Mindy Weisberger
@laminda.bsky.social
Science writer/editor, bylines at CNN, Live Science, SciAm. Previously at Scholastic and the American Museum of Natural History. WGAE member. She/her.
And I wrote a book! Rise of the Zombie Bugs: https://press.jhu.edu/books/title/53677/rise-zombie-bugs
And I wrote a book! Rise of the Zombie Bugs: https://press.jhu.edu/books/title/53677/rise-zombie-bugs
Pinned
Do you like zombies + science? I wrote a book about that! It's perfect for anyone who's ever wondered what it takes to mind-control a cockroach, reprogram a spider's web-spinning, or make a cricket jump into water to drown 🧪
And it's 40% off at @hopkinspress.bsky.social, now through 12/7 (HHOL25)!
And it's 40% off at @hopkinspress.bsky.social, now through 12/7 (HHOL25)!
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity
December 6, 2025 at 3:01 AM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, he did
Oh yes, he did
Oh yes, he did reach for
The drugs, the drugs, the drugs, the drugs
Oh yes, he did reach for the drugs
For the drugs
Oh yes, he did
Oh yes, he did reach for
The drugs, the drugs, the drugs, the drugs
Oh yes, he did reach for the drugs
For the drugs
One has to wonder how you distinguish survivors of a deep water missile strike to a boat clinging to any salvage for survival from those seeking to continue a drug run. "He was reaching for the drugs" works surprisingly less when "the drugs" may be one of the few floatation devices available.
December 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, he did
Oh yes, he did
Oh yes, he did reach for
The drugs, the drugs, the drugs, the drugs
Oh yes, he did reach for the drugs
For the drugs
Oh yes, he did
Oh yes, he did reach for
The drugs, the drugs, the drugs, the drugs
Oh yes, he did reach for the drugs
For the drugs
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Perhaps you're chilling at home now and scrolling... Perhaps you are thinking, 'I'd really love to make sure that some children have a happy holiday season.' If this is you, you're in luck! Please support our toy drive: bsky.app/profile/pris...
Good morning. Please consider supporting our toy drive by ordering from these two wish lists or dropping off toys if you're in NYC.
Toys: bit.ly/48pJUrK
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Thank you so much.
Toys: bit.ly/48pJUrK
Teen gifts: amzn.to/4rDn7BG
Thank you so much.
December 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Perhaps you're chilling at home now and scrolling... Perhaps you are thinking, 'I'd really love to make sure that some children have a happy holiday season.' If this is you, you're in luck! Please support our toy drive: bsky.app/profile/pris...
I found this at the local Little Free Library and now I want to start a nonprofit for charitable embroidery so I can call it Crewel to Be Kind
December 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I found this at the local Little Free Library and now I want to start a nonprofit for charitable embroidery so I can call it Crewel to Be Kind
Reposted by Mindy Weisberger
Not enough people are talking about INARA: Light of Utopia. I feel like I’ve not done my bit. It’s a recent anthology of utopian art, poetry, and fiction by Trans and Queer Palestinians. You should read it. It is #ReadPalestine week after all. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
Inara: Light of Utopia
Inara: Light of Utopia is a groundbreaking anthology th…
www.goodreads.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Not enough people are talking about INARA: Light of Utopia. I feel like I’ve not done my bit. It’s a recent anthology of utopian art, poetry, and fiction by Trans and Queer Palestinians. You should read it. It is #ReadPalestine week after all. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
Ready for the December edition of #InverteFest? My desk invertebrates (a trilobite, an ammonite and a squishable stress tardigrade) can hardly wait
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Ready for the December edition of #InverteFest? My desk invertebrates (a trilobite, an ammonite and a squishable stress tardigrade) can hardly wait
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Good news today for anyone who got a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services: all grants are reinstated! www.imls.gov/news/statem...
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersedes any prior notices which may have been received related to grant termination.
www.imls.gov
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Good news today for anyone who got a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services: all grants are reinstated! www.imls.gov/news/statem...
