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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A limited number of crab and frog facts advent calendars are now available at SquidFacts.net! These need to be made by hand, so we’ve been phasing them out but I was very lucky to have some help this week making some more in the lead up to December. Get ‘em while they’re here! SquidFacts.net

Two sparkly shiny advent calendars, one with frogs one with crabs

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

White supremacist cops take a minority citizen, drive him out to the woods as a threat, and leave him there. No, it's not Mississippi in the 1930s, why do you ask?

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Could we have someone who hasn't previously botched a pandemic response doing the monitoring or...

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

On the whole, I'd pick the plane with the reassigned pilot over the plane with maintenance issues (which doesn't have a pilot now anyway...)

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I recognized Brandt and was pretty darn sure he would be furious as being used in neo-Nazi propaganda.

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I've been fighting those things in my yard for decades. Turn your back for a minute and they've wound around your tomatoes a dozen times.

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Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The fiscal year is over. The dying Social, Behavioral, and Economic division of NSF ended up awarding 90 total grants this year, as opposed to ~700-800 in recent past years. Source: grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses...

The graph shows the cumulative number of awards made by month across this fiscal year, as compared to the last 6 fiscal years. The line for this year is total flat until June, but then finally gets up to 91 by October. In prior years the increase starts building earlier and ends on average in the 700-800 range (with variability, last year was only between 400-500).

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Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We at Skype a Scientist are deeply troubled by the closure of the Academy of Natural Sciences. We urge you to contact Drexel University Leadership and Academy interim leader Trish Wellenbach to urge them to reopen the museum. President Merlo president@Drexel.edu Trish Wellenbach tw958@drexel.edu

a block of text with a statement that reads We at Skype a Scientist are deeply alarmed by the decision of Drexel University leadership and the Academy of Natural Sciences Board to close the Academy’s public museum.

Skype a Scientist is based in Philadelphia with deep roots in our city. Making science accessible, in particular for Philly’s children, is a top priority for our organization. We operate in community centers, at street festivals, and at the intersection of science and art. For the last 10 years, we have worked to engage a broader coalition of Philly residents to care for our local biodiversity.

Our program does not exist in a vacuum. The work that we do, alongside environmental education centers, our museums, classroom teachers, and more, create an ecosystem of connections with science. The loss of any part of this fragile ecosystem is detrimental. The Academy of Natural Sciences grounds biodiversity education in Philadelphia. With grand fossil halls, historical connections, and engaging exhibits, it is a place where many Philadelphians develop a love of science. Loss of access to this space cannot be tolerated.

We are living through an erosion of public education, particularly in the life sciences. Philadelphia cannot afford to lose our flagship biodiversity museum.

We call on the leaders of Drexel University and the Academy board to reverse their decision to close the Academy’s public museum. The children of Philadelphia and future generations of Philly-made scientists are counting on you.

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A pre-heated pizza stone is probably your best bet. I haven't mastered transferring a pizza to a preheated stone, so I tend to use a cold stone, which results in the same issue you have.

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

HBD! I'm on a committee with a retired fellow who decided he had to do some work on his roof. Anyway, he's back to walking unassisted.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We're almost out of tickets for this show, so if you wanna go, you better get tickets ASAP (and you should wanna go, it's gonna be a hoot). biodiversitease.eventbrite.com

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Kudos to you for organizing! I'm sorry I wasn't able to join in person.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today was incredible. The fight to save the academy of natural sciences is far from Over

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The paper needs a new Nina guy. If we were all counting the Nina's again, we could bridge the gaps between liberal and conservative.

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Left messages for my council person, Jay Young, and the Governor. Actually spoke to someone at the mayor's office who said she was compiling a list of everyone who called.

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Amazing! No need to update the Charlie on the MTA song for you.

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Nope. Now when she has meds and the vet says just put it in a Churu...nope, no Churus for her!

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

One evening we ran out of wet food, and gave the cats tuna instead. Calypso refused to eat tuna, as she regards all human food, as well as cat treats, with great disdain. I made a pet store run.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This logic is bananas. Does your auto insurance company kick you off for not filing an accident claim every year? Of course not. Some lucky people don't get sick so they don't file claims. Good grief.

