David Kerstetter, Ph.D.
@fishguydave.bsky.social
NSU Fisheries & Avian Ecology Lab PI. Proud 3x W&M grad. Posts on non-biology topics too, especially regarding academia and enviro/ed politics. Opinions solely my own.
FYI, the statement this morning from Scouting America.
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
FYI, the statement this morning from Scouting America.
Some mornings, there just aren't enough facepalms.
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Some mornings, there just aren't enough facepalms.
As a Scouting adult leader, it’s laughable to be lectured about “meritocracy” by Pete Hegseth.
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
As a Scouting adult leader, it’s laughable to be lectured about “meritocracy” by Pete Hegseth.
Both parties were at least Constitutional-adjacent until Gingrich.
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Both parties were at least Constitutional-adjacent until Gingrich.
My first Grateful Dead show -- details below -- was there, bought a ticket on the road outside, then worked my way down to the floor by the end. Doubly supernaturally old, lol. www.gdao.org/items/show/3...
Grateful Dead Live at RFK Stadium on 1991-06-14 · Grateful Dead Archive Online · Grateful Dead Archive Online
www.gdao.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
My first Grateful Dead show -- details below -- was there, bought a ticket on the road outside, then worked my way down to the floor by the end. Doubly supernaturally old, lol. www.gdao.org/items/show/3...
Has no-one asked RFK Jr about what’s going on in other agencies in the Administration he’s part of? If he’s railing against food colorings, you’d think PFAS products would be… concerning.
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Has no-one asked RFK Jr about what’s going on in other agencies in the Administration he’s part of? If he’s railing against food colorings, you’d think PFAS products would be… concerning.
Oligarchic increased access to Russian natural resources, with the bonus of further destabilizing what’s left of the post-WWII nation-based international system?
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Oligarchic increased access to Russian natural resources, with the bonus of further destabilizing what’s left of the post-WWII nation-based international system?
There will be doctoral dissertations written about DOGE, assuming any records were properly kept (as legally required). What we know about that quasi-agency was already so bonkers that I can’t imagine what happened behind the scenes.
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
There will be doctoral dissertations written about DOGE, assuming any records were properly kept (as legally required). What we know about that quasi-agency was already so bonkers that I can’t imagine what happened behind the scenes.
The AI bubble should burst — there’s much less demand for the product than marketed — but the Musks and Altmans won’t be affected to the same degree as those of us with 401Ks and SSI. We’ll hear about “too big to fail” federal backstops again before this cycle is over.
November 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The AI bubble should burst — there’s much less demand for the product than marketed — but the Musks and Altmans won’t be affected to the same degree as those of us with 401Ks and SSI. We’ll hear about “too big to fail” federal backstops again before this cycle is over.
Frankly, ditto for any of UM’s remaining hopes — however faint — for the CFB playoffs.
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Frankly, ditto for any of UM’s remaining hopes — however faint — for the CFB playoffs.
Is she named, like Wisdom the Laysan albatross?
November 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Is she named, like Wisdom the Laysan albatross?
Not to mention, all the pundits trying to explain this as some “Trumpian, 11-dimensional chess” will conveniently forget his dismal polling numbers and the coming Epstein file release.
Shiny object, see squirrel.
Shiny object, see squirrel.
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Not to mention, all the pundits trying to explain this as some “Trumpian, 11-dimensional chess” will conveniently forget his dismal polling numbers and the coming Epstein file release.
Shiny object, see squirrel.
Shiny object, see squirrel.
Have to wonder if the USCG is the trial balloon for the DoD next?
November 21, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Have to wonder if the USCG is the trial balloon for the DoD next?
Funny enough, all active US carriers are now nuclear-powered (CVNs)… but point taken on Venezuela.
November 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Funny enough, all active US carriers are now nuclear-powered (CVNs)… but point taken on Venezuela.
We could do a lot indeed regarding educational incentives, but it requires a party that isn’t anti-higher ed. Hard to have BSN/RN programs without colleges.
November 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
We could do a lot indeed regarding educational incentives, but it requires a party that isn’t anti-higher ed. Hard to have BSN/RN programs without colleges.
Perhaps it’s worthwhile to ask the name of the editor that approved it? Like with US government actions, someone has to sign for everything.
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Perhaps it’s worthwhile to ask the name of the editor that approved it? Like with US government actions, someone has to sign for everything.
“ours” isn’t the same as “the United States”
November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“ours” isn’t the same as “the United States”
Or, because it's more important that they individually have access via AF1 than to stick up for each other in the WH Pool.
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Or, because it's more important that they individually have access via AF1 than to stick up for each other in the WH Pool.
Correction for Reuters: not "US" but "Trump Administration"
November 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Correction for Reuters: not "US" but "Trump Administration"