When this shit started, there was a scramble to appease it, to be seen taking it seriously. But there was never scientific evidence for it. Never any reason to treat it as anything more than a conspiracy theory. It’s shameful that so many publications didn’t see the clear disinformation campaign.

If they can send even a single scientist to prison over something that plainly did not happen, they can imprison anyone for anything at any time for any reason. Those are the stakes. You don’t hear that from legacy publications like NYT.

Everyone coming on my feed and explaining to me that all is lost, I note what I have noted before, that there are no Negro Spirituals entitled, “Welp, I Guess It All Sucks and I Am Giving Up.”

For those who haven't heard of this yet, the fastest/easiest way to reduce indoor air pollution from wildfire smoke is to get a basic 20x20 box fan, and slap a single 20x20 air filter (make sure it's very high MERV) on the back. No tape or anything, it just sticks to the back of the fan.

Every time I teach Evolutionary Genetics, I assign the students to write a Digest in the style of the journal Evolution and encourage them to submit it if they are eligible. This past spring, an undergraduate student, Henry Ayers, decided to submit his, and it just got published. Way to go, Henry!

Digest: Longitudinal striping in rodents

Abstract. Why do some rodents exhibit longitudinal dorsal stripes rather than the much more common monochromatic pelage coloration? Caro et al. (2026) inve

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You know, I kind of thought the worst thing in my life would be hearing the crunch of kibble as my young horse ate dog food, because there was nothing else to eat at the ranch as the landscape shriveled under one of the worst droughts we had ever seen. Now I realize that was just the first of many

The Trump administration announced yesterday its intent to allow businesses and individuals to destroy or degrade habitat in ways that harm species protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973.

The ABA supports the longstanding interpretation of the Endangered Species Act, upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 1995 ruling, prohibiting significant modification or degradation of habitat for endangered species.

My next door neighbor & I each cook dinner for the other once a week & deliver the meal to each other’s house. It means we each have to make a decent, healthy-ish, balanced meal once a week, and we each have one night when we know we’re getting a good meal with no work or planning. It’s amazing.

Small but mitey! (Cerulean Warbler feather mites 😬)

am officially in the camp of VAR exists only so they can influence games to produce desired outcomes

Not saying that game was stolen from Egypt but it is now on display at museum in London.

they used so much VAR on the disallowed Egypt goal that there's just no VAR battery left

This is now an anti-VAR account

Being totally at peace with the USMNT getting humiliated by Belgium is praxis.

this ref is gonna need witness protection. i'm not sure from who yet. but i'm sure he's gonna need it.

Look, the cerebral edema IS all in your head. The pulmonary edema, not so much.

Mark Primiano@doctor1hundred.bsky.social · last mo.

"Altitude is all in your mind" is one of the funniest things a sports announcer could say.

"Altitude is all in your mind" is one of the funniest things a sports announcer could say.

The beauty of sports is you can just decide at any point “I give a shit about this now. Against all reason.” Ten minutes later you hate one of the teams more than life and it’s all downhill from there.

The British announcer pronounced a Mexican player’s name as “hor-gay.” YOU HAVE ONE JOB.

LW — Giant Hummingbird The Gordon of the wing. Lives high in the Andes and still manages an 8,000km migration loop every year. Tracks all the way back to help the fullback defend, arguably better than Gordon does, before bursting forward on the counter.

England face Mexico at Azteca (2,240m), and the altitude question has taken over the build-up. Pundits, ex-pros, and fans have spent the week debating how Tuchel can set up a side that won't gas out in thin air. So I solved it. England's ultimate high-altitude XI, birds edition. Thread below. 🧵

I… I don’t think that ref should do more games this World Cup

The ref in this Paraguay-France game is the worst I’ve ever seen. Letting Paraguay get away with truly nasty behavior, then falling for their flopping BS.

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oh you had a heart attack that's cute next game's in 40 minutes

trying to stay floaty because their run was truly incredible buuuuut 🎯🎯🎯

Ennui-tery@jerkwheatery.bsky.social · last mo.

these fucks are gonna blow the whistle as soon as they can

This is the best of who we are and what we represent. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

In the United States, Every World Cup Team Is a Home Team (Gift Article)

At block parties, backyards and beer halls, an expanded tournament gave immigrant diasporas large and small the chance to revel in support of their home countries.

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If you have someone with combat/war zone experience in your life we will also appreciate being fed treats to help us not be scared.

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · last mo.

Reminder for those with young animals that these next few days are good days to feed treats during loud noise time to help them learn not to be scared.

Hey, Margaret Bates is a graduate student who's doing a study on romance book buying behaviors and would like your input, if you have a chance. forms.office.com/r/b6E8qJV8Tm