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Good call on safety and having beer to drink by the Broad Street pump! Sounds like a great vacation!

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Those guys started out as the rebrand of the unrepentant SED types, but that was a generation ago, so I suppose they've changed.

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Doing work, listening to Phillies, periodically checking Eagles score on phone, with window a crack open. My neighbors let me know something very good happened.

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

4 whole runs! It's actually possible!

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Goooood morning! The 2026 Snail Facts Calendars are OUT! We've got 24 days of scratchable snail fact goodness, designed by Philly artist Kelly Nichols! Advent calendars are cute as hell, a delightful tradition, and keep @skypeascientist.bsky.social funded! Get one at SquidFacts.net Pls repost ❤️

An 11x14 inch poster featuring snails, slugs, nudibranchs, and other snails! There are 24 yellow-green snail shells that you can scratch off. There's a leaf sheep and sea bunny and sea angel and fire snail and banana slug and mystery snail and ramshorn snail and candy cane snail

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Attention Philadelphia! We need your help saving the Academy of Natural Sciences! The Save the Academy Coalition needs volunteers to help hand out organizing flyers in front of the museum this weekend, Sept 25-27. Please sign up here if you can take a shift! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Help Save the Academy: Volunteer to talk with visitors and hand out flyers at the Academy.

Sign up for a shift outside the Academy of Natural Sciences during its last open days: Fridays to Sundays, Sept 18 to 20 and 25 to 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers will be on the ground outside the Ac...

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My great-uncle had a professional photo taken every year, so he had current prints available. This was pre-Internet, and he was a high school Latin teacher, so I'm unclear as to the purpose of those photos, but it would be a good practice to emulate.

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Don't care for the brief but ineffectual version of Mayza

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Santorum in 06 is a good example. Had won reelection against a weak candidate (Klink), got sloppy about residence and getting a PA school district to pay for a cyber charter for his kids in Virginia, and wound up losing by 16 points!

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

If you see the Birds offense, let us know

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I took one of his courses. Excellent prof, but that was 45 years ago so...

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Exercise, fresh air, sunshine - turns out that's good for your health. Really kind of annoying.

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I could use a functioning replicator for my chicken sandwich and coffee.

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Saw this on the road, got home and was going to chip in (I'm old and can't do everything on the road) and wow! You have awesome supporters!

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Matt Albertson @mattalbertson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

September 3rd marked the 157th anniversary of a significant event in American History: the baseball game between the Pythian B.B.C. and the Olympic Ball Club of Philadelphia. This was the first interracial game between two prominent clubs. 1/

Image from: https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/61897

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Maybe more of a comment than a question

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Philly area folks: Yes, we CAN try to save the Academy of Natural Sciences. Rally Tuesday at 10:00 AM.

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

No HD2 on 90.9 as of just now. Not my demographic anyway

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Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Detroit and Baltimore had the fewest murders this summer (Jun to Aug) since 1964, New Orleans since 1961, and New York City since before 1960 when monthly reporting to the FBI began.

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Bradley had rather casual TV ads that closed with him putting his sneaker clad feet on a desk (IIRC). Consistent with an election he expected to be easy.

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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Earlier this month, filings in a criminal case in Minnesota revealed that DHS had spied on Lutheran, Episcopal, Unitarian Universalist, and Baptist churches in the Twin Cities and at a Lutheran church in Michigan. And one of those churches was covered by a federal injunction.

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DHS Denies Violating Injunction, but Refuses to Give Evidence or Detail Extent of Church Spying

In new filings in federal courts in Minnesota and Massachusetts, the U.S.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/09/2026

There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved”

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

So nothing to worry about? Should shake out smoothly like the subprime housing paper did in 2008?

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Robert Rosenthal @robertrosenthal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I'm agreeing with you, but the 93 team had *another* 17-5 run in May to June. But the current run just hasn't resonated with the fans the way the 93 team did.

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