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Amani Webber-Schultz

@curlybiologist.bsky.social
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PhD candidate studying shark scales and tails 🦈 Co-founder of Minorities in Shark Sciences More active on Instagram @curly_biologist She/her. Views my own.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Please repost! Drexel announced that it will close the Academy of Natural Sciences public museum- the oldest nat history museum in the US. There are 2 petitions to support the academy. Please sign both & come to our rally Tues. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... www.change.org/p/the-academ...
A poster featuring the T-Rex at the cognitive natural sciences, which says save the Academy natural sciences, museum rally in front of the academy 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway, Tuesday, September 8 10 AM. The T-Rex is saying tell Drexel keep the museum open. There’s an RSVP QR code and then the logos of Philly Science Action Skype scientist In Philly on the bottom.
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A country actively hostile to science has enabled Drexel to close a 200-year-old museum for “financial reasons”. I personally refuse to believe they had no choice but to do this. Money always flows in the direction where priorities are set. This is devastating.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I know the fault of the closing of the Academy of Natural Sciences lies with Drexel University but I called to complain to the Mayor anyway. If I learn of something more useful to do I'll let you know. Her office number is (215) 686-2181 Saving the museum would be great PR for her (she needs it).
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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It appears that the oldest natural history institute in the United States - the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia - is closing. A real shame and not something I fully understand or can comprehend. #naturalhistory #museums drexel.edu/news/archive...
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Preserving the Academy of Natural Sciences' Legacy and Collections for the Future
As part of this broader effort and following careful consideration, grounded in deep respect for the Academy’s extraordinary legacy, Academy and Drexel leadership have made the difficult decision to c...
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
And if you're too tired, fine, take a nap, but before you do, send me $5 so I can keep doing shit and/or buy an advent calendar for the same reason givebutter.com/SupportSAS26 (ideally become a monthly donor!) Shirts/calendars at SquidFacts.net
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Support Skype a Scientist with the Squid Facts shop!
The Squid Facts shop supports Skype a Scientist! We match scientists with classrooms, scout troops, and libraries. We also connect people with science using street art murals, and more! Learn more abo...
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NOAA Fisheries @fisheries.noaa.gov · 23/07/2026
We are hiring four Fish Biologists with multiple duty station location options. Applications are due by July 29, 2026. For upcoming positions and tips for how to apply on USAJobs visit: fisheries.noaa.gov/careers-more... #WorkAtNOAAFisheries; #Careers; #NOAA
 A square card with a faded photo of a fish as the background. Text overlaid on the photo reads “Work at NOAA Fisheries. Fish Biologist; Salary: $74,678 - $197,200; Four positions open; Apply by July 29, 2026 via USAJobs”
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Michael Metzger @metzgerm.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Simons Foundation has a new contest for Ecology and Evolution Graduate Fellowships! Due June 30th. Good luck everyone! www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
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Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
A week ago I found out that the grant I was confident would fund our spring mural will not, bc we're 2 blocks too deep into Kensington. This STINKS. This project rocks bc it's community driven, biodiversity-focused (& more! read on!) We're raising money to make it happen givebutter.com/KenzoMural
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H.A. Brown Elementary School Mural
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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 18/02/2026
My department at CSU Northridge is hiring a vertebrate functional morphologist! We've got a great EEB group, and we're looking for someone to carry forward a tradition of enriching organismal courses and community-engaged research. App review starts March 15 csucareers.calstate.edu/mob/cw/en-us...
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Assistant Professor Vertebrate Functional Morphologist #26-24
The Department of Biology at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is seeking a tenure-track faculty member in Vertebrate Functional Morphology.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The number of projects that we can fund depends on donations! We're starting the pool with $3k from our 2025 surplus (thank you for buying eel facts advent calendars!!!). If last year is any indication, we're gonna get requests for a LOT more than $3k Support here: givebutter.com/Science_IRL2...
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Help fund our 2026 Science IRL mini-grant program!
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
🚨🚨🚨 Attention science communicators! 🚨🚨🚨 The 2026 Science IRL mini-grant application is NOW OPEN! Submit your creative ideas for connecting people with actionable science information *offline*. The deadline for this round of grants is March 23, 2026. Apply here! forms.gle/4emvpRPddmEt...
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SCIENCE IRL: SciComm mini-grant 2026
Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess...
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Wanna see what projects were funded last year? I just published a post about them this morning! Everything is bleak as hell right now. If you want a pick me up, read this post. It's gonna warm your heart. www.patreon.com/posts/scienc... (anybody can read this, it's not paywalled or anything)
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SCIENCE IRL: Mini-Grant Highlights | Skype a Scientist
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
It’s been a year since we launched the science IRL mini-grant program. Wanna see what our grantees got up to?? Check it out! www.patreon.com/posts/scienc... We’ll be doing this program again in 2026, keep an eye out for the announcement soon!
