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Instead of believing the myth that three expensive, genetically modified wolves are “de-extinct” dire wolves, let’s look at animals humanity has actually brought back from the brink of extinction using proven science and dedicated hard work: 🧵/6

Breaking Bad Top 10 Scariest Moments

10. the Walter Blight

feeling brave? masochistic? anhedonia not hitting hard like it used to — you need to feel harmed, targeted, mocked by fate? friend, search “Christian version of Hallelujah” on YouTube and kiss your good vibes goodbye

Fairy shrimp has a grey body, reddish eyes, and an orange mouth. It has two long clear antennae. The water is cloudy

for this day of both #Crustmas AND #InverteFest here is one of the rare SE USA Chirocephalid fairy shrimp I have been tracking basically on my own since...2017? I barely ever get to see them in person because they can skip years if the rain and temperature don't sync exactly how they want

marry xbox to all who celebrate

more like mid earth am I right

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The male glowworm on its back, showing just how huge its eyes are

his hobbies include looking, viewing, and seeing

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Ok for #hexapodecember - my favourite invertebrate of the year was (obvs) a fly

It was this Forcipomyia sp. (Ceratopogonidae - biting midge) that was engorging on the lymph of this Pseudophasmatidae - found in the Peruvian Amazon

I nominate @bertonemyia.bsky.social to continue the hexapod love

flug hunched over with a dumbfounded expression. they are saying "ahh" while thinking " I forgot.."

All this and #Garashir, too???
#PinchMe
#LowerDecksLowerDecksLowerDecks
#SaveLowerDecks

Star Trek The Next Generation scene. This is one of those shots that happens after the opening theme music when the episode starts but the credits are still rolling over the scene. We're in Picard's ready room and see Picard at his desk sitting across from an older Starfleet guy. They're having a chat. Credit reads, "Executive Producer Rick Berman" and the dialogue closed caption reads, "Just an old man's fantasies."

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united healthcare denied a $111,000 claim when i was 23 because they deemed a private hospital room not medically necessary after my doctor wrote them a letter explaining that i'd die if i was exposed to anyone with a viral illness.

A pen and ink drawing showing a man's body lying down. In the distance there is a room with wooden panks and a window beyond which is a landscape. In the foreground you can see how Mach also drew a distorted curve of his nose, mustache, and brow ridge, which our minds typically block from us actually sensing.

Ernst Mach, whose name you know from the Mach numbers (Mach 1, Mach 5 etc) was also a philosopher and artist who was obsessed with sensation, the below is a self portrait of him called "View from the left eye."

TNG scene. We're outside a southwest style looking house at nightfall, and some light is coming from the house. We see Picard sitting on the steps, but this is like if Picard had a bohemian twin brother who smokes weed all the time and likes to tell you to put your phone down and really just *be* in the moment with him. He's wearing a blue and green tye dye shirt, looks chill and relaxed, and he's holding a flute/recorder instrument as if he just stopped playing to briefly say something meaningful. Closed caption reads, "I'm not brooding. I'm immersed in my music."

Twitter posts no longer have timestamps. That's exactly what you want on a network built on being a realtime information source. Possibly the worst to ever do it in social media

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Chelsea Manning and other trans people hold sit in inside of bathroom across from Speaker Johnson’s office.

Classic Act Up era tactics here.

They were told according to Pablo they would be arrested for sexual misconduct.

Trans activists stage bathroom sit-in at Capitol Hill The protest marked a shift in LGBTQ+ activists’ approach to calling for change ahead of a second Trump administration expected to enact harsh anti-LGBTQ+ policies.

Trans activists stage bathroom sit-in at Capitol Hill — marking a shift in some LGBTQ+ activists’ approach to calling for change ahead of a second Trump administration that is expected to enact harsh anti-LGBTQ+ policies. @oriion.bsky.social reports.
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Trans people centered themselves in a trans case before a very not trans court Not only was Chase Strangio arguing, but a trans plaintiff was in the courtroom Wednesday, as were many other trans people: lawyers, journalists, observers. It matters.

NEW: Trans people centered themselves in a trans case before a very not trans court. Not only was Chase Strangio arguing Wednesday, but a trans plaintiff was in the courtroom, as were many other trans lawyers, journalists, and observers.

"Trans people were not hidden Wednesday, and that matters."

Going freshie fresh for #Crustmas - it's the freshwater California Clam Shrimp (Cyzicus californicus)! They're endemic to California & found in vernal pools – their eggs can withstand drying out & can hang out in the dirt waiting for the pools to fill up again. Little taco shrimp! #25DaysofCrustmas

A subterranean crustacean with a santa hat and some festive Christmas baubles and snowflakes around it

Getting into the #Crustmas spirit with this lovely little subterranean-adapted parabathynellid #crustacean
#stygofauna #invertebrate

a digital painting of a, orange and white shiba inu dog. The technique is scratchy and full of rake-brush textures. The shadows lean green. She is making an "awoo" face

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Chase Strangio said we need to intervene in any and all narratives that work to blame or isolate transgender people. 👀 Step up, push back, be loud. Trans people need to know they aren’t alone and that their allies are legion.

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Chase Strangio spoke with @zachstafford.bsky.social before making history at the Supreme Court today.

It’s important for us to listen to what trans people have to say about what’s going on. And to follow their guidance.

He love this kind of milk ❤️

drawing of a baby fairy shrimp larva in the process of hatching. it has large shiny black eyes and very long antennae for its size

DIAGRAM OF BABY FAIRY SHRIMP HATCHING BY JENS MOSSIN