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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

For my US based menstruating followers with heavy periods, take a look at this clinical trial!

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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

This came across my feed elsewhere, and since it has the source attribution, enjoy:

A single panel comic from CrustaceanSingles.com from 1.6.18. A stick figure minotaur in a white lab coat says:

When you said I'd be in charge of my own lab, you meant labyrinth? This is a tremendous waste of my expertise in biochemistry."

Labyrinth and tremendous are underlined for emphasis.

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Dr. Jey McCreight 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

You may have noticed I disappeared from social media after my launch of @beyondxandy.bsky.social I was violently attacked by a transphobe who recognized me and have been in the hospital and resting If you'd like to help me with my medical bills, please consider donating here: gofund.me/9328f91f2

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Donate to Help trans activist Jey McCreight recover from hate crime, organized by Jey McCreight

I am a transgender activist and science communicator who was v… Jey McCreight needs your support for Help trans activist Jey McCreight recover from hate crime

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

It hurts to put so much effort into making something work, and still have it fail.

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Sam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 22/01/2026

I just thought everyone should see this

Dr Kareem Carr
man: i wish to publish
@kareem_carr
Jan 21
reviewer 2: your paper is no good
man: i'll do anything to improve
reviewer 2: it's simple. you must read the work of the great scientist Pagliarini
man: *bursts into tears* but i am Pagliarini
Andre Pagliarini
@apagliar
Jan 21
a first: in rejecting an article I submitted to a journal, reviewer 2 noted I failed to engage the work of one Andre Pagliarini
Jan 21, 2026 • 3:47 PM UTC

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I've had a cold since the 30th December and it's at the annoying phase where I can't enter locations that are too hot or too cold, or lie down at night without constantly coughing.

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

I honestly can't think of an issue where my mind has been more thoroughly changed by listening to people on social media. While MAiD is something that in principle I'd support, it's not possible to have it as a truly consensual option under current systems- something I learned from disabled folks.

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

The conference is over, and I had a great time! Looking forward to the next one! #bsi25 #teammastcell

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

I'm looking forward to attending #BSI25 next week! Hoping to make some new contacts and meet new people ☺️ Will have my eye out for mast cell research in particular, but I'm excited to see the progression in immunology research overall! 🔬

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 17/11/2025

One year ago today, I sold my first pin badge at canopyrobin.etsy.com and set out to fund my trans healthcare expenses sustainably by creating a small business alongside my fulltime job. This quoted thread shares the 17 designs and 106 variations I've made since then! Please check them out! 🏳️‍⚧️

Over 100 pride pins in different designs inspired by nature and academia. I don't want to overwhelm this alt text with too much detail but the quoted thread has alt texts for all of them

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

I will be starting ADHD medication soon! Possibly this week, depending on if the prescription comes through at the weekend. I started the referral process for ADHD in 2023 so it's been a long time coming waiting for this moment. Here's hoping it works 🤞

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Here's today's administrative assistance I am receiving

Two dogs sitting on a couch. One dog, a tan staffy is in the background, glancing towards the camera with her ears perked up. The smaller dog in the foreground - a daschund/chihuahua mixed breed - is guarding a toy from the camera man, her tail a blur in the photo as she prepares to snatch the toy further away at a moment's notice. The toy itself is a dark green dragon shaped stuffed toy with a piece of rope as a tail. The toy is almost as big as the small dog herself.

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

It's been a while since I did some snowboarding. Preparing myself for some cramped legs later 😂

A picture of a snowboard boot and snowboard against a grey ground backdrop.

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Yesterday we went to see the Galeón Andalucía at the Albert Docks. Cass managed to resist the urge to pirate the vessel, so for now we are still living in our house on land. It's still in Liverpool for a few more days though... 🏴‍☠️ share.google/vHAicAD5Y7Q7...

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Max von Thun @maxvonthun.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

“We studied more than 70 different elections that took place in 12 western European countries over several decades, and found that when mainstream parties take more anti-immigration positions, it leads to more support for the radical right, not less.”

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

It's quite an exhausting experience trying to live your life every day while the media screams that people like you are unnatural and shouldn't exist. I guess I'm quite good at compartmentalization. 🏳️‍⚧️

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 16/09/2025

The First International Symposium of Nonbinary Scientists has put out a call for abstracts and registration! 🧑‍🔬🧪 Dates: November 1-3 Location: Virtual campaign-statistics.com/browser_prev...

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🌈 Submit an abstract to the first ISNBS symposium!

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

"A queer feminist approach ... would not frame chemically-poisoned frogs as pitiable freaks of nature, as well-intentioned scientific and media coverage tends to do."

thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

The Queer Lives of Frogs

What frogs teach us about sex, science, and why biology is messier than we think.

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Garden spider that had made a web next to my backdoor! Created its own little photoshoot backdrop 🕷️🕸️ #nature #spider

A garden spider against a white backdrop. The shot shows the underside of the spider, as it sits in the centre of it's web. The web is not visible in the shot, so it appears as though the spider is floating.