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SCIENCE IRL: Mini-Grant Highlights | Skype a Scientist
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Last year we were able to give out $8500 thanks to donors who supported this program. This year we’re starting at a baseline of $3000 (from advent calendar sales). Anything additional raised on this page will go directly to supporting more 2026 projects! givebutter.com/Science_IRL2...
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Help fund our 2026 Science IRL mini-grant program!
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Matt Friedman @friedmanlab.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Study on the diversification of jaw shape in pelagiarian/scombriform fishes led by @knapprew.bsky.social out in Evolution Letters as Editor's Choice. Gorgeous trichiuroid render by co-author @sternarchella.bsky.social nabbed the cover! Open access: academic.oup.com/evlett/artic...
Cover of Evolution Letters featuring a 3D model of a fish skull with long fangs rendered in shades of purple and magenta.
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The Life of Sharks @thelifeofsharks.com · 30/01/2026
The fuck??
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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Squid flyby. 1 of the watch leads said a fundamental flaw with squid is they can't swim forward. Incorrect. They can swim forward. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 896 #livingbioreactors #MarineLife
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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Need a break from EVERYTHING?? Come join our free public talk this evening, where NYU professor Dr. Samuel Church will tell us all about his hunt for new blue bottle (man-o-war) species 🪼🧪🌊🦑 7:30 PM (EST) Zoom link: u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/8337406906... Meeting ID: 833 7406 9068 Passcode: 430292
Flyer for eventCover of scientific journal "current biology" showing a man-o-war
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Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Want to do a postdoc at Friday Harbor Labs? We have two positions open. Apply by March 1st. I am happy to discuss potential projects with fish people. apply.interfolio.com/180092 🧪
A view of Friday Harbor Labs dock in the early morning with blowing sea fog in the background.
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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Timeline cleans with snowflake-sized baby lagoon jellyfish. . 🎥 jelliesfarm www.instagram.com/jelliesfarm?...
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Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Really pushing Mendeley to its limits for this dissertation. (I have 25 papers open right now) 😬
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Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
The greatest accomplishment of my 3rd chapter is that the shark skin I siliconed onto my flapping robot did not fly off into the depths of the flow tank 🫡
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Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Also, LA, get your tickets! Jan 15 with me and @sarahmackattack.bsky.social:
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Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Is it really SICB if your not making edits to your talk the night before??? Anyway, come see my talk tomorrow at 11 am! It’s got sharks and Frankenstein and you may not think those two things to together, but I promise they do.
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a black and white photo of frankenstein with the words you 've created a monster
ALT: a black and white photo of frankenstein with the words you 've created a monster
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Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology @sicb.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Portland's never seen science like this! Joining us for #SICB2026 ? www.xcdsystem.com/sicb/program... Don't miss S07: #Animal collective movement in complex #environments Organized by Yangfan Zhang irapyangfanzhang.wixsite.com/physiology & Hungtang Ko hungtangko.com #science #biomechanics
Collective #behavior, observed across a wide range of species, offers a rich resource for cross-disciplinary study, linking biology, physics, and #engineering. This symposium will explore the #metabolic benefits and #biomechanical mechanisms of collective movement across different species and scales, highlighting the use of cutting-edge technologies such as computer vision, metabolic #phenotyping, and autonomous swarm #robotics. By uniting researchers from diverse fields and divisions, we aim to uncover unifying principles of collective behavior and discuss its broader implications, from energy savings in animal groups to applications in autonomous systems.
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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Each summer, I lead a week-long creative retreat for environmental researchers & academics on Catalina Island. We develop your most ambitious project ideas. It's truly life-changing. Applications for the 2026 Storymakers fellowship are now open! Deadline is Feb 1. dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...
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Storymakers Program - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Creating a more sustainable and environmentally just future for our planet and all who live on it
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Virginia Schutte @vgwschutte.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
“The Storymakers program is a weeklong intensive that trains full-time, established researchers in the art of environmental storytelling” 🧪 #SciComm
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
At @skypeascientist.bsky.social we were able to give out more grant funding than we took in this year, thanks to people who support us! That grant funding went to 13 science communicators across the country on their in-person projects. YOU can support us here: givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
If you can think of a better fish for Day 8 of #25DaysofFishmas, let minnow! Westward ho, we go on our #Fishmas road trip to the canyon rivers of the Intermountain West, home of the Colorado Pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), a minnow who's no small fry - meet the largest minnow in North America!
