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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 22h

Same! Loved it when I was a kid. But this was also like, 1990, and everything sort of tasted like stale cigarette smoke anyway.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

In class: Me: We’re going to talk about Hi-C, and I mean the sequencing approach, not the drink. Student: Oh, I remember that stuff! Tasted kind of like chocolate mixed with sadness. Me: Actually that’s Yoo-hoo, but you’re not wrong!

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We do! Opal is our girl cat, along with two boys, Iroh (Left, old photo) and Kyoshi (Right, recent). We're Avatar / Legend of Korra fans, hence the names.

Black and grey tabby point, most of which is hidden because his belly, legs, and snout are white. He is flopped on his back with his front paws in the air, completely befuddled because he cannot figure out how to open a door, which is already ajar.

Dark seal-point color point with black face, ears, and feet, and darker brown body. His piercing blue eyes are looking the camera from within the legs of a wooden octagonal end table, which makes him look like he is in a cage.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"Mother, I would like to sit on the math rocks" ~ Opal, taking over @rogue151.bsky.social's dice box.

A medium-haired grey and black tabby with white snout and blue eyes is perched awkwardly in / on an open dark wooden box with dividers holding several role-playing dice of various shapes.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My wife and I both booked haircuts this week because our ADHD asses need to be each other's accountability buddies!

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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago

I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody &everything.

Charles Darwin
Letter to Charles Lyell
1st October 1861

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Ethan Linck @elinck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm hiring a postdoc to help build tools for inferring complex speciation histories with genomic data. strong computational skills are a must, but this is a training opportunity. 60K$+ salary, 2 years, details flexible. please reach out! (and repost) ad here: jobs.montana.edu/postings/53150

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Postdoctoral Researcher

The Department of Ecology at Montana State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scholar as part of NSF-funded research on speciation under alternating cycles of gene flow and isolation (fundi...

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Azula is the skink version of the, “…but then I lol’d” meme.

Two panels of a very young calico kitten. The first with a closed mouth and confused expression, the second with an open mouth appearing to laugh. The text in the first says, “At first I was like” and in the second says, “but then I lol’d!”

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Can we get back to the point where we acknowledge many public goods COST money, not make it? Not everything is meant to be a profit source.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'll be honest, if there's not at least ONE furry on a team handling anything technical, I feel much less confident in their abilities. If all the furries in IT suddenly vanished, the economy would crater immediately. Let people have hobbies, y'all!

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

So is that 0.005 percent hit rate higher or lower than the rate of officers illegally using these systems to spy on their exes?

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Okay, just making sure you were actually pollinating a female-phase plants (i.e. the stigmatic lobes had opened). Continuing to curl around is normal, and shouldn't affect fertility. Also, Campanulas do NOT have tepals. Those are all fused petals. The little green leaves under the corolla: sepals.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Also, how common are six-petaled flowers on your plants? Because that isn't standard for the genus (or family, really) and sometimes points to things like genome size changes.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Can you give more detail on what you mean by "styles seem to curve after pollination"? Have you worked with a Campanula before?

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I shifted slightly while Kyoshi was curled up in my lap. I have little time left. It was nice knowing you all.

Dark brown faced colorpoint cat with medium brown body and bright blue eyes. He appears to be glaring hard at the camera and has his ears back in annoyance.

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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🌿 Congratulations to Dr. Jenn Coughlan (Yale University), recipient of the 2026 BSA Emerging Leader Award! We're honored to recognize them as a rising star in our community. 👏 Learn more at www.botany.org (click Awards). #BSA2026AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist #PlantPeopleFTW

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Exactly this: Be the corrupting adult influence among the young people in YOUR life!

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Yes and they are amazing episodes! Worth a watch even if you’re not a gearhead.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

That's the Deluxe FR package. Most entry-level combatants don't opt for all the bells and whistles in their first coup.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Every few years when there's unrest in parts of Africa or the Middle East -- Toyota PR Team in Conference Room, watching war footage: Recent college graduate: *raises hand* Older rest of team: No. RCG: But, they're so dependa- OROT: NO!

