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Old Soviet-era jokes are going to get a revival: Q) Do you have any bread? A) No, we don’t have any fish, the shop without any bread is across the street.

Trump plans to close the premier bee lab in Beltsville. #agriculture #savethebees Save Our Pollinators And Keep America's Premier Bee Research Lab Open | GreaterGood https://greatergood.com/blogs/petitions/pollinator-research-center-petition

For funghi friday have a funky looking Gyromitra esculenta. Right now it is -20C outside, but in a three months time we can find these deadly delights again. I have heard you can get rid of the toxins by drying them, but I am too scared of a painful death so I boil them 2-3 times. #funghifriday

Russian sleeper agent, or taking the anti-woke thing too far?

For years I have been trying to find these (morchella elata) in the woods only to find one in my own backyard. #fungifriends

A tiny cup, presumably Sarcoscypha austriaca. Love the deep red colour hidden inside, not making a fuss over it. #fungifriends

Universities in Europe have started to offer asylums for US researchers to continue their work in case they are getting defunded and fired. At least France, Belgium, Netherlands and Finland are offering positions and support, academic freedom and funding.