Leah Shaffer
@leahshaffer.bsky.social
Science writer, mostly puttering about the garden.
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Our trash tames the trash panda. 🦝
Raccoons have easy access to food in the form of human trash. It could be jump-starting physical and behavioral changes in the masked bandits, new research suggests. https://cnn.it/4ac7cUq
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Our trash tames the trash panda. 🦝
God speed ye taco bell scientists 🌮 🧪
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
God speed ye taco bell scientists 🌮 🧪
I feel sorry for you if you didn't grow up in a town with a secret street leading to a fairy dimension. A sorcerer lives in that cottage, he drives combine in the summers to pick up some extra cash.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I feel sorry for you if you didn't grow up in a town with a secret street leading to a fairy dimension. A sorcerer lives in that cottage, he drives combine in the summers to pick up some extra cash.
Are you sure? Seem very Enronish to me.
In the memo, “Nvidia also responds to claims that the ‘current situation is analogous to historical accounting frauds (Enron, WorldCom, Lucent) that featured vendor financing and SPVs [special purpose vehicles.)’”
@barrons.com $NVDA
@firstadopter.bsky.social
www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
@barrons.com $NVDA
@firstadopter.bsky.social
www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Are you sure? Seem very Enronish to me.
"Trans Guntuber" is a cyberpunk as fuck title.
My friends and I were featured in Wired magazine today! (cc @tacticoolgf.bsky.social @picatinnyrailed.bsky.social @inrange.tv etc etc)
www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"Trans Guntuber" is a cyberpunk as fuck title.
Comey and Tish update added to the thread. Times are awful but atleast the bad guys are mostly dipshits. Always be asking yourself What Would Bugs Bunny Do?
attempting to describe the vibes of the moment. have yet to do better than: "imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of 'Yakety Sax'"
November 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Comey and Tish update added to the thread. Times are awful but atleast the bad guys are mostly dipshits. Always be asking yourself What Would Bugs Bunny Do?
Dave is King
and pie.
and pie.
November 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Dave is King
and pie.
and pie.
A movie that takes place where you are from.
November 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A movie that takes place where you are from.
Our current crop of leaders have been quite successful in their goal of slamming their dicks into car doors, and setting fire to all our money and they will continue to work harder on the task at hand until removed from power.
For some reason it's easier for people to assume the guy slamming his dick in a car door is failing at entering the car, and not *wildly* succeeding at his goal of slamming his dick in a car door.
November 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Our current crop of leaders have been quite successful in their goal of slamming their dicks into car doors, and setting fire to all our money and they will continue to work harder on the task at hand until removed from power.
Cursed object in the highway mists.
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Cursed object in the highway mists.
My kid socializes via Roblox, plays warrior cat games and I will look over her shoulder to see the chat and it's usually kids playing with kids but after this thread, I am going to start coaxing her off the platform or do more hovering in general while she is playing.
Literally EVERY parent should ban Roblox
Every parent whose career has to do with online safety also bans Roblox.
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
My kid socializes via Roblox, plays warrior cat games and I will look over her shoulder to see the chat and it's usually kids playing with kids but after this thread, I am going to start coaxing her off the platform or do more hovering in general while she is playing.
It's the unexpected that will shake people out of their stupor, encourage more pro social behavior. People seek novelty, constantly, and to encourage positive behavior, it's good to rearrange the game board. #PsychSky
Science will often take you to unexpected and delightful places. In this study, researchers hypothesized that riders in a crowded subway car would be more likely to offer their seat to a pregnant person if there were someone in the subway car dressed as Batman 🧪🦇
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It's the unexpected that will shake people out of their stupor, encourage more pro social behavior. People seek novelty, constantly, and to encourage positive behavior, it's good to rearrange the game board. #PsychSky
IF you are going share something about RFK Jr., this is the story to share. I don't really give a shit who the man fucks. He is killing us. His "work" results in death and suffering among children. He is the worst human ghoul.
He has betrayed the country and his own family. #MedSky
He has betrayed the country and his own family. #MedSky
Devastating essay about living with a terminal cancer diagnosis at 35, made more devastating by the author's relation to the health and human services secretary who's spent the past year cutting cancer research.
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
IF you are going share something about RFK Jr., this is the story to share. I don't really give a shit who the man fucks. He is killing us. His "work" results in death and suffering among children. He is the worst human ghoul.
He has betrayed the country and his own family. #MedSky
He has betrayed the country and his own family. #MedSky
Alright, Chicago has thrown down the gauntlet: What metro will try to outdo the "bitchy females" of the windy city? Who will dare? Looking at you, Baltimore. Charlotte? I know you got some passive aggression you can drop that feels like getting sliced in the gut, come on. Time to step up, America.
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Alright, Chicago has thrown down the gauntlet: What metro will try to outdo the "bitchy females" of the windy city? Who will dare? Looking at you, Baltimore. Charlotte? I know you got some passive aggression you can drop that feels like getting sliced in the gut, come on. Time to step up, America.
