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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Attention Philadelphia! We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public. Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck! RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2

A dinosaur on a white background with the text SAve the academy of Natural sciences museum rally Tuesday Sept 8 10am in front of the academy 1900 ben Franklin Parkway. "Tell Drexel University "Keep the museum open!" with the logos for Philly Science Action, Skype a Scientist, and Green Philly

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Ari Ganahl 🦑🔞 @arithetonberry.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

✨The Spring, The Sky, The Sea, and The Stars✨🖌️ Here's all three of them together. Not too sure how it'll show up on here

Scratchboard-like illustration of lamb, eagle, and whale shark constellations over various landscapes

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Count Trashula @trashmobminis.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I didn’t paint and attach thousands of individual popcorns to model trees just so you could tell me that AI is “inevitable”

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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 30/06/2026

Well thank goodness for that

headline from new scientist says remote controlled cockroach Canal breathe underwater

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 27/05/2026

New research involving WHOI’s Ocean Bottom Seismic Instrument Center and collaborators cracked a 30-year mystery: why a deep-sea fault in the Pacific triggers magnitude 6 earthquakes every five to six years, like clockwork, in nearly the same spots. Learn more from Eco Magazine: go.whoi.edu/Gofar

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Noah Bressman, PhD @noahwithfish.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

It’s that time of year again.. if you see turtles crossing roads/out in the open/digging, they are doing their normal behavior. They are searching for a spot to lay some eggs. Leave it be, unless it’s in a road, then carefully pick it up & move it to the other side in the direction it was going 🐢

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ElleO 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽 @ellohhlo.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Thank you University of Oxford! 🐝🌎

Science News

from research organizations

Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing - Colonies surged 15-fold

A lab-made diet supercharged bee colonies and could help save our food supply.

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Scientists have developed a breakthrough "superfood" for honeybees by engineering yeast to produce the essential nutrients normally found in pollen. In controlled tri-als, colonies fed this specially designed diet produced up to 15 times more young, showing a dramatic boost in reproduction and overall health. As climate change and modern agriculture reduce the availability of natural pollen, this innovation could offer a practical way to support struggling bee populations.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Now get out and vote in the midterms like your life depends on it, because it does. #NoKings

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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I’m transgender, I live in Kansas, if you want to help rn donate to either the ACLU of Kansas or the ACE foundation in Wichita - the ACE foundation especially is the organization that will help people with money for groceries, rent, etc. More orgs also included in attached img acefoundationict.org

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 26/02/2026

1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses. Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked. Subscribe to support our journalism. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses
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Megan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

You know, I'd never considered that I could bird shitpost my way into learning audio production and composition This knowledge may have ramifications, Later

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Pretzel raccoon (by Evan Lovett) is still my favorite mural in the neighborhood.

A mural on a rowhome of a raccoon holding a big Philly style soft pretzel

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...

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Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.

Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

some good climate/energy news: * 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!) * 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free * The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels

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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

In the middle of singing a hymn in church, my tiny Goddaughter climbed up onto the pew next to me, gently placed her hand on my chest, and said "Don't worry, I can teach you to sing."

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Oh don't mind me just assembling a regular page of reference images for today's serious work in science communication.

a bunch of pictures plopped into one, including 2 of eastern red-backed salamanders from the top and side, and a third showing their belly, and then 2 logs in the forest, and then a man shirtless laying on his side propping his head up with his arm

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Rob Crank Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Todays #BirdOfTheDay is all about 'Pairs Of The Same Birds' which also makes it a #DailyDouble with #TwosDay The Alternative bird is 'Chaffinches' I have pairs of Northern Shovelers, Cormorants, Mute Swans & Blue Tits #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social

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👻BOOryan BlessDeAd🎃 @bryb.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

The gorgeous big sumo lads cutting about London -touristing themselves daft- is absolutely the most wholesome thing to happen in the city since Samuel Pepys buried all his cheese in his garden to save it from the Great Fire in 1666.

🎶Sumo lads in London
I know
I know
It's serious🎶

🎶There were times when I could have
Wrestled them🎶

🎶but you know,
I would hate anything to happen
To them🎶

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👻Ghosts👻 by Emily K @posts.by.emilyk.art · 18/10/2025

Philly- opposing tyrants for 250 years

Philly No Kings protest with a shot of city hall at the background. Lots of signs including one carried by members of HCAN, the Havertown Progressive Caucus.

