Caitlyn Oliver Brown

I highly recommend Manitobah www.manitobah.com! They are Indigenous owned and make some very good looking boots. The mukluks served me well in Fairbanks.

The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture

Watching this video 10 times has significantly improved my mood.

Fig. 1 from the article. Overview of the selective and non-selective forces influencing the expression of same-sex partnerships in birds, adapted from the framework for understanding same-sex sexual behaviour in Clive et al. (2020). Illustration: Bertille Mohring

NEW PAPER: Same-sex partnerships in birds: a review of the current literature and a call for more data.

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#ornithology #birds #same-sexbehaviour #review #partnerships @tashgillies.bsky.social @katrina-siddiqi.bsky.social

Illustration: @bertillemohring.bsky.social

we got another one

A word cloud made from flagged terms in terminated NIH grant proposals. The most prominent words in large font include “trans,” “diverse,” “diversity,” “minority,” “sex,” “expression,” “mental health,” “gender,” and “women.” Other visible terms include “LGBTQ,” “racial,” “underrepresented,” “disability,” “barriers,” “black,” “equity,” “health equity,” “vaccine,” “bias,” and “intersectionality.” The word cloud highlights terms related to identity, inclusion, and marginalized communities.

HAPPY PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈

Under Trump, research using terms like “Trans,” “LGBTQ,” & “Gender identity” is being defunded. These terms reflect real people who deserve science that includes them.

Stand with us to protect LGBTQ+ science from political erasure.
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Absolutely horrible. I may not live there anymore but I'm a Californian at heart. I voted for Newsome to avoid this. I hope my CA friends and family, especially the many scientists I know, will stand up to this disgrace.

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I looked through some of the public comments and was distressed (but not surprised) by the amount of anti-vax comments. There was so much pseudo-science in these comments so please comment and say that COVID vaccines are good for us!

🚨 New teaching resources on museum genomics and conservation are now available! 🧬🦴🌿

I'm thrilled to share a project that has been a year in the making and is very close to my heart.

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Jay is the lead author on a fascinating paper I was involved in, about how male mimicry by female hummingbirds provides the first example of a type of signaling system that we predicted from theoretical principles over a decade ago.

This is infuriating.

And I believe it's due to anti-trans bias.

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Honestly, me too.

Have you read Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao? It's one of my favorites right now. It is very queer but it does include some distressing topics (happy to give content warnings if you need).

Large crowd in front of a stage in Albuquerque New Mexico. A sign reads "don't just protest, strike!"

Thousands of people showed up in ABQ today to fight against fascism. There were some many great speakers but the highlight of the event for me was chanting "Sí se puede" alongside Dolores Huerta.

"A second tariff has hit the World Trade Center."

Hand off our science! Stand up for science in partnership with indivisible. National day of action April 5th, 2025. Find and event near you

On April 5, SUFS is uniting with organizations all across the US to say Hands Off! Join us to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. Learn about the local event happening in ABQ here: handsoff2025.com?utm_source=s...

The front cover of a scientific journal titled Ornithologist, dated 1 April 2025. The main headline reads: “BIRDS: DECODED - Groundbreaking New Science.” Below that, a subheading says: “What are the UK’s birds really saying? Pioneering new research provides the answers.”

WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language.

The results tell us a lot!

Extracts below... 🧵

Wearing a large green parka on an icy and forbidding mountaintop, JD Vance reminisces about the davenport days of his youth. Kim Jong Il looks impressed.

OK maybe funnier.

We are deeply concerned by the broad cuts at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), outlined in a recent Executive Order. The IMLS is a beloved and trusted federal agency that plays a crucial role in helping cultural institutions educate, entertain, and engage visitors. 🧵

When funding’s uncertain, so are futures.

Here's what I said if you need a script:

"Hello, my name is X, I am a constituent living in Y County. I am calling to urge Senator Z to VOTE NO on cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.

Cooperating with Republicans will not avoid a shutdown. We are already in the middle of an illegal...

ICE Arrests Pro-Palestinian Activist at Columbia Mahmoud Khalil, who recently completed a graduate program at Columbia, has legal permanent residency, his lawyer said.

The United States government just disappeared a lawful US resident because it didn't like his speech. You should care about this because it shouldn't happen to anyone, but you should also care because it could happen to you. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/n...

The Geordi LaForge meme. Top level, a picture of Geordi, holding his hand up toward the camera in a "Wait, hold up" position with his head tilted to his left shoulder. The text reads, "Do not comply in advance." Three bullet points, symbolized with red "x"s, are below and read "bossy," "already a cliche," and "implies permission to comply later." Lower level, a picture of Geordi, he's turned his head to the left and his hand is now pointing its index finger to the camera in a "That's right" gesture, his eyes, although invisible behind his visor, glow red. The text heading says, "Fuck you. Make me." Below are bullet points, now symbolized with green check marks, that read "leads by example," "directs yelling at opposition instead of allies," and "easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner."

Proud to say that we ran a successful rally in Santa Fe! About 200 people came out in support, and this is just the beginning of our movement. Thank you to all who contributed to this success, particularly my co-organizers, @faheypsych.bsky.social @matwmccool.bsky.social and @cgillezeau.bsky.social

NM Legislative Recap March 7: Scientists slam federal grant suspension • Source New Mexico Scientists gathered outside the New Mexico Legislature on Friday to highlight science’s role as a public good.

NM Stand up for Science made the news!!!

Huge props to @ninachristie.bsky.social for leading the charge and to everyone else who came together to make today possible 🥼🔬

Protestors against federal science cuts holding signs at the entrance to NM State Capital

Protest signs at NM State Capital

Protest signs at NM State Capital

Protest signs at NM State Capital

Stand up for Science, Santa Fe, New Mexico