Everything moves so fast now. It's impossible to give every event the care and attention it deserves, especially when the bar is "at least no one died." But what happened in Portland outside the ICE building was evidence of yet another escalation—and a terrifying harbinger of things to come.

Ernest Everett Just (1883–1941) was a Black American biologist who researched marine invertebrate reproduction, including sea urchins, marine worms, and sand dollars. #marinebiology #blackhistory #histsci #blackhistorymonth

Happy Birthday, Angela Davis! Dr. Davis reminds us: “We live in a society of imposed forgetfulness, a society that depends on public amnesia.” The recent horrors are not new. #abolishice

adrienne maree brown on liberatory #game nights and the healing power of playing together: "I know others are struggling as much as I am, in the existential swirl of it all, so it feels good to say, you know what we need to do? Laugh together. Letting ourselves play feels really important."

In celebration of the upcoming World Waterfowl Day, I wrote here about drake-centered duck discourse, the scientists studying female ducks, and how they inspired a feminist party game about animal mating science. fascinarygames.com/the-duck-was...

Local game by @fascinarygames.bsky.social in Portland Monthly share.google/Rn0Qm0njCcbf.... Animal mating facts party game.

Happy Trans Awareness Week! 🏳️‍⚧️ Our world—and our science of animal mating—wouldn’t be the same without the brilliance of trans scientists. Here are two trans scientists reshaping what we know about nature: #trans #transgender #transawareness #transawarenessweek #transgenderawarenessweek

Here are 5 spooky #reptile members that keep the WEEN in #Halloween 👻 1. Zamoran shadow snake: It even has a creepy name to match its creepy ween.

Some frog mating & habitat restoration info, inspired by the Portland frog protesters 🐸

Happy Hispanic & Latiné Heritage Month! Here are two Latinas who made a wild impact on animal mating science. Because of their curiosity, bold questions, and groundbreaking research, our current understanding of animal behavior, anatomy, and evolution is forever changed.

In 2005, most of the folks talking about duck mating gear were scientists and breeders. Fast forward 20 years, and now everyone and their podcast knows about the corkscrew-shaped dongs of drakes and their aggressive mating techniques. Here's why...

Update to this chart that I share a lot. Not breaking news: Game design teams are still OVERWHELMINGLY all men. About 7% of the top 500 games have a woman or non-binary person credited as a designer. A 🧵of related charts: (1/6) 🎲✂️

PLAY IS POLITICAL. 🎲 In Victorian times, ladies played patience games like solitaire to perform being quiet and contained. Today, many hit strategy games celebrate conquest and resource extraction. When we play a game, we’re taking in the stories and politics that shape its design.

Mate is fully funded! 🎉 If you're into animal mating science meets party game fun, today is the last day to back and get a Kickstarter exclusive Founding Feral Naturalist seal for the box. 🐌🌈 kickstarter.com/projects/fascinary/mate-party-game?ref=45wmk3 #tabletopgame #partygame #boardgame #science

All of us are impacted by the legacy of slavery. Today we honor, celebrate, and mourn the lives of enslaved people and hope for a future where the harms created by the legacy of slavery are repaired. #Juneteenth

Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, but also a reminder: freedom delayed is freedom denied. #Juneteenth #BlackHistory #FreedomDay #NeverForget

"This tree came to us as a male tree, but has begun to produce female fruits. This is a perfectly natural phenomenon that occurs across several species of plants." www.hoytarboretum.org/happy-pride-... #pride #ginko #plants #natureisqueer #botany

Black bears, once common in Big Bend National Park, were wiped out by the 1950s due to hunting and habitat loss caused by settlers and ranchers. By the late '90s, the bears began to be seen again, and today there are about 30–40 bears in the park.

Happy Pride Month from all of us here at the Museum! Out of the approximately 1500 species of animal that have been identified as displaying some same-sex behaviour, the giraffe is one of the most studied, with same-sex mounting and necking occurring more frequently than male-female mounting.

Queerness exists in nature. Take it from the artist that illustrated hundreds of examples of it.

We're 75% funded on Kickstarter, with over 100 copies pledged! 🤩 Creating this game has brought us so much joy, community, and learning. We can't wait to be able to share it with more folks. www.kickstarter.com/projects/fas... #community #partygame #stayferal

Fascinating story close to our #pdx hometown where two different species of #geese paired and are nesting together. www.opb.org/article/2025...

Osprey throuple recorded in Scotland! Two females and a male are cohabiting the same nest, sharing the parental duties and incubating the eggs 🌈🦉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

One of my favorite female agency animal mating fun facts is that #sloths scream when they want to mate, and male sloths use the sound to find them, marco polo style. Here's a recording if you're curious: youtu.be/7juQBPPAR0M?...

Earlier this year, my family drove across the southern US, all the way from Alabama to Arizona. We visited the NASA center in Huntsville and the Legacy sites in Montgomery, and listened to "Whitey on the Moon." We played on the sandy beaches of the Gulf of Mexico and the dunes of White Sands NP.

