NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

Trophic rewilding depends on the assumption that replacing lost megafauna with alternative species can generate similar benefits. This new review by Bescond-Michel et al. challenges that belief. 🌏🌐🧪

I try to focus this account so it's for my readers, but hey writers: NEVER sign a contract where the publisher keeps your rights indefinitely. For short stories, there should be a point when you can sell reprints. and NEVER sign your movie/TV/etc adaptation rights to a publisher. Those are yours.

Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.

Rising from the dead wnan update on Inara. Aka Oogie Boogie or The Booger. She grow so much

I'm having a hard time finding anything to disagree with in this succinct, insightful, research-based piece with practical advice.

Trump eliminated two key #foodsafety committees—on Microbiological Criteria for Foods and on #Meat & #Poultry Inspection—that were in place for decades. This is very alarming & serves as a warning to #consumers that food safety will not be a priority in future: www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/03/pres...

Inara a big 11 weeks old yesterday. She was antsy after a day at work so we played keep-away with a tethered ball. 🥳 Then came home and she became a chomping goblin 😩 #shilohshepherds

Inara, a Shiloh Shepherd and my baby girl 🥰

Global gas lobby tries to hamper Victoria's electrification efforts by stoking fear, researchers say www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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You know your google doc field guide to fighting back is good when Google can't handle the traffic.

New from me — “What it comes down to is the removal of choice, especially when it comes to established health care. People should not have to suffer the anguish of being denied life-saving drugs because a couple of guys have decided to apply conspiracy theories instead of established science.”

ough sketches for Valentine's short of Sorvos making a cake. Still very WIP so finals may miss Valentine's, but will shoot for White Day release 🥸 #art #oc #sketch

::taps mic:: beyond being an absolutely miserable illness, measles can cause immune amnesia. It wipes out your immune systems memory of how to fight every infection, every vaccine you've ever had.

Lawsuits work! Stop these Nazi bastards by giving to organizations that hire lawyers to file & win lawsuits against our enemy: DemocracyForward, NAACP, ACLU, FFRF, LambdaLegal, PublicCitizen, BrennanCenter, Amica. Do more than post on social media: PICK ONE & DONATE NOW! lambdalegal.org

Under fascism, no one is safe. Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc. Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations. Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.

A little decompression valentines sketch with reclusive cryptid, Sorvos. We shall see if I manage to finish this before the 14th 😅

Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out. This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.

When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.

Here's a story about this and some updated guidance for across HHS. This is some cruel bullshit.

This project tracks government attempts to restrict or prohibit scientific research, education, or discussion, or the publication or use of scientific information. Read more about the tracker and related... Or contribute to the database. #science climate.law.columbia.edu/Silencing-Sc...

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The Attorneys General of NY, CA, MA, NJ, RI and IL are making a virtual announcement at 2pm ET "in response to the Trump Administration's unconstitutional pause on federal funding." I'll be watching and will post updates here.

Friends, I might respectfully suggest that times of crisis where you care about the outcomes are a great time to listen to the "here is how we can effectively get things done" crowd and not the "I refuse to compromise on anything ever so I can feel smart and pure and make fun of people" crowd.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but "scientists don't know everything and have been wrong before" does not mean that a random-ass conspiracy theory with no evidence should be given the same respect as the overwhelming weight of scientific evidence and expert consensus.

What we are all experiencing is called "resilience targeting." It is a deliberate attack favored by many of todays shitlords, and is a fairly well known theory in disinfo and climate circles; it's just that everyone seems to be in denial that it's an attack. Today might be a good day to read up

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Ballotpedia.com Know your local elections. There are House seats up for grabs this year in at least Florida and New York. Probably one in Texas as well. Republicans only have a 2 seat majority right now. Odds are pretty damn slim, but it’s something.

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It takes me a week+ to respond to comments etc bc communicating is hard 😩 and my job requires enough social interaction to drain my already deficient "battery"

If you see this post, can you please help spread this information? #ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US. People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women! Let’s spread word! ❤️✊

Work in progress. Redrawing an old art. Sometimes seems like no progress has been made until i see direct improvements

Waking nightmare. But i would still pet it. #bodyhorror #horrorart

Tiptoeing around Minrathos. Ive also been informed he looks like a black P from Lies of P. 😂 NOT mad ab that. P is so pretty

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WRITING TIP FOR TODAY Sale racks at bookstores. I'm dead serious. Buy reference books when they are practically giving them away and build a little library. I cannot explain the difference between a book and the ENTIRE WEB. A good reference book will give you a dozen ideas in the first chapter.

Just be prepared. We've all seen that headline going around today that Bluesky is the current #1 app, and X dropped out of the top 25. That means the absolute worst people in the world are going to be coming here trying to turn THIS place into just as much of a shithole. Block them. Don't engage.