Inflatable frog holding a “Philly frog brigade” sign in the crowd.

A view of the march as it heads down Market St to Independence Hall.

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Whimsyfluff @whimsyfluff.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Music, multiculturalism, and massive crowds at the #NoKings Philly protest. Favorite sign sentiments: go birds, I made this for a different protest but have to use it again, one piece fan, and a very cute sign of someone's cat being the only tyrant they tolerate.

Photo of the crowd at 6th and market where the march ended for speeches to begin.

Woman wearing ankle rattles and a feathered headdress waving two Palestinian flags.

Photo from within the crowd at city hall as the protest begins moving.

A crowd carrying varying signs with the backdrop of the Masonic lodge. One of the signs is made out of a pizza box, another bears the sound of music with the caption "antifa".

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Whimsyfluff @whimsyfluff.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Today is the day. - Grab a sign. Or don't - Grab a friend if you can. Or get there & find friendly folk - Whatever you do, do it peacefully & safely Most important thing is: Get out there & raise your voice in defense of American democracy, which has #NoKings Find event near you: nokings.org

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No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 18/10/2025

Happy #NoKings Day America!

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

If you want to understand why 3 scientists got the Nobel Prize in Medicine today for discovering what keeps our immune systems from running amok--and how that keeps you healthy-- read this @laurenjyoung.bsky.social story: www.scientificamerican.com/article/2025... #medsky 🧪

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This Year’s Medicine Nobel Goes to Discovery of Why the Body Doesn’t Attack Itself

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi shared the Nobel prize for their work on peripheral immune tolerance, a process that is key to organ transplants and treatment of autoimmune disease...

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Getting ready for a presentation about Skype a Scientist, so I was crunching the numbers on what we've done this year & no wonder I'm tired. Philly event attendees: 433 Zines distributed: 5,900 Seed packets distributed: 10,000 Online event attendees: 1,355 Classrooms matched w/scientists: 3,488

A ppt slide that says "weaving science into everyday" with 6 examples, including "getting coffee, at a street festival, trick or treating, on the road, at a community meeting, at the corner bar" and each of those has a picture associated like a squid zine at coffee, a table of squid stuff with a man dressed as a squid for street festival, squid postcards and candy for trick or treating, the squidmobile for road, me taking in front of people for community meeting, and bar coasters for corner bar

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater. The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable. interestingengineering.com/science/chin...

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China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes

A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle

One thing that has become really clear since yesterday is that we live in at least two different realities. Talking to a friend who only knew Charlie as a Christian motivational speaker because that's all that ever came across her feed. Showed me videos I've never seen before of him saying perfectly reasonable and empowering things.

I showed her videos she'd never seen before of his racism, misogyny, homophobia, advocating for violence against specific groups of people. She was horrified by his remarks about Pelosi's husband's attacker being bailed out and celebrated for his violent act. She was horrified by a number of things that he said, but she had never seen or heard them before, the same as I had never seen or heard the generalized clips of him sounding like a perfectly nice loving man and father.

Neither of us had a whole picture of this man. I mentioned he was a known white supremacist and she thought I was joking.

She talked about him giving a speech about finding your purpose and doing good in the world and I thought she was joking.

I saw why this friend was mourning the loss of a person she thought was a good person.
My friend, bless her, saw why I feel the way I do about him. We understood each other better. In spite of a multi-billion dollar internet machine specifically focused on keeping us apart. Because we talked to each other with the desire to listen and to learn rather than the desire to change someone else's mind or to be "right".

None of those motivational things he said change my opinion about him because they don't erase the negativity, the subtle calls for violence, the belittling and denigrating of other races religions genders etc. His negative and blaming comments about homeless people, the poor, and victims of domestic violence. His comments about rounding up people who didn't think like him and putting them in camps where their behavior could be corrected. That time he said empathy was a made-up word he didnt believe in. That other time he said the Civil Rights Act was a mistake. The time he said most people are afraid when they get on a plane and see that there's a black pilot. His anti-vaccination rhetoric and his active campaigning against people being allowed to wear masks for their own health. His open support of fascism and white supremacy. To me, all of those are fully unchristian sentiments. Those are undeniable and just one of them would be a deal-breaker for me. All of them together are a picture of a man who was polarizing,

enraged a lot of people and rightly so, but even with all of that I would never wish upon him or especially his children the end that he got.
Oh, and my friend had never heard, and God help me I don't know how she escaped the news, but she had never heard of the Minnesota legislators who were shot in June. The husband and wife and dog who were killed, one after throwing themselves over their child to protect the child. The other couple who somehow survived.

