If you are in the Edmonton area Fiasco is still missing - please check garages and sheds and engines! Let's get him home, please share x
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If you are in the Edmonton area Fiasco is still missing - please check garages and sheds and engines! Let's get him home, please share x
ICYMI: they added a search function to user profiles (FINALLY) We can now go to any user profile including our own and tap the three dots at the top right and select “search posts”
I’ve not stopped thinking about the CDC shooting, but it seems to have completely disappeared from the media & from public consciousness in general. Excellent thread below:
Always distinguished, always delightful: the Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus). 📷 xochitlzeta on iNaturalist 📍 Mexico 🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations... #ObservationOfTheDay
Raptor migration season starting!
Fucking… don’t. Don’t fuck with wild animals. Even if they look fine. Even if they’re “friendly.” Especially if they’re friendly. Observe them from a polite distance and if you *must* feed them, for fucksake don’t do it by hand. You are not built different and rabies IS incurably fatal.
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Don’t throw out your family’s old sewing patterns.
Still time to call your members of congress this weekend if you haven't yet. (Thank you to everyone making the calls, it is much appreciated.)
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Franca's been found but Fiasco (the grey one) is still at large, so if you're in Edmonton maybe you can share this / keep an eye out?
Stay away from whirlpool. I have had a top loading machine for several years and it breaks constantly.
Note: For US customers, I will be using a US Fulfillment Centre to ship these out. So you won't have to pay additional tariffs/duties. I had to increase the price to make up for paying customs and other fees. Store: Bibipins.com
Did an audit of the sidewalk pollinator garden I’ve been working on this summer. It spans 3 rowhomes in Philly. All 3 only have concrete, so we’re doing the best we can. We’re cultivating 28 species of plants (24 native species) across 20 pots. I’ve documented 40 insect species here this summer!
I hate when you go out to the garden, pick a cucumber, pull some weeds, and then are like “wait, where did I put the cucumber???
DOES ANYONE FEEL LIKE A GOOD CRY WE GOT OUR HANDS ON FRANCESCA SANTA MARIA TONFAMECASCA KITTEN
The butterfly is part of the Linda Ford Wallace collection, which also has cat-themed notions. The last three photos show cat-shaped pin cushions. cc: @catsofyore.bsky.social IG tatterbluelibrary and elliotrockart
Beautiful 1860s Victorian butterfly, which was used to store small packets of sewing needles on the underside of the wings. This was a collaboration between a London-based drapers company and a sewing needle manufacturer. On exhibit at Tatter Blue, a Brooklyn textile museum. IG tatterbluelibrary
We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
Happy weekend! From c. 3,600 years ago, here’s an ancient Egyptian bead in the form of a curled-up hedgehog! 🦔💙 Blue faience, c. 1985 -1650 BC. National Museum of Scotland www.nms.ac.uk/search-our-c... 📷 by me #Archaeology
Imagine the complicated and precious genius of the girl who made this embroidery sampler in 1811 The Solar System, sampler, unknown maker, 1811, England. Museum no. T.92-1939. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Alright, fuck it, enough of the shenanigans. We're spending an hour to edit a series of a pelican diving into the ocean that took 3 seconds to shoot. jking please continue with the shenanigans. we deserve it! #birds
You are not necessarily going to have to specify what makes you high risk and therefore qualified for a Covid shot. You likely will only just have to click “yes” - and the truth is EVERYONE IS HIGH RISK Getting covid puts you at risk for disability and chronic illness.
Ant face close-ups >>> 🥹 There are currently only 16 iNaturalist observations of this (very cute) species: Strumigenys argiola! 📷 bakosadam_antsite on iNaturalist 📍 Hungary 🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations... #ObservationOfTheDay
No updates/no sightings... but thank you to EVERYONE who's looked. We have one trap in the backyard ("smelly fish and water!") and one more is on the way, and my friend M is coming to sleep over for the next few days till I get back. 🥹 I have a good community and good friends I am very lucky
Male American kestrel “poofed” on a palm. 🪶🌿
Traveling soon? Stay protected during the COVID-19 surge by wearing a high-quality mask in crowded or indoor spaces like an N95, KN95 or KF94. Learn more: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...
Lots of fun fluttering friends from my garden for #InverteFest! Dragonflies, damselflies and more. #invertebrates 🌿 #BugSky
The Dust Wife is one of my favorite characters of yours.
You took a (long) break from wearing a mask, right? You got away with it. But, guess what? There's a *lot* more Covid around again. And, access to vax is up in the air. Just put a (good) mask on again when you're out and about and you'll be much more protected as well as protecting others. ✨✨✨
The true horror hear is that you know the real estate agent tried to talk them out of those photos and failed.
