Bill Rulon-Miller
@reptiledude.bsky.social
Checking out BlueSky because family is here and Twitter is no more. He/him. My degree is in history and my passion is in wildlife biology, conservation, and especially Herpetology. If you DM me and I don’t know you I may not answer so don’t get angry.
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Love spending an hour trying to look up where my insurance works and then still have to pay an $100 fucking copay on my ungodly expensive insurance incredible system we have here
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
November 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Love spending an hour trying to look up where my insurance works and then still have to pay an $100 fucking copay on my ungodly expensive insurance incredible system we have here
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Really cool that now people are realizing the health and ecological problems that come with massive data centers companies are offshoring the issue to countries with no regulations and framing it as economic development
armenpress.am/en/article/1...
armenpress.am/en/article/1...
Armenia’s Hrazdan announced as location of first regional $500 million AI data center
The advanced AI infrastructure announced by Firebird, in collaboration with the Armenian government, NVIDIA, and Team, will be located in the Armenian town of...
armenpress.am
November 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Really cool that now people are realizing the health and ecological problems that come with massive data centers companies are offshoring the issue to countries with no regulations and framing it as economic development
armenpress.am/en/article/1...
armenpress.am/en/article/1...
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wake up babes, IT'S SPIDER SATURDAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
UNBOXING 6 NEW TARANTULAS from Spider Shoppe + Tarantula List Tool
YouTube video by Eight-Legged Babes
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
wake up babes, IT'S SPIDER SATURDAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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There are more of us than there are of them.
Not only that, we have the capacity for courage and solidarity, while they are venal cowards who love to back down the minute things get mildly unpleasant.
Not only that, we have the capacity for courage and solidarity, while they are venal cowards who love to back down the minute things get mildly unpleasant.
Confirmed: Earlier this morning a photog overheard agents inside the parking garage say “dismissed,” believed to be calling off their planned mass raid.
A source tells me they had planned for *hundreds* of agents to flood Canal St. They got flooded instead.
A source tells me they had planned for *hundreds* of agents to flood Canal St. They got flooded instead.
November 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
There are more of us than there are of them.
Not only that, we have the capacity for courage and solidarity, while they are venal cowards who love to back down the minute things get mildly unpleasant.
Not only that, we have the capacity for courage and solidarity, while they are venal cowards who love to back down the minute things get mildly unpleasant.
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There are no terse excuses for moral cowardice, gullibility, and breach of fiduciary duty.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 2:05 AM
There are no terse excuses for moral cowardice, gullibility, and breach of fiduciary duty.
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Happy #FossilFriday
Sclerocephalus haeuseri
Photo taken at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Sclerocephalus haeuseri
Photo taken at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Happy #FossilFriday
Sclerocephalus haeuseri
Photo taken at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Sclerocephalus haeuseri
Photo taken at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
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Spiders in cranberry bogs: The Truth. (I love this guy and his spider fact videos).
youtu.be/QZQztMeCFo4?...
youtu.be/QZQztMeCFo4?...
The Truth About Spiders and Cranberries
YouTube video by Travis McEnery
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Spiders in cranberry bogs: The Truth. (I love this guy and his spider fact videos).
youtu.be/QZQztMeCFo4?...
youtu.be/QZQztMeCFo4?...
I hate that Colossal Biosciences has, through their own malfeasance, soured so many on the concept of de-extinction and even large scale rewilding. These are good, feasible ideas that should be attempted but not by a predatory capitalist firm that could be the villain of a Michael Crichton novel.
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I hate that Colossal Biosciences has, through their own malfeasance, soured so many on the concept of de-extinction and even large scale rewilding. These are good, feasible ideas that should be attempted but not by a predatory capitalist firm that could be the villain of a Michael Crichton novel.
After this administration she should be prosecuted, she has no immunity and should do hard time for this (this is the moderate stance)
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 AM
After this administration she should be prosecuted, she has no immunity and should do hard time for this (this is the moderate stance)
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Here EVERY two hours, trying to meet the daily emergency needs of six families. Recently that's meant food, healthcare + surgery, infant supplies, tents, and more. What an honor that we can make such a difference, right?
Click "weekly" on a five and keep it going: chuffed.org/project/hope...
Click "weekly" on a five and keep it going: chuffed.org/project/hope...
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…
chuffed.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Here EVERY two hours, trying to meet the daily emergency needs of six families. Recently that's meant food, healthcare + surgery, infant supplies, tents, and more. What an honor that we can make such a difference, right?
Click "weekly" on a five and keep it going: chuffed.org/project/hope...
