#and the photo op

[mo-mode]

Zeus: this is COMPLETELY IMPERTINENT!!!! If that boy and his friends weren’t recovering my bolt, I would have already fried them!!

Poseidon and Hermes:

[ceceru]

rescue teams!

[greyphitus]

Hey guys

There's a post going around about something called the "Invertebrate Studies Institute" needing help. A few comments made on the post made me curious, so I checked it out and it seems sketchy to me. (ETA: the post's OP is now aware of the situation and is trying to rectify things on their end, and are ok with my post getting more exposure. Read the notes for more info too!)

The institute is a startup and the owner has displayed misogynistic behavior. He made a company and received "$1.3 million in research grants from the USDA and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation" in 2011, but there aren't any research papers listed on the ISI website more recent than 2012 (sources: ISI website, People Behind the Science podcast transcript, All Things Bugs LLC webpage). It's possible his research is still a work in progress, but I would expect to see some genome sequencing work at the least since that seems to be a major focus.

Also, it's possible to ship frozen specimens in dry ice and have them be fine. Even stuff for molecular work and genome sequencing. So the inability to get help from other research groups, to where they're asking for a local freezer plug-in, is a bit weird to me.

Some screenshots below the cut, didn't screenshot everything since it's mostly just text, but I did cite the sources if you wanna read them yourself.

Not sure what the overall point is of this post is besides "seems sketch to me" but I saw a lot of people worrying on the initial post so I wanted to at least mention this stuff.

Comments from the tumblr post which sparked my initial concerns.

Screenshots from the LinkedIn link, with the initial contact and follow-up legal threat.

Screenshot from the ISI website talking about their facility and "initiative" (I noticed a lot of the wording on the website sounded like they hadn't done significant research, which also gave me pause).

And, for fun, the CDC guide on shipping frozen specimens.

[hyunjining]

nope that’s it i’m done. goodbye everyone 🫡 (© _mothvision_)

[pricklepines]

iñaki luffy you are so loved forever

edit:

The gangs all here! Happy OPLA release day!!

[reallyunluckyrunaway]

It finally happened!

[carmyberzzatto]

jeremy allen white + flowers

[folie-a-deux]

THIS PHOTO OP WITH MADS & HUGH LMAOOO 😭

A unique one at that. I love it when Fannibals get creative. 😂

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[spittingoutthebloodandscreaming]

''I feel like Miss fuckin' America!''

Gerard at Islington Academy, 4th February 2005

[charminglyantiquated]

[angel-fruitcake]

no thoughts head empty only jenmish photo ops

[doctorcrowleywho]

"How long are you going to stay with me?"

"Forever."

🩷🤍💜🖤💙

[little-star-library]

Salem and Astarion are the same person, your honor. No further questions needed.

[actordougjones]

So you can plan ahead if I’ll be in a city near you this Fall!! If you want to ask about a con not on this list, the answer is “not this year, but we can hope for the future!�� (More dates TBD for 2025, so stay tuned). All appearances handled by my reps at coolwatersprods.com

[erinwantstowrite]

Uh, ‘kay, kinda wanna see Peter switch suits with Damian, since they’re basically the same size. Peter in Damian’s medieval-looking Robin uniform and then Damian in the Spider-Man suit…

everyone gets 10,000,000 pictures of this and damian hates it (secretly finds it funny too)

((yes the hair is so important for the Look))

[deancrowleycas]

help, someone please tell me where this photo op is from