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with Colorado Pikeminnow on December 8
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Hey cuties, wanna share some snacks, chat, & pack up native plant seeds for free distribution? Join us December 17th for the next iteration of the Native Plant Prep Party! The goal: Pack up 10,000 seed packets. We're currently at 2000 already packed. RSVP here: luma.com/o3sladpu
a skeleton lovingly holds a pile of dirt with a sprout coming out of it with a butterfly on their skull. The city of Philadelphia is in the background. The words say "Native Plant Prep Party! Help pack native seed packets for free distribution" hosted by Skype a Scientist
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Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
What a nice Sunday it is!! ❄️ ⛄️
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
ARTISTS! I need your help! In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend. Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
A picture of a frog on a leaf with the SICB and Skype a Scientist logos on the bottom right with the following words on top: "Call for Artists!" Learn about the latest animal research adn create art inspired by the science at the SICB meeting in Portland, OR. Deadline to apply: dec 12, Project dates Jan 3-7, Stipend $1000"
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Emily Yeager, PhD @emilyyeager9.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Check out our publication on media coverage and the issue attention cycle of the recently identified and endangered Rice’s whale!
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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Did you know sharks are older than Saturn’s rings? #ICYMI Shark scientist @curlybiologist.bsky.social shares her own marine science journey including co-founding @misselasmo.bsky.social, plus researching the Pacific Spiny Dogfish and more on See Jurassic Right: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
On today’s See Jurassic Right Back To School series episode, I chat with shark scientist & @misselasmo.bsky.social cofounder, @curlybiologist.bsky.social! We chat about the sharks’ redemption era, her research on the nostrils of the Pacific Spiny Dogfish, and more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Oh to be a cat in a Trader Joe’s bag who has no idea what a dissertation is
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Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
“There is nothing a piece of bread and butter can’t fix.” A real thing I just said out loud to myself as I’m wresting with my data
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Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I am officially dreaming in MatLab scripts 🫡
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Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Opinion of the day that shouldn’t be a political stance: Everyone deserves access to food. Yes I’d like my taxes to go to SNAP. No I don’t care what SNAP recipients buy with said taxes.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 01/11/2025
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph
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Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Gonna have to put Jersey bagels in the acknowledgements for getting me through the final year of my PhD at this rate
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Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
For anyone who needs to pass these on: www.alieward.com/ologies/geno... www.alieward.com/ologies/revo... www.alieward.com/ologies/arti... www.alieward.com/ologies/cons... www.alieward.com/ologies/trol... www.alieward.com/ologies/crit... www.alieward.com/ologies/blat...
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Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) with Dr. Dirk Moses — alie ward
The world is confusing, but there are experts in everything. In our least funny episode ever, we thankfully convinced a global expert, professor, researcher, author, and Genocidologist (it’s a real wo...
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Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
All I see are two toasted marshmallows
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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
A court ruling that anyone authorized to administer an oath of office can swear in a congressperson would be a really good precedent to have when Republicans refuse to swear in the 120th congress.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
This fall, @megstampede.bsky.social & I are collaborating to create a 2026 calendar! Each month features a different animal, facts about them, & actions we can take to help them! Sales will fund our '26 Native Plant Project Pre-order now, they’ll ship in early November! Squidfacts.net
A spread of the calendar opened to November. two cuttlefish hover over a reef where the female has laid eggs with tiny little baby cuttlefish in them.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Colleagues in ocean science academia: 🧪🦑🌎 I am working on the section of my marine biology career advice book about applying to graduate school. I have lots to say here from both my own experience and years of teaching this stuff, but I’d welcome your input on any or all of this if you’re willing.
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Nick Lutsko @nick-lutsko.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
There's a good essay in @science.org about the importance of free global access to climate and weather data. The atmosphere doesn't know about borders, so paywalls anywhere hurt predictions everywhere; even more so for those who can't pay www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Free global access to climate and weather data must continue
Last month at the 80th session of the United Nations, the call to be “better together” was especially appropriate for discussions on the Early Warnings for All global initiative. About half the world’...
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
We’re BACK BABY. At Bad Art for Good, we’re gonna get together and make some art to make things better. How can art make things better? Creating makes us feel good! Art moves people! And we need a LOT of people to move right now! RSVP luma.com/w8v2xk5i
A possum in a beret with a paintbrush screams in front of a canvas with a possum in a pile of leaves. The words say bad art for good an art + community event and the possum is saying “make the world better with art!” And free beer snacks and art supplies, and Indy hall November 10th 6:30
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Dr. Jaimi Gray @jaimiagray.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
When you visit Friday Harbor Labs, @fishguy.bsky.social always has cool fish to discuss 🐟 Last week we pondered the horned searobin (Bellator militaris), & what its spines could be for. CT scan available on MorphoSource for you to explore www.morphosource.org/media/000027546 Images made in 3D Slicer
Colored rendering of a CT scan of Bellator militaris, in anterior and anterolateral viewColored rendering of a CT scan of Bellator militaris, in dorsal, left lateral, and ventral views
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Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
@drcatmac.bsky.social I have finally succeeded in applying to so many things I forgot I applied and then was pleasantly surprised when I got it 🤷‍♀️
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