Katie Matthews, PhD

memes from the Iraqi Information Minister

our current administration is more like the Iraqi Information Ministry

Remember that guy

yessss we all knew what scud missiles were and their ranges

Fun fact: there are so-called "decorator" or "collector" urchins that purposefully cover themselves with bits and bobs of shell, seaweed and other stuff.

And then someone made little hats for them...
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🌊 Satellite data reveal that Antarctica’s shrinking sea ice isn’t just a climate statistic: it’s reshaping the entire Southern Ocean food web.

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love that building (went to a wedding there, too, once - great space for that)

the first Gulf War/Desert Storm in the 90s is tied, in my brain at least, to the emergence of CNN as a household name - the young Wolf Blitzer reporting from Kuwait with rockets streaming overhead, etc.

Spotfin butterflyfish born looksmaxxed 🦋🐟💁‍♂️ #spotfinbutterflyfish #butterflyfish #coralcitycamera

My painting TIDAL WETLANDS

Hey you! Did you know that #fishing is one of the deadliest professions in the world? But labor laws are extremely shitty when it comes to stuff happening far away and under unclear jurisdiction. Something good just happened, though. 👇

#Fisheries #CapeTownAgreement

"One more request for additional uncompensated labor and you might literally explode into a nerdy-ass ball of flame."

brilliant as always!

I love it when my favorite worlds collide. Metaphorically.

White coffee mug with “this meeting should have been an email” written in it

I watched YouTube videos of people watching Heated Rivalry

best news I've had all day

Was in a fisheries meeting talking about how to improve financing for supply chains to ensure product availability to the coastal communities. Every single man insisted that to be effective only women should get loans. The men would mismanage it all. So there’s that.

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oh she's great - someone take this ticket!!!

but am i allowed to be happy the women's team said no :)

Plant native blooms in time for spring with Philly’s favorite squid scientist Local butterflies and bees need more homes. Philly’s science community has some creative solutions.

Oh hey!! A Billy Penn article all about the Native Plant project is OUT! Featuring interviews from me, @zajic.com @megstampede.bsky.social and @the666cat.bsky.social!

Check it out! billypenn.com/2026/02/24/s...

Yay!! Enjoy the change of pace!!

*latter. Sigh.

You put very well something we talk about in advocacy campaigning. Similarly, don’t mistake access for influence, or unknowingly sacrifice the letter for the former.

U.S. Women's Hockey Team declines Trump's invitation to the State of the Union President Donald Trump invited the men's and women's hockey teams after both won gold medals in overtime games against Canada.

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yeah I have some colleagues out your way trying to help on that, I think on maybe some juvenile salmon bycatch in some NPac trawl fisheries? don't want to speak out of turn, but definitely still work to do!

Also don't eat farmed shrimp, as a general rule. That stuff is nasty. And terrrrrible for the environment.

There is a reason restaurants can afford those all-you-can-eat shrimp buffets.

lucky girl :)

There is no fishery for Atlantic salmon (humans did a number on their habitat so there aren't enough to catch and sell) so all "Atlantic salmon" you see, whether from Chile, Scotland, Norway or elsewhere is all farmed. I've seen "wild-caught Atlantic salmon" on a menu before. Giant lie. Or a crime.

what @thecorvallisbirder.bsky.social said!