Tom Iwanicki
@iwanicki.bsky.social
Visual ecologist studying light and vision on the high seas from the heartland of America, Washington, DC. Opinions my own. 🐟🪼🐦 tomiwanicki.com
Somewhere in the halls of power somebody is trying to spin the cyclospora outbreak as a way to fight mass extinction
Julien Kimmig @jkimmig.bsky.social · yesterdayWelcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons. I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access): authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...
i keep seeing people say that university presidents should rise up against this, whomst have clearly missed the second sentence here
Liam Knox@liamknox.bsky.social · 2d agoScoop: The Trump administration is sending a letter to college presidents asking them to pledge a series of policy changes by the end of the year. Unlike last year's Compact, this effort was devised with input from higher ed leaders. Free link to my exclusive: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Hyde T. Voltyge@hydevoltyge.bsky.social · 6d agoFolks... this is a reputable pollster.. And the gov race!?! With "extremely interested" voters it's 53 Talarico - 47 Paxton. GOV: Abbott 50 - Hinajosa 49 !!!! Article claims "extremely motivated" there... 53 Hinajosa - 47 Abbott. Yeah uh what??? www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...
Denied two emergency aid claims for Oregon today.
Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 7d ago“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Today‘s despicable clown show in the senate reminded me of this video from March 2020 Lombardy Italy. I watched a dozen times in a row through tears as the gravity of Covid hit me. We could have done better but literally millions of lives were saved through collective action youtu.be/K0U572cjsCI?...
Italian newspaper's obituary column grows as coronavirus death toll rises
YouTube video by Reuters
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This includes people who came here legally on a visa, applied for another form of status, and are just waiting for the US government to decide their case. People who haven’t done a single thing wrong.
Hamed Aleaziz@haleaziz.bsky.social · last wk.NEW: The Trump administration has begun arresting foreign citizens with expired visas as they travel through airports, according to documents obtained by The Times and interviews with lawyers — a tactic that opens up a vast new pool of people for deportation. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
From @ms.now: "DoorDash customers across the country now know what the company thinks the democratic rights of 700,000 Washingtonians are worth: about 20 cents." #DeleteDoorDash www.ms.now/opinion/door...
Opinion | DoorDash is selling out D.C. over a 20-cent delivery tax
The food delivery platform backed legislation that would strip Washington, D.C., residents of power over their own taxes.
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Canadian millennials know this nightmare fuel, Concerned Childrens Advertisers PSA from the early 90s. WARNING: deranged puppets and an absolute banger of a song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AuL...
Don't Put It In Your Mouth (Full Version, 1992)
YouTube video by RetroWinnipeg
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Michael@fleerultra.bsky.social · last wk.here are some commercials from my youth that have permanently etched themselves in my brain. feel free to QT or repy with your own faves. this one ran during my saturday morning cartoons and i think ended up on a vhs of transformers the movie or the duck tales movie www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVzZ...
If at least 1 state has operationalized single-payer by 2028, Medicare for All will become a key issue in the Dem presidential primary. That's why one of the best things New York can do for the nation is pass the #NYHealthAct. Good thing we just added 8 Leftists to the Assembly—let's get this done.
Physicians for a National Health Program - NY Metro Chapter@pnhpnymetro.bsky.social · last mo.No family should have to worry if their loved ones will get treatment in the event of a seizure or health crisis. We need comprehensive healthcare that protects New Yorkers both in an emergency and in our daily lives. Tell your electeds why you need the NY Health Act: www.bit.ly/Action4NYHA
The exact thing you'd expect a Goldman Sachs banker would do if given the power of a majority government. Absolutely shameful. Liberal MPs with a whiff of ideological commitment should oppose this.
Canada Healthwatch 🍁@canadahealthwatch.ca · 2w agoPlanned changes to Ottawa’s Canada Health Transfer could slash more than $50B from public health care over a decade, David J. Climenhaga reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
being afraid of the DSA is loser shit, sorry. “these progressive ideas are scary!” grow up.
“Musk insisted backyard tomatoes weren’t as good as those you can buy from the store, but people still do it anyway.” spoken like someone who has truly never experienced joy in their life
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 2w agoThere's a reason Elon Musk rarely does interviews with real news outlets.
Great examples of academic workers organizing and winning *before* formal union recognition. Don’t wait for permission or recognition from the state or employer. When people recognize the union as their own, that’s the basis of power
United Academics@local6741.bsky.social · 2w agoWhen we fight, we win! 6741 member Dan Greene has seen the incredible power of organizing in action, and you can too. Visit our website today to join, and stay tuned for organizing resources and trainings to help you get started! @aaup.org @uam-umd.bsky.social @dmgreene.bsky.social @aft.org
I simply love orcas and all of their brutal machinations! what new form of torture will they invent next! defector.com/orcas-are-ke...
Orcas Are Kerploding Sunfish Into A Thousand Pieces | Defector
In many ways, the sunfish could not have been better-designed as an orca’s chew toy. The largest species, the oceanic sunfish Mola mola, can grow up to 10 feet long and weigh up to 6,000 pounds. And y...
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Yall I saw the unofficial fish of bluesky. A 1000 pound mola mola just munching down on velella velella. Can't wait to get on a smaller boat and get some underwater shots of these perfect creatures this summer. 🦑
UT President interfering with faculty tenure. Just the latest egregious example of administrator overreach and political capitulation. Non-paywall follows.
UT border surveillance scholar was a shoo-in for tenure. UT denied him.
American Studies scholar Iván Chaar López fears UT’s unexplained tenure denial violated his academic freedom amid scrutiny of controversial fields.
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Anyone know a good custom enamel pin company? Union made? There are too many to choose from I am getting decision fatigue
Look at this Lichen-carrying green lacewing larvae! They stitch together lichen, plant debris, and carcasses of their fallen enemies to hide. Fantastic camouflage for this voracious predator of wee bugs.
Twice a year, Hawai'i experiences a strange moment where the sun appears to be exactly overhead & anything that is completely vertical casts no shadow. Let's learn about Lāhainā Noon, subsolar points & 'Kau ka lā i ka lolo', meaning "the sun rests on the brains."
In November, Mainers will defeat Susan Collins, and we will take back our Senate seat from the billionaires and corporations who think they own it.
Spain totally outclassed Argentina, wild calls wild game correct finish
The little exhibit for 250 in the Smithsonian Castle is breathtaking