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foxfirefey @foxfirefey.bsky.social · 28m

Nelson’s birth in 1924 was closer to the founding of the church in 1830 than it was to his death this year, what a span of history!

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foxfirefey @foxfirefey.bsky.social · 4h

You can get lavender essential oil or syrups!

Lavender Syrup

If you’re a fan of floral flavors, this Lavender Syrup is your perfect match! Crafted with the same care and attention to detail as our Rose Cordial and Hibiscus Cardamom Syrups, it’s a true standout....

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Rian Watt @rianwatt.bsky.social · 5h

It's not an exaggeration to say that @typewriteralley.bsky.social is the only reporter in the region who could write this story in quite this way.

Please consider donating to @theurbanist.org to help support our work. theurbanist.org/donate

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How Ballard and West Seattle Light Rail Became a $30 Billion Undertaking » The Urbanist

# Since voters approved West Seattle and Ballard Link in 2016, the two projects have been caught in a perfect storm of factors that led to the eye-popping cost estimates that we have today. While the ...

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 5h

For some context the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report in addition to being just a good read, to quote wikipedia, "is the main vehicle for publishing public health information and recommendations that have been received by the CDC from state health departments. "

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Dragons of Wales @dragonsofwales.bsky.social · 18h

A new portrait of Monolophosaurus. The crest here is more voluminous than most reconstructions, exploring the idea that the underlying bone might have been anchoring a larger pneumatised casque.
#SciArt

A digital portrait of a large carnivorous dinosaur in a forest setting. The dinosaur has a large boney crest above its snout and eyes, and large folds of skin hanging around its neck and jaws. The dinosaur is mostly earthy brown, but with brighter blues and pinks around the eyes and throat.

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Deeply Unsexy Scary Gorgon Costume @scarygorgon.bsky.social · 16h

5 minute study of a rat sitting like people.

Very quick ink sketch of a rat, sitting on its butt.

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geoffrey, 💀 mode @parsnip.bsky.social · 11h

you can tell these whiny losers are not having fun even as they finally get the mendacious anti-constitutional government attempting to quell their political enemies they've always wanted because they're frustrated that people still hate their guts about it and i think that's beautiful

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 12h

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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foxfirefey @foxfirefey.bsky.social · 7h

What a fetching lil fellow!

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Jenn Chávez @jennchavez.bsky.social · 12h

With beloved Portland frogs currently winning the hearts & minds of the American public, perhaps you'd care to learn from @opb.org about their siblings & the help they get avoiding the fate of Frogger from Portland's volunteer-run frog taxi, which helps Northern red-legged frogs cross the road 🐸🚕

‘The Evergreen’: Portland’s ‘frog taxi’ helps amphibians cross the road

Teams of dedicated volunteers are on-call from late winter to early spring to help Northern red-legged frogs safely cross Highway 30 to get from Forest Park to the Harborton wetland, where they breed.

www.opb.org

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foxfirefey @foxfirefey.bsky.social · 7h

Like this is a 40 page paper from a faithful guy whose life passion is missionary work, pretty much screaming crying begging throwing up for changes that the current structure will never provide. There’s even a section labeled “gerontocracy”.

1-Stewart – Journal of the Mormon Social Science Association

jmssa.org

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foxfirefey @foxfirefey.bsky.social · 7h

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints just had their prophet die at the august age of 101; the new one will be a spritely 93!

…I think a lot about how a church being run by that much of a gerontocracy due to the success of modern medicine is gonna have struggles

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Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 1d

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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foxfirefey @foxfirefey.bsky.social · 1d

I thought about natural disaster response which uh in a climate change lashed world makes redirecting them into federal gestapo roles pretty egregious

Natural disasters are a rising burden for the National Guard

New Pentagon data show climate impacts shaping reservists’ mission.

arstechnica.com

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 2d

oh hell yeah youtu.be/nGZOFyLrCwk?...

Slug Eating Spaghetti Time Lapse (With Stopwatch Timer)

YouTube video by Nature's Fantastic

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

Thiessen having a good chuckle about his fired liberal colleagues - some of whom he worked with for 15 years - is a good reminder that token conservatives at mainstream news outlets are/were there to destroy them, not to contribute to them.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

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Catmint Studios 💚 Shop update 10/10 🎃✨ @catmintstudios.bsky.social · 1d

Calling all corn maze enthusiasts 🌽🖤

[ #cuteart #artshop ]

A sticker design of a cute black cat walking through a corn field. There is a green banner beneath his feet with the words “get lost” - the sticker has a clear border around the edge

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 1d

I love Capitol Hill.

A garbage can has art plastered on it, a prehistoric scene with featuring a wooly mammoth. It reads: "Meanwhile 12,600 years ago...in the Pleistocene epoch!"

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foxfirefey @foxfirefey.bsky.social · 1d

Is he a mighty hunter! None of my cats have been very dedicated to it compared to their toys beyond watching it like cat TV. I wonder if you could test the waters with a robotic fish…

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foxfirefey @foxfirefey.bsky.social · 1d

I love putting a betta fish in a five gallon aquarium, some of them are sooooo exquisite

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foxfirefey @foxfirefey.bsky.social · 1d

Joanna Russ did a novella about this in the 70s and they did nooooot appreciate it enough

en.wikipedia.org

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foxfirefey @foxfirefey.bsky.social · 1d

They’re saying the exposure WAS from cleaning out his late father’s basement. I don’t know if he wore a respirator or not bit they’re a really good idea for anything like that!

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 2d

Many sea stars begin life as young fairy-like creature (called a brachiolaria) that float through the open ocean. Eventually, a small star forms within them (here in yellow). The fairy-like brachiolaria sinks under the star’s weight, and the star pops out!
🎥@the_story_of_a_biologist (on Insta)

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 2d

Wilson notes that the police department appears to be filling ICE records requests far faster than they are for journalists (I'm still waiting on records requested more than two years ago, for instance.) www.hardpressed-info.com/seattle-poli...

Seattle Police Prioritizing ICE’s Records Requests Over Citizens’

While many journalists and Seattleites wait years for the Seattle Police Department (SPD) to fulfill languishing public records requests, the SPD is fulfilling Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (I...

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 2d

October in Seattle.

Downtown waterfront looking north from Colman Dock with a fireboat at the dock and wispy clouds over the water

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