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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈

@whysharksmatter.bsky.social

My friends, the story of Donald J Trump and his weird decades-long obsession with sharks is stranger than you know. I, your friendly neighborhood shark scientist and science journalist, made an annotated timeline.

www.southernfriedscience.com/donald-trump...

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Jill schuler's avatar Jill schuler @jillschuler.bsky.social
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Omg. Too funny. It would be great if everyone there had shark costumes on.

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Jorge Rivera Marín's avatar Jorge Rivera Marín @jlrmarin.bsky.social
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I am obsessed with sharks but I love them :(

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Deborah's avatar Deborah @deborah-c.bsky.social
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@kernowshark.bsky.social Did you already catch this?

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Sam Hurwitt's avatar Sam Hurwitt @shurwitt.bsky.social
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Clearly this can only end one way.

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alisonborealis (she/her)'s avatar alisonborealis (she/her) @alisonborealis.bsky.social
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I do have to say that I appreciate the "sharks will be around long after we are gone" awareness, even in the midst of his hatred. And that is probably the only nice thing I can say about him.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels's avatar Kate, Queen of the Squirrels @pavlovcat.bsky.social
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No lie, I was literally just thinking this past week why Donald Trump doesn't have luxury yachts (or at least, nobody ever mentions him being on one) and I guess this is probably why.

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Todd's avatar Todd @toddcudd.bsky.social
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I wonder if President Biden owns a shark tie 🤔

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Carmen Monoxide's avatar Carmen Monoxide @skywalkerkat.bsky.social
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Emily T's avatar Emily T @emmalinelouve.bsky.social
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Loved this. Thank you for keeping up with this nonsense.

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Chrisby   's avatar Chrisby @chrisbyc.bsky.social
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He's probably like Monk. He has a list of phobias. Haters might be #1 on his list.

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Baja Arizona's avatar Baja Arizona @bajaarizona.bsky.social
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I just want Karma to somehow figure out how to bring sharks into his life on a constant basis. 🦈

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DH Prints's avatar DH Prints @dhprints.bsky.social
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Just throw him in a shark tank. See how it'll feel for him

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Lizard's avatar Lizard @lizardky.bsky.social
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Well, if Trump is agin' it, then, I'm a-for it!

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Norm Al 's avatar Norm Al @dubwahahaha.bsky.social
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It is about time that left shark enters the zeitgeist again,

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈's avatar David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈's avatar David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social
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@kevinmkruse.bsky.social Thought you might like whatever the hell this is

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈's avatar David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social
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Quotes @radiofreetom.bsky.social

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HawkmothMoon's avatar HawkmothMoon @hawkmothmoon.bsky.social
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Hopefully Jake Tapper asks the tough questions tonight (about DJT’s fear of sharks)

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Jason Read 's avatar Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social
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This is a great resource, but it would be a mistake to think that this is an obsession limited to Trump. The entire world of low quality media is infested with sharks.
www.unemployednegativity.com/2011/08/live...

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Julia Wester, PhD's avatar Julia Wester, PhD @drjuliawester.bsky.social
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If we really liked sharks for some reason (I'd hazard a guess of some "blah blah top predator" macho nonsense) it would make me so uncomfortable. This just keeps him neatly in the "human opposite day" category.

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Eternal Cat War's avatar Eternal Cat War @eternalcatwar.bsky.social
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impeccable work

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