bright medusa

Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.

I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.

You raise an interesting topic! My approach has been learning coded (and teamwork coded). When I first tried to do game reviews, I came at it from how would this game appeal to different people & what is the experience (So maybe sociological or anthropological?)
I didn’t realize my own bias

toto with his tongue out

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Pacific Dogwood, British Columbia
Jane Crosby
n.d.

The Clarion West logo and text that reads: Six-Week Workshop Applications Are Open: Applications Close February 13 at Noon Pacific Time.

If you're still thinking about applying for the 2026 Six-Week Workshop, applications close on Friday, February 13 at 12:00 PM PT (Noon!).

The 2026 workshop is virtual with instructors @taracampbell.bsky.social, @indrapramitdas.bsky.social, David Thomas Moore, and @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social!

I’m one! New to fiction but have been editing a long time. Looking to get more clients this year

Donate to Support the Surrey International Writers' Conference!, organized by Jenn Striemer For thirty-two years, the Surrey International Writers’ Conference… Jenn Striemer needs your support for Support the Surrey International Writers' Conference!

SIWC 2025 had to be canceled at the last minute in order not to cross the picket line during a hotel employee strike. But that meant losing non-refundable cancelation fees for rentals and services already paid for. I hope they recover and put on a great conference next year!

Just one week until our print sale, 70 Prints for 70 Years, goes live! Taking place from 17-26 Nov, own a piece of visual history from our archive.

Sign up to our newsletter to receive 15% off a framed print during the first 24h of the sale: bit.ly/worldpressphoto-newsletter-70-prints-for-70-years

Tell Ford Keep Speed Cameras: Protect Kids & Pedestrians — Progress Toronto Doug Ford announced plans to ban speed cameras—making it easier to speed. This move puts children and pedestrians at risk. Tell Ford and Queen’s Park: keep the speed cameras and keep enforcing speed ...

Hospitals & police chiefs agree: speed cameras save lives. So why is Ford banning them?

Ford is putting kids & pedestrians at risk just to let reckless drivers off the hook.

Tell Ford to keep speed cameras & enforce speed limits. Sign here: www.progresstoronto.ca/petition-pro... #topoli #onpoli

Northern Lake
Lawren Harris
1923

Are you a writer?

Are you a Vancouver-area writer?

Do you write genre fiction?

Come socialize with other local genre writers at one of our in-person meetups around the lower mainland or drop in for a chat on our Discord server!

www.vancouvergenrewriters.com

Beautiful Storm
Nicki Ault
2019

Prague, 1968 — photo by Josef Koudelka

Muir Woods exhibit is first casualty of White House directive to erase history "In order to know your role in history, you need to see yourself in it."

Visiting a National Park this summer? Consider photographing the educational signs you read and upload the images to the Data Rescue Project (www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...)

Matcha, the bright-green tea powder from Japan, has become so popular in recent months that producers are straining to meet the surge in global demand, fueled by social media hype and a boom in tourism to Japan, according to vendors. wapo.st/4lQkPLZ

Pacific Rim Blow
Robert Genn
n.d.

Ford government’s attempt to remove Toronto bike lanes is unconstitutional, judge rules The provincial government had argued that road space dedicated to cyclists was adding to congestion. A Superior Court judge said the government’s decision would risk the lives of cyclsits.

Best news of the day for us people who bike! Ford government's attempt to remove Toronto bike lanes is unconstitutional, judge rules www.thestar.com/news/gta/for... #topoli #onpoli #bikeTO

Just a reminder that I am going LIVE to talk to your cats and dogs and other pets today at 3PM eastern. It's called GET YOUR PETS and it's happening here (and wherever you get your streams): bit.ly/GETPETS43

Toblerone

Poilievre vows to fulfill oil and gas industry wishlist | The Narwhal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he’ll scrap the industrial carbon tax, a proposed emissions cap and key environmental rules

Canada’s largest oil and gas corporations want the next Prime Minister to dismantle environmental rules and speed up fossil fuel projects — and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to make it all happen.
thenarwhal.ca/oil-gas-wish...

‪If you’re local to Long Island, Jaeger’s Run Rescue and Strong Island Rescue are coordinating fosters for any cats lucky enough to make it out. Please look them up and get in touch if you want to help in any way. ‬

Lake Louise
Rita Mount
1930

75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

We polled Nature readers to ask if they were thinking of leaving the US for jobs abroad. Three-quarters of them (who said they were US-based scientists) said yes. 🧪

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Airline Demand Between Canada & United States Collapses, Down 70%+ Future flight bookings between Canada and the United States are down by over 70% year-over-year in the summer months. WOW.

“I hope you’re sitting down. For that six month period (April-Sept), the number of airline tickets booked between Canada and the United States is down anywhere from 71.4% to 75.7%.” onemileatatime.com/news/airline...

A calico cat sits in loaf position on white bedding, a mountain of blue and grey blanket behind her, with her face towards the camera showing one amber hazel eye and one green-blue eye. She doesn’t look amused at being awake this time of day.

Good morning. I have a Mochi, too!

an orange cat is sitting in a dignified position leaning on one elbow with his paws politely crossed but he fell asleep which somewhat undermines the dignified posture

[Waiting for the host to start meeting.]

The host:

A lupus-derived autoantibody that binds to intracellular RNA activates cGAS-mediated tumor immunity and can deliver RNA into cells Delivery of autoimmune disease–associated antibodies activates the immune system to fight glioblastomas.

I wouldn't have anticipated a Lupus self-directed antibody (4H2) might someday turn out to be an anti-cancer treatment
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Voting is live, and your opinion matters—help shape the world of speculative fiction. Voting ends April 15! 🚀 poll.voting.locusmag... #LocusAwards

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