You have FOUR (4) more days to order a Biology is Bigger than Binaries shirt, designed by the lovely and talented @franzanth.bsky.social. In this nightmare of a year, merch is keeping @skypeascientist.bsky.social afloat. Even if you don't order, RT's help so much! Get 'em: squidfacts.bigcartel.com

Excited to be back at the BBC to talk on #BBCWomansHour about how displays of animals in natural history #museums can often say more about a society's biased view of gender than they do about natural history: one of the chapters from #NaturesMemory. I'm on around 1030.🤓 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Almost 5 years ago, we set out to make an accessible, feminist, queer-celebrating, pop science game about animal mating behaviors and anatomy. Our dream was to create something that could build community, spark curiosity, and be wildly entertaining.

On this world #turtle day, I am appreciating how charitable this #Florida softshell turtle's penis looks. (Figure from Zug, 1966)

Across studies on genital #evolution between 1989-2013, researchers found NEARLY HALF only looked at males, while LESS THAN 10% looked only at females. (Ah-King M, Barron AB, Herberstein ME., 2014). #duck #blockprint by #pdx #artist Robin Corbo for our #queer #feminist #animal mating #partygame!

In 2020, we came upon an image of a whale threesome. Read the full story of how a random photo evolved into The Party Game for Feral Naturalists. 🐋 fascinarygames.com/the-origin-o... #partygame #boardgame #tabletopgame #science #feminism #queer #naturelove

1 week till our Kickstarter launch for Mate: The Party Game for Feral Naturalists! 🐌🌈 Adventure into the world of #animal mating. - www.kickstarter.com/projects/fas... #partygame #boardgame #tabletopgame #science #feminism #queer #nature #funny #learn #resist #community #womenowned #smallbusiness

"A native jumping spider boasting great eyesight and tiny genitalia has been discovered at a Rotorua forest that is being restored." #Spiders often have elaborate mating gear to ensure they're with a member of their own species. Not as necessary when you can see well! www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Mating gear in the #animal queendom comes in all shapes and surprises! Can you guess who this one belongs to? 💉 #partygame #science

All #culture is #local. Here's a blog where we discuss a few early anthropologists' work to show that many "universal truths" are just human constructs shaped by time, place, and power. Full post here: fascinarygames.com/all-culture-... #anthropology

In honor of #MothersDay, we’re sharing a sneak peak of our game #art, featuring one of our favorite fem-animal icons: the #hyena matriarch. As hunters, protectors, and leaders, they embody the multitudes contained by the moms and mom figures in our lives.

Shoutout to our #locallibrary for access to so many #books by brilliant women and queer scientists and authors for researching Mate #partygame! • Phallacy by Emily Willingham • Bitch by Lucy Cooke • Vagina Obscura by Rachel E. Gross • Evolution's Rainbow by Joan Roughgarden • #booksky

One (of the many things) that has stuck with me from reading #bellhooks is that everything is political, or we could say, nothing is politically neutral. Everything is either moving us toward or away from collective freedom.

Hyenas have a large clitoris, sometimes mistaken for a penis. But make no mistake—it’s 8 inches of clit. Female #hyenas wield their big clit energy as dominant hunters, fierce protectors, and natural leaders. #blockprint by #pdx #artist Robin Corbo for our #queer #feminist #animal #mating #game!

The fascinus—an ancient amulet of an erect phallus with wings—was worn for good luck and protection. These chode charms were found all over the Roman empire, which points to the origins of the belief in the phallus as the ultimate source of power and wonder. (The word "fascinate" comes from this.)

Darwin was a #bro. Here we explore the evolution from the Roman Empire to Darwin-era naturalism to today's #Christofascism. Full post: fascinarygames.com/darwin-bro/ #darwin #patriarchy #feminism #histsci #biology #fascinus #ancientroman

Smash the pea-triarchy with us. 🦚 Mate: The Party Game for Feral Naturalists is coming to Kickstarter soon. Learn more & sign up for launch alert at fascinarygames.com/mate! #peafowl #peacock #feminism #birds #patriarchy #partygame #science #nature #wildlife

Bonobos are the ultimate girls gone revelrous icons, often engaging together in genito-genital rubbing. This joyful act fosters connections, reduces stress, and makes life pleasurable. #game #art sneak peak! #blockprint by #pdx #artist Robin Corbo for our #queer #feminist #animal #mating #partygame

Adventure into the world of #animal mating! For 4-8 feral naturalists, aged 17+. Learn more: fascinarygames.com/mate. #partygame #boardgame #tabletopgame #science #feminism #queer #histsci #darwin #sciart #nature #funny #learn #resist #community #womenowned #smallbusiness

Adventure into the world of #animal mating! Building since 2020. Coming in 2025. #partygame #boardgame #tabletopgame