Oh how I wish I could go see this!

@blackskyweb.xyz Help us spread the word about #BlackBirdersWeek 2026. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Maybe the better take is that being trans isn‘t an insult

Are others also becoming concerned that encouraging students to attend conferences in the US may no longer feel entirely safe?

the last big boy

As someone with a disabling chronic illness, I enjoy hybrid conferences even when I travel to the conference site! I have a busy afternoon and evening of conference events, but I can still watch the morning talks online while recharging in my room.

This horrific story was recounted by @inclusivescience.ca who reminded the audience that transphobia and misogyny in science are health & safety issues. It's not political to demand basic rights to exist & work without fear of violence, or to use the bathroom without fear of legal repercussion.

Tomorrow @birdswashtenaw.bsky.social will be celebrating #BlackBirdersWeek at an event in Ypsilanti. Come out and celebrate!

Today in Ypsilanti! Come out and get some winged wonder #a2council

Thanks to everyone who came by to chat about the #GLANSIS Social Science Data Hub at tonight’s poster session! I’ll be co-chairing tomorrow morning’s session on #InvasiveSpecies research and communication (and yes, the lamprey will be there too.) #IAGLR26

So fortunate that I got to see Sonny Rollins play live, for free, at the Detroit Jazz fest in 2012. he was amazing and had so much energy for a man in his 80s

Listened to the @maddymorphosis.bsky.social podcast w Aurora Gozmic talking about their nonbinary gender, and how they explored the possibility of being fully trans but decided that NB was right for them. It was very affirming for me, a gender chaos goblin caught in the middle of a bimodal curve

Little Chrissy wants some sugar!

I’m always looking, always searching, for whatever. Something beautiful & weird in nature. “Hey that’s an unusual hole in the ground…” Sarcosphaera genera 🌿

great thread

if you’re looking for a movie where a human/marsupial werewolf creature gives birth to a baby that crawls up its mom’s furry belly to the safety of her maternal pouch, may I recommend ”The Howling III”?

An audience member asked me about leftist pronatalism.

For nearly 100 years, four large dams on the Klamath River blocked salmon and steelhead trout from reaching more than 400 miles of habitat. 🐟 This World Fish Migration Day, enjoy this footage of their return to historic spawning habitat post-dam removal! 🎥 Swiftwater Films

queerness naturally exists everywhere, in every human demographic and in non-human life. Just accept it! Be queer! worry about stuff you can change, like internalized hatred

Heading to Winnipeg for #ConnectedWaters26? Whether you’re traveling across town or across continents, we can’t wait to welcome you to a week of freshwater science, collaboration, and community. Safe travels to everyone making their way to Winnipeg—we’ll see you soon! #iaglr26

I think it’s important to be honest about every situation, even if the truth is ugly and uncomfortable, because that’s the only way things will ever change

Fish migrations are somewhat invisible compared to other animals - but no less important to ecosystems and people. Unfortunately, a report out earlier this year found that migratory freshwater fish have declined by 81% since 1970 #WorldFishMigrationDay theconversation.com/the-worlds-g...

Cats drinking water is so cute, idk why. Maybe it’s the toxoplasmosis taking over my brain.

I recently described Monroe, MI as being known as the first place you can buy legal weed coming up I-75 out of Ohio.

Kudos to the State of Michigan for taking this important step in protecting our waters from these known invasive plants. The ecological risks of allowing their possession and sale are simply too great.

Oh no, I again find myself in a situation where I have too much stuff to do because I volunteered to do a bunch of stuff for free without anyone asking! Like organizing a bunch of Sci-comm activities at a conference next week! I hope it’s at least helpful/useful for some folks

“Urban wetlands are a critical but often underappreciated part of how we address water quality and extreme weather impacts..." May is American Wetlands Month! We're excited to be part of this Detroit-area wetland education project:

I have an angry zit in my armpit

Turns out, if you stop tearing up the seabed, wildlife thrives: ten years after banning bottom trawl fishing, there are 3 times the number of sea creatures + double the number of species in the South Arran MPA, Scotland, than there were before the ban 👏🦪🐟 share.google/2M5WqP3CXwSH...

Tomorrow, I'll be a speaker at 'Europe's toxic legacy', a webinar based on some of the findings @watershed-i.bsky.social + @investigate-europe.eu made while reporting on pollution from historic landfills. There's still places available if you wish to join us: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join us for the 2SLGBTQIA+ Social at the IAGLR & SCAS-SCSA 2026 Joint Conference! Connect, unwind, and build community beyond the sessions. All are welcome—come as you are. Go to the Four Waves portal for details (Things To Do/Social Events tabs). #connectedwaters26 #iaglr26

Ughhh my fave TV drag queen is coming to my LEAST favorite drag bar. The dilemma!

Meet the industry experts and innovators joining our HABs Collaborative for its upcoming webinar on innovations in HABs mitigation webinar! The webinar will be held TOMORROW, May 19 at 12 PM Eastern. The webinar is free but registration is required: https://ow.ly/OrOh50YYoyM

The Belle Isle Nature Center in Detroit is hosting a Black Birders Week event on May 30! belleislenaturecenter.org/event/black-...

Garden work day at the @dbn-mutual-aid.bsky.social community space where the fridge and pantry are! Planting native pollinator plants and veggies for the community. mutual aid involves environmental action! we need healthy ecosystems for healthy communities!

The Belle Isle Nature Center in Detroit is hosting a Black Birders Week event on May 30! belleislenaturecenter.org/event/black-...

Got my first backyard rose-breasted grosbeak!

The EPA resumes dredging more than 100,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from a 0.75-mile stretch of the Lower Rouge River Old Channel near Zug Island, in phase two of an $84-million cleanup project. https://planetdetroit.org/2026/05/rouge-river-cleanup-zug-island/

Went out for fancy anniversary dinner last night in Detroit and got a cute card from the restaurant staff. Ended up talking about the Great Lakes with the guy who drew the bass fish! and ate some trout from a cool Appalachian hatchery: www.smokeinchimneys.com

Damn I love seeing actors from Breaking Bad on old episodes of X-Files

I was telling someone that Ypsi is where my cool punk trans friends live, and Ann Arbor is where my athletic gay guy friends live. Is this accurate to anyone else? I mean I love both groups, just being honest about the vibes of each city!

SORRY IF I'M CRANKY, MY MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH ARE TRASH AND I'M TIRED!

coloring page done for event tomorrow, feel free to color it yourself and ask if you want to know about the various included goobers! #ColoringPage #SciArt

I'm excited to visit the University of Toledo Lake Erie Center today! It's also "the biggest week in birding" along the Great Lakes flyway, so I'll be wearing a bird related outfit :)

remember to take your meds so that your brain and body work better for you

"Scientists don't want you to know-" Buddy there are so many things I, as a scientist, want you to know and the only thing stopping me from writing more papers and posts about it and then starting a podcast to tell you even MORE things is that I am limited by hours in the day

free drag king name: Ron DeVoux Works well if you’re French canadian