Politically motivated attacks specifically because they were democrats. She learned about those shootings that happened months ago because I showed her Charlie Kirk's comments about them. The kidnapping plot against a female Midwestern Democratic governor. The assassination attempt against Pennsylvania's democratic governor. All things Charlie had plenty to say about while supporting the Second Amendment and bashing the Democratic party. She didn't know about any of it because we're all living in two different worlds and none of us have the whole story.

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Whimsyfluff @whimsyfluff.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

For anyone looking for more action to take part in, some mentioned upcoming events: Labor Day Action, Mondays at McCormick's, Fridays at Fetterman's. Take the opportunity to get involved!

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Whimsyfluff @whimsyfluff.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Good social action from community members representing the union of concerned scientists @ucs.org at senator Fetterman's office.

Six people holding signs in front of the United States custom house. The signs have various slogans of the science advocacy movement.

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Whimsyfluff @whimsyfluff.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Photos from the Fridays at Fetterman's protest-- speakers, poetry, music, signs, and community. Impressive organizing: consistency in timing, turnout, and engagement. @fridaysatfetterman.bsky.social

Not another bomb Fridays at Fetterman's pamphlet, providing information and a QR code.

Photo of speaker on the steps of the US customs house, foreground a woman wearing a hat with a pin that says "granny peace brigade"

Eye level photo of crowd, about 30 to 40 people present.

A man in a vibrant shirt with a sign that says "defend -medicare -human rights -peace NOW!"

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Whimsyfluff @whimsyfluff.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Save science and evidence based outrage at Senator Fetterman's office. With the Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org . Also good shirts!

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Whimsyfluff @whimsyfluff.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Philadelphia protest double feature: Fetterman's office has two groups visiting right now, science support with the union of concerned scientists and ceasefire support with the Fridays at Fetterman's group.

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Whimsyfluff @whimsyfluff.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Fridays at Fetterman's also currently ongoing, encouraging our officials to halt investment in the destruction of Palestine. It is a weekly vigil at Fetterman's office encouraging peace.

A crowd of people holding signs in opposition to continued military action in Palestine

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Whimsyfluff @whimsyfluff.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Scientists and citizens from @ucs.org showing off our passion for community action and science funding around Philadelphia (with the help of @septaphilly.bsky.social !!)

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eek @eke.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

yo this guy is cooking

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Whimsyfluff @whimsyfluff.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Taking part in a protest today at PA leaders' offices (McCormick, Fetterman) with the @ucs.org to remind others that science is under attack because it is important: because it is what protects a populace and empowers us to demand better.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 19/08/2025

‘Joslin wrote on Instagram Monday that per Globokar’s letter, they had been fired for “failing to demonstrate acceptable conduct” while still under probation.’ www.them.us/story/sj-jos...

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Nonbinary Bat Biologist Fired for Hanging Massive Trans Pride Flag in Yosemite

SJ Joslin tells Them they’re “going to fight this as hard as I can.”

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Here’s a video from the last trip I took to DC in June. Middle of a Saturday. It was terrifying, they were doing some king of Satanic ritual in DuPont Circle

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Kari Dru @karidru.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

I have acquired a cat behavior book because i have had enough of Puca's bullshit and would like to make everyone happier. Writer has put "insisting cats be indoor only" on a list of beliefs by cat haters. MY CATS ARE INDOOR ONLY BECAUSE I LOVE THEM, ASSHOLE.

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Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

appreciate you reading and for saying so! this is re: this piece, from way back ... www.them.us/story/marie-...

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How Marie Kondo Helped Me Sort Out My Gender

Her book, ostensibly about cleaning, ended up sparking a much deeper kind of joy.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

I wrote up a protocol for running art + activism events like Climate Change Crafting Night. We need more community, & we need people feeling empowered to take action and not just curl up in a despondent ball. Help them find the energy with art & community! Protocol: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Activism Art Nights Protocol

Protocol: Activism Art Nights By Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D., Skype a Scientist Last updated July 25, 2025 In the moment we’re living in, people need community more than ever. There are many problems for p...

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