Click "weekly" on a five and keep it going: chuffed.org/project/hope...
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Once again it is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Stay woke out there!
November 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Once again it is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Stay woke out there!
Oh yeah, Happy Wednesday
November 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Oh yeah, Happy Wednesday
Well, I know what I’m watching tonight…
Years of work involving an amazing team at BBCSstudios Framestore AppleTV, our series #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge is out now on #AppleTV. Huge thanks to everyone involved. All 5 eps have been released!
November 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Well, I know what I’m watching tonight…
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Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup
Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup
Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses
Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been ordered to start serving his 27-year sentence in a 12 sq metre bedroom in a police base in the capital, Brasília, after his conviction for plotting a coup.
The far-right populist, who governed Latin America’s largest democracy from 2019 until 2022, was handed the punishment in September after the supreme court found him guilty of leading a criminal conspiracy to stop his leftwing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, taking power. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Since it’s #WorldWalrusDay here is my humble contribution in the form of a photo of a walruses and some other animals. Photos and specimens courtesy of Ned Gilmore at the Academy of Natural sciences
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Since it’s #WorldWalrusDay here is my humble contribution in the form of a photo of a walruses and some other animals. Photos and specimens courtesy of Ned Gilmore at the Academy of Natural sciences
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The new #Thylacoleo article at Tetrapod Zoology - released to provide info relevant to #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge - already has nearly 20 reader comments... tetzoo.com/blog/2025/11... #marsupials #Pleistocene #IceAge
Thylacoleo, the Incredible Marsupial Lion — Tetrapod Zoology
Among the most striking and interesting of extinct mammals is the so-called marsupial lion of Australia, or Thylacoleo carnifex …
tetzoo.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The new #Thylacoleo article at Tetrapod Zoology - released to provide info relevant to #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge - already has nearly 20 reader comments... tetzoo.com/blog/2025/11... #marsupials #Pleistocene #IceAge
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Our friend the Cuban Spotted Toad lives in central and eastern Cuba! Their call is described as "loud, like a machine gun"! You can hear it here! www.fonozoo.com/fnz_detalles... (photo by kogia)
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our friend the Cuban Spotted Toad lives in central and eastern Cuba! Their call is described as "loud, like a machine gun"! You can hear it here! www.fonozoo.com/fnz_detalles... (photo by kogia)
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Since BlueSky seems to like (or dislike enough to hit "like") snakes, here's my favorite photo of a snake I've taken:
A smooth green snake knots its tail in a last-ditch effort to avoid being consumed by a garter snake. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO.
#photography #snake 🐍
A smooth green snake knots its tail in a last-ditch effort to avoid being consumed by a garter snake. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO.
#photography #snake 🐍
November 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Since BlueSky seems to like (or dislike enough to hit "like") snakes, here's my favorite photo of a snake I've taken:
A smooth green snake knots its tail in a last-ditch effort to avoid being consumed by a garter snake. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO.
#photography #snake 🐍
A smooth green snake knots its tail in a last-ditch effort to avoid being consumed by a garter snake. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO.
#photography #snake 🐍
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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🐼 The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836
London: Published by Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill, 1839-1843.
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London: Published by Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill, 1839-1843.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🐼 The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836
London: Published by Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill, 1839-1843.
[Source]
London: Published by Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill, 1839-1843.
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This fundraiser needs help. Please donate and share.
I know it's hard. We all scroll past requests like this every day, and all of them are important, and no one can help with all of them. It can be overwhelming just to see all the need.
Any support would be very much appreciated.
I know it's hard. We all scroll past requests like this every day, and all of them are important, and no one can help with all of them. It can be overwhelming just to see all the need.
Any support would be very much appreciated.
If you've got a few bucks to spare, this fundraiser could use some support.
chuffed.org/project/1585...
chuffed.org/project/1585...
Housing at Home
Housing at Home Help to ensure a secure and sustainable future for our friend and community member.
chuffed.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This fundraiser needs help. Please donate and share.
I know it's hard. We all scroll past requests like this every day, and all of them are important, and no one can help with all of them. It can be overwhelming just to see all the need.
Any support would be very much appreciated.
I know it's hard. We all scroll past requests like this every day, and all of them are important, and no one can help with all of them. It can be overwhelming just to see all the need.
Any support would be very much appreciated.
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Guillemots for seabird Sunday.
#SuperSeabirdSunday
#SuperSeabirdSunday
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Guillemots for seabird Sunday.
#SuperSeabirdSunday
#SuperSeabirdSunday