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Karen Yip
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Geo! Enviro! Oceans! weather! STEM! 2YC! wildflowers!
Anti gun violence, pro gun safety.
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kbyip.bsky.social
Is the weather stirring up? looks like Falkor(too) is in mapping mode.
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Reposted by Karen Yip
doktrock.bsky.social
News article on the proposed cuts ⚒️🧪

nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/17/b...
Breaking down UNL’s final $27.5 million budget cut proposal • Nebraska Examiner
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett has finalized a plan to cut up to $27.5 million from UNL’s budget.
nebraskaexaminer.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Reposted by Karen Yip
nadwgab.bsky.social
321 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️

Biotite:
- A mica group mineral
- Forms in igneous and metamorphic rocks
- Can be used to date rocks
- Named after Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774-1862), a physicist who studied the optical properties of mica #minerals #MineralMonday
Bulky-looking black pirsms of biotite in a grey pegmatite. From Langesundsfjord, Norway. Specimen on display in the Natural History Museum, London. A black shiny cleavage slab of biotite, shaped like a wonky coffin. From Mexico. Specimen on display in the Natural History Museum, London. A black diamond-shaped biotite crystal in a grey spotty trachyte rock. From Ústecký kraj, Czech Republic. Specimen on display in the Natural History Museum, London.
November 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
kbyip.bsky.social
What’s the approximate starting depth?
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
kbyip.bsky.social
holy moly I'm so frustrated.
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
kbyip.bsky.social
Snail
Not teeny
Rosy wolfsnail. A snail held in black garden glove. A pale oatmeal colored snail whose shell is pointy like a skinny football.The spiral points toward top of image, snail’s foot toward bottom.
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
kbyip.bsky.social
Houston’s dew point started dropping a couple hours ago with arrival of north wind. Forecast shows dew point in the teens tomorrow! 😲
Screen clip of the hourly weather details observed at IAH airport. Highlighted are wind data for ~4am to 7am showing 18mph wind & 25mph gusts after hours of calm air. Also dew point was 66 at 3am. By 7am it was down to 37.9.
November 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
kbyip.bsky.social
good thing I still haven't been inside of a Target in months. I have no desire to have that many staff approach me as I move through any store. It's like a whole new reason to boycott.
November 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM