San Francisco Chronicle article highlighting some of the causes and solutions of the worst level of mushroom poisoning in the SF Bay Area ever. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

‘No one warned us’: Toxic mushroom superbloom fuels California’s largest poisoning outbreak

Death cap mushroom poisonings in California have reached record levels. Many of those poisoned are immigrants.

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The red mushroom is Amanita muscaria. Toxic. Not your friend. bayareamushrooms.org/education/fu...

Maaronweber@maaronweber.bsky.social · 8mo ago

😳😳😳 DO NOT EAT THE WHITE MUSHROOM. THE RED MUSHROOM IS YOUR FRIEND

It’s bad. At least a dozen people have ingested Death Cap mushrooms in the Bay Area, especially in the South Bay. We are trying to get the word out with local health and parks agencies and distributing a warning poster in Spanish. Please be careful when picking wild mushrooms. bayareamushrooms.org.

Deadly Amanita phalloides are fruiting in the Bay Area. There are now close to a dozen people receiving treatment, mostly in immigrant communities in the South Bay. Please help get the word out. Death Caps are similar to edible mushrooms in Mexico and mistakes can have longterm consequences.

Come be our colleague! We are looking for a tenure track cell / molecular biologist with focus on biochemical sciences. Strong bio department, lovely rural communities and living among the redwoods! Ask me questions ! careers.humboldt.edu/mob/hm/en-us...

I have an opening for a postdoctoral position in my Laboratory of Fungal Ecology and Evolution at the Biology Centre CAS, Institute of Entomology, in České Budějovice, Czechia. www.dannyhaelewaters.com/opening-for-... #LFEE #postdoc #hiring

Opening for a postdoctoral position in my lab

We are inviting applications for a postdoctoral researcher to support the Laboratory of Fungal Ecology and Evolution, and join our project studying obligatory multitrophic interactions. Project Ove…

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Fall is here. The dogwood berries are ripe. Waiting for the cedar waxwings to arrive.

Life is so much more complicated than we know. Extra chromosomal DNA? Hope this important research continues. www.science.org/content/arti...

Weird rings of DNA fuel cancers. This scientist leads the effort to target them

Paul Mischel and others are testing therapies for rogue genetic loops that drive tumor evolution and growth

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Whatever happened to the Rockland County NY vote recount?

Karen @karenattiah.bsky.social and Matt Dowd deserved better in this time of turmoil.

What he said. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

Oakland comedian’s blunt response to Charlie Kirk’s killing: ‘I won’t be gaslit’

Oakland comedian W. Kamau Bell adds that the country is in deeper trouble after the killing of the conservative influencer.

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I remember getting off a train in Madrid in the summer of 1972 and seeing soldiers with rifles. Is this how the residents and visitors feel when they ride the subway in Washington, DC, today? www.bbc.com/news/world-e...

Spain feels Franco's legacy 40 years after his death - BBC News

Forty years after is death, the legacy of Spain's Gen Francisco Franco still bedevils politics, writes Prof Paul Preston.

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Who doesn’t miss Elon Musk in the news every day? Unfortunately, we’ll be living with the damage he and his minions did for the rest of our lives.

Lyndon Johnson sent the national guard to protect civil rights protesters. Donald Trump sent the national guard as an excuse to not hold midterm elections.

It’s starting to look like Trump lied to us about the grocery.

Jesus fucking christ. The Trump administration tried to send a bunch of children to Guatemala at 3 am and justified it by saying that the kids just wanted to return to their parents in Guatemala, but the kids actually told the court that they are afraid of being sent back to Guatemala.

I’ve been looking at the news for a while this morning and haven’t seen reports of Pam Bondi releasing the Epstein files yet today. Where are the Epstein files?

In the past Field Mycology was only available via paid subscription- it is now available online free to all. This should help those developing an interest in fungi recording. If you have ideas about the sort of content that you would find useful then now is the time to give Clare your feedback!

Clare Blencowe@clareblencowe.bsky.social · 11mo ago

My recent talk - Reintroducing @britmycolsoc.org.uk's Field Mycology publication - is now up on YouTube ▶️ youtu.be/bN-B1pxpYIs?... The main message being... we hope you'll read it! ▶️ fieldmycology.org You can subscribe to the print edition if you want to: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/fm-journal

Oops. Apparently, I said something over on Threads that got me suspended for a couple days. Bluesky is a friendlier place, but I don't post political stuff over here too often.

I’m so glad to hear from Dr. Ashish Jha @ashishkjha.bsky.social again. Such a good resource in this time of turmoil.

The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring! We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.

I miss hearing from @maryltrump.bsky.social on today’s developments.

What country would be foolish enough to send their citizens to the U.S. next year for the World Cup? Will travel visas even be available?

What’s the difference between Trump calling Georgia Governor Kemp asking him to find 11,780 votes, and Trump calling Texas Governor Abbott asking for 5 guaranteed Republican seats in Congress? It’s still election interference whether it’s before or after. www.axios.com/2023/08/15/t...

The call that got Trump in trouble in Georgia

In the call, Trump asked Georgia's secretary of state to help him overturn the state's 2020 election results.

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No kings, masters, overlords or any of that bullshit. Time to take the country back.

I really don’t like these “compostable” produce bags. First off, it says right on the front that it’s plastic. This bag shredded after on a week. The lettuce didn’t look so great either. Help me understand how this helps the environment.

This barrel cactus sat in our kitchen window for 20 years. Repotted twice, it’s now approaching 30-35 years old and has expanded to 14 inches across. Not bloomed yet.

Ever hike in the Grand Canyon? This book takes you below the rim into places most humans never go.

Was in Anza Borrego State Park last week. Here’s evidence a Bighorn Sheep was standing on this rock by the Palm Canyon trail just hours before we passed by.