BREAKING: in May 2026, *every single one* of the 599 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 6,665 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November 2025), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.

Mini Popehat Signal in MA: a defamation defendant is seeking pro bono advice and perhaps representation. The defendant described sexual assault by another person in their community, and that person has sued them. Middlesex County.

Happy Pride Month!🏳️‍🌈 My goal in running for office is to be a representative for ALL of my constituents. The best things a leader can do is be willing to listen to their constituents’ concerns. It is time for new leadership focused on bettering our communities for EVERYONE!

The 12yo has declared it Atlantic Cranch Squid Awareness Day! The subarctic and temperate Atlantic Teuthowenia megalops is named for its big eyes. It’s a transparent glass squid with bioluminescent organs which can look like a bird when swimming so is also called a cockatoo squid.

My crankiest old man take is that referring to all art/entertainment/journalism/criticism/comedy/advertising as “content” helped pave the way for broad-ish acceptance of AI slop.

We don’t talk enough about good things that are happening. I’ll start with one. After vanishing for over 60 years, Piping Plovers returned to PA and this year we celebrate 10 years of them nesting in PA! #birds

Can't stop singing this to the theme of the Muppet Show

I'm very excited to be part of this anthology, with an illustration I drew to accompany the story "The Potter and Her Prey" by Jesse Jing (who is not on Bsky) 🖌️🪲🐡

🌸 Pom pom crabs

Let's talk about the history of champagne bottles, the myth of Dom Pérignon & how England invented modern champagne. Dom Pierre Pérignon was a French Benedictine monk (1638-1715) who influenced French viticulture. And, ironically for someone associated with it, he tried to PREVENT champagne.

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

NEW: A new pre-print study offers the first causal evidence that outsourcing reasoning tasks to AI can rapidly erode users' independent performance AND their will to persist despite difficulty. "People’s persistence drops... they’re also not willing to try without AI.” futurism.com/artificial-i...

Brutal.

🪶 If you live in the western US, keep your ears peeled for flying crickets! Broad-tailed Hummingbirds are on the move & have already made it to Salt Lake City. Play the video to hear the trill that the male's wing tips make- it's often the best way to find these hummers.

Attention Science Communicators! We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences. Please send this to #SciComm ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Here's a weird but true fact: The enamel on these teeth is older than the bones (evolutionarily speaking). Enamel began as the hard outer layer of ancient fish scale, a substance called "ganoine". Over time, this skin armor became... well, teeth armor🦷. Let's talk about the Outside-In hypothesis.

Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶

Baby rattlesnakes are not more dangerous than adults. Here is an excellent analysis that discusses the myth in all its forms, and how we got to collectively believe nonsense: www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/18...

Move over salmon. Here are some lesser-known but no less spectacular fish migrations, including redhorse, sharptooth catfish & Nopili rock-climbing goby. Plus gar with @solomonrdavid.bsky.social.

Vaulted Earthstar, Geastrum britannicum. Saxlingham Nethergate, Norfolk. Seen on today's bike ride with @vannabartlett.bsky.social. www.jeremybartlett.co.uk/2021/01/28/g... #Fungi #FungiFriends

OMG! 🦀 beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea... @franzanth.bsky.social @jopabinia.bsky.social

Happy Women’s Day 🐈‍⬛🤍

There's a reissue! My boyfriend got it for me!

Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. But right now, they’re under attack. Several Republican-controlled states have redrawn their congressional maps to give themselves an unfair advantage in the midterm elections.

This is definitely a piece worth reading

@tanukisrevenge.bsky.social You missing a mushroom person? www.reddit.com/r/facesinthi...

@ltuhura.bsky.social is a beautiful, wonderful lady and deserves the world. If anyone could DM Bruce to help her that'd be amazing~ We can't be losing good people, there's fair few of us left.

If you are into samurai and zombies, make sure you check out: THE DEATH POEM OF SENSEI OTORO by Jonathan Maberry, via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/770...

Maybe you live in an immoral country if its priority is killing people abroad instead of keeping people at home alive.

You're looking at three golden tortoise beetles (Charidotella sexpunctata). They're native to the Americas, generally the east coast of North America all the way down to Argentina. The gold coloration is structural, semi-reflective layers in the cuticle selectively reflect wavelengths of light.

Commissions for 2026 are now open! Researchers, labs, institutions: I’m taking new projects. If you need scientific illustrations for figures, posters or presentations, contact me at [email protected] Let’s bring your research to life with detailed, engaging art! #SciArt

Mike Johnson Staffers Work Tirelessly Supplying Him With Things To Notice Rather than Bigoted Lawlessness

Very excited to share that we have more open roles at CPSC!

DEVELOPING: Federal judge will let Marimar Martinez release text messages sent by Border Patrol agent who shot her From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/06/f...

But Tylenol... apnews.com/article/raw-...

The Big Lie is Back with a Vengeance! My latest on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

"Abolish the Police and then what?" while infantile and often asked in bad faith, is at least, on some levels, a real question "Ablish ICE and then what?" Is not a real question. Clearly if ICE didn't exist tomorrow society would just objectively be more peaceful and would not in any way fall apart

If you see this post a character that begins with a G.

WRONG. I-205 administrative warrants are not issued by immigration judges. They’re signed by ICE officers. And EVEN IF THEY WERE issued by an immigration judge - they are executive branch employees, NOT judicial branch. JUDICIAL warrants are needed to enter a home without consent.

4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government

Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy

It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

Wilmington, DE!!

398) Spinningbot. Your little ones will have fun spinning this robot friend around and around! The robot itself...maybe not so much... #SmallRobotsRemastered