For #invertefest, a spectacular specimen of one of my favorite invertebrates, the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus. These blue-blooded marvels have some of the coolest compound eyes in nature, *and* they produce compounds in their blood used to test for the presence of gram-negative bacteria. 🧪
The maddening thing is that we know EXACTLY how to prevent this. Yes, kids should get vaccinated, test, stay home when sick, mask as much as possible. But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
It’s gutting to think of the parents who fought to get their kids into these trials as last resorts who are now getting that chance to save their kid ripped away from them for no reason
EDMONTON: HELP Mayday mayday SOS: both Fiasco and Franca have gotten out of the house through a busted window screen and the back gate was found open by my catsitter I am VERY FAR AWAY! If you are in the Highlands region can you keep your eye out
The absurd Swift feather-legged Fly in the garden when I got home today! Chive season! #InverteFest
Pumpkin spice season is coming. 🙌🏾
My favorite thing to do in the garden is wander around looking at insects. Sleeping Longhorn Bee boys, Butterflies, and Caterpillars today 🌱 #bugsky
For 12 months, America had a limited proof of concept for universal healthcare, and it was so uniformly successful we had no choice but to obliterate our society
Maybe we shouldn’t let someone who doesn’t believe in germs and who thinks it’s okay to eat roadkill and swim in contaminated ponds be in charge of our national food safety.
Also important this week: A trustworthy guide to childhood vaccine schedules, from actual pediatricians (many of whom saw these diseases before they could be vaccinated against). * pin it & share it * Ps: no, pediatricians are not pharma shills, don’t @ me www.healthychildren.org/English/safe...
I have to imagine that for Otis, finding a box that she fits into so precisely must feel the same way it feels for us to find the perfect pair of jeans.
The Kicked Out series is a multi-part compilation of resources, advice, and one of our go-to safety guides for unhoused and transient youth. We're excited to announce that this series is expanding even more with two additional pieces coming soon! www.scarleteen.com/read/cultu...
This is a hell of a letter. “The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines…will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer….Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated…”
I love this so much. I just bought a bundle for my friend. What a great gift from @marthawells.com to the world, in more ways than one. @wck.org couldn’t be a worthier cause. www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
fall friends 🍂
Reminder to the reading public: if you report a book to Kindle for "typos" Amazon may yank it off publication completely and demand the author fixes the "typos". Even if the typos are vernacular English and YOU are the idiot who didn't check a big enough dictionary.
Hey, I have had some questions about who is allowed to file. Here is the class certification:
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
Yes, call not matter which party you Representative and Senators belong to; Yes, call if at all possible. You can *also, additionally* send an email if you'd like; Yes, call after hours to leave a voicemail if you don't want to speak to a person; Yes, you can change my script if you want to
THESE ARE MADE OUT OF WOOD! Got to love good bug art.
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You're physically inactive. Get that fall 2025 COVID vaccine. From the emergency live we did last night at www.patreon.com/posts/137511...
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used. As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how Part 1: is your work in Libgen? www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
If I could convince people of anything, it would be to learn how to mend clothes. Mending doesn’t have to be complicated. It doesn’t even have to be good. It just needs to extend the life of clothing. Poorly mended is better than never mended!
Viewpoint: The CDC's removal of explicit COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children and pregnant women in favor of shared decision-making drew criticism for potentially threatening public health and trust. ja.ma/3HNx511
Besides all the creative solutions people are discussing, there’s one thing everyone can do: M A S K
You've seen all the ooh big stretch posts, but have you considered aw tiny scratch?
RFK Jr's post on Elon Musk's X . com says the vaccines will be available "for all patients who choose them after consulting with their doctors." Pfizer has announced they have begun immediately shipping vaccine. Analysis is at: www.patreon.com/posts/137487...
To break this down, you are a member of this class as an author if: (A) you are the legal copyright owner, and (B) the work is in LibGen or PiLiMi and was downloaded by Anthropic, and (C) the work possesses either an ISBN or an ASIN, and (D) the work was registered with the US copyright office.
Uhh I think the hummingbird wants to fight ME! unfair fight. I yield. 🪶
I thought I should add some Alt text to this important message. It's Mr. Rogers, saying the following as he draws some random thing: "I'm not very good at it, but it doesn't matter. It's the fun of doing it that's important. No matter how anybody says it is, it feels good to have made something."