I should just pin this to the top of my feed at this point.
November 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I should just pin this to the top of my feed at this point.
Beauty in Ta town #Kansas
This 1884 beauty on the national register has been updated with HVAC and a two-car garage. Just $190K! In DC it would be $1.5M? Love it. Brings a smile to my face. We all need more color in our lives! #FridayNightZillow www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
November 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Beauty in Ta town #Kansas
Wholesome #FridayNightZillow here you go Bluesky, settle down girl, shh, shhh
Tonight on #FridayNightZillow: A trio of cheap, fab Victorians in Wichita, recently named America's most affordable major city, starting at just $190K! Also showing a blank check mansion with its own race track (!) and a lot more, so stick around!🧵
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Wholesome #FridayNightZillow here you go Bluesky, settle down girl, shh, shhh
I recommend Normal Gossip instead of abnormal gossip.
www.iheart.com/podcast/270-...
The difference:
Normal Gossip is fun because it's not really our business or problem.
Abnormal Gossip is less fun because it will become our mess to clean up.
@mckinneykelsey.bsky.social has a whole book about it.
www.iheart.com/podcast/270-...
The difference:
Normal Gossip is fun because it's not really our business or problem.
Abnormal Gossip is less fun because it will become our mess to clean up.
@mckinneykelsey.bsky.social has a whole book about it.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I recommend Normal Gossip instead of abnormal gossip.
www.iheart.com/podcast/270-...
The difference:
Normal Gossip is fun because it's not really our business or problem.
Abnormal Gossip is less fun because it will become our mess to clean up.
@mckinneykelsey.bsky.social has a whole book about it.
www.iheart.com/podcast/270-...
The difference:
Normal Gossip is fun because it's not really our business or problem.
Abnormal Gossip is less fun because it will become our mess to clean up.
@mckinneykelsey.bsky.social has a whole book about it.
Mood, waking up, blinking
November 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Mood, waking up, blinking
coding/data science blending with chemistry, biology and medical science is fascinating to watch. 🧪🔬👩💻🦠🐜🩺
Check out our new paper entitled "Boolean Logic-based Controlled Release of Bioactive Proteins with Diversified Inputs", live in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social !
Growth factors, enzymes, nanobodies, and cytokines can now be "logically" delivered!
📜: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Growth factors, enzymes, nanobodies, and cytokines can now be "logically" delivered!
📜: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
coding/data science blending with chemistry, biology and medical science is fascinating to watch. 🧪🔬👩💻🦠🐜🩺
what a time to be alive
this is the world's most confusing day for centrist Democrats who just voted to condemn socialism and tried to sink Mamdani's campaign for months
Trump on Mamdani: "I think he's gonna surprise some conservative people, actually. And some very liberal people he won't surprise because they already like him."
November 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
what a time to be alive
we must bring back the Old Ways.
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
we must bring back the Old Ways.
That "general malaise" you're feeling is because you traded your last cow for "magic beans" and criminals want to murder you for your beans, but they are otherwise useless.
“.. Every group chat I’m in, everyone wants to know who blew up. .. You can’t make sense of it all now. There’s a general malaise with no exact catalyst to say this is why.”
@wsj.com #Crypto
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
@wsj.com #Crypto
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
That "general malaise" you're feeling is because you traded your last cow for "magic beans" and criminals want to murder you for your beans, but they are otherwise useless.
Today would be a great day to impeach the human embodiment of plague and pestilence who has been put in control of our nation's health and wellness.
The human avatar for despair, illness, avarice and rot was not a good choice in the first place. 🩺 #MedSky
The human avatar for despair, illness, avarice and rot was not a good choice in the first place. 🩺 #MedSky
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Today would be a great day to impeach the human embodiment of plague and pestilence who has been put in control of our nation's health and wellness.
The human avatar for despair, illness, avarice and rot was not a good choice in the first place. 🩺 #MedSky
The human avatar for despair, illness, avarice and rot was not a good choice in the first place. 🩺 #MedSky
🩺 #MedSky
Max went to the MAHA summit, and all he got was a tote bag of beef tallow fried crisps, creatine supplements and...
"mouth tape, which is used to seal the mouth during sleep and which social-media posts say improves sleep quality by promoting nasal breathing."
Max went to the MAHA summit, and all he got was a tote bag of beef tallow fried crisps, creatine supplements and...
"mouth tape, which is used to seal the mouth during sleep and which social-media posts say improves sleep quality by promoting nasal breathing."
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🩺 #MedSky
Max went to the MAHA summit, and all he got was a tote bag of beef tallow fried crisps, creatine supplements and...
"mouth tape, which is used to seal the mouth during sleep and which social-media posts say improves sleep quality by promoting nasal breathing."
Max went to the MAHA summit, and all he got was a tote bag of beef tallow fried crisps, creatine supplements and...
"mouth tape, which is used to seal the mouth during sleep and which social-media posts say improves sleep quality by promoting nasal breathing."