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"Spicy autocorrect," lol. I realize you do this professionally so you obviously have some talent for it, but you are extremely good at turning phrases.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Oh god, I just saw the news about Mokha and possible threat to the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. Has anyone checked on Sal Mercogliano? Or his liver?

lloydslist.com

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I'm sorry but we're living in Poe's Law right now and I don't go to the hell site -- is this parody or is this an actual quote?

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

When your brain scrambles and inadvertently pops out the truth.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Our little cat tree by the front door has a hole in the middle level, and apparently Opal has decided to let it all hang out this morning.

A medium hair mostly black and grey tabby point is laying in a grey carpeted cat tree. She is laying on a flat board with a hole cut in it, spanning the hole such that her floofy belly sags through the hole and is visible below the board.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ugh, I don't have time until later in the week! Looking forward to this.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Every time I drive counterclockwise on 495, I get sad and angry when I pass NSF headquarters. But I’m happy my wife was driving yesterday when I first saw this monstrosity slung across it; I would’ve crashed my car. My language was not fit for print.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Okay I’m calling it. In “things happen in threes” this is now the third stupid and/or awful chemical story this week, so we’re done. Everyone go back to following safety protocols and stop messing around with dangerous shit!

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Adam Conover @adamconover.net · 03/09/2026

Yet another way AI is ruining the internet: online shopping

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Every now and then, the science nerd lurking deep in my English-major wife makes itself known.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"Gynandromorphism is not basic shit!" - me, to @rogue151.bsky.social this evening. We were discussing chimerism while she was getting ready for work (as one does). I mentioned gynandromorphism then paused and asked if she knew what that was. "Yes, Brittany, I know basic shit about Biology!"

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

One thing I will say for the early seasons of Stranger Things--they really nailed just how *brown* the 80s were.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Also ‘83 and we had the green pattern in the kitchen when I was a kid (pre-existing when my parents bought the house). We didn’t have the couch but my aunt did!

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

And yes, I know '77-'80ish are Gen-X, I'm including the entire microgeneration.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I think this is where we find a division between the elder millennials and the younger set. Because for the '77-'83 crowd, I believe the triggers were this linoleum and this couch:

70's-era linoleum floor in small squares and rectangles in various shades of olive green.

A 70's-era couch with dark wooden armrests and frame and crushed velvet cushions. The cushions are covered in a farm scene with barn, water wheel, and several large flowers rendered mostly in shades of brown.

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The Republican Party has: Mass-fired scientists Blocked scientific travel and communication Withheld research funding Ignored scientific policy recommendations Redirected research funding to political allies Deported immigrant scientists Censored scientific results Deleted data

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Polycules near campuses with larger Biology or Ecology departments now listing their effective population sizes.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Give it time. Most cats are gaseous and expand to take all available space, but it can take time for that state of matter to emerge.

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Hannah E. Marx, PhD @hannahmarx.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I’m excited to announce that we are looking for a Curatorial Associate to join our team and help lead the L. H. Bailey Hortorium Herbarium at Cornell University 🌿 Please help share with interested botanists! jobs.hr.cornell.edu/us/en/job/WD...

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Curatorial Associate in Ithaca, New York, United States of America | Library & Museum at Cornell University

Apply for Curatorial Associate job with Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States of America. Library & Museum at Cornell University

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charliedontsurf.bsky.social @charliedontsurf.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I hope you don't mind me pointing to a gofundme for a poor friend's rescued kitty that needs a vet checkup and spay. Your community is very generous and loves kitties, and he needs so little. www.gofundme.com/f/cover-sabr...

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Donate to Cover Sabrina's Vet Bills and Shots After Rescue, organized by Robert Lee

Hi, I’m raising funds to help with new kitty Sabrina’s vet bills and oth… Robert Lee needs your support for Cover Sabrina's Vet Bills and Shots After Rescue

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We really are running out of feet to shoot ourselves in.

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Referenced Leeroy Jenkins in a message to my class, but thought it might be a little dated for my students to get the reference. That happened in 2005. Some of my students weren't born yet. *dries up and blows away in a puff of dust*

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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Come and work with us (the Kokkonuts) as a postdoc! Our research within (theory-evo-eco) is broad; let's say it's implicitly defined by the journal club papers we read. Which is why the application process includes a JC-related task, I hope it'll be a fun one for you! www.evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I have one hider, one watch from afar, and one get up in all their business!

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Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Man, if only every college kid had such a landlord!

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