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

New phone means my camera is finally able to take pictures of what is important!

Ginger tabby cat sitting on a grey fluffy pet bed, giving the camera a side eye

Tan Staffordshire terrier is main focus of the shot, giving a side eye to the camera.

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Got a new phone number and accidentally lost all my WhatsApp chat history. Woops!

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

A couple of months ago, my grandmother died. She was like a parent to me, and helped bring me up after my dad died when I was 9. Her passing is a huge hole in my life. I miss her when I am having a tough time and need to reach out for support, I miss being able to share my achievements with her.

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SAHASA 🐙🪸 @sculptedreef.com · 07/08/2025

🌌 Lorelei the Day Octopus 🐙 Hand sculpted from clay 🎨 #ArtYear #ArtGallery #Art #Sculpture #Octopus 🦑🐡

A hand sculpted and painted octopus sculpture, depicting the species Octopus cyanea, also known as the Day Octopus.

This sculpture has a warm brown pattern with subtle patches, a bluish webbed pattern and a big white stripe over the mantle.

The paintwork represents one of this species most remarkable color expressions.

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Liverpool Pride 2025 was a good time. I got lots of compliments on my sign today. The speeches at the start were super moving. I found myself in tears on a few occasions. The energy of the people marching today was great, so many people marching in solodarity for trans people 🏳️‍⚧️🩷🤍🩵

A picture of the Liverpool Pride 2025 march. The focus of the picture is a man in amongst the crowd of people marching together near the Liver building in Liverpool. The man is wearing a black tshirt with a dragon graphic on it and "trans rights" written on it. He is holding a placard that says: Don't talk to me about "biological sex" I am a biologist.

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

I am resentful that I wasn't diagnosed with adhd before I spent 3 decades nuturing a permanent state of insecurity and low self esteem as a result of living with my adhd symptoms. Currently mourning 'a life that could have been' if I'd had a diagnosis earlier.

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Yesterday I was diagnosed with ADHD. It's good to have an answer for some of the issues I've been facing in the past (and present). There's a 10 month(!!!) wait on starting titration of medication which is frustrating, but what's one more year when I've been waiting my whole life.

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

youtu.be/00L571GxJJM?... Currently obsessed with this song 🤡🍔

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Stone Jars

YouTube video by Worthikids - Topic

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ErrantScience @errantscience.com · 19/06/2025

Who can work in science, EVERYONE #pride

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

2025 has been really rough

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

My 11 year old ginger tabby, Hannibal, has been dealing with a urinary blockage recently. Very scary to deal with 😭 Hoping the changes we make to his diet will help, otherwise he's going to need surgery 😥😷

A ginger tabby sitting on the back of a black sofa, with his paw touching his owner's shoulder. The owner is a man with light brown hair, glancing over to the cat st his shoulder.

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Nice to see the group photo from the Mast Cell Training School! Thank you again, EMBRN 🤗 embrn.eu/marcus-maure...

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Roxi Horror 💀🌸 @roxiqt.com · 13/12/2024

ME: [extremely burnt out] I need to take the day off to relax ALSO ME: I wonder if there is a way that I could relax that would be more productive

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

The attacks on trans rights are really difficult to deal with. I fear for my friends and dread what is going to come next 😭

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

A select number of shots from my Berlin visit. I was lcuky enough to get some sightseeing done on Thursday before getting started with work! Its been an exciting experience, and I've learned so much :D

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I arrived yesterday in Berlin for the Marcus Maurer Mast Cell Training School. The normal camera on my phone is scratched up so I'll be taking a lot of wide angle shots and selfies haha. Its my first time in Germany, and I've not been out of the UK since 2013, so this is an exciting experience!

A picture of a street on Freie Universität Berlin campus. It is a spring evening, and the plant life is vibrant green and lucious. A motorbike sits on the corner of the pavement, out of the way of pedestrians. In the distance poking out between the trees there are some campus buildings, and the Seminaris conference centre.

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

The UK supreme court ruling on transgender people has not provided clarity, as politicians have suggested. Instead its thrown trans people into a world of uncertainty, which causes fear and anxiety in trying to live our daily lives.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 19/04/2025

An important message.

Sign reading "so tired of living in an Onion article"

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Some advice on activism and feeling less helpless: You probably cannot make a big change by yourself. That's okay. Find a thing you can do--either joining an existing thing or starting something small that you can sustain with resources you have--and start there.

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Jack @flapjackwalsh.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Seeing discussion that Trump may have confused 'transgenic' with 'transgender' when he spoke about "8 million dollars spent to turn mice transgender" makes my stomach turn. Just wait until he hears about all the 'transgender' bacteria that are used!

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Many US students don’t know how to seek opportunities outside the US. With some help from our colleagues in EU and Canada, we could put together a consolidated website of PhD opportunities and scholarships outside the US, organized by field. There might still be time for this year in some places.

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