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Karen James
@kejames.bsky.social
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Environmental geneticist & outdoorswoman into eDNA, botany, evolution, space, sci-comm, skiing, Outlander & kindness • auntie • cat mom • honorary dog mom (she/her) 📍Unceded Wabanaki land (aka Maine)
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 29d
Thank you for loving my turtles, everyone. 🥹
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 18h
PORTLAND, Ore. — A small group of federal agents in camouflage and face masks watched from atop the immigration processing center Thursday night as a unicorn, peacock, dinosaur and raccoon danced to Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'
Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.
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Kevin Foster @kevinhfoster.bsky.social · 7h
SpongeBob, Patrick, Pikachu, Cookie Monster and more all on scene at the Portland ICE facility.

Probably around 100 give or take total right now.
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 6h
Screengrab of post by @plognark.bsky.social: Counterpoint (image: the painting, “Judith beheading Holofernes”)
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 7h
Lolsob I see what you did there
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 16h
They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 20h
Big fan of Karl Ramsdell! If you’re on Fb, his page is *chef kiss*. I like how seasonal it is, too. Paddleboarding and seals will soon give way to wild ice skating and snowy owls.
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Bangor Daily News @bangordailynews.bsky.social · 20h
Karl Ramsdell, a professional photographer, especially enjoys capturing images of seals, which he affectionately calls “chubmarines.”
Maine paddleboarder’s 5-mile trip to photograph seals ends with rare lighthouse view
Karl Ramsdell, a professional photographer, especially enjoys capturing images of seals, which he affectionately calls “chubmarines.”
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 20h
We 💯 support Amphifa! Give me ribbety, or give me death. 🐸
A poster for "Amphifa: amphibians against fascism" showing a black and green flag with a green frog Three protestors dressed in inflatable frog costumes holding a sign that says "Portland frog brigade"
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 20h
Mate!
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 20h
a close up of a man 's face with his mouth open .
Alt: Gif from Star Wars - a close up of a man (Kylo Ren) screaming, “more!”
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 23h
More posts like this from politicians please
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d
Thoughts and prayers to Cosplay Cop Kristi who had to brave the dogs, farmer’s markets, capybaras, and marathon runners of Portland this week.
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 1d
Wait, what?
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 1d
SAME, re. ocean and mountains.
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 1d
It is on my short list.
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 1d
Me too. I think about all he might have done, both musically and in terms of environmental conservation, were he still alive.
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 1d
I’d be happy to introduce you to a couple Lep folks I know at the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario who I think have written up similar things if that would be helpful.
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 1d
Good! Now all the rest.
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 2d
As far as I know, fishing boots don’t have heels, but these sure do. Hrrrrrr.
Extreme close up of heeled boots
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 2d
Oh wow.
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 2d
Fun fact: JD wrote that song in 10 minutes, on an Aspen chairlift, in the year of my birth, 1973, after an exhilarating ski run, and yes, that absolutely does further cement his place in my heart.
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 2d
I have loved John Denver since I was a 3-year-old girl in pigtails, just learning to ski in the Colorado high country. You might think that’s corny, but if so, please watch this performance of Annie’s Song and say it to my face. *dons boxing gloves* youtu.be/4Nz-AT70ZX0?...
John Denver - Annie's Song
YouTube video by Scottie Lore
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 2d
Oh man, these are dark.

Dark and true.

🫠
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 2d
What is the name of your least favorite child?

In what year did you abandon your dreams?

What is the maiden name of your father's mistress?
Nihilistic Password Security Questions
What is the name of your least favorite child? In what year did you abandon your dreams? What is the maiden name of your father’s mistress? At what...
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 2d
Oh no! Holding you all in my thoughts. ♥️
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Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 2d
Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.
Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 2d
The Nobel committee, until today, apparently:
a group of people are sitting around a table with the words `` we don 't serve their kind here '' written above them .
Alt: Star Wars Cantina scene: a group of aliens are sitting at a bar and the bartender is pointing at droids (off screen) saying, “we don 't serve their kind here”
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