Gila's Cave #12

Ollie, Ollie He is laundry Sits in basket Round and fat Ollie, Ollie Great big ball-y Clean and cozy Kitty cat

Came across this art installation, Liza Lou's Kitchen, at the Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC. It's a kitchen made of tiny glass beads, that artist Liza Lou did, taking 5 yrs. to complete, from 1991 - 1996.

My favorite part is the sink.

Birding along the coast of the Salish Sea, BC

This confirms that there is a civilization older than the Sumerians that we have yet to find

Some people get existential dread from this

Source (non Aboriginal)

And a quote I picked out from a longer interview with an Aboriginal local elder about the area where he touched on the history

I didn’t manage an exact match but I made a cute bug to match the art!!

also here he is with marie, who the original comic was about!

Like, did you let your kid know you would be okay with it hypothetically? Or were you just assuming your kid would not commit suicide or run away before getting the nerve to talk to you about it? Why would you leave your kid to suffer in silence and worry for years, because you were just waiting for them to feel comfortable telling you?

Because my mother said, when I finally told her at age 18 or so, that she'd known since I was very young. And??? The sheer amount of LUCK that kept me alive despite several suicide attempts??? Might have been avoided??? If she had ever just said to me as a kid that it would be okay if I was queer???? But she didn't want to have to talk about it, so she just never brought it up. (Also, maybe she was hoping I wouldn't be "that way.")

Also consider Mikinakoos' as they're extending support beyond their traditional service areas due to the scale of this emergency!

Donations for Namaygoosisagagun First Nation:

Donations for Whitesand First Nation:

Oh hey, it's Skype a Scientist again, here to fund science education projects with COOL ART.

Introducing SHRIMP CITY!

Look cool as hell in while talking about shrimp science with your friends.

For example: 🦐 Mantis Shrimp (who punch so fast they create pressure voids in the water that collapse to produce shockwaves, heat, and even a flash of light!) 🦐 Pistol Shrimp (Instead of a punch, pistol shrimp create their shockwaves using the snap of their claws!) 🦐 Hermit Crabs (who aren't "true" crabs, but Shrimp City is an inclusive town) 🦐Yeti Crabs (who live in Shrimp City's sister city, Hydrothermal Ventopolis, where they grow bacteria on their hairy arms that they lick off for a snack!) 🦐 Insects (who are not shrimps per se, but did you know recent research suggests that insects group with the crustaceans?? You may have heard that shrimps is bugs, but nay… bugs is shrimp).

These shirts were designed by Philly designer The 666 Cat!

What kind of science education are you funding by buying a shirt, you ask? Well, lots of stuff, but here's a recent example:

Here's a mural all about local biodiversity that we painted in collaboration with a Philly public elementary school with local artist NDA!

We got the kids from the school to help us paint it and everything! These projects are educational and cute as hell.

or a biology is bigger than binaries?

Would love to clear out as many as we can because:

Squid shirts arrive next week (hell yeah)