this diagram of snake anatomy is making me lol. you may say those are different body regions, but to me that's all Tube. phys.org/news/2026-08...
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charismatic megafauna at Defector books How Far the Light Reaches & Dyke (geology) newsletter Creatures NYC 🤙 https://buttondown.com/simbler/ signal: simbler.88
on Sophie Cunningham and a trans controversy that doesn't involve any actual trans people: defector.com/the-right-ha...
For @defector.com, I wrote about @abdulelsayed.bsky.social's ground game, and spoke to the young, dedicated staffers behind him. With over $60 million being spent against their campaign, they're hoping to show that "organized people beat organized money." defector.com/abdul-el-say...
Abdul El-Sayed's Campaign Believes The Many Can Defeat The Money | Defector
DETROIT — It’s 2:00 p.m. on a Tuesday, just one week from election day, and Abdul El-Sayed’s Detroit office is standing room only. The front and back of the room are packed with volunteers eager to he...
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Imane Khelif, Barbra Banda, now the Cunningham circus - it's kind of amazing how many "trans women in sports" controversies don't actually involve a single trans woman
Many of the same culprits of the NWSL's transphobia flare-up in November are gleefully stoking the WNBA's current crisis. There's a lot to learn from Sarah Gorden & Angelina Anderson's responses then, and Brianna Turner & Cheryl Reeve's responses now. Both leagues need to follow suit.
The Anti-Trans Grifters Are Coming For The NWSL | Defector
In July, the Guardian reported that the NWSL had quietly allowed its policy on the participation of transgender players, established in 2021, to expire. The scrapped policy used the testosterone level...
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I asked the question on everyone's lips 🐒 defector.com/can-a-monkey...
Can A Monkey Have A Pet? | Defector
In the spring of 2004, researchers monitoring a population of wild bearded capuchins in a Brazilian woodland saw an infant clinging to Chiquinha, one of the adult female monkeys. The baby was not a ca...
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Made me think of this great @defector.com piece by @sabs.bsky.social, which really captured the inherent sadness/loneliness in these kinds of scams: "It sucks that this pure and uplifting type of thing has been infested by bots, making writers doubt the messages they receive..."
What I Learned From My Annoyingly Long Correspondence With "Elena Ferrante" | Defector
Earlier this month I received an email that, for a moment, made my heart skip. The email came from someone named Elena Ferrante, at “elenaferrante800@gmail.com,” and I feel no remorse leaking Elena’s ...
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wishing I were a dentist so I could put this fellow on the wall of my waiting room,perhaps with a cheeky message... "Flossed yet?" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capuchi...
that is my circus. and those are my monkeys! and you won't get away with this!!!!!
The right got a big win when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld states banning trans girls from women's sports. What's next? Over at @defector.com, I dig into their plan for essentially winding down competitive women's sports and Title IX — think of it as make women's sports girly again. Gift link:
Is The Right's Next Project Make Women's Sports Girly Again? | Defector
Within a few weeks of the country’s highest court giving states permission to ban trans girls from nearly all school sports, the influential right wing think tank The Heritage Foundation made clear it...
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god the ocean is SO beautiful has anyone considered writing about this
thinking about the immortality of the crab??? what about being overcome with desire for a spam musubi....
last universal common ancestor obviously FTM (he's named Luca.....)
the darling face of a girl whose poops turn the air purifier on high every single time
I’m watching Vanilla Sky for the first time what is HAPPENING
my beautiful and beloved plant of 4 years has MEALYBUGS 😭 does anyone have advice? I’ve heard the best thing to do is dunk the leaves in a bath of dawn + isopropyl alcohol
kind of insane how much I wanna shake my ass to david cronenberg repeating "they're dead, they're gone, no one lasts forever"
wrote about the Creature of the Moment™️ defector.com/is-jimothy-o...
Is Jimothy OK? A Creature Investigation | Defector
Jimothy crept into our lives like any good cryptid—as a blurry, scuttling thing. Kiana Hall, the Seattle local whose firsthand footage resulted in Jimothy’s newfound fame, first thought she had spotte...
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Really good blog here. defector.com/sophie-cunni...
Sophie Cunningham Is About As Edgy As A Beach Ball | Defector
There’s a type of public relations exercise that unfolds like a joke. In it, a notable figure who has chosen to sit for a longform profile, declined to answer a sensitive question through her represen...
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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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happy pub day to this tremendously insightful anthology from @theopennotebook.bsky.social, edited by @siricarpenter.bsky.social & featuring dazzling contributors @maryroach.bsky.social @edyong209.bsky.social @ferrisjabr.bsky.social @kendrawrites.com and more! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
The Best Science Stories and How They Work
An invitation to engage with some of today’s most respected science journalists as they take readers beneath the surface to reveal the making of eleven of the best science stories.With eleven deeply r...
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our website is so beautiful now!!! defector.com/hey-look-we-...
Hey Look, We Redesigned Our Website | Defector
Well, well, well, would you look at that. We have a fancy new website. This redesign is the result of a lot of hard work by our esteemed partners at Lede, and they have provided us with a homepage tha...
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being 32 is all about mopping. if I’m not mopping I’m mentally preparing for my next mop
I wish the combination wildlife smoke heat dome diarrhea parasite situation would make my personal problems feel less dire but unfortunately that's not now how it works
