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Lauren M. Seyler, Ph.D.

@darkmicrobio

Biogeochemist, microbial ecologist, sea wolf, bog witch, granddaughter of a devil, vegan-ish ecocentrist whimsigoth anarchist punk. she/her πŸ–€β€οΈ

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He basically IS Fry

07.03.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Artemis II Part 1 or "My Moon Whip Brings All The Boys To The Yard"

The latest episode of Lauren and PJ Do Science is now live! PJ tells me all about the Artemis II mission, and I talk about my favorite episode of Ren and Stimpy, and explain why gravity is a social construct (sort of).

open.spotify.com/episode/4pkX...

07.03.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey @rufflejax.bsky.social exciting news about our old friend the Great Beast

06.03.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Not in this economy

06.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My government is run by the most cringe losers anyone has ever imagined

06.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nature Report, Killed by Trump, Is Released Independently

Scientists and other experts were preparing an assessment of the health of nature in the US when Trump returned to the White House. He canceled the report. The researchers went ahead and compiled it on their own. This week, they released a 868-p draft for public comment and scientific review.

06.03.2026 02:05 πŸ‘ 330 πŸ” 160 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 8

Remember! Applied and Environmental Microbiology solicits minireviews. And they are free to publish!

There's 2 more I want to write. Time in my career to summarize and rant.

05.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Take a look at that snout!

05.03.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why bats matter - About Bats - Bat Conservation Trust Bats matter across the UK and around the world. Bat species play a vital role in ecosystems, from agricultural land to tropical forests. They pollinate ...

Bats provide critical ecosystem services. #Bats πŸ¦‡ prevent crop damage and can help reduced insecticide use, three examples:

USA cotton farmers benefit by $3.7-53 billion per year

Italian apple orchards benefit by €551/ha

Rice farmers in Europe benefit by €56/ha

www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...

04.03.2026 09:03 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m a direct descendant of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland (by way of a bastard great-grandson), and the Jersey Devil is my great-uncle.

05.03.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

greetings! we are the united states of america. our key exports are rc planes that bomb hospitals and lake-drinking robots that tell people to kill themselves

05.03.2026 01:49 πŸ‘ 364 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Today is Holi! Here's my thread on the story of the holiday. May your faith remain strong and bring you triumph over injustice!

04.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

And KIDS. Give kids and teenagers safe spaces to have have social interactions again.

05.03.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
One of those adjustable letter boards where someone has spelled out, "IT HAS BEEN 0 DAYS SINCE SOMEONE POOPED IN THE LOBBY"

One of those adjustable letter boards where someone has spelled out, "IT HAS BEEN 0 DAYS SINCE SOMEONE POOPED IN THE LOBBY"

Sign in the vet's office yesterday

04.03.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 935 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 13

this presidency could have been an email

05.03.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3

Muscle Husband: β€œIt’s your siren call, calling men across the country.”
Me: β€œPffft, I’ve only done that like…”
Him: β€œTwice?”
Me: β€œThree times!”

05.03.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love him

04.03.2026 01:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Little guy with big job

04.03.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the cutest thing in the world. LOOK AT IT

04.03.2026 00:54 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Old enough to remember when the regime cared so much about these whales that we had to [checks notes] ... gut the entire offshore wind industry on a hunch?

04.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has been quietly waging war on the ocean since his first term, like some kind of spray-tanned Ahab but with less motivation

04.03.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

we appear to have four competing fascist movements jockeying for control: blood & soil nazism under miller and hegseth, darwinian ecofascism from rfk, technofascism under vance and musk, and one Big Wet Hitler who understands the true animating core of the american volk is a deep love for shopping

03.03.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 8077 πŸ” 1937 πŸ’¬ 107 πŸ“Œ 67
An almost completely white pigeon, with a few lovely golden patches and dark eyes.

An almost completely white pigeon, with a few lovely golden patches and dark eyes.

Check out this leucistic pigeon Ellie spotted on campus! Leucism is a genetic variation that results in partial to complete loss of pigmentation in skin, hair, scales, feathers, etc. I kept a respectful distance to get this shot, since avian flu is going around.

04.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks fancy!

03.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIs this your new baby? Christ, what an ugly kid!”

03.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWow, I really hate what you’ve done with the place!”

03.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m amusing myself in my office by thinking up incredibly rude things to say to people. It’s fun and you should try it. Exercise your inner hater.

03.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman with blonde hair is covering her face with her hands Alt: Nomi Malone shows us her jazz hands

Day two of mostly interrupted sleep. Feel like dead woman walking. Brown rice and vegetables for lunch.

03.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
a baby harbor seal on the sand, their mother is hovering above them looking at them adorably

a baby harbor seal on the sand, their mother is hovering above them looking at them adorably

no this is what i want on my internet not all that other stuff 🦭 πŸ¦‘

02.03.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 452 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

Nothing good, I can tell you that much

03.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0