Merry Christmas !

Why do all official U.S. government social media posts now sound like they were written by bratty 7th-graders trying to mimic Jim Jordan?

A bracing Christmas Eve sea walk. A new ish tradition that ends with a pint and cheesy chips

If only we had an amendment to the Constitution that protected speech . . .

This is sinister. If you're wondering why so many people don't report sexual assault, this is why.

Beautiful basket star. I've seen images of collected specimens stretched out. I wonder if they extend their arms all the way out to feed? I've only seen the living ones curled up like this. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 885 #argentiniandeepseeps #MarineLife #CONICET

If I decided it was too much bother to clean my house so I moved into an igloo in Antarctica for the rest of my life, you'd think I was awful stupid. Tech bros deciding they'd lose too much profit if they stopped destroying the Earth because they can move to Mars someday is even stupider.

The natural world is a wonderful place. This is timelapse video from a few years ago of a marine sponge sneezing. It has mucus inside that traps the sort of particles that might clog it up, and expels them in periodic contractions every 3-8 hours. Atchoo! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJqI...

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Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel. "Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."

I haven’t stopped thinking about this frog since learning about it a few days ago, so now this knowledge is your problem too. Meet the turtle frog (Myobatrachus gouldii) – a round burrow gremlin from Australia. It gets its name from looking like a turtle that lost its shell. 📸 Stephen Zozaya

CBS NEWS: “We can’t report on the current murdering spree until we get the serial killer’s side of the story.”

On a totally unrelated note, did I mention I wrote a book?

If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.

Undescribed Aulacoctena maybe. The entire #ventunderworld expedition was full of amazing midwater animals. Worth your time if you are interested in midwater. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 558 #MarineLife

Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.

🌹 random rose 🌹 March 25th 2024

reneweconomy.com.au/offshore-win... Certain species of fish can be up to two times bigger when living in protected offshore wind farm zones, a new study has found.

Day 1271 of #IansDailyPhotoChallenge and it is the adrenaline fuelled freeclimber toadstools today They are fungis, but there really isn't mushroom for error! 🍄🍄🍄😂😂🤦‍♂️ #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters #365DaysWild

Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC

A win! Thanks to everyone who spoke out. Following public backlash, Mike Lee backtracked on the National Parks proposal, which would have rescinded legislation protecting national parks and maintaining their boundaries as federal lands.

Felt a little festive at the microscope this morning for #FluorescenceFriday 🎄 Here’s the nervous system of a juvenile sea star ⭐️ Green = acetylated tubulin, red = nuclei Happy holidays!

Muusoctopus, slime star, & sponge. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 881 #argentiniandeepseeps #MarineLife #CONICET

Neighbor was having a heart thing this morning and wouldn't call 911 because of her dog. Sweet Daisy is staying with us now and has claimed Queens preferred spot. Daisy's Mom is in hospital for a few days. Good reminder to have a care plan for our darlings!

Cladonia #lichen

I would make one small change Trump ISN’T ** JUST ** the WORST president in American history. Trump's ** ALSO ** the WORST AMERICAN in American history.

@levin.house.gov We need more cooperation with the socialist and stop cooperating with the Republicans. Republicans are willing to support fascism. Let’s get corporations out of our government. All of Congress needs to be on board or out.

Hey MI6, do us a solid – leak the Epstein files.

A dinosaur perk was that worn teeth got replaced. A section of the lower jaw of a big iguanodontian from the #IsleofWight shows the process. Tooth replacement was organised in waves known as Zahnreihen, so that large sections of the jaw weren’t left toothless (enlarge to see numbers). #FossilFriday

“Climate action” is just another way to say “we want our beautiful complex planet to continue to be a good place to live, and to continue to be both beautiful and complex”. So much climate damage comes from assuming that Earth is simple, that it is easy to control and that it will bend to our will.

Stunning new revelation: Epstein hung out almost exclusively with guys who had black boxes where their heads should be.

Field & puddle full of grazing sandhill cranes!

Conversation during meals should never go beyond the chat of the day. It should never get to scientific or learned subjects.

random flower December 18th 2025

There was one thing that none of my mentors told me about life in a large bookshop.... The pages of 45000+ books slurp a lot of water out of the air 📚 The humidity in here is currently 25%. When the temperature drops, it can get down to 20%. Nobody warned me I'd need gallons of moisturizer 🙄

Maria Shriver, niece of JFK: He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial. C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.

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Your “water colour drawings” so called, are fearful achievements. Pray do not waste your time in pursuing the study of painting, nor our time in sending us examples.

Ich hope thou knowest that thou art a miracle. Your being heere doth make the worlde a bettir place. Plese be kynde to yourselfe. Give helpe when you kan, and aske for helpe when you neede.

Another Texas photo drop 📷 - this one is all about kingfishers including two of them dueling mid-air. Texas treated me right on this trip 🪶 #Birds #BlueSkyPhotography #BlueSkyPhotographer #BirdLovers #NatureLovers #Wildlife

Diving back into June last year to answer Alan's #BirdOfTheDay theme for today of #HeronsAndEgrets; and abusing the wonder that is our local great egret colony, for a little peek inside at these wonderful large birds. 🦉🐦 #Photography #Birds #Wildlife #Nature #EastCoastKin

Great blue heron, Robinson Preserve in Bradenton Florida. #photography

Muslims are the new Black for MAGA, but then again, they still attack the regular Blacks too? Who's next? Asians?