Anna Olderbak

Someday, people will ask: What did you do while Trump dismantled democracy? This moment won’t be remembered with pride if we just sit back & watch it happen.

(PDF) Do human-induced habitat changes impact the morphology of a common amphibian, Bufo bufo? PDF | Human activities induce habitat modifications and the intensification of land use including urbanisation and agriculture. Human-modified habitats... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

When humans remodel the planet, even toads get a redesign. Urban Bufo bufo have smaller limbs, possibly moving less to avoid predators (or just potholes). Evolution, or are they just sick of our BS?🐸

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At this point:
✅ Trump defied a federal judge’s order
✅ Trump is helping Russia cover up a genocide
✅ Trump is gutting scientific research & education
✅ Trump is openly sabotaging NATO
And somehow, people are still out here saying “Well, let’s just see what happens.”

WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED TO SEE?!

(PDF) Rana areolata (Crawfish Frog) and Rana sphenocephala (Southern Leopard Frog). Interspecific Amplexus PDF | On Jun 1, 2024, Owen M. Edwards and others published Rana areolata (Crawfish Frog) and Rana sphenocephala (Southern Leopard Frog). Interspecific Amplexus | Find, read and cite all the research y...

It’s a rainy night. You’re a Leopard Frog. You see a Crawfish Frog. One thing leads to another… and suddenly, you’re in a herpetology paper. Life comes at you fast. 🐸

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The GOP playbook is simple:
1️⃣ Pass extreme laws
2️⃣ If courts block them, ignore it
3️⃣ If a judge rules against them, impeach them
They don’t care about democracy. They care about unchecked power.

Three new species of torrent treefrogs (Anura, Hylidae) of the Hyloscirtus bogotensis group from the eastern Andean slopes and the biogeographic history of the genus The Hyloscirtus bogotensis group contains 17 species of treefrogs from the tropical Andes and Central America. A taxonomic review of the Amazonian clades of this group is presented based on DNA sequen...

A new study shows the Hyloscirtus genus has crossed the Andes only four times in 30+ million years.
Translation? This mountain range is a MAJOR barrier, shaping the evolution of these frogs and keeping species isolated for millions of years. 🐸#Conservation #AndesBiodiversity

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Trump promised to lower prices. Instead:
📉 The economy is shrinking
📈 Inflation expectations are rising
🥚 Eggs cost $5.90 a dozen
🔥 He started a trade war that’s tanking American businesses
Is this what you voted for?

The saga of the development of laboratory tests to evaluate the neutralizing efficacy of antivenoms for the treatment of snakebite envenoming The parenteral administration of animal-derived antivenoms has been, since 1894, the mainstay of the therapy of snakebite envenoming, a neglected trop…

Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease affecting 2.7M people annually. The WHO is pushing for better antivenoms & testing methods, but funding is PITIFUL. If this were malaria or cancer, the money would pour in. #SnakebitesMatter #GlobalHealth

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Today in dystopian hellscape news: RFK Jr. doesn’t know that riboflavin is Vitamin B2 and thinks it’s a dangerous food additive…while also claiming Vitamin A cures measles.

This is the person running Health and Human Services.

What could possibly go wrong?

Hey everyone! If you think this is a cool photo, would you mind voting for it at the following link? I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks. 😊

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The Sunday Shitstorm The World is Watching, and They're Terrified

“This isn’t about Republican vs. Democrat. This is about whether America remains a democracy or slides into authoritarianism—while the rest of the world scrambles to adjust to a U.S. that can no longer be trusted.”

• Nazis called Jews “vermin.”
• Hutu extremists called Tutsis “cockroaches.”
• Trump calls immigrants “vermin.”
• Musk calls the poor “parasites.”
This isn’t just rhetoric—it’s a warning. Dehumanization is how violence starts, and history shows what happens when people ignore it.

This Gophersnake (Pituophis catenifer) put on a fierce display when I found her mid-road in Dundy County, Nebraska—hissing, flattening her head, and vibrating her tail. All bluff, no venom.

After a photo, I moved her off the road. Bullsnakes control rodents and deserve respect, not fear. 🐍

New:

DOGE's spending has been secret.

No longer.

My colleagues have uncovered it.

www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Why is Trump underwater in eight polls?

✅ Prices are going UP, not down (the central theme of his campaign).
✅ His minions are embarrassing us on the world stage.
✅ Musk is firing/cutting recklessly.
✅ Ukraine is still at war.
✅ Biden deported more people daily than he can.

Who voted for this?

Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.

Anna Olderbak | Substack Scared for the future. I’m an RN, a mother, a young herpetologist, and I’m studying conservation biology. I’m a liberal in a very red state.

I made a substack account and will post meaningless drivel every so often. I will mainly share other actually talented writers.

Elon—the richest man on Earth—is gutting the world’s largest provider of food aid. He could end world hunger single-handedly and still be the richest man alive. But he won’t.

Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!

Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…

The last one is. :)

The ocean is overheating. The planet is breaking records every week. Wildfires, floods, and droughts are worsening. And instead of addressing climate change, we’re debating whether Trump gets to take over the Panama Canal. A joke of a country. #climatechange

i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people

We’re focused on feeding our kids.

Investing in our schools.

Making sure child care is affordable.

Regardless of the chaos unfolding in Washington, we’re making Minnesota the best state for kids to grow up.

hi what if we stopped things from occurring

Selective outrage of the right.

Opinion | There Is No Going Back The president’s opponents, whoever they are, cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was.

Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now

Live Updates: Trump, Hosting Israel’s Leader, Says Palestinians Should Leave Gaza Image of Trump and Netanyahu

The President of the United States is openly advocating for ethnic cleansing of Gaza.

There is no bottom.

"Live Updates: Trump, Hosting Israel’s Leader, Says Palestinians Should Leave Gaza" www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

“The US will take over the Gaza strip… we’ll own it“

no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person

For those farmers and farm adjacent folks that voted for Trump, what you’re about to feel re the tariffs we warned you about. Don’t pretend ya didn’t know