Lab-kept bumble bees roll small wooden balls around for no apparent purpose other than fun, a 2022 study reveals.

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The state of Georgia is using the body of a brain-dead woman as an incubator. Because she was 9 weeks pregnant when she died, and their abortion ban is from about 6 weeks, they are sustaining her on life support, without input from her family, until 32 weeks of gestation. A true dystopian nightmare.

Today's foraging score 🍓🫐

Another day of reminding everyone of Carl Sagan’s eerily accurate warning about the dangers of not being able to ask skeptical scientific questions to those in power or authority.

I don't like going a week without baking.

Staying at a friend's house and found a deck. I decided to draw a few cards. Love this draw -

I am visiting my home town to celebrate my brother's birthday and the next few days are going to be filled with good times with people I love 🥰

😭

LOTD 🍞

*loaf of the day*

Made with ap flour because groceries are ridiculous, and who even uses that word anyway? Groceries....peasants 🙄😅

First jalapeno cheddar loaf

Goosebumps, keep speaking your facts 👏

THE song of 2025, courtesy of Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com, @indivisible515.bsky.social, Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke!

Best ear yet 🌽👂 🍞

Widespread firings start at federal health agencies including many in leadership Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Since I work in clinical research this is concerning, but it goes way beyond fear for my own job.

National sourdough bread day and I made *another* loaf

Covering up a 20 yr old tattoo with a green man 🌿 🌲

Tried something new

Good morning ☕

No wetlands, no seafood We are proud to be a longtime partner of the North Carolina Coastal Federation. No wetlands, no seafood is a registered trademark of North Carolina Coastal Federation. Video by Julia WallWritten by St...

www.southernenvironment.org/news/no-wetl...

Cape Fear

Stopped to watch the dolphins and cormorants eat supper in Southport, NC

New bird species spotted at the pond today! First time seeing Tree Swallows in the winter. There were about 20 of these guys flying near the surface of the water. Today they shared the pond with mergansers and a blue heron - next time I'll bring the camera
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Thank you!!

Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.

This is evil.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

Anyone else?