expanded to 14 inches across. Not bloomed yet.

Ever hike in the Grand Canyon? This book takes you below the rim into places most humans never go.

Was in Anza Borrego State Park last week. Here’s evidence a Bighorn Sheep was standing on this rock by the Palm Canyon trail just hours before we passed by.

Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.

History always has a lesson.

Ocotillo blooming in Anza Borrego State Park.

Ocotillo in early sun. Anza Borrego State Park.

Not for nothing, but how, exactly, is it legal to send people for *punishment* in a foreign prison (esp with no due process)? Were the funds being used for it appropriated for this purpose? I feel this has just become a thing no one questions

Please share: @delauro.house.gov is cochair of the US House Congressional Rapid Response Task Force and Litigation Working Group. They are looking for instances where the impoundment and restriction of NIH/NSF funds is having a negative impact. Submit examples here delauro.house.gov/constituent-...

Paper out: Li et al. Atmospheric nitrogen deposition has minor impacts on the abundance and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their contribution to soil carbon stock in tropical forests. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Don't these offices have locks? Security guards? Stop letting the fox in the house where the hens reside.

From @djrothkopf.bsky.social When Political Theater Masks a National Security Crisis open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...

Crippling the NSF is going to eliminate a lot of current science and engineering research. With our very planet in peril, Musk and his minions have picked anti-science in favor of tax cuts for the very rich.

I know the social media environment is changing rapidly. But... I curated "politics" on Threads, and "science" on Bluesky. Now, it's all politics all the time. I'll just tune out for a bit. That's the post.

This deadly Amanita phalloides was displayed at our Point Reyes mushroom fair last weekend. Partial veil still in place. Three young men ate Death Caps they had collected a couple weeks ago in Salinas CA. They all survived.

Waiting for @karaswisher.bsky.social to weigh in on this one.

Horrifying wind last night in Oakland. Lost electricity for a while. No fires here, though.

Bay Area Mycological Society presents: 18th Annual Fungus Fair at Point Reyes National Seashore next Sunday. It’s free! www.nps.gov/pore/planyou...

Merry Christmas from California!

Sulphur tufts at Mendocino Botanical Gardens.

Not the sharpest photo, but thrilled to see Brachycybe, feather millipedes, under a log.

Excellent article. Telling quote: "Neither Suzanne Simard nor Peter Wohlleben wished to answer our questions." Thanks to Justine Karst, Melanie Jones and Jason Hoeksema who got this moving back in 2022.

Porcini season is here. Left this one in place.

Mushroom season is definitely underway in Northern California. Banana Slugs are definitely excited. (Yes, I let them have this one.).