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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 27/08/2026

It's Dog Day! Have a dog story in 3 pictures.

A small tricolour beagle named Muffin yawns and reclines against a larger black potcake named Boots.

Boots jams his face into her face to investigate her open mouth while she tries to turn her face away, unimpressed.

Boots jams his tongue into Muffin's mouth. We all knew it was coming.

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 25/08/2026

There's a beetle orgy happening on all the leaves in the yard where I'm staying. Here's a picture of it for all you insect perverts.

Some beetles clumped all over each other on the stem and leaves of a plant outside. It's sunny out. They are a pearly green with brown leaves. I think they're pretty.

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 18/08/2026

Wow, just the dopamine hit I needed today! I know it's fairly small potatoes, but it is only counting reads through ResearchGate. There could be dozens more. Dozens! 🫣 Link to a list of my written work: inclusivescience.ca/current-rese...

Screencap from ResearchGate: Nice work, Gadfly!
Your research items reached 1,000 reads
Achieved on July 29, 2026

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 29/05/2026

I had such a great time at SCAS #IAGLR26 this year! I hope everyone else did too! And I am really proud of this as well!

2026 IDEA+ Presenter Scholarship
2026 IAGLR & SCAS Joint Conference
Gadfly Stratton
"Priorities for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility in Aquatic Sciences"

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 28/02/2026

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

Two dogs lying on the rug that was warmed up by the sunlight coming in the windows. On the left is a black potcake (50lbs). He is facing the camera and using a stuffed grey bear as a pillow. On the right is a tricolour beagle (20lbs), facing away from the camera, laying on her side with her belly facing the first dog. They seem happy and relaxed. In the background is a wooden couch with a blanket on it and a rocking horse.... and a weird sculpture of a man's head with a bird on it with fingers for his beard??? What even is that? Nevermind. Dogs.

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 25/02/2026

🎶Heaven, I'm in heaven And the cares that hung around me through the week Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak When my dogs are out here sleeping cheek to cheek🎶

Two dogs, a black potcake (50lbs) and a smaller tricolor beagle (20lbs) laying in bed together, butt to butt. Cheek to cheek, you could say. And I did.

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 04/12/2025

My dogs do not believe in alone time. That's the loneliest time, after all. Nobody should be alone in the bathroom. No. They will simply flop down in the shower until you finish whatever you're doing. Take your time. Muffin will maintain eye contact the entire time so your eyes don't get lonely. o_o

A brown potcake dog is laying down on the floor of the shower. He's on his side with his front legs stretched out. A small tricolour beagle is using one of his front legs as a pillow and is staring straight ahead at an unseen person in front of her.

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 24/11/2025

A dog's love is very different from that of a square.

A brown potcake dog lays on the couch, while a small tricolor beagle spoons him like a little backpack, her front paws across his ribs and laying her head across his neck.

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 30/10/2025

The first ISNBS symposium is this weekend! There will be three flash talk events open to the public where nonbinary researchers from across scientific disciplines will present their work, in addition to closed sessions for members only. See you there! 🧑‍🔬

The First International Symposium of Nonbinary Scientists

Public Sessions
Hear nonbinary scientists from around the world explain their research to the general public!

November 1
16:00-17:00*
Math, Modeling, and Networks of All Kinds

November 1
17:00-18:30*
Biology, Microbiology, and Bioinformatics

November 2
18:30-20:00*
Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences

*All times in GMT.
Use worldtimebuddy.com to find your time zone

Each speaker will explain their topic for five minutes, followed by a Q&A session

Zoom link for all 3 events: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/88191862443?pwd=A2GEC8q8uLvupLxy5xotE1K4aMcmJs.1

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 27/09/2025

Boots needs you to understand that you're not getting that shirt back. It is just fine where it is.

A potcake dog named Boots stares at the camera guiltily with his pile of toys he collected that include your dirty shirt.

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 27/09/2025

Muffin has had enough of everything. Nobody do anything for a little bit.

A beagle named Muffin is splooting across a pillow on a couch, staring into the middle distance.

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 24/09/2025

Calling all nonbinary scientists! Don't forget to register to attend and/or give a talk at the International Symposium of Nonbinary Scientists, November 1-3. It's online and free to attend! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

A poster. The left side reads:

THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF NONBINARY SCIENTISTS
Share your science!
(QR Code linking here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOC1sziDjRYmXXlrFQAugT4V_3hhAFxonBm0It9EmntlgAQw/viewform)
Three days of scientific sessions, social gatherings, and community meetings.
Free for nonbinary scientists worldwide!
NOV 1-3, 2025 VIRTUAL

The right side shows 4 drawings, top is the world with plants sprouting out of it, below is some chemistry images like beakers and molecules and chemical names, below that is a large network, and below that is a blackboard with equations on it.

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

Hot off the press! 🧑‍🔬🧪 "Making aquatic sciences more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible: Perspectives on how individuals can take action in their professional practice" authors.elsevier.com/c/1lnYH1MRgT... 🧵1/5

Image of title page for the article "Making aquatic sciences more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible: Perspectives on how individuals can take action in their professional practice", available from the Journal of Great Lakes Research.

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 06/09/2025

Post a perfect album from the 90’s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.

Album cover for Snog's 'buy me... I'll change your life' album. Green background with creepy smiling mouths on screens surrounding the title in the middle.

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 28/07/2025

Photo from the Meet and Greet at Halifax Pride with ‪@theonlydetox.bsky.social‬. It's still a bit weird for me to see pictures of myself and realize that's me now a year after my surgery. But I had a great time! 🏳️‍🌈

Photo of Gadfly and Detox from the Halifax Pride Meet and Greet. Detox is on the right and looks fabulous in a pink shiny dress and red hair. Gadfly is on the left and mostly looks tired and is wearing the iconic Halifax Pride butthole asterisk shirt.

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 26/06/2025

Boots and Muffin say, "Good Morning!"

A small beagle named Muffin is licking a larger black potcake's ears while they both lay in bed on a pile of pillows.

A small beagle licks her lips, her tongue fully engulfing her nose, having just finished licking (ear-igating?) the inside of a black potcake's ear. He is just staring at the camera. They are both laying in bed on a pile of pillows.

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 03/05/2025

Have a dog belly in these trying times.

A small beagle lays on her back in a pile of blankets, belly facing toward the camera while she reaches her front legs toward you and side eyes you with her tongue slightly sticking out. Her name is Muffin. Another black dog is just off screen, his nose is in the bottom right. His name is Boots.

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 24/03/2025

Post a ship that’s not Star Wars or Star Trek.

Pictured: The Lexx, a living spaceship shaped like a dragonfly, flying through space.

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