ice cream and permafrost

[kuttithevangu]

What if we all got really into arguing about the meaning of some other short story for awhile. If I were in the room with the yellow wallpaper I would simply leave

[retroactivebakeries]

if I were a scrivener I would just prefer to

[bluestockingbaby]

If I had to make a choice I would simply choose the lady not the tiger

[mordredsheart]

if i wanted to be a good person i would simply have somebody there to shoot me every minute of my life

[forthegothicheroine]

If I lived in the town with the Lottery I would simply not put my name in.

[susandsnell]

If I were in the Catskills I would simply not drunkenly nap my way through the American Revolution

[snarkaeologist]

If I was Miss Emily I wouldn't hide the body in my house.

[boybeetles]

There’s a bunch of right-wing people posting memes about “”DOGE”” making the government more efficient by removing funding from “”dumb bug researchers”” and I am now realizing how little the average person knows about entomology and its importance

Excuse me while I get sad .

[boybeetles]

There is a community note correcting this post about the importance of researching insects - including the reproductive habits of insects. But still the fact this was posted and 2k people liked it makes me sad 🥲🥲

[7kqe3j9fzdwm-deactivated2025110]

"stupid researchers studying the mating habits of beetles" people when they can't afford groceries because an invasive beetle species is decimating crops

[entomologist-of-abraham]

An actual conversation I had with a colleague.

Colleague: so they were using the wrong species to pollinate their crops.

Me: what do you mean?

Colleague: well they were using a fly species from Canada and they’re growing onions in Texas. The fly they were using was dying in a day in their greenhouses because it’s frigging Texas in May/June.

Me: and no one was studying this or telling them otherwise?

Colleague: not till me.

Me: so they were wasting all that money on an inefficient pollinator and losing out on crop yield.

Colleague: yep…

And yet these idiots want to cut entomological research funding. Yeah, good luck with that. Come back to us when there’s huge outbreaks of pest insects and arbovectors that we were studying but y’all decided it was “too stupid” to fund.

[renardtrickster]

[snarkaeologist]

Bringing this out of the tags because this is all true and not just in Alaska - bark beetles are devastating entire ecosystems all down the west coast, and they're spreading. (Yes, because climate change.) It's not just that they kill trees. The bark beetles have wiped out about 100,000 acres worth of forest already, but that's just the first problem, because an infestation means the trees are dead or slowly dying in place. A zombie forest.

This is a problem for everyone because a healthy forest can tolerate and even thrive when exposed to wildfires. A normal fire will burn quickly through the underbrush and tree fall, leaving the healthy mature trees intact. Dying, dried beetle infested trees? Those are pure kindling. A normal wildfire that hits enough of them will turn into the kind of complex, uncontrollable system that creates its own weather patterns and destroys everything in its path.

And yes, this is part of why wildfires in California have changed from a manageable hazard to a frequent life threatening emergency.

It's strange how the people insisting tech geniuses will save us are not just dismissive but outright hostile to the idea of basic research science.

[terraco-07]

TLT has ruined all perception of cow facts for me

[snarkaeologist]

This is the top comment on that post:

I think cow facts have been ruined for us all.

[snarkaeologist]

How We Survive If He Comes Back: A Coping Guide For LGBTQ Folx

It's looking increasingly possible that Trump could return to office. This article talks about how this has got LGBTQ folx worried and how w

This is a really thorough guide by a therapist on how to protect yourself - mentally, physically, legally - right now and in the next few years. He specializes in lgbtq clients but there is good advice for anyone who is going to be less safe because of this is election.

[snarkaeologist]

Ok. To hell with everything, here's my cat in his Halloween costume.

[snarkaeologist]

I know that now is not the time to give in to despair. But. Right now that and anger are all I've got.

[fuckthisbloganditscurses]

Happiness Will Come To You.

[12goblins]

when tho

[fuckthisbloganditscurses]

When You Least Expect It. Probably Late March

[wizardshark]

reblog for happiness to come for you in late march!

[snarkaeologist]

I follow sled dog racing because for two weeks a year you get time-delayed updates like "The front-runner had to punch a moose, no injuries reported" and then a little while later "Dallas Seavey had to kill the moose, but don't worry, we've dispatched state troopers to salvage the meat."

No other sport delivers storylines like this.

[snarkaeologist]

Update: Dallas has been given a time penalty for not sufficiently gutting the moose.

[snarkaeologist]

I follow sled dog racing because for two weeks a year you get time-delayed updates like "The front-runner had to punch a moose, no injuries reported" and then a little while later "Dallas Seavey had to kill the moose, but don't worry, we've dispatched state troopers to salvage the meat."

No other sport delivers storylines like this.

[space-or-privacy]

freedom of speech

(acrylic on canvas, 20. Feb. 2024)

art by op

[haystarrs-deactivated20200728]

[peakingeveryday-deactivated2025]

[theboy-thebitch-thelegend]

[snarkaeologist]

I hope you maximalists all have fun spending half your life dusting.

[tazzy-five]

For anyone in need of a chibi Sam!

Image ID: a chibi drawing of an Asian man with a beaming smile and stars in his eyes. He has an orange shirt and brown pants on and is raising one arm in the air. The text reads “I’m proud of you!” /endID

[mortalityplays]

2023: missives from desktop tumblr suggest that per the latest update my mutuals are being hunted by some kind of grotesque clown. staff assure us this is driven by user feedback.

[brewdairymore]

the dracula

he left the boat

yes

YES

the dracula is out

[mutopians]

[flowergrenades]

*through gritted teeth* you are not a child taking a test with the purpose of getting the highest score, you are an adult trying new things and finding ways to enjoy your life, make mistakes, be a beginner, be mediocre, be where you need to be, be unlikeable, just. be.

[snarkaeologist]

Important news: my cat has achieved perfect coziness.

[snarkaeologist]

I missed the notification a few weeks ago I'd logged 500 miles in Zombies Run. As a lifelong non-runner I am still amazed I made it through season one, let alone that I am still voluntarily doing this after two and a half years. Owe it entirely to not wanting to disappoint fictional operator Sam Yao.