[memewhore]

[bananahomo]

I reblogged this last month, tagged it, and said “might as well see if it works.” I used this video as a reference to find all the forms that i needed (which is A LOT, especially if you’re a dependent) and sent them through the mail, not really allowing myself to hope.

dude.

$2,714 of medical debt from my top surgery - gone. im shaking this was such a weight on me for 2 years and it fucking worked. what the fuck.

[minakittengaming]

This is huge. Sharing for my US friendos.

[zillyblog]

Hospitals like to hide these policies under a lot of successive links in obscure places, so if you don't see anything right away, keep looking! Get friends to help! Make it a scavenger hunt. A game where you're assassins sent to slit capitalism's throat

[anarachussy]

Maybe the scariest thing in digital circus is not knowing whether or not Jax’s crippling fear of leaving is real and debilitating or something Caine just haphazardly threw in his head to get him to press the button.

[neverenoughmarauders]

I've not been able to stop crying for two hours, but it is tears of joy. I've waited so many years to see this news. 23 years I've waited. I cannot begin to describe what this means to the Huntington's community.

One day I'll write about what it's like to grow up knowing you might have a terminal, incurable illness, and not be allowed to test yourself because "it's such a serious decision" they don't want it hanging over you until you're an adult (as if it doesn't hang over you as you witness a parent die, and know you've got 50% chance of inheriting the same illness--as do your siblings). One day, I will talk about how, in the fear of traumatising children with the knowledge they might be incurably, terminally ill, they also took away their right to decide over their bodies to a degree that is traumatising. One day.

But today I am going to cry. Because it's over. Because no child will ever have to go through the same uncertainty, because at least they will know there is a treatment option available. A treatment option that one of my siblings might come to rely on. With all the shit things happening around us, my childhood hope and dream have been realised. That's got to count for something.

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

[ospreyonthemoon]

BING BONG!! THEY'VE ACTUALLY GOT A FUCKING TREATMENT FOR HUNTINGTONS!!!

[daily-batposting-deactivated202]

Banana Bat, photographed by Luis Roberto Víquez, (source)

[kaitostrophe]

villain of the weak i mean week

[herpsandbirds]

Whats the COOLEST fresh water fish you know 🐟🫶

THE COOLEST FW FISH:

There are a lot of really amazing fw fish in the amazon basin, and I love giant catfishes from around the world. I'm based in North America though, so my attention goes there.

We have a pretty cool fish here...

 American Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula), family Polyodontidae, order Acipenseriformes, found in various parts of the Mississippi River basin

This species is the only member of this family that still exists. They are most closely related to sturgeons. This order, Acipenseriformes, is considered one of the most evolutionarily primitive groups of ray finned fishes.

They do not have scales, and their skeleton is mostly cartilaginous.

They are filter feeders. Their heads and rostrums are covered with thousands of sensory receptors, which help them locate zooplankton swarms.

They are considered “vulnerable” due to overfishing, habitat degradation and destruction, and pollution.

photograph via: US Fish & Wildlife Service

[inkwell-illustrations]

“i asked ChatGPT" well I asked Linda Monroe and she said that she hopes that you don't get a Wiggly and that she hopes you fucking die

[tategaminu]

Aparently Disney's concept of realism is having Stitch getting breathing problems at the age of three

[tropiyas]

not to worry mutuals, I’ve recruited a halfling to detect any and all spike traps on your dashboard, just make sure not to scroll too fast so he has time to find them

[toaad]

[tropiyas]

[yeahokayillreblogthat]

yeah okay ill reblog that

[l0ouazvd]

Ponyo's sisters remind me of sea squirts :3

[benberry22]

FR : La chauve-souris blanche (Ectophylla alba)

ENG: The white bat (Ectophylla alba)

[thelocalmuffin]

Hey everyone, I know it's going to be a busy day for a lot of people, but Google enrolled everyone over 18 into their AI program automatically.

If you have a google account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off.

Then you need to go to myactivity.google.com/product/gemini and turn off all Gemini activity tracking. You do have to do them in that order to make sure it works.

Honestly, I'm not sure how long this will last, but this should keep Gemini off your projects for a bit.

I saw this over on bluesky and figured it would be good to spread on here. It only takes a few minutes to do.

[loveisinthebat]

That's A Bunny

[narupity]

photosynthesizing with mama

[halloweentreat]

[ifelloffthebed]

fixed it

[butchscientist]

The mitochondria being the powerhouse of the cell is a fact which is often discussed on the internet. The Golgi apparatus, however, being the post office of the cell, has not gotten nearly as much recognition. This is in line with the years-long underfunding of the postal service, which provides a deeply important service to society yet does not get the recognition it deserves. In this essay I will