Amyl & the Sniffers make outstanding music, but they're also a 2025 standout for standing by their fans & supporting live music venues; after a free Melbourne gig was cancelled at the last minute, the band turned their performance fee into bar tabs at seven local joints, covering $35K in free drinks
December 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Amyl & the Sniffers make outstanding music, but they're also a 2025 standout for standing by their fans & supporting live music venues; after a free Melbourne gig was cancelled at the last minute, the band turned their performance fee into bar tabs at seven local joints, covering $35K in free drinks
I showed this thread to my cat, they decided that this is clearly an extraterrestrial in a kitten suit
And now for some of my very favourite Smol Paul moments in no particular order, starting with the first ever yeet
November 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I showed this thread to my cat, they decided that this is clearly an extraterrestrial in a kitten suit
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild
Periodical cicada
Banana slug
Groundhog
Blue heron
Black vulture
Periodical cicada
Banana slug
Groundhog
Blue heron
Black vulture
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild
Periodical cicada
Banana slug
Groundhog
Blue heron
Black vulture
Periodical cicada
Banana slug
Groundhog
Blue heron
Black vulture
Post something random or you’ll have an awful December
November 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Post something random or you’ll have an awful December
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I usually create a thread of options for people who would like to donate to a Native cause or struggle, but it has gotten HARDER to fundraise on socials over the past couple of years, so I am zeroing in on one ask this year. Pls support Native organizing infrastructure: nativeorganizing.org/donate/
November 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I usually create a thread of options for people who would like to donate to a Native cause or struggle, but it has gotten HARDER to fundraise on socials over the past couple of years, so I am zeroing in on one ask this year. Pls support Native organizing infrastructure: nativeorganizing.org/donate/
I just finished writing my first science-flavored short fiction, for a collaboration with a fantastic illustrator! It'll be part of an invertebrate-themed anthology coming next year, and I can't wait for you all to meet our adventuring party of Cambrian weirdos—including this big fella #InverteFest
Helmet-headed Cambrian sea monster sucked up prey like a Roomba
Its size is "absolutely mind-boggling," said the scientist who described the fossil.
www.livescience.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I just finished writing my first science-flavored short fiction, for a collaboration with a fantastic illustrator! It'll be part of an invertebrate-themed anthology coming next year, and I can't wait for you all to meet our adventuring party of Cambrian weirdos—including this big fella #InverteFest
I liked this post a week ago, but every time it resurfaces in my timeline I wish I could like it 100 more times
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I liked this post a week ago, but every time it resurfaces in my timeline I wish I could like it 100 more times
Do you like zombies + science? I wrote a book about that! It's perfect for anyone who's ever wondered what it takes to mind-control a cockroach, reprogram a spider's web-spinning, or make a cricket jump into water to drown 🧪
And it's 40% off at @hopkinspress.bsky.social, now through 12/7 (HHOL25)!
And it's 40% off at @hopkinspress.bsky.social, now through 12/7 (HHOL25)!
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Do you like zombies + science? I wrote a book about that! It's perfect for anyone who's ever wondered what it takes to mind-control a cockroach, reprogram a spider's web-spinning, or make a cricket jump into water to drown 🧪
And it's 40% off at @hopkinspress.bsky.social, now through 12/7 (HHOL25)!
And it's 40% off at @hopkinspress.bsky.social, now through 12/7 (HHOL25)!
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I’ll have what she’s having
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I’ll have what she’s having
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Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
The perfect handknit mitten pattern doesn’t exi–
Angry Mittens pattern by Sandy Lamb
These mittens are a way to express your frustration in the midst of winter :smiley:
ravel.me
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The perfect handknit mitten pattern doesn’t exi–
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love
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Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
Perfect timing, I only have two books left in my library pile & I need MOAR BOOKS
Hello gays and theys, the end of the year approach-eth, so you know what that means:
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
Hello queers and fears, it's almost Pride Month and I've got a gift for you:
the first six months of the 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
I'm organizing this by month so click on through!
the first six months of the 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
I'm organizing this by month so click on through!
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Perfect timing, I only have two books left in my library pile & I need MOAR BOOKS
I’m a latecomer to the Iron Druid chronicles by @kevinhearne.bsky.social, & the first book was so much fun (a hot druid partnering with werewolves & a vampire? Be still, my heart). Plus I love seeing ancient gods & goddesses portrayed as the petty, vindictive assholes that they truly are #booksky
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I’m a latecomer to the Iron Druid chronicles by @kevinhearne.bsky.social, & the first book was so much fun (a hot druid partnering with werewolves & a vampire? Be still, my heart). Plus I love seeing ancient gods & goddesses portrayed as the petty, vindictive assholes that they truly are #booksky
They need to take seven and they might take yours, Charlie Brown
We all float down here, Charlie Brown
Second prize is a set of steak knives, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
They need to take seven and they might take yours, Charlie Brown
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Workers in all industries have more in common with each other than the executives making millions. Solidarity with everyone who is not crossing the line or buying Starbucks while we’re on a ULP strike! Special thanks to @Teamsters, for not crossing the picket line and standing with us✊
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Workers in all industries have more in common with each other than the executives making millions. Solidarity with everyone who is not crossing the line or buying Starbucks while we’re on a ULP strike! Special thanks to @Teamsters, for not crossing the picket line and standing with us✊