Two nudibranchs for #Invertefest (and #MolluscMonday). The one on the right is Chromodoris willani; the one on the left is either C. lochi or C. Elisabethina. Pic from Anilao. #MarineLife 🌿
Please look at her work to honor her life, stolen from us all too soon
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Your books have the best cover art!
I highly recommend folks go out and get a covid vaccine ASAP.
Not something you see everyday. I was resting by a pond yesterday when this red-sided garter snake decided to swim across. So very cool!🌿🐍
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We've got 35 sets of these posters left. This project came from my evergreen frustration with our important messages getting trapped on social media algorithms. Good stuff for posting on your local community bulletin board, classroom, office door, etc! squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/scie...
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Just a heads up - Royal Mail is pausing US shipping after the 26th August, so if any US American wants a Palaeoplushie please order this weekend... I'll figure out how to post stuff again in future but for now nobody knows what's going on. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I'm aware. Your original reply seemed (to me) as needlessly "correcting"/ nitpicking the word choice of a professional writer in a casual thread, rather than pointing out a neat grammar thing, FYI.
If you stopped masking, just pick it back up! No emotions about it necessary! It’s like wearing a seatbelt!
Masking is a visible, low effort action for community care
I try to be rly visible & vocal when it comes to masking and it wrecks me every time I get responses from ppl who are thankful bc they feel so isolated and alone bc otherwise caring folks won’t do the bare minimum & wear a mask—reposted this old, but relevant read. Plz read & consider masking again.
Getting my ass handed to me by the inexorable march of time. Time just absolutely beating the everliving shit out of me up and down the block
Just an incredible sight 🥹
Woolcarder bee surveying her kingdom from atop an obedient plant blossom in the back yard 🖤💛🩷💚
🐙🌿Phidippus tyrelli jumping spider, who looks like he's playing peekaboo but is actually using his palps to keep his eyes shiny clean. I like catching jumping spiders doing this, because it's endearing, plus you can better see their colorful chelicerae (mouthparts that end in the fangs). Usually--
Nice article, and I love the charming illustration! Just look at that little frog face
Dear geology/biology Bsky, anyone know what this rock or fossil is? Found in a gravel driveway in Kalispell, Montana.
Found this photo of when I hadn't yet painted this sculpture. Isn't it amazing what a difference color makes? 🐙 Aurora the Caribbean Reef Octopus, hand sculpted from cosclay & painted with acrylics. #ArtYear #ArtGallery #Art #BlueskyArtshow #BSNM #MarineLife #Sculpture #Octopus 🦑🐡
Hey all! I have a jewelry shop at nora.jewelry and I'd love to sell you something beautiful! Links to all these are in the follow up post. Shares appreciated! #bsnm
Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase - 1890 #artbots #vangogh https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/104762
When Ted Turner asked Carl Sagan if he was a socialist, Sagan gave the answer America keeps failing to learn.
zooika is now one year old and we’ve made a small but important update to the game… can you figure out what it is? 👀 funwalker.itch.io/zoo-ika
As the essay above beautifully expresses, mangling, and discarding people’s names because they are unfamiliar to or difficult for you is an act of cultural violence. You should know better. You should do better.
Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident" grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w... #Worldcon
When I feel like that, which I do, I go do something I want to do. It can be small. It can be stargazing or holding a cat. I just reclaim a moment and make a memory. That's what life is. Moments and memories. Nothing's a waste if I liked it.
Jimmy Wales Says Wikipedia Could Use AI. Editors Call It the 'Antithesis of Wikipedia' https://www.404media.co/jimmy-wales-wikipedia-ai-chatgpt/ The only bulwarks we have against being drowned in grey slop are volunteers committed to accuracy, and that’s damning.
The radioactive shrimp recall has been expanded! The bagged, frozen shrimp product was distributed between July 17 – August 8, 2025 to retailers, distributors, and wholesalers in the following states: AL, Arizona, CA, MA, Minnesota, PA, Utah, Virginia, and WA. www.fda.gov/safety/recal...
I hope you’re all enjoying this descent into madness. The important thing to remember is what while I can’t sing, neither can eels, so this little jingle is very scientifically accurate. So please. Get an eel facts advent calendar. You don’t have to wait until Christmas for eels. EelFacts.Net
@mayakern.com is a wizard of skirts and pockets, and should be thanked for her service at every opportunity!
Biomedical research isn't a YouTube video, you cannot hit pause for an indefinite period of time and then hit play whenever the regime wants. Samples are destroyed, labs dismantled, scientists leave...
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Here, have a zinnia.
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