@marspidermonkey.bsky.social
Primatologist. Biological anthropologist. Recovering academic. Mammal Madness fan. Dog mom to the cutest rescue dog. Expertise in social relationships and stress in monkeys, apes, & humans, and the systemic inequities in academia & science. She/her
Beware of the peeps and ides of March
My household had flu A + B concurrently and then the person who had the flu A got the flu B four days later. Two kids at school have whooping cough. Kaiser Interstate's halls are filled with signs about measles ☠️
Sad to see the Ides of March becoming commercialised like this. I really feel like we're losing track of the true spirit of the holiday. It's not about how many knives you can stick in a tyrant all at once, it's about the whole community coming together to stab the tyrant as many times as possible.
They made them take down the videos because they would cause "reputational damage" to people like this young man, Nathan Cavanuagh, so definitely don't post this all over the internet with the name Nathan Cavanaugh attached, or this guy might suffer reputational damage. This guy, Nathan Cavanaugh.
Have all these Easter eggs that either reference specific stories and lore of ghost/monster stories in the towns, or callbacks to different horror movies/books. I’ve been listening to a podcast called Witches of Letters that go down the Easter egg rabbit holes and it’s fascinating.
Yeah they didn’t do well some of the folklore, and had some bad characterizations of most religious traditions (but I appreciate they they’re just as bad with Christianity, if that makes sense).
But they also have a hidden depth of local folklore to the towns the episodes visit. The writers—
Probably bad episodes. The first two seasons the writers were terrible with writing female characters, and there’s a running joke that’s racist/misogynistic that pops up in a few episodes, but I’d say it’s on per with shows like Gilmore Girls with 2000 jokes/tropes that didn’t age well.
A Republican senator with the internet poaster-brained “based” in his X handle is … reacting to odds on a gambling site … by acknowledging that his party’s voting restriction bill is intended to swing elections in their favor.
Mike Lee keeps saying the quiet parts loud and clear
republicans are in charge of everything and they are getting everything theyve ever wanted and doing everything theyve ever wanted and the world is on fire and the global world order is collapsing. is there a correlation? who can say
The U.S. seized a ship from Venezuela. -- and has gotten stuck paying $47 million so far for repairs and maintenance.
The total value of the ship? $10 million.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...
If this doesn’t radicalize you then you should probably already be in a guillotine.
America is a great place to visit and most Americans are very nice, outgoing people. However, if you are considering visiting the US from a foreign country right now, you have rocks in your head.
At some point they need to protect their own electoral prospects
reskeet my son with his first painting for good fortune in all your artistic endeavors this week
Friends don’t let friends use tik tok. Remember it is now in the hands of Trump’s pals .
Jfc I am the absolute target audience for this incredibly stupid shit and I need to convince my husband, who apparently doesn’t think about the Roman Empire unless I make him, that this is exactly what we REALLY need to make the kitchen functional. Thoughts, fam?
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Knicks’ Mohamed Diawara at Marcus Garvey Park after sharing iftar at Keur Yayeu Dara, a beloved Senegalese restaurant in Harlem.
The war next to Iran is being completely overshadowed by the Strait of Hornuz's closure.
But the sutuation in Southwest Asia is apocalyptic with war everywhere from the borders of India to Egypt.
If anyone has resources on (or, gd forbid, experience with) talking to three-year-olds about religious slurs *directed at them*, we would really appreciate your insight.
Happy Saint Patrick's day, do any other Irish people sometimes wonder about the fact that the day celebrates a British man that came to our country and eliminated our indigenous religious practices and replaced it with the Christian religion of another empire
He evolved tool use
A secretive political organisation is paying influencers US$1500 per post to attack a young, female Democratic candidate in an upcoming primary in Illinois.
I'd expect to see something similiar coming from Advance ahead of the Farrer byelection, and electoral laws struggle to respond.
Volunteering at the local Park this morning, my supervisor was doing a great job of blending into the rough gray bark of a cottonwood tree.
Western fence lizard #herps 🦎
The best part of the day was getting to be on a book panel with @berondam.bsky.social and listen to her talk about When Trees Testify. You’ll love this book. 🌳
Just started it!
UGH!!! How doesn’t everyone see that as a massive waste of everyone’s time?!
This is probably the hardest I’ve seen a wild primate throw a stone against another stone! Lots of lovely sharp pieces if the Moyen Bafing chimps ever want to take up that cutting/slicing lifestyle…
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Nice article about river otter recovery in the Great Lakes region (with a brief mention of our work).
"What matters is simple: otters are back. And their presence proves something worth remembering. Healing is possible. Ecosystems can recover."
www.rewildingmag.com/the-river-ot...
An opinionated Golden-browed Chlorophonia at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge #CostaRica
#birds #nature
Popped into @citylightsbooks.bsky.social yesterday, and something caught my eye!
So stoked to pick up a copy of When Trees Testify by @berondam